Times Of Israel
Sun, 20 Mar 2022 08:48:15 +0000Transmission rate now over 1, Israel may be following UK to COVID resurgence
Cases spreading fast in Omicron bellwether UK, where some 1 in 30 of people age 70-plus had virus in one week. Israel should be concerned — but has an edge in rules and vaccines
Sun, 20 Mar 2022 07:36:06 +0000Saudi Arabia says Houthis targeted its energy facilities in drone, missile strike
Salvo marks latest escalation in cross-border attacks by Iran-backed group; civilian homes also damaged; military says it thwarted attack on liquified gas plant
Sun, 20 Mar 2022 07:11:32 +0000Central Israel shuts down as hundreds of thousands gather for Kanievsky funeral
Streets closed in leading ultra-Orthodox rabbi's hometown Bnei Brak, along with main highways; fears massive crowding may cause disaster; helicopter rescue on standby; schools shut
Sun, 20 Mar 2022 04:14:46 +0000Hit Netflix series helps heal wounds of Turkish Jews
Telling the story of Turkey's Jewish community, 'The Club' forces viewers to confront historical persecution of minorities: 'We don't teach this part of history in schools'
Sun, 20 Mar 2022 03:14:11 +0000As Russians push into Mariupol, residents said taken to Russia against their will
Fall of Mariupol would mark a major battlefield advance for the Russians, who are largely bogged down outside other major cities; Ukraine says no military forces available to help
Sun, 20 Mar 2022 03:07:34 +0000Russia bombs art school where hundreds were sheltering in Mariupol, authorities say
Ahead of Knesset address, Zelensky says Russian war crimes in Mariupol will be remembered 'for centuries to come'; Moscow claims to once again use hypersonic missiles in Ukraine
Sun, 20 Mar 2022 02:24:46 +0000Bennett to visit India next month to mark 30 years of diplomatic ties
Prime minister to meet with Indian leader Narendra Modi as the two nations seek to expand on increasingly close ties, will also meet local Jewish community
Sun, 20 Mar 2022 01:39:39 +0000Russian cosmonauts deny flight suits inspired by Ukrainian flag
Yellow suites with blue accents sparked speculation they were political statements against the war, but cosmonauts now say color was chosen months ago in honor of alma mater
Sun, 20 Mar 2022 00:52:44 +0000West Virginia ‘critical race theory’ bill leads to statehouse debate over Jews, race
Even in states with few Jewish residents, Holocaust education has become a key talking point in a largely partisan disagreement over how to address race issues in the classroom
Sun, 20 Mar 2022 00:06:44 +0000Israel said planning interim caravan housing for Ukrainian immigrants in 3 cities
New arrivals expected to pay symbolic sum toward water and electricity, while most of the cost will be covered by the state at around NIS 500 million
Sat, 19 Mar 2022 23:13:12 +0000Rabbi reveals devastating impact of Russian attack on Mariupol, its Jewish community
Menachem Mendel Cohen tells UK Jewish News several Jewish families were among those sheltering in city theater when it was destroyed, other families managed to leave on a convoy
Sat, 19 Mar 2022 22:52:01 +0000Israeli flag raised at field hospital in Ukraine as gear, teams begin to arrive
17 tons of equipment cross border with staff from the Foreign Ministry and Sheba Medical Center, in preparation for Tuesday opening
Sat, 19 Mar 2022 22:33:04 +0000Stalled, bloody offensive in Ukraine is becoming a ‘dreadful mess’ for Putin
While Russia has been denied a swift victory and Ukrainian army maintains a fierce defense, Moscow still retains the upper hand, with no sign that the war will soon be over
Sat, 19 Mar 2022 22:06:50 +0000Israel’s COVID transmission rate rises above 1 for first time since January
Daily new cases continue to hover around 7,000; serious cases appear to stabilize, with 326 hospitalized in severe condition and 133 of them connected to ventilators
Sat, 19 Mar 2022 21:25:12 +0000Iraqi oil tycoon reject Iran’s claims his destroyed mansion was a Mossad base
Baz Karim Barzinji's home was hit in IRGC missile attack near US consulate in Erbil, in supposed response to alleged Israeli strike in Syria that killed two Iranian officers