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Mon, 12 Jul 2021 11:36:58 +03:00The Palestinian news that escapes our attention
Palestinian news sites chronicle an endless cycle of clashes with soldiers and injuries. These were the top Palestinian stories this past Saturday
Mon, 12 Jul 2021 11:35:22 +03:00Tel Aviv: A city that only the mega-rich call home
That is the future of Tel Aviv according to new data that shows it's becoming unaffordable for those who don’t inherit a home or earn triple the average salary, and some say the whole country will bear the cost
Mon, 12 Jul 2021 11:34:34 +03:00Israeli experts debate treating COVID-19 as just another virus while delta variant spreads
Data from U.K. shows vaccination greatly reduces the rate of serious COVID illness, prompting Israeli medical officials to consider a change in approach while dealing with the virus
Mon, 12 Jul 2021 11:18:00 +03:00Number of Israeli homeless grew 27 percent last year amid COVID economic distress
Experts, however, say that the number of homeless known to the authorities is much lower than the real number
Mon, 12 Jul 2021 10:53:48 +03:00A redesign makes a 60-meter Tel Aviv apartment spacious
Even the bathroom doubles as a study in this multi-functional home designed for work and family
Mon, 12 Jul 2021 10:51:59 +03:00A neglected balcony becomes heart of this home
A couple, both in their second marriage, decided to overhaul their rooftop apartment in Ra’anana by building a spacious bedroom suite, a pantry designed as a closet and a lounge on the balcony
Mon, 12 Jul 2021 10:44:46 +03:00How two secular artists rebuilt the Temple in Jerusalem
In ‘Legend of Destruction,’ Gidi Dar's new film about the destruction of the Second Temple, artists David Polonsky and Michael Faust faced a serious challenge: make an animation movie composed entirely of still paintings. It took them eight years...
Mon, 12 Jul 2021 09:53:36 +03:00Israel expands Gaza fishing zone, cross-border trade after continued quiet
The transfer of medical equipment, fisherman gear, raw materials for Gaza's textile industry via the Kerem Shalom crossing will also be allowed
Mon, 12 Jul 2021 08:36:13 +03:00Israeli archaeologists find biblical name ‘Jerubbaal’ inked on pot from Judges era
The clay vessel bearing the name of Jerubbaal could have belonged to Gideon, son of Joash, who vanquished the Midianites, archaeologists excavating Khirbat el-Ra'i in southern Israel postulate
Mon, 12 Jul 2021 06:01:37 +03:00EU's top diplomat: Lapid meeting a good opportunity to restart Israel relations
Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid is expected to announce Israel's intention to join the Creative Europe program, which grants generous support to cultural initiatives but bars funding for projects in settlements
Mon, 12 Jul 2021 06:01:15 +03:00After Israel's landmark surrogacy ruling, protecting surrogate mothers is paramount
The High Court ruling requires us to recognize the possibility that, under some circumstances, surrogacy can be harmful and exploitative
Mon, 12 Jul 2021 02:03:02 +03:00Gay couples in Israel celebrate Supreme Court surrogacy ruling, but remain skeptical
'This is good news, but it’s no more than a headline,' says Yaniv Levy, 32, who's convinced the 'state will pile up bureaucratic difficulties'
Mon, 12 Jul 2021 01:30:45 +03:00Let the sunshine in and open commissions of inquiry sessions to the public
Mon, 12 Jul 2021 01:16:03 +03:00Shaked, I’m proud to be a sucker
Mon, 12 Jul 2021 01:07:16 +03:00Spread joy, Bennett: Declare COVID-19 to be just another disease and free us from fear
Mon, 12 Jul 2021 00:32:49 +03:00The art of censorship and pursuit
Sun, 11 Jul 2021 23:57:33 +03:00Haaretz cartoon
Sun, 11 Jul 2021 22:38:48 +03:00In Jordan sedition trial, U.S. defendant alleges torture
Bassem Awadallah, who has been on trial in Jordan, said he had been beaten, subjected to electrical shock and was threatened with future mistreatment 'if he didn't confess'
Sun, 11 Jul 2021 22:03:07 +03:00Jehan Sadat, an Egyptian first lady like no other
She not only gave her husband, Anwar Sadat, her blessing for his breakthrough 1977 visit to Israel, but helped him overcome last-minute qualms
