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Tue, 11 May 2021 11:45:41 +03:00
Seven killed in Russian school shooting, one gunman arrested, state media says
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Tue, 11 May 2021 11:42:40 +03:00
They tried to make Aliyah, but never survived the journey
To mark today's memorial day for Ethiopians who didn't survive the journey to Israel, the state's archives released formerly inaccessible testimonies from bereaved families

Tue, 11 May 2021 11:20:10 +03:00
Israel prepares to vaccinate children ages 12 to 15 after FDA approval
Israel's declining COVID morbidity rate may cause many parents to hesitate to or opt not to vaccinate their kids

Tue, 11 May 2021 10:30:44 +03:00
How comedian David Baddiel became an unlikely voice for Britain’s Jews
David Baddiel has attracted widespread praise for his book ‘Jews Don’t Count’ and his online condemnations of antisemitism. But how did a ‘fundamental atheist’ best-known for his sweary stand-up end up a pillar of the community?

Tue, 11 May 2021 09:54:27 +03:00
Israeli Arab shot dead as Jerusalem riots spillover; Jewish suspect arrested
Police arrest Jewish resident of Lod on suspicion of involvement in the shooting after masked protesters threw stones at Jewish homes

Tue, 11 May 2021 09:17:02 +03:00
Nineteen injured as Gaza rockets hit two buildings in southern Israel
The incident comes as violence spirals, with 200 rockets fired toward Israel, and over 140 strikes by the IDF on the Strip ■ Four injured in Ashkelon are members of the same family

Tue, 11 May 2021 08:23:30 +03:00
Gaza flare-up: Over 200 rockets fired at Israel; 24 reported dead in IDF strikes
Israel strikes 140 targets in Gaza, hitting 15 militants who fired rockets into Israeli territory ■ Nine Palestinian children reported killed in Gaza ■ Barrage on Ashkelon wounds seven

Tue, 11 May 2021 06:53:29 +03:00
Rivals’ coalition talks mean Netanyahu's in no rush to de-escalate Gaza tensions
United Arab List Chairman Mansour Abbas suspends talks with Lapid amid violence in Jerusalem and Gaza, giving Netanyahu an incentive to keep tensions high

Tue, 11 May 2021 06:07:47 +03:00
Hamas acted unexpectedly, Israel is on brink of a Gaza operation - once again
After Hamas gave Israel an ultimatum and fired at Jerusalem, the security cabinet approved a broad strike on Hamas targets

Tue, 11 May 2021 02:24:02 +03:00
Israelis don’t need more lethal muscle-flexing

Tue, 11 May 2021 01:45:31 +03:00
UN Security Council meets on Jerusalem violence, considers statement
Statement would call on Israel to halt Palestinian evictions ■ U.S. says it wants to ensure any statement does not further escalate the violence

Tue, 11 May 2021 00:29:55 +03:00
Haaretz cartoon

Mon, 10 May 2021 23:40:24 +03:00
What’s mine is mine, and what’s yours is mine too

Mon, 10 May 2021 23:34:31 +03:00
Israel coalition talks: Islamist party freezes negotiations in wake of Jerusalem, Gaza flare-up
Yair Lapid says that not all potential coalition partners will get what they want, but argues everyone understands Israel 'needs to change direction'

Mon, 10 May 2021 23:22:13 +03:00
U.S. military ship fires 30 warning shots after encounter with Iranian vessels
The Pentagon said the warning shots were fired after the Iranian fast boats came as close as 150 yards of six U.S. military vessels

Mon, 10 May 2021 23:16:54 +03:00
Israel's presidential election slated for June 2, nominations to be submitted by next week
Isaac Herzog is seen as the likely front-runner, but has yet to officially declare his candidacy

Mon, 10 May 2021 22:26:37 +03:00
U.S. condemns 'unacceptable' Gaza rocket fire, urges steps to 'promote calm in Jerusalem'
State Department spokesperson Ned Price said the U.S. recognized Israel's right to defend itself, adding that the U.S. is deeply concerned about the situation on a broader level

Mon, 10 May 2021 22:16:02 +03:00
Instagram, Twitter blame glitches for deleting Palestinian posts about Sheikh Jarrah evictions
Instagram and Twitter said the accounts were 'suspended in error by our automated systems' and the issue had been resolved and content reinstated

