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Wed, 25 Aug 2021 08:28:58 +0000
Netanyahu’s would-be heirs step out of his shadow, and into the firing line
Now two months in the opposition, the longtime ruling party’s front bench is champing at the bit and jockeying for position to prepare for the day after their leader is gone

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 07:54:40 +0000
Children’s serological testing frozen for a day after chaotic start
IDF Home Front Command says beleaguered campaign will renew Thursday through Tuesday in localities where initial antibody rates have been at least 12%

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 07:42:00 +0000
Top rabbi says unvaccinated teachers not welcome in Haredi schools
Rabbi Kanievsky declares vaccines ‘from heaven’ and obligatory for teachers, as some Hasidic rebbes also embrace COVID booster shots for their followers

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 07:00:07 +0000
Ra’am’s late al-Harumi set to be replaced by former MK Iman Khatib-Yasin
Khatib-Yasin was Israel’s first hijab-wearing lawmaker following the March 2020 election, but failed to enter the Knesset in the latest round earlier this year

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 06:55:05 +0000
Bennett lands in US on first state visit as PM, ahead of meeting with Biden
Iran set to top agenda as Israeli leader to sit down Wednesday with Blinken, Austin; on Thursday he will convene with the US president

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 05:29:26 +0000
Congressmen drop in on Kabul airport uninvited amid chaotic airlift
Representatives Seth Moulton and Peter Meijer, both military veterans, say visit was to push to extend August 31 evacuation deadline; White House said to be furious

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 05:26:52 +0000
Experts believe COVID cases will plummet when 5 million boosters given — TV
Health Ministry data indicates third dose of vaccine could be 10 times more effective than first two shots alone, report says

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 03:38:07 +0000
Ra’am MK Said al-Harumi, a champion of Negev Bedouin, dies at 49
Al-Harumi made history when Ra'am became 1st Arab faction to play integral role in coalition; he abstained in vital vote, to protest home demolitions in Bedouin communities

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 02:32:40 +0000
Biden says US sticking to August 31 Afghanistan withdrawal deadline
Extending the timetable would mean increased risks of attacks and violence against Americans and US forces, president argues: 'It’s a tenuous situation'

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 01:40:02 +0000
24 years in, Jewish shadow senator for Washington sees DC statehood on horizon
Paul Strauss, who has been working as an unpaid representative for the US territory since 1997, says his work embodies his religious values

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 00:48:52 +0000
The Jewish doctor who escaped the Nazis and founded the Paralympics
Ludwig Guttmann, who became a leading physician in the UK after the war, was fundamental in introducing sport as a way to rehabilitate paraplegic patients, boost their self-esteem

Tue, 24 Aug 2021 23:52:05 +0000
Bennett: Israel won’t annex territory or establish Palestinian state on my watch
Ahead of trip to Washington, prime minister tells New York Times that he will continue 'natural growth' of settlements and vows Jerusalem will only ever be Israel’s capital

Tue, 24 Aug 2021 23:03:26 +0000
Bennett to US congressmen: Preventing a nuclear Iran is America’s interest
In bipartisan Zoom call ahead of Washington trip, PM says Israel will never ask for US troops to be sent to defend Jewish state, argues return to nuke deal no longer possible

Tue, 24 Aug 2021 22:44:25 +0000
Charlie Watts, legendary Rolling Stones drummer, dies at 80
Reluctant rock star had glittering 6-decade career; Watts and the Stones played Israel once, in 2014, when he also toured Western Wall and had crowd sing Happy Birthday in Hebrew

Tue, 24 Aug 2021 21:53:54 +0000
Algeria cuts ties with ‘hostile’ Morocco, partly blaming Israel rapprochement
Among reasons cited by Algiers is Rabat's alleged use of Israeli pegasus spyware against Algerians, and Morocco's recent hosting of Yair Lapid, who criticized Algeria during visit



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