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Religious Zionist Party head Betzalel Smotrich on Thursday ruled out the possibility of establishing a right-wing government backed by the Islamist Ra'am party. Ra'am splintered from the Arab Joint List alliance…
AstraZeneca insists that its COVID-19 vaccine is strongly effective even after counting additional illnesses in its disputed U.S. study, the latest in an extraordinary public rift with American officials. In a…
China will make efforts to safeguard the Iran nuclear deal and defend the legitimate interests of Sino-Iranian relations, the Commerce Ministry said on Thursday. Ministry spokesman Gao Feng told a news…
With 97 percent of the vote counted as of late Wednesday afternoon, no major changes were seen likely in the aftermath of Tuesday’s inconclusive election. Yesh Atid may slip from 18…
Election officials continued counting absentee ballots on Thursday morning, with results still showing no clear path to a majority coalition for either Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s bloc or his opponents. The…
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Israel has administered two doses of COVID-19 vaccine to more than half its population, the health minister said on Thursday, a world-beating rollout that has helped the country emerge from…
The war in Syria spurred the most acute humanitarian crisis in the Middle East since World War II. Ten years after its outbreak, there are those seeking to bring the…
The Arab Islamist Ra’am party sent out conflicting messages on Wednesday regarding which bloc it might join or work with to form a coalition. Ra’am seemed to rule out a…
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Bernard Offen knows hunger and despair. From ages 10 to 16, he survived five concentration camps during the Holocaust. Now 92, Offen divides his time between California and Poland, where…
When scholars and practitioners think about what makes communities vibrant and healthy, they often think about a range of institutions such as schools and religious centers, along with public amenities…
The condition of Harav Malkiel Kotler, shlita, Rosh Yeshivah, Beth Medrash Govoha, has stabilized overnight. The Rosh Yeshivah was transferred to the Cleveland Clinic, and he is still in need…
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President Joe Biden has asked Vice President Kamala Harris to lead the administration’s efforts to handle the wave of migrants on the United States’ southern border, putting her in charge…
U.S. Supreme Court justices returned to the contentious issue of police powers on Wednesday as they grappled with whether to make it easier for officers to enter a home without…
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A skyscraper-sized cargo ship wedged across Egypt’s Suez Canal further imperiled global shipping Thursday as at least 150 other vessels needing to pass through the crucial waterway idled, waiting for…
The United States and countries around Europe are closing ranks to respond to “aggressive and coercive” behavior by China, days after the U.S. and its allies launched coordinated sanctions against…
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