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Fri, 2 Jul 2021 10:20:45 +03:00Protecting Israel’s Arabs has become a matter of coalition talks
Fri, 2 Jul 2021 09:57:20 +03:00LISTEN: For LGBTQ minorities, Israel’s ‘gay paradise’ can be hell
Fri, 2 Jul 2021 09:18:20 +03:00U.S. troops leave biggest airfield in Afghanistan after nearly 20 years
The withdrawal is the clearest indication that the last of the 2,500-3,500 U.S. troops have left Afghanistan, ending its 'forever war'
Fri, 2 Jul 2021 07:58:14 +03:00Don't shut down Israeli Army Radio, reform it
Fri, 2 Jul 2021 06:06:05 +03:00Shalom from Jerusalem: A wrap for Rivlin
A professional parliamentarian and collegial mensch, Israel's outgoing president has always been a rare bird in politics
Fri, 2 Jul 2021 06:05:27 +03:00Israel turns a blind eye to Gaza as front remains quiet
In the West Bank Israel believes the Palestinian Authority has so far quelled the protests over the death of a dissident ■ Why Finance Minister Lieberman gave the army’s top brass a reason for optimism
Fri, 2 Jul 2021 06:01:48 +03:00U.S. attentive to Israel's Iran concerns, but the ball is in Tehran's court
An accompanying agreement may be needed to address Tehran's growing arsenal
Fri, 2 Jul 2021 06:00:40 +03:00World welcomes Lapid-Bennett government. At home it's more complicated
Settlers manipulated Bennett and his left-wing coalition partners into accepting the compromise over the illegal West Bank outpost
Fri, 2 Jul 2021 03:26:48 +03:00The settlement project is no burden
Fri, 2 Jul 2021 02:39:22 +03:00Who’d have thought the Evyatar settlers would go quietly?
‘Do you really think we get up every day now and think how to continue settling the land? We’ve become much more bourgeois,’ says veteran of nearby settlement
Fri, 2 Jul 2021 01:59:32 +03:00Chabad rabbi stabbed in front of Jewish day school and synagogue in Boston
Rabbi Shlomo Noginsky suffered non-life threatening injuries according to a statement by the director of the Shaloh House Jewish Day School
Fri, 2 Jul 2021 01:28:02 +03:00Israeli army strikes Hamas weapons manufacturing site over incendiary balloons
Palestinian media earlier reported that attacks had been carried out by Israel south of Gaza City ■ Four fires broke out Thursday in southern Israel due to incendiary balloons launched from Gaza
Fri, 2 Jul 2021 00:58:41 +03:00Startup Nation? Not on climate
Fri, 2 Jul 2021 00:43:23 +03:00Israeli Border Police blocked Ahmad's car, shot him point-blank – then drove off
After a night out, Ahmad ‘Abdu got into his car in a town near Ramallah, where Border Police ambushed him and shot him dead. His family says the cops mistook him for his uncle
Thu, 1 Jul 2021 23:41:44 +03:00For 20 years he was one of Israel's only paparazzi. Then the iPhone was invented
This week at the Tel Aviv airport: A retired paparazzo who became a spokesperson for Rescuers Without Borders, and a former suburban religious boy who became a metal-loving techie
Thu, 1 Jul 2021 23:16:33 +03:00Haaretz Cartoon
Thu, 1 Jul 2021 23:03:46 +03:00Why roads aren't marked on the Madaba map, the earliest map of the Holy Land
In the 6th century, the earliest map depicting the Land of Israel was created – the only map from the first millennium depicting a country in full, but what purpose did it serve?
