Month April 2021

The last two coronavirus wards still open in Israel’s hospitals closed on Monday as infection and fatality rates continue to drop, Ynet reported. Israel began closing its coronavirus wards several weeks ago as the national vaccination campaign began to dramatically… Continue Reading →

Columbus police shot and killed a teenage girl who swung at two other people with a knife Tuesday, according to bodycam footage from the officer who fired the shots just minutes before the verdict in George Floyd’s killing was read…. Continue Reading →

Syria on Wednesday was stripped of its voting rights by member states at the global chemical weapons watchdog after its forces were found to have repeatedly used poison gas during… Read more » The post Syria Loses Chemical Weapons Watchdog… Continue Reading →

Israel no longer wants AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine and is exploring with the company whether a big shipment in the pipeline could be sent elsewhere, Israel’s coronavirus commissioner said on Wednesday.… Read more » The post With Enough Supplies, Israel Looks… Continue Reading →

U.S. lawmakers expect sweeping legislation to boost the country’s ability to push back against China will advance through a Senate panel on Wednesday, after weeks of negotiations between Democrats and… Read more » The post Lawmakers Look to Advance Sweeping… Continue Reading →

An upcoming international peace conference that was meant to move Afghanistan’s warring sides to a power-sharing deal and ensure an orderly U.S. exit from the country has been postponed, its… Read more » The post U.S.-Backed Afghan Peace Meeting Postponed… Continue Reading →

A series of incidents in Iran, including a mysterious blackout at the Natanz uranium enrichment facility last week and the killing of top Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh a few… Read more » The post Report: Israeli Actions Have Led… Continue Reading →

A total of just 148 new cases of the coronavirus were diagnosed across Israel on Tuesday, according to data released by the Health Ministry Wednesday morning. Only 0.3% of tests… Read more » The post Health Ministry Reports 148 New… Continue Reading →

Two close associates of Alexei Navalny were detained Wednesday ahead of protests planned to support the imprisoned Russian opposition leader, who has been on a hunger strike since March 31.… Read more » The post Top Navalny Associates Detained Ahead… Continue Reading →

The post One Week Until Lag BaOmer – Preparations in Meron Proceeding appeared first on Hamodia. In related news: Man Saved From Nazis by ‘Japan’s Schindler’ Returns On Journey of Homage Kollel Shas Yiden Opens New Branch in Yerushalayim Behind… Continue Reading →

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has less than two weeks left from his 28-day mandate to secure majority backing in the Knesset for a new government, but has yet to make… Read more » The post Report: Rivlin Expected to Return… Continue Reading →

Chinese President Xi Jinping will take part in President Joe Biden’s climate summit this week, the government announced Wednesday. Xi will participate in the online event by video link from… Read more » The post China’s Xi to Participate in… Continue Reading →

Top Israeli officials are set to travel to the United States next week to push for more international oversight on the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, Kan News reported on Tuesday.… Read more » The post Report: Israeli Officials to Push… Continue Reading →

Police in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday fatally shot a black teenage girl they confronted as she lunged at two people with a knife, as seen in police video footage of… Read more » The post Ohio Police Kill Black Girl… Continue Reading →

By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com Israel is opening up for seminaries and Yeshivos once again – because of the vaccines. And the following information is crucial to know. This year, on account of Shemittah, there will be all sorts… Continue Reading →

Israel is planning a second round of COVID-19 vaccination in six months, by which point it expects children to be approved by health regulators to receive jabs, Prime Minister Binyamin… Read more » The post Israel Prepares Second COVID Vaccine… Continue Reading →

“Covert bomb” is a contradiction in terms. Once bombs go off (if they go off), they are no longer a secret. The enemy knows it is being attacked and must take countermeasures. The only secret left is who made the… Continue Reading →

Another stormy week full of meetings and negotiations ended without a solution for Israel’s political quagmire. However, there is a suggestion in the offing that might have some chance at bringing about a resolution—direct elections for prime minister, which would… Continue Reading →

To a passerby strolling past the corner of 14th Avenue and 56th Street in Boro Park, it looks like an ordinary residence. It’s a sprawling three-story red brick house, with a well-tended garden in the front that wraps around until… Continue Reading →