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Public Security Minister Omer Bar-Lev (Labor), who received a Shin Bet security detail earlier this week due to death threats against him after he besmirched the “settler” community, blamed the

With temperatures in normally mild Seattle dropping well below freezing, Kaety West walked a short distance in the snow from the tent where she usually stays to find refuge at

A bird flu outbreak in northern Israel has killed at least 5,200 migratory cranes and forced farmers to slaughter hundreds of thousands of chickens as authorities try to contain what

Syria said Monday that Israel’s plan to double the settlement in the Israeli Golan Heights is “dangerous and unprecedented” and only perpetuates its “occupation of the territory.” Prime Minister Naftali

The Vaad HaKashrus of Crown Heights has issued an urgent warning over red peppers being sold in many kosher supermarkets that originate in Israel and are products of Shemitta. “We

Israel Defense Minister Benny Gantz hosted Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas today at his home in Rosh HaAyin to discuss “economic and security issues.” This is the first time Abbas has

Video released Monday showed Los Angeles police firing at a man suspected of assaulting customers last week at a clothing store, a shooting that also killed a 14-year-old girl hiding

Israeli missiles fired from the Mediterranean struck the Syrian port of Latakia early Tuesday, igniting a fire in the container terminal, Syrian state media reported, in the second such attack

A Jewish realtor showing a home to prospective buyers was shot and killed in Florida by a disgruntled former tenant who mistook her for the homeowner. Sarah Mitchell-Trost A”H, a

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the top U.S. infectious disease expert, said Monday the nation should consider a vaccination mandate for domestic air travel, signaling a potential embrace of an idea the

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North Korea opened a key political conference Monday to review past projects and discuss new policies amid the pandemic and a diplomatic deadlock with the United States. The official Korean

Emergency warming shelters were open throughout western Washington and Oregon as temperatures plunged into the teens and forecasters said an arctic blast would last for several days. Sunday’s snow showers

About two dozen sailors on a U.S. Navy warship — or roughly 25% of the crew — have now tested positive for COVID-19, keeping the ship sidelined in port at

Tragedy struck the Toms River and Lakewood communities on Tuesday morning, as word spread of a serious crash that took the life of a young girl. As YWN had reported

Australia’s Victoria and Queensland states reported record levels of new daily coronavirus infections on Tuesday as pressure on testing centers prompted calls for wider use of rapid antigen tests. Queensland

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