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Turnout, fate of small parties crucial as polls open for 6.5 million Israelis

Netanyahu has gained ground at rivals’ expense in campaign’s final stretch as virus vaccines kick in; count could take longer than usual; few COVID patients register to vote

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‘A total JAP’: NJ newspaper sorry for using anti-Semitic epithet

Asbury Park Press apologizes to Jewish and Asian American communities after offensive caption left up for 14 hours

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China to ban apps from collecting excessive user data starting May

Starting May 1, apps in China can no longer force users into providing excessive personal data, according to a document jointly released by a group of the country’s top regulators, the Cyberspace Administration, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology,

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Netanyahu Seeks Reelection As Weary Israelis Return To The Polls

For the fourth time in less than two years, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is seeking to assemble a coalition of right-wing parties that will give him a majority in Israel’s parliament. (Image credit: Oren Ben Hakoon/AP)

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Netanyahu Seeks Reelection As Weary Israelis Return To The Polls

For the fourth time in less than two years, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is seeking to assemble a coalition of right-wing parties that will give him a majority in Israel’s parliament. (Image credit: Oren Ben Hakoon/AP)

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Officer Eric Talley Among 10 Killed In Boulder King Soopers Shooting – CBS Denver

Officer Eric Talley Among 10 Killed In Boulder King Soopers Shooting  CBS Denver ‘Sad day for Boulder’: Gunman kills 10 at Colorado supermarket, including police officer, in second US mass shooting in a week  Yahoo! Voices Multiple dead in shooting at Colorado

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For Arab Israelis, it all hinges on turnout as Ra’am hovers at voter threshold

Polls project drop in Arab vote from 2020, when Arab Israelis scored 15 seats. Joint List is poised to drop to 7 or 8, and Ra’am, which has split away, may not make it

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U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres Calls for a Halt to Violence Against Asians

UNITED NATIONS — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is calling for a halt to all violence against Asians and people of Asian descent, the United Nations said Monday. U.N. deputy spokesman Farhan Haq said “the secretary-general is profoundly concerned” about the

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What we know about Boulder officer Eric Talley, killed in King Soopers shooting – FOX 31 Denver

What we know about Boulder officer Eric Talley, killed in King Soopers shooting  FOX 31 Denver Multiple dead in shooting at Colorado supermarket  CNN Police: At least 10, including officer, killed in shooting at Colorado supermarket  10TV ‘Enough Is Enough’: Colorado Leaders Share

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Jewish Theological Seminary names first woman as dean of its rabbinical school

Rabbi Jan Uhrbach succeeds Rabbi Daniel Nevins as head of Conservative Judaism’s flagship seminary

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