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Follow Jan. 27, 2021 If the inoculations are found to be ineffective, if an Israeli mutation emerges that is immune to the vaccine – which experts increasingly fear – half of Israelis will accuse Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of responsibility for the failed vaccination drive. A whole faction will explain that the vaccinations were just another election bribe by a prime minister who only wants to evade trial. A prime minister who, if he cared for the state before caring for himself, would not have let one vial enter the country. Even the fact that Israel is leading the world in vaccin...

Play audio 1XChange playback rate from 1 to 1 Mute audio According to the Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg, citing U.S. officials, the United States is specifically reviewing the sale of Lockheed Martin F-35 jets to the UAE and munitions to Saudi Arabia. On Wednesday, Blinken clarified that it was not uncommon "at the start of an administration to review any pending sales to make sure that what is being considered is something that advances our strategic objectives and advances our foreign policy." Open gallery view Newly confirmed Secretary of State Antony Blinken removes his face mask to...

Play audio 1XChange playback rate from 1 to 1 Mute audio A source in Yesh Atid told Haaretz that party will highlight Netanyahu's management of the coronavirus crisis and his lenient treatment of the ultra-Orthodox community in particular. According to the source, internal evaluations by the party showed that dealing with Netanyahu’s failures in coping with the pandemic could strengthen support for party leader Yair Lapid and distance voters from Netanyahu. Open gallery view Scenes from Bnei Brak where violent protests against police enforcement erupted, January 24, 2021. Credit: Ofer Vak...

Doctors agree that this wave of the virus is more aggressive than its predecessors. More patients are seriously ill, their symptoms are worse, and their condition deteriorates to the point of needing ventilators more quickly. Moreover, many are in their forties, fifties and sixties, and not all of them have underlying health conditions. Hospitals also say that many patients now require mechanical breathing assistance in ICU units for weeks after testing negative for the virus, due to lingering damage to the lungs. The number of medical staffers diagnosed with the virus or sent into quarantine...

Play audio 1XChange playback rate from 1 to 1 Mute audio Progressive Jewish organizations denounced Yang's implicit comparison to boycotts of Jewish business in Nazi Germany, describing Yang's "false equivalencies" as dangerous and unneccesary.  Marc Lamont Hill, a political commentator who was fired from CNN in 2018 for using the phrase "Free Palestine from the river to the sea," said Yang "grossly mischaracterized" the movement, which he argues prioritizes non-violent protests of conditions on the ground. Democratic Majority for Israel (DMFI), a pro-Israel Democratic organization led by v...