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IDF finds gun, more explosives left behind by would-be attackers on Syria border

IDF finds gun, more explosives left behind by would-be attackers on Syria border

Senior military officers meet UN officials at site of foiled attack in Golan Heights, say Syria will be held accountable for violence   The Israel… Read More ›

Nevada To Mail All Voters Ballots; Trump Promises Lawsuit

Nevada To Mail All Voters Ballots; Trump Promises Lawsuit

  CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak signed legislation Monday to mail all of the state’s active voters ballots ahead of the… Read More ›

Trump criticizes Birx for the first time after she issues coronavirus warnings

Trump criticizes Birx for the first time after she issues coronavirus warnings

President Donald Trump criticized Dr. Deborah Birx in a Monday tweet after she warned the pandemic is “extraordinarily widespread” in the US. While Trump and… Read More ›

Is IED incident a dangerous escalation on southern Golan?

Is IED incident a dangerous escalation on southern Golan?

Israel says it holds the Syrian regime responsible. This forms part of a wider context of two years of tensions along the Golan.   The… Read More ›

Israel’s pandemic awareness campaign spreads nothing but fear

Israel’s pandemic awareness campaign spreads nothing but fear

Opinion: The government has failed in its COVID-19 awareness campaign, perpetuating hopelessness instead of explaining to the public that even the harshest restrictions won’t be… Read More ›

IDF says it ambushed cell planting bombs on Syrian border, killing 4 terrorists

IDF says it ambushed cell planting bombs on Syrian border, killing 4 terrorists

Incident comes as military braces for attack by Hezbollah, which is seeking revenge for a fighter killed in an airstrike attributed to Israel   Israeli… Read More ›

As Israel Expects 16,000 US Students, COVID-19 Czar Warns That Rule-Breakers Will Be Deported

As Israel Expects 16,000 US Students, COVID-19 Czar Warns That Rule-Breakers Will Be Deported

  JERUSALEM (JTA) — Foreign students who disregard Israel’s restrictions to prevent the spread of the coronavirus will be deported, Israel’s coronavirus czar said. Some… Read More ›

Microsoft to continue talks to potentially acquire TikTok’s US operations after Trump threatened to ban the app in the US

Microsoft to continue talks to potentially acquire TikTok’s US operations after Trump threatened to ban the app in the US

  Microsoft announced in a statement Sunday that it will continue discussions to acquire US operations of the popular video app TikTok. The announcement comes… Read More ›

Elections inch closer after budget not presented

Elections inch closer after budget not presented

“The prime minister will not bring the budget for a vote tomorrow,” Finance Minister Israel Katz told ‘The Jerusalem Post’ on Saturday night.   The… Read More ›

Health Ministry reports 1,358 new coronavirus cases

Health Ministry reports 1,358 new coronavirus cases

Country’s number of active virus carriers stands at 26,542, including 757 hospitalizations; 328 patients in serious condition, at least 95 patients receiving respiratory support from… Read More ›

In largest protest yet, over 10,000 rally against Netanyahu in Jerusalem

In largest protest yet, over 10,000 rally against Netanyahu in Jerusalem

Demonstrators flood Paris Square and much of city center as thousands of others gather at various junctions throughout country, calling on premier to resign  … Read More ›

Watch: Dr. Fauci Refuses To Recommend Limiting Protests Despite Virus Spread

Watch: Dr. Fauci Refuses To Recommend Limiting Protests Despite Virus Spread

  WASHINGTON (AP/VINnews) — Dr. Anthony Fauci did little on Friday to dispel the argument often made by conservatives that there is a double standard… Read More ›

‘Nobody likes me,’ Trump complains, as even his allies fade

‘Nobody likes me,’ Trump complains, as even his allies fade

Lamenting his plunging popularity this week, a self-pitying President Donald Trump wondered how it all went wrong. “Nobody likes me,” he said, confounded at how… Read More ›

IDF to begin contact tracing on Tuesday

IDF to begin contact tracing on Tuesday

“The IDF’s involvement is very important because it is a system that can work quickly,” said coronavirus commissioner Ronni Gamzu.   The IDF’s Home Front… Read More ›

One in every 11 coronavirus test found positive as 1,967 new cases confirmed

One in every 11 coronavirus test found positive as 1,967 new cases confirmed

There are 25,628 people battling COVID-19, while 8,280 of them confirmed ill this past week; of the 24,284 tests conducted Thursday, 8.1% show positive results,… Read More ›

Some 2,000 rally against Netanyahu in Jerusalem; rival protests dispersed

Some 2,000 rally against Netanyahu in Jerusalem; rival protests dispersed

Sixteen arrested, reportedly almost all from far-right group, after police deploy in force to prevent extremist Netanyahu backers from attacking anti-government demonstrators   Some 2,000… Read More ›

Two Eruv Committees in Monsey Pursue Shalom!

Two Eruv Committees in Monsey Pursue Shalom!

By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com And it happened before Tisha B’Av! As many residents of Monsey, New York are aware, there are two Eruv… Read More ›

The Big 4 tech companies — Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google, worth $5 trillion combined — just crushed their earnings reports

The Big 4 tech companies — Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google, worth $5 trillion combined — just crushed their earnings reports

  Apple, Alphabet, Amazon, and Facebook all reported their second-quarter earnings on Thursday. These four, along with Microsoft, are the five most-valuable publicly traded companies… Read More ›

Netanyahu tells world leaders Israel aiming to mass test for coronavirus

Netanyahu tells world leaders Israel aiming to mass test for coronavirus

Netanyahu shared that Israel is testing as many as 30,000 people a day for SARS-CoV-2 and that “we will still be able to increase the… Read More ›

Israel’s new coronavirus czar is a light at the end of the tunnel

Israel’s new coronavirus czar is a light at the end of the tunnel

Opinion: Prof. Gamzu’s manner in his presentation of a national plan to combat the virus is not only a refreshing change of oversight for the… Read More ›