Dr. Yan Miskin, an expert in infectious diseases and family medicine, and member of Israel's team for treatment of the pandemic said that, "The infection rate is higher than previous waves - not counting the many infections we're not actually aware of at this time."

Drs. Tova and Josh Lennon uprooted their family and their careers in healthcare to start a new life in Israel.

Responding to outreach by B"nai Brith Canada, and the many concerned citizens spurred In by it to action, the president of McGill University in Montreal has come out strongly against a recent student referendum that has dangerous implications for Jewish students.On Monday of this week, the Students" Society at McGill University (SSMU) announced the endorsement via referendum of a document that accuses Israel of engaging in "settler-colonial apartheid against Palestinians," and committing SSMU to boycotting all entities allegedly "complicit" in this activity, among other measures.

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Chinese authorities reported that they had located another black box from a China Eastern Airlines passenger plane that crashed earlier this week with 133 people In board.The report was soon deleted, with the Chinese news agency Xinhua saying the recording device and biggest piece of evidence in the crash had yet to be found.

Today (Friday) will continue to be very cold and rainy.Temperatures are expected to gradually rise in the coming week, with a heat wave developing towards the end of the week.

With rain expected to continue over the weekend, the Kinneret is set to rise to just half a meter below maximum capacity.

U.S. health authorities reported that at least 971 died of COVID-19 over the past day.The death toll in North America continues to rise and currently stands at 979,082 individuals since the beginning of the pandemic.