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Sun, 14 Mar 2021 11:50:16 +02:00New York City comes back to life after year of pandemic
A year later, the United State's largest metropolis — with a lifeblood based on round-the-clock hustle and bustle, push and pull — is adapting and showing new life
Sun, 14 Mar 2021 11:25:36 +02:00GOP Senator Johnson slammed as 'white nationalist sympathizer' after race remarks
Wisconsin Senator Johnson is being called racist for saying he wasn’t worried about the predominantly white insurrections at the U.S. Capitol, but that he might have been if they had been BLM protesters
Sun, 14 Mar 2021 11:15:33 +02:00German election year opens with tough test for Angela Merkel's party
Vote kicks off an electoral marathon which features six state elections, culminating in the September 26 vote for a new national parliament
Sun, 14 Mar 2021 11:03:02 +02:00Israel vaccine data: How many have already been inoculated for COVID
55.2 percent of Israelis has received the first dose of the coronavirus vaccine, and 44.5 percent the second. Vaccine data shows promising results
Sun, 14 Mar 2021 10:52:59 +02:00Trump showed off photos of naked women at a shiva, report says
Jennifer Weisselberg, the former daughter-in-law of the Trump organization’s chief financial officer, Allen Weisselberg, recalled the incident to the New Yorker
Sun, 14 Mar 2021 10:34:22 +02:00Coronavirus live: Israel sees infection rate reach five-month low
Israel to begin allowing incoming flights from additional cities ahead of election ■ Palestinian Authority announces five-day COVID lockdown in the West Bank
Sun, 14 Mar 2021 06:01:29 +02:00Five boys went to pick wild greens. They returned at night, after hours under arrest
The Israeli army was called to the scene by settlers, and soldiers detained the Palestinian boys for allegedly stealing parrots from a West Bank settlement. The missing birds were never mentioned in their interrogation
Sun, 14 Mar 2021 06:00:52 +02:00Nine days to election: Likud stalls, four parties on brink of elimination
A guide to how Israel’s main players are handling the final laps of their election campaigns
Sun, 14 Mar 2021 03:59:30 +02:00This historian is preserving North African Jewish music from a bygone era
A professor at McGill University, Chris Silver now possesses about 500 albums recorded by Moroccan, Algerian, and Tunisian Jewish vocalists and instrumentalists. It’s the first archive of its kind
Sun, 14 Mar 2021 01:33:16 +02:00Netanyahu damaged Israel's ties with Jordan
Sat, 13 Mar 2021 23:39:11 +02:00All together now: The Israeli army committed no war crimes
Sat, 13 Mar 2021 23:36:48 +02:00Israeli prosecutors to reexamine indictment in COVID quarantine hotel rape case
Prosecution dropped rape charge because perpetrator 'believed' victim was 14
Sat, 13 Mar 2021 23:16:32 +02:00Haaretz cartoon
Sat, 13 Mar 2021 22:47:16 +02:00Israeli Labor leader launched 'pink-collar revolution,' and it seems to be working in this election
With solid feminist credentials, and policies to boot, Merav Michaeli attracts women from all sides of the political spectrum, taking away votes from left and right ahead of Israeli election
Sat, 13 Mar 2021 21:44:47 +02:00Its gatekeepers failed, and the Israeli art world may be left to the mercy of Qatari cash
Sat, 13 Mar 2021 21:44:23 +02:00Let electoral nature take its course, even if it means some Israeli parties need to die
Sat, 13 Mar 2021 21:43:55 +02:00Israel is headed for yet another rotation government
Sat, 13 Mar 2021 20:58:54 +02:00Months after 'anti-Israel' cyberattack, hacker group hits another Israeli firm
Black Shadow that hacked an Israeli insurance firm in December and leaked its data online now hits a financing company, which accused 'Iran and its proxies'
Sat, 13 Mar 2021 20:41:48 +02:00Netanyahu plays down diplomatic spat with Jordan: 'They need good relations with us'
Days after Jordan withheld approval for his flight to UAE, Netanyahu tells Channel 13 News Israel has 'good relations' with its eastern neighbor, claims 'missiles over Saudi Arabia' prevented an alternative flight route