Sun, 11 Jul 2021 22:00:34 +03:00Israeli court drops charges against beggar banned from Western Wall
Judge says the order issued by the rabbi in charge of holy places exceeds his authority and insults the man’s dignity
Sun, 11 Jul 2021 21:58:59 +03:00Holocaust survivor and longtime advocate for restitution dies at 92
David Mermelstein was a founder of the Holocaust Survivors of Miami-Dade County, which fundraises for members who are in financial trouble and for Israel
Sun, 11 Jul 2021 20:54:11 +03:00Some Israeli leftists are just reactionaries dressed in revolutionaries’ clothing
Sun, 11 Jul 2021 20:14:46 +03:00Israel to withhold $180 million in Palestinian funds over militant stipends
Israel will deduct the money it believes the Palestinian Authority has paid in stipends to militants, as it does each year since 2018
Sun, 11 Jul 2021 20:10:06 +03:00Bennett names former Mossad official as Israel's national security adviser
The prime minister praises Eyal Hulata's 'understanding of Israel's strategic challenges on the security and political fields'
Sun, 11 Jul 2021 19:25:30 +03:00Egypt's foreign minister meets Israel's Lapid, calls to 'resolve stalemate' with the Palestinians
The two foreign ministers met in Brussels days after Lapid's meeting with Jordan's Ayman Safadi
Sun, 11 Jul 2021 17:51:13 +03:00Pride event in Israeli settlement draws opposition from multiple directions
The LGBTQ community is becoming more visible in Israeli settlements in the occupied territories, but still faces opposition from fundamentalists – as evidenced by an attack on the participants at Thursday's event in Ariel
Sun, 11 Jul 2021 17:33:58 +03:00Oman's sultan arrives in Saudi Arabia on first foreign trip
The sultan's visit to Saudi Arabia comes amid efforts to end the war in Yemen and with Oman facing economic difficulties
Sun, 11 Jul 2021 17:31:22 +03:00Israeli moon mission gets a second chance with a $70 million donation
SpaceIL says the donation helps 'making sure the project stays on schedule' after its first attempt to send an Israeli-made spaceship into orbit and onto the moon ended in failure
Sun, 11 Jul 2021 17:24:13 +03:00Palestinian Authority study endorses Sheikh Jarrah 'popular struggle' model
As Hamas grows in popularity, a study conducted by Fatah academics suggests unprecedented disapproval of President Abbas, proposing the latest East Jerusalem protest as 'the best model to enlist the international community in support of the Palestini...
Sun, 11 Jul 2021 17:01:46 +03:00Iran expresses anger at U.S., European support for opposition group
Iran slams Western politicians taking part in the event, which was organized by an Iranian opposition group, with the Foreign Ministry spokesman accusing them of '(selling) themselves cheap for a Europe-hosted circus'
Sun, 11 Jul 2021 16:59:28 +03:00Relative arrested over siblings' double murder in northern Israel
Police suspect the 70-year-old man, who lives in the same village as the two deceased, was involved in the killing of Hassan Rahimi and his sister Subhiyah in a family feud
Sun, 11 Jul 2021 16:11:16 +03:00Israel offers booster COVID-19 shot to adults at risk, mulls vaccinating children
Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz says adults with impaired immune system could get a third shot, with a decision pending on wider distribution ■ Advisory panel recommends vaccinating children under 12 with preexisting medical conditions
Sun, 11 Jul 2021 15:41:25 +03:00COVID in Israel: Next Pfizer vaccine shipment expected August 1 as stockpile expires
The August 1 delivery will allow the COVID vaccines to be administered in a continuous fashion, so that Israelis receiving the first jab will be able to complete the process
Sun, 11 Jul 2021 15:15:29 +03:00Islamist party won't vote with Bennett coalition in protest of Joint List talks, sources say
United Arab List leader didn't directly address party member Walid Taha's announcement, but said any negotiations with rival Arab party are coordinated with him
Sun, 11 Jul 2021 14:39:29 +03:00Hasidic man assaulted in antisemitic attack in Brooklyn
