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Tue, 14 Sep 2021 11:34:00 +03:00
11% of Israeli children infected with virus suffer from 'long COVID'
Health Ministery survey conducted among parents found that between 1.8% and 4.6% of Israel's youth aged up to 18 experienced COVID symptoms six months after recovery

Tue, 14 Sep 2021 10:28:17 +03:00
The sound of meowsic: How cats talk to each other – and us
Variations in 'purring, chirping, chattering, trilling, tweedling, murmuring, meowing, moaning, squeaking, hissing, yowling, howling, growling, and other modes of cat–human communication' can tell us a lot, it turns out

Tue, 14 Sep 2021 10:07:32 +03:00
How the Legend of Modi, Hindu hero and political messiah, is breaking India's politics
Cultivating the Modi myth: How the illustrated booklets I bought for 50 rupees at a train station kiosk explain his devotees’ loyalty, despite COVID and Pegasus, eclipsing Trump and Netanyahu, and why it’s such grim news for India

Tue, 14 Sep 2021 09:13:53 +03:00
Apple fixes security hole reportedly used by Israel's NSO to hack an iPhone
Researchers said they had high confidence that the world’s most infamous hacker-for-hire firm, Israel’s NSO Group, was behind the attack, which planted spyware on a Saudi activist’s iPhone

Tue, 14 Sep 2021 08:52:01 +03:00
Iran one month away from enough weapons-grade uranium for nuke, report says
Iran is one month out of having enough material for 'a single nuclear weapon,' the New York Times reported, but assembling the warhead itself will take much longer - months, perhaps even years

Tue, 14 Sep 2021 08:11:23 +03:00
Why Israel's vaccine deal with Pfizer has nothing to do with clinical trials

Tue, 14 Sep 2021 00:21:10 +03:00
Israel's fluctuating infection rate makes pandemic predictions difficult
The R number, which represents the infection rate, dropped to 0.81 last Monday, suggesting that the latest wave of infection was weakening. But it has risen over the past week to 1.01

Tue, 14 Sep 2021 00:06:39 +03:00
Other prisoners knew of Palestinian jailbreak efforts at Gilboa Prison
Digging went on for over 6 months without prison officials ever noticing, a Palestinian source close to the prisoners confirmed

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 23:55:08 +03:00
Israel could approve vaccines for ages 5-11 by November
If the move is approved, one of the most difficult consequences of the COVID pandemic – school closures – would no longer be an obstacle, bringing relief to children, parents and the economy

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 23:51:35 +03:00
The culprit is always underfunding

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 23:43:47 +03:00
Israeli minister asks Immigration Authority to disregard expiration of Palestinian unification law
The interior minister ordered the immigration authority to examine the consequences of the expiration of the law, before formulating a new policy

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 23:39:39 +03:00
It's time for Israel to beef up coronavirus testing centers

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 23:24:41 +03:00
Mr. Bennett goes to Egypt, under shadow of Biden and renewed violence
The amicable Bennett-Sissi meeting serves both sides, but Israel is also expected to take some confidence-building steps

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 23:16:02 +03:00
Haaretz Cartoon

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 23:01:38 +03:00
Palestinian PM calls for national unity with Israeli Arabs following treachery claims
'We’re one people, and a single goal unites us' says Mohammed Shtayyeh after West Bank Palestinians blasted Israeli Arabs for allegedly turning in jail-breakers

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 22:32:12 +03:00
Prosecution witness in Netanyahu trial killed in plane crash
Esti and Haim Garon, a married couple, were killed in the crash off Greek island of Samos. Haim Garon served as the deputy Communications Ministry director

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 21:29:46 +03:00
Over 1,000 Palestinian inmates to go on hunger strike in light of 'violent repression' of rights
Detainees may attack wardens in the Gilboa and Shita prisons, leadership inside the prisons warned, following the stripping back of their rights after the high-profile escape last week

