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France braces for election showdown between centrist Macron, far-right Le Pen

France braces for election showdown between centrist Macron, far-right Le Pen

Macron favored to win another five-year term, but outcome is far from certain in election that could have far-reaching repercussions for Europe and the war… Read More ›

Stocks Stumble 2.8% As Worries About Interest Rates Worsen

Stocks Stumble 2.8% As Worries About Interest Rates Worsen

  NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks tumbled on Wall Street Friday, leaving the S&P 500 with its biggest one-day loss in almost seven weeks, as… Read More ›

Zelensky says Blinken and Austin will visit Ukraine on Sunday

Zelensky says Blinken and Austin will visit Ukraine on Sunday

  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has announced that US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will visit Kyiv on Sunday.… Read More ›

Israel adds Chinese RMB to Central Bank reserves for first time, cuts USD holdings

Israel adds Chinese RMB to Central Bank reserves for first time, cuts USD holdings

Israel, whose foreign currency reserves have traditionally been made up of Dollars, Euros and British Pounds, will add four new currencies – including the Chinese… Read More ›

Managing Palestinian conflict requires Israeli discretion

Managing Palestinian conflict requires Israeli discretion

Opinion: Facing tension with the Palestinians, Jerusalem would do right not to get dragged into another operation in Gaza or West Bank riots; Israel must… Read More ›

Biden announces artillery, weapons for Ukraine after Russia claims Mariupol victory

Biden announces artillery, weapons for Ukraine after Russia claims Mariupol victory

$800 million package includes 144,000 rounds of ammunition and drones for escalating battle in Donbas and builds on roughly $2.6 billion in military aid already… Read More ›

Inflation Drives Up Passover Food Prices For US Jews

Inflation Drives Up Passover Food Prices For US Jews

  NEW YORK (AP) — Shopping for Passover on a recent day at a kosher supermarket in the Hasidic Jewish section of Brooklyn’s Williamsburg neighborhood,… Read More ›

Putin rattles his ‘Satan II’ nuclear saber to hide Russian failures in Ukraine war: analysts

Putin rattles his ‘Satan II’ nuclear saber to hide Russian failures in Ukraine war: analysts

Vladimir Putin did his best to put a menacing spin on Russia’s testing of a new intercontinental ballistic missile on Wednesday. The Russian President said… Read More ›

Bennett to CNN: Zelensky asked me to speak with Putin on Ukraine war

Bennett to CNN: Zelensky asked me to speak with Putin on Ukraine war

Bennett spoke to CNN’s Christiane Amanpour on Ukraine, clashes on Temple Mount, settler violence and the crisis unfolding in his coalition.   Ukrainian President Volodymyr… Read More ›

Gaza rocket causes damage to home in southern Israel

Gaza rocket causes damage to home in southern Israel

Palestinian factions fire rocket for the second time in as many days damaging to property in city of Sderot; resident of a damaged home says… Read More ›

Israel, Gaza Militants Trade Fire As Mideast Tensions Mount

Israel, Gaza Militants Trade Fire As Mideast Tensions Mount

  JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinians fired several rockets into southern Israel from the Gaza Strip early Thursday as Israeli aircraft hit Gaza militant sites soon… Read More ›

US Treasury secretary and other finance ministers walk out of G20 meeting with Russia

US Treasury secretary and other finance ministers walk out of G20 meeting with Russia

Finance ministers from multiple nations walked out of a closed-door G20 session in Washington on Wednesday when the Russian delegate began his prepared remarks, a… Read More ›

Blinken pushes for Temple Mount calm in calls with Israel, Jordan, PA

Blinken pushes for Temple Mount calm in calls with Israel, Jordan, PA

Israel has faced criticism across the board following recent tensions on the Temple Mount.   US Secretary of State Antony Blinken worked to restore calm… Read More ›

Israeli-Jordanian relations can survive another round of al-Aqsa unrest

Israeli-Jordanian relations can survive another round of al-Aqsa unrest

Analysis: Despite harsh rhetoric from officials in Amman, intelligence and security cooperation between the two nations remains stable; King Abdullah II lets anti-Israel protesters let… Read More ›

80 years after being told she had a future, this Jewish singer is getting recognized

80 years after being told she had a future, this Jewish singer is getting recognized

Madeline Forman quit her nascent musical career to help sustain her Russian immigrant family in New Jersey. Now, experts are lauding her long-buried recordings  … Read More ›

May a Pesach Group Forbid Others From Their Minyan??

May a Pesach Group Forbid Others From Their Minyan??

By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com It is estimated that in the 2022 Pesach season there are over 80,000 in Orlando alone. There are more… Read More ›

What happens to weapons sent to Ukraine? The US doesn’t really know

What happens to weapons sent to Ukraine? The US doesn’t really know

  Washington – The US has few ways to track the substantial supply of anti-tank, anti-aircraft and other weaponry it has sent across the border… Read More ›

The police’s current efforts to stop crime are not enough – editorial

The police’s current efforts to stop crime are not enough – editorial

Crime in the Arab sector is one of the worst problems that Israelis currently face, and the longer it takes the state to deal with… Read More ›

Putin discusses Russia-Ukraine talks, Middle East with Palestinian leader Abbas

Putin discusses Russia-Ukraine talks, Middle East with Palestinian leader Abbas

Ramallah claims Russian president expressed his opposition to Israeli actions around Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa mosque and assured Abbas of Moscow’s support of Palestinians in all international… Read More ›

IDF says it struck Hamas weapons depot in Gaza in response to 1st rocket in 4 months

IDF says it struck Hamas weapons depot in Gaza in response to 1st rocket in 4 months

While IDF reportedly doesn’t believe terror group’s members launched rocket, army says it holds enclave-ruling group responsible; no immediate reports of injuries or damages  … Read More ›