Times Of Israel
Fri, 21 Jan 2022 09:29:31 +0000Flight from NY to Tel Aviv turns back after unruly Israelis grab business seats
Two passengers said to raise ruckus after sitting in business class, refusing to prove to cabin crew they had tickets for it; pilot returns to NY, pair arrested
Fri, 21 Jan 2022 09:16:22 +0000Two months since Omicron emerged, where does Israel stand? Q&A with an expert
Did the travel ban help? Why aren’t vaccines working the same as with previous variants? Why don’t antibody counts tell us if we’re protected? Immunologist Dr. Yariv Wine answers
Fri, 21 Jan 2022 08:20:53 +0000Citing error, Facebook nixes threat to delete page of pro-Israel UN watchdog chief
Following online petition, formal complaint, social media giant issues apology to Hillel Neuer, says restrictions on his account lifted
Fri, 21 Jan 2022 08:13:06 +0000COVID cases ‘drop significantly’ in Africa, WHO says
Officials say 56-day flareup was continent's 'shortest upsurge yet' in pandemic, as cases fall by 20 percent
Fri, 21 Jan 2022 07:43:16 +0000Natural immunity was more potent than vaccines during US Delta wave — study
But authors of paper warn against depending on infection, given the higher risks of hospitalization, long-term impacts and death
Fri, 21 Jan 2022 07:31:03 +0000Spain leads call for COVID-19 to be treated like flu
Madrid says governments should start tackling disease as any other endemic respiratory virus, but WHO warns such an attitude is premature
Fri, 21 Jan 2022 07:30:59 +0000US Jews prepare for Shabbat in shadow of ‘disheartening’ Texas synagogue attack
'It’s scary to be Jewish in America these days,' says religious leader acquainted with Charlie Cytron-Walker, the rabbi taken hostage in Colleyville last week
Fri, 21 Jan 2022 06:26:16 +0000US charges Belarus with air piracy in flight diversion nation blamed on Hamas threat
The international community believes Ryanair flight was force to land last May in order to arrest an opposition journalist on board
Fri, 21 Jan 2022 06:02:46 +0000Non-Jewish US House reps form congressional ‘Caucus for Advancement of Torah Values’
Group made up mostly of Republicans says initiative meant to 'to pledge our friendship to our Jewish friends'; Jewish Democratic Council says it's 'not the way' to address problems
Fri, 21 Jan 2022 05:21:38 +0000World breaks daily COVID case count record, again, tally shows
Over 3 million cases recorded between January 13 and 19, a 17% increase over the previous week's record numbers, as fast-spreading Omicron blankets whole countries
Fri, 21 Jan 2022 05:00:08 +0000Report: Israeli fighter jets, refueling planes hold massive drill aimed at Tehran
Maneuvers seen as intended to plan for strike on Iran, Saudi-owned Elaph claims, month after New York Times reveals new tankers seen as key to threat won't arrive before late 2024
Fri, 21 Jan 2022 03:50:29 +0000Christian adoption agency accused of discrimination after refusing Jewish couple
Elizabeth and Gabriel Rutan-Ram suing Tennessee, which funds Holston United Methodist Home, in first challenge to 2020 law giving agencies room to not help those of other creeds
Fri, 21 Jan 2022 02:22:32 +0000Leaning into own past, Jewish ‘Wonder Years’ writer comes of age with TV bar mitzvah
From doily head coverings to pre-speech jitters, the rebooted sitcom managed to capture the Jewish rite just right, largely thanks to screenwriter Yael Galena's own experiences
Fri, 21 Jan 2022 01:59:21 +0000Man suspected of murdering pregnant wife in northern Israel
Nof Hagalil man reportedly called police to report he killed his wife; paramedics say victim found dead with stab wounds