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Israeli Ambassador to India Ron Malka and his Bhutanese counterpart Vetsop Namgyel at a ceremony establishing diplomatic relations between the two countries at Malka's residence in New Delhi, India, on Dec. 12, 2020. Credit: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bhutan.

Israel and Bhutan establish diplomatic relations

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Israel and the Kingdom of Bhutan established full diplomatic relations on Saturday, in the latest of a series of normalization deals to be signed by the Jewish state. “The circle of those who recognize Israel...
An Israeli nurse during a simulated vaccination against the COVID-19 virus at the Sheba Medical Center. Israel is to being its vaccination campaign on Dec. 27, 2020. Photo by Miriam Alster/Flash90.

A third of Israelis plan not to take COVID-19 vaccine, new poll shows

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With Israel poised to begin rolling out COVID-19 vaccinations, a new poll indicates that a little more than a third of Israelis say they won’t take the shots. According to an Israel Hayom poll, 37 percent of...
The 2,000-year-old candle-holder unearthed in the City of David in Jerusalem, Dec. 2020. Credit: Koby Harati/City of David archives.

Hasmonean-era oil lamp found in Jerusalem

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Israeli archaeologists have unearthed a candle-holder from the Hasmonean period in the City of David in Jerusalem. The 2,000-year-old lantern, which has been preserved in its entirety, was discovered during excavations in the Old City...

6 Hannukah hymns from Morocco to Poland

מיט די חנוכּה־ און פּסח־לידער איז שטענדיק אינטערעסאַנט צו פֿאַרגלײַכן ווי אַזוי פֿאַרשידענע ייִדישע עטנישע גרופּעס האָבן אײַנגעגלידערט די אוראַלטע לידער און זיי צוגעפּאַסט צו די מוזיקאַלישע סטילן פֿון זייער אַרום. מיר הייבן אָן מיט...

Ageing In An Age Of Planned Obsolescence

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The other day, I was in a discussion with about 10 other people – all seniors – about aging.  The moderator asked all of us what was the first thing that we thought of...