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Wed, 29 Sep 2021 08:54:25 GMTIsrael's first direct flight from Bahrain lands Thursday
The 2 hour and 50-minute flight will run on Mondays and Thursdays between Tel Aviv and Manama, Bahrain's capital city.
Wed, 29 Sep 2021 08:51:24 GMTYour guide to studying in Israel from TAUi student Kyle Desrosiers
"I've learned so many things, and of course some of it is what I expected but a lot of it is not what I expected."
Wed, 29 Sep 2021 04:56:09 GMTAll time record of Israeli hikers set over Sukkot
A record 1.23 million Israelis visited Israel's national parks and nature reserves over Sukkot, according to the Israel Nature and Parks Authority (INPA).
Wed, 29 Sep 2021 04:54:17 GMTIsraeli scientists to participate in int'l drive to find COVID-curing pills
The Weizmann Institute of Science will partner in a global initiative to rapidly develop a safe, accessible and affordable antiviral pill thanks to an £8 million donation.
Wed, 29 Sep 2021 04:40:38 GMTInjured honey buzzard freed after treatment by Nature and Parks Authority
A honey buzzard, or pern, was likely injured in a collision while migrating through Israel to reach nesting grounds in Europe and was treated by Israel Nature and Parks Authority.
Wed, 29 Sep 2021 01:55:27 GMTReporter’s Notebook: Bennett went to KJ, a shul with a special place in his heart, for the holiday
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett prayed at the legendary Kehilat Jeshurun synagogue in Manhattan on the holiday.
Wed, 29 Sep 2021 00:52:39 GMTUS Ambassador to UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield to visit Israel
The Trump administration had withdrawn from the UN Human Rights Council. The Biden administration has rejoined the council and other international bodies.
Wed, 29 Sep 2021 00:18:09 GMTParents scramble for COVID testing kits ahead of school on Thursday
The coronavirus cabinet will convene on Sunday for the first time in a month after being criticized for the long hiatus, as cases decline.
Wed, 29 Sep 2021 00:06:23 GMTViolent crime could lead to civil war, Arab expert warns
“Everyone is buying weapons these days. It’s become as easy as going to purchase a meal at McDonald’s."
Tue, 28 Sep 2021 19:49:49 GMTHerzog to visit Ukraine for 80th anniversary of Babyn Yar massacre
Also attending the Babyn Yar commemoration ceremony will be Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and German President Frank Walter Steinmeier.
Tue, 28 Sep 2021 18:37:08 GMTBennett at the UN: Hating Israel doesn’t make you ‘woke’
Israel, the prime minister said repeatedly, is a "lighthouse in a stormy sea” • “Like the Midas touch, Iran's regime has the ‘Mullah-touch.’ Every place Iran touches, fails,” he quipped.
Tue, 28 Sep 2021 18:06:32 GMTMichaeli meets US labor leader in bid to improve ties with progressives
The meeting was an opportunity to renew ties between Israel's Labor Party and the labor movement in the US at a time when progressives are becoming increasingly influential in the Democratic Party.
Tue, 28 Sep 2021 17:03:10 GMT Bennett: We are taking initiative against Iran now
The Iranian regime’s vulnerabilities give Israel leverage to stop its malign actions, PM says.
Tue, 28 Sep 2021 17:01:58 GMTBennett touts Israel’s 3-pronged strategy for beating COVID-19 at UN
The prime minister said in his UN speech that the Israeli COVID-19 model has three guiding principles: The country must stay open, vaccinate early, and adapt and move quickly.
Tue, 28 Sep 2021 13:52:34 GMTOn This Day: Oslo II Accord signed by Rabin and Arafat
On September 28, 1995, Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat signed the Oslo II Accord.
Tue, 28 Sep 2021 12:44:35 GMTPiano Festival returns to life
After an exclusively televised roll out last year, the 23rd edition of the annual music event, one of the main features of the cultural calendar in Tel Aviv, is due to take place October 27-30.
Tue, 28 Sep 2021 12:38:26 GMTHow Naftali Bennett differed from Netanyahu in his first UN speech
Bennett launched his speech Monday morning with a plea to see Israel not as forever entrenched in warfare, but as a contributing member of the international community.
Tue, 28 Sep 2021 12:37:17 GMT‘Let It Be Morning’ is big winner at Haifa film fest
Eran Kolirin’s latest film, Let It Be Morning, won the lion’s share of the major awards in the Israeli Feature Film Competition at the Haifa International Film Festival on Sunday night.
Tue, 28 Sep 2021 12:31:56 GMTLikud: Bennett spoke empty words in empty auditorium
The party contrasted Netanayahu's UN speeches that it said swayed international public opinion with Bennett's, which it called "empty words delivered in an empty auditorium."
Tue, 28 Sep 2021 12:26:29 GMTIsraeli exports rise 24% after 'unprecedented' recovery
Exports for the full year are forecast to reach $135b., a 20% increase from 2020.
Tue, 28 Sep 2021 12:21:19 GMTUnemployment in Israel: August data gives mixed picture
The broad unemployment rate in Israel reached 7.8 percent in the second half of August — An improvement for the first half of August, but a decline from July.
Tue, 28 Sep 2021 10:28:39 GMTCouple may divorce over vaccine conflict
The wife is the only one currently working, but she's not allowed to go to work until she vaccinates, which she refuses to do.
Tue, 28 Sep 2021 01:59:36 GMTIsraeli dies from poisoned 'Nice Guy' drug
After drugs apparently mixed with an anticoagulant sent 12 Israelis to the hospital and killed one person, police have arrested 2 suspects.
Tue, 28 Sep 2021 00:06:44 GMTRa'am calls Israeli flags on Temple Mount crossing of red line
Jews reportedly brought Israeli flags to the Temple Mount, causing the Ra'am Islamic movement to say a red line had been crossed.
Mon, 27 Sep 2021 22:12:53 GMTVacationers flock to the Kinneret during holidays
Some 13,000 Israelis took advantage of the holidays to enjoy time outdoors on the banks of Lake Kinneret.
Mon, 27 Sep 2021 21:39:38 GMTArab sector violence: One injured, one killed in shooting
At least 16 killings had been recorded in Israel's Arab sector in the past month.
Mon, 27 Sep 2021 15:58:02 GMTBennett speaks strongly against Iran but applies no pressure - analysis
If former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu saw himself as a force that could manipulate US policy on Iran, Bennett has a more humble understanding of Jerusalem’s role.
Mon, 27 Sep 2021 15:37:16 GMTYad Sarah to receive emergency COVID aid, takes aim at Health Ministry
The Israeli volunteer organization stated the "helplessness" of the Health Ministry is why the aid is desperately needed.
Mon, 27 Sep 2021 15:02:42 GMTMurder of Nof Hagalil woman is solved
Rasha Muklasha was murdered by her son in the beginning of August.
Mon, 27 Sep 2021 14:45:08 GMTHaifa International Film Festival boasted homegrown highlights
A pointed commentary on the political situation, based on a novel by Sayed Kashua, Let It Be Morning works as a drama and black comedy because the characters are so well-drawn and appealing.