Mon, 10 May 2021 22:05:00 +03:00
Israel Police, take note: Ramadan is not the time for a show of strength
In many cases, it's police judgement that could decide whether Jerusalem descends into violence

Mon, 10 May 2021 21:47:51 +03:00
Ukrainian President to attend formal opening of Babi Yar synagogue
The synagogue is part of a larger complex being built by the Babyn Yar Holocaust Memorial Center, which is slated to include a research center and museum

Mon, 10 May 2021 21:29:22 +03:00
Mount Meron disaster: Israel arrests safety engineer who okayed celebration where 45 died
Investigators say top brass at the police's Northern District should be questioned as suspects

Mon, 10 May 2021 21:27:25 +03:00
Netanyahu trial: News site ex-CEO didn't view biased coverage as criminal – at first
Ilan Yeshua testified that 'I wouldn’t have gone near anything criminal. I wouldn’t have done it for fear of punishment, period'

Mon, 10 May 2021 21:23:04 +03:00
Turkey's top diplomat in Saudi Arabia for talks on renewing ties, Jerusalem violence also on the agenda
Mevlut Cavusoglu was due to hold talks in the kingdom after years of tensions between the two regional powers, exacerbated by the 2018 killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul

Mon, 10 May 2021 21:13:50 +03:00
Riots spread to Israeli Arab cities amid Jerusalem, Sheikh Jarrah violence
Red Crescent reports 520 Palestinians injured in Jerusalem clashes on Monday

Mon, 10 May 2021 20:57:51 +03:00
Tensions over Jerusalem Day march, Temple Mount clashes culminate in rocket fire from Gaza
After hundreds of Palestinian casualties in clashes with Israeli forces, police commissioner says they 'showed too much restraint'

Mon, 10 May 2021 20:04:49 +03:00
Palestinian activist plans to sue Jerusalem deputy mayor over violent threat
'How is your ass? The bullet is still there, that’s why he’s limping,' Deputy Mayor Arieh King screamed, referring to a gunshot wound the Palestinian activist had previously suffered

Mon, 10 May 2021 19:22:42 +03:00
Spermaggedon in the West? Relax, Harvard has good news for you
The 60 percent decline in sperm count from the 1970s, reported in 2017 by Hagai Levine, is based on studies with problematic assumptions and could be based on normal variability, critique suggests

Mon, 10 May 2021 18:23:57 +03:00
An Israeli author just won France's most prestigious literary prize
Author Shmuel T. Meyer was informed that he won the Spring Goncourt Prize during a family visit to Israel. 'My culture is French, my heart is in Switzerland, but my soul is in Israel,' he tells Haaretz

Mon, 10 May 2021 18:01:58 +03:00
Evidence of genocide against Yazidis in Iraq, UN investigator says
The intent of Islamic State 'to destroy the Yazidi, physically and biologically, was manifest in the ultimatum that was repeated in so many different villages in Iraq,' head of investigating team says

Mon, 10 May 2021 17:57:13 +03:00
‘Keep trying’: U.S. Embassy’s message to Americans trying to obtain U.S. passports in Israel
Consul General Andrew Miller is aware he may be the most unpopular American in Israel right now, as his embassy struggles with a massive backlog of passport and visa applications caused by COVID-19. ‘This sucks for us too,’ he tells Haaretz

Mon, 10 May 2021 17:38:32 +03:00
From Nazis to Assad: Denmark is deporting innocent people to be killed by a barbaric regime. Again
The Danish resistance saved Jews, but Denmark's wartime authorities collaborated with the Nazis to send them to their deaths. Now, its government is condemning Syrian refugees to the same fate

Mon, 10 May 2021 17:20:13 +03:00
Jerusalem flare-up leads to 200 Gaza rockets; 24 reported dead in Israeli strikes
Hamas said it fired rockets 'in response to the enemy's aggression in the holy city' ■ Nine Palestinian children reported killed ■ Barrage on Ashkelon wounds six

