Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley on Wednesday called on the administration to declassify a report detailing the current number of Palestinian refugees who are receiving aid from the United Nations Works and Relief Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA). “Very important that the Trump administration declassify the report that provides a current estimate of the number of Palestinian refugees who are receiving support. This goes to the heart of speaking hard truths in the name of moving peace forward,” she tweeted. Join BJL on WhatsApp Status: Click here to Join BJL status for engagements, births, deals, levayos, events & more Join BJL on WhatsApp Groups: Click here to Join an official BJL WhatsApp group for breaking news as it happens Her tweet ...
A column this week by former Defense Secretary James N. Mattis that blasted President Trump’s “America First” theme did not disclose that Mr. Mattis holds a senior position at the Cohen Group, a firm that dedicates itself to making business deals in China. Mr. Trump’s get-tough approach toward China — tariffs and prohibitions on Beijing’s cyberproducts — is generally counter to the Cohen Group’s objective of bringing Chinese and U.S. companies together in multimillion dollar deals. Join BJL on WhatsApp Status: Click here to Join BJL status for engagements, births, deals, levayos, events & more Join BJL on WhatsApp Groups: Click here to Join an official BJL WhatsApp group for breaking news as it ...
A UK-based war monitor accuses Israel of carrying out the strike Airstrikes allegedly killed at least 19 pro-Iran militia fighters in war-torn eastern Syria, a monitor reported on Thursday, attributing the attack to the Israel Air Force. Join BJL on WhatsApp Status: Click here to Join BJL status for engagements, births, deals, levayos, events & more Join BJL on WhatsApp Groups: Click here to Join an official BJL WhatsApp group for breaking news as it happens The strikes, carried out early on Thursday, targeted the positions of Iran-backed militias outside the town of Albu Kamal in Deir Ezzor province, killing "mostly foreign fighters," the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.  Israeli leaders, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, acknowledged that the IA...
Rumors of a new election have been circling for months as tensions between Netanyahu and Gantz grow Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly said on Thursday that there was "no doubt" new elections are around the corner if agreements between coalition parties continue to be scuttled.    “When agreements are not respected on the part of Blue and White, there is no doubt that we are on the way to elections,” Netanyahu reportedly told media sources after being asked about the ongoing friction in his government coalition. Join BJL on WhatsApp Status: Click here to Join BJL status for engagements, births, deals, levayos, events & more Join BJL on WhatsApp Groups: Click here to Join an official BJL WhatsApp group for breaking news as it happens ...
Cannabis stocks are flying high after voters in New Jersey, Arizona and three other states cleared the way for expanding legal sales of marijuana. Shares in some of the biggest cannabis companies, including Aurora Cannabis (ACB), Canopy Growth (CGC) and Cresco Labs (CRLBF), are up between 24% and 75% so far this month. By comparison, the benchmark S&P 500 index is up 11%. Join BJL on WhatsApp Status: Click here to Join BJL status for engagements, births, deals, levayos, events & more Join BJL on WhatsApp Groups: Click here to Join an official BJL WhatsApp group for breaking news as it happens Investors are encouraged because the successful ballot initiatives broaden the potential market for legal cannabis sales and show marijuana is becoming increasingly more accepted through...
Food stockpiling and curbs on agricultural commodity exports are expected to continue into 2021 as governments try to dampen a rapid rise in prices, according to a report from Rabobank. “While we do not expect consumers to stockpile like they did at the peak of the first COVID-19 wave, some governments are still doing so,” the bank said, pointing to the surge in China’s wheat imports, India’s imposition of stock limits on onions and Ukraine’s quick move to set grain export quotas this year. Join BJL on WhatsApp Status: Click here to Join BJL status for engagements, births, deals, levayos, events & more Join BJL on WhatsApp Groups: Click here to Join an official BJL WhatsApp group for breaking news as it happens The Bloomberg Agricultural Spot Index, ...
Denver Mayor Michael Hancock (D) flew to Mississippi on Wednesday for Thanksgiving after telling people to avoid travel if possible, The Denver Post reported. Mike Strott, a spokesman for Hancock’s office, said there was no contradiction between the mayor’s trip and his advice, noting that Hancock will spend the holiday with only his wife and one of his daughters. Hancock ordinarily hosts up to 50 members of his family, according to the newspaper. Join BJL on WhatsApp Status: Click here to Join BJL status for engagements, births, deals, levayos, events & more Join BJL on WhatsApp Groups: Click here to Join an official BJL WhatsApp group for breaking news as it happens “(Hancock) has told people to rethink their Thanksgiving plans. He has also said that if y...
In his new memoir, the former U.S. president misleads readers in a way that will forever shape their negative perspective of the Jewish state. I have never criticized former U.S. President Barack Obama publicly—neither during my time in the Knesset nor anywhere else—despite my having disagreed with many of his policies. I am of the strong opinion that Israelis should not engage in or interfere with American politics, and I regularly offer a blanket thank you to all American presidents, including Obama, for their economic and military support for Israel. However, his memoir, A Promised Land, is filled with historical inaccuracies that I feel the need to address. His telling of Israel’s story (at the beginning of Chapter 25) not only exhibits a flawed und...
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The recent peace agreements between Israel and Arab nations in the Middle East have exposed and refuted the myth that there can be no peace without a solution to the Palestinian question. For decades, both European and US administrations believed that there could be no progress in the region without a comprehensive solution to the Palestinian problem, including both the territorial and refugee issues. At present there has been no progress on either issue but the Arab countries, eager to reap the benefits of a relationship with Israel’s burgeoning hi-tech and industrial sectors. Inexplicably, the Joint Arab List representing the Israeli Arab sector chose to oppose these peace agreements, citing the need for solidarity with the Palestinian Arabs. However th...