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 20:33:40 +03:00
Israel police chief dubs May riots 'intifada,' sparks uproar in Knesset
Joint List lawmakers urged the police commissioner to retract his statement that 'zero' had died in riots, saying it exposes how he 'relates to Arab deaths'

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 19:55:49 +03:00
Israeli woman arrested by police after she reported assault
According to the woman, the police threatened to cuff her 'hands and feet' and put a bag over her head and jokingly suggested taking her to a psychiatric hospital while she was detained

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 19:47:38 +03:00
Israel's border crossing to Sinai reopens without restrictions
Transportation Minister Merav Michaeli says 'we will do everything to ensure that it is as accessible, available and quick as possible' to go through the Taba crossing

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 18:35:56 +03:00
Gantz seeks delay in evicting West Bank settlers, citing Jewish agricultural sabbatical year
The settlers initially agreed to leave the site in the Shilo Valley voluntarily in exchange for new lands inside Israel and the relocation of their groves, but the eviction could be postponed due to the religious edict on planting trees

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 17:45:26 +03:00
North Carolina is quieter than Ramallah – sometimes even too quiet
Our neighbors during our stay in the United States have a different idea about what is a reasonable noise for children to make ■ Post #34

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 17:06:10 +03:00
Nationalist pundit drops out of right-wing talk show that wouldn’t let him call Bennett gov’t ‘Judenrat’
Yoram Sheftel says he wasn’t fired but quit after management 'was not willing for me to call the Israeli government by the most appropriate name for it'

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 15:48:36 +03:00
As Israel’s infections rise, so does its forged COVID test industry
Over 200 travelers returned from Ukraine with fake negative COVID tests. On Telegram, forgers offer this and more

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 15:40:53 +03:00
Céline is setting France's literary scene on fire, again
6,000 recently discovered manuscripts by Louis-Ferdinand Céline are roiling both admirers and detractors of the antisemitic French writer. The controversy over his estate is a continuation of the scandal-filled life of the author who collaborated wi...

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 15:32:28 +03:00
Neanderthal tooth in Iran from 42,000 years ago redraws human evolution
Sapiens didn’t just stroll in and supplant the Neanderthals. The Middle East was a border zone and we lived cheek by jowl, climatic conditions permitting, for hundreds of thousands of years

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 14:40:28 +03:00
Israeli police searching for two suspects who assaulted ultra-Orthodox lawmaker
Young Haredi-looking attackers tried to cut the United Torah Judaism lawmaker's beard off, and fled after he pushed them off

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 13:57:44 +03:00
Bennett praises Egypt’s role after Sissi meeting, hails start of ‘deep relationship’
The leaders discussed Gaza reconstruction and the Iran nuclear deal in the first formal meeting between the countries' leaders in a decade

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 13:56:45 +03:00
A rainy Yom Kippur? Such things happen
Most Israelis will tell you Yom Kippur is always hot. Not this time

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 13:12:03 +03:00
As Netanyahu's trial resumes, his lawyers will claim his media requests were nothing out of the ordinary
Netanyahu’s lawyers will attempt to draw parallels between the Walla website CEO’s alleged attempts to obtain advertising business in exchange for favorable news coverage and the regulatory benefits worth billions its parent company received

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 13:10:43 +03:00
Egypt ended Hamas-Israel war in Gaza – and thwarted 'get tough' approach from Biden
Prior to entering the White House, the U.S. president promised to reexamine the U.S.-Egypt relationship. Nine months and one Middle Eastern war later, Democratic lawmakers are concerned by what they see

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 12:16:31 +03:00
Haifa-Nazareth light rail project back on track, after almost scrapped due to budget overruns
The line is planned to wind its way through Haifa's suburbs and take roughly 55 minutes. To recoup funds for new budget transportation ministry will reprioritize expansion of Route 6 and Haifa rapid-bus line

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 12:09:00 +03:00
The best science-fiction author to read this year
Many of his Western peers enjoyed great success outside the sci-fi community and became cultural icons. But Jewish Polish author Stanisław Lem – born 100 years ago this week – remained relatively unknown. His writings on man’s insignificance a...