Sat, 13 Mar 2021 20:25:34 +02:00Israel's reported attacks on Iranian tankers expose it to greater risks
Newly revealed attempt to hit Iranian oil trade to Syria provides a belated glimpse into the economic war between Israel and Iran
Sat, 13 Mar 2021 19:13:28 +02:00Migrants demand international probe into deadly Yemen fire
Some 900 migrants, mostly from Ethiopia, were detained at the facility – including 350 inside a warehouse – when the fire took place on Sunday
Sat, 13 Mar 2021 18:49:13 +02:0010 days before Israel's election, anti-Netanyahu protesters march for 38th week in a row
Counter-protests by supporters of Prime Minister Netanyahu held in Tel Aviv, Haifa
Sat, 13 Mar 2021 18:23:57 +02:00Palestinians, Arab League condemn opening of Czech diplomatic office in Jerusalem
The office opening comes one month after Prague received thousands of COVID vaccine doses from Israel
Sat, 13 Mar 2021 17:58:49 +02:00Palestinian Authority announces five-day coronavirus lockdown in the West Bank
The lockdown will go into effect on Monday, following a spike in coronavirus cases and deaths
Sat, 13 Mar 2021 17:48:01 +02:00Russian flour, Kurdish fuel, Turkish power: Assad may control Syria, but not its economy
Goods flow from parts of the country controlled by opposition forces to regime-run areas, disrupted by occasional fighting in poverty-stricken Syria, which has largely dropped from the headlines
Sat, 13 Mar 2021 17:40:11 +02:00After bankrolling son’s purchase of El Al, Kenny Rozenberg makes move to take over
Jewish American nursing home tycoon immigrates to Israel, poising him to take control of the country's troubled national carrier
Sat, 13 Mar 2021 17:15:53 +02:00Iranian investigator says Israel likely behind Mediterranean attack on container ship
A spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry said 'measures to identify the perpetrators of this sabotage action is on our agenda,' adding it is 'in clear violation of international law'
Sat, 13 Mar 2021 14:00:58 +02:00Jordan's health minister resigns after hospital oxygen shortage kills seven COVID patients
Prime Minister Bisher al-Khasawneh ordered an urgent investigation into the oxygen supply disruption, said his government takes full responsibility for the incident
Sat, 13 Mar 2021 11:55:17 +02:00Settlers filmed attacking Palestinian family in the West Bank
The settlers hurled stones at the parents and their eight children and assaulted them with clubs, according to B'Tselem ■ The father of the family was injured and taken to a Hebron hospital
Sat, 13 Mar 2021 10:38:52 +02:00Jordan confirms stalling flight approval for Netanyahu's nixed UAE visit
Ayman al-Safadi says Jordan is 'angry' with Israel for canceling a visit by Jordanian Crown Prince Hussein bin Abdullah to Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque compound over security arrangements
Sat, 13 Mar 2021 09:00:17 +02:00New Zealand marks 2 years since Christchurch mosque massacre
In 2019, Australian Brenton Tarrant slaughtered 44 people at the Al Noor mosque during Friday prayers before driving to the Linwood mosque, where he murdered seven more
Sat, 13 Mar 2021 01:05:20 +02:00U.S. Senators to Blinken: Push Israel to 'do more to help Palestinians' with COVID vaccines
Senior Democrats, including Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, argued that the Oslo Accords do not supersede international law on Israel's responsibility to 'to provide for the health and well-being of all people under its control'
Sat, 13 Mar 2021 00:02:29 +02:0013 U.S. lawmakers call on Biden to change approach toward Israel, Palestinians
In letter to Blinken, Democratic members of congress urge White House to condemn Israel’s home demolitions and settlement construction, demand it vaccinate Palestinians
Fri, 12 Mar 2021 21:55:08 +02:00Coronavirus Israel live: Palestinian Authority announces five-day lockdown in the West Bank
As Israeli hotels reopen, cabinet approves entry of 700 Jordanian workers ■ Israeli military reports 81 percent of soldiers vaccinated ■ Vaccinated mothers pass on COVID antibodies in breast milk, research shows