Mon, 10 May 2021 17:06:18 +03:00
The world is desperate for COVID vaccines, and Israel wants to sell them to a luxury cruise line
As millions around the globe desperately seek coronavirus vaccines, Israel's transportation and tourism ministries are hoping to find ways to open the economy and the tourism industry

Mon, 10 May 2021 16:55:39 +03:00
Israel indicts officials in multimillion dollar submarine deal, drops case against Netanyahu associates
ThyssenKrupp representative charged with bribery and money laundering, while former treasury and National Security Council executives indicted for accepting bribes

Mon, 10 May 2021 16:37:51 +03:00
Syria reports one civilian wounded in Israeli helicopter strike
Reported Golan Heights attack came days after a similar attack by an Israeli helicopter on Quneitra that did not inflict casualties, according to Syrian state media

Mon, 10 May 2021 16:07:56 +03:00
Over 330 Palestinians wounded in clashes with Israeli police at Al-Aqsa Mosque
Palestinian protesters threw rocks and Israeli police fired stun grenades and rubber bullets as Israel marked the anniversary of its capture of parts of Jerusalem in the 1967 Six Day war

Mon, 10 May 2021 14:47:04 +03:00
So many scientists, so little work: Can tech solve Israel’s ‘biologist problem’?
Israel is banking on ‘bioconvergence’ and wants to more scientists working in bio and health tech

Mon, 10 May 2021 14:33:56 +03:00
Jerusalem Clashes: The Arab world stays mum, except for one powerful billionaire

Mon, 10 May 2021 14:25:16 +03:00
This HBO doc about the opioid crisis and Sackler family should be prescribed viewing
Alex Gibney’s brilliant ‘The Crime of the Century’ may actually be selling itself short with its title, while Netflix thriller ‘The Innocent’ relocates Harlan Coben’s novel to Spain with mixed results

Mon, 10 May 2021 14:19:32 +03:00
How Israel invented its exclusive claim over Jerusalem
The Zionist movement, until relatively recently, never regarded Jerusalem as the Jewish people's 'eternal, unified' capital. Now, Israel's nationalists are willing to set the Middle East ablaze for the sake of Greater Jerusalem

Mon, 10 May 2021 14:01:53 +03:00
Far-right Israeli lawmakers visit Jerusalem flash points ahead of contentious Jewish flag parade
Bezalel Smotrich announces he will visit East Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah, while Kahanist Itamar Ben-Gvir appears at Temple Mount amid clashes between Israel Police and Palestinian woshippers

Mon, 10 May 2021 13:26:25 +03:00
Israel should focus on evangelicals, not U.S. Jews who are more critical, Dermer says
Deciding to focus on strengthening relationship with evangelicals at the expense of the Jewish community is a numbers game, says ex-Israeli envoy to D.C. Ron Dermer

Mon, 10 May 2021 11:56:49 +03:00
Jerusalem Day reminds me: Israel's extremists and fanatics are not my Jewish people
Israelis neglected by their government, war vets with PTSD, plus millions of Palestinians under occupation – all of these things are being swept under the rug, while we are being asked to celebrate

Mon, 10 May 2021 11:54:22 +03:00
Jerusalem video shows Palestinian mob assaulting Jewish driver
Other video circulating on Twitter shows Israeli police officers beating photojournalist on Temple Mount

Mon, 10 May 2021 11:35:42 +03:00
Iran confirms talks with Saudi Arabia, promises best efforts
Iran and Saudi Arabia are locked in a rivalry that has played out in proxy conflicts across the region, from Yemen to Syria to Iraq

Mon, 10 May 2021 10:40:20 +03:00
Coronavirus may have ended Israel’s baby boom
If so, that may be good news for the environment but it’s bad news for Israel’s high-tech economy

Mon, 10 May 2021 09:22:06 +03:00
From TikTok to Temple Mount clashes: 28 days of violence in Jerusalem
Recent weeks have seen increasingly violent clashes between Jews and Arabs in Jerusalem and the West Bank, escalating over the weekend with more than 300 Palestinians and 17 Israeli police forces wounded

Mon, 10 May 2021 08:53:15 +03:00
As Jerusalem violence escalates, Israel tries to put genie back in the bottle
Efforts are now being made to keep Palestinians and Jews away from each other in areas of Jerusalem where friction is liable to occur

