Month February 2022

Israel said Wednesday health officials are formulating a plan for the gradual removal of all COVID restrictions imposed following the outbreak of the omicron strain earlier this year, with a… Read more » The post Gov’t Said to Be Drafting… Continue Reading →

President Joe Biden has rejected former President Donald Trump’s executive privilege claims and has ordered White House visitor logs to be released to the panel investigating the deadly Jan. 6,… Read more » The post Biden Orders Release of White… Continue Reading →

A tanker carrying gasoline lost control, crashed into a vacant building and burst into flames on Long Island early Wednesday, injuring the truck’s driver and three firefighters who responded, authorities… Read more » The post Tanker Crashes Into Long Island… Continue Reading →

For the first time in two years for many people, the American workplace is transforming into something that resembles pre-pandemic days. Tysons Foods said Tuesday it was ending mask requirements for its vaccinated workers in some facilities. Walmart and Amazon… Continue Reading →

Dear brothers and sisters, My name is Devorah and with Hashem’s help I will be getting married very soon! My happiness is not complete because I have no way to pay for anything! I do not have any relatives or… Continue Reading →

The Health Ministry reported on Wednesday that the number of Israelis hospitalized in serious condition with COVID-19 has dropped to 927 compared to 1,255 just 10 days prior, marking a… Read more » The post Severe COVID Cases Down Over… Continue Reading →

An attack by the al-Shabab terror group on Wednesday killed five people and wounded 16 on the outskirts of Somalia’s capital, police said. Somalia’s government said the early morning attack… Read more » The post Somalia Says al-Shabab Attack Kills… Continue Reading →

American support for Israel remains “ironclad,” U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told members of the Knesset on Wednesday, despite deep differences between the nations on Iran, peace with the Palestinians… Read more » The post Pelosi in the Knesset: U.S…. Continue Reading →

Ukrainians raised national flags and played the country’s anthem on Wednesday to show unity against fears of a Russian invasion that Western powers have said could be imminent. The yellow… Read more » The post Ukrainians Raise Flags to Defy… Continue Reading →

The Philippine National Police announced on Tuesday that it uncovered a plot by Hamas to target Israelis in the southeast Asian country. Local media cited Police Brig. Gen. Neil Alinsangan… Read more » The post Report: Hamas Plot to Target… Continue Reading →

The Russian military on Tuesday deployed long-range nuclear-capable bombers and fighter jets carrying state-of-the-art hypersonic missiles to its air base in Syria for massive naval drills in the region amid… Read more » The post Russia Sends Warplanes to Syria… Continue Reading →

After a lengthy boycott of Knesset committees for what they believe is an unequal and undemocratic allocation of authority and positions by the coalition, Likud MKs on Tuesday began voicing… Read more » The post Likud MKs Seek to Reverse… Continue Reading →

An Iranian news agency affiliated with the Revolutionary Guards lashed out at a meeting held between a senior Foreign Ministry official and the Russian envoy to nuclear talks in Vienna… Read more » The post Iran: Israeli Officials Deterring Progress… Continue Reading →

North Korea celebrated the 80th birthday of late leader Kim Jong Il with a concert, fireworks and a rare outdoor ceremony near its border with China, state media reported Wednesday,… Read more » The post N. Korea Celebrates Late Leader’s… Continue Reading →

Russia’s defense ministry published a video on Wednesday that it said showed a column of tanks and military vehicles leaving annexed Crimea across a railway bridge after drills, adding that… Read more » The post Russia Says Video Shows Tanks,… Continue Reading →

Two earthquakes rattled northern Israel in the span of 24 hours, prompting calls from local council heads to improve municipal and national readiness before disaster strikes. The Geological Survey reported… Read more » The post Two Earthquakes Rattle Northern Israel… Continue Reading →

It’s been three months since Russian forces began to amass at the Ukrainian border. But this past week, several governments began to behave as though an invasion was going to happen. The US was forceful—or shrill, depending on your perspective—in… Continue Reading →

This week, the Iranians announced that they have concluded the development stage of a new ballistic missile, which they have named “Khaybar Wall Smasher,” a missile that has a range of 1,440 kilometers. For someone unfamiliar with the history of… Continue Reading →

“As rare as a Palestinian election.” If that’s not a phrase yet, it should be. The last time there was an election for the presidency of the Palestinian Authority was in 2005. And the last time there was an election… Continue Reading →

When I write this column, I try to preserve the voice of the person I am speaking with. I want the written word to “sound” just like the person speaking. But how do you capture intelligence combined with warmth? That… Continue Reading →