A measles outbreak in Madagascar has killed more than 1,200, with much of the island lacking the resources to combat the disease, according to NBC News.
Only 58 percent of the island’s residents have been vaccinated against the disease, according to the news outlet, and medical experts say vaccination rates must reach between 90 and 95 percent to safeguard against outbreaks.
Unlike other outbreaks, such as a recent series in New York, that have their roots in misinformation and active resistance to the vaccine, Madagascar’s is largely driven by poverty and lack of resources, according to the news outlet.
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ICRC says news kept secret to protect them, now making public appeal after receiving information Louisa Akavi may still be alive

Palestinian President Swears in New GovernmentA new government for the West Bank-based Palestinian Authority was sworn in Saturday, led by a veteran peace negotiator and harsh critic of Gaza’s Hamas rulers.
President Mahmoud Abbas picked Mohammed Ishtayeh as prime minister, a move that deepens the internal Palestinian divide at a time when prospects for a peace deal with Israel are possibly at their lowest point ever.

Bennet And Shaked Cite Irregularities Regarding Votes In Election For 21st KnessetThe claims of the New Right party headed by Naftali Bennet and Ayelet Shaked – which did not pass the electoral threshold because there were irregularities in counting the votes pertaining to the ‘double envelopes’, received a harsh response from the Central Elections Committee.

3-Year-Old Boy Scalded By Boiling Soup in EladA 3-year-old boy was scalded by boiling soup on Sunday afternoon in his home in Elad. United Hatzalah volunteers rushed to the scene of the emergency and began medical treatment on the young boy whow as screaming from agony.
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IDF Standing Down Along Gaza Border Amid A Calmer SituationWhile the IDF remains prepared for “any eventuality” southern district officers explain, the military is standing down from its recent alert status along the Gaza border as the situation has calmed.
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New York – President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign is set to report that it raised more than $30 million in the first quarter of 2019, edging out his top two Democratic rivals combined, according to figures it provided to The Associated Press. The haul brings the campaign’s cash on hand to $40.8 million, an unprecedented [...]

New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority is investigating a complaint by a charedi man, who alleges that a bus driver refused to stop for him at a Brooklyn bus stop over the current measles outbreak.
The man said that the bus driver drove past the stop in the largely Orthodox-populated neighborhood of Williamsburg last week but that he caught up with it after it got stuck in traffic. The bus driver eventually let him on, covered her face with her sweater, and refused to accept the man’s transfer, while shouting “Measles! Go in!” the Brooklyn Paper reported.

Red Cross reveals nurse Louisa Akavi and two Syrian drivers abducted by the Islamic State group more than five years ago, may still be alive

 Fox News Is Obsessed With Alexandria Ocasio-CortezFreshman Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s name is on the lips of nearly everyone at Fox News.
A study found that the New York City Democrat was mentioned 3,181 times on Fox News Channel and its sister Fox Business Network during the six-week period of Feb.
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New York – Normally U.S. airlines compete to sell tickets and fill seats during the peak summer travel season. But operators of the grounded Boeing 737 MAX are facing a different problem: scarce planes and booming demand. The grounding of Boeing Co’s fuel-efficient, single-aisle workhorse after two fatal crashes is biting into U.S. airlines’ Northern [...]

Buttigieg would be the first openly gay nominee of a major presidential party, first mayor to go directly to White House and youngest person to become president

Syrian opposition websites reported on Sunday evening that a Russian delegation had left Syrian territory with an Israeli coffin containing the body of Israeli spy Eli Cohen.
Cohen, an Egyptian-born Jew, worked as an undercover Israeli agent in Egypt and Syria before he was discovered and hanged in 1965. By the time of his discovery, Cohen had managed to climb the ranks of the Syrian Defense Ministry, becoming the top advisor to Syria’s Defense Minister.
Israel is not commenting on the rumors on Cohen that have been running since Sunday morning on social media. Cabinet ministers who spoke to Channel 12 News said they were unaware of such a development at the moment.
Read more at Arutz Sheva.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday praised the International Criminal Court’s decision to forgo an investigation into possible US war crimes in Afghanistan.
“Over the weekend, there was a very important development for the State of Israel and the international community,” Netanyahu said at the opening of his government’s weekly cabinet meeting. “The court in The Hague rejected the petition by the prosecutor of the international court to investigate US soldiers.”

The leader of the UK Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn, who has been beset with antisemitism scandals since he took over leadership of the party in 2015, has been caught on tape admitting that evidence of antisemitism within the party has been “ignored or not used.”
The secret recording was obtained and published by The Sunday Times over the weekend.
The comments were reportedly made during a private conversation with Dame Margaret Hodge, a Labour MP who has been outspoken against antisemitism within the party and a frequent critic of Corbyn.
The discussion revolved around efforts to investigate incidents of antisemitism, and Corbyn’s desire to appoint Lord Falconer, a former government minister, to oversee them.

 Emotional Stability In Difficult TimesThe notion was so bizarre and horrific that Jesse Fink had trouble believing his own eyes and ears.
R’ Fink’s wife, Edna, had been hospitalized with multiple health issues.
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'I didn't know what the hell music I was playing,' says Eric Sargon of his contribution to one of the most popular songs of all time

Kim Open To Another Summit With Trump, With ConditionsNorth Korean leader Kim Jong Un said he is open to a third summit with President Donald Trump, but set the year’s end as a deadline for Washington to offer mutually acceptable terms for an agreement to salvage the high-stakes nuclear diplomacy, the North’s state-run media said Saturday.
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London – A lawyer representing WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange alleged Sunday that Ecuador’s government has spread lies about his behavior inside its embassy in London, where Assange sought asylum in 2012. The Latin American country has claimed Assange actions deteriorated before his arrest Thursday and included putting excrement on walls, leaving soiled laundry in the [...]

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