Mon, 10 May 2021 08:51:27 +03:00
Jerusalem clashes a warning sign for Israel's Arab parties
Israel's Arab lawmakers are finding themselves embroiled in a prime Palestinian national issue – but with zero power to influence it

Mon, 10 May 2021 07:18:00 +03:00
Jerusalem clashes: Contentious Jewish march canceled after Gaza rocket fire
The flag march through Old City was redirected at the last moment, then broken up

Mon, 10 May 2021 06:01:48 +03:00
Israel coalition talks: Bennett demanding total control of judicial appointments committee
Sources close to Lapid fears that a right-wing majority on panel will prevent center-left parties from blocking controversial picks

Mon, 10 May 2021 05:49:54 +03:00
Haaretz cartoon

Mon, 10 May 2021 03:44:26 +03:00
An immoral march

Mon, 10 May 2021 03:01:37 +03:00
U.S. national security advisor encourages Israel to ensure calm ahead of controversial Jerusalem march
Jake Sullivan tells Israeli counterpart that U.S. is seriously concerned about violence in Jerusalem and the prospective eviction of Palestinians in the city

Sun, 9 May 2021 23:44:17 +03:00
The saga of the Israeli settlers' plywood warriors
In another chapter in the ongoing Hebron saga, Israeli soldiers and police were deployed on a mission to guard a pile of plywood that had been dumped on a Palestinian family’s land for a Lag Ba’omer bonfire

Sun, 9 May 2021 23:43:05 +03:00
Mount Meron disaster won't hurt Israel's public security minister

Sun, 9 May 2021 23:40:17 +03:00
Jordan summons Israeli envoy over Jerusalem clashes
King Abdullah calls on Israel to cease 'dangerous provacations,' while Amman's foreign minister calls prospective evictions of Palestinians a war crime

Sun, 9 May 2021 23:39:52 +03:00
Study finds Ethiopian Israeli high schoolers falling behind
The researchers focused on the core subjects - language, math and English and the sciences - physics, chemistry and biology

Sun, 9 May 2021 23:26:14 +03:00
Thank you, residents of Al-Quds

Sun, 9 May 2021 23:20:48 +03:00
Armed robbers break into Israeli striker Eran Zahavi's home in Netherlands
The two were armed and threatened Shai, Zahavi’s wife, who was tied up by the robbers in front of her three children

Sun, 9 May 2021 23:17:40 +03:00
Jerusalem Day: A national day of mourning

Sun, 9 May 2021 21:22:43 +03:00
Gaza rockets fired for third day in a row, Israel strikes Hamas targets
Israel shuts Erez border crossing ■ Rocket fire comes amid clashes between Palestinians and Israeli police in East Jerusalem

Sun, 9 May 2021 21:17:22 +03:00
Jerusalem, united in violence, marks bloody anniversary today. LISTEN
PLUS: Israel is inching toward its weirdest-ever coalition and is planning on deporting members of the Black Hebrews

Sun, 9 May 2021 21:13:04 +03:00
Israel bulks up forces in West Bank, fearing Hamas retaliation for Al-Aqsa clashes
The Israeli army is looking to ease tensions in East Jerusalem by changing the route of Monday's Jerusalem Day march, as well as limiting the number of participant

Sun, 9 May 2021 20:04:36 +03:00
Clashes renew in Jerusalem for third day; 15 arrested in Haifa
Clashes unfolding at Damascus Gate, Sheikh Jarrah, Hebrew University, Haifa and Nazareth ■ Police say six protesters, three cops injured ■ Police okay Jerusalem Day Flag March despite tensions

Sun, 9 May 2021 18:51:09 +03:00
Israel passes $92 million reform to treat disabled military veterans
The plan, known as One Heart, was crafted in response to the widespread outrage in the wake of the self-immolation of a veteran with PTSD last month

Sun, 9 May 2021 18:44:30 +03:00
Israel's active COVID cases fall below 1,000 for the first time in over a year
On Saturday only 17 new coronavirus cases were identified – a tiny 0.2 percent out of 11,500 tests administered that day

