Daily Archives: February 2, 2021
Israel transfers thousands of coronavirus vaccines to Palestinians
Israel on Monday transferred 2,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to the Palestinian Authority, according to Israel’s Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT).
The Moderna vaccines are to be used by medical personnel...
Will the US rejoining the Iran nuclear deal be harmful or beneficial?
One of presidential candidate Joe Biden’s major election promises was a U.S. return to the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran (the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, or JCPOA), a multilaterally negotiated agreement regarding which...
Large haredi funeral processions in Jerusalem hit raw nerve after recent violent clashes
Thousands of people packed the streets Sunday in Jerusalem to participate in the funeral processions of two prominent haredi rabbis, both of whom passed away due to complications from COVID-19.
The large processions—the first on Sunday afternoon...
Netanyahu names strategic adviser Aaron Klein as campaign chief
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has officially tapped strategic adviser Aaron Klein as his campaign chief for the upcoming elections scheduled on March 23, the fourth in the course of two years.
Klein assumed the role of...
February 2, 1943: The Battle of Stalingrad Ends
The Battle of Stalingrad was a brutal military campaign between Russian forces and those of Nazi Germany and the Axis powers during World War II. The battle is infamous as one of the largest,...