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Sat, 27 Nov 2021 09:53:42 +0000
Switzerland announces new restrictions on Israelis after Omicron detection
Arrivals must quarantine for 10 days even if fully vaccinated, nation says, as world scrambles to respond to new concerning variant

Sat, 27 Nov 2021 08:24:10 +0000
Before the airlifts, Ethiopian Jews did the heavy lifting to get out of Africa
Documentary 'With No Land,' featured at the Other Israel Film Festival earlier this month, puts long-overdue focus on the resilient immigrant community rather than its 'saviors'

Sat, 27 Nov 2021 08:21:29 +0000
South African scientists brace for illness wave propelled by Omicron variant
With younger people increasingly coming in for treatment with more serious cases of COVID, doctors fear health systems could become overwhelmed

Sat, 27 Nov 2021 08:01:22 +0000
With court to debate controversial Jerusalem cable car, ministry voices opposition
Transportation Ministry says harm from controversial project will outweigh any benefits

Sat, 27 Nov 2021 06:58:01 +0000
Gold medalist Linoy Ashram on her Olympic whirlwind and becoming an Israeli icon
Ever the picture of humility, the elite athlete says she was hoping to achieve bronze — but is proud to show off her Sephardic roots in a sport dominated by Eastern Europeans

Sat, 27 Nov 2021 06:56:19 +0000
Israelis spend $220 million within 6 hours on Black Friday
Figure represents an increase of 22% on last year's purchases as part of international shopping craze

Sat, 27 Nov 2021 05:59:25 +0000
Moderna says it will develop booster shot for new COVID variant
Pharmaceutical company says it is also examining using a higher dose of its existing vaccine against new strain

Sat, 27 Nov 2021 05:50:41 +0000
Omicron variant poses ‘high to very high’ risk to Europe — EU health agency
The ECD notes 'considerable uncertainty related to transmissibility, vaccine effectiveness, risk for reinfections and other properties'

Sat, 27 Nov 2021 04:41:46 +0000
Hearing the cantor sing the prayer for IDF soldiers… in Morocco
It's easy, and not entirely wrong, to be cynical about Jerusalem's newfound ties with Rabat. But there's something earnest about them, owing to a deep cultural connection

Sat, 27 Nov 2021 04:15:37 +0000
NATO chief warns Russia of ‘costs’ if it moves on Ukraine
Russia is keeping some 90,000 troops near the border following wargames and Kyev has warned that Moscow could be plotting a coup

Sat, 27 Nov 2021 03:42:51 +0000
Police fire tear gas at Iranians protesting water shortages in city of Isfahan
Some demonstrators hit with batons, birdshot during a protest in a dry river bed; mobile internet services in area reported cut

Sat, 27 Nov 2021 02:48:52 +0000
Massachusetts lawmakers vote to require genocide education in high schools
Bill brought following revelations of antisemitic incidents, including many in local schools; Jewish groups welcome move, even though legislation does not mention Holocaust

Sat, 27 Nov 2021 02:00:04 +0000
South Africa calls travel bans over new variant ‘draconian, unjustified’
African nation, which has much lower infection rates than much of Europe, says countries must not be punished for scientific research into mutations; WHO also rejects travel bans

Sat, 27 Nov 2021 01:04:51 +0000
World races to contain new COVID threat, the Omicron variant
US, Canada, Russia, Israel and a host of other countries join European Union in restricting travel for visitors from southern Africa; 'It seems to spread rapidly,' says Biden



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