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Wed, 4 Aug 2021 11:35:03 +03:00Israeli Ofer family ships frequented Iranian ports. Now Iran's attacking them
Thursday night’s drone attack on the oil tanker in the Arabian Sea was the fifth such attack on a ship with Israeli links in the past year. The international outcry may curtail Tehran’s maritime actions, but Israel – and the Israeli billionaire...
Wed, 4 Aug 2021 10:53:44 +03:00Entangled in crises, Lebanon marks one year since horrific port blast
The grim anniversary comes amid an unprecedented economic and financial meltdown, and a political stalemate that has kept the country almost paralyzed
Wed, 4 Aug 2021 09:58:14 +03:00Cabinet to impose toll on cars entering Tel Aviv beginning 2024
Transportation Minister Merav Michaeli voted against the Finance Ministry's proposal, calling it 'a regressive tax'
Wed, 4 Aug 2021 08:47:15 +03:00U.K. maritime authority says alleged Iranian hijacking over: Vessel is secure
Iran denies any forces or allies were involved on its behalf in ship incident off the UAE, saying the allegations are a pretext for 'hostile action' against the country
Wed, 4 Aug 2021 05:59:14 +03:00Despite Bennett's threats on Iran, he still prefers to work with the international community
Israeli security officials are puzzled by Tuesday’s attacks in the Persian Gulf, which came the same day as Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi’s inauguration
Wed, 4 Aug 2021 05:18:16 +03:00Pro-Israel Democrat Shontel Brown defeats progressive Nina Turner in Ohio Democratic primary
'This campaign on this night, we will not cross the river,' Turner said in her concession remarks
Wed, 4 Aug 2021 00:57:28 +03:00Haaretz cartoon
Wed, 4 Aug 2021 00:44:30 +03:00The secular left in Israel needs to let saving lives supersede secular 'commandments'
Wed, 4 Aug 2021 00:41:52 +03:00Hundreds of asylum seekers in Tel Aviv file petition against school segregation
91.5 percent of the children of asylum seekers in Tel Aviv study in schools without a single Israeli child
Wed, 4 Aug 2021 00:40:11 +03:00Zadorov, accused of killing a 13-year-old girl in 2006, released on house arrest
Roman Zadorov, who is accused of the 2006 killing of Tair Rada, released on house arrest during retrial after 15 years in prison
Wed, 4 Aug 2021 00:36:46 +03:00How to start a war with Iran
Wed, 4 Aug 2021 00:35:30 +03:00One week, four Palestinian deaths, all in unjustified circumstances
Wed, 4 Aug 2021 00:12:26 +03:00As COVID infection rate soars, Israel rethinks ‘living with coronavirus’
Over the last 10 days, the number of new COVID cases per day has jumped from 1,441 to more than 3,800, causing the government to impose new restrictions
Tue, 3 Aug 2021 23:48:46 +03:00Car bomb hits near Kabul 'Green Zone'; six dead including attackers
The attack – in the heart of one of Kabul's most secure areas - comes during an escalation in violence by the Taliban
Tue, 3 Aug 2021 23:24:19 +03:00Footage of IDF shooting of 12-year-old Palestinian casts doubt on Israeli army's account
The videos made public by the Israeli human rights group B'Tselem were filmed from two vantage points near the West Bank town of Beit Ummar, where the boy, Mohammed al-Alami, was fatally shot in the chest
Tue, 3 Aug 2021 22:39:07 +03:00Israel to reinstate masks outdoors, restrict events to vaccinated only amid delta variant surge
Proof of immunity against COVID to be required for entry to events with fewer than 100 people, masks to be mandatory at outdoor events with more than 100 people, and gov't to encourage private sector to work from home
Tue, 3 Aug 2021 21:51:11 +03:00A fifth of Israelis think COVID is a government, pharma conspiracy, poll says
A new survey shows that Israelis are convinced another lockdown is imminent and are more afraid of that than anything else. Many are also reluctant to receive a COVID vaccine jab, even if they took the first doses
Tue, 3 Aug 2021 20:22:00 +03:00Why the world is gripped by Sheikh Jarrah, while Israelis aren't really interested
The eyes of the world are on the Israeli Supreme Court again, but why has this particular Palestinian case of Jerusalem's Sheikh Jarrah captured the media’s attention while so many others have been forgotten?