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 11:54:34 +03:00
Lebanon’s new government of technocrats is fake news
No real economic reform is going to come out of Najib Mikati’s government. Behind Lebanon’s new technocratic cabinet lies more of the same old corruption

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 11:33:43 +03:00
COVID in Israel: Infection rate continues rise, serious cases decline
COVID testing sites throughout Israel will be closed for Yom Kippur between Wednesday and Friday

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 11:24:38 +03:00
Two wounded in stabbing in central Jerusalem, 17-year-old assailant shot
Jerusalem police chief describes the attack, which left two ultra-Orthodox men in a stable condition, as an 'escalation' ■ Earlier, a Palestinian was shot after a suspected attempted stabbing at West Bank junction

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 11:03:58 +03:00
Report: Israeli grandfather absconded 6-year-old survivor of Italy cable car accident on private jet
According to Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera, grandfather Shmuel Peleg picked up the boy for a court-ordered visit, drove him to Switzerland and then the two boarded a chartered business jet to Tel Aviv

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 10:28:23 +03:00
Start and end the Yom Kippur fast with tradition: Two kugel recipes
They say that all the kugel one ate in honor of Shabbat is weighed in heavenly court alongside one’s deeds and misdeeds

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 10:01:53 +03:00
A brief history of chicken soup, the ‘Jewish penicillin’
Way before Campbell’s iconic cans, Jews around the world prepared the savory broth. We take a closer look at its unique origins, just in time for Yom Kippur

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 09:27:10 +03:00
After extradition from Israel, Malka Leifer appears in Australian court on child abuse charges
Leifer’s accusers said Israeli authorities had dragged out the case, while the former school principal, who faces 74 charges including rape and indecent assault, claimed she was mentally unfit to stand trial

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:01:25 +03:00
Judge in line to be first Muslim picked as permanent justice on Israel's Supreme Court
Tel Aviv District Court Judge Khaled Kabub was reportedly bitter when passed over in 2017

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 00:23:41 +03:00
Israel, an overly emotional, easily rattled military power

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 00:07:05 +03:00
Look who's been suspiciously quiet about the Palestinian jailbreak

Sun, 12 Sep 2021 23:52:54 +03:00
Save Eilat's coral reefs

Sun, 12 Sep 2021 23:19:05 +03:00
Haaretz cartoon

Sun, 12 Sep 2021 22:40:14 +03:00
Israeli man convicted of stabbing baby daughter to death, attempting to murder wife
Barak Ben Ami confessed to the charges under a plea deal. Prosecution seeks life sentence for him

Sun, 12 Sep 2021 22:07:42 +03:00
Building in Tel Aviv suburb topples day after cracks prompt evacuation
Residents evacuated from 40-year-old Holon building: 'Our entire lives were here in this house, and now we’ve been left with nothing'

Sun, 12 Sep 2021 21:20:17 +03:00
Rosh Hashanah and the paradigm of loving-kindness

Sun, 12 Sep 2021 21:09:25 +03:00
Israel strikes Hamas targets after third straight night of rockets from Gaza
There were no reports of casualties, as tensions spike over Palestinian prison break

Sun, 12 Sep 2021 20:23:30 +03:00
Gideon Levy, before you launch a new shaming campaign against Israel, remember this

Sun, 12 Sep 2021 19:25:44 +03:00
Israel's Lapid presents plan for Gaza reconstruction, saying wars and blockade are not working
The foreign minister calls for 'economy in exchange for security,' champions internationally-brokered deal but not direct negotiations with Hamas, ahead of planned Bennett-Sissi meeting

Sun, 12 Sep 2021 18:17:47 +03:00
Israeli grandfather accused of kidnapping boy whose parents died in Italian cable car accident
'We did not kidnap him. We brought him home,' says Eitan’s maternal aunt Gali Peleg

Sun, 12 Sep 2021 17:49:11 +03:00
Palestinian jailbreak puts Israel's Arab community in a bind
Arab citizens of Israel are facing once again the question that has followed it for decades, and some fear a renewed wave of Jewish-Arab violence

