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Tue, 5 Jan 2021 11:52:42 +02:00D.C. mayor calls in National Guard ahead of pro-Trump protests, Proud Boys to be 'incognito'
'We will not allow white supremacist violence to go unchecked by the laws of the land,' Rev. William H Lamar IV, pastor of Metropolitan AME, said in a statement
Tue, 5 Jan 2021 11:39:05 +02:00Vast cache of stolen antiquities found in huge raid in central Israel
The thieves caught in the raid even restored some of their looted treasures; detectives needed a truck to cart away the coins, jewelry, statues, and figurines and pottery from ancient Greek and Italy
Tue, 5 Jan 2021 11:32:51 +02:00South Korean tanker was boarded by armed Iran Guard forces
The latest tense episodes between Iran and the West coincide with the anniversary of the U.S. drone strike that killed Guard Gen. Qassem Soleimani in Baghdad last January
Tue, 5 Jan 2021 11:28:43 +02:00Crusader-era siege ramp protected Israeli city from the desert for a thousand years
Israeli archaeologist identifies massive siege ramp erected by Muslim or Christian warriors to conquer Ashkelon – which has been shielding the city from encroaching sand dunes ever since
Tue, 5 Jan 2021 11:18:33 +02:00Moderna: Israel approved COVID vaccine, first deliveries expected this month
The U.S. drugmaker says Israel has so far secured 6 million doses of its vaccine ■ Moderna says will produce at least 600 million doses in 2021
Tue, 5 Jan 2021 11:10:16 +02:00Netanyahu discovers Arabs just before the election, but do voters actually believe him?
The prime minister's party is trying to take advantage of the rift in the Joint List to attract Arab voters in the upcoming election – but low Arab turnout would also help Likud
Tue, 5 Jan 2021 10:55:26 +02:00Coronavirus Israel live: Cases surge to three-month high as nearly 15 percent of Israelis vaccinated
More than 1.37 million Israelis get first dose of vaccine ■ Palestinian Authority imposes new restrictions, including nighttime curfew as cases soar ■ Tel Aviv becomes first Israeli city to vaccinate most teachers
Tue, 5 Jan 2021 08:56:12 +02:00Israeli firms thwart '$100m cyberattack' by China-linked hackers
A group of hackers linked to China has shifted gears with the coronavirus crisis, moving from cyberespionage to ransomware and targeting the world’s largest online gaming firms, researchers say
Tue, 5 Jan 2021 08:44:57 +02:00Five critical questions will determine if the vaccine or the virus wins in Israel
Israel made history when it launched a highly complex COVID-19 vaccination campaign. But don’t declare victory over the pandemic yet
Tue, 5 Jan 2021 00:28:04 +02:00Haaretz cartoon
Mon, 4 Jan 2021 23:57:57 +02:00Netanyahu's amended indictment reveals a web of corruption
Mon, 4 Jan 2021 23:48:09 +02:00So Netanyahu, who’s a Hamas collaborator now?