Tue, 3 Aug 2021 19:39:36 +03:00Tehran to drop prisoner swap plans with U.S., Iranian official says
The issue of prisoner exchanges 'in its current form will be completely removed from its agenda,' the unnamed official told Iran's Nour News agency
Tue, 3 Aug 2021 19:23:07 +03:00Israel convicts Palestinian over deadly West Bank shooting attack
Military court finds that Muntasir Shalabi, a U.S. citizen, killed Yehuda Guetta in the May attack ■ U.S. Embassy has condemned the demolition of his family home
Tue, 3 Aug 2021 19:15:53 +03:00Six ships off UAE report loss of control; U.K. sources suspect hijacking of vessel by Iranian forces
Iran denies any forces or allies were involved on its behalf in ship incident off the UAE, saying the allegations are a pretext for 'hostile action' against the country
Tue, 3 Aug 2021 18:22:57 +03:00Former Israeli health minister Yael German to be appointed ambassador to France
In addition to tapping German as Israel's top diplomat in Paris, Foreign Minister Lapid intends to appoint former Knesset member Shimon Solomon, who was born in Ethiopia, as ambassador to Angola
Tue, 3 Aug 2021 17:54:06 +03:00Israeli army launches new procedure for summoning Palestinian minors
The IDF's procedures for bringing minors in for interrogation replaces arrests at home with summonses, but exceptions and conditions mean that human rights experts still fear that 'nothing will change on the ground'
Tue, 3 Aug 2021 17:33:42 +03:00Why Lebanon is beyond saving
A year after the Beirut port blew up: Lebanon's ruling class is evidently ready to tolerate any and all disasters as long as it can cling to power. International institutions are helpless to stop them
Tue, 3 Aug 2021 16:46:31 +03:00Former N.Y. Consul General Dani Dayan tapped for Yad Vashem chairmanship
Despite his right-wing views, Dani Dayan, who also headed a settler group, enjoys warm ties with the U.S. Jewish community for his views on religious pluralism in Israel
Tue, 3 Aug 2021 16:44:16 +03:00Israeli archaeologists find where the Arameans breached walls of Philistine Gath
The hometown of the biblical giant Goliath was destroyed by the Arameans 2,800 years ago. Now, researchers may have found where the conquerors broke through the Philistine defenses
Tue, 3 Aug 2021 15:12:56 +03:00Bennett says Israel 'knows how to act alone' against Iran after Blinken vowed 'collective response' to ship attack
'Iran knows the price that we exact when someone threatens our security,' Bennett said
Tue, 3 Aug 2021 14:57:41 +03:00In first, Israel approves carbon pricing on greenhouse gas emissions
Activists praise the decision, but criticize that the money is going to the general treasury funds and not directly to solve climate change and aid its victims
Tue, 3 Aug 2021 14:47:38 +03:00Israel’s top defense panel to discuss cyberarms after NSO scandal
Classified intelligence subcommittee meeting will be held in wake of NSO scandal and growing backlash after Israeli spyware found on U.K., French phones
Tue, 3 Aug 2021 14:46:18 +03:00As Biden prepares to finally leave, Iraq faces a new 'existential crisis'
Experts warn of a ‘severe medium-term existential crisis’ in Iraq as government corruption, neglect, heat waves and a resurgent ISIS leave Baghdad with too many challenges all at once
Tue, 3 Aug 2021 14:27:35 +03:00An Israeli poet took three Palestinians under his wing. The death of one of them inspired his new book
Suddenly in midlife Israeli poet Tamir Greenberg found himself taking care of three young Palestinian men. He wrote a disturbing book about one of them, who died of an overdose
Tue, 3 Aug 2021 14:23:56 +03:00Fire breaks out near Jerusalem, homes evacuated
Fire chief says the blaze appears to be man-made, but it is unknown whether it was caused by negligence or arson
Tue, 3 Aug 2021 13:52:10 +03:00All arrivals to Israel from U.S., Germany, France and 15 other nations to quarantine
Following criticism, all arrivals from the United States, 17 other countries to be required to quarantine starting next Wednesday rather than this Friday
Tue, 3 Aug 2021 13:25:11 +03:00Artem Dolgopyat receives a hero's welcome upon return to Israel
'I want to cry from excitement,' the Israeli gymnast and Olympic gold medalist said at his reception at Ben-Gurion Airport
Tue, 3 Aug 2021 13:05:20 +03:0012 minutes and 46 seconds: When Israeli soldiers are thieves in the night
Tue, 3 Aug 2021 12:48:47 +03:00Israel's health budget is getting a $620 million boost. Here are five ways it will be spent
While mental health will be receiving some overdue assistance, the country's outskirts' medical service will still be way behind the center's
Tue, 3 Aug 2021 12:11:16 +03:00Israeli PM: Serious COVID cases to quadruple in 20 days, we must impose new restrictions
Senior figures in the Health Ministry tell Haaretz that Israel is preparing for a lockdown during the September holiday period amid delta spread; Israel records 3,818 new coronavirus cases, smashing five-month record
Tue, 3 Aug 2021 11:33:08 +03:00Has the ‘Lost City’ of the Gospels finally been found?
