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Thu, 4 Feb 2021 11:39:35 +02:00
GOP refuses to punish Rep. Greene over conspiracy theories, Pelosi slams 'McCarthy (Q-CA)'
Liz Cheney holds onto leadership position as Marjorie Taylor Greene earns standing ovation during closed-door GOP conference meeting

Thu, 4 Feb 2021 11:32:34 +02:00
Prominent Hezbollah critic found dead in his car in south Lebanon
Lokman Slim, a longtime Shi'ite political activist who also ran a publishing house, was shot in the head, but circumstances surrounding his death are still unclear

Thu, 4 Feb 2021 11:14:47 +02:00
When will the Arab world confront its sex abuse problem?
Sexual harassment and assault are pandemics stalking the Middle East: Fear, and the impunity granted to perpetrators, have long silenced women. But boosted by #MeToo, a reckoning is building, slowly but surely

Thu, 4 Feb 2021 11:11:45 +02:00
U.S. charges Seattle-based Proud Boys member for role in Capitol riots
Last month, the government secured an indictment against two other Proud Boy members - Dominic Pezzola and William Pepe - on charges they conspired to impede Capitol Police on Jan.6

Thu, 4 Feb 2021 11:05:02 +02:00
CEO of social media app Parler says board fired him
John Matze’s announcement followed Amazon’s decision to remove Parler from its web-hosting service over failure to remove posts that called for the killing, rape and torture of politicians, tech executives and others

Thu, 4 Feb 2021 11:00:51 +02:00
Palestinian Authority receives first shipment of Russian Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine
10,000 doses arrive in the West Bank, setting in motion the inoculation drive for the general Palestinian population, after medical staff received the COVID-19 vaccine from Israel earlier in the week

Thu, 4 Feb 2021 10:31:56 +02:00
Coronavirus Israel live: Vaccination campaign expanded to anyone over 16; cabinet to debate lockdown
Netanyahu warns of 'massive and rapid spread' of British coronavirus variant ■ Palestinians start vaccination campaign ■ Israel expected to sign tourism pact

Thu, 4 Feb 2021 09:42:46 +02:00
Fearing backlash, Netanyahu delays UAE, Bahrain visit for third time
The official statement attributed the delay to Israel's COVID lockdown, but sources say Prime Minister Netanyahu feared a fallout over Israeli citizens stuck abroad

Thu, 4 Feb 2021 09:21:37 +02:00
Israel election: Three of four Joint List factions run together, United Arab List to go solo
Ayman Odeh will continue to lead the slate after nighttime talks that left the United Arab List by the wayside, after long-running disputes over cooperation with Netanyahu and religious tensions

Thu, 4 Feb 2021 06:01:03 +02:00
Israel tells planners to maintain strict gender separation in ultra-Orthodox areas
Disregarding mounting criticism of the custom, even from within the community, Housing Ministry issues guide for planners enjoining them to limit spaces where sexes could meet unsupervised

Thu, 4 Feb 2021 05:59:42 +02:00
Israel set to exit COVID lockdown with no game plan, gambling on vaccination success
The coronavirus vaccination drive might not work as well as it should with basics not in place ■ The choice between the consequences of isolation and the risks of a particularly severe pandemic has become especially difficult to make

Thu, 4 Feb 2021 05:58:58 +02:00
Why is the Israeli military exercising in these Palestinian villages, for the first time in 7 years?
Despite explicit promises to residents of Masafer Yatta, military vehicles drive onto farmland, damaging vital crops and cisterns, during large-scale drills

Thu, 4 Feb 2021 05:58:28 +02:00
The ultra-Orthodox are drafting an old trick to dodge the draft

Thu, 4 Feb 2021 03:13:08 +02:00
Haaretz cartoon

Thu, 4 Feb 2021 02:56:42 +02:00
Israeli payments startup Payoneer to go public in Wall Street merger
The company expects growth to accelerate to 25% this year ■ SPAC deal values Payoneer at $3.3 billion

Thu, 4 Feb 2021 02:39:52 +02:00
Israel's personality parties have lost their charm

Wed, 3 Feb 2021 23:38:08 +02:00
Conservative faction likely to split from the Joint List, to run on its own in Israel's election
After talks late into the night, the three other factions comprising the alliance of Arab parties confirmed they would run together

Wed, 3 Feb 2021 23:36:42 +02:00
Robinhood phenomenon: COVID has young Israelis flocking to stock market
As the coronavirus pandemic puts many people on unpaid leave, leaving them with excess time and money on their hands, Israel sees a 44% increase in new trading accounts