Fri, 12 Mar 2021 21:21:17 +02:00Biden navigates through Yemen hell, but solution lies in Riyadh and Tehran
Sixteen million Yemenis are on the brink of hunger, but internal power struggles are preventing a diplomatic solution
Fri, 12 Mar 2021 19:31:48 +02:00Dozens of Zionist pioneers committed suicide when their dreams shattered in Palestine. This is one of them
110 years later, Alexander Brekner's diary epitomizes the experience of Jewish pioneers in pre-state Israel
Fri, 12 Mar 2021 16:48:44 +02:00Iran ship damaged in 'terrorist' attack in Mediterranean, state company says
Ship was slightly damaged by an explosive object on Wednesday, no one on board was hurt, spokesman for state-run shipping company tells Iranian state media
Fri, 12 Mar 2021 15:48:44 +02:00Hundreds protest over 14-year-old's murder in Arab Israeli town
Demonstrations held in Jaljulya, where Mohammed Abed Alrazik Adas was shot dead last week, and in Umm al-Fahm, where weekly protests have taken place for over two months
Fri, 12 Mar 2021 14:59:36 +02:00Remembering Lotte Weiss, a Holocaust survivor who lived two remarkable lives
Heather Morris, author of ‘The Tattooist of Auschwitz,’ pays tribute to the late Lotte Weiss, who survived Auschwitz, emigrated Down Under and ensured that her own experiences were documented for future generations
Fri, 12 Mar 2021 13:13:43 +02:00U.S. joins West in rare criticism of Egypt on human rights abuses
In the first joint statement on Egypt since 2014, 31 signatories call on the government to end prosecution of activists, journalists and political opponents
Fri, 12 Mar 2021 12:18:39 +02:00For Syrians, a decade of displacement with no end in sight
Since the civil war began in 2011, an estimated 2.4 million people were displaced every year in and outside Syria, the Norwegian Refugee Council said this week
Fri, 12 Mar 2021 11:55:08 +02:00Marjorie Taylor Greene calls David Cicilline ‘Rep. Mussolini.’ His response: ‘I’m an Italian and a Jew’
Last month, the House of Representatives stripped Greene of her committee memberships for peddling threats and conspiracy theories, including some with antisemitic themes
Fri, 12 Mar 2021 11:17:18 +02:00After sexual assault allegations revealed by Haaretz, Zaka founder relinquishes Israel Prize
Haaretz investigation revealed that Yehuda Meshi-Zahav took advantage of his position for decades with knowledge of others ■ Police morning they will open a probe into the accusations
Fri, 12 Mar 2021 10:39:57 +02:00Sara Netanyahu undergoes successful appendectomy
A statement from the prime minister says that Benjamin Netanyahu is at Sara's side as she recovers from her surgery, after being taken to the hospital for appendicitis
Fri, 12 Mar 2021 05:57:52 +02:00Israel shifted focus from Iran. Trump changed all that
Comments by an outgoing Mossad official drew the obvious political responses, but also shone a light on Israel's security priorities
Fri, 12 Mar 2021 05:56:25 +02:00Gaza election reflects common Israel-Hamas interests. With one exception
Netanyahu failed to pull a rabbit with UAE visit, but his campaign can draw encouragement from other developments
Fri, 12 Mar 2021 02:39:07 +02:00Guided by Netanyahu, Army Radio is taking a sharp turn to the right
Once a premier broadcaster and journalism school in one, the station has come under control of Netanyahu's allies, and its stature is in decline
Fri, 12 Mar 2021 02:05:36 +02:00Haaretz cartoon
Fri, 12 Mar 2021 01:14:05 +02:00Netanyahu projects election win despite nixing of UAE, Pfizer CEO photo-ops
Netanyahu's rivals, jealous over his ingenuity, won’t be able to take their eyes off him and will continue to respond with pointless stammering
Fri, 12 Mar 2021 00:41:16 +02:00Those brave Israeli army fighters
Fri, 12 Mar 2021 00:32:24 +02:00The importance of being Meretz
Fri, 12 Mar 2021 00:28:12 +02:00Israel Aerospace, UAE company to develop anti-drone system
The joint project comes as Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi movement has stepped up cross-border missile and drone attacks on Saudi Arabia and has threatened to launch strikes on the UAE
