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Times Of Israel

Wed, 05 May 2021 08:23:11 +0000
Pfizer to seek FDA approval to vaccinate children ages 2-11
Meanwhile, US agency expected to authorize company's COVID-19 shots for ages 12 to 15 by early next week

Wed, 05 May 2021 08:12:07 +0000
Netanyahu said to curb Temple Mount access in deal with ultra-conservative rabbi
Activists pushing for Jewish access to Jerusalem holy site claim recent closure to Jews came in exchange for Rabbi Tsvi Tau's support for government backed by Islamist Ra'am party

Wed, 05 May 2021 08:08:55 +0000
Green groups ask High Court to halt secret UAE oil deal signed by state company
Deal signed by Europe Asia Pipeline Company with Emirati consortium 'invalid' because it wasn't approved by government or opened for consultation with public, petition charges

Wed, 05 May 2021 07:02:46 +0000
After Netanyahu fails, here’s Lapid and Bennett’s path to potential government
While Yesh Atid and Yamina leaders have cooperated in the past and have agreed Bennett will go first as PM, significant hurdles remain; coalition must rely on Islamist Ra'am party

Wed, 05 May 2021 06:36:23 +0000
Israel may toss millions of vaccines. Why won’t it give them to the PA instead?
With unwanted AstraZeneca doses on the way, and the majority of the Palestinians not vaccinated, there would seem to be a win-win solution. Except it's not that simple

Wed, 05 May 2021 08:38:30 +0000
What’s ‘Jewing down’? What’s a globalist?
Not everyone knows antisemitism when they hear it, especially the more banal terms. Luckily, there’s a quiz for that.

Wed, 05 May 2021 08:22:55 +0000
A harsh assessment of the catastrophe at Meron
When Jewish leaders abandon the ways of the Torah and resemble charlatans, it’s up to other rabbis, even know-nothings like me, to call them out

Wed, 05 May 2021 07:09:29 +0000
Take it from a fat rabbi: Nobody needs your dieting advice
I yearn for a world in which our Jewish communities can be places of belonging for bodies of every size – our fatphobic culture makes that difficult

Wed, 05 May 2021 03:46:49 +0000
Netanyahu blames Bennett, but it’s his own far-right protégés who doomed him
PM paved path to Knesset for Religious Zionism alliance, including Kahanists. Ironically if unsurprisingly, it then refused to tolerate Islamist party Ra'am, blocking his majority

Wed, 05 May 2021 03:22:17 +0000
Rivlin starts talks on new mandate to form a government, expected to tap Lapid
President has three days to choose a candidate after Netanyahu fails in first attempt; pressure mounts on Yamina's Bennett not to partner with 'change bloc' in unity government

Wed, 05 May 2021 02:26:12 +0000
The little-known ‘female Nicholas Winton’ who saved 10,000 Jewish children
A new documentary, streaming through May 19, explores how unsung heroine Truus Wijsmuller rescued thousands of youngsters from Europe during WWII at great personal risk

Wed, 05 May 2021 01:30:24 +0000
Leading Jewish Republicans differ sharply over a Biden human rights nominee
Amid fierce conservative criticism of Sarah Margon, a former Human Rights Watch official, veteran GOP foreign policy maven Elliott Abrams comes to her defense

Wed, 05 May 2021 00:56:49 +0000
Marcel Keinan, a jobs ‘guru’ in Israel for his native Brazilians, dies at 68
Keinan, among first Brazilian Jews to settle in Ra'anana, volunteered to help his fellow immigrants land their first jobs in the Israeli market

Wed, 05 May 2021 00:34:25 +0000
Damascus: Israeli airstrikes hit targets in northern Syria, killing one
Large explosions heard and a fire caused in port city of Latakia; targets also hit in Hama; state media says air defenses engaged missiles; 6 reported wounded

Tue, 04 May 2021 23:41:18 +0000
Tree of Life synagogue selects Daniel Libeskind to lead major renovation
Internationally acclaimed architect will head project to restore Pittsburgh house of worship that was the scene of deadliest antisemitic attack in US history



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