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Celebrating the independence we are still fighting for

Celebrating the independence we are still fighting for

Opinion: We might have freed ourselves from the pandemic, but we are still slaves to elections and temporary governments; so what do we do with… Read More ›

Israel strikes Hamas targets after Gaza rocket fire

Israel strikes Hamas targets after Gaza rocket fire

IDF says military aircraft hit sites linked to the Strip’s terrorist rulers, including an armaments production facility and a smuggling tunnel   The Israeli military… Read More ›

Yeshiva University Plans To Eliminate In-Person Hebrew Courses Indefinitely

Yeshiva University Plans To Eliminate In-Person Hebrew Courses Indefinitely

  NEW YORK (JTA) — Yeshiva University is planning to eliminate its in-person Hebrew courses indefinitely, making what was at first a pandemic-induced measure a… Read More ›

Chile’s vaccination rollout was fast and broad. So why are Covid-19 cases spiking?

Chile’s vaccination rollout was fast and broad. So why are Covid-19 cases spiking?

It was supposed to be Latin America’s bright spot in the fight against Covid-19. Chile, a country of 19 million on the Pacific coast of… Read More ›

Coronavirus: Brazil variant mutating, becoming more dangerous – study

Coronavirus: Brazil variant mutating, becoming more dangerous – study

The changes could make the virus more resistant to vaccines.   Brazil’s P1 coronavirus variant, behind a deadly COVID-19 surge in the Latin American country… Read More ›

On this Independence Day, Israelis have a lot to be proud of

On this Independence Day, Israelis have a lot to be proud of

Opinion: While seems public dissatisfaction with the state of the country is rising, factual data proves that not only are we stronger and more prosperous… Read More ›

Memorial Day sorrow fades into joy as Israel ushers in 73rd Independence Day

Memorial Day sorrow fades into joy as Israel ushers in 73rd Independence Day

At celebratory event in Jerusalem, Netanyahu contravenes tradition by issuing video speech; Pfizer CEO hailed as a Jewish hero, lauds ‘groundbreaking’ vaccination campaign   Israel… Read More ›

J&J Vaccine To Remain In Limbo While Officials Seek Evidence

J&J Vaccine To Remain In Limbo While Officials Seek Evidence

  WASHINGTON (AP) — Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine will remain in limbo for a while longer after government health advisers declared Wednesday that they… Read More ›

Officer charged with 2nd-degree manslaughter in Daunte Wright killing

Officer charged with 2nd-degree manslaughter in Daunte Wright killing

A police officer who shot and killed a Black man in a Minneapolis suburb after a traffic stop has been arrested and charged with second-degree… Read More ›

Sources in Iraq deny Iran media claims of attack on ‘Israelis’

Sources in Iraq deny Iran media claims of attack on ‘Israelis’

The sensitive nature of the claims paired with the lack of detail left many skeptical as to whether an attack had taken place.   Sources… Read More ›

A nation of grief and joy

A nation of grief and joy

Opinion: On Memorial Day, some of us mourn in private, others reach out to bereaved families to share in their pain, others still provide solace… Read More ›

Senior Iran official confirms ‘thousands of centrifuges damaged and destroyed’

Senior Iran official confirms ‘thousands of centrifuges damaged and destroyed’

Admission of scale of damage at Natanz casts doubts on Tehran’s ability to ramp up uranium enrichment to 60%, as threatened; Israeli report says whole… Read More ›

‘Prime Suspect’ Arrested In Student’s 1996 Disappearance

‘Prime Suspect’ Arrested In Student’s 1996 Disappearance

  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The “prime suspect” was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of murder in the 25-year-old disappearance of California college student Kristin Smart.… Read More ›

White House scrambles to reassure public after pause on Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine

White House scrambles to reassure public after pause on Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine

It was after 10 p.m. Monday when officials leading President Joe Biden’s ambitious vaccine effort received some alarming news. The US Food and Drug Administration,… Read More ›

Fauci: Israeli COVID-19 study misleading on vaccine effectiveness

Fauci: Israeli COVID-19 study misleading on vaccine effectiveness

Fauci explained that the while the S. African variant can break through the vaccines, they are still effective at preventing serious illness and death.  … Read More ›

Israel’s high stakes game

Israel’s high stakes game

Opinion: Israel may be taking a dangerous risk that would find it without much-needed U.S. support if war was to break out with Iran but… Read More ›

Blast at Natanz was caused by bomb planted near main electric line – Israeli TV

Blast at Natanz was caused by bomb planted near main electric line – Israeli TV

Report says enrichment facility entirely stopped functioning since blast, nuclear program set back by at least 6 months; separate report says advanced centrifuges damaged  … Read More ›

Haley Says She’ll Back Trump, Stand Down If He Runs In 2024

Haley Says She’ll Back Trump, Stand Down If He Runs In 2024

  ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) — Former U.N. Ambassador and South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, often mentioned as a possible 2024 GOP presidential contender, said Monday… Read More ›

Minnesota officer shouted ‘Taser!’ but fired a gun instead, fatally shooting a man at a traffic stop, police say

Minnesota officer shouted ‘Taser!’ but fired a gun instead, fatally shooting a man at a traffic stop, police say

A 20-year-old man was fatally shot during a traffic stop after a Minnesota police officer shouted “Taser!” but fired a handgun instead, Brooklyn Center Police… Read More ›

IDF vs Mossad: National interest takes back seat for credit – analysis

IDF vs Mossad: National interest takes back seat for credit – analysis

The immediate background is multiple attacks on Iranian targets which the Islamic Republic or various reports are attributing to Israel.   Are the IDF and… Read More ›