Wed, 3 Feb 2021 23:33:25 +02:00
The Israeli left's Faustian pact to defeat Netanyahu

Wed, 3 Feb 2021 23:30:43 +02:00
Israeli High Court approves demolishing home of Palestinian accused of murdering settler
Israeli justices divided on the Shin Bet's opinion about the effectiveness of demolishing Palestinians' homes in preventing future terrorist attacks

Wed, 3 Feb 2021 23:02:14 +02:00
Israel attacks targets in southern Syria, state television reports
Syria's air defenses responded to 'an Israeli aggression' over the country's southern region, report says

Wed, 3 Feb 2021 22:28:52 +02:00
Lapid finally has his moment in the election ring with Netanyahu. He’ll have just one chance
For the first time in his nine years in politics, Lapid is Netanyahu’s main challenger. This election could bring him a difficult but viable majority coalition

Wed, 3 Feb 2021 21:43:02 +02:00
House to vote on removing Marjorie Taylor Greene from committees after GOP inaction
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer announces Thursday vote after GOP fails to take action against the Georgia congresswoman who has peddled conspiracy theories and endorsed calls for violence

Wed, 3 Feb 2021 21:28:28 +02:00
Fearing repeat of last year, U.S. Orthodox Jewish groups urge community to comply with COVID restrictions for Purim
Citing the experience of last year’s holiday, which became a super-spreader event, the Orthodox Union and Rabbinical Council of America are stressing the need for caution this year

Wed, 3 Feb 2021 21:19:19 +02:00
Israeli Prisoner X, intel agent turned murderer, dies at 91
Mordechai Kedar, a Military Intelligence operative, was sent to Argentina in the ‘50s to launch sabotage operations in Egypt in the guise of a businessman, but would be convicted of killing a businessman in cahoots with him

Wed, 3 Feb 2021 20:28:48 +02:00
'Ben-Hur' star, Israeli actress Haya Harareet, dies
Haya Harareet, born Haya Neuberg in Haifa to Polish immigrants, also played in the 1955 Israeli classic ‘Hill 24 Doesn’t Answer,’ was honored at Cannes and became an international star in the late ‘50s

Wed, 3 Feb 2021 19:49:29 +02:00
Syrian refugee finds new life running underground bar in Baghdad
Alaa, a Syrian national scarcely in Iraq one year, envisions a clandestine establishment that can serve as a refuge to evade the stigma of drinking alcohol in a conservative Muslim-majority society

Wed, 3 Feb 2021 19:48:08 +02:00
Israeli president’s plan to erase criminal records of women in prostitution will help very few
Organizations that advocate for people in prostitution say these records are a psychological impediment, but without getting the Israeli police on board, the proposal is ineffectual

Wed, 3 Feb 2021 19:44:58 +02:00
Jared Leto and Anne Hathaway to play WeWork founder Adam Neumann and wife Rebekah in upcoming TV show
'WeCrashed' is the second show on the Israeli-American entrepreneur in the works in addition to a movie based on an upcoming book by journalist Katrina Brooker

Wed, 3 Feb 2021 19:26:57 +02:00
Biden wants to restore America’s influence in Europe. He should start here
China and Russia are embedding themselves in the Balkans; nationalism, authoritarianism and the anti-NATO camp are rising. But it’s not too late for Biden to reassert America’s role, and influence, in this corner of Europe

Wed, 3 Feb 2021 19:02:50 +02:00
Israel election 2021: All the official party slates so far
Ahead of Thursday's deadline, the anti-Netanyahu bloc has so far resisted mergers as Benny Gantz and Meretz decide to go it alone in Israel's election

Wed, 3 Feb 2021 18:07:44 +02:00
Washington Wizards launch Hebrew Instagram for Deni Avdija's Israeli fans
This is the first Instagram account in Hebrew for an NBA team, which will also launch a Wizraeli podcast to 'feature interviews with Wizards personnel and voices from around the NBA and Israel'

Wed, 3 Feb 2021 17:30:14 +02:00
Newsmax anchor walks away from live interview with MyPillow CEO over false claims
Anchor Bob Sellers and fellow host Heather Childers had Mike Lindell on to discuss 'cancel culture' after Twitter permanently suspended his account

Wed, 3 Feb 2021 17:13:27 +02:00
Missile fired at Israeli drone over Lebanon but missed target, army says
The Hezbollah militant group fired at the drone, Lebanese security sources say