New York's top politicians condemn the attack amid a recent increase in antisemitic incidents recorded by the Anti-Defamation League
Sun, 11 Jul 2021 14:18:04 +03:00Savor HBO’s ‘The White Lotus’ – it could be the closest you get to a vacation this summer
The six-part miniseries by Mike White takes great delight in skewering screwed-up, wealthy white folks at a Hawaiian resort
Sun, 11 Jul 2021 13:34:19 +03:00When Napoleon was about to declare a Jewish state in Palestine
There are signs that had Napoleon conquered Acre in 1799, he would have gone to Jerusalem and declared that the Jews have a right to an independent state in their ancestral homeland
Sun, 11 Jul 2021 12:55:26 +03:00How Orthodox Jewish voters helped Eric Adams win the N.Y.C. primary battle
While New York’s liberal Jews reportedly opted for progressive candidates Garcia and Wiley, the Orthodox community helped the former NYPD officer secure the Democratic nomination ahead of the November 2 election
Sun, 11 Jul 2021 12:28:11 +03:00The Middle East is burning. This threat could turn it into scorched earth
Two recent heat waves in the Gulf are a sign of things to come as temperatures rise due to climate change. How will the region's countries deal with this new reality, and why is Israel better equipped than others?
Sun, 11 Jul 2021 12:21:07 +03:00After midnight, Netanyahu left the official residence. Outside, these people celebrated
A month after being ousted from the Prime Minister's Office, Netanyahu and his family finally vacated the PM's residence in Jerusalem - the place that came to exemplify all that was wrong with his years in power
Sun, 11 Jul 2021 12:14:40 +03:00Top court rules Israel must allow surrogacy for same-sex couples, single men
Israel's High Court rules surrogacy ban unconstitutional, orders state to lift it within six months. Court rejects government's claim that passing a law allowing surrogacy for same-sex couples, single men was politically 'unfeasible'
Sun, 11 Jul 2021 12:10:02 +03:00Two men and three adopted kids: How parenthood changed Israeli LGBTQ families
Nontraditional families discuss their habits, identities, struggles and dreams. 'Co-parenting is the most effective way to get around the obstacles and discrimination that exist against us'
Sun, 11 Jul 2021 11:43:03 +03:00COVID in Israel: slight decline in new cases over weekend
Israel is examining vaccinating children under 12 with preexisting medical conditions against COVID as the delta variant spreads
Sun, 11 Jul 2021 09:56:49 +03:00What made Hitler antisemitic?
The creators of a new documentary on Adolf Hitler wonder how to deal with the rebirth of the ideology the Nazi dictator represented
Sun, 11 Jul 2021 08:32:00 +03:00Netanyahu family vacates Prime Minister's Residence after 12 years
Benjamin Netanyahu and his family leave Jerusalem residence a month after PM Bennett's swearing-in
Sun, 11 Jul 2021 06:04:04 +03:00Israel's High Court set to rule on segregation, surrogacy and the premiership
The rotation deal allegedly creates two completely different governments, the state says gay male surrogacy is unfeasible, and the ultra-Orthodox are pushing for gender segregation in academia
Sun, 11 Jul 2021 06:01:03 +03:00From Lebanon to Brussels, Israel-Iran strife flares up on many fronts
The tension between Iran and its proxies and Israel persists in various arenas and continues to result in a variety of incidents
Sun, 11 Jul 2021 02:21:17 +03:00'Indirect fire attack' against U.S. troops in Eastern Syria; no injuries or damage reported
U.S. diplomats and troops in Iraq and Syria were targeted in three rocket and drone attacks on Wednesday alone, which analysts have attributed to Iranian-backed militias
Sun, 11 Jul 2021 00:42:41 +03:00Instead of defending minorities, Israel's top court opted for an alternative reality
Sun, 11 Jul 2021 00:27:31 +03:00Fight Israel's settlers, not its ultra-Orthodox community
Sat, 10 Jul 2021 23:35:29 +03:00Haaretz Cartoon
Sat, 10 Jul 2021 23:00:09 +03:00Two siblings murdered in northern Israel as gun violence claims more Arab victims