Thu, 1 Jul 2021 22:41:54 +03:00Police probing if a hot tub put in Netanyahu home was on state’s tab
The Netanyahu family dismissed the Channel 12 News report as 'complete falsehood'
Thu, 1 Jul 2021 22:27:32 +03:00The dangerous loophole that expands Shin Bet's powers in secret
The Shin Bet’s controversial surveillance during the COVID-19 pandemic did not mark the first time the government has extended the security service’s powers. It happened several times, for mysterious purposes
Thu, 1 Jul 2021 21:03:14 +03:00Settler leader gets police protection in wake of far-right threats over illegal outpost
Activists threatened and cursed Yossi Dagan over an agreement to evacuate the Evyatar settlement outpost
Thu, 1 Jul 2021 20:58:14 +03:00U.S. adds Turkey to list of countries implicated in use of child soldiers
'With respect to Turkey in particular...this is the first time a NATO member has been listed in the child soldier prevention act list,' the State Department official said
Thu, 1 Jul 2021 20:56:38 +03:00Bennett, Rivlin welcome Germany's Steinmeier as ally against antisemitism
The prime minister discussed the threat of a nuclear Iran with Germany's president, who also pledged his support to the fight against antisemitism
Thu, 1 Jul 2021 20:45:53 +03:00What's driving Israeli Islamist leader Mansour Abbas?
He quotes the Koran as precisely as he cites Switzerland's Constitution. His campaign was flagrantly homophobic but he speaks differently in backrooms. He has no compunctions about cruelly turning his back on his associates. Mansour Abbas is now in p...
Thu, 1 Jul 2021 19:42:04 +03:00UN rights chief urges Palestinian security forces to allow anti-Abbas protests
'Many people, including journalists and human rights defenders,' were assaulted by the Palestinian Authority's forces, Michelle Bachelet says in a statement in the wake of a wave of demonstrations across the West Bank
Thu, 1 Jul 2021 19:00:45 +03:00Biden in Florida to comfort families as search at collapse site paused over safety concerns
Workers at the site were instructed to stop just after 2 a.m. on Thursday, when movement in the debris raised concerns that the part of the building still standing could collapse
Thu, 1 Jul 2021 18:55:07 +03:00Crisis brews as Israeli ministers struggle to agree on illegal outpost, citizenship law
Left-wing Meretz, which says it was not consulted on a compromise with the Evyatar settlers, demands a freeze of house demolitions in East Jerusalem and Bedouin communities in the Negev
Thu, 1 Jul 2021 18:47:39 +03:00Israel fails to purchase necessary computers to forecast local climate change
Meteorological Service still relies on decade-old models that almost no one uses anymore, as multi-million shekel plan by Israel's cabinet remains unimplemented
Thu, 1 Jul 2021 18:41:48 +03:00Putin evokes 'Jewish unity' in denying Ukrainian peoplehood
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who is Jewish, said in response that Russians and Ukrainians are 'definitely not one people,' decrying Russian attacks on Ukrainian soil
Thu, 1 Jul 2021 18:27:35 +03:00Lawmaker from Bennett's party facing calls for criminal probe after 'accidental' double vote
MK Abir Kara from Bennett's Yamina party claims his double vote on Israel's national insurance law was a mistake, but Likud's Amir Ohana decries the incident as a 'criminal offense'
Thu, 1 Jul 2021 18:26:17 +03:00Iran’s supreme leader appoints new hard-line judiciary chief
Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejehi, 64, takes over a judiciary widely criticized by international rights groups for being one of the world’s top executioners
Thu, 1 Jul 2021 18:20:38 +03:00Turkey lifts most COVID restrictions as new cases plateau
Restaurants, which re-opened weeks ago, and wedding parties no longer have to limit the number of guests but must still abide by social distancing rules
Thu, 1 Jul 2021 17:42:58 +03:00Israeli director's journey from a family tragedy to a bitter-sweet victory at Tribeca
Israeli director Ruthy Pribar discusses how the untimely death of her older sister influenced her new movie, 'Asia,' starring 'Unorthodox' breakout star Shira Haas