Wed, 3 Feb 2021 17:06:17 +02:00
Shira Haas becomes first Israeli TV star nominated for a Golden Globe
‘Unorthodox’ star Haas is accompanied by Sacha Baron Cohen, who got two nods for ‘Borat Subsequent Moviefilm’ and ‘The Trial of the Chicago 7’

Wed, 3 Feb 2021 15:41:16 +02:00
Israel to extend COVID vaccine drive to anyone over 16 starting Thursday
The expanded drive will make an additional 1.7 million people eligible for the vaccine, as the daily rate of inoculation falls by almost half

Wed, 3 Feb 2021 15:15:17 +02:00
Israel election: At Netanyahu's urging, Kahanist party joins forces with far-right slate
Itamar Ben-Gvir's Otzma Yehudit party joins forces with Bezalel Smotrich's National Union Party, with the Kahanist leader set to take the third slot on the list for the fourth Israeli election in two years

Wed, 3 Feb 2021 15:08:15 +02:00
Democrat lawmaker: Antisemitism can’t be beat unless Palestinian rights are respected
Rep. Andy Levin from Michigan also wants the Biden administration to appoint a special envoy to combat antisemitism, someone who recognizes the broader far-right threat

Wed, 3 Feb 2021 15:04:05 +02:00
Pfizer vaccine is just as effective against COVID U.K. strain, Israeli data shows
New studies by Israeli HMO based on patient data demonstrate coronavirus vaccine effectiveness in real world

Wed, 3 Feb 2021 13:44:53 +02:00
He was a hacker by 15. Now this Israeli wants to revolutionize cybersecurity
In tenth grade, when he got his first cell phone, Pavel Gurvich discovered his first security flaw. It wouldn't be his last. Today, he and the company he founded, Guardicore, are trying to take over the cybersecurity market

Wed, 3 Feb 2021 13:07:28 +02:00
U.S. Chabad rabbi fired for barrage of anti-vaccine social media posts
Hasidic organization's regional director calls Rabbi Michoel Green's statements, including on COVID-19 jab, 'extremely reckless and potentially dangerous'

Wed, 3 Feb 2021 13:04:06 +02:00
The GOP isn’t big enough for Jews and for Marjorie Taylor Greene's Jew-hate
Republicans’ disinterest in ostracizing Rep Marjorie Taylor Greene, an extremist who proudly peddles antisemitic conspiracies, is devastating for Jewish conservatives

Wed, 3 Feb 2021 12:51:53 +02:00
Pentagon chief purges defense boards; Trump loyalists out
During the last two months of his tenure, former acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller removed a number of key officials and replaced many with loyalists of former President Donald Trump

Wed, 3 Feb 2021 12:42:01 +02:00
House Republican lawmakers seek to remove Omar from committee assignments, reports Fox News
Move appears to be response to Congressional Democrats on Monday saying they would seek to strip conspiracy theory-backing Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene from her committee assignments

Wed, 3 Feb 2021 12:31:09 +02:00
Good governance group is seeking U.S. government probe linked to Israel
The Movement for Quality Government has hired a D.C. law firm and appears to be seeking to have Prime Minister Netanyahu investigated in the U.S. over Israel’s purchase of German submarines and his ties to his cousin Nathan Milikowsky

Wed, 3 Feb 2021 12:05:07 +02:00
Tarnished by its Gaza rule, Hamas may struggle in Palestinian elections
'Every year, the situation is getting from bad to worse. People don’t have money to buy the basic things,' says Gaza merchant, while it still remains to be seen whether the elections decreed by Abbas will actually be held

Wed, 3 Feb 2021 11:12:57 +02:00
This picture shows how Israel's COVID battle is spiraling out of control
Even if the lockdown is extended – given the current state of enforcement and lack of law and order – no miracle can be expected that would significantly curb Israel's coronavirus infection rates in a week

Wed, 3 Feb 2021 10:30:24 +02:00
Joining Netanyahu 'was a mistake,' admits Labor minister in resignation post
After talks on joining Gantz's Kahol Lavan party fail, Itzik Shmuli announces he would take 'a time out' from politics

Wed, 3 Feb 2021 09:39:01 +02:00
In reversal, Israel lets high school students submit research proposals in Arabic
The Education Ministry announced the change in the wake of a Haaretz report that such proposals needed to be submitted in Hebrew, even though the papers themselves could be written in Arabic