The two victims had been trying to keep apart two sides engaged in a prolonged family dispute that erupted into a brawl, a local resident said. 'Resorting to the use of arms has become the immediate response'
Sat, 10 Jul 2021 22:22:43 +03:00In a moment of honesty, Lapid revealed Israel’s antidemocratic essence
Sat, 10 Jul 2021 22:00:03 +03:00Backing business, Israeli treasury moves to curb environment ministry’s clout to prevent pollution
The Finance Ministry says Israel has stricter environmental requirements than other OECD countries
Sat, 10 Jul 2021 21:52:01 +03:00In call with King Abdullah, President Herzog vows to 'work on strengthening' Israel-Jordan ties
According to a statement by the Israel's new president, the Jordanian king called to congratulate him for taking office, in another sign of closer ties after years of strained bilateral relations
Sat, 10 Jul 2021 21:29:30 +03:00Police want facial recognition systems installed across Israel
Police argue in a draft bill facial recognition cameras would help prevent crime, but some experts warn of potentially severe privacy violations
Sat, 10 Jul 2021 18:25:44 +03:00Palestinian administrative detainee released from Israeli custody after 65-day hunger strike
Ghadanfar Abu Atwan refused to eat in protest of his arrest without trial. He is 'almost unable to speak, appears to be in great pain,' the latest medical report says
Sat, 10 Jul 2021 17:26:48 +03:00Republican lawmaker says Biden’s COVID vaccine staff are 'needle Nazis'
Rep. Lauren Boebert's tweet, also comparing the White House outreach efforts to 'Communist China,' comes two days after similar remarks by Marjorie Taylor Greene, another first-term Republican
Sat, 10 Jul 2021 17:01:09 +03:00Auschwitz survivor who fought racism with music dies at 96
Esther Bejarano, who was politically active against antisemitism throughout her life, died peacefully at the Jewish Hospital in Hamburg
Sat, 10 Jul 2021 16:51:04 +03:00'Cyber disruption' puts Iranian government websites out of service
This is the second abnormality in computer systems related to Iran’s Transport and Urbanization Ministry, after the railroad system came under cyberattack on Friday
Sat, 10 Jul 2021 16:00:27 +03:00Israel investigating potential Hezbollah involvement in Lebanon border weapons bust
Joint military and police forces seized 43 handguns and some ammunition, in what authorities describe as the largest bust along Israel's northern border in recent years
Sat, 10 Jul 2021 09:03:48 +03:00'We saw Jews with hearts like Germans': Moroccan immigrants in Israel warned families not to follow
Thousands of letters written in the early years of the state by immigrant soldiers to their families in Morocco reveal a gloomy picture. Most wanted to go home
Sat, 10 Jul 2021 02:21:07 +03:00Iran investigating small blast in northern Tehran, no injuries reported
Tehran's Deputy Governor says no sound of an explosion, fire or damage found in the area
Sat, 10 Jul 2021 01:57:50 +03:00Biden presses Putin again to rein in ransomware attacks
U.S. President Joe Biden called Vladimir Putin for the first time since they discussed the attacks last month, and warned of consequences for Russian inaction
Sat, 10 Jul 2021 01:36:13 +03:00Arab states to send aid to Tunisia as COVID death toll peaks
Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Libya are among the countries lining up to help Tunisia, which is facing the collapse of its health system and fearing the economic blow of its national lockdown
Sat, 10 Jul 2021 00:08:21 +03:00UN approves extension of aid from Turkey to rebel-held Syria
An agreement between U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin secures urgent assistance for 3.4 million people in Idlib
Fri, 9 Jul 2021 20:23:46 +03:00U.S. to leave Afghanistan on August 31, Biden says
Biden says Afghan people must decide their own future and U.S. has achieved its goals in its war as he defends decision to withdraw troops
Fri, 9 Jul 2021 19:41:00 +03:00'Unprecedented chaos': Cyberattack disrupts Iran rail network
A notice on electronic boards at stations asked travelers to call a number belonging to the office of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