Sun, 12 Sep 2021 17:47:41 +03:00
They came to New York from a war-torn Israel. Then 9/11 happened
Four Israelis remember the mood in the city following September 11, how it compared to the homeland they had left behind, and one explains why he felt compelled to immediately go to Ground Zero

Sun, 12 Sep 2021 17:24:20 +03:00
Iraq's prime minister becomes first foreign leader to meet Iran's Raisi
Iraq has been trying to mediate between Tehran and its Gulf Arab foes, including Saudi Arabia, in the hope of stopping its neighbors settling scores on its territory

Sun, 12 Sep 2021 16:13:56 +03:00
Forged tests, no masks: COVID outbreak at Ukraine pilgrimage threatens 'mass infection' in Israel
About 1,600 Israelis who returned from Uman over the weekend tested positive for COVID. Police suspect hundreds forged negative test results to enter Israel, including some who tested positive before flying back

Sun, 12 Sep 2021 16:05:15 +03:00
After PA backtracks, Israel examining alternatives for transferring Qatari funds to Hamas
The past method of transferring the Qatari funds – which was in suitcases full of cash – 'will not repeat itself,' Prime Minister's Office says. Meanwhile, UN says money slated for poor Gazans will be distributed Monday

Sun, 12 Sep 2021 15:41:56 +03:00
Nearly 200 Americans moved to West Bank settlements last year, gov’t figures reveal
While U.S. citizens accounted for just over 10 percent of all newcomers arriving in 2020, their share among those settling in the West Bank was nearly a third

Sun, 12 Sep 2021 14:38:33 +03:00
In Hungary, pope says antisemitism 'still lurking in Europe and elsewhere'
Pope Francis calls antisemitism a 'fuse that must not be allowed to burn' in a snap visit to Hungary that underlines differences with his political opposite, nationalist PM Viktor Orban

Sun, 12 Sep 2021 14:14:31 +03:00
Al-Qaida leader says 'Jerusalem will never be Judaized' in video marking 9/11 anniversary
Ayman al-Zawahri praises Al-Qaida attacks including one that targeted Russian troops in Syria in January

Sun, 12 Sep 2021 14:01:28 +03:00
When U.S. volunteers treated the kibbutz to hash-laced brownies
‘Apples and Oranges,’ a new documentary, looks back with nostalgia at an era when young idealists from around the world flocked to Israel to participate in its great experiment of communal living

Sun, 12 Sep 2021 13:54:51 +03:00
Iran to allow watchdog to service monitoring cameras at nuclear sites
Iran's Atomic Energy Organization agrees to replace memory cards in IAEA cameras and allow the UN watchdog to service equipment that allows for the oversight of Iran's nuclear program

Sun, 12 Sep 2021 13:45:10 +03:00
Bennett: Series of failures led to escape of Palestinian fugitives
PM Bennett says 'some of the government's establishments have backslid in recent years,' as he addresses the escape of six Palestinian prisoners from an Israeli jail last week

Sun, 12 Sep 2021 13:28:46 +03:00
She’s 16. She’s Jewish. She’s Gotham’s newest superhero

Sun, 12 Sep 2021 13:24:56 +03:00
‘Please provide your credit card and code’: New Israeli Facebook scam is a lesson in online fraud
Security researchers discovered a paid Facebook post that posed as the Isracard credit card company. It promised security, but actually sought to obtain people’s credit card information

Sun, 12 Sep 2021 12:58:08 +03:00
How to procrastinate properly to improve your life
A brief guide to productive procrastination: Some kinds are fatal to useful endeavor but there’s one kind that’s a must

Sun, 12 Sep 2021 12:55:10 +03:00
Two Palestinian fugitives are still at large. These are the questions troubling Israeli security forces
Almost a week since the prison break, and after four of the inmates were apprehended, many details remain murky