Mon, 4 Jan 2021 23:45:30 +02:00Settlers control the drones. The Israeli army then pulls the trigger
Mon, 4 Jan 2021 23:31:15 +02:00How Israel and antisemitism helped shape Georgia's high-stake Senate race
Both Democrats and Republicans have used antisemitism and 'anti-Israel' scandals as talking points in a razor-thin election that will determine Senate control, and could be decided by the state's 100,000 registered Jewish voters
Mon, 4 Jan 2021 23:29:34 +02:00Woman murdered in southern Israel; police say partner confessed
'There was never any form of violence between them,' 53-year-old victim's ex-partner said
Mon, 4 Jan 2021 23:17:55 +02:00Two years after approval, Israel’s climate change program still lacks budget
Environment and Health Fund and the Health Ministry say delay caused by political crisis and ongoing parliamentary paralysis
Mon, 4 Jan 2021 23:09:44 +02:00Sa'ar, Bennett sign vote-sharing deal ahead of election; Meretz won't hold primaries
Agreement leaves Likud without natural vote-sharing partner ■ Left-wing Meretz announces two Arab candidates in top five slots
Mon, 4 Jan 2021 22:52:56 +02:00The village where Palestinians are rendered completely powerless
Harun Abu Aram was shot and paralyzed by Israeli security forces on Friday in his village, where even having electricity is deemed illegal
Mon, 4 Jan 2021 22:32:01 +02:00After meeting delayed, Israeli cabinet set to debate stricter COVID lockdown
Netanyahu supports 'a short and tight lockdown,' and seeks a compromise on schools, which will see around half of students stay at home
Mon, 4 Jan 2021 22:20:04 +02:00Israeli employers struggled to rehire after fall COVID lockdown, figures show
Broad unemployment rate remained high in first-half December. Bank of Israel warns it could stay in double-digits next year
Mon, 4 Jan 2021 22:16:20 +02:00Israel to launch rehabilitation workshops for first-time violators of law against hiring prostitutes
Labor Ministry also working to expand rehabilitation programs for prostitution survivors, as enforcement of ban on soliciting prostitutes begins
Mon, 4 Jan 2021 22:15:19 +02:00Israeli startups discover a back door to Wall Street
Merging with a SPAC has become an increasingly popular alternative to rigors of doing an IPO, and offers a fast and lucrative route to secure investment
Mon, 4 Jan 2021 21:42:40 +02:00Why my Haredi community can't, and won't, deal with sex abusers
Forget the secular justice system: we’re ‘handling’ sexual abuse in-house, with crimes turned into sins and punishment into repentance. No wonder ultra-Orthodox rabbis have become sex abusers’ most devout defenders
Mon, 4 Jan 2021 21:26:01 +02:00Israeli auto-tech startup Arbe eyes IPO at valuation of up to $450 million
The company aims to raise $100 million in capital, with sources saying it currently favors listing first on Tel Aviv Stock Exchange and later in New York
Mon, 4 Jan 2021 21:13:27 +02:00Ford to test self-driving car on Israeli roads
Udy Danino, head of the U.S. automaker’s Israeli research and development center, says the plan is to introduce robotaxi service before the end of next year
Mon, 4 Jan 2021 21:04:16 +02:00Israeli charged with damaging Palestinian property amid protests over teen's death
18-year-old indicted for attacking property after demonstration over the death of a settler teen chased by Israeli police after allegedly throwing stones at Palestinians
Mon, 4 Jan 2021 20:39:31 +02:00Gulf states reach deal to end three-year-old Qatar boycott, Kuwait announces
Breakthrough is the latest in a series of Middle East deals sought by Washington, aimed at building a united front against Iran
Mon, 4 Jan 2021 20:06:57 +02:00Israeli soccer fed fears unknown UAE sheikh is a front man for dubious figures
Doing due diligence, the Israel Football Association raises suspicions about the financial muscle of the new UAE partner in Beitar Jerusalem
Mon, 4 Jan 2021 20:05:25 +02:00Palestinian court releases top DJ on bail after techno rave at Moses' burial place
Sama Abdulhadi faces charges of desecrating a holy site and violating COVID-19 lockdown measures after organizing a party at Nabi Musa, while organizers insist the Palestinian Tourism Ministry approved the event
Mon, 4 Jan 2021 19:51:49 +02:00Turkish police clash with students protesting Erdogan-appointed university chief
Faculty members at Bogazici University, one of Turkey's top establishments, say appointment of rector with ties to ruling party 'clearly violates academic freedom and scientific autonomy'
Mon, 4 Jan 2021 19:03:24 +02:00Famed Lebanese musician Elias Rahbani, who wrote for Fairouz, dies at 83
Local media outlets report that the youngest of the Rahbani brothers had contracted COVID-19
Mon, 4 Jan 2021 18:49:00 +02:00Iran resumes 20 percent uranium enrichment at Fordow site, breaching nuclear deal
The move is the latest in a string of Iranian violations of the nuclear accord ■ Netanyahu: Israel won't allow Iran to develop nuclear weapons
Mon, 4 Jan 2021 18:35:52 +02:00When sharing data on the occupation is treated as an intel breach
The attempt to explain the meaning of occupation to the occupier is like climbing a slippery wall. Statistics are an effective tool for anyone interested in conceptualization
