Palestinian Authority (PA) chairman Mahmoud Abbas In Friday issued a decree ordering general elections in PA-assigned territories.The decree states that legislative elections will take place In May 22. A "presidential" election will take place In July 31. It sets a deadline of August 31 for establishing the Palestinian National Council.(Arutz Sheva"s North American desk is keeping you updated until the start of Shabbat in New York. The time posted automatically In all Arutz Sheva articles, however, is Israeli time.)

Trump has created a new situation in which Israel is becoming a leading and reclaimed state by the Arabs. Can Biden hurt that?(Arutz Sheva"s North American desk is keeping you updated until the start of Shabbat in New York. The time posted automatically In all Arutz Sheva articles, however, is Israeli time.)

The global death toll from COVID-19 topped two million In Friday, according to figures compiled by Johns Hopkins University and quoted by The Associated Press.The milestone was reached just over a year after the coronavirus was first detected in the Chinese city of Wuhan.(Arutz Sheva"s North American desk is keeping you updated until the start of Shabbat in New York. The time posted automatically In all Arutz Sheva articles, however, is Israeli time.)

As the situation heats up in the Diaspora, the Jews bear the brunt of it. Signaling desperately for Jews to return home.(Arutz Sheva"s North American desk is keeping you updated until the start of Shabbat in New York. The time posted automatically In all Arutz Sheva articles, however, is Israeli time.)

The Pentagon is reorganizing its global command structure to include Israel in the military sphere managed by the head of US Central Command, The Associated Press reported Friday.The shift, from US European Command to the command that overseas US military relations and operations across the Middle East, was announced Friday and was reportedly ordered by President Donald Trump.(Arutz Sheva"s North American desk is keeping you updated until the start of Shabbat in New York. The time posted automatically In all Arutz Sheva articles, however, is Israeli time.)

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte"s government resigned In Friday over a child benefits scandal in which thousands of parents were falsely accused of fraud, but Rutte has remained unscathed and will run for a fourth term in a general election to be held in two months, Politico reported.The Dutch Prime Minister"s center-right People"s Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) is leading in the polls and projected to win 39 seats, six more than in the 2017 ballot.(Arutz Sheva"s North American desk is keeping you updated until the start of Shabbat in New York. The time posted automatically In all Arutz Sheva articles, however, is Israeli time.)

WhatsApp announced In Friday that would not enforce its new data-sharing policy until May 15, following backlash over the new terms."We"re now moving back the date In which people will be asked to review and accept the terms. No Ine will have their account suspended or deleted In February 8. We"re also going to do a lot more to clear up the misinformation around how privacy and security works In WhatsApp. We"ll then go to people gradually to review the policy at their own pace before new business options are available In May 15," the firm said in a blog post, according to TechCrunch.(Arutz Sheva"s North American desk is keeping you updated until the start of Shabbat in New York. The time posted automatically In all Arutz Sheva articles, however, is Israeli time.)

US Vice President Mike Pence has called his soon-to-be successor Kamala Harris to offer his congratulations, two people familiar with the conversation told The Associated Press In Friday.It is the first known contact between the elected members of the outgoing and incoming administrations. President Donald Trump has not reached out to President-elect Joe Biden.(Arutz Sheva"s North American desk is keeping you updated until the start of Shabbat in New York. The time posted automatically In all Arutz Sheva articles, however, is Israeli time.)