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Trump launches frenzied campaign offensive hoping for a turnaround

Trump launches frenzied campaign offensive hoping for a turnaround

The next three weeks will likely amount to the busiest of President Donald Trump’s tenure in terms of schedule and travel, pushing the 74-year-old President… Read More ›

Cabinet to vote on UAE peace agreement today

Cabinet to vote on UAE peace agreement today

Monday’s vote will only be on peace with the UAE because the peace treaty with Bahrain has yet to be written.   The cabinet is… Read More ›

Israel’s leaders must win back public trust

Israel’s leaders must win back public trust

Opinion: The key to beating the pandemic is to differentiate between localities, businesses and activities; this requires faith of citizens in the government, but this… Read More ›

Gal Gadot to star as Cleopatra sparking outcry as Israeli cast as Queen of Egypt

Gal Gadot to star as Cleopatra sparking outcry as Israeli cast as Queen of Egypt

Actress to team up again with Wonder Women director Patty Jenkins; internet quick to squash calls for Arab or Black actress to be cast in… Read More ›

Opinion: Covid-19 Hit My Orthodox Israeli Town Early And Hard. Coming Together Helped Us Stop The Spread.

Opinion: Covid-19 Hit My Orthodox Israeli Town Early And Hard. Coming Together Helped Us Stop The Spread.

  KIRYAT YEARIM, ISRAEL (JTA/CAROL UNGAR) — Lately, the media has been flooded with stories of Orthodox Jews who are derelict in following pandemic protocols.… Read More ›

Trump claims he is now immune to the coronavirus and has ‘a protective glow’ — but the science is not that simple

Trump claims he is now immune to the coronavirus and has ‘a protective glow’ — but the science is not that simple

  President Donald Trump claimed that he is “immune” to the coronavirus in a Fox News interview with Maria Bartiromo on Sunday. Though experts think… Read More ›

Hospital staff infected with coronavirus in air released from ventilator

Hospital staff infected with coronavirus in air released from ventilator

“Infection in the coronavirus ward is something we are very afraid of.”   A doctor and two nurses at Sourasky Medical Center may have been… Read More ›

Israel can be Jewish and democratic

Israel can be Jewish and democratic

Opinion: We must not let the distorted interpretation of the Jewish faith and nationalism by anti-liberal elements disconnect us from the values of liberal Zionism,… Read More ›

German leaders voice shame as tribute defaced a year after anti-Semitic attack

German leaders voice shame as tribute defaced a year after anti-Semitic attack

‘Everyone must stand up when the human dignity of others is violated,’ German president says in Halle, during commemoration to mark a year since deadly… Read More ›

Director Of Laniado’s ICU Dances In Front Of Patient Successfully Taken Off Respirator

Director Of Laniado’s ICU Dances In Front Of Patient Successfully Taken Off Respirator

JERUSALEM — In this moving clip (published by Ariel Elcharar), the director of the Laniado Hospital in Netanya’s ICU is seen here dancing with a… Read More ›

Trump has met CDC criteria to end isolation and is cleared to return to an active schedule by his physician

Trump has met CDC criteria to end isolation and is cleared to return to an active schedule by his physician

Washington – President Donald Trump has been cleared to return to an active schedule, according to a new memo from his physician, Dr. Sean Conley,… Read More ›

Cabinet to vote on UAE peace agreement next week

Cabinet to vote on UAE peace agreement next week

The seven-page deal avoids any topics that may be controversial, such as a Palestinian state or American weapons sales to Abu Dhabi.   The cabinet… Read More ›

Bnei Brak rabbis call to celebrate Simchat Torah at synagogues depsite virus rules

Bnei Brak rabbis call to celebrate Simchat Torah at synagogues depsite virus rules

City’s top spiritual leaders say outdoor prayers are preferable but allow parishioners to gather in synagogue courts as well as within the buildings themselves; PM… Read More ›

Officials fear violence on US Election Day. Some worry it could target Jews

Officials fear violence on US Election Day. Some worry it could target Jews

Security experts say white supremacists prepared to take up arms in support of Trump’s re-election, and could threaten Jewish institutions, including synagogues   JTA —… Read More ›

House Calls Bring Jewish Tradition Of Sukkot To The Isolated

House Calls Bring Jewish Tradition Of Sukkot To The Isolated

  NEW YORK (AP) — Sukkot, the weeklong Jewish fall holiday commemorating God’s miraculous protection of the Jewish people in the desert, looks different this… Read More ›

Joe Biden says he will hold a solo town hall after Trump backed out of the next debate

Joe Biden says he will hold a solo town hall after Trump backed out of the next debate

  Former Vice President Joe Biden’s campaign team said on Thursday, after President Donald Trump backed out of the next debate, that Biden would do… Read More ›

Vice presidential debate live: Harris vs. Pence

Vice presidential debate live: Harris vs. Pence

Vice President Mike Pence and Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris face off in the first and only 2020 vice presidential debate.   SALT LAKE… Read More ›

To hell with public trust and personal example

To hell with public trust and personal example

Opinion: The prime minister’s complete silence over Likud minister Gila Gamliel’s lockdown breach and her lies about it prove once again that Benjamin Netanyahu is… Read More ›

Trump promises all Americans free access to same experimental COVID drugs he got

Trump promises all Americans free access to same experimental COVID drugs he got

US president says catching coronavirus was a ‘blessing from God’ as it made him aware of Regeneron therapeutic cocktail, which he hails as a ‘cure’… Read More ›

Nation’s COVID Czar: Jewish Community Must Understand Its COVID Response Affects Others

Nation’s COVID Czar: Jewish Community Must Understand Its COVID Response Affects Others

WASHINGTON (VINnews/Sandy Eller)- The nation’s coronavirus czar expressed her support for Governor Andrew Cuomo’s newest round of restrictions that have sparked waves of outrage in… Read More ›