Wed, 3 Feb 2021 06:19:22 +02:00
Emboldened Labor and Meretz nix last-minute merger, hoping both will get enough votes
Parties plan to run markedly different campaigns to distinguish themselves from each other, as latest polls find both with enough support to enter the Knesset in Israel's March election

Wed, 3 Feb 2021 06:19:02 +02:00
Israel has not indicted anyone for holding illegal gathering during pandemic
Despite procedure to make it easier to indict someone for organizing illegal gathering, only indictment has been against someone who attended party while infected

Wed, 3 Feb 2021 06:18:38 +02:00
Israel's vaccine drive losing steam as number of daily jabs drops by half in one week
The slowdown, which health workers believe stems in part from young people's view that coronavirus poses only a minor risk to them, could foil plans to fully immunize 5 million Israelis by April

Wed, 3 Feb 2021 05:27:19 +02:00
Closure of branches and simplifying of menus: Israel's post-COVID café industry
Turnover in cafés cratered from 6 billion shekels ($1.8 billion) in 2019 to 2.75 billion shekels in 2020

Wed, 3 Feb 2021 05:07:38 +02:00
Rights groups, lawmakers urge reversal of Trump's sanctions reprieve for Israeli mining tycoon
Human Rights Watch, Oxfam and Biden cabinet members call on President Biden to reverse move to ease sanctions on Dan Gertler

Wed, 3 Feb 2021 04:13:58 +02:00
Tesla enters Israeli market, prices lower than expected
Tesla's new Hebrew site invites customers to order cars for delivery in March, with plans to target the mainstream market

Wed, 3 Feb 2021 03:44:42 +02:00
Netanyahu borrows a page from tyrants to divert attention from trial

Wed, 3 Feb 2021 03:25:56 +02:00
Israeli Arabs are being killed in droves

Wed, 3 Feb 2021 03:11:45 +02:00
Hundreds protest after funeral of Israeli Arab killed by crossfire during police shootout
22-year-old nursing student was killed when he went outside to see the reason for the noise during a shootout between police and suspects

Wed, 3 Feb 2021 02:23:48 +02:00
In first since 2008, Israel convicts rabbi of incitement, encouraging hate crimes
Rabbi Yosef Elitzur, from the West Bank settlement of Yitzhar, praised hate crimes against Palestinians in 2013 in two opinion pieces

Tue, 2 Feb 2021 23:11:48 +02:00
Israel's normalization pacts not a substitute for peace with Palestinians, State Dept. says
In first press briefing, State Department Spokesman Ned Price confirms aid to Palestinians will resume 'very quickly,' urges regional powers to build bridges in order to achieve Israeli-Palestinian peace

Tue, 2 Feb 2021 23:08:00 +02:00
Israel invests $4 million for Arabs in high-tech
The Economy Ministry is giving incentives to employers to hire students or fresh graduates who are Israeli Arab, Druze, Bedouin or Circassian

Tue, 2 Feb 2021 22:54:10 +02:00
Democrats, Republicans tell U.S. Jews: We'll work together to combat antisemitism
'It is not a bipartisan issue, it is a nonpartisan issue,' said co-chair of the Senate's Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Anti-semitism, Republican Senator James Lankford

Tue, 2 Feb 2021 22:47:08 +02:00
'Everyone's a target': Israeli Arab city mourns a shooting victim and a lost sense of security
Years of neglect have created an unlivable situation, Tamra residents say, as the death of an innocent bystander in a police shootout attracts thousands of saddened and angry mourners

Tue, 2 Feb 2021 22:13:12 +02:00
Israel denies East Jerusalem resident's citizenship because his home 'doesn't make sense'
The toothbrushes seemed too new, there were too many cleaning products: Wasim Masis' case gives an insight into the many hurdles Jerusalem's Palestinians face when they apply to become Israeli citizens

Tue, 2 Feb 2021 22:00:41 +02:00
Labor makes a comeback in latest election poll, giving anti-Netanyahu bloc clear majority
The prime minister's Likud loses some support ■ Far-right alliance could score six seats, Yamina ten ■ United Arab List solo run might still take it into the Knesset

Tue, 2 Feb 2021 21:45:50 +02:00
U.S. Democrats 'heartened' by Israel's vaccine delivery to Palestinians, urge further cooperation
'Entire population in West Bank, Gaza must also be covered,' progressive lawmaker Jamaal Bowman says

