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HMOs want to start mass vaccinations for high risk Israelis from Monday

HMOs want to start mass vaccinations for high risk Israelis from Monday

Israel’s vaccination campaign will start Sunday with shots for frontline health workers, but two main HMOs said to be telling government they are ready to… Read More ›

Senate Passes Bill Elevating Anti-Semitism Monitor To Ambassador

Senate Passes Bill Elevating Anti-Semitism Monitor To Ambassador

  WASHINGTON (JTA) — The U.S. Senate passed a bill that would elevate the position of the anti-Semitism monitor to ambassador, adding punch to the… Read More ›

She tweeted from Sweden about the plight of her Uyghur cousin. In Xinjiang, the authorities were watching

She tweeted from Sweden about the plight of her Uyghur cousin. In Xinjiang, the authorities were watching

Friday, September 4 was one of the happiest days in recent memory for Mayila Yakufu and her family. That day, Yakufu, a 43-year-old ethnic Uyghur,… Read More ›

UN Security Council approves new UN envoys to mediate Middle East, Libya

UN Security Council approves new UN envoys to mediate Middle East, Libya

Tor Wennesland succeeds Bulgarian Nickolay Mladenov who has spent the past five years as the UN mediator between Israel and the Palestinians.   The UN… Read More ›

The UN’s eternal hypocrisy on Israel

The UN’s eternal hypocrisy on Israel

Opinion: United Nations General Assembly last week passed 7 anti-Israel resolutions on the very day we learned Morocco will normalize ties, one even reaffirmed rights… Read More ›

Liberman urges Sa’ar, Lapid, Bennett to join with him against Netanyahu: reports

Liberman urges Sa’ar, Lapid, Bennett to join with him against Netanyahu: reports

Yisrael Beytenu party head reportedly calls on other opposition leaders to unite against Likud in possible election; polls predict bloc would still fall short of… Read More ›

McConnell Warns GOP Off Electoral College Brawl In Congress

McConnell Warns GOP Off Electoral College Brawl In Congress

  WASHINGTON (AP) — Fending off a messy fight that could damage Republicans ahead of Georgia Senate runoffs, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell warned fellow GOP… Read More ›

First came news of a vaccine. Now come the scams.

First came news of a vaccine. Now come the scams.

The newly-approved Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine is slowly making its way across the US. But those eagerly waiting their turn need to beware of dangerous scams and… Read More ›

US Attorney-General Barr steps down as Trump election defeat confirmed

US Attorney-General Barr steps down as Trump election defeat confirmed

Barr, who had angered Trump by not supporting his incorrect claims that the Nov. 3 election result had been tainted by widespread fraud, said he… Read More ›

Israel’s government has again failed the coronavirus test

Israel’s government has again failed the coronavirus test

Opinion: Even though the vaccines are almost here, the pathogen is still all around us, so why are those who run the country allowing thousands… Read More ›

Biden says ‘democracy prevailed’ as US Electoral College affirms his victory

Biden says ‘democracy prevailed’ as US Electoral College affirms his victory

Six battleground states that Biden won and Trump contested all gave their votes to Biden and Harris; Pence will preside over Jan 6. joint session… Read More ›

Georgia To Audit One County’s Signatures On Ballot Envelopes

Georgia To Audit One County’s Signatures On Ballot Envelopes

  ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s secretary of state on Monday announced an audit of signatures on absentee ballot envelopes in one county, but the outcome… Read More ›

Analysis: The one good thing Donald Trump’s assault on democracy has done for America

Analysis: The one good thing Donald Trump’s assault on democracy has done for America

President Donald Trump’s fact-free assault on the 2020 vote, which will continue even after the Electoral College affirms on Monday that he lost and President-elect… Read More ›

Gunman opens fire on NYC church choir performance

Gunman opens fire on NYC church choir performance

Only about 15 people were still present when the gunman appeared, screaming, “Kill me,” and “shoot me,” as he fired a handgun.   A gunman… Read More ›

Donald Trump’s strange Mideast legacy

Donald Trump’s strange Mideast legacy

Opinion: In becoming latest Muslim nation to engage diplomatically with Israel, Morocco has revealed its true priority – sovereignty over Western Sahara; but why should… Read More ›

Spy novel master John le Carre, who defined the Cold War thriller, dies at 89

Spy novel master John le Carre, who defined the Cold War thriller, dies at 89

Known for creating iconic spymaster George Smiley and works like ‘The Spy Who Came in from the Cold,’ le Carre used world of espionage to… Read More ›

Assault Reported At Chabad Of The Bluegrass Menorah-Lighting In Lexington, Kentucky

Assault Reported At Chabad Of The Bluegrass Menorah-Lighting In Lexington, Kentucky

  KENTUCKY (JTA) — A Chabad center in Lexington, Kentucky, will see increased police presence for the rest of Hanukkah after an assault during one… Read More ›

Analysis: Trump engages in self-sabotage ahead of historic vaccine rollout

Analysis: Trump engages in self-sabotage ahead of historic vaccine rollout

As the first doses of a coronavirus vaccine are prepared for shipment to communities across the United States, President Donald Trump has an opportunity to… Read More ›

Israel normalizes ties with Bhutan

Israel normalizes ties with Bhutan

“I want to thank the Kingdom of Bhutan and praise the decision to establish full diplomatic relations with Israel,” Ashkenazi said.   Israel established full… Read More ›

Ending the circle of grief

Ending the circle of grief

Opinion: The fact that Israel has been keeping the bodies of 68 Palestinians as a bargaining chip does little to bring closure to the Israeli… Read More ›