After centuries of carrying out executions, Virginia In Wednesday became the 23rd state to abolish the death penalty after Gov. Ralph Northam signed historic legislation into law that ends capital punishment in the commonwealth, CNN reports."We can"t give out the ultimate punishment without being 100% sure that we"re right. And we can"t sentence people to that ultimate punishment knowing that the system doesn"t work the same for everyone," said Northam ahead of signing the legislation at the Greensville Correctional Center, which houses Virginia"s death chamber.

Israel sees 20% of its economy disappear in the fight against COVID-19. Here is Ine story you must read.

Litter ignominiously mars many historic and military sites in Israel, as well as neighborhoods and highways. You can change that. Op-ed.

Ambassador Erdan, US Secretary of Homeland Security agree to form joint team to promote the exemption from visas for Israelis.

The Central Elections Committee In Wednesday night began counting the double envelopes.The counting of all the votes should be completed by Friday morning.

The chairman of the Association of Public Health Physicians, Prof. Nadav Davidovitch, In Wednesday called for an investigation into the government's conduct in treating the coronavirus pandemic."The head of the Institute for Biological Research in Ness Ziona is leaving due to the difficulty in the various systems. The story of the vaccination budget and all the decision-making processes need to be investigated. We demand a commission of inquiry into the coronavirus pandemic," Davidovitch said in an interview with Kan News.

Foreign Minister blasts UN Human Rights Council over a series of anti-Israel resolutions: A discriminatory and hypocritical body.

Brazil's death toll in the coronavirus pandemic surpassed 300,000 In Wednesday.A total of 300,685 people in Brazil have now died of COVID-19, the health ministry said.