Fri, 9 Jul 2021 18:54:10 +03:00Ex-Mossad chief Yossi Cohen to head Softbank’s investment activities in Israel
Cohen, who ended his role as head of Israel's espionage agency this year, will establish a local arm of the Japanese giant holding company to identify Israeli firms for investment
Fri, 9 Jul 2021 18:12:34 +03:00Israel’s interior minister knows she can’t deport the asylum seekers
Fri, 9 Jul 2021 17:36:44 +03:00France expected to back Israel's entry into EU program that bars settlement funding
Israeli culture minister asks French counterpart to support the request to join the EU's Creative Europe program when it comes up for approval
Fri, 9 Jul 2021 16:34:10 +03:00Israeli settlements amount to war crime, UN rights official says
'Israel's defiance of international law and international opinion can and will no longer be cost-free,' UN special rapporteur on human rights in the Palestinian territories says
Fri, 9 Jul 2021 15:47:02 +03:00Greater Israel means much greater problems for the Jewish people
Fri, 9 Jul 2021 14:30:30 +03:00Widow of former Egyptian President Anwar Sadat dies in Egypt
Jehan Sadat, who had been battling cancer, had consistently defended her husband’s decision to sign a peace agreement with Israel in 1979 after nearly three decades of war
Fri, 9 Jul 2021 13:50:06 +03:00Ahead of DC antisemitism rally, Israel manifests an issue for leftist Jewish groups
The American Jewish community is divided on whether attacks on Israel should be considered antisemitism or not
Fri, 9 Jul 2021 13:46:29 +03:00Taliban seize more territory, announce they control swathes of Afghanistan
Government officials dismissed the assertion by a Taliban delegation visiting Moscow as part of a propaganda campaign launched as foreign forces, including the U.S., withdraw after almost 20 years of fighting
Fri, 9 Jul 2021 13:03:43 +03:00TikTok fanned the flames of the Israel-Gaza war. What else is it capable of?
It has overtaken YouTube, knows its users better than its competitors do, and doesn’t hesitate to use songs and dances to promote political messages. And with China behind it, TikTok is accountable to no one
Fri, 9 Jul 2021 12:50:53 +03:00All Israel arrivals to quarantine until testing negative for COVID starting July 16
The rule will apply to all travelers entering Israel, even if they have been vaccinated against the coronavirus
Fri, 9 Jul 2021 08:49:45 +03:00LISTEN: How Israel’s aristocratic new president could pardon Bibi
Fri, 9 Jul 2021 06:07:50 +03:00The economic crises on Israel's borders are cause for concern
Lebanon's economic collapse threatens the regime, and the situation is not much better in Jordan and Egypt. Israel shouldn't stake its neighbors' stability for granted
Fri, 9 Jul 2021 06:04:22 +03:00Brutality and panic mark the twilight of Abbas’ rule. Hamas is ready to jump in
85-year-old Palestinian President Abbas sent his forces to brutally repress protest over the death of a dissident – the latest manifestation of what is perceived as a corrupt, rotten regime
Fri, 9 Jul 2021 06:03:51 +03:00Iran ups its game as U.S. return to nuke deal faces new hurdles
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Fri, 9 Jul 2021 06:01:29 +03:00Bennett lurches between the bright side and the dark side, but it's going nicely
The prime minister has gone to great lengths to show understanding for his leftist partners, who are getting in trouble with their base, while one new law is driving opposition leader Netanyahu particularly crazy
Fri, 9 Jul 2021 05:10:21 +03:00Pfizer to seek U.S. authorization for third COVID shot dose as Delta variant spreads
Pfizer has previously said people will likely need a booster dose, though some scientists have questioned when, or whether, boosters will be needed
Fri, 9 Jul 2021 03:14:53 +03:00Encourage work, not poverty
Fri, 9 Jul 2021 02:06:45 +03:00Law denying benefits to parents over minor’s security offenses ruled unconstitutional
Five of nine High Court judges say amendment violates their right of equality. Chief Justice Hayut: Holding parents responsible for a child’s crimes is highly unusual and unacceptable.