Two sites are competing for the title of the real Bethsaida. Only one can be right, one would think, and el-Araj does have a layer from the time of Jesus and the apostles – but there’s a twist to this Galilean tale
Tue, 3 Aug 2021 11:20:24 +03:00Cabinet approves reforms expected to weaken Israel's Environment Ministry's influence
The reforms would see the ministry lose its authority to set conditions for granting licenses to small and medium-sized businesses that may harm the environment
Tue, 3 Aug 2021 10:18:17 +03:00COVID in Israel: Nearly 4,000 new cases for first time in five months
Israel's COVID cabinet is slated to meet to discuss new restrictions to stop the spread of the delta variant; Israel continues to administer third vaccination shots to citizens over 60, suffering from underlying conditions
Tue, 3 Aug 2021 08:41:24 +03:00Six wounded in overnight clashes in Jenin, Palestinian media reports
Jenin locals and police exchanged fire during an arrest operation in the city, leaving several Palestinians wounded
Tue, 3 Aug 2021 06:14:34 +03:00In Sheikh Jarrah, Israel's Supreme Court seeks to avoid ruling on who’s right
By offering a compromise, top court justices showed they did not want to discuss the legal substance of the case nor order the eviction of hundreds of Palestinians from their homes, especially now
Tue, 3 Aug 2021 06:08:19 +03:00Israeli army to allow men to serve in position previously restricted to women
The policy change follows a lawsuit by a soldier whose application to serve as a teacher-soldier was turned down as 'not relevant' due to his gender
Tue, 3 Aug 2021 06:04:47 +03:00Israeli military covered up negligent killing of six Gazans during recent conflict
Israeli soldiers mistakenly fired shells into an area inhabited by Palestinian farmers, killing a baby, a teenager and four others. The army never reported the incident, nor did they punish any senior officers
Tue, 3 Aug 2021 06:01:57 +03:00Israeli cyber authority opposes police facial recognition cameras
The law could violate human rights, leak sensitive data, and cause 'friction' between the police and the public, warn cyber experts
Tue, 3 Aug 2021 04:27:32 +03:00Israeli desert makes TIME magazine's World's Greatest Places 2021 list
Israel’s Negev desert ‘brings the past alive,’ say the magazine’s editors, who praise the desert’s innovative wine culture as well as the luxury hotels
Tue, 3 Aug 2021 04:18:00 +03:00Israel treats its olympic victor as a second-class medalist
Tue, 3 Aug 2021 02:13:42 +03:00U.S. national security adviser meets with incoming Israeli counterpart for first time
The two discussed the threat posed by Iran and advancing normalization deals between Israel and countries in the Arab and Muslim world
Mon, 2 Aug 2021 23:48:55 +03:00Israel, don't raise taxes on women's bodies
Mon, 2 Aug 2021 23:30:58 +03:00Israel's immoral arms export must end
Mon, 2 Aug 2021 23:30:38 +03:00Haaretz Cartoon
Mon, 2 Aug 2021 23:23:49 +03:00Latin America's resurgent left and Caribbean spurn U.S. policy on Cuba
Mon, 2 Aug 2021 22:08:03 +03:00U.S. vows 'collective response' to deadly Iranian attack on ship off Oman
'We are in very close contact in coordination with the United Kingdom, Israel, Romania, and other countries,' U.S. Secretary of State Blinken tells reporters
Mon, 2 Aug 2021 22:04:41 +03:00IN PHOTOS: Wildfires rage on in drought-hit Turkey
Villagers battling the fires and opposition leaders accused the government of not doing enough to help them, as blazes, fanned by heatwave, burned for sixth day
Mon, 2 Aug 2021 20:49:48 +03:00LISTEN: How Israel’s Olympic hero challenged a nation’s identity
Mon, 2 Aug 2021 20:10:50 +03:00Israel says Iran should ‘never become a nuclear power.’ But what if it already is one?
