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Wed, 21 Apr 2021 11:48:21 +03:00Powerful explosion rocks sensitive Israeli defense factory during test
No casualties have been reported. The explosion seems to have occurred during a routine test at an advanced weapons factory which houses various types of missiles
Wed, 21 Apr 2021 10:55:42 +03:00The clans are coming to the Knesset
Wed, 21 Apr 2021 10:40:40 +03:00Facing Iran threat at sea, Israel working to change global naval warfare rules
IDF officials have been meeting with experts worldwide to express the challenges faced in modern warfare, after Israeli-owned ships were attacked in the Persian gulf
Wed, 21 Apr 2021 06:18:37 +03:00To Jaffa Arabs, sales of ‘absentee ownership’ properties aim to expel them from the city
When so-called absentee properties – homes whose owners fled in 1948 – in Jaffa are sold, the buyers are usually Jewish, leading to accusations that the government seeks to drive out the Arab population
Wed, 21 Apr 2021 06:03:42 +03:00Uncertainty about Palestinian election adds fuel to fire flaring in Jerusalem
Rising tensions have been impacted by several local incidents, Ramadan restrictions, social media videos and right-wing Jewish activists
Wed, 21 Apr 2021 02:45:19 +03:00Proposal for Haifa Bay calls to close polluting factories, facilities
Proposal comes as Energy Ministry tries to solve Haifa Bay's pollution problem amid an impasse in developing the area
Wed, 21 Apr 2021 02:28:56 +03:00Lighting a fire in Jerusalem
Wed, 21 Apr 2021 00:07:21 +03:00Former police officer Derek Chauvin convicted of murder of George Floyd
Jury convicts Chauvin of murder and manslaughter over killing of George Floyd, the Black man whose death triggered worldwide protests
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 23:35:08 +03:00Haaretz cartoon
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 23:22:53 +03:00Israel's situation has never been so Arab. Here's how
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 23:22:04 +03:00Netanyahu's numb party will end up crowning Naftali Bennett
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 22:52:21 +03:00J Street conference marks 'a new day in Washington' for U.S.-Israel relations
Israeli, Palestinian and U.S. figures virtually addressed about 5,000 activists, signaling a new willingness from mainstream figures to apply pressure to influence Israeli policy
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 22:50:01 +03:00Despite 'concerns about discrimination,' court dismisses appeal for Arab school in Israeli city
The Supreme Court says 'reality in which educational services for a third of the city’s students are supplied by private schools or public schools outside the local authority is not reasonable'
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 22:42:20 +03:00Attorney general asks Israel's top court to delay arguments on filling cabinet posts
Despite seeking the delay, Mendelblit agreed with the petitioners that the failure to appoint permanent cabinet ministers is a serious problem that will severely impede the government’s functioning
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 21:32:11 +03:00Fauci got $1 million from Israel, 'doesn’t work for us,’ conspiracist Naomi Wolf says on Fox News
The anti-vaccine activist appeared on Fox News, criticizing pandemic restrictions promoted by Fauci, claiming he doesn’t serve the cause of 'public health for the American people'
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 21:21:37 +03:00Iran, Saudi Arabia hold talks in Baghdad, but few expect quick results
The first round of direct talks between regional rivals come as the Biden administration paves the way for re-opening diplomatic channels in the region
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 21:16:03 +03:00Why does Jerusalem need three new access roads?
Major new projects will increase traffic congestion, cost billions and destroy one of the last open areas in central Israel
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 20:49:39 +03:00With East Jerusalem vote in question, Palestinian Authority considers delaying election
Israel prevents the PA from political activity in East Jerusalem, which could thwart the election – but that may work in President Abbas' favor as Fatah split bolsters Hamas
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 20:09:42 +03:00Israeli-based binary options platform charged with $100m fraud in the U.S.
