Month: February 2021
Readout of President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Call with King Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud of Saudi Arabia – The White House
Readout of President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Call with King Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud of Saudi Arabia The White House Biden Speaks With Saudi King Amid Rumors of Damning White House Report U.S. News & World Report White House May Release Reports
Read MoreWith mere 2% vaccinated, unrecognized Bedouin villages are an Israeli blind spot
Off the national grid and with conspiracy theories and fears of inoculation running rampant, few have elected to get the shots to protect themselves from COVID-19
Read MoreBriton jailed for sneaking out of Singapore quarantine hotel room
A British man has been jailed for two weeks for sneaking out of his Singapore quarantine hotel room to visit his fiancee.
Read MorePODCAST: Author Micah Goodman on Israelis’ ongoing search for Jewish identity
Popular philosopher lays out Israeli Jews’ foundational religious and secular thinkers, ultra-Orthodoxy’s ‘optical illusion’ and the paradox of Purim
Read MoreAfter oil spill, fishermen at Jisr az-Zarqa net catch despite seafood sales ban
At impoverished village, locals hit by the pandemic have taken another blow with the recent environmental disaster, but insist on continuing their work
Read MoreSingapore-based Raena gets $9M Series A for its pivot to skincare and beauty-focused social commerce
Raena’s team, from left to right: chief operating officer Guo Xing Lim, chief executive officer Sreejita Deb and chief commercial officer Widelia Liu Raena was founded in 2019 to create personal care brands with top social media influencers. After several
Read MoreLaw enforcement warns extremists want to ‘blow up’ Capitol during Biden address – New York Post
Law enforcement warns extremists want to ‘blow up’ Capitol during Biden address New York Post Capitol Police Chief: Records Prove Backup Requests During Riot NPR Capitol Police chief warns militia groups want to ‘blow up the Capitol’ when Biden addresses Congress CNN Why
Read MoreBiden approves US airstrike on Iran-backed militias in Syria – BBC News
Biden approves US airstrike on Iran-backed militias in Syria BBC News US carries out air strikes in Syria targeting Iranian backed militias CNN U.S. Conducts Air Strikes In Syria Against Iranian-Backed Militia Group | NBC News NBC News US launches airstrike against Iranian-backed
Read MoreBiden calls Saudi king ahead of report on the assassination of Jamal Khashoggi
President Joe Biden held a long-delayed first phone call Thursday with Saudi King Salman ahead of an imminent US intelligence report expected to link the Arab kingdom’s powerful crown prince to the killing of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Biden kept
Read MoreJewish Indian women elders spearhead revival of Purim musical tradition
COVID-19 restrictions prevent holiday synagogue performance in Mumbai, but members of India’s largest Jewish community Bene Israel are still passing on the Hindu-inspired art form
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