Tue, 2 Feb 2021 21:27:26 +02:00
Bangladesh bought Israeli spytech, despite lack of diplomatic ties, Al Jazeera reports
An investigation by Al Jazeera claims that Bangladesh made a deal with Israeli spytech firm Picsix through a middleman: ‘The technology is very aggressive and intrusive’

Tue, 2 Feb 2021 21:15:47 +02:00
Palestinians give first vaccines after Israel shares supply
While Israel is on course to vaccinate its entire population by the end of March, the Palestinians are likely to contend with major procurement and delivery problems for months

Tue, 2 Feb 2021 20:52:11 +02:00
U.S. Senate confirms Buttigieg to head Transportation Department
Buttigieg becomes the first openly gay Senate-confirmed Cabinet secretary

Tue, 2 Feb 2021 20:22:35 +02:00
'Breaking point': COVID violations drive a wedge between Israel's ultra-Orthodox factions
Some moderate Israeli ultra-Orthodox say extremists' refusal to comply with coronavirus regulations will change the status quo in the upcoming election

Tue, 2 Feb 2021 20:04:18 +02:00
Netanyahu appoints Steve Bannon protege to lead his election campaign
Former Breitbart reporter Aaron Klein has been dubbed ‘the Bibi whisperer’ by the Israeli media and has been working full-time for the PM as a strategic adviser since June 2020

Tue, 2 Feb 2021 19:37:01 +02:00
How media personalities became the Israeli left’s new generals
Three parties on the left or center of Israeli politics are now headed by former television stars who all learned their craft on live TV – and it’s no coincidence

Tue, 2 Feb 2021 18:35:21 +02:00
Study suggests Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine less effective against S.African variant
Britain and many other countries have begun rolling out the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine to try to stem the spread of the pandemic disease

Tue, 2 Feb 2021 18:31:30 +02:00
Trying to oust Netanyahu, the Israeli left shoots itself in the foot

Tue, 2 Feb 2021 18:15:42 +02:00
Study: Russia's Sputnik V vaccine appears safe, effective
Researchers said that based on a fall trial involving about 20,000 people in Russia, the vaccine is about 91% effective and appears to prevent inoculated individuals from becoming severely ill with COVID-19

Tue, 2 Feb 2021 18:12:33 +02:00
This figure shows the incomprehensible COVID failure of Israel’s education system
Israel is the only OECD country that never fully reopened its school system. For many pupils, especially between the fifth and tenth grades, school exists only in the distant past and the uncertain future

Tue, 2 Feb 2021 18:09:53 +02:00
U.K. virus variant has developed concerning new mutation
The E484K mutation, which occurs on the spike protein of the virus, is the same change as has been seen in the South African and Brazilian variants

Tue, 2 Feb 2021 18:05:33 +02:00
Jewish baker iced out of Dutch political party — over her X-rated cakes
'We live in the Netherlands, not in the Middle Ages,' said Jolisa Brouwer, who had been chosen for the No. 3 slot on Islamic party’s ticket in next month’s national elections

Tue, 2 Feb 2021 17:55:55 +02:00
Israeli cyber firm sold spytech to South Sudan, investigation finds
Amnesty International reveals South Sudan is waging an aggressive campaign against journalists, human rights activists and critics – and Verint's spy-tech plays a role

Tue, 2 Feb 2021 17:51:16 +02:00
Yair Zakovitch, 'one of the world's most original Bible researchers,' to receive Israel Prize
The Hebrew University's Prof. Zakovitch has 'developed an exceptional method for identifying interrelationships between the books of the Bible, through word games and interweaving of motifs,' prize committee says

Tue, 2 Feb 2021 17:34:15 +02:00
Trump aimed mob 'like a loaded cannon' at Capitol, Democrats argue in impeachment
The nine House Democrats, known as House impeachment managers, in their brief also rejected Republican claims that it would be unconstitutional to put Trump on trial in the Senate since he is a private citizen

Tue, 2 Feb 2021 17:26:03 +02:00
'Patriot Party' Trump supporter groups grow rapidly on Facebook, study finds
The online campaign for a proposed alternative to the Republican Party has heavily promoted 'Stop the Steal' events throughout the country, including the violent siege of Capitol Hill on Jan.