Spot Option deceived U.S. investors and 'devised a manipulative payout structure for binary options trades,' the Securities and Exchange Commission said
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 20:00:40 +03:00Palestinian Authority orders 4.5 million COVID-19 vaccine doses
It was not clear when the shipments of the Pfizer and Sputnik V coronavirus vaccines would begin arriving, but Palestinian health minister says they were likely to come in the near future
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 19:58:48 +03:00War-torn Yemen starts COVID-19 vaccination campaign
The campaign kicks off in the southern port city of Aden, the government's interim capital in a six-year-old war, starting with frontline workers, the elderly and those with certain health problems
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 19:58:03 +03:00Battle for Yemen's Marib scrambles U.S. push for truce
Saudi Arabia has been under increasing pressure to end the six-year war with Yemen's Houthis by Biden administration as the United Nations warns of looming famine
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 19:38:19 +03:00You won’t believe where prehistoric bears took a dump
Black bears in Stone Age Mexico didn’t just relieve themselves in the woods, a groundbreaking genetic study reveals
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 19:20:00 +03:00After daughter's book on Amos Oz: How narcissistic parenting impacts children
Following public debate over Galia Oz's book: How to identify, survive and heal from narcissistic parenting, the most silenced type of domestic abuse
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 19:06:38 +03:00Israel-inspired ‘Baker and the Beauty’ is breakout hit on Netflix
American remake of ‘Being With Her’ starring Nathalie Kelley and Victor Rasuk brings the show a second life
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 19:05:23 +03:00Two Palestinian teens arrested in Jerusalem assault of Haredi man shared on TikTok
A video of the incident on the Jerusalem light rail posted on social media sparked uproar. Police say one of the suspects, both residents of East Jerusalem, fled to the West Bank but was captured at an Israeli checkpoint
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 19:01:56 +03:00First woman ever applies to run for president of Syria
Little is known about 50-year-old Damascus resident Faten Ali Nahar however Assad is widely expected to run and win a fourth seven-year term in the May 26 election
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 18:31:47 +03:00'Get your children ready': Netanyahu says Israel set for another COVID vaccination drive
The prime minister announces deals for 16 million more coronavirus vaccine doses, adding Israel 'assesses that vaccines will be approved for children' within six months
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 18:04:35 +03:00Egypt's premier visits Libya for the first time in a decade, with new government in power
Prime Minister Mustafa Madbouly is the most senior Egyptian official to visit Libya since the oil-rich country plunged into chaos in 2011, with trade and bilateral ties topping the agenda
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 18:02:14 +03:00Tunisia's biggest party Ennahda criticizes president as political crisis deepens
The moderate Islamist party slam president's claim that his constitutional control of the military extended to the internal security forces, in part of an ongoing power struggle between him, parliament and the prime minister
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 17:57:03 +03:00Israir stops flying on Shabbat: What can passengers do instead?
After being bought by Rami Levy, the airline has removed reservations for flights planned for Saturdays
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 17:47:15 +03:00Netanyahu ally Gafni: If Likud goes into the opposition, we'll follow
United Torah Judaism leader's remarks come as Netanyahu, struggling to form a coalition, commends direct vote for prime minister as way out of stalemate and calls on Bennett to back it too 'if he wants a right-wing government'
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 17:05:12 +03:00Jerusalem police attacked, trapped while trying to carry out arrests in ultra-Orthodox area
