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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 Jerusalem's Old City on Monday. (Ohad Zwigenberg / Associated Press) After four years of former President Trump's refusal to condemn or even mildly critique any Israeli act, the Biden administration faces soaring Israeli-Palestinian violence equipped with fewer options to deescalate tensions than at any time in recent history. Tru...

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.” They added that a Hamas barrage of rockets fired into Israel was “unacceptable,” which they conde...

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 average number of vaccine doses being administered across the United States per day topped two million f...

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. Hila Baron, 29, flanked by a close friend on one side and a paramedic on the other, both patiently mu...

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.Credit...Doug Mills/The New York Times The White House said on Tuesday that weekly shipments of coronavi...