Multinational Exercise Defender 23 Kicks Off This Month in Europe
Defense.gov Nearly 9,000 American troops are expected to participate in the Defender 23, an exercise that demonstrates the U.S. military’s ability to rapidly deploy combat-credible troops and equipment. https://www.defense.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/3353612/multinational-exercise-defender-23-kicks-off-this-month-in-europe/
Read MoreCash App founder Bob Lee stabbed to death in San Francisco, says father
Jerusalem Post The San Francisco Police Department said late on Tuesday that a 43-year-old man was stabbed early in the day and succumbed to injuries in the hospital. https://www.jpost.com/business-and-innovation/all-news/article-738552
Read MoreYour Thursday Briefing: Diplomatic Visits Highlight Tension With China
New York Times Also, what’s next for Donald Trump and Israeli police raid a Jerusalem mosque. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/05/briefing/china-taiwan-diplomacy-trump-charge-israel.html
Read MoreChina Publishes Data Showing Raccoon Dog DNA at Wuhan Market
New York Times Scientists from the Chinese C.D.C. confirmed that DNA from raccoon dogs and other animals susceptible to the coronavirus was found at the market in early 2020. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/05/science/china-virus-origins-racoon-dogs.html
Read MoreBiden’s Ambassador to Israel, at the Center of the Storm
New York Times A longtime Democratic insider, Thomas Nides navigates a fraught U.S.-Israel relationship with humor, if a sometimes all-too-quotable candor. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/05/us/politics/ambassador-israel-thomas-nides.html
Read MoreDecades of alleged sexual abuse by Maryland priests detailed in report
Jerusalem Post The report described that history as one of “repeated dismissal or cover up of that abuse by the Catholic Church hierarchy.” https://www.jpost.com/christianworld/article-738548
Read MoreArctic Heating Up Literally and as Scene of Strategic Competition
Defense.gov Climate change is literally warming the Arctic; figuratively, the region is becoming a theater of great power competition. https://www.defense.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/3353265/arctic-heating-up-literally-and-as-scene-of-strategic-competition/
Read MoreHouston Had a Problem: NASA’s Moon Mission Astronauts Were Late.
New York Times NASA officials found it more difficult than they expected to surprise the astronauts of the Artemis II mission with the news that they were going to the moon. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/05/science/nasa-artemis-astronauts-moon.html
Read MoreHere are the best deals and snags at Israeli stores this Passover
Jerusalem Post Passover is coming, and many appliance chains are taking advantage of the holiday to offer sales promotions and significant discounts. https://www.jpost.com/business-and-innovation/all-news/article-738544
Read MoreRockets launched at Israel from Gaza during Passover feast
Jerusalem Post Rockets sirens sounded early on Thursday morning, after two rockets were launched at Israel from Gaza during the Passover Seder on Wednesday evening. https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-738543
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