Forces arrived in Jerusalem's Mea Sh'earim neighborhood to arrest suspects in the sabotage of light rail construction in the city
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 15:13:14 +03:00Chad's 30-year president Idriss Deby, who renewed ties with Israel, dead after visit to frontline
Deby's son has been named the interim successor, a day after the leader won Chad's presidential election ■ Netanyahu's office tweeted that it will 'always remember his historic decision to renew Chad's relationship with Israel'
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 14:51:06 +03:00For a seat at Biden's Iran table, Israel may need a new prime minister
With negotiations underway in Vienna, Israel should strengthen its ties with the United States instead of picking fights. But under Netanyahu, Israel, not Iran, has become isolated on the nuclear issue
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 14:02:08 +03:00Israel, Britain mull 'green travel corridor' after COVID vaccine success
Statement after meeting between FM Gabi Ashkenazi and British Cabinet Office Minister Michael Gove in Tel Aviv gave no timeline for implementing such a measure, which apparently would apply only to vaccinated travelers
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 14:00:10 +03:00What ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ author J.D. Vance is really saying about Jews, and why it matters
Backing racist voting laws and Tucker Carlson’s replacement conspiracies, author, venture capitalist and now populist ‘hero’ J.D. Vance is campaigning for a white American volk. And Jews are central to his ugly narrative
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 13:57:24 +03:00U.S. charges extremist Orthodox Lev Tahor sect with exploiting, kidnapping children
The group has been described as a cult and as the 'Jewish Taliban,' as women and girls older than 3 are required to dress in long black robes covering their entire body
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 13:54:21 +03:00Iran says 60 percent uranium enrichment is reversible if U.S. revokes sanctions
Iran began enriching uranium to 60 percent purity as a response to an explosion in Natanz, a move that has further complicated talks aimed at reviving the 2015 deal
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 13:31:54 +03:00Jerusalem’s posh airport had direct flights to Iran. This is what it looks like today
Under Jordanian rule the Airport in Atarot served 100,000 passengers a year and ran lines to Iran and Qatar. After the Six-Day War, foreign airlines refused to use it. Now it may be turned into a Haredi neighborhood
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 13:17:10 +03:00Iran welcomes Iraqi mediation with Gulf states after FM's Saudi comment
Remarks by Iranian envoy to Baghdad come a day after Iran's foreign ministry said that Tehran always welcomed dialogue with its arch-rival Saudi Arabia, without confirming that talks were held
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 12:46:05 +03:00For Jerusalem's Muslims, an Israeli humiliation on Ramadan
Videos of police violence against Palestinians at the scene come amid other footage of Palestinian attacks on Jewish passersby and on police vehicles
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 12:45:38 +03:00Five killed Monday night in traffic accidents, including possible hit-and-run
In the suspected hit-and-run, the body of a 35-year-old man was found near his scooter on Jabotinsky St. in Tel Aviv
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 11:17:11 +03:00Six arrested in Jerusalem for attacking Arab pedestrians
Witnesses say suspects walked around Jerusalem city center and asked people questions in attempt to find out if they had an Arabic accent, and attacking those who were presumed to be Arab
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 10:52:49 +03:00Pakistan Parliament to consider French envoy's expulsion
The tensions originated with last year’s remarks by France’s president who defended the publication of caricatures of Islam’s Prophet Muhammad by a satirical newspaper, drawing condemnation from across the Muslim world
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 10:23:01 +03:00House Democrats sound alarm on Israel's deepening occupation at J Street
Rep. Alan Lowenthal says de facto annexation sets the stage for de jure annexation since Israeli settlements are either permanent or they appear to be permanent
