On Friday, US president announced that he'd keep his predecessor's historically low 15,000-per-year limit In an about-face, US President Joe Biden said over the weekend that he will increase the maximum number of refugees admitted this year to the United States from 15,000, a figure set by his Republican predecessor.  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 Biden drew the ire of refugee advocates and certain Democratic lawmakers when he signed an order on Friday limiting US refugee admissions to the historically low cap set under former President Donald Trump, shelving a plan ...
Last quarter of 2020, however, sees impressive GDP growth of 6.5% Israel's economy contracted by 2.6 percent during 2020, the year defined by the coronavirus pandemic, the Central Bureau of Statistics said on Sunday, revising from an earlier estimate of a decline by 2.5 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 Helped by its record-setting vaccination campaign, the country looks to emerge from the trying period, as earlier in the day the Health Ministry scrapped the ruling demanding that Israelis wear masks outdoors amid declining infection numbers.  In the fourt...
The petition charged Rivlin should not have assigned Netanyahu the mandate due to PM's graft trial Israel's High Court on Sunday ruled against a petition asking that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s nomination to form a government be withdrawn in view of his standing trial on corruption charges. The motion, submitted by the “Democratic Fortress” group, consisting of anti-Netanyahu ex-officials, academic and other dignitaries, charged that President Reuven Rivlin should not have entrusted Israel's longest-serving premier with the mandate to form a new government. 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 B...
Demonstrators held up placards with the words "Shame" and "We are all Itzik Saidyan" on them Hundreds of people demonstrated on Sunday morning in the Kyria neighborhood - the headquarters of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) - and on the Ayalon highway against the poor care of soldiers suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder after an army veteran self-immolated there last week.  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 Last Monday, the eve of Israel's Memorial Day for its fallen soldiers, Itzik Saidyan, an IDF veteran set himself on fire in front of an office of the Defense Mini...
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Athens approved deal on establishing Elbit-run International Flight Training Center in early January Israel and Greece signed their largest defense deal on record, worth NIS 5.4 billion, or about $1.65 billion dollars, the Israeli Defense Ministry announced on Sunday.  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 deal includes an International Flight Training Center to be set up and operated for Greek pilots by Israel's Elbit Systems defense contractor for 22 years. The school will be equipped with 10 M-346 training jets, manufactured by the Italian Leonardo company. Elbit will pro...
Jerusalem - Like many other countries, Israel is no stranger to unity in the name of sport. With soccer being the national sport in Israel with hundreds of teams and multiple leagues, large games containing thousands of fans occur regularly. In every sporting event, as mandated by law, there must be a medical crew on sight, ready for any emergency. United Hatzalah saw the need for medical aid on the field and in the stands, and began to get involved. Recently, the organization’s efforts in this area have picked up steam and they have begun providing on-field medical security to more and more teams. The project began in 2017 when United Hatzalah started providing medical security to large sporting events  in Be’er Sheva. What began as a small collaboration with the Hapoel ...
Schools fully reopen for students from all classes as new coronavirus infections drop below 100 Starting from Sunday, Israelis do not have to wear face masks outside as the government officially scrapped the rule amid declining COVID-19 coronavirus infections. The enforcement of the mandate has been lax in the past few weeks, with the police reportedly instructed to keep it this way by the top brass.  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 Under the new rules, effective since 00:00 Sunday, face masks are still a must in indoor public spaces. The ministry also recommends keeping them o...
The Justice Department on Friday sued Roger Stone, a longtime ally of former President Donald Trump, accusing Stone and his wife of owing nearly $2 million in unpaid income taxes.  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 lawsuit, filed in federal court in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, says the couple underpaid their income taxes by $1,590,361 from 2007 to 2011. It further says Stone did not pay his full tax bill in 2018, coming up $407,036 short. Read more at NBC News.
The Johnson & Johnson vaccine pause dealt a blow to the U.S. vaccination effort, but given that the vaccine only made up 5 percent of the shots given domestically, experts think it will likely have a much greater impact abroad. Here are five ways the pause could reverberate worldwide: Jeopardize the global vaccine effort Safety warnings about Johnson & Johnson's vaccine and a potential link to a rare but serious type of blood clot could hamper efforts to speed vaccinations in developing countries. Combined with the vaccine manufactured by AstraZeneca, Johnson & Johnson's single-dose shot is meant to be a major part of the global supply of coronavirus vaccines. The company is slated to provide up to a billion doses to countries around the world. It's easy to ...