Fri, 12 Mar 2021 00:09:23 +02:00'I’m a regular Haredi, but with an open mind. There are many like me'
This week at the Tel Aviv airport: One Israeli trying to make it as a singer, and another trying to make it to Los Angeles for a wedding against all odds
Thu, 11 Mar 2021 23:41:48 +02:00It's not the first time a Palestinian dies this way during a nighttime Israeli army raid
A 69-year-old Palestinian woman suffered a fatal heart attack in her home when Israeli soldiers arrived in the middle of the night to arrest a relative – who wasn't present. Last year IDF troops invaded some 2,500 homes in the West Bank
Thu, 11 Mar 2021 23:39:44 +02:00Israel has struck at least 12 ships carrying Iranian oil to Syria, report says
According to the Wall Street Journal, since 2019 Israel has struck Syria-bound ships carrying Iranian oil out of fear it would fund regional extremism
Thu, 11 Mar 2021 22:59:34 +02:00How to identify gaslighting, according to a clinical psychologist
Psychologist Anav Youlevich, creator of a volunteer project that assists victims of narcissistic and psychopathic exploitation, explains what can be done to help victims of gaslighting
Thu, 11 Mar 2021 22:39:25 +02:00Fatah sacks Arafat's nephew over Palestinian election breakaway bid
Party that rules the West Bank says Nasser Al-Qudwa didn't comply with demand to drop his breakaway challenge in the upcoming Palestinian election
Thu, 11 Mar 2021 22:19:17 +02:00West Bank and Gaza Palestinians won't be voting in Israel's election - would they if they could?
Election Overdose podcast, episode 11: Why are Palestinians concerned about Israel's March elections, and do they see any difference between the Israeli political parties in ways that will affect their lives?
Thu, 11 Mar 2021 21:55:37 +02:00Israel Prize winner, Zaka founder sexually assaulted boys, girls and women, Haaretz investigation reveals
Yehuda Meshi-Zahav, the celebrated founder of the Zaka rescue organization, had a darker side, taking advantage of his position for decades with the knowledge of others in the community, his accusers say
Thu, 11 Mar 2021 20:44:54 +02:00Hamas says Gaza fishermen’s deaths caused by explosive-laden Israeli drone
Islamic Jihad vows retaliation while rights group says fishermen were killed by gunfire from one of the enclave’s armed factions
Thu, 11 Mar 2021 20:09:27 +02:00EasyJet to compensate Israeli-British woman who was asked to switch seats by ultra-Orthodox men
Airline to pay Melanie Wolfson an undisclosed amount after staff failed to defend her right to her seat
Thu, 11 Mar 2021 20:07:48 +02:00A mother, a child, a death pit. The search for the truth about the Holocaust in Ukraine
American Holocaust researcher Wendy Lower has devoted an entire book to the picture taken at the mouth of a death pit. She tells Haaretz about that horror and others in Nazi-occupied Ukraine
Thu, 11 Mar 2021 20:02:16 +02:00Julian Edelman invites Meyers Leonard to Shabbat dinner after the NBA player apologizes for antisemitic slur
The Miami Heat player said he is 'deeply sorry' for using the slur during a video game livestream. He is currently taking an indefinite leave of absence while the league investigates the incident
Thu, 11 Mar 2021 19:56:47 +02:00Palestinians receive 40,000 COVID-19 vaccines from UAE
The vaccines were supplied with the help of Mohammad Dahlan, who was dismissed from Abbas' Fatah party more than a decade ago and now lives in exile
Thu, 11 Mar 2021 19:13:43 +02:00London murder case triggers wave of grief, rage over threats to women
Women are flooding social media with posts about the steps they take when out alone at night to keep safe, expressing rage that they are the ones who have to change their behavior to keep safe
Thu, 11 Mar 2021 19:08:04 +02:00The U.S. billionaires secretly funding the right-wing effort to reshape Israel
The Kohelet Policy Forum has wielded increasing influence on Israel's decision-making centers, with an ideology that weds conservative, settlement-supporting politics to free-market economics. Who is the guiding force behind this under-the-radar ente...
