In low-profile outreach, Israeli officials reportedly ‘testing the waters’ with Turkish premier, who, they believe, is afraid of Biden.
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US, Israel vote against UN 2021 budget
In rare move, both Israel and US vote against passage of UN budget in protest against continued anti-Israel bias at the UN.
Even While it Was Happening, it Wasn’t Happening
Was there really such a year as 2020?
Life’s trials and tribulations reason to shed vanity, focus on crucial matters, says Putin
The residents of the Kamchatka Peninsula were the first audience in Russia to hear the president’s message minutes before midnight.
New Year’s festivities worldwide muted by COVID as curtain draws on 2020
Some major cities cancel or scale-back revelries due to pandemic, while others push on with celebrations as if it were any other year.
Police station commander indicted for slapping haredi boy without reason or justification
Lev HaBira station Commander indicted for two counts of assault after attacking haredi boy and another demonstrator in Jerusalem.
Israeli Holocaust survivors with dementia don’t get the government aid they’re entitled to
Some 3,440 survivors who are entitled to thousands of shekels a year are not receiving aid either because they are unable to submit the required forms or are unaware that they qualify.
Paris police chief faces backlash for including Trotsky quote in New Year greetings card
Paris police chief, Didier Lallement, has caused a stir after quoting Marxist revolutionary Leon Trotsky in his official New Year greetings cards, sent out to hundreds of elected officials and institutions across the region.
France imposes New Year’s curfew, will deploy 100,000 police to enforce it
Like other European countries, France will see muted celebrations for New Year’s Eve amid the pandemic. Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin has ordered a visible security presence in city centres and flashpoint suburbs from 20:00, when the curfew begins.
MDA purchases dozens of refrigerators to store COVID vaccines
“We purchased dozens of refrigerators which will allow MDA personnel to ensure the safety of the vaccine in every way possible.”
2020: The Year We Lost our Common Sense, Courage and Civil Liberties
Such a system of totalitarian control, should it ever come into fruition, will have achieved in mere months what fascism could not in years: the pacification and unification of a great swath of the world’s population not by bayonet, but by syringe.
Rift in Israeli ultra-Orthodox party may impact Netanyahu’s Election Math
Within this political drama, the ultra-Orthodox parties are usually considered an island of stability. But over the past few days, this has been revealed as an optical illusion.
21-year-old from Boston becomes Israel’s first US-raised female Air Force pilot
Lt. O. one of 2 women in her class to pass grueling 3-year training course; will fly Boeing 707 in aerial refueling, cargo operations.
Running low on vaccines, Israel may stop giving 1st doses for short period
Supplies will run out in 10 days at current pace, Channel 13 says; plan would see 2nd doses get priority for 2-week period; health minister warns current lockdown ‘a Swiss cheese’.
Russia is developing world’s first COVID-19 antidote, preclinical studies show drug effectiveness of more than 99%
Russia’s Federal Medical and Biological Agency (FMBA) has announced the development of a drug to fight against COVID-19, which would become the world’s first direct-acting antiviral antidote if clinical trials are successful.
Pollard traveled to Israel on Sheldon Adelson’s private jet
Jonathan Pollard and his wife flown from Newark, New Jersey to Israel onboard Adelson’s private Boeing 737 VIP.