Sun, 9 May 2021 18:30:37 +03:00
Saudi women's rights activist summoned for questioning three months after prison release
Loujain al-Hathloul was released from prison in February after 1001 days in detention, including stretches of solitary confinement and allegations she’d been tortured

Sun, 9 May 2021 18:23:49 +03:00
Brooklyn man pleads guilty to inciting mob against Jewish journalist
Former city council candidate Heshy Tischler admitted that he egged on a crowd against journalist who was reporting violations of pandemic rules by members of New York’s ultra-orthodox community

Sun, 9 May 2021 17:43:57 +03:00
Jerusalem has all the ingredients for a new intifada - but so far it hasn't happened
The confluence of events in Jerusalem over the past few weeks has turned the city into a powder keg once more, with aggressive policing from inexperienced leaders one of the main culprits. But that doesn't mean a third intifada is now inevitable

Sun, 9 May 2021 17:41:43 +03:00
Arson balloons from Gaza spark 39 fires in Israeli fields as tensions continue
The launching of arson balloons comes as clashes in East Jerusalem left more than 300 Palestinians and at least 20 Israeli police forces injured over the weekend

Sun, 9 May 2021 17:09:53 +03:00
Death toll from Afghan explosion climbs to 68 as families bury victims
Multiple blasts on Saturday shook a neighborhood outside Kabul, home to a large community of Shi'ites from the Hazaras, killing mostly school girls

Sun, 9 May 2021 17:04:36 +03:00
Israel's top court postpones Palestinian eviction hearing amid Jerusalem violence
After attorney general requests deferral, High Court says a new date for the hearing will be set within 30 days and that the Palestinian families in Sheikh Jarrah will remain in their homes until a decision is made

Sun, 9 May 2021 15:47:31 +03:00
Former MK Dov Lipman sued for sexual harassment after he sues two women for libel
The former Israeli lawmaker calls the allegations ‘evil lies’ in court documents, while a woman claims in a countersuit that the rabbi engaged in repeated ‘inappropriate and terrible behavior’

Sun, 9 May 2021 14:49:55 +03:00
Arab citizens of Israel show unprecedented involvement in Jerusalem protests
Traditionally, Arab citizens of Israel have refrained from joining the struggles of Palestinians. The recent protests in Jerusalem, however, mark a dramatic shift

Sun, 9 May 2021 14:21:30 +03:00
'Violence breeds violence': Pope Francis calls for end of clashes in Jerusalem
Netanyahu 'firmly rejects' pressure not to expand Jewish presence following Jerusalem clashes and growing international condemnation of planned evictions of Palestinians in Sheikh Jarrah

Sun, 9 May 2021 14:19:28 +03:00
How Putin uses Israeli drones to bomb civilians in Syria
Licensed to kill: A surveillance drone, designed in Israel and made in Russia, has played a shocking, pivotal role in Putin’s endless bombing campaign to rescue the Assad regime and illegally target civilians, including hospitals

Sun, 9 May 2021 14:13:33 +03:00
‘Facebook needs to grow up’: An interview with the Oversight Board’s top Israeli
Leaders should have no more privileges than ordinary users, says Emi Palmor, who serves on Facebook's Oversight Board, adding: ‘Facebook must learn to provide explanations’

Sun, 9 May 2021 14:03:26 +03:00
4,300-year-old bat poo pile may tell tale of climatic changes
Tall tell tells tale of bats in Jamaica, which started eating more fruit instead of bugs during the Minoan and medieval warm periods

Sun, 9 May 2021 13:45:25 +03:00
As violence in Jerusalem spirals, Netanyahu 'firmly rejects' pressure not to expand Jewish presence
The prime minister's comments come as Palestinians face evictions in East Jerusalem neighborhood Sheikh Jarrah, which have sparked local and international outrage

Sun, 9 May 2021 13:04:35 +03:00
Putin appraises Russian military power as tensions with West rise
Russia's annual World War Two victory parade comes at a time when Moscow's relations with the West are acutely strained over issues ranging from the conflict in Ukraine to the fate of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny

Sun, 9 May 2021 12:54:02 +03:00
With Jerusalem ablaze, top brass warns Netanyahu against Israeli flag march
Security officials warn the government that if Jews enter the Temple Mount on Monday, violence could spread to Gaza and the West Bank

