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Recall supporters say they will submit petition signatures required to place the fate of Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón on the election ballot. By Jonathan Lloyd   A group behind an effort to recall Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón plans to submit petition signatures Wednesday at...

There are some, say the Talmud, who acquire their world in an hour and others who lose it in an hour. No example of the latter is more arresting and bewildering than the famous episode in this week’s parsha. The people have asked for...

JERUSALEM (JNS) – Israel’s Economy and Industry Minister announced on Tuesday that Israel will reopen its economic office in Istanbul, Turkey, on August 1, after the office’s activities were drastically reduced in 2019. The return of an Israeli economic attaché in Istanbul will affect about...

Mosaic in Lower Galilee depicts Book of Judges episode in which the two women defeat Canaanite general Sisera.  By World Israel News Staff A team of archeologists have unearthed nearly 1,600-year-old mosaics in an ancient Jewish synagogue at Huqoq in Israel’s Lower Galilee, in the first...

Hebrew University's ViroBlock announces preliminary success of anti-viral drug platform. ViroBlock, a startup company founded by Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HU) researchers, has developed a new drug platform for rapidly generating anti-viral drugs that target proteins common to all viruses. "Currently, there are no efficient, validated...

The psycho accused of spraying gunfire into a Chicago-area Independence Day parade from a rooftop, killing at least seven people and wounding dozens more, has confessed to the attack and to considering a second shooting later that day, authorities said today. The suspect, Robert Crimo...

A video on Twitter showed protesters in Ontario waving Palestinian flags and chanting “Free, free Palestine,” as well as “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free.” (July 6, 2022 / JNS) Pro-Palestinian protesters shouted “Free, free Palestine” while harassing Jewish shoppers with anti-Semitic slurs on...

The Food and Drug Administration issued an administrative stay Tuesday on the order it issued last month for vaping company Juul to pull its electronic cigarettes from the market. The agency said on Twitter that the stay temporarily suspends the marketing denial order while it...

WASHINGTON (AP) — NASA said Tuesday it has lost contact with a $32.7 million spacecraft headed to the moon to test out a lopsided lunar orbit, but agency engineers are hopeful they can fix the problem. After one successful communication and a second partial one...

The multi-national ice cream company said its board voted 5-2 to sue, with the two Unilever appointees dissenting. By TOVAH LAZAROFF, REUTERS Ben & Jerry’s on Tuesday sued its parent Unilever Plc to block the sale of its Israeli business to a local licensee, saying it was inconsistent...

By CNS Author Published July 4, 2022 2:06PM Updated July 5, 2022 8:08AM   LOS ANGELES COUNTY, Calif. - Los Angeles County health officials Monday reported 15,413 new cases of COVID-19 and 18 additional deaths linked to the virus over the three-day Fourth of July weekend. The county Department of Public Health reported 5,865 cases for Saturday,...

BRUSSELS (AP) — The 30 NATO allies signed off on the accession protocols for Sweden and Finland on Tuesday, sending the membership bids of the two nations to the alliance capitals for legislative approvals — and possible political trouble in Turkey. The move further increases...

By Aryeh Savir/TPS • 5 July, 2022   Jerusalem, 5 July, 2022 (TPS) -- The IDF foiled on Tuesday an attempt by smugglers on the Egyptian border to traffic about NIS three million worth of cocaine into Israel, the third such interception in a week’s time. An IDF spokesman...

Hamas attempted to install spyware on the cellular phones of Israeli soldiers via fake social media accounts, the Israel Defense Forces has announced. The terror group would try to initiate chats with Israeli forces on various subjects, from soccer to dating, the IDF said in...

In the course of their research, scientists found that the neurological effects of long-COVID were strikingly similar to Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. By JERUSALEM POST STAFF Researchers in Australia and Luxembourg may have determined the cause of the neurological effects of long-COVID, including brain fog. COVID-19 is a respiratory disease whose...

MOSCOW (JNS) – Russia has ordered the Jewish Agency to modify its operations inside the country, in a move that could hamper the organization’s ability to function, according to Israeli media reports. The move comes amid tensions centered on Israel’s position on the war in...

The annual celebration features floats, including Chabad’s giant menorah, marching bands and other special entertainment, and draws a crowd of thousands. BY MENDEL SUPER AND MENACHEM POSNER (July 5, 2022 / Chabad.org/News) CHICAGO—As the Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, Ill., commenced heading down Central Avenue in one of...

By Gil Tanenbaum/TPS • 5 July, 2022 Jerusalem, 5 July, 2022 (TPS) -- Israel’s Prime Minister Yair Lapid met with French President Emmanuel Macron Tuesday afternoon at the Elysee Palace in Paris. In public remarks, Lapid spoke largely about the continuing threat posed to world security by...

The second-wealthiest person in the world, among others, slammed the president for blaming gas companies for the outrageously high cost at the pump. By World Israel News Staff Republican politicians and others, including Jeff Bezos, were infuriated by U.S. President Joe Biden’s remarks concerning the rising...

'In difficult times, we go to spiritual leaders, to ask for a blessing,' NYC Mayor Adams says, visiting Lubavitcher Rebbe's gravesite with Israel's Amb. Erdan. New York City Mayor Eric Adams visited the gravesite of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, explaining that "in...