UK-Swedish pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca and the Oxford University acknowledged Wednesday a mistake in the trials of their vaccine against COVID-19 coronavirus, which make have impacted the interim results reported earlier. In a previous statement, the researchers said it showed a 90-percent effectivity when administered in a specific dosage — half a dose first, and then a full dose after a gap. Join BJL on WhatsApp Status: Click here to Join BJL status for engagements, births, deals, levayos, events & more Join BJL on WhatsApp Groups: Click here to Join an official BJL WhatsApp group for breaking news as it happens      Among those who had both inoculation shots administer full doses, the effectivity was only 62 percent, however. In a sta...
Jerusalem, Israel - November 26, 2020 – A historic ceremony was held today (Wednesday) at DIHAD headquarters in Dubai, United Arab Emirates with representatives of ZAKA Search and Rescue and members of the organizing committee of the Dubai International Humanitarian Aid & Development Conference & Exhibition-(DIHAD).At the meeting, the two parties signed a Memorandum of Understanding that supports future collaborations between the two in the humanitarian field in international crises and disasters, and to provide the necessary support to those affected, regardless of color, race, gender, religion or political opinions. The two parties also announced the formal acceptance of ZAKA as an active participant in DIHAD 2021, the leading humanitarian aid and development event in the M...
Three months after saving a boy’s life at his magic show, Magician Aharon Avital celebrated the boy’s birthday by finishing the show that was cut short due to the emergency. Elad - Aharon Avital, a magician who lives in Elad and works most of the time in the city of Hod Hasharon, performing live magic shows and goes by the name Aharon HaKosem (the Hebrew word for Magician). In addition to stunning crowds with his performances, Aharon also volunteers as an EMT with United Hatzalah and carries his medical kit with him wherever he goes, even to his own performances.  Back in July, Aharon was invited to perform at a birthday party in Ra’anana. During the performance, he noticed that one of the children in the crowd began to choke. Aharon quickly intervened and saved th...
Jews said to account for less than 1 percent of population in are covered by OSCE report Anti-Semitic incidents made up almost a quarter of the total number of hate crimes registered in Europe in 2019, a recent report revealed. According to last week's annual publication by the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) with the OSCE, the region, including Russia and Central Asia, saw 5,945 hate crimes last year. From those, 1,311, or about 22 percent of the total, were anti-Semitic incidents, the report states. Join BJL on WhatsApp Status: Click here to Join BJL status for engagements, births, deals, levayos, events & more Join BJL on WhatsApp Groups: Click here to Join an official BJL WhatsApp group for breaking news as it happens   &nbs...
With 9,422 active cases in the country, 282 patients are in serious state, and 122 are on ventilators Israel registered 1,069 new COVID-19 infections on Wednesday, the Health Ministry revealed Thursday morning -- the first time in more than a month the figure climbed over the 1,000 mark. With over 60,000 tests conducted in the past 24 hours, the positive test ratio stood at 1.8 percent. Join BJL on WhatsApp Status: Click here to Join BJL status for engagements, births, deals, levayos, events & more Join BJL on WhatsApp Groups: Click here to Join an official BJL WhatsApp group for breaking news as it happens The country's death toll throughout the pandemic is at 2,826, the latest figures reveal, the same as the tally reported Wednesday night, meaning the total is like...
In a historic first, commercial flydubai flight touches down in Tel Aviv "We are flying at breakneck speed into new era in the Middle East," Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday as he welcomed the first commercial flight from Dubai landing in Tel Aviv. Netanyahu hailed the historic moment, saying that the landing paved the way to many more flights connecting Israel with the UAE, which now has a visa-free travel accord with the Jewish state, and other friendly Gulf states. ‘Welcome, and come back again and again!’ the PM said. Join BJL on WhatsApp Status: Click here to Join BJL status for engagements, births, deals, levayos, events & more Join BJL on WhatsApp Groups: Click here to Join an official BJL WhatsApp group for breaking new...
Seven museums allowed to reopen Friday under pilot plan set to remain in place until December 6 Israel's coronavirus cabinet approved on Thursday a pilot plan for reopening street markets and a number of malls in the country as it emerges from the COVID-19 induced lockdown. The plan, which was approved shortly after midnight, provides for 15 malls to be reopened in different parts of the country, with the owners expected to keep the customers and staff informed on the safety regulations and record violations. Join BJL on WhatsApp Status: Click here to Join BJL status for engagements, births, deals, levayos, events & more Join BJL on WhatsApp Groups: Click here to Join an official BJL WhatsApp group for breaking news as it happens      The establishmen...
In a historic victory for religious liberty, Supreme Court agreed with Aguda and Catholics that Governor Cuomo can’t limit houses of worship if he excepts others such as theaters or bars. The 5-4 ruling is a reversal from a similar case in which Ruth Bader Ginsberg ruled against. Her replacement, Amy Coney Barrett, sided with the majority. John Roberts voted with 4 liberals. “In a red zone, while a synagogue or church may not admit more than 10 persons, businesses categorized as ‘essential’ may admit as many people as they wish.”Join BJL on WhatsApp Status: Click here to Join BJL status for engagements, births, deals, levayos, events & more Join BJL on WhatsApp Groups: Click here to Join an official BJL WhatsApp group for breaking news as it happens ...
Supreme Court votes 5-4 to grant Agudath Israel and the Catholic Diocese request to block Gov. Cuomo's attendance limits at houses of worship in New York. Barrett joins conservative wing in majority; Chief Justice Roberts joins the three liberal justices in dissentJoin BJL on WhatsApp Status: Click here to Join BJL status for engagements, births, deals, levayos, events & more Join BJL on WhatsApp Groups: Click here to Join an official BJL WhatsApp group for breaking news as it happens     
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