Thu, 1 Jul 2021 17:37:38 +03:00Iran bars UN inspectors from key nuclear site, citing alleged Israeli attack in April
Diplomats say the standoff is in the course of being resolved, but has raised tensions with the West just as indirect talks between Iran and the United States on reviving the 2015 nuclear deal rumble on
Thu, 1 Jul 2021 17:27:00 +03:00Where archaeology can’t go: Fecal signals in lake reveal Mayan secrets
Archaeology finds solid remains people leave behind, but now a new analysis reveals that a Mayan city arose 650 years earlier than thought, and other new facts
Thu, 1 Jul 2021 17:24:11 +03:00For this congressman, support for the Palestinians is rooted in his Blackness
‘I will always speak out in defense of the Jewish community but will also unapologetically speak out for my Palestinian brothers,’ says Indiana Rep. Andre Carson, one of four Muslims ever elected to Congress
Thu, 1 Jul 2021 17:20:52 +03:00Turkey's top court says detention violated pro-Kurdish ex-lawmaker's rights
Thousands of HDP members have been tried as part of a years-long crackdown on the party, Turkey's third-largest, over alleged links to outlawed group PKK
Thu, 1 Jul 2021 15:40:21 +03:00In Israel, it’s not just rabbis who don’t know math and science
Don’t make fun of Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef’s disparaging remarks about schooling until you’ve looked at how poorly Israel ranks on skills and education
Thu, 1 Jul 2021 15:36:27 +03:00Senior Israeli military commander dies after sudden collapse during training
The IDF is investigating the unexpected death of Col. Sharon Asman, the new commander of the Nahal infantry brigade
Thu, 1 Jul 2021 15:21:03 +03:00Israeli firm inks $50 million deal to upgrade Sri Lankan Israeli-made fighter jets
The Sri Lankan Air Force has been using Kfir fighter jets since the 1990s. The jets played a major role in the country's 28-year-long civil war
Thu, 1 Jul 2021 15:17:12 +03:00Don't mind the unicorns: The man charged with saving Israeli high-tech
‘I don't sleep well at night because of the unicorns. We are on a slippery slope,’ says Ami Applebaum, who heads Israel’s Innovation Authority, warning that despite boon serious issues loom
Thu, 1 Jul 2021 14:03:19 +03:00A brothers’ feud and a 'trojan horse': Dispute reveals dark side of the web
Luminati and the famous Hola VPN service are at the center of a massive lawsuit, revealing the trade’s dark secrets and even possible ties to NSO
Thu, 1 Jul 2021 13:30:16 +03:00'Knives are being drawn': Former Likud ministers bash Netanyahu in Adelson-backed daily
Two former ministers tell Israel Hayom that Netanyahu's monopoly over Likud is slipping. 'No one believes him,' one of them tells the right-wing daily
Thu, 1 Jul 2021 12:38:00 +03:00President Rivlin outlined Israel's 'four tribes,' and embraced a fifth: Diaspora Jews
I doubted whether a former Likud MK would include a Reform leader in his orbit. But the respect President Rivlin initially showed me personally has been extended to Jews across the denominational spectrum of Judaism
Thu, 1 Jul 2021 12:29:47 +03:00COVID-19 cases in Israel to triple in 10 days, health officials predict
On Thursday, 307 coronavirus cases were recorded in Israel as the delta variant makes further inroads in the country. However, 58 percent of the confirmed cases were unvaccinated
Thu, 1 Jul 2021 12:19:27 +03:00Jewish Democrats back Ilhan Omar following 'partners in justice' controversy
Jewish lawmakers and progressive activists praise Ilhan Omar's call for solidarity between the Jewish and Black communities, a day after she said those who criticize her over Israel 'haven't been partners in justice'
Thu, 1 Jul 2021 12:18:26 +03:00Israeli soldier stabbed in Jordan Valley, suspect captured, army says
The soldier's weapons, which was snatched by the suspect, was later retrieved
Thu, 1 Jul 2021 12:06:44 +03:00This Israeli professor wants to make cryptocurrencies more democratic
En route to an egalitarian digital currency, researchers from the Weizmann Institute of Science want to create a universal basic cryptocurrency income
Thu, 1 Jul 2021 11:02:29 +03:00Bypassing COVID ban, Israelis with private jets fly to global hotspots