When politicians talk of a ‘nuclear Iran,’ what exactly do they mean? It is important to understand the terminology, and also for Israel to be on the same page as the Americans before nuclear talks resume
Mon, 2 Aug 2021 19:59:53 +03:00In first, Israeli spyware found on U.K. phone. The target: a British human rights lawyer
Phone of David Haigh, a British human rights lawyer with ties to Dubai princess, allegedly compromised by Israeli-made Pegsus spyware, Washington Post reports as French intel confirms journalists targeted
Mon, 2 Aug 2021 19:10:19 +03:00Beirut port blast and economic crisis cloud mental wellbeing of Lebanese
Psychiatrists mark a rise in number of Lebanese who reach out for mental health support, as the wounds of last year's massive port blast refuse to heal
Mon, 2 Aug 2021 18:46:17 +03:00Tel Aviv teacher charged with sexually assaulting 12-year-old student
Yotam Okon allegedly requested that his pupil send him pictures and videos of her touching herself, as well as sending sexually explicit text messages
Mon, 2 Aug 2021 18:28:23 +03:00The dangers of heat waves on the body – and how to defend yourself
Along with heatstroke and dehydration, extreme temperatures have been linked to decreased fertility and environmental damage to society. Here's what you need do to cool down and prevent damage
Mon, 2 Aug 2021 18:28:17 +03:00U.K. Prime Minister Johnson says Iran must pay for 'outrageous' ship attack
Tehran vehemently denies involvement in the attack off the coast of Oman. Israel's defense minister: We must act now against Iran
Mon, 2 Aug 2021 18:10:08 +03:00Israeli national anthem or Bollywood song? Artem Dolgopyat's Olympic win left viewers in India confused
Twitter users accuse popular Indian singer Anwar Sardar Malik of ripping off Israel's national anthem
Mon, 2 Aug 2021 17:00:20 +03:00Sheikh Jarrah eviction case: Court offers Palestinians 'protected residents' status
Session ends in stalemate after sides clash over question of ownership of the land. According to the compromise, the Palestinian residents will not be evicted in the coming years
Mon, 2 Aug 2021 16:51:44 +03:00Heat wave grips Israel and the climate models are melting
Heatwave-stricken Israel is still cooler than Canada and Siberia were in June, because global warming is changing reality in ways we can’t predict and didn’t expect yet
Mon, 2 Aug 2021 15:37:44 +03:00Intel implicating Iran in tanker attack serves Israel's diplomatic anti-Tehran campaign
While tensions between Israel and Iran simmer, recent killing of Palestinians in the West Bank raises difficult questions for the Israeli defense establishments
Mon, 2 Aug 2021 15:29:54 +03:00False rumors about Mahmoud Abbas' health reveal disturbing truth
Despite being 85, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has made no efforts to draw up a succession plan – and the new governments in Jerusalem and D.C. should be concerned
Mon, 2 Aug 2021 14:55:18 +03:00Israel’s standing in America is now far weaker than it seems
Over half a century of occupation is finally catching up with Israel, and its support base in the U.S. is slipping – not least among young American Jews. Delusions like Micah Goodman's 'manage the conflict' won't help
Mon, 2 Aug 2021 14:20:29 +03:00Only 10% of gov't website content available in Arabic, says Israel Internet Association
Among the ministries where online Arabic information is lacking: Energy; Culture and Sports; Economy and Industry; Foreign Ministry; Finance; Science and Technology, Welfare and Transportation
Mon, 2 Aug 2021 14:02:53 +03:00Lebanese army detains man after deadly funeral attack
Three mourners were killed Sunday in reprisal attack at funeral of Hezbollah member shot dead over the weekend at a wedding
Mon, 2 Aug 2021 13:36:45 +03:00As Lukashenko ramps up antisemitism, will Putin save the last Jews of Belarus?
