Giorno: 22 Agosto 2021

Israel kicks off COVID antibody testing of 1.4 million children

Read More A national antibody survey among 3- to 12-year-olds is slated to kick off on Sunday in municipalities around the country, in a bid to measure the extent to which the coronavirus spread undetected among the country’s children over the past year and a half. The survey is a joint project of the Health […]

Bennett vows to ‘even the score’ after soldier wounded on Gaza border

Read More Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said that Israel “will even the score” against those who harm its soldiers and citizens, a day after a Border Police officer was critically wounded in Saturday’s Gaza border protests. Speaking in a government meeting, Bennett said that “the Israel Defense Forces is ready for any scenario.” Border Police […]

Twitter suspends DeSantis press secretary who urged followers to ‘light up’ reporter

Post Content A spokeswoman for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis allegedly harassed a reporter via Twitter — so the social media platform temporarily shuttered her account due to “abusive behavior.” Christina Pushaw apparently disagreed with a Tuesday story from Associated Press reporter Brendan Farrington, about a multimillion dollar DeSantis donor who also invested in a company […]

Rev. Jesse Jackson, wife Jacqueline hospitalized for COVID

Post Content The Rev. Jesse Jackson, a famed civil rights leader and two-time presidential candidate, and his wife, Jacqueline, have been hospitalized after testing positive for COVID-19, according to a statement Saturday. Jesse Jackson, 79, is vaccinated against the virus and received his first dose in January during a publicized event as he urged others […]

Iranian oil shipment to Lebanon poses new challenge for Israel

Read More The impression of senior Israelis who have met with their American counterparts is that the Biden administration is focusing on three main missions, all beginning with C: COVID, climate and China. Too bad for Afghanistan, which the United States abandoned this week, that it doesn’t make the shortlist. Israel will try to add […]

Israel to announce Sunday when schools will reopen

Read More The coronavirus cabinet is convening on Sunday and expected to announce the start date of the new school year. The cabinet is weighing whether to begin the year on September 1 as usual, postpone opening schools by a few days or until after the High Holiday. The hope is that parents over 30 […]

‘There’s nothing religious people fear more than gay men’

Read More Ten minutes into our phone conversation, Daniel Zamir breaks down. In a shattered voice, he recounts how on the same morning we met two weeks earlier for a sit-down interview, he was invited to lead the prayers at the Shtiblach synagogue in Jerusalem’s Katamon neighborhood, where he is a regular. However, in the […]

UK Says Russia, China Needed for ‘Moderating Influence’ Over Taliban

Read More Britain’s Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab walks outside the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office in London on Aug. 20, 2021. (Peter Nicholls/Reuters) Britain would have to turn to Russia and China to exercise a “moderating influence” over the Taliban, despite a mistrust between the UK and those governments, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said. “We’re […]