To curb spread of delta variant, arrivals from global COVID hotposts like Russia and India now seperated and redirected to Israeli airport’s old Terminal One
Thu, 1 Jul 2021 09:28:02 +03:00Turkey formally quits treaty to prevent violence against women
Since March, women and other vulnerable groups had been more reluctant to ask for help and less likely to receive it
Thu, 1 Jul 2021 09:08:07 +03:00Israeli charged in global hacker-for-hire scheme seeks plea deal
The Israeli, who is a private detective, organized hacking missions using fake websites and phishing messages to steal passwords, federal prosecutors say
Thu, 1 Jul 2021 06:07:31 +03:00Hebrew University student union approves gender segregation at its events
Segregation will show 'consideration and inclusion' toward religious female students, union says. Decision 'hurts everyone who holds dear gender equality,' law professor says
Thu, 1 Jul 2021 06:03:47 +03:00Halacha instead of morals: How ultra-Orthodox sex offenders justify their actions
'In Haredi society, sexual matters are not discussed, and if the subject does come up, it is only mentioned in halakhic or religious contexts and not in the context of morality,' says Yitzhak Rosenblum, who studied the phenomenon
Thu, 1 Jul 2021 06:02:10 +03:00As settlers prepare for outpost's evacuation, some continue building until last moment
If the Evyatar West Bank outpost is approved by Israel, settlers, who moved in a month and a half ago, would be allowed back
Thu, 1 Jul 2021 01:11:56 +03:00Israel approves illegal West Bank outpost evacuation planned for Friday
Israeli Prime Minister Bennett and Defense Minister Gantz signed off on the deal, which will see Israeli settlers leaving the Evyatar outpost by 4:00 P.M. on Friday
Thu, 1 Jul 2021 00:27:40 +03:00Israel's National security adviser Ben-Shabbat to step down in August
Meir Ben-Shabbat was appointed by former Prime Minister Netanyahu was considered a close associate of Israel's longest serving prime minister
Wed, 30 Jun 2021 23:36:43 +03:00The poisoned well of Israeli Army Radio
Wed, 30 Jun 2021 23:27:16 +03:00Israel's left-wing ministers are silent
Wed, 30 Jun 2021 23:26:51 +03:00Haaretz Cartoon
Wed, 30 Jun 2021 23:14:43 +03:00Undocumented Gazan gets life in Israeli prison for murder of kidnapped teen
Wisam Abu al-Hasna abducted 17-year-old Adel Khatib of Shfaram, killed him and buried the body. He then demanded a ransom from his family, saying their son was still alive
Wed, 30 Jun 2021 23:07:47 +03:00As COVID numbers climb again, Israel eyes reinstating some restrictions
Israel reported its highest daily COVID infection rate in three months on Wednesday, as the delta variant's spread persists
Wed, 30 Jun 2021 22:46:01 +03:00In row over Holocaust property restitution, Poles have a point too
Wed, 30 Jun 2021 22:33:58 +03:00Former U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld dies at 88, family announces
Rumsfeld was the main architect of the Iraq war until President Bush replaced him after more than three years of fighting
Wed, 30 Jun 2021 22:17:08 +03:00In unusual case, Israeli arrested to ensure she testifies against abusive ex-partner
Police suspected her partner prevented her from testifying – and three courts, including the Supreme Court – upheld her arrest
Wed, 30 Jun 2021 22:08:58 +03:00Israel's 'non-lethal' weapon of choice killed four Palestinians in two months
The IDF says that there have been no changes to the rules of engagement when it comes to the Ruger semi-automatic rifle, but human rights activists note a spike in usage since the latest Gaza fighting
Wed, 30 Jun 2021 22:00:44 +03:00After 20 years, European troops exit Afghanistan with a whimper
After Germany and Italy announced earlier this week that their soldiers would depart, the Associated Press found that many other European nations had already withdrawn their troops quietly
Wed, 30 Jun 2021 20:36:06 +03:00Put Israel's Army Radio out of its misery
Wed, 30 Jun 2021 20:28:10 +03:00Before arriving in Surfside, Israeli rescue team constructed models replicating the disaster
‘We didn’t come to save the day or save the Americans,’ Israeli’s consul general in Miami made clear: American rescue authorities ‘are doing fantastic work and not sparing any effort’
