Month February 2022
The Israeli economy, the high tech sector in particular, is vulnerable to the effects of American sanctions on Russian investors, Globes said on Sunday. Yuval Sasson who heads compliance at… Read more » The post US Sanctions on Russia Could… Continue Reading →
Russians lined up at cash machines around the country to withdraw foreign currency as new sanctions to punish the Kremlin for its invasion of Ukraine sparked fear the ruble could… Read more » The post Russians Rush for Dollars as… Continue Reading →
Russian President Vladimir Putin put his nuclear forces on increased alert on Sunday in an unprecedented escalation of tensions with the West. Russia’s massive conventional military assault on Ukraine entered its fourth day with fighting in the streets of the… Continue Reading →
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The Israeli tech company NSO Group on Sunday filed a libel lawsuit against an Israeli newspaper after it published a series of explosive articles claiming Israeli police unlawfully used its spyware on dozens of public… Continue Reading →
UKRAINE (VINnews) — In this stirring video, a group of men, women, and children, caught in the middle of the Ukraine war, are reciting Tehillim as they huddle in a cramped basement. Premlishan is in the Lviv province, which is… Continue Reading →
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Sunday that the statewide masking requirement in schools will be lifted by March 2. In a briefing held in Albany, the Democrat cited declining COVID-19 cases and guidance from the… Continue Reading →
Fencing around the U.S. Capitol is being reinstalled in advance of Tuesday’s State of the Union address, authorities announced Sunday in a statement that also referred to potential protests in… Read more » The post Capitol Fencing Reinstalled Ahead of… Continue Reading →
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Two Russian billionaires, Mikhail Fridman and Oleg Deripaska, called for an end to the conflict triggered by President Vladimir Putin’s assault on Ukraine, with Fridman calling it a tragedy for… Read more » The post Two of Russia’s Billionaires Call… Continue Reading →
MOSCOW — The Russian military said Sunday that some of its troops were killed and some were wounded in Ukraine — admitting for the first time that it had suffered casualties since the Russian invasion. Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Maj…. Continue Reading →
The European Union plans to close its airspace to Russian airlines, fund weapons purchase to Ukraine and ban some pro-Kremlin media outlets in its latest response to Russia’s invasion, European… Read more » The post EU Shuts Airspace to Russian… Continue Reading →
A chasidic father and son duo have taken up arms to fight against the ongoing Russian invasion into Ukraine. Asher Yosef Cherkassky and his son Dovid, who hail from the Ukrainian city of Dnepropetrovsk, have taken upon themselves to assist… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly half of the 500 million free COVID-19 tests the Biden administration recently made available to the public still have not been claimed as virus cases plummet and people feel less urgency to test. Wild demand swings… Continue Reading →
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Approximately 2,500 Ukrainian Jews have applied to immigrate to Israel and take citizenship since the Russian invasion, the Jewish Agency for Israel said on Sunday All told, the agency reported… Read more » The post Thousands of Ukrainians Applying to… Continue Reading →
By Aharon Bendavid. Ukrainian foreign minister calls Russia’s willingness to hold talks ‘a victory for Ukraine’. Vladimir Putin has ordered that Russia’s nuclear deterrence forces are put on high alert. The Russian president said aggressive statements by NATO leaders and… Continue Reading →
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — As Russian troops draw closer to the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv’s mayor is both filled with pride over his citizens’ spirit and anxious about how long they can hold out. In an interview with The Associated Press… Continue Reading →
Israel declined a U.S. invitation to sign onto its resolution condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which did not win approval at the United Nations Security Council approval. The decision reflected… Read more » The post Israel Doesn’t Sign US Resolution… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM — Around 2,500 Ukrainian Jews have asked to immigrate to Israel and take citizenship since the onset of Russia’s invasion, a quasi-governmental organization says. The Jewish Agency for Israel, which handles immigration matters, said that it has received over… Continue Reading →
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett told the weekly cabinet meeting on Sunday that Israel is sending 100 tons of humanitarian aid in the next two days to assist civilians caught up… Read more » The post Israeli Emergency Aid Effort to… Continue Reading →