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Biden Raises $26M In 24 Hours After VP Announcement

Biden Raises $26M In 24 Hours After VP Announcement

  WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Joe Biden raised $26 million for his presidential campaign in the 24 hours that followed his announcement that California Sen.… Read More ›

If Congress can’t reach an agreement by Friday, Americans probably won’t see a 2nd stimulus check until September at the earliest

If Congress can’t reach an agreement by Friday, Americans probably won’t see a 2nd stimulus check until September at the earliest

  The IRS is “better positioned” to send stimulus checks in August than it was in April, a union representative told CNBC on Tuesday. But… Read More ›

IDF strikes terror targets in Gaza in response to incendiary balloons

IDF strikes terror targets in Gaza in response to incendiary balloons

The attacks are in response to the launching of incendiary balloons into Israel from Gaza over the past several days.   The IDF attacked multiple… Read More ›

Israel’s medical system is pushed to its limit and beyond

Israel’s medical system is pushed to its limit and beyond

Opinion: Despite calming messaging from the coronavirus czar, measures taken by the government would add stress on an already overloaded medical system with exhausted staff… Read More ›

5 Jewish things to know about US vice president candidate Kamala Harris

5 Jewish things to know about US vice president candidate Kamala Harris

Democratic senator from California has a Jewish husband, carried a JNF blue tin as a child, is a fan of Israel’s Supreme Court building  … Read More ›

Shortened Census Period Means Brooklyn’s Orthodox Communities Will Likely Be Undercounted

Shortened Census Period Means Brooklyn’s Orthodox Communities Will Likely Be Undercounted

  NEW YORK (JTA) – Before the coronavirus pandemic hit New York City, Rabbi Avi Greenstein knew he needed to make a big push to… Read More ›

Biden picks Kamala Harris, his former 2020 rival, to be his vice-presidential running mate

Biden picks Kamala Harris, his former 2020 rival, to be his vice-presidential running mate

  After months of speculation, former Vice President Joe Biden tapped Sen. Kamala Harris of California to be his vice-presidential running mate. The 55-year-old former California attorney… Read More ›

Iran’s judiciary calls to file lawsuit against ex-US envoy Brian Hook

Iran’s judiciary calls to file lawsuit against ex-US envoy Brian Hook

The State Department announced that Eliott Abrams, the US special envoy to Venezuela, will take up Hook’s post in addition to his own.   An… Read More ›

Israel’s democracy is stronger than Netanyahu

Israel’s democracy is stronger than Netanyahu

Opinion: The prime minister’s failure to dismantle the government by violating the coalition agreement with Blue & White proves that despite his unceasing search for… Read More ›

Atoning for anti-Semitic remarks, Cannon says he’s okay being ‘sacrificial lamb’

Atoning for anti-Semitic remarks, Cannon says he’s okay being ‘sacrificial lamb’

In online conversation with Jewish group, entertainer says apology has been just one part of process in making amends; reveals his great-grandfather was a sephardic… Read More ›

Air Traffic Is Down, Gun Seizures Up At US Airports

Air Traffic Is Down, Gun Seizures Up At US Airports

  DALLAS (AP) — With air traffic nearing a five-month high, airport security is finding guns in passenger carry-on bags at three times the rate… Read More ›

Trump briefly leaves press briefing after shooting near the White House

Trump briefly leaves press briefing after shooting near the White House

Washington – President Donald Trump was abruptly evacuated from the White House briefing room by security on Monday after shots were fired outside the building.… Read More ›

Pompeo: Arabs, Israelis are speaking with one voice on Iran

Pompeo: Arabs, Israelis are speaking with one voice on Iran

“The [security] Council must choose between arming terrorists or standing by the Gulf,” Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo said.   WASHINGTON – The United States… Read More ›

New coronavirus czar plays Netanyahu at his own game

New coronavirus czar plays Netanyahu at his own game

Opinion: Prof. Gamzu, who took over Israel’s coronavirus response apparatus, openly told politicians, ‘you failed’; now, this Netanyahu’s megamaniacal twin with political inspirations, looks savvy… Read More ›

How techies used Bluetooth’s most annoying trait to build Israel’s new COVID app

How techies used Bluetooth’s most annoying trait to build Israel’s new COVID app

A peek under the hood of Israel’s new app, now downloaded by more than a million people, which tracks and traces while keeping the government… Read More ›

Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz: A Life

Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz: A Life

By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com He was said to be a descendant of one of the leading Chassidic Rabbis of the 19th century, Rav Avrohom… Read More ›

The White House reportedly quashed part of an intelligence report that showed Russia is helping the Trump campaign

The White House reportedly quashed part of an intelligence report that showed Russia is helping the Trump campaign

  The Trump administration reportedly pressured the Office of the Director of National Intelligence to delete part of a report that concluded Russia was aiming… Read More ›

Thousands attend nationwide anti-Netanyahu protests

Thousands attend nationwide anti-Netanyahu protests

On Saturday, protesters made their way to bridges and intersections across the country on Saturday afternoon in a massive display of the anti-Netanyahu sentiment that… Read More ›

Gaza students back to school after five-month shutdown

Gaza students back to school after five-month shutdown

Some 285,000 students at U.N.-run schools and 277,000 pupils at public schools in the coastal enclave head back to school this week; they are not… Read More ›

Likud, Blue and White scotch cabinet meeting, trade barbs as impasse deepens

Likud, Blue and White scotch cabinet meeting, trade barbs as impasse deepens

Move comes after sides refuse to agree on agenda for weekly summit, marking new low for crumbling coalition as parties remain split over budget  … Read More ›