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 08:53:38 +03:00In blow to Netanyahu, rivals secure key parliamentary panel
Netanyahu secures Naftali Bennett's support in key vote, but is thwarted by Islamist party. The Knesset Arrangements Committee controls the legislative agenda until a government is formed
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 06:01:21 +03:00Israel sending medical aid to Jordan to deal with COVID-19 spread
Amman sent its aid request last month, when coronavirus infection rates were peaking, and Israel's COVID success is allowing it to send hundreds of ventilators, COVID test kits and face masks
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 06:00:48 +03:00Netanyahu pulls the last rabbit out of his hat, but the trick falls flat
The prime minister was upended on a key Knesset vote by the Arab leader he’s been wooing, as the racists he enabled gloat
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 04:42:45 +03:00U.S. envoy: Biden will support Israel against Iran's aggressive behavior
At J Street conference, UAE ambassador to the United States says that normalization pact with Israel created more space for diplomacy
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 03:17:30 +03:00I can’t order Netanyahu to step down for time being, Attorney General tells High Court
The premier will 'integrate his commitments,' said the AG in response to petition claiming that Netanyahu's trial renders him 'physically, functionally and essentially' absent
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 01:42:11 +03:00Israel's merchandise trade deficit swells as exports slump
But economist says the data, including surging imports, point to a growing economy for Israel going forward
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 01:18:01 +03:00Abu Dhabi invites Israeli bids for contracts
Move comes as Israeli and UAE arms makers agree to collaborate on AI, big data
Mon, 19 Apr 2021 23:58:45 +03:00Haaretz cartoon
Mon, 19 Apr 2021 23:11:45 +03:00Netanyahu, go on to the next trick
Mon, 19 Apr 2021 22:47:49 +03:00Elizabeth Warren at J Street: Israeli opposition must stop infighting to oust Netanyahu
Warren also called for the U.S. to restrict military aid to Israel from being used in the West Bank and Gaza in order to halt settlement expansion and implement the two-state solution
Mon, 19 Apr 2021 22:41:42 +03:00Israeli police clash with protesters in Jaffa for second night
Child, two others arrested during demonstration a day after an assault on rabbi, amid plans to sell a building in the traditionally Arab neighborhood to a yeshiva
Mon, 19 Apr 2021 22:25:53 +03:00Israeli settler slapped a Palestinian activist. A Jerusalem court slapped her back
Mon, 19 Apr 2021 21:52:32 +03:00King Bibi – now there’s an idea!
Mon, 19 Apr 2021 21:51:22 +03:00WeWork franchises Israeli ops to property firm AMPA
Agreement comes as global office-sharing company retrenches in wake of failed IPO
Mon, 19 Apr 2021 21:01:11 +03:00Hezbollah positions itself as a welfare bureau in rudderless Lebanon
With Lebanon lacking a government and mired in political and economic crises, the Islamist organization has stepped into the breach with payments to the needy and cheap grocery stores
Mon, 19 Apr 2021 20:05:10 +03:00Iranian attack on Israeli medical orgs proves there’s no vaccine for the cyber pandemic
A recent Iran-linked phishing attempt is only the latest in a string of coronavirus cyberattacks: ‘Israeli healthcare is by far more targeted in comparison to other countries’
Mon, 19 Apr 2021 20:00:39 +03:00Netanyahu has lost control of his own racist creation
Likud’s primacy is under threat. The rest of the right wing is rushing to reposition itself and appeal to the million Israelis who voted Likud in the last election but may soon become political orphans
Mon, 19 Apr 2021 19:45:32 +03:00Israel’s Iran-baiting could backfire on Bibi: Listen to Yossi Melman
With world powers gathering in Vienna to revive the Iran nuclear deal, Netanyahu is still counting on the U.S. to do his dirty work for him
Mon, 19 Apr 2021 19:24:47 +03:00Bernie Sanders: U.S. should have a say in how Israel uses military aid
Senator tells the J Street conference that 'the American people do not want to see that money being used to support policies that violate human rights'
