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Biden struggles to respond to Jerusalem clashes after Trump refused to criticize Israel Tracy Wilkinson © (Ohad Zwigenberg / Associated Press) A Jewish driver, center, scuffles with Palestinians after he was attacked by Palestinian protesters near Jerusalems Old City on Monday. (Ohad Zwigenberg / Associated Press) After four years of former President Trumps refusal to condemn or even mildly critique any Israeli act, the Biden administration faces soaring Israeli-Palestinian v...

Advertisement In recent days, the White House and State Department have expressed “serious concerns” about Israeli plans to evict several hundred Palestinians from their homes in East Jerusalem to make way for far-right Jewish settlers. “As we have consistently said, it is critical to avoid steps that exacerbate tensions or take us farther away from peace,” one statement said. “This includes evictions in East Jerusalem, settlement activity, home demolitions and acts of terrorism.” T...

Covid-19: U.S. Vaccination Pace Increases to 2 Million Doses a Day Last Updated March 24, 2021, 7:47 a.m. ETMarch 24, 2021, 7:47 a.m. ET Connecticut has joined Texas and Mississippi in easing restrictions, while Alabama extended its mask mandate. Italy blocked a vaccine shipment to Australia. Here’s what you need to know: People line up early at the Jacob Javits Convention Center Covid-19 vaccination hub on March 4, 2021.Credit...Timothy A. Clary/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images The aver...

Israel turns to carrots, and maybe some sticks, to persuade COVID-19 vaccine holdouts Dina Kraft © Provided by The LA Times Israelis receive COVID-19 shots at a vaccination center set up in a shopping mall parking lot in Givataim. (Oded Balilty / Associated Press) Amid pulsating techno music and the clinking of cocktail glasses, a young woman with long, dark curls sat outside a Tel Aviv bar summoning the courage to overcome her phobia of needles to get the COVID-19 vaccine. H...

Covid-19: U.S. Vaccine Production and Supply Increase After Snowstorms Caused Delays Last Updated March 26, 2021, 7:25 a.m. ETMarch 26, 2021, 7:25 a.m. ET Studies show that a virus variant surging in California is more contagious. The U.S. East Coast remains a hot spot as new coronavirus cases have declined elsewhere. Around the world, new cases have declined to half their peak. Here’s what you need to know: President Biden touring a Pfizer manufacturing site on Friday in Kalamazoo, Mich.Cred...

As Israel Reopens, ‘Whoever Does Not Get Vaccinated Will Be Left Behind’ New government and business initiatives are moving in the direction of a two-tier system for the vaccinated and unvaccinated, raising legal, moral and ethical questions. Nearly half of Israel’s population has received at least one dose of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine.Credit...Oded Balilty/Associated Press Published Feb. 18, 2021Updated Feb. 23, 2021 BAT YAM, Israel — Israel has raced ahead with the fa...