The recent antisemitic outbursts of 'Europe's last dictator' were no accident. Lukashenko has turned against Belarusian Jews with absurd conspiracy theories and intimidation and, ironically, Putin could be their savior
Mon, 2 Aug 2021 12:55:21 +03:00Artem Dolgopyat brought Israel a historic gold medal. But Israel won't let him get married
Dolgopyat's mother said in a radio interview that her son cannot get married in Israel and is not recognized as Jewish by the Rabbinate ■ The medalist himself refused to address the matter
Mon, 2 Aug 2021 12:33:44 +03:00As NSO scandal proves, Israel’s real red line is the ‘white’ man
The NSO scandal didn’t erupt two weeks or even two years ago. Israel has refused to seriously look into claims NSO was misused for years. Why should it be different this time?
Mon, 2 Aug 2021 12:30:22 +03:00Commission investigating deadly stampede at Israeli religious festival makes first visit to site
Members make visit to get impression of pilgrimage site’s layout; Haredi member verbally attacked at site as ‘collaborator’ and ‘traitor’
Mon, 2 Aug 2021 12:27:43 +03:00This Day in Jewish History: Treblinka inmates rise up against Nazi captors
Preferring to die fighting than by gas, 800 Treblinka inmates armed with 20 rifles and not much else rebelled. They weren't victorious, but the concentration camp was damaged badly enough to be shut down two months later
Mon, 2 Aug 2021 12:15:34 +03:00Israeli top health official says rise in COVID cases is 'worrying'
Israel hits a four-month high in serious COVID-19 cases that now stand at 212, including 42 patients on ventilators and 46 in critical condition
Mon, 2 Aug 2021 11:55:58 +03:00Turkish locals describe 'hellish' scenes in catastrophic fires
Turkish authorities say they are investigating whether the fires may have started as 'sabotage' by outlawed Kurdish militants, but experts mostly point to climate change
Mon, 2 Aug 2021 10:25:12 +03:00IDC Herzliya is expected to become the Reichman University
Good news for students from wealthy families: The Israeli Council for Higher Education is set to meet to discuss the private college's request for a status change, after last year it had received permission to launch PhD programs
Mon, 2 Aug 2021 10:11:14 +03:00Last chance to prevent eviction: Israeli court hears Sheikh Jarrah case today
Ahead of a key hearing regarded as East Jerusalem families’ last chance to prevent their eviction from Sheikh Jarrah, newly submitted documents indicate Jordan had taken substantive steps to formalize transfer of land ownership
Mon, 2 Aug 2021 10:03:24 +03:00Israeli baseball team loses to South Korea at Tokyo Olympics
Israel will face the Dominican Republic on Tuesday in hopes of advancing to the semi-final round
Mon, 2 Aug 2021 10:00:14 +03:00Questions for the Palestinian minister of civil affairs
I asked to meet with the spokesperson of the Palestinian ministry that mediates between Palestinians and the institutions of the occupation, regarding family reunification. He refused because I’m an Israeli journalist and because ‘Now it’s righ...