Mon, 4 Jan 2021 18:33:23 +02:00A third of deaths in the Israeli army in 2020 were by suicide
Two of the nine soldiers who took their own lives had reached out for help, while the leading cause of IDF deaths last year was accidents
Mon, 4 Jan 2021 18:05:02 +02:00A new government was meant to bring hope to Yemen. But then Aden airport was attacked
The deadly attack exposes a tangled web of interests and agendas, with the roles of the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia – and Israel – are as unclear as ever
Mon, 4 Jan 2021 17:42:19 +02:00In turnaround, Israel to keep unemployed women from losing maternity benefits
Finance Minister Yisrael Katz says he will back a measure to extend payments to women who would lose both unemployment and maternity benefits due to the coronavirus, following Haaretz report
Mon, 4 Jan 2021 17:40:45 +02:00Top Georgia election official says White House pushed him to take Trump call
In the call on Saturday, Trump told Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to 'find' enough votes to overturn his election loss
Mon, 4 Jan 2021 17:35:17 +02:00Murder of Israeli woman motivated by cancer death of Palestinian prisoner, Shin Bet says
Muhammad Maruh Kabha, who is suspected of killing Esther Horgen near her West Bank settlement last month, told investigators he was influenced by the death of a high-profile prisoner
Mon, 4 Jan 2021 17:06:37 +02:00U.K. scientists worried vaccines may not work on S.African coronavirus variant, report says
British Health Secretary Matt Hancock said earlier on Monday that he was incredibly worried about the new variant
Mon, 4 Jan 2021 17:00:58 +02:00How close is Iran to producing a nuclear bomb?
Israel says latest uranium enrichment increase aimed at developing nuclear weapons
Mon, 4 Jan 2021 16:34:52 +02:00Iran seizes South Korean oil tanker in Gulf; Seoul dispatches forces
Iranian media says the vessel en route to UAE, Saudi Arabia, had been seized by the country's elite Revolutionary Guards navy for 'polluting the Gulf with chemicals'
Mon, 4 Jan 2021 15:12:39 +02:00Cooking our beef and planet, and other climate change briefs
How not to be toast and shrimps as the unkosher bellwether of ocean warming
Mon, 4 Jan 2021 14:03:19 +02:00Pro-Trump lawyer: Pence should face firing squad, collaborating with ‘globalists like Soros’
U.S. appeals court rejects lawmaker's bid to have Pence overturn Biden's win
Mon, 4 Jan 2021 14:01:58 +02:00Biden's agenda at stake as Trump calls Georgia's runoff elections 'illegal and invalid'
Biden will rally alongside Democrats Ossoff and Warnock in Atlanta on Monday, while Trump will visit heavily Republican Whitfield County in northwestern Georgia
Mon, 4 Jan 2021 13:36:31 +02:00Israel reopens Ben-Gurion airport after heavy fog
Cargo flights diverted to Larnaca, Cyprus, but all air traffic has resumed
Mon, 4 Jan 2021 12:41:42 +02:00Pelosi narrowly re-elected as U.S. House speaker amid political uncertainty
#FraudSquad began trending on Twitter as progressive critics slammed their leaders in the House for supporting Pelosi
Mon, 4 Jan 2021 12:25:58 +02:00Egypt’s fleeting Arab Spring: How to kill a revolution
For that joyous moment, when Mubarak was overthrown, Egyptians discovered that everything they’d been taught about their apathy and obedience was a myth. And then came the brutal counterrevolution
Mon, 4 Jan 2021 11:57:28 +02:00Netanyahu pushes for tougher lockdown, fearing COVID will outpace vaccination rate
It will soon become clearer to which degree the third lockdown will have influenced the rate of infection. In the meantime, TV studios are glorifying the prime minister
Mon, 4 Jan 2021 11:45:32 +02:00Bernstein: Trump's Georgia tape ‘the ultimate smoking gun' of a 'criminal president'’
Trump's action drew immediate criticism from election-law experts and congressional Democrats who said it could amount to an illegal act
Mon, 4 Jan 2021 11:29:16 +02:00Iranian cyberattack claims new victim – and Israeli hackers vow revenge
The Pay2Key group claims it managed to hack the data of yet another Israeli defense firm; meanwhile, a group of anonymous Israeli hackers is mounting a counteroffensive
Mon, 4 Jan 2021 11:19:12 +02:00Yemen explosions heard all the way in Jerusalem, as Israel braces for Iranian revenge
It is still unclear what role, if at all, the Iranians played in the attack. But as the anniversary of General Soleimani's death nears, the entire Middle East is riddled with warning signs
Mon, 4 Jan 2021 11:06:35 +02:00Ten former Pentagon chiefs warn Trump against involving the military in the election
Efforts to involve the U.S. armed forces in resolving 'election disputes would take us into dangerous, unlawful and unconstitutional territory,' they wrote
Mon, 4 Jan 2021 10:56:38 +02:00Cause of mysterious 'trapped energy' found, Tel Aviv municipality says
Damage to infrastructure, whose cause is still unknown, caused short-circuit that heated up water pooled underground
Mon, 4 Jan 2021 08:27:04 +02:00Israel's population is growing at a dizzying rate. Is it up for the challenge?