Sun, 12 Sep 2021 12:50:12 +03:00
After first visit to post-Netanyahu Israel, Democratic senators leave optimistic
Meeting with leaders in Jerusalem and Ramallah, a quartet of U.S. lawmakers found grounds for optimism in Israel's new government, but also warned of vital need to address situation in Gaza

Sun, 12 Sep 2021 12:23:54 +03:00
In rare move, Shin Bet joins probe into shooting at Israeli Arab cop's home
Police suspect an Arab crime organization is behind the shots fired at the home of Jamal Hakroush, the head of the division for preventing crime in Israel's Arab communities

Sun, 12 Sep 2021 12:17:15 +03:00
'You are not a horse': The Israeli professor inspiring America's Ivermectin craze
Eli Schwartz claims 'Big Pharma' suppressed his research into Ivermectin, which vaccine deniers hail as a cure for COVID. In a conversation with Haaretz, however, he warns against using horse paste and supports vaccinations

Sun, 12 Sep 2021 11:58:43 +03:00
COVID in Israel: Reversing trend, infection rate rises again
Israel sees decline in new COVID deaths and serious cases remain stable

Sun, 12 Sep 2021 10:20:32 +03:00
Israel says Iranian base spearheading regional drone attacks
'Kashan is leading Iran's export of aerial terrorism in the region,' Gantz says

Sun, 12 Sep 2021 08:39:15 +03:00
FBI releases first declassified 9/11 document linking hijackers and Saudi associates
The partially redacted 16-page document shows no evidence the Saudi government was complicit in the 9/11 attacks, which killed nearly 3,000 people

Sun, 12 Sep 2021 06:01:33 +03:00
Eilat's coral reefs in worse shape than previously thought, new study shows
Climate change, tons of waste and storms are endangering Eilat’s reef, the northernmost coral reef in the world

Sun, 12 Sep 2021 06:00:53 +03:00
Islamic Jihad, the Palestinian group that strikes fear in Israel's prisons
The organization's inmates are 'insanely brave,' one prison official said. If the two Islamic Jihad escapees still at large are hurt, a wave of prison violence is almost certain

Sun, 12 Sep 2021 03:34:24 +03:00
Israel attacks Hamas targets in Gaza in response to rocket fire
Militants fire rocket from the Gaza Strip after the announcement of the capture of escaped Palestinian prisoners

Sun, 12 Sep 2021 01:56:24 +03:00
The arch-terrorist in a garbage bin

Sun, 12 Sep 2021 01:50:10 +03:00
The Lapid-Bennett government is learning that apolitical politics is a myth

Sun, 12 Sep 2021 01:48:48 +03:00
Israel needs to reconsider policy on Palestinian prisoners

Sun, 12 Sep 2021 01:46:20 +03:00
Capturing the four Palestinian fugitives alive is the best Israel could have hoped for
If the Palestinian escapees had been killed while on the run, their status as national heroes would have been guaranteed – and escalation with Israel would have been all but ensured

Sun, 12 Sep 2021 01:43:54 +03:00
It's time for Israel to step up its fight against terrorism

Sun, 12 Sep 2021 01:38:41 +03:00
Why Bennett could usher in a one-state solution

Sat, 11 Sep 2021 23:42:13 +03:00
Despite appeal, Black Hebrews ordered to leave Israel within two weeks
The community is expected to appeal the decision, even after all the requests were reviewed individually and then rejected, Israel's Population Authority says

Sat, 11 Sep 2021 22:59:38 +03:00
Haaretz cartoon

Sat, 11 Sep 2021 22:40:52 +03:00
Israeli police suspect recaptured Palestinian prisoners planned serious act of terror
The charge carries a sentence of up to 15 years, as the prisoners face a closed-court remand hearing

Sat, 11 Sep 2021 22:37:11 +03:00
Hamas will demand release of Palestinian fugitives in any future prisoner exchange deal
Hamas' military wing spokesman's remarks came as clashes broke out between Palestinians and Israeli soldiers in the West Bank, and as rocket sirens sounded in Israeli border towns for a second night in a row