Mon, 2 Aug 2021 06:02:10 +03:00Israel moves to require foreigners to provide biometric data for IDs
If foreigners don’t agree to provide biometric data, a proposed bill would allow officials to use 'reasonable force' to collect it, if the person in question is suspected of being in Israel without permit
Mon, 2 Aug 2021 00:10:01 +03:00Israeli gold medalist withstood the pressure that cracked his opponents
Artem Dolgopyat is apparently the shiest and most modest athlete in the Israeli Olympic delegation, and perhaps that’s what turned him into an Olympic champion
Sun, 1 Aug 2021 23:52:38 +03:00How to develop more Israeli Olympic medalists
Sun, 1 Aug 2021 23:20:28 +03:00Haaretz Cartoon
Sun, 1 Aug 2021 23:07:59 +03:00Israel fights against its finest sons: ex-soldiers who dare speak up
Sun, 1 Aug 2021 23:07:30 +03:00Amid crisis, Tunisian leader claims youth are being paid to migrate, harm Europe ties
Tunisian president, a week after firing the prime minister and other top officials, claims some countrymen with political motives are paying desperate youth to illegally immigrate
Sun, 1 Aug 2021 22:55:41 +03:00'The neighborhood is ours': Asylum seeker assaulted at Tel Aviv demonstration
Some 200 marchers, protesting police handling of an assault case by an Eritrean suspect, shouted: 'Death to the Sudanese'
Sun, 1 Aug 2021 22:43:52 +03:00Remembering Ruth Pearl, mother of slain journalist Daniel Pearl, and ‘strength incarnate’
Ruth achieved unwelcome fame as the mother of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl, who was kidnapped by Pakistani terrorists January 23, 2002, and executed nine agonizing days later
Sun, 1 Aug 2021 22:09:18 +03:00Dolgopyat's Olympic gold is Israel's greatest sporting achievement of all time
On its way to a gold medal in gymnastics, Israel defeated some of the world's sporting powerhouses, but will it be able to take this to the next level?
Sun, 1 Aug 2021 21:56:36 +03:00Israel wants to become a petroleum superpower, and the climate crisis can wait
A visit to state-owned EAPC facilities in Ashkelon, one of the world’s 20 largest oil storage facilities, make the recent cabinet resolution promising a low-carbon future for the Israeli economy seem like science fiction
Sun, 1 Aug 2021 21:54:04 +03:00Israeli sought help after rape abroad. Police questioned her over COVID violations
The woman and her friend were accused by officers of violating quarantine in the hospital where she was treated. Her friend was handed a $1,550 fine
Sun, 1 Aug 2021 21:48:02 +03:00The most important queer in Israel's Religious Zionism
Sun, 1 Aug 2021 21:37:26 +03:00Israeli proposal would keep schools open even if COVID spreads, thanks to rapid tests
The proposal calls for reducing the need for quarantine through rapid COVID testing and a serological survey of all pupils
Sun, 1 Aug 2021 21:00:32 +03:00Israel lets more Palestinian workers enter amid PA financial crisis
Israel's move to increase the number of Palestinian workers by 15,000 stems from a shortage of construction workers and the argument that 'employing Palestinian has diplomatic and security benefits'
Sun, 1 Aug 2021 20:01:43 +03:00Nuclear talks await Iran's new president to take the helm, as do Tehran-backed Iraqi militias
It seems as if Iran will return to negotiations in Vienna on its nuclear program, but armed Shi'ite groups in Iraq could threaten any potential agreement by launching anti-American attacks
Sun, 1 Aug 2021 19:42:38 +03:00Three dead in ambush on Shi'ite mourners south of Beirut, Hezbollah says
The attack follows a revenge killing of a member of Lebanon's Hezbollah group the day before
Sun, 1 Aug 2021 19:30:48 +03:00Israel's public health chief says evidence points to waning COVID vaccine immunity
'Previously we thought that fully vaccinated individuals are protected,' Dr. Sharon Alroy-Preis tells CBS' Face the Nation, adding the coronavirus delta variant is '50 percent more infectious'
Sun, 1 Aug 2021 19:03:31 +03:00Israel's success at the Olympics reflects a battle for the country's identity
By all means celebrate the triumph of gold medal-winning gymnast Artem Dolgopyat, but don’t forget the hurdles he and many other immigrants have had to overcome to be accepted in Israel
Sun, 1 Aug 2021 18:58:39 +03:00Just under the wire, Israel submits greenhouse gas emission targets to the UN
Israel was due to submit emission targets by last December, but owing to four back-to-back election cycles, the cabinet approved them just last week
Sun, 1 Aug 2021 18:40:29 +03:00U.S., U.K. join Israel in accusing Iran, vowing response for tanker attack off Oman
Blinken said the attack was carried out using drones, 'a lethal capability [Iran] is increasingly employing throughout the region'