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• Whistleblower: As Afghanistan Fell, UK Abandoned Supporters

  The Yeshiva World Dec 8, 2021 | 02:00 am

  Britain’s Foreign Office abandoned many of the nation’s allies in Afghanistan and left them to the mercy of the Taliban during the fall of the[…]

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• THE INSANITY CONTINUES: NYC on Cusp of Allowing Non-Citizens to Vote

  The Yeshiva World Dec 8, 2021 | 01:45 am

  Not a US citizen? No problem. Cast your vote here. That’s the message New York City is sending to non-citizen residents of the Big Apple[…]

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• Spanish town until recently called Fort Kill the Jews hit with antisemitic graffiti

  The Times of Israel Dec 8, 2021 | 01:31 am

  Mayor of small town has made efforts in recent years to preserve town's original heritage as a place of refuge for Jews

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• Plan For Chareidi Neighborhood Frozen Due To “Environmental Issues”

  The Yeshiva World Dec 8, 2021 | 01:30 am

  The Jerusalem District Planning Committee on Monday froze the plans for the construction of a new Chareidi neighborhood in Atarot, saying that a survey must[…]

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• Israel Is Concerned About UAE-Iran Rapproachement

  The Yeshiva World Dec 8, 2021 | 01:00 am

  The national security adviser of the United Arab Emirates met Monday with Iran’s hard-line president in Tehran, a major visit for the Gulf Arab federation[…]

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• 30-year-old play about Israeli-Palestinian conflict resurfaces – minus Palestinians

  The Times of Israel Dec 8, 2021 | 00:46 am

  As a new adaptation of 'Abraham's Land' streams online through Dec. 12, Palestinian artistic collaborators from the original and current productions have withdrawn support

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• Yamina MK’s Husband: “Lieberman Is A Bully, Yamina Has No Power Over Him”

  The Yeshiva World Dec 8, 2021 | 00:30 am

  Members of the Toras Emunasan forum, a Dati Leumi organization that is working to combat the daycare cuts advanced by Finance Minister Avigdor Lieberman, demonstrated[…]

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• WHO says its ‘highly unlikely’ existing vaccines will fail against Omicron

  The Times of Israel Dec 7, 2021 | 23:58 pm

  First research from South Africa indicates drop in effectiveness of Pfizer vaccine, but Omicron does not completely evade shot; boosters are beneficial

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• ‘I won’t last much longer’: Lawyer begs for gov’t help after 1 month in Belarus jail

  The Times of Israel Dec 7, 2021 | 22:28 pm

  Maya Rayten-Stol, who was caught with 2.5 grams of medical marijuana at Minsk airport, says she's in excruciating pain and facing tough conditions at Pishchalauski[…]

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