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The Latest: Italy starts distributing J&J for those over 60
World
April 21, 2021
The Latest: Italy starts distributing J&J for those over 60
ROME — Italy is distributing 184,000 doses of Johnson & Johnson coronavirus shots to regional vaccination centers and recommending it…
Israeli police scuffle with protesters in Arab neighborhood
Middle East
April 20, 2021
Israeli police scuffle with protesters in Arab neighborhood
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli police scuffled with protesters in an Arab neighborhood in Tel Aviv for a second…
EXPLAINER: Jerusalem dispute could derail Palestinian vote
Middle East
April 20, 2021
EXPLAINER: Jerusalem dispute could derail Palestinian vote
JERUSALEM (AP) — A dispute over voting in east Jerusalem is threatening to cancel or delay the first Palestinian elections…
Israel’s Netanyahu backs bill for direct election for PM
Middle East
April 20, 2021
Israel’s Netanyahu backs bill for direct election for PM
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is pushing for a new law to allow the direct election of…
‘A very good weird’: Israel drops outdoor COVID mask order
Middle East
April 19, 2021
‘A very good weird’: Israel drops outdoor COVID mask order
Israelis went about barefaced on Sunday after the order to wear masks outdoors was rescinded in another step towards relative…
Israel, Greece sign record defense deal
Middle East
April 19, 2021
Israel, Greece sign record defense deal
JERUSALEM – Israel and Greece have signed their biggest ever defense procurement deal, which Israel said Sunday would strengthen political…
Detention of Jerusalem candidates threatens Palestinian poll
Middle East
April 18, 2021
Detention of Jerusalem candidates threatens Palestinian poll
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli briefly detained three Jerusalem-based candidates for Palestinian legislative elections on Saturday, deepening a dispute over whether…
Biden says Iranian enrichment to 60 percent unhelpful, but glad about talks
Middle East
April 17, 2021
Biden says Iranian enrichment to 60 percent unhelpful, but glad about talks
US President Joe Biden on Friday called Iran’s enrichment of uranium to 60 percent purity unhelpful but said he is…
Muslims mark 1st Ramadan Friday prayers in Jerusalem
Middle East
April 16, 2021
Muslims mark 1st Ramadan Friday prayers in Jerusalem
JERUSALEM (AP) — Tens of thousands of Muslim worshippers gathered at a sacred Jerusalem plaza for the first Friday prayers…
Israeli army: Rocket from Gaza hits south Israel
Middle East
April 16, 2021
Israeli army: Rocket from Gaza hits south Israel
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military says a projectile fired from the Gaza Strip Thursday evening landed in south of…