Israel
Undertakers, rabbis join global fight promoting COVID shots
World
December 28, 2021
Undertakers, rabbis join global fight promoting COVID shots
In Germany, Lutheran pastors are offering COVID-19 shots inside churches. In Israel’s science-skeptical ultra-Orthodox community, trusted rabbis are trying to…
Israel sets goal of doubling number of Jewish settlers on Golan Heights
Middle East
December 27, 2021
Israel sets goal of doubling number of Jewish settlers on Golan Heights
JERUSALEM, Dec 26 (Reuters) – Israel’s government set a goal on Sunday of doubling the number of Jewish settlers in…
Bethlehem celebrates muted Christmas with few pilgrims to bring cheer
World
December 26, 2021
Bethlehem celebrates muted Christmas with few pilgrims to bring cheer
BETHLEHEM, Dec 25 (Reuters) – The bells of Bethlehem rang out under grey skies on Christmas morning across streets whose…
Bethlehem celebrates muted Christmas with few pilgrims to bring cheer
Middle East
December 25, 2021
Bethlehem celebrates muted Christmas with few pilgrims to bring cheer
BETHLEHEM, Dec 25 (Reuters) – The bells of Bethlehem rang out under grey skies on Christmas morning across streets whose…
Live updates: Israeli man detained in Thailand over virus
Middle East
December 23, 2021
Live updates: Israeli man detained in Thailand over virus
BANGKOK — Officials in Thailand say an Israeli tourist who was the subject of a nationwide police manhunt after breaking…
Coronavirus digest: Israel plans 4th vaccine shot to over 60s
Middle East
December 22, 2021
Coronavirus digest: Israel plans 4th vaccine shot to over 60s
Israel has announced it plans to roll out a fourth dose of the coronavirus vaccine to medical personnel and people…
Israel to offer fourth COVID-19 vaccine dose in bid to outpace Omicron
Middle East
December 22, 2021
Israel to offer fourth COVID-19 vaccine dose in bid to outpace Omicron
JERUSALEM, Dec 22 (Reuters) – Israel is to offer a fourth dose of a COVID-19 vaccine to people older than…
Israel to ban travel to US, Canada over omicron variant
Middle East
December 20, 2021
Israel to ban travel to US, Canada over omicron variant
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli ministers on Monday agreed to ban travel to the United States, Canada and eight other countries…
Iran pledges ‘crushing’ response against any Israeli attack – Nournews
Middle East
December 20, 2021
Iran pledges ‘crushing’ response against any Israeli attack – Nournews
DUBAI, Dec 20 (Reuters) – Iran will retaliate with a “crushing” response against any Israeli attack, a commander said according…
Defiant in war and isolation, Hamas plays long game in Gaza
Middle East
December 20, 2021
Defiant in war and isolation, Hamas plays long game in Gaza
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Each month, hundreds of trucks heavy with fuel, cement and other goods cross a plowed…