Fri, 9 Jul 2021 01:37:44 +03:00Notorious daycare owner gets 9 years in prison for assaulting children
Video of Carmel Mauda brutalizing kids at her Rosh Ha’ayin home was on social media in 2019; her house was burned down after her indictment
Fri, 9 Jul 2021 01:32:15 +03:00An unbreakable American-Israeli bond? Maybe not
Fri, 9 Jul 2021 01:29:58 +03:00Why Israel should recognize the Bosnian genocide
The U.S. Congress pioneered recognition of Europe’s worst massacres since the Holocaust. Now, in the face of rising genocide denial from Serbs, the far right and the hard left, it’s time for Israel to act, before it’s too late
Fri, 9 Jul 2021 01:28:38 +03:00Now is the time for the real protest to create a new, relevant social order
Fri, 9 Jul 2021 01:14:10 +03:00Despite critic’s death, Palestinian Authority still believes in intimidation and repression
Arrests and police violence are surprising considering recent conciliatory comments and the identity of the arrested protesters, in the wake of Nizar Banat's death
Fri, 9 Jul 2021 00:31:11 +03:00Lieberman breaks ground on the Haredi education revolution
Lieberman isn’t forcing Haredi men to stop studying Torah or Haredi women to stop having children. What he has done is change the regulations, making it more difficult – and that’s what governments do
Fri, 9 Jul 2021 00:22:26 +03:00You don’t believe COVID-19 exists? 'It’s not a natural virus. It was engineered with American funding'
This week at the Tel Aviv airport: A retired historian who believes COVID-19 is a manipulation that serves 'transparent rulers,' and a physical therapist who realized she belonged in Israel during a visit when she was 16
Thu, 8 Jul 2021 23:51:25 +03:00The Israeli agent made a veiled threat. Soon after, the Palestinian activist was dead
A Palestinian student activist who was on the Shin Bet's wanted list was shot to death from afar during a demonstration in May. The IDF’s response: 'A Military Police investigation has been launched'
Thu, 8 Jul 2021 23:42:43 +03:00Haaretz cartoon
Thu, 8 Jul 2021 23:37:07 +03:00We didn't dare to know: Seven years after Hamas tunnel attack, revisiting my nephew's death
Iris Leal’s nephew fell in an attack by Hamas during Operation Protective Edge. On the seventh anniversary of that war, she illuminates one of the most charged zones of Israeli life, the nationalization of private grief in the name of the ethos of ...
Thu, 8 Jul 2021 23:35:16 +03:00An ex-judge exposes the rotten underbelly of Israel's court system
Sexual harassment, judges who hand down decisions in cases they did not hear, corrupt appointments and a culture of silence surrounding it all. A rare glimpse of the world behind the bench
Thu, 8 Jul 2021 22:39:35 +03:00Israel aims to join EU program that excludes funding for projects in settlements
Lapid is expected to announce Israel's desire to participate in the culture program at an EU foreign ministers' meeting on Monday, the first such official event in more than a decade attended by Israel's top diplomat
Thu, 8 Jul 2021 22:34:03 +03:00Lebanon crisis prompts rare Saudi visit of U.S., French envoys
U.S., French embassies in Beirut tweet that trilateral meetings look to find ways how to 'support the Lebanese people and stabilize the economy'
Thu, 8 Jul 2021 21:32:03 +03:00Ex-PM Olmert told he owes millions in taxes for donations to his legal defense
Olmert, who served time for graft, claims contributions were tax-exempt because donors were close friends. Tax Authority believes some were given in the hope that he would return to a public position