By 2065 Israel is slated to be the second-most crowded nation on earth. Can it continue to grow like Nigeria while maintaining a standard of living like the Netherlands?
Mon, 4 Jan 2021 08:25:47 +02:00From ‘Fauda 4’ to Clinton's impeachment – the shows to look out for in 2021
Against all odds, the Israeli TV industry had a pretty good 2020. The big question this year is whether ‘Fauda’ co-creator Lior Raz can become a global star with his upcoming Netflix thriller ‘Hit and Run’
Mon, 4 Jan 2021 07:32:35 +02:00How is it that Netanyahu is now courting Arab voters
The center-left has only itself to blame for losing even the banner of coexistence to the right
Mon, 4 Jan 2021 01:23:04 +02:00Haaretz Cartoon
Mon, 4 Jan 2021 00:56:03 +02:00Israeli scion enters data storage business with U.S. company
The latest contender in the crowded field data storage comes from Serverfarm, a U.S. company led by Israeli Avner Papouchado, scion of the family that started Red Sea Hotels in Israel in the 1970s
Mon, 4 Jan 2021 00:33:43 +02:00Relax, and listen to the stock market: It’s only an election
We learn a lot from the surprising serenity prevailing on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange about what’s ahead for this year
Mon, 4 Jan 2021 00:16:48 +02:00Watching a show at Israel's High Court
Mon, 4 Jan 2021 00:12:17 +02:00The world’s oldest crime
Sun, 3 Jan 2021 23:53:45 +02:00Vaccination rate to slow as Israel shifts to administering second doses
Israel is beginning the third week of the vaccination campaign with over one million Israelis already having received the first dose of the vaccine
Sun, 3 Jan 2021 23:15:28 +02:00Seven injured in fuel warehouse explosion on Syria-Lebanon border
Cause of fire and explosions not immediately clear, with Lebanon's LBC TV saying the warehouse was used by smugglers
Sun, 3 Jan 2021 22:49:07 +02:00'I'm a man of my word': Sa'ar rules out rotation deal with Netanyahu
In an interview with Israel's Channel 12 News, the New Hope party chief firmly vows that sitting in a government with Netanyahu is off the cards
Sun, 3 Jan 2021 22:40:41 +02:00Failure to pass state budget has cost Israelis $6.5 billion so far
The Knesset won’t get another chance to pass a 2021 budget until July at the earliest. Practically, reforms will only be felt a year from now
Sun, 3 Jan 2021 22:36:56 +02:00Sa'ar reveals plan for justice system: Curb AG's power, public hearings for judges
Likud breakaway Sa'ar calls to reform Israel's justice system, opposes Netanyahu's efforts to draft self-serving legislation amid his corruption charges
Sun, 3 Jan 2021 22:30:32 +02:00Guess who's in charge of whitewashing Israeli settlements
Sun, 3 Jan 2021 21:53:11 +02:00Two years on, plan to expunge criminal records of Ethiopian Israeli youth dubbed a failure
Plan, which sought to address systemic racism in policing, sees dwindling applications and only 23 pardons granted since the plan's inception
Sun, 3 Jan 2021 21:04:02 +02:00'That's real:' Fauci rejects Trump claim that U.S. coronavirus deaths overcounted
As American death toll nears 350,000, Fauci and U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams defend accuracy of figures
Sun, 3 Jan 2021 20:46:53 +02:00Amended indictment in Netanyahu corruption case says PM interfered with news site coverage 155 times
Indictment details 230 alleged instances of Netanyahu or his family making demands of the Walla news site while he was communications minister
Sun, 3 Jan 2021 19:24:04 +02:00Israel declares closed military zone near Lebanon border over Hezbollah demonstrations
Hezbollah demonstrations mark first anniversary of killing of Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani, as Tehran accuses Israel of stoking war with U.S.