Boeing Co. has found potential electrical flaws in two additional areas of the 737 Max’s cockpit, a week after a similar manufacturing defect prompted a temporary flying halt for recently delivered jetliners, said people familiar with the matter. The planemaker has been inspecting the Max’s flight deck for other electrical faults near the flaw revealed last week with the plane’s standby power-control unit, and is crafting plans for repairs. The maintenance isn’t expected to be time-consuming or complicated, requiring only basic hardware such as nuts and bolts, according to a Max customer briefed by Boeing.  Join BJL on WhatsApp Status: Click here to Join BJL status for engagements, births, deals, levayos, events & more Join BJL on WhatsApp Gro...
State TV shows photograph of Reza Karimi, 43, with red card that has 'Interpol Wanted' written on it Iran has identified a man that was behind the recent blast and power outage at its Natanz nuclear facility, Iran’s state TV reported on Saturday. “Reza Karimi, the perpetrator of this sabotage... has been identified” by Iran’s Intelligence Ministry, the report noted, cited by news agency Reuters.  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 It said the suspect managed to flee the Islamic republic before last Sunday’s explosion, which Iran blamed ...
India experiencing huge new coronavirus wave with 234,000 new daily infections The global Covid-19 death toll passed 3 million on Saturday as the pandemic continues to speed up despite vaccination campaigns, leading countries like India to impose new lockdowns to fight spiraling infection numbers.  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 It is the latest grim milestone after the novel coronavirus surfaced in central China in December 2019 and went on to infect more than 139 million people, leaving billions more under crippling lockdowns and ravaging the global economy. An average of mo...
Earlier this week, it was reported that Sudanese delegation comprising security and intelligence officials would travel to Israel next week. Sudan on Friday denied reports that it would send its a first delegation to Israel, Reuters reported. Earlier this week, sources told the news agency that a Sudanese delegation comprising security and intelligence officials would travel to Israel next week.  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 However, two official Sudanese sources told Reuters on Friday that an invitation to visit Israel had been accepted, but that pl...
Oddsmakers give Vice President Harris better chances than President Biden to win the 2024 Democratic presidential nomination and election, according to a Friday release from online betting site US-Bookies. “Kamala Harris remains the favorite to win the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election. Her 7/2 odds (22.2% implied probability) put her just ahead of Joe Biden, who’s 9/2 (18.2%) to win re-election in 2024,” the release read.  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 site gives Harris 7-to-4 odds of being the 2024 Democratic nominee, compared to 9-to-4 ...
Pennsylvania Republicans eyeing a shot at the Senate in 2022 will likely face a primary field stacked with ardent supporters of former President Donald Trump, which may make it difficult to stand out as the contenders try to out-MAGA their opponents. One potential frontrunner who’s already had discussions with state party leaders is Sean Parnell, a former congressional candidate who spoke at the 2020 Republican National Convention and is friends with Trump’s son, Donald Trump Jr., Politico reported.  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 “My friend @Sean...
A Russian fighter jet escorted a US reconnaissance aircraft over the Pacific Ocean, the Russian Defense Ministry said Friday — as tensions between Moscow and Washington mount. Tass, a Russian news agency, reported that ministry officials detected a US RC-135 reconnaissance aircraft over the Pacific along the southeastern coast of the 777-mile Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia’s far eastern border.  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 “A MiG-31 fighter jet was scrambled from an airfield in the Kamchatka region to identify and escort the plane,” the statement by...
A founding member of the right-wing paramilitary group the Oath Keepers pleaded guilty on Friday to charges stemming from the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, becoming the first such defendant to enter into a plea agreement with federal prosecutors. Jon Ryan Schaffer, who was initially arrested in January after turning himself in to FBI agents, pleaded guilty to one count of obstruction of an official proceeding and one count of entering a restricted building with a dangerous weapon.  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 A federal district court judge in Washington, D.C., had abruptly sc...
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Before the pandemic began, suicide risk was twice as high among female nurses compared with American women as a whole, a new study warns. Even within the health care community itself, female nurses were found to be roughly 70% more likely to die by suicide than female doctors. Why? Study author Matthew Davis said that for now, “We don’t know for certain what forces are directly responsible for the higher risk of suicide among nurses. It could be related to high job demands, lower autonomy compared to physicians, avoidance of mental health services for fear of stigma, [and] greater access to the means to complete suicide,” meaning prescription drugs. Not only that, but the pandemic “has added enormous strain to health care workers, particularly nurses who provide ...
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