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Ministers extend Shin Bet chief’s tenure by 4 months

Ministers extend Shin Bet chief’s tenure by 4 months

Vote comes following disagreement between Gantz and Netanyahu over the latter’s proposal to nominate his confidant, National Security Advisor Ben-Shabbat, to head the security agency… Read More ›

Intel officials say Mossad behind Natanz power cut; Iran calls it ‘terrorism’

Intel officials say Mossad behind Natanz power cut; Iran calls it ‘terrorism’

Alleged Israeli cyberattack said to strike serious blow to Iranian atomic program; security cabinet to meet next week to discuss recent exchanges with Tehran  … Read More ›

Trump Goes After Pence, McConnell In Speech To Party Donors

Trump Goes After Pence, McConnell In Speech To Party Donors

  PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — It was supposed to be a unifying weekend for a Republican Party at war with itself over former President… Read More ›

India hits 100 million vaccinations as Covid-19 cases surge to record numbers

India hits 100 million vaccinations as Covid-19 cases surge to record numbers

  New Delhi – India has been gripped by a life or death race against Covid-19, as the country of nearly 1.4 billion people rolls… Read More ›

Defense officials call to probe leak of alleged Israeli op. against Iran

Defense officials call to probe leak of alleged Israeli op. against Iran

The revelation of this alleged Israeli involvement was unusual in that generally Israel prefers to keep a low profile if it undertakes such attacks.  … Read More ›

South African variant can ‘break through’ Pfizer vaccine, Israeli study says

South African variant can ‘break through’ Pfizer vaccine, Israeli study says

‘We found a disproportionately higher rate of the South African variant among people vaccinated with a second dose, compared to the unvaccinated group;’ researcher says,… Read More ›

Israel may have reached a ‘sort of herd immunity’ from COVID, expert says

Israel may have reached a ‘sort of herd immunity’ from COVID, expert says

Eran Segal says virus cases down 97% since January as result of successful vaccination drive, additional restrictions can safely be lifted   Israel may have… Read More ›

South Florida Mayor’s Proposal To Add Menorah To Holiday Display Sparks Outrage, Debate

South Florida Mayor’s Proposal To Add Menorah To Holiday Display Sparks Outrage, Debate

MIAMI SHORES (JNS) – A proposal by the mayor of the South Florida community of Miami Shores to place a menorah in the village town… Read More ›

Prince Philip, Queen Elizabeth’s longtime consort, will be laid to rest in low-key ceremony

Prince Philip, Queen Elizabeth’s longtime consort, will be laid to rest in low-key ceremony

London – Prince Philip, the late husband to the UK’s Queen Elizabeth II, will be laid to rest on Saturday next week, in a ceremony… Read More ›

‘May Prince Philip’s memory be a blessing’ – Israel expresses condolences

‘May Prince Philip’s memory be a blessing’ – Israel expresses condolences

“Prince Philip was the consummate public servant and will be much missed in Israel and across the world.”   Israeli officials expressed their condolences after… Read More ›

What does U.S. shift on Mideast mean for Israel?

What does U.S. shift on Mideast mean for Israel?

Biden is reversing his predecessor’s all-encompassing embrace of Israel and focusing more on the Palestinians; while these may seem like extreme moves after Trump, experts… Read More ›

Netanyahu extends Shin Bet head’s tenure by 4 months amid clash with Gantz

Netanyahu extends Shin Bet head’s tenure by 4 months amid clash with Gantz

Argaman will stay on at security agency past May 2021, as defense minister says he refuses to allow PM to appoint national security adviser as… Read More ›

Britain’s Prince Philip, Long-Serving Consort To Queen Elizabeth, Dies At 99

Britain’s Prince Philip, Long-Serving Consort To Queen Elizabeth, Dies At 99

NEW YORK (VINnews) — Prince Philip Mountbatten, husband of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth and her consort for the nearly 70 years of her reign, has passed… Read More ›

Myanmar ambassador says he’s locked out of London embassy in ‘coup’

Myanmar ambassador says he’s locked out of London embassy in ‘coup’

London – Myanmar’s ambassador to the UK said he had been locked out of the London embassy in what he described as another “coup,” blaming… Read More ›

Israel slams Biden’s resumption of UNRWA funding for Palestinians

Israel slams Biden’s resumption of UNRWA funding for Palestinians

US President Joe Biden had promised during his campaign for the presidency that he would resume such funding, but has yet to make good on… Read More ›

Israel is sending the U.S. a clear message on Iran

Israel is sending the U.S. a clear message on Iran

Analysis: With Washington apparently embracing Tehran at any cost, Jerusalem is taking matters in the region into its own hands, signaling to the White House… Read More ›

Syria says 4 soldiers wounded in Israeli airstrikes near Damascus

Syria says 4 soldiers wounded in Israeli airstrikes near Damascus

Syrian state media reports attack near capital, weeks after reported strikes on weapon stores in same area; Lebanese media reports anti-aircraft missile explodes over Lebanon… Read More ›

Coroner: Man Who Died After Vaccine Died Of Natural Cause

Coroner: Man Who Died After Vaccine Died Of Natural Cause

MIAMI (AP) — A South Florida doctor who died about two weeks after he got Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine died in a manner that has been… Read More ›

Biden to take first limited steps on gun control, including on ‘ghost guns’ and pistol braces

Biden to take first limited steps on gun control, including on ‘ghost guns’ and pistol braces

President Joe Biden will take his first, limited actions on gun control Thursday, directing his administration to tighten restrictions on so-called ghost guns and pistol… Read More ›

Netanyahu trial: Witness was asked to destroy all text messages on scheme

Netanyahu trial: Witness was asked to destroy all text messages on scheme

Witness: Accused ‘insisted that he destroy all text messages relating to the media scheme.’   During the second day of the corruption trial for Prime… Read More ›