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By Sara Marcus Tuesday, June 22, 2021  NEW YORK - A CDC advisory committee will be meeting this week to evaluate the risk of heart inflammation found in primarily young men after receiving the coronavirus vaccine.A higher than expected number of young men have experienced heart inflammation after...

By Aryeh Savir/TPS • 22 June, 2021 Jerusalem, By: Baruch Yedid and Aryeh Savir/TPS Israel’s police arrested early Tuesday morning six Arabs suspected of a multi-million real estate scam in eastern Jerusalem, an affair sure to send shockwaves through multiple systems. The police stated that following an undercover and complex...

American Airlines will cut hundreds of flights over the next three weeks to avoid overloading its operation as demand for summer air travel rises faster than once expected. Spokeswoman Sarah Jantz said Tuesday that the cuts could average 50 to 60 flights a day the...

The U.S. government is stepping up efforts to get younger Americans vaccinated for COVID-19 as concerns grow about the spread of a new variant that threatens to set the country back in the months ahead. The push is underway as the delta variant, first identified...

PM addresses spread of more contagious Delta variant, recommends people wear masks indoors again. Prime Minister Naftali Bennett visited Ben Gurion Airport Tuesday as Israel deals with the spread of the Delta variant of the coronavirus. "The Delta strain, the Indian strain, is spreading rapidly around...

“A person who has an issue with an Israeli flag being raised for one week here, after anti-Semitic demonstrations, should look for a new job,” said the CEO of Axel Springer Media. When some employees at Europe’s largest digital publishing house complained about an Israeli...

“This is unlike Lebanon, where there have been years of quiet,” said Col. (res.) Moshe Elad. “The reason is that Lebanon has much to lose. They have a prime minister, a state, resources, tourism.” The current Israel-Hamas ceasefire is inherently unstable; remarkable developments would need...

    Misameach families spent a beautiful fun filled evening aboard a luxury cruise ship on the Hudson River, where they experienced a much-needed dose of joy, entertainment and inspiration. Due to Covid restrictions, we had two shifts and each had hot food, singers, jugglers and...

The $898.6-million Airport Metro Connector Project is expected to be completed in 2024 and will include train platforms, a 16-bay bus plaza, a bike hub, a private vehicle drop-off zone and direct access to the LAX Automated People Mover, a 2.25-mile train system with...

Deputy parliamentary spokesman for Chancellor Angela Merkel’s CDU Party calls the move “a clear signal to our Jewish citizens.” (June 21, 2021 / JNS) The German government has agreed to ban the Hamas flag following a number of anti-Semitic incidents at anti-Israel rallies in the country last month, Deutsche...

Jeffrey Lax says a recent resolution seeks to put an end to American financial support to Israel, which is tantamount to divestment. BY ALAN ZEITLIN (June 21, 2021 / JNS) Jeffrey Lax says his nostrils are flaring. He is used to coming face to face with hate. The 47-year-old Jewish professor...

By Aryeh Savir/TPS Jerusalem, 21 June, 2021 (TPS) -- Foreign Minister Yair Lapid will travel to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) next week, his first official visit abroad and the first visit by an Israeli foreign minister to the Gulf country. Lapid will hold a two-day...

Judiciary chief Ebrahim Raisi also described himself as a “defender of human rights” when asked about his involvement in the 1988 mass execution of some 5,000 people. Iran’s president-elect said Monday he would not meet with President Joe Biden nor negotiate over Tehran’s ballistic missile...

Op-ed: Unlike NATO, South Korea and Japan, Israel has extended the strategic arm of the US with no need for US military personnel. Pre-1967 In 1948, the CIA opposed the reestablishment of the Jewish State, contending that it would be a feeble entity, unable to withstand...

BMX Freestyle rider Chelsea Wolfe identifies as a trans woman. EXCLUSIVE - BMX Freestyle rider Chelsea Wolfe, who qualified as an alternate to represent the U.S. at this year's summer Olympics in Tokyo, said last year that her goal was to win an Olympic medal...

Game-changer: High-Power Laser Weapon System significantly expands Israeli missile defenses. In a new breakthrough, an Israeli-made airborne laser system successfully intercepted a number of aerial drones, in what the Defense Ministry called a “game-changing” development. The system, referred to simply as the High-Power Laser Weapon System...

Operation Inspiration By We know that as Jews, some things are so important to remember that we have reminders almost constantly. Yetzias Mitzrayim? Multiple times per day. Creation? At least weekly when we daven and make Kiddush. We have the Shaish Zechiros, six things the...

What comes to mind when you think of summer? For me, it stirs up nostalgia of childhood feelings of freedom, knowing that those endless days were all mine to fill with family and friends as we shared the sunshine. While “adulting” doesn’t always leave...

Dealing with finances is a big part of any committed relationship and one that can affect many aspects of your life together. The good news is, you don’t need a perfect relationship or perfect finances to have productive conversations with your partner about money, so...

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Israeli folk singer Eti Ankri was forced to cancel a celebratory concert only hours before it was due to start since the law prohibits separate events from taking place in public halls. Ankri, a popular singer who became religious and now...