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Meron disaster probe can’t be left to a toothless watchdog

Meron disaster probe can’t be left to a toothless watchdog

Opinion: State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman’s announcement he intends to investigate the Lag BaOmer stampede serves Netanyahu, who, alongside the political echelon, will most likely won’t… Read More ›

Netanyahu tells president he cannot form a government; Rivlin may now task Lapid

Netanyahu tells president he cannot form a government; Rivlin may now task Lapid

Likud incumbent formally returns the mandate minutes before midnight deadline; President on Wednesday to discuss next steps with party reps; Netanyahu remains transitional PM  … Read More ›

Republicans Ask Why White House Removed Climate Scientist

Republicans Ask Why White House Removed Climate Scientist

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two House Republicans are asking the White House for documents to explain why a scientist appointed by the Trump administration was removed… Read More ›

Cheney sees cratering support in House GOP as McCarthy says she isn’t ‘carrying out the message’

Cheney sees cratering support in House GOP as McCarthy says she isn’t ‘carrying out the message’

Rep. Liz Cheney’s days as the No. 3 in House GOP leadership appear to be numbered, with speculation growing about her replacement and House Republican… Read More ›

Tensions boil as May sets up to be a fraught month – analysis

Tensions boil as May sets up to be a fraught month – analysis

A number of flashpoints events and the cancellation of Palestinian elections may lead to even more violence in the West Bank in the coming weeks.… Read More ›

The state has left the Haredi sector at the mercy of its leadership

The state has left the Haredi sector at the mercy of its leadership

Opinion: The horrible disaster on Mount Meron demonstrates how the state opts to not involve itself in the sector’s ‘business’ in exchange for political peace… Read More ›

Rivlin said set to ask Lapid to form coalition, won’t give mandate to Bennett

Rivlin said set to ask Lapid to form coalition, won’t give mandate to Bennett

Reports say president believes tasking Yamina leader with building a government would be tantamount to giving Netanyahu a second chance   President Reuven Rivlin will… Read More ›

Florida Governor Signs Law Preempting Local Covid Edicts

Florida Governor Signs Law Preempting Local Covid Edicts

  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis moved to suspend all remaining COVID-19 restrictions imposed by communities across his state, signing into law… Read More ›

Bush says if GOP stands for ‘White Anglo-Saxon Protestantism, then it’s not going to win anything’

Bush says if GOP stands for ‘White Anglo-Saxon Protestantism, then it’s not going to win anything’

Washington – Former President George W. Bush again criticized what he sees as a Republican Party that is not inclusive enough, arguing that if it… Read More ›

What is Israel’s greatest stigma? – opinion

What is Israel’s greatest stigma? – opinion

It is hard to fathom how in a country that boasts about its technological advancements, economic prosperity and military prowess, 23% of its population lives… Read More ›

Israel cannot play the blame game over Meron disaster

Israel cannot play the blame game over Meron disaster

Opinion: Previous commissions of inquiry have involved trial-like tribunals where witnesses testified with lawyers by their side fearing self-incrimination; what we need now is the… Read More ›

‘Broken’: Meron tragedy reduced Israel’s toughest rescuers to tears, trauma

‘Broken’: Meron tragedy reduced Israel’s toughest rescuers to tears, trauma

Medics were left with deep emotional scars. One says he can’t shake memory of a boy he didn’t reach. Another felt like a ’hangman’  … Read More ›

3 Killed, 27 Hospitalized After Boat Capsizes Off San Diego

3 Killed, 27 Hospitalized After Boat Capsizes Off San Diego

  SAN DIEGO (AP) — Three people were killed and more than two dozen others were hospitalized Sunday after a boat capsized and broke apart… Read More ›

Social media is a lifeline for desperate Indians. And a threat for Narendra Modi

Social media is a lifeline for desperate Indians. And a threat for Narendra Modi

On most days, Network Capital, a business networking group with over 67,000 members on Facebook (FB), focuses on providing its community with information on job… Read More ›

Mount Meron: Paramedic who reported disaster recalls how it began

Mount Meron: Paramedic who reported disaster recalls how it began

“I was knocked to the ground and I found myself lying next to a 12-year-old boy who was killed. I tried to get up and… Read More ›

Deri ‘fought like a lion’ to allow Mount Meron event to go ahead

Deri ‘fought like a lion’ to allow Mount Meron event to go ahead

Yosef Schwinger, head of the national holy places center, said in an interview just hours before Israel’s biggest civilian disaster that Shas leader has ‘saved’… Read More ›

16 still hospitalized after Meron tragedy; condition of 11-year-old boy improves

16 still hospitalized after Meron tragedy; condition of 11-year-old boy improves

Rambam Medical Center in Haifa says child has been taken off ventilator and is no longer sedated; identification of fatalities set to resume Saturday evening… Read More ›

Multiple Reports Dating Back Years Categorized Meron as Potential Deathtrap

Multiple Reports Dating Back Years Categorized Meron as Potential Deathtrap

  JERUSALEM – As funerals for the 45 victims of the Lag B’Omer stampede in Meron continue, the Israeli government is finding itself in the… Read More ›

The world is in the midst of its worst Covid crisis so far. It didn’t have to be this way

The world is in the midst of its worst Covid crisis so far. It didn’t have to be this way

A year ago, when the Covid-19 pandemic was still in its relative infancy, the head of the World Health Organization stressed that a global approach… Read More ›

Abbas: Palestinian elections postponed after Israel blocks Jerusalem vote

Abbas: Palestinian elections postponed after Israel blocks Jerusalem vote

“There will be no elections without Jerusalem,” Abbas said in opening remarks during a meeting of leaders of several Palestinian factions in Ramallah.   Palestinian… Read More ›