Mon, 19 Apr 2021 18:42:18 +03:00Iran, UN nuclear watchdog start talks on unexplained uranium traces
Agreeing to hold the talks helped avoid an escalation between Iran and Western countries that could have hurt efforts to bring Washington and Tehran back into full compliance with the 2015 nuclear deal
Mon, 19 Apr 2021 17:50:46 +03:00Israel purchases nine million additional Pfizer coronavirus vaccines
Additional vaccine doses will allow Israel to provide booster shots to entire population through 2022 ■ Israel vaccine data: 53.5% of population fully vaccinated
Mon, 19 Apr 2021 17:37:19 +03:00Israeli court cuts teacher's sexual harassment compensation for failing to report prior incidents
The judge ruled that the teacher ‘contributed to the occurrence’ by failing to report prior incidents, but said the reduction in compensation does not legitimize the harassment, ‘which must be completely condemned’
Mon, 19 Apr 2021 17:27:14 +03:00Judge voices doubt about racial motive in attack of yeshiva head by Israeli Arab suspects
Assault of rabbi in Jaffa's Arab neighborhood of Ajami sparked clashes between protesters, counter-protesters, and police
Mon, 19 Apr 2021 17:04:23 +03:00Voices of peace: In first, Emirati songwriters team up with Jerusalem Orchestra
A musical collaboration between the Jerusalem Orchestra East & West and songwriters from the UAE shows the great, untapped cultural potential of the agreement that many tend to dismiss
Mon, 19 Apr 2021 16:07:43 +03:00Struggling to form coalition, Netanyahu hails direct vote for PM as way out of deadlock
With two weeks left before Netanyahu's mandate to form a government expires, the prime minister calls on Naftali Bennett to join forces, or 'it means he has joined the left'
Mon, 19 Apr 2021 15:57:17 +03:00Once bullied for her weight, this Israeli judoka is heading to the Olympics
Her path to the Games has been paved with hurdles, starting at adolescence and continuing with the choice of a tough weight category. Now Raz Hershko, aka 'Hershkules,' just won her first gold in a Grand Slam event
Mon, 19 Apr 2021 14:54:13 +03:00Russian delegate notes progress in Iran nuclear talks, but end ‘far away’
Russian envoy says high-level talks in Vienna to salvage the 2015 agreement on Tehran's nuclear program are 'entering the drafting stage'
Mon, 19 Apr 2021 14:25:40 +03:00An Abu Dhabi art gallery owner's new side hustle: trading COVID-19 vaccines
The gallery approached the Czech embassy in the UAE, though the Prime Minister said they would not be procuring vaccines via the 'black market'
Mon, 19 Apr 2021 14:21:01 +03:00Liberal JNF board members challenge its West Bank land purchases
Reform, Conservative movements, Meretz, Yesh Atid, Kahol Lavan, Labor lead revolt, demanding the organization provide documents that show the extent of land purchases and the money trails behind them
Mon, 19 Apr 2021 14:19:58 +03:00Monitoring the ‘Third Pole’ and other climate change briefs
Eye on the Himalayas as global warming wreaks havoc, how to save the fish from suffocating and a word on planning in Texas
Monitoring the ‘Third Pole’
Mon, 19 Apr 2021 14:10:26 +03:00Oscar-nominated 'Quo Vadis, Aida?' is this year's most devastating, urgent contender
'Quo Vadis, Aida?' is a harrowing account of the Srebrenica genocide, Serb brutality and UN betrayal – and it's a stark warning for a fragile Bosnia, its neighbors, and all of us today
Mon, 19 Apr 2021 12:58:26 +03:00UAE's G42 forms big data joint venture with Israel's state-owned defense firm Rafael
The joint venture, called Presight.AI, will have a research and development site in Israel and will develop products for a range of sectors
Mon, 19 Apr 2021 12:06:36 +03:00The truth behind the fake Facebook user that compared Netanyahu to Hitler
Once again, anti-Netanyahu activists reveal a fake account trying to taint them. This time it was taken down by Facebook together with dozens more - all linked to Iran
Mon, 19 Apr 2021 11:51:24 +03:00‘There is an attempt to change the Jewish monopoly on power in Israel’
Activist and lawyer Ameer Fakhoury weighs in on an unprecedented time for Arabs in Israeli politics – and what that means for the Palestinian national movement within the country
Mon, 19 Apr 2021 11:42:03 +03:00In bid to end political stalemate, Netanyahu ally floats direct vote for prime minister
