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Coronavirus

COVID variant spreads to more countries as world on alert

(AP) — The new potentially more contagious omicron variant of the coronavirus popped up in more European countries on Saturday, just days after being identified in South Africa, leaving governments around the world scrambling to stop the spread. The U.K. on Saturday tightened its rules on mask-wearing and on testing of international arrivals after finding […]

News Politics

High inflation? Low polling? White House blames the pandemic

(AP) — Inflation is soaring, businesses are struggling to hire and President Joe Biden’s poll numbers have been in free fall. The White House sees a common culprit for it all: COVID-19. Biden’s team views the pandemic as the root cause of both the nation’s malaise and his own political woes. Finally controlling COVID-19, the […]

Israel News News

Thousands in Jordan protest water deal with Israel, ‘the enemy’

By World Israel News Staff Israel and Jordan have signed a mutually beneficial deal this week in which Israel will build a giant solar farm in the Jordanian desert in exchange for providing Jordan with more water. The deal was signed in the UAE between the two countries’ energy ministers, said Eyal Hulata, Israeli national […]

National News News

In wake of antisemitic incidents, Hanukkah menorah-lightings evoke Jewish pride

By Sarah Ogince, JNS.org The North MoPac Expressway runs up Austin’s west side, a busy, eight-lane artery that speaks to the city’s expanding suburbs and the extravagant consumption of space that is uniquely Texan. It’s not a place that seems conducive to antisemitic demonstrations—or demonstrations of any kind, for that matter. But late last month, […]

News Politics

Omar demands action against Republican over anti-Muslim language

(A7) Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) on Friday called for House leaders to take “appropriate action” against Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) who she accused of using anti-Muslim language in describing a recent encounter she had with Omar at the US Capitol, The Associated Press. According to a video clip posted by a Twitter account called PatriotTakes, […]

Israel News News

PM Bennett Lights Hanukkah Candles at Western Wall

Israeli Premier lights first candle of Hanukkah at the Western Wall By: Yoni Kempinski Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett visited the Western Wall Plaza Sunday evening, lighting the candles to mark the first night of the Hanukkah festival. The event was hosted by Rabbi Shmuel Rabinovitch, the Chief Rabbi of the Western Wall, and Mordechai […]

International News News

Israel Behind Cyberattack On Iranian Gas Stations, Say US Officials

(JNS) – Israel was behind a cyberattack on Iran’s fuel distribution system in late October that paralyzed the Islamic Republic’s 4,300 gas stations, according to the New York Times. The report, published over the weekend, quoted two U.S. defense officials speaking on condition of anonymity. The attack came on the heels of previous cyberattacks in […]

National News News

Looters Ransack Numerous Retailers Across USA On Thanksgiving Week, Security Guard Killed

NICK GILBERTSON Groups of looters ransacked shopping centers and retailers around the country throughout Thanksgiving week following last weekend’s full-fledged stealing bonanza in California’s Bay Area. A Sunglass Hut at the Del Monte shopping center in Monterey, California, was hit by a group of four on Friday, who stole an estimated $30,000 in sunglasses, police […]

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