Wed, 30 Jun 2021 20:24:48 +03:00Ilhan Omar praises Jewish action for justice after backlash
After saying her Jewish critics in Democratic Party were not 'partners in justice,' Omar issues a conciliatory statement on Twitter
Wed, 30 Jun 2021 19:52:59 +03:0028-year-old mother of four shot dead in front of her children in northern Israel
A State Comptroller report finds less than half of funds allocated to fight domestic violence were actually disbursed
Wed, 30 Jun 2021 19:35:41 +03:00In bid to renew nuclear accord, UN chief urges U.S. to drop Iran sanctions
The UN secretary-general appeals to the U.S. to waive the sanctions, in accordance with the 2015 agreement to curb Iranian nuclear development, as Bennett vows Israel 'will not restrain itself'
Wed, 30 Jun 2021 19:04:17 +03:00Rights group accuses Yemen's Houthis of abusing jailed female actor
20-year-old Intisar al-Hammadi was charged with 'indecent acts' over modeling photos found on her phone
Wed, 30 Jun 2021 18:45:59 +03:00Israel and Hamas hold indirect talks in Cairo on the return of captives
Hamas sources say no progress has been achieved so far in the Egyptian-mediated talks, which cover the repatriation of Israeli citizens and soldiers’ bodies, as well as the reconstruction of Gaza
Wed, 30 Jun 2021 18:42:10 +03:00Why Israel's new government is finally standing up to Poland's Holocaust revisionism
Netanyahu saw Poland and Hungary as his bulwark against the nefarious designs of the EU, and whitewashed their tendency toward World War II revisionism. Lapid is working to roll back that policy
Wed, 30 Jun 2021 18:24:18 +03:00Jerusalem man charged with murdering sister after she spoke with a man
Falach Keisi allegedly strangled his sister Goumana with a shoelace while her son was sleeping in the other room
Wed, 30 Jun 2021 18:05:44 +03:00Lebanon approves multi-million benefits package amid deepening depression
The $93 provided to poor families comes after Lebanon's economic crisis propelled more than half of the population into poverty, with the currency losing more than 90 percent of its value in around two years
Wed, 30 Jun 2021 18:04:42 +03:00Scientists make a breakthrough discovery – in dinosaur poo
One day in the Triassic, a Silesaurus was wolfing down a meal. 230 million years later, hi-tech scanners reveal what she ate
Wed, 30 Jun 2021 17:52:37 +03:00After death of wife and parents, N.Y. man missing in Florida collapse was hoping for new start
Harry Rosenberg lost his wife to cancer and parents to COVID-19. Now he and his daughter and son-in-law are missing in Surfside condo collapse
Wed, 30 Jun 2021 17:46:35 +03:00Israel's top diplomat Lapid says UAE visit 'just the beginning' in Mideast peace
In the first visit of an Israeli cabinet minister to the Gulf, Lapid said that Israel's 'hand is outstretched' for normalization deals with more Arab countries
Wed, 30 Jun 2021 17:32:50 +03:00The lawmaker fighting for Israel's Bedouin could decide new government's fate
Saeed Alkharumi was the only member of his party to abstain in a vote on the formation of Naftali Bennett's government. To win his support, the coalition will have to change decades-long polices toward the Bedouin in the Negev
Wed, 30 Jun 2021 16:08:41 +03:00How Palestine, and Corbyn's shadow, will decide a 'poisonous' U.K. election
The specter of 'Long Corbyn,' the backlash against dealing with antisemitism, haunts the Labour party in a northern working-class constituency, ably exploited by Britain's most viciously anti-Israel, pro-dictator politician
Wed, 30 Jun 2021 15:59:51 +03:00Israel's chief rabbi shrugs off math, science studies as 'nonsense'
Chief Sephardic Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef, who exclusively studied in yeshivas, calls on ultra-Orthodox youth to avoid secular education
Wed, 30 Jun 2021 15:33:47 +03:00Prehistoric people in Israel may have had trading system 15,000 years ago
Prehistoric inhabitants of the Levant carved giant mortars out of the local bedrock, but the pestles at El Wad turn out to be volcanic rock that didn’t exist on Mount Carmel
Wed, 30 Jun 2021 15:33:14 +03:00Defense in Jordan trial to ask court to invite Prince Hamza to testify
