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Sat, 05 Feb 2022 09:38:07 +0000
As Mideast wars encroach on UAE with Iran-backed attacks, US starts to get drawn in
US troops in Abu Dhabi have twice fired Patriot missiles in recent weeks to help intercept air assault by Yemeni Houthis, with escalation risk against background of Iran nuke talks

Sat, 05 Feb 2022 08:33:06 +0000
Storm brings rain and flooding to south as more snow falls on Hermon
Route 90 closed in both directions and motorists advised to find alternative routes; ski resort shut due to adverse weather conditions; rain set to weaken in coming days

Sat, 05 Feb 2022 07:40:02 +0000
Lured by cheap prices and luxury digs, Arab Israelis are snapping up West Bank homes
From Nablus to Jericho to Rawabi, where units cost a fraction of what they would in Israel, Arabs are leaping at the chance for investment properties, or a dream vacation home

Sat, 05 Feb 2022 07:24:39 +0000
Man charged with kidnapping worker at Bloomberg home was looking for ex-mayor’s kids
Suspect said to have been looking for billionaire's adult daughters when he kidnapped housekeeper at gunpoint; authorities say woman was unharmed

Sat, 05 Feb 2022 06:22:17 +0000
Bid to free 5-year-old Moroccan boy from well reaches nerve-wracking final stages
Rayan fell some 32 meters down the empty shaft on Tuesday afternoon; rescuers managed to deliver oxygen and water to the child but his condition is unknown; concerns of landslide

Sat, 05 Feb 2022 05:58:07 +0000
Yeshiva University’s Ryan Turell leads all college basketball players in scoring
NYT reports player hopes to go pro and also play in Israel; some experts wonder if school's record is inflated by playing in less competitive Skyline conference

Sat, 05 Feb 2022 04:45:29 +0000
US deaths from COVID hit 900,000, accelerated by Omicron
Toll compiled by Johns Hopkins shows number of Americans killed by coronavirus is greater than population of major cities like Indianapolis, San Francisco

Sat, 05 Feb 2022 03:50:20 +0000
Helen Mirren: ‘Utterly legitimate’ to question if a non-Jew should play Golda Meir
After criticism of decision to cast her in upcoming film, British actress says she too had reservations about role, warns of precedent: 'Is this really a path you want to go down?'

Sat, 05 Feb 2022 02:48:28 +0000
Gay Jewish man whose husband is a rabbi runs for Congress in deep-red West Virginia
Launching Democratic primary bid, Barry Wendell acknowledges long odds of winning election in state that voted overwhelmingly for Trump: 'As a Jew, of course I believe in miracles'

Sat, 05 Feb 2022 02:00:11 +0000
Critics of Whoopi Goldberg suspension for Holocaust remarks see missed chance by ABC
'I have to think education is more effective than public shaming and punishment,' says rabbi after 'The View' co-host argued Nazi genocide of Jews wasn't about race

Sat, 05 Feb 2022 01:09:54 +0000
26-year-old woman shot and seriously wounded in Lod ambush
Police said to suspect shooting linked to Lamis Abu Laban's divorce proceedings; mother-of-three undergoes surgery and is said to be stable

Sat, 05 Feb 2022 00:24:46 +0000
Schumer recites Shema at prayer breakfast, joins Biden’s call for unity
Senate majority leader also quotes passage from Leviticus to 'love your neighbor as yourself'; US president hails bravery of rabbi, congregants held hostage at Texas synagogue

Fri, 04 Feb 2022 23:46:50 +0000
37 members of extremist cult Lev Tahor leave Bosnia, destination unknown
Government assures 'anxious citizens' that group has gone; uncertain where it will now seek refuge; so-called 'Jewish Taliban' follow extreme and in some cases outlawed practices

Fri, 04 Feb 2022 23:19:54 +0000
Not just Filber: TV reports claim cops targeted phones of others in Netanyahu cases
One report says spyware 'apparently' also used on phone of fellow defendant Shaul Elovitch; court has given prosecutors until Tuesday to provide answers

Fri, 04 Feb 2022 22:34:24 +0000
US waives sanctions on Iran’s civil atomic program in bid to advance nuke talks
Ahead of possible make-or-break meetings, State Department says move 'also designed to serve US nonproliferation and nuclear safety interests and constrain' Tehran's nuclear work



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