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Obama delivers a blistering rebuke of Trump in his return to the campaign trail

Obama delivers a blistering rebuke of Trump in his return to the campaign trail

Former President Barack Obama delivered an often-incredulous and blistering account of his successor’s first four years in office on Wednesday in Philadelphia, making his most… Read More ›

Erekat’s Hadassah care must be top priority for Israel – comment

Erekat’s Hadassah care must be top priority for Israel – comment

Treating chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat in a Jerusalem hospital should serve as a reminder of what it means to be a Jewish state.  … Read More ›

Israel’s majority must rise up against radical Haredi minority

Israel’s majority must rise up against radical Haredi minority

Opinion: The leaders of the Haredi community have rewritten the rules of the game, pretending to be the persecuted when they are the persecutors, a… Read More ›

IDF hits Hamas-linked subterranean site after Gaza rocket fire

IDF hits Hamas-linked subterranean site after Gaza rocket fire

Military says projectile intercepted by Iron Dome system; exchange follows uncovering of attack tunnel from Palestinian enclave that reached into Israeli territory   Israel struck… Read More ›

Opinion: Judge Amy Barrett Helped Me Protect Public Menorahs. I Know She’ll Help Defend Religious Liberty For All

Opinion: Judge Amy Barrett Helped Me Protect Public Menorahs. I Know She’ll Help Defend Religious Liberty For All

  WASHINGTON (JTA) – President Trump seeks to replace Jewish Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg with a devout Catholic from Indiana. Some might worry… Read More ›

Fearing a loss, GOP senators keep distance from Trump and begin to ponder party’s future

Fearing a loss, GOP senators keep distance from Trump and begin to ponder party’s future

For four years, Republican senators have shrugged off President Donald Trump’s constant string of controversies and scandals. They’ve ignored his Twitter outbursts and endless grievances.… Read More ›

Hadassah hospital consulting with US medics on COVID treatment for Erekat

Hadassah hospital consulting with US medics on COVID treatment for Erekat

Earlier, Erekat said he was experiencing “difficult symptoms resulting from my lack of immunity as a result of lung transplantation.”   Veteran PLO official Saeb… Read More ›

The Ramallah lynching was our warning of what was to come

The Ramallah lynching was our warning of what was to come

Opinion: The dark suspicion, separation and iron hand that categorizes Israel’s relationship with the Palestinians today can all be traced back to the brutal murder… Read More ›

Trump to drop Sudan from terror list in presumed prelude to Israel normalization

Trump to drop Sudan from terror list in presumed prelude to Israel normalization

Northeast African nation, under strong pressure from Washington, would become 3rd Muslim-majority country in two months to formalize ties with Israel   NEW YORK —… Read More ›

Heard Any Biden Jokes? Study Of Late-night Comics Finds Few

Heard Any Biden Jokes? Study Of Late-night Comics Finds Few

  NEW YORK (AP) — From the perspective of late-night joke writers, there’s really only one person running for president. A staggering 97% of the… Read More ›

Debate commission to mute candidates during their opponent’s initial responses to prevent interruptions

Debate commission to mute candidates during their opponent’s initial responses to prevent interruptions

Former Vice President Joe Biden and President Donald Trump will have their microphones muted during portions of the second and final presidential debate on Thursday… Read More ›

White House official held secret talks in Syria to free US citizens

White House official held secret talks in Syria to free US citizens

The United States suspended operations at the US embassy in Damascus in February 2012 after against Assad in 2011 began brutal crackdown on protesters calling… Read More ›

Countdown to third lockdown has begun

Countdown to third lockdown has begun

Opinion: Only last week, PM promised us a ‘cautious and gradual’ lockdown exit; days later Netanyahu, along with other ministers, voted to reopen the education… Read More ›

Landing in Bahrain to sign deal, Israeli official stresses ‘genuine peace’ hopes

Landing in Bahrain to sign deal, Israeli official stresses ‘genuine peace’ hopes

In first, El Al plane carries Israeli delegation to Manama to formalize relations: Bahrain FM: ‘I hope this visit marks another step on road to… Read More ›

Trump, Biden Go On Offense In States They’re Trying To Flip

Trump, Biden Go On Offense In States They’re Trying To Flip

  LAS VEGAS (AP) — President Donald Trump and Democratic rival Joe Biden went on offense Sunday, with each campaigning in states they are trying… Read More ›

This 14-year-old girl won a $25K prize for a discovery that could lead to a cure for Covid-19

This 14-year-old girl won a $25K prize for a discovery that could lead to a cure for Covid-19

  As scientists around the world race to find a treatment for the coronavirus, a young girl among them stands out. Anika Chebrolu, a 14-year-old… Read More ›

Armenia, Azerbaijan agree to new ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh

Armenia, Azerbaijan agree to new ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh

Azerbaijan and Armenia had accused each other earlier on Saturday of fresh attacks in violation of a week-old Russian-brokered truce.   Armenia and Azerbaijan said… Read More ›

The moral stain of ignoring pandemic regulations

The moral stain of ignoring pandemic regulations

Opinion: While the legal term ‘moral turpitude’ may not include violations of the coronavirus mitigation directives, those harming the public effort to beat the outbreak… Read More ›

New York said to halt planned Orthodox Jewish wedding with up to 10,000 guests

New York said to halt planned Orthodox Jewish wedding with up to 10,000 guests

Amid COVID-19 restrictions and unrest in Orthodox neighborhoods, Governor Cuomo says: ‘You can get married. You just can’t get a thousand people at your wedding’… Read More ›

As Lockdown Eases, Israelis Again Gather Against Netanyahu

As Lockdown Eases, Israelis Again Gather Against Netanyahu

  JERUSALEM (AP) — Thousands of Israelis demonstrated outside the official residence of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday night, resuming the weekly protest against… Read More ›