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China’s new coronavirus outbreak sees Beijing adopt ‘wartime’ measures as capital races to contain spread

China’s new coronavirus outbreak sees Beijing adopt ‘wartime’ measures as capital races to contain spread

Beijing is reintroducing strict lockdown measures and rolling out mass testing after a fresh cluster of novel coronavirus cases emerged from the city’s largest wholesale… Read More ›

Fire in Rehovot hostel for the mentally ill claims life of 45-year-old man

Fire in Rehovot hostel for the mentally ill claims life of 45-year-old man

“While searching the building, we found a man with burns, breathless and without a pulse.”   A fire that broke out on Sunday night in… Read More ›

Netanyahu says Israel to begin building Golan Heights community bearing Trump’s name

Netanyahu says Israel to begin building Golan Heights community bearing Trump’s name

In May 2019, Netanyahu announced the creation of a residential community on the Golan Heights in honor of the US president after Trump signed an… Read More ›

Youngest Israeli victim: 26-year-old man dies from rare complication of COVID-19

Youngest Israeli victim: 26-year-old man dies from rare complication of COVID-19

Oshri Asulin, from Kfar Saba, said to have developed heart condition usually only found in children   A 26-year-old man died Sunday evening from a… Read More ›

Seattle Is A Young City With A Long History Of Protests

Seattle Is A Young City With A Long History Of Protests

  SEATTLE (AP) — Large protests in Seattle over police brutality and racial injustice have again caught the nation’s eye, but big, unruly demonstrations have… Read More ›

Police have released bodycam footage showing the struggle before the fatal shooting of Black man Rayshard Brooks by Atlanta police

Police have released bodycam footage showing the struggle before the fatal shooting of Black man Rayshard Brooks by Atlanta police

  Police have released bodycam and dashcam footage of the events before the fatal shooting of Black man Rayshard Brooks by a white police officer… Read More ›

Orthodox Jews sue de Blasio, Cuomo for discrimination over lockdown rules

Orthodox Jews sue de Blasio, Cuomo for discrimination over lockdown rules

The plaintiffs, along with two Catholic priests, accused the officials of “blatant double standards” in their enforcement of social distancing orders.   Three Orthodox Jews… Read More ›

One more acre for the land of Israel

One more acre for the land of Israel

Opinion: Those who oppose applying Israeli sovereignty to the Jordan Valley on the assumption it will divide the land, are afflicted with the same shortsightedness… Read More ›

US protesters call attention to deaths of 2 more black men

US protesters call attention to deaths of 2 more black men

Atlanta police chief resigns after police shoot man to death at restaurant; anti-racism, far-right protesters take to streets in Paris and London   SAVANNAH, Georgia… Read More ›

China Reports 57 New Cases, Highest Daily Number In 2 Months

China Reports 57 New Cases, Highest Daily Number In 2 Months

  BEIJING (AP) — China on Sunday reported its highest daily total of new coronavirus cases in two months after the capital’s biggest wholesale food… Read More ›

More than 200 black women urge Biden to pick black woman as running mate

More than 200 black women urge Biden to pick black woman as running mate

  Washington – More than 200 black women on Friday signed an open letter to presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden urging him to pick… Read More ›

Moderna to start final testing stage of coronavirus vaccine in July

Moderna to start final testing stage of coronavirus vaccine in July

Testing the vaccine in older adults with be critical because this group is at higher risk for the most severe effects of the virus, and… Read More ›

Netanyahu looses interest with coronavirus

Netanyahu looses interest with coronavirus

Opinion: While PM is dealing with West Bank annexation, the virus is still showing resilience, with no leader showing even a semblance of either control… Read More ›

Israel records over 200 new virus cases in a day for first time since April

Israel records over 200 new virus cases in a day for first time since April

Netanyahu warns restrictions could be reimposed if ‘steep rise’ in infection rate continues; health minister says ‘no one has an exemption’ from social distancing rules… Read More ›

GOP Picks Jacksonville, Florida, For Trump Convention Speech

GOP Picks Jacksonville, Florida, For Trump Convention Speech

  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Jacksonville, Florida, has been selected to host the celebration marking President Donald Trump’s acceptance of his party’s nomination for reelection,… Read More ›

Dow plummets 1,862 points, its worst day since March, on cautionary Fed messages and 2nd-wave coronavirus fear

Dow plummets 1,862 points, its worst day since March, on cautionary Fed messages and 2nd-wave coronavirus fear

  US stocks tanked on Thursday as cautious commentary from the Federal Reserve and rising coronavirus infection rates prompted investor concern. All three major indexes… Read More ›

Annexation: Here’s what you need to know

Annexation: Here’s what you need to know

What happens with annexation has potentially steep stakes for Israel’s relationship with the United States, with its allies in Europe and beyond, and with American… Read More ›

High Court nixing of settlement law keeps Israel out of ICC

High Court nixing of settlement law keeps Israel out of ICC

Opinion: Legislation to retroactively recognize settler homes built on private lands could have led to petitions at The Hague, but a strong judiciary is an… Read More ›

In first, AIPAC gives US lawmakers green light to criticize Israel on annexation

In first, AIPAC gives US lawmakers green light to criticize Israel on annexation

Leading pro-Israel lobby privately telling officials it’s OK to condemn planned controversial West Bank move as long as they don’t push to limit US aid… Read More ›

Meet the Jewish Day School Teacher Who Wagered $18 on ‘Jeopardy!’ and Won $50,000

Meet the Jewish Day School Teacher Who Wagered $18 on ‘Jeopardy!’ and Won $50,000

  NEW YORK (JTA) – Astute viewers could find plenty of signs during the recent “Jeopardy!” Teachers Tournament that one leading contestant had some Jewish… Read More ›