Sat, 11 Sep 2021 21:49:11 +03:00
Israel sees modest uptick in serious COVID cases, rate of infection
Number of seriously ill patients rises to nearly 700, with almost 10,000 new COVID cases diagnosed in Israel on Friday

Sat, 11 Sep 2021 21:19:25 +03:00
Rocket sirens sound along Gaza border for second consecutive day
No injuries or damage to property was immediately reported, as Israel's iron dome defense system intercepts one missile

Sat, 11 Sep 2021 20:21:17 +03:00
West Bank Palestinians blast Israeli Arabs for allegedly turning in jail-breakers
'The Green Line now seems much thicker than the concrete separation barrier,' one activist said, as anger mounted in the West Bank, and Jenin in particular, after reports that an Arab family helped Israel capture fugitives

Sat, 11 Sep 2021 18:31:10 +03:00
U.S. marks 20 years since 9/11, in shadow of Afghan war's end
The anniversary unfolded under the pall of a pandemic and in the shadow of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, now ruled by the same militants who gave safe haven to the 9/11 plotters

Sat, 11 Sep 2021 16:26:56 +03:00
UN watchdog will have no access to nuclear site footage, Iran state TV says
The statement comes as the UN nuclear watchdog chief prepares to visit Tehran this weekend for talks, with progress stalling on two major issues involving Iran's nuclear program

Sat, 11 Sep 2021 13:04:47 +03:00
U.S. COVID booster shot: Why Israel went for it, and is it working
70 percent of Israelis aged 60-69 have already received a third Pfizer COVID vaccine shot. Experts claim it has curbed the surging delta wave

Sat, 11 Sep 2021 05:33:54 +03:00
Israel captures four out of six Palestinian fugitives
Escaped prisoners Zakaria Zubeidi and Mohammed Aradeh were captured by the police counter-terror unit in northern Israel, and will attend court in Nazareth along with the other two captured fugitives on Saturday evening

Fri, 10 Sep 2021 23:20:01 +03:00
Israel strikes Gaza targets following rocket fire
Palestinian militants launch a rocket from Gaza shortly after the arrest of two escaped prisoners, while nearly a thousand clash with Israeli forces in the West Bank

Fri, 10 Sep 2021 23:08:16 +03:00
The Palestinian prison break is a spectacular failure – and a chance for change
The Prison Service is not solely culpable for the prisoners’ escape. There were screw-ups in higher places, too. If only Israel would leverage this fiasco for constructive dialogue

Fri, 10 Sep 2021 21:49:09 +03:00
Two of six Palestinian fugitives who escaped Israeli prison captured in north
Islamic Jihad members Mahmoud Aradeh and Yakub Kadari were caught after civilians spotted two suspicious figures in Nazareth and reported them to the police

Fri, 10 Sep 2021 21:00:45 +03:00
Climate change may start diminishing Jerusalem groundwater soon, scientists warn
Over the last 4,500 years, the Jerusalem area’s groundwater has depended almost exclusively on the amount of rainfall, the researchers were surprised to find. That may change

Fri, 10 Sep 2021 20:30:58 +03:00
Palestinian Authority backtracks on transferring aid money to Hamas officials, Qatari envoy says
Palestinian banks in West Bank, through which the funds were supposed to be transferred, fear they could face lawsuits ■ Deal to transfer Qatari money to poor Gazan families still valid

Fri, 10 Sep 2021 17:02:41 +03:00
Zakaria Zubeidi was an intifada symbol. This week, he became Israel's most wanted fugitive
As a child, Zakaria Zubeidi took part in a theater established by an Israeli peace activist. Years later, as Israel planned to put him on trial for several terror attacks, he became one of six prison-breakers on the run

Fri, 10 Sep 2021 16:28:49 +03:00
Israeli police officer lightly wounded in attempted stabbing in Jerusalem's Old City
Suspect shot dead as tensions run high following the escape of six Palestinian inmates from a maximum security Israeli prison earlier this week



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