Netanyahu is said to support a Shas bid to pass the necessary legislation to change Israel's electoral process, but a source involved in the effort acknowledged it has 'no political or legal prospects'
Mon, 19 Apr 2021 11:22:31 +03:00Tehran says 'always welcomes' dialogue with Riyadh after report on Iran-Saudi talks
The two countries severed diplomatic ties in 2016 and have been engaged in several proxy wars in the region as they vie for influence. Iran's Foreign Ministry wouldn't confirm nor deny reports of renewed direct talks
Mon, 19 Apr 2021 10:43:13 +03:00How to greet and when not to call: 8 things to know about Ramadan
Your fast and easy guide to Ramadan in Israel
Mon, 19 Apr 2021 10:42:48 +03:00Erdogan’s ‘crazy’ canal project challenges Russia and threatens to shake up the region
The Turkish president is pushing to build a canal leading to the Black Sea, which Moscow worries will give Western warships a new route during a conflict
Mon, 19 Apr 2021 09:57:53 +03:00News site told not to run Netanyahu opponent's comments about PM's media ties, key witness says
'Yair Netanyahu is a student, he's poisoning his parents all day,' wife of telecom giant says in tape made by key witness about supposed influence of PM's son ■ Key witness Yeshua's cross-examination to begin in two weeks
Mon, 19 Apr 2021 09:27:31 +03:00Dropping masks outdoors, jubilant Israelis adjust to new COVID normalcy
'Outdoors I feel like a butterfly freed from the cocoon,' says one Israeli after the government loosened COVID regulations, 'but I still have qualms of trepidation from close quarters'
Mon, 19 Apr 2021 08:16:49 +03:00Prehistoric DNA detected in caves reveals secrets of Neanderthal history
Innovation allows researchers to extract hominin genetic material from sediments, and reveals that Neanderthals may have come close to extinction twice before their disappearance
Mon, 19 Apr 2021 06:03:02 +03:00Israeli ministries compose plan to fight climate change days before U.S. summit
Amid disagreements and lack of cooperation both ministries formulate a draft to radically reduce global warming only days before the Leaders Summit on Climate begins
Mon, 19 Apr 2021 06:01:01 +03:00Israel's aggressive acts aren’t hindering Iran nuclear talks
Attacks on Iranian targets fail to make a dent in stance of Iran, U.S. or other world powers hoping to salvage the 2015 nuclear deal
Mon, 19 Apr 2021 02:39:07 +03:00Using Israel for political gains in the U.S. does disservice to both countries, Schumer tells J Street
Democratic lawmakers tell pro-Israel, left-wing group's annual conference that two-state solution is in all parties' best interests, nuanced discussion required on Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Mon, 19 Apr 2021 00:44:03 +03:00For sixth night in a row, Palestinians confront Israeli police in Jerusalem's Old City
Police detain three of the hundreds of demonstrators, who came out once more to protest an Israeli decision to restrict access to the Damascus Gate plaza
Mon, 19 Apr 2021 00:36:01 +03:00Israel's post-COVID market lets workers return to the office, but many are saying 'no thanks'
Israeli office occupancy, especially in high-tech, remains low despite the economy’s reopening, as work-from-home becomes newest job perk
Mon, 19 Apr 2021 00:23:14 +03:00Jerusalem of concrete
Mon, 19 Apr 2021 00:03:54 +03:00Attack on 'settler' yeshiva head in Jaffa triggers violent clashes between residents, police
Police detain three Jaffa residents who protested the sale of a local building to the yeshiva, after two were arrested for the attack on Rabbi Eliyahu Mali
Sun, 18 Apr 2021 23:45:25 +03:00Haaretz Cartoon
Sun, 18 Apr 2021 23:35:33 +03:00Don’t leave the Palestinians out
Sun, 18 Apr 2021 23:35:00 +03:00Judeo-Nazis in prime time
Sun, 18 Apr 2021 23:34:30 +03:00In Netanyahu's Israel, liberals must rely on the integrity of fascists
Sun, 18 Apr 2021 23:03:09 +03:00At J Street, Abbas warns of apartheid if two-state solution is abandoned
The Palestinian president also praised the Biden administration's moves toward restoring bilateral relations
Sun, 18 Apr 2021 22:44:32 +03:00Will the Palestinian Authority dare turn the parliamentary election into civil disobedience?
Opponents of President Mahmoud Abbas are demanding that the general election be held in East Jerusalem too, saying that an Israeli veto of Palestinian democracy must not be accepted