Sun, 9 May 2021 12:27:40 +03:00
Netanyahu and Trump still pose an enduring threat to Israel and America
Israel's Netanyahu and America's Trump, narcissistic, ethno-nationalist, would-be kings, continue to fail upward despite their toxic legacies. And that sends an important message about our times

Sun, 9 May 2021 11:02:05 +03:00
Israel coalition talks: Bennett's party expects to form gov't 'this week,' after meeting with Islamist leader
Meanwhile, Bennett is gathering members of the anti-Netanyahu bloc for a meeting as some MKs mull leaving the faction amid mounting public pressure

Sun, 9 May 2021 10:30:18 +03:00
How Turkey's genocide denial, boosted by shameful academics, threatens Armenian lives today
Turkey's ultranationalists, led by President Erdogan, must be applauding the revisionism of academics like Benny Morris, who seem determined to let Turkey get away with genocide

Sun, 9 May 2021 10:29:11 +03:00
Israel and South Korea to sign free trade pact
The deal is meant to bolster bilateral trade by cutting out customs duties and offering safety nets on investments

Sun, 9 May 2021 09:02:25 +03:00
Gaza terror groups fire rocket into Israel, IDF hits Hamas posts in response
Several incendiary balloons were launched from Gaza in recent days, sparking wildfires ■ Gazans demonstrate on border with Israel in solidarity with East Jerusalem protests

Sun, 9 May 2021 08:37:12 +03:00
100 Palestinians injured as Jerusalem clashes continue for second night
Clashes break out near Damascus Gate and in Sheikh Jarrah ■ Israeli police deploy tear gas, stun grenades and sponge-tipped bullets ■ Some 90,000 worshippers gather to pray at Al-Aqsa

Sun, 9 May 2021 05:56:21 +03:00
Israel Police show glaring lack of judgment amid clashes in Jerusalem
It seems that something fundamental has gone very wrong in the judgment of Israel's police commissioner and his officers in East Jerusalem

Sun, 9 May 2021 00:38:06 +03:00
Will the post-Netanyahu Israel include Arabs in the collective ‘we’?

Sun, 9 May 2021 00:36:43 +03:00
An illusion of acceptable public life in Israel

Sun, 9 May 2021 00:36:02 +03:00
Put out the fire in Jerusalem

Sun, 9 May 2021 00:35:22 +03:00
A totally right-wing government

Sat, 8 May 2021 23:48:25 +03:00
Haaretz Cartoon

Sat, 8 May 2021 21:22:43 +03:00
Democrats urge U.S. to act against Israel's 'abhorrent' East Jerusalem evictions
Several Democratic lawmakers are calling for an investigation on whether Israel’s ‘forced displacement for Palestinians’ violates U.S. laws

Sat, 8 May 2021 20:28:52 +03:00
Israeli police fan the flames at Temple Mount instead of putting them out
Friday was the worst night of violence Jerusalem has seen in years. The police and the authorities must act to restore calm – under the current conditions, the conflagration cannot be stamped out

Sat, 8 May 2021 19:41:54 +03:00
Arson balloons from Gaza spark 10 fires in Israeli fields
The arson balloons are adding tensions to the ongoing clashes between Israeli security forces and Palestinians in East Jerusalem

Sat, 8 May 2021 17:43:53 +03:00
Jerusalem clashes: Convergence of events puts city to the test
What's causing the latest clash between Palestinians and Israel in Jerusalem ■ The technological breakthroughs behind capture of a West Bank terrorist ■ A week later, the Mount Meron disaster gets a new horrific dimension

Sat, 8 May 2021 17:21:01 +03:00
Jerusalem clashes: How Palestinians rallied behind Sheikh Jarrah
Palestinian residents of the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah have been fighting for nearly a decade and a half against their eviction

Sat, 8 May 2021 09:32:42 +03:00
Jordan calls on international community to intervene after night of violence in Jerusalem
Jordan's Foreign Ministry spokesperson emphasized that an international law tasks Israel responsible for upholding peace for worshippers at Al-Aqsa; Egypt has also slammed Israel's abuse of Palestinian rights



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