Sun, 3 Jan 2021 19:21:07 +02:00Iran missile program must be ‘on the table’ in nuclear talks, Biden national security adviser says
Tehran says its ballistic missile program is non-negotiable, while Biden has promised to join the nuclear deal while building on it
Sun, 3 Jan 2021 19:10:44 +02:00In Ukraine, hundreds march with torches in annual tribute to Nazi collaborator
During World War II, Stepan Bandera led the Ukrainian Insurgent Army, whose men killed thousands of Jews and Poles
Sun, 3 Jan 2021 17:34:57 +02:00After Trump’s Electoral College challenge, autocrats ‘will roll over the pro-democracy remnant of the GOP’
The Lincoln Project's Steve Schmidt warns of a political civil war coming in the Republican Party - and Mike Pence is caught in the middle
Sun, 3 Jan 2021 16:56:30 +02:00With new Congress, Israel loses two of its best friends in Washington
Democratic veterans Nita Lowey and Eliot Engel were favorites of AIPAC and staunch opponents of the Iran deal
Sun, 3 Jan 2021 16:18:21 +02:00U.S. virus death toll hits 350,000; surge feared
California reports a record 585 virus deaths in single day
Sun, 3 Jan 2021 15:24:49 +02:00After Trump pardon for massacre, Blackwater guard defiant: ‘I acted correctly’
The Blackwater firm, whose name has since changed, was founded by former Navy SEAL Erik Prince, a Trump ally whose sister, Betsy DeVos, is education secretary. Their cause also was championed by Fox News personality Pete Hegseth
Sun, 3 Jan 2021 14:51:34 +02:00Suspects arrested after Israeli seriously wounded by stones thrown at her car in West Bank
Woman in her thirties sustained wounds to her head ■ Palestinians report 15 youth arrested by soldiers in nearby village
Sun, 3 Jan 2021 14:17:03 +02:00Senior Israeli health official suggests delaying second COVID shot to combat vaccine shortage
Health Ministry's deputy director-general proposes stocks be used to vaccinate as many people with single dose, in line with U.K. medical group recommendations, but director-general rejects idea
Sun, 3 Jan 2021 13:24:30 +02:00Forget contact tracing, Israel’s new 'coronavirus passport' may save you from isolation
The Health Ministry has abandoned its failed contact tracing app and is now working on a new one that users can present if they’ve been vaccinated against coronavirus – if it passes legal muster
Sun, 3 Jan 2021 12:48:48 +02:00Excuse us, but the fake news is yours, not Facebook's
Sun, 3 Jan 2021 12:44:36 +02:00Mysterious 'trapped energy' shut down Tel Aviv neighborhood
Tel Aviv municipality has not determined source of the problem that led to two buildings being evacuated, but investigation of the mystery continues
Sun, 3 Jan 2021 12:03:39 +02:00Iran threatens revenge over Soleimani killing. Some experts say it should be taken seriously
Sunday marks one year since killing of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani. Defense officials are at odds over whether Tehran’s threats are exaggerated or presage an attack in near the end of Trump's administration
Sun, 3 Jan 2021 11:37:00 +02:00Israel rejects 'nonsense' Iran charge it seeks to trick U.S. into war
Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz adds that Israel is on alert Sunday, the one-year anniversary of the assassination of Tehran's top general, Qassem Soleimani
Sun, 3 Jan 2021 11:08:40 +02:00Baghdad procession marks anniversary of Iranian general Soleimani's death
Thousands joined the mock funeral procession on the highway leading to the Baghdad airport where the strike that killed Gen. Qassem Soleimani and senior Iraqi militia leader Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis took place last January
Sun, 3 Jan 2021 11:02:48 +02:00Pence, growing number of GOP lawmakers embrace Trump effort to undo Biden win
Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah called the Ted Cruz-led effort an 'ill-conceived endeavor' and added 'I could never have imagined seeing these things in the greatest democracy in the world. Has ambition so eclipsed principle?'
