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Mon, 26 Apr 2021 08:41:10 +0000
On 35th Chernobyl anniversary, 1st responder reflects on the day after disaster
Alla Shapiro's new memoir, 'Doctor on Call,' traces her journey from the wake of nuclear chaos in Ukraine to a career in the US developing radiation countermeasures for FDA

Mon, 26 Apr 2021 08:26:12 +0000
Man jailed for 17 years for raping girl, 10, after breaking into her bedroom
Shahar Rimoni, 22, also to pay NIS 100,000 compensation for assaulting child he found asleep; lawyers for family say crime 'damaged every parent's sense of personal security'

Mon, 26 Apr 2021 08:17:18 +0000
Netanyahu, Gantz reportedly tried to OK military operation behind cabinet’s back
PM, defense minister consulted with other ministers at last minute, near point of no return, TV news says without offering details on op; PMO says they acted according to protocol

Mon, 26 Apr 2021 08:02:47 +0000
Jewish nominees fail to make a splash at socially distanced Oscars
Ann Roth wins best costume design for work on 'Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom'; Sacha Baron Cohen loses out for both 'Borat' and 'The Trial of the Chicago 7'; no win for Israeli short

Mon, 26 Apr 2021 06:49:45 +0000
1,600-year-old multicolored mosaic with geometric motifs uncovered in Yavne
Whitish patina covering the flooring initially led archaeologists to think it was plain tiling; experts say it may have been part of a 'splendid residential building'

Mon, 26 Apr 2021 06:39:17 +0000
Chicago lawmaker on trial for corruption said to have made anti-Semitic comment
Alderman Ed Burke reportedly said 'Jews are Jews and they’ll deal with Jews'; US Democrat accused of trying to illegally urge developers of real estate project to use his law firm

Mon, 26 Apr 2021 06:39:00 +0000
‘Like pressing pause’: 15 people emerge after 40 days in isolated cave
French study examining effects of being cut off from world finds time seemed to pass more slowly for participants as they lived underground, deprived of clocks or sunlight

Mon, 26 Apr 2021 06:06:08 +0000
Dutch violinist Andre Rieu books concerts in Tel Aviv
Conductor known for popularizing classical music reschedules 2020's postponed shows

Mon, 26 Apr 2021 06:02:29 +0000
Zarif criticized Soleimani’s power, said Russia tried to sabotage Iran nuke deal
In leaks from recording last year, minister says he was often kept in dark as IRGC dictated policy, was 'astonished' when US told him of Israeli strikes on Iranian targets in Syria

Mon, 26 Apr 2021 04:18:06 +0000
After 3rd straight night of rocket attacks, Israel closes Gaza fishing zone
After initially restricting fishermen to sailing within 9 miles of the coast, Israel's military liaison to Palestinians announces total closure as launches continue from Strip

Mon, 26 Apr 2021 03:05:36 +0000
Chloe Zhao makes Oscar history, winning best director, picture for ‘Nomadland’
Rival Israeli and Palestinian films both lose out in best live-action short category; coronavirus-curtailed award ceremony highlights diversity among winners

Mon, 26 Apr 2021 02:02:32 +0000
Netanyahu said to offer Gantz to be prime minister first in new unity deal
Blue and White leader turns down proposal, TV network reports, but PM is considering offering same carrot to other leaders from bloc of parties aiming to oust him

Mon, 26 Apr 2021 01:08:04 +0000
Shock in Jerusalem community as ‘rabbi’ outed as undercover Christian missionary
Family has been supported by ultra-Orthodox community after mother died of cancer, father worked as scribe and mohel; investigators say they faked being Jewish to move to Israel

Mon, 26 Apr 2021 00:22:19 +0000
How Armenia’s 1915 ‘Musa Dagh’ fighters inspired Jews to resist Nazi genocide
Passed around Jewish ghettos across eastern Europe, author Franz Werfel's fact-based 'The Forty Days of Musa Dagh' novel foreshadowed the Holocaust and galvanized resistance

Sun, 25 Apr 2021 23:44:00 +0000
Growing anger as virus devastates India, overwhelming cemeteries, crematoriums
Government and Prime Minister Modi face criticism amid deadly record-breaking wave of infections; authorities ask Twitter to stifle some reproving voices



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