Prince Hamza, the estranged prince at the center of the trial, was accused of liaising with parties with foreign links to undermine King Abdullah
Wed, 30 Jun 2021 14:35:55 +03:00Israel's efforts to stop delta variant at airport futile, experts say
Experts and senior health officials believe, however, that the safety net provided by the coronavirus vaccine allows the government to avoid imposing new restrictions on the public
Wed, 30 Jun 2021 14:08:26 +03:00Israel hits 3-month COVID high as it races to curb delta variant
However, the number of severe COVID cases in Israel remains low ■ Israel also breaks a three-month record in the number of people who got vaccinated
Wed, 30 Jun 2021 13:58:07 +03:00Arizona GOP congressman to hold fundraiser with white supremacist Holocaust revisionist
Paul Gosar announces fundraiser with Nick Fuentes, who has questioned the number of Jews killed in the Holocaust and believes that Israel has a malicious influence on U.S. policy
Wed, 30 Jun 2021 13:46:40 +03:00Stop Israeli weapons killing global environmental activists
From Brazil to Honduras, Israeli arms are tied to the murder of activists
Wed, 30 Jun 2021 13:04:37 +03:00The Taliban will decide if Pakistan recognizes Israel
As advisors to Pakistan's PM Imran Khan resort to antisemitic slurs to delegitimize more evidence of contacts with Israel, a strange, contradictory geopolitical quadrangle will actually decide potential recognition: the Taliban, Saudi Arabia, Pakista...
Wed, 30 Jun 2021 12:43:01 +03:00Ilhan Omar says her Jewish critics 'haven't been engaging in seeking justice'
The congresswoman said that Jewish Democratic congressional colleagues who have criticized her for comments on Israel, need "to realize that they haven't been partners in justice"
Wed, 30 Jun 2021 12:20:35 +03:00The growing pains of Arab Gen Zers in Israel
George is studying fashion and performs as a drag queen; Subhi and Mayis, who are engaged, are planning to move to a Jewish community. Seven young Israeli Arabs who recently left their villages tell their stories
Wed, 30 Jun 2021 12:16:39 +03:00Explained: The compromise that keeps this illegal outpost intact
The deal reached will see Israeli settlers leaving the outpost by the weekend. A military base will be established instead, and a planned opening of a yeshiva will be delayed
Wed, 30 Jun 2021 11:31:31 +03:00Let Israel's female politicians speak for ourselves
Wed, 30 Jun 2021 10:49:46 +03:00100 percent Jewish and democratic state
Wed, 30 Jun 2021 09:39:49 +03:00How one selfie sent tremors through Lebanon
Lebanese singer Fairouz's first social media selfie ignites a debate over whether the 86-year-old is merely a cultural icon or a symbol of women's empowerment in Lebanon
Wed, 30 Jun 2021 06:02:27 +03:00The left has folded. In battle against illegal settlement, Gantz finds himself alone
Defense Minister Gantz wants to set red lines at the outset of the government, in which he is somewhat a fifth wheel
Wed, 30 Jun 2021 06:01:38 +03:00German President Steinmeier to Haaretz: Concern over Iran is justified
The German head of state arrives in Israel Wednesday on a farewell trip marking the end of Israeli President Rivlin's term ■ Told Haaretz that the International Criminal Court has no jurisdiction over Israel
Wed, 30 Jun 2021 03:24:45 +03:00Death toll in Florida building collapse rises to 12 with 149 missing
Authorities say they still have hope survivors might be found, though no one has been pulled alive from the ruins of the oceanfront building which collapsed last week
Wed, 30 Jun 2021 02:20:51 +03:00Settlers accept Israeli government deal to evacuate illegal outpost
In an amendment to the proposed compromise, a yeshiva will only be built after a land examination is performed, according to Evyatar settlers
Wed, 30 Jun 2021 01:00:55 +03:00Six months after enforcing new prostitution law, Israel police fined 12 people
The law defines the use of prostitution (or an attempt to do so) as an administrative offense that carries a 2,000 shekels ($614) fine, and 4,000 shekels for a repeat offense
Wed, 30 Jun 2021 00:17:06 +03:00Promises, promises: Palestinian gallows humor and boats