Sun, 3 Jan 2021 10:44:00 +02:00Larry King hospitalised with coronavirus in Los Angeles
King, who was born in Brooklyn, New York to Orthodox Jewish parents, has had medical issues in recent decades, including heart attacks and diagnoses of diabetes and lung cancer
Sun, 3 Jan 2021 09:54:53 +02:00Gantz's party may not make it to the ballot box intact
At the moment, the main assets of Benny Gantz's party are its significant funding and a bit of kindly sympathy for its battered leader
Sun, 3 Jan 2021 08:47:59 +02:00Coronavirus Israel live: Netanyahu, health minister seek tighter restrictions as cases rise
The Palestinian government imposes new restrictions, including nighttime curfew ■ Israel's coronavirus czar wants schools shut ■ 18 more cases of U.K. mutation identified as Israel marks millionth vaccination
Sun, 3 Jan 2021 08:29:18 +02:00Palestinian teenagers Bashar and Yousef join a grim statistic: Shot by Israeli forces
787 West Bank Palestinians, including 155 minors, were wounded last year by either sponge-tipped or live bullets fired by soldiers and the Border Police. Bashar lost an eye, Yousef has skull fractures. Both will require long convalescences
Sun, 3 Jan 2021 06:00:06 +02:00Israel legislates greater preschool oversight, but lacks funding for more staff
Originally implemented in September 2019, the Day Care Supervision Law has only been partially implemented in light of the absence of the necessary regulations until now
Sat, 2 Jan 2021 23:44:49 +02:00When Israeli soldiers moonlight as armed robbers
Sat, 2 Jan 2021 23:41:37 +02:00Generator terrorism
Sat, 2 Jan 2021 23:37:12 +02:00From FireEye to Israel: Cyber emergency response chief warns ‘everyone's a target'
Israel has faced a slew of cyberattacks in recent months. The man in charge of responding to them tells Haaretz about how his team does it
Sat, 2 Jan 2021 23:28:15 +02:00Haaretz Cartoon
Sat, 2 Jan 2021 23:16:34 +02:00Israel's lockdown 'isn't effective,' coronavirus czar says amid calls for tighter measures
Coronavirus response chief calls to shut all schools as Israelis appear to be ignoring movement restrictions
Sat, 2 Jan 2021 22:45:08 +02:00Israeli troops shot a Palestinian with a rubber bullet, then tried to snatch him from the ambulance
Israeli troops fired at protesters who were supporting shepherds whose village had been demolished. After one protester was hit with a rubber bullet, soldiers tried to prevent him from getting treatment
Sat, 2 Jan 2021 22:43:54 +02:00Protesters flip over police car, throw stones in Jerusalem protest over settler’s death in car chase
14 detained as hundreds take to the streets as the investigation into Ahuvia Sandak's death continues ■ Police report damage to police car, seven officers wounded
Sat, 2 Jan 2021 22:30:03 +02:00Israeli troops shot Palestinian when he tried to stop them from seizing a generator, witness says
Harun Abu Aram was shot in the neck by Israeli forces near Hebron, witnesses say, as he remains hospitalized and on life support ■ Forces seemed 'as though they were heading into a war'
Sat, 2 Jan 2021 22:09:35 +02:00Palestinian Authority to roll out strict nighttime, weekend curfew, ban on gatherings
The PA introduces a slew of restrictions in the West Bank, but face the challenge of convincing an indifferent public to abide by them