With millions of Israelis already vaccinated and infection rates in the country steadily dropping, Israel began to reopen Sunday, ending its third lockdown of the coronavirus pandemic. The reopening comes as 41 percent of the country has been fully vaccinated and 55 percent have received a first dose of the coronavirus vaccine. The reopening is…
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Israel
Israeli Orthodox politicians are again attacking Reform Jews
Israel’s two largest Orthodox political parties both released ads this week attacking Reform Jews. One video featured pictures of dogs in kippahs with a…
Food
Star chef helps Holocaust survivor recreate recipes from his youth
Visiting Yad Vashem a decade ago, Alon Shaya got to see some of the Jerusalem Holocaust museum’s culinary artifacts that aren’t always on display to the…
Israel
PLO: Hamas on board with two states and ‘peaceful’ resistance
The Palestinian Liberation Organization says it has secured Hamas’ agreement to a two-state outcome and the terrorist group’s commitment to peaceful…
Israel
Israel to start vaccinating West Bank Palestinians who work in Israel
After waves of international pressure and the failure of a plan by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel will start vaccinating Palestinian workers in…
Israel
Israeli Supreme Court recognizes non-Orthodox conversions
Israel must grant citizenship to Jews who converted to Judaism in Israel under non-Orthodox auspices, its Supreme Court ruled Monday, possibly igniting…
Israel
Israel’s plan to deliver vaccines to Palestinians is on hold
Israel’s plans to begin supplying the Palestinians with some of its surplus Covid-19 vaccine supply have been put on hold. Attorney General Avichai…
World
Masks of all kinds: Scenes from a pandemic Purim across the world
It might have felt hard for many to summon a festive mood this Purim, which was for some the first holiday to be unsettled by the pandemic and for others…
U.S.
U.S. strikes Iranian-backed targets in Syria
President Joe Biden ordered an airstrike on Iranian-backed militias in Syria, his first military action. The strike Thursday at a point near Syria’s…