Tue, 2 Feb 2021 16:52:06 +02:00
Iran deepens breach of nuclear deal at underground enrichment site
Iran denies any intent to weaponise enrichment. The nuclear deal sets a limit of 3.67% enrichment purity, suitable for producing civilian nuclear energy and far below the 90% that is weapons-grade

Tue, 2 Feb 2021 16:13:02 +02:00
Israeli public defenders petition top court in bid to lower conviction rate
A judge can now only issue a non-conviction when the convicted party has committed a crime that isn't considered 'serious,' or if there is proof that convicting would cause 'tangible harm'

Tue, 2 Feb 2021 15:00:23 +02:00
'I paid a personal heavy price': Diaspora minister from Gantz's party won't run in Israel's March election
Omer Yankelevich becomes the latest in a long string of Kahol Lavan lawmakers to leave the party

Tue, 2 Feb 2021 14:42:47 +02:00
Reddit vs. Wall Street: Hedge fund body alarmed by retail investor frenzy 'distortions'
U.S. Democratic lawmaker Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, said last week that people felt 'everyday people' were finally able to 'get back' at those who had all the marbles on Wall Street

Tue, 2 Feb 2021 14:23:44 +02:00
Israeli Arabs explain why they might vote Netanyahu
Voting for niche parties is futile and they’re sick of empty promises. They haven’t forgotten who Netanyahu is, but they want influence from the inside

Tue, 2 Feb 2021 14:17:43 +02:00
COVID has left New York down, but it's still far from out
After eight weeks in a city paralyzed by coronavirus, I’m more certain than ever than that big cities are here to stay

Tue, 2 Feb 2021 14:09:35 +02:00
A revolutionary Palestinian poet who saw Jews as brothers
'I do not deny any right / Whatever it would be / Of your Jews, Israel,' wrote Tawfiq Zayyad in 1970. A new biography about his life examines his important work

Tue, 2 Feb 2021 14:07:27 +02:00
'He invited us': Accused Capitol rioters blame Trump in novel legal defense
Trump took to a stage near the White House and exhorted supporters to 'fight' - using the word more than 20 times

Tue, 2 Feb 2021 13:57:43 +02:00
Ocasio-Cortez recalls Jan. 6 attack, wants Republicans held to account
Democratic Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez described being terrified for her life during the storming of the U.S. Capitol and later revealed she is 'a survivor of sexual assault'

Tue, 2 Feb 2021 13:50:33 +02:00
Israeli minister sees 6-month Iran nuclear breakout, longer than Blinken projection
Energy minister Yuval Steinitz says the Trump administration 'seriously damaged Iran's nuclear project and entire force build-up'

Tue, 2 Feb 2021 13:37:48 +02:00
Twitter says Turkish minister's LGBT comments about protesters 'hateful conduct'
Turkey's government has harshly criticized recent protests, with President Erdogan praising his party's youth wing on Monday for 'not being the LGBT youth'

Tue, 2 Feb 2021 13:24:27 +02:00
In worrying trend, COVID spread in Israel rising again despite lockdown, vaccines
Israel has seen a decline in the average number of people each COVID carrier infects, but in recent days it has risen to nearly 1, while the number of seriously ill patients over age 60 decreases

Tue, 2 Feb 2021 13:19:06 +02:00
Why Netanyahu was not on Biden’s first round of calls as president
Biden has already spoken to eight heads of state – the leaders of Canada, Mexico, Britain, France, Germany, NATO, Russia and Japan

Tue, 2 Feb 2021 13:10:54 +02:00
In reversal, Israeli military chief backs sealing defense pact with U.S.
Defense officials have argued for decades that such a pact would constrain Israel’s military operations. Former defense official says military chief Kochavi likely pressured to change position

Tue, 2 Feb 2021 13:06:22 +02:00
Facebook draws ire after employee says the site could police the term ‘Zionists’
Facebook debuted a new pop-up last week aimed at combating Holocaust denial on the platform

Tue, 2 Feb 2021 13:00:51 +02:00
Pandemic’s deadliest month in U.S. ends with signs of progress
The U.S. death toll has climbed past 440,000, with over 95,000 lives lost in January alone. Deaths are running at about 3,150 per day on average

Tue, 2 Feb 2021 12:50:38 +02:00
McConnell rips into QAnon-affiliated congresswoman: 'Loony lies' a 'cancer for the GOP'
Freshman Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene responded to McConnell on Twitter, suggesting that 'the real cancer for the GOP is weak Republicans who only know how to lose gracefully'

Tue, 2 Feb 2021 12:44:39 +02:00
Pakistan orders off death row man acquitted of beheading U.S. journalist Daniel Pearl
The U.S. has said that it would seek Ahmad Saeed Omar Sheikh's extradition if his acquittal is upheld



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