Times Of Israel
Sat, 27 Nov 2021 09:53:42 +0000Switzerland 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 +0000Before 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 +0000South 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 +0000With 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 +0000Gold 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 +0000Israelis 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 +0000Moderna 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 +0000Omicron 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 +0000Hearing 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 +0000NATO 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 +0000Police 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 +0000Massachusetts 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 +0000South 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 +0000World 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