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February 16, 2021

Israel's New Hope party to review ties with Lincoln Project

A leading challenger to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in elections next month said Tuesday that he is reviewing his ties with the founders of the Lincoln Project — a Republican group that opposed former President Donald Trump and whose leadership has been engulfed in a sexual harassment scandal.

February 15, 2021

Israel study on Pfizer vaccine indicates 94% drop in symptomatic COVID-19 cases: report

A study by Israel’s largest healthcare provider on Sunday found that after participants received two doses of Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine, they saw a 94% drop in symptomatic COVID-19 infections, according to a report. 

February 12, 2021

White House declines to say whether Israel is an 'important' ally

The White House Friday sidestepped a question on whether Israel and Saudi Arabia are "important allies" of the United States.

February 11, 2021

Hack of water supply in small Florida town similar to Israeli attack blamed on Iran

A cyber-attack on a water treatment facility in a small town in Florida is raising questions about how vulnerable the water supply is at thousands of other locations around the United States as authorities attempt to determine who tried to poison the water two days before the Super Bowl.

February 8, 2021

Israeli PM Netanyahu pleads not guilty to corruption charges as trial resumes

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pleaded not guilty on Monday as his trial on corruption charges resumed in a Jerusalem courtroom just weeks before national elections in which he hopes to extend his 12-year rule.

February 5, 2021

Biden administration likely going back to 'good old days' of Iran nuclear deal: McFarland

The Biden administration is likely to look to go back to the "good old days" by renegotiating the Iran nuclear deal, former Deputy National Security Advisor K.T. McFarland told "America Reports" Friday.

February 3, 2021

Nikki Haley accuses Biden of 'snubbing' Israel, 'cozying up' to Iran: 'I really don't understand the logic'

Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley accused the Biden administration Wednesday of "snubbing Israel" and "cozying up to Iran" in the two weeks the 46th president has been in office.

January 31, 2021

Kushner, deputy nominated for Nobel Peace Prize over Israel deals

Jared Kushner, the White House adviser under former President Trump, was nominated Sunday for the Nobel Peace Prize over his efforts in negotiating deals between Israel, the United Arab Emirates and other countries in the region over a hectic four-month period last year.

January 28, 2021

NBC News retracts story about Biden official after critics label it anti-Semitic

NBC News admitted Wednesday an article about President Biden’s senior director for cyber policy donating to a pro-Israel lobbying group "fell short" of the Peacock Network's reporting standards after it was widely criticized and accused of having anti-Semitic implications.

January 27, 2021

Amb. Gilad Erdan: On Holocaust Remembrance Day, the world must apply 'Never Again' to Iran

On this symbolic day, we have an obligation to examine more closely the global events that led to World War II and the Holocaust.