Thu, 11 Mar 2021 19:07:37 +02:00How Netanyahu's aborted UAE visit turned from a perfect campaign ad to a national embarrassment
Netanyahu hoped a visit to the UAE would boost him ahead of this month's election, but it was canceled at the last minute – and Israelis don't know why
Thu, 11 Mar 2021 18:17:00 +02:00Airport COVID chaos continues: Israeli families fight to get permission for their kids to fly
Anyone not vaccinated, including children, who wishes to leave the country, must still obtain permission from authorities
Thu, 11 Mar 2021 16:58:39 +02:00France eases COVID restrictions on travel for Israelis with French citizenship
French Foreign Ministry says French nationals traveling to or from Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, Israel, Japan, Britain and Singapore would no longer need a compelling reason to travel
Thu, 11 Mar 2021 16:51:35 +02:00Israeli military says 81 percent of soldiers vaccinated or recovered from COVID
The IDF plans to resume operational and training routine ■ Most reservists have also been vaccinated against COVID
Thu, 11 Mar 2021 16:39:23 +02:00Fire in France takes Israel’s biggest illegal streaming site offline
After a datacenter in Strasbourg, France went down as a result of a fire, Sdarot went down, leaving Israelis with no illegal streaming
Thu, 11 Mar 2021 16:32:28 +02:00Florida Holocaust survivor reunited with childhood friend 80 years after losing contact
'For 82 years, I thought my best friend from Germany was dead,' says one of the women recalling her best friend who went to the same synagogue and attended ballet lessons with her
Thu, 11 Mar 2021 16:20:49 +02:00Netanyahu severely damaged Jordan-Israel ties, Gantz says after UAE snafu
Gantz's remarks come hours after Netanyahu canceled his historic visit to the United Arab Emirates, claiming there were difficulties with approving the flight path with Jordan
Thu, 11 Mar 2021 16:20:12 +02:00The second wave: Implications and risks following Israeli - Arab world normalization deals
Watch this panel from Haaretz's Strategy and National Security Conference
Thu, 11 Mar 2021 16:14:20 +02:00At the core: How to deal with the Iranian nuclear challenge
Watch this panel from Haaretz's Strategy and National Security Conference
Thu, 11 Mar 2021 16:09:17 +02:00Israel and the Palestinians: Trump's gone, Biden's busy - where do we go from here?
Watch this panel from Haaretz's Strategy and National Security Conference
Thu, 11 Mar 2021 15:56:42 +02:00As GOP makes it harder to vote, few Republicans dissent
Democratic officials, civil rights leaders and voting advocates are horrified
Thu, 11 Mar 2021 15:47:48 +02:00Leaked voter info and illegal electioneering: Inside Netanyahu’s election app
Elector is just one of the election day apps used in Israel. A review reveals how its used by the Likud to get private info. Meanwhile, a data leak from a competing app and party shows how risky election tech can be
Thu, 11 Mar 2021 15:35:58 +02:00Czech Republic officially opens diplomatic office in Jerusalem
Czech prime minister attends ceremony; Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi hails Czech Republic for 'leading the change in Europe toward the city of Jerusalem'
Thu, 11 Mar 2021 15:17:20 +02:00Turkish police detain 13 for insulting Erdogan during women's day protest
Prosecutors ordered the arrests after reviewing a video of a group chanting at a march in Istanbul on March 8, the local governor's office said
Thu, 11 Mar 2021 14:38:16 +02:00'We're not racist', says Prince William after Meghan and Harry interview
I haven't spoken to him yet but I will do,' William, 38, said of Prince Harry
Thu, 11 Mar 2021 14:32:56 +02:00Why some voters in 'settler heartland' are ready to turn their backs on Netanyahu
A tour of Gush Etzion in the West Bank finds settlers disillusioned with the Prime Minister and pledging their allegiance to other right-wing parties on March 23. Will ‘Bibi fatigue’ decide the election?
