More than 14,000 new COVID-19 infections recorded in Israel on Monday as highly contagious new variant quickens its spread

A climate expert believes that warming at the earth's poles is to blame for the influx of cold winds in Israel

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas plans to use the visit to convey to the Biden administration the Palestinians' desire to initiate a diplomatic process with Israel, despite the view in D.C. that the peace process is 'on ice'

Russia invades Ukraine: Russian troops have failed to capture any major Ukrainian city more than four weeks into their invasion, and increasingly are resorting to causing massive destruction to residential areas

Protest letter signed by hundreds of Reform Jews urges immediate action for greater accountability and transparency, following a report about alleged sexual misconduct in the movement in past decades

Ukraine's large land mass and the sophistication of Russia's projectiles means that the export of Israel's coveted Iron Dome defense system would be unlikely to protect the country from bombardment