Month January 2021
Several allies and supporters of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny were detained in Moscow early Thursday after mass protests last Saturday demanding his release from prison drew tens of thousands… Read more » The post Russia Detains Allies of Jailed… Continue Reading →
“Lifting the lockdown in the present situation would be highly irresponsible,” Health Minister Yuli Edelstein said while visiting the Barzilai Medical Center in Ashkelon. The minister added that he understood… Read more » The post Edelstein: Lifting the Lockdown Now… Continue Reading →
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North Korea and the United States should seek an initial denuclearization deal that includes a halt to the North’s nuclear activity and a cut in its program in exchange for… Read more » The post S. Korean PM: N. Korea,… Continue Reading →
Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday stuck to his stance that Tehran must resume complying with the Iran nuclear deal before Washington, which abandoned the pact under former President… Read more » The post Blinken Stands by Demand Iran… Continue Reading →
A World Health Organization team emerged from quarantine in the Chinese city of Wuhan on Thursday to start field work in a fact-finding mission on the origins of the virus… Read more » The post WHO Team in Wuhan Departs… Continue Reading →
Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the release of a Pakistani man convicted and later acquitted in the murder of American journalist Daniel Pearl in 2002. The court also dismissed… Read more » The post Pakistan Court Orders Man Accused… Continue Reading →
The United States reaffirms its firm commitment to Israel‘s security and will continue to work closely with it to advance peace in the region, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken… Read more » The post Blinken: U.S. Committed to Israel’s… Continue Reading →
On Wednesday night, at around 8 p.m., a man approached a 13-year-old chareidi boy on the corner of the Belgiëlei and Haringrodestraat streets in Antwerp, Belgium, next to the boy’s… Read more » The post Man Arrested After Anti-Semitic Attack… Continue Reading →
The Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee chaired by MK Zvi Hauser (Derech Eretz) held a meeting on Wednesday with the participation of the families of IDF soldiers Lt. Hadar Goldin… Read more » The post Simcha Goldin to Knesset Committee:… Continue Reading →
On Monday, 12 Shvat/January 25, Harav Yitzchak Lasker, a longtime resident of the Matersdorf neighborhood in Yerushalayim and the Menahel of the Maaneh Simchah Cheder was niftar after he took… Read more » The post BD’E – Harav Yitzchak Lasker,… Continue Reading →
19-year-old Nechemia (Chemi) Trachtenberg, who until last year lived in Yerushalayim, has been actively vaccinating people in the capital city for the past two months. As part of his work with Kuppat Cholim (HMO) Meuchedet, located on Chaggai Street, Chemi… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (JNS) — In one of his first calls as U.S. secretary of state, Tony Blinken spoke with his counterpart in Israel, Gabi Ashkenazi, on Wednesday. The two discussed “regional strategic matters, continued to widen the circle of peace, the… Continue Reading →
Residents of Bnei Brak were surprised to see tons of fresh fruit and vegetables delivered to the halls of Be’er Miriam in the city which were earmarked for free distribution to the residents. The benefactor of the delivery was a… Continue Reading →
Residents of Bnei Brak were surprised to see tons of fresh fruit and vegetables delivered to the halls of Be’er Miriam in the city which were earmarked for free distribution to the residents. The benefactor of the delivery was a… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine said Wednesday that he’s discussing with colleagues whether a censure resolution to condemn former President Donald Trump could be an alternative to impeachment, even as the Senate proceeds with a trial. Senate Majority… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — The leader of the Proud Boys, who was arrested in Washington shortly before the Capitol riot, previously worked undercover and cooperated with investigators after he was accused of fraud in 2012, court documents show. Henry “Enrique” Tarrio… Continue Reading →
Archaeologists carrying out an excavation dig at the Sobibor death camp in Poland unearthed the identity tags of four Jewish children murdered there during the Holocaust, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced Tuesday. The discovery left the archeologists in tears. The… Continue Reading →
BROOKFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A 10-year-old Amur tiger with arthritis underwent hip replacement surgery at a zoo outside Chicago on Wednesday, and her surgical team is confident the procedure will add years to her life. Veterinarians at Brookfield Zoo noted… Continue Reading →
[COMMUNICATED] Family devastated, rebuilds, after a young Mother’s sudden heart attack. This past Wednesday, the Jewish community was plunged into mourning with the news of the sudden passing of Mrs. Chani Kellner (nee Saacks), of the Forest Park community. Mrs. Kellner,… Continue Reading →
European and North American cyber cops have joined forces to disrupt what may be the world’s largest network for seeding malware infections, striking a major blow against criminal gangs that have been using it for years to install ransomware in… Continue Reading →