Thu, 11 Mar 2021 14:30:05 +02:00Oscar contending short ‘White Eye’ tackles Israel’s ‘blind’ bias toward African migrants
'White Eye' has reached the Academy Award's shortlist of 10 finalists among 174 entries for best international short
Thu, 11 Mar 2021 14:11:50 +02:00Erdogan wants to mend Turkey's ties with the West by rebranding as a human rights hero. It’s a sick joke
Erdogan’s 'Human Rights Action Plan' is part of his campaign to convince Biden and Europe that Turkey is a reliable strategic partner. It's a weak publicity stunt
Thu, 11 Mar 2021 13:47:39 +02:00Israel's vaccine success scores a mention on 'South Park'
The 'South Park' vaccination special pokes fun at slow U.S. vaccine roll out, comparing it to Israel's success
Thu, 11 Mar 2021 13:05:19 +02:00Czech, Hungarian prime ministers visit Israel Thursday
Czech Republic to open Jerusalem diplomatic office. Andrej Babiš and Viktor Orban to meet with Netanyahu
Thu, 11 Mar 2021 12:46:43 +02:00U.S. reports surge of kids at SW border, a challenge for Biden
Statistics released Wednesday by U.S. Customs and Border Protection showed the number of children and families increased by more than 100% between January and February
Thu, 11 Mar 2021 11:32:16 +02:00Steven Spielberg is writing and directing a movie based on himself
Spielberg, 74, was born to Jewish parents in Cincinnati but moved to Arizona at age 11. He has talked about experiencing antisemitism as a teenager
Thu, 11 Mar 2021 11:25:11 +02:00Report: Cuomo groped female aide in governor’s residence
The three-term governor faces harassment allegations from several other women and increasingly urgent calls for his resignation or impeachment from at least some fellow Democrats
Thu, 11 Mar 2021 10:58:18 +02:00Iran’s soft economic underbelly lies outside its borders
Syria, Lebanon and Iraq are all Iran’s client states and are all in profound economic trouble. The U.S. should make a deal that includes them
Thu, 11 Mar 2021 10:33:45 +02:00Don’t call them ‘ISIS brides’: Why the West’s take on radicalized Muslim women is so wrong
The Supreme Court’s refusal to allow ISIS recruit Shamima Begum to return to the UK has triggered a renewed but broken debate that romanticizes, orientalizes and infantilizes women who choose violence
Thu, 11 Mar 2021 09:54:51 +02:00Blaming Jordan, Netanyahu cancels historic UAE visit
PM's office says visit canceled because of difficulties with approving flight path with Jordan ■ It was earlier said that Netanyahu may cancel the visit because of his wife's hospitalization
Thu, 11 Mar 2021 09:34:16 +02:00Sara Netanyahu hospitalized with appendicitis
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to visit the United Arab Emirates on Thursday
Thu, 11 Mar 2021 09:03:29 +02:00Coronavirus Israel live: Palestinians receive 40,000 vaccines from UAE
Vaccinated mothers pass on COVID antibodies in breast milk, research shows ■ High Court hears petitions against limiting entry of Israelis ■ Passover lockdown unlikely, pandemic czar says
Thu, 11 Mar 2021 06:00:15 +02:00Gaza elections give Hamas an advantage ahead of Palestinian vote
The Gaza-based movement uses its electoral process to boost its demographics and ideological credentials
Thu, 11 Mar 2021 00:34:29 +02:00Abu Yair, what about Mohammed?
Wed, 10 Mar 2021 23:53:28 +02:00Labor chair slams fellow left-wing leader over ICC remarks: 'Israel doesn't commit war crimes'
Speaking at a conference on Israeli national security held by Haaretz and Commanders for Israel's Security, Netanyahu challengers criticized the premier's policies – and each other
Wed, 10 Mar 2021 22:58:32 +02:00Time to throw Avigdor Lieberman in the dustbin of history, where he belongs
Wed, 10 Mar 2021 22:58:03 +02:00The Ultra-Orthodox and Netanyahu backers deserve more sympathy
Wed, 10 Mar 2021 22:57:51 +02:00Netanyahu, the great inciter against Arabs, now wants their vote