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Thu, 30 Sep 2021 11:35:10 +03:00
COVID in Israel: Key metrics show virus on retreat as millions back to school
Serious COVID cases hit a five-week low, the positive test rate is at an almost two-month nadir, and Israel's R number – the number of people each coronavirus carrier infects – has reached its lowest figure since mid-May

Thu, 30 Sep 2021 10:42:31 +03:00
What happens when Israel uses Google Docs for a COVID initiative? Exactly what you’d expect
The chair of Israeli parliament’s health committee wanted to increase COVID vaccine transparency among elected officials. She got trolling instead

Thu, 30 Sep 2021 10:32:29 +03:00
Lapid lands in Bahrain in first visit by Israeli FM
While there, Yair Lapid will inaugurate Israel's embassy in Manama, hold discussions with his counterpart and sign bilateral deals

Thu, 30 Sep 2021 10:15:11 +03:00
Documentary on Lea Tsemel, Israeli lawyer who defends Palestinians, wins Emmy
Following their win, the filmmakers say that all that remains is to 'build a future here of justice and equality for everyone'

Thu, 30 Sep 2021 09:20:12 +03:00
These unvaccinated 10% fuel Israel's COVID crisis
In Israel, COVID is fast becoming a pandemic of the unvaccinated: Of the 644 patients in serious condition on Tuesday, 73 percent were from the small population of eligible Israelis who had not received any shots

Thu, 30 Sep 2021 08:29:10 +03:00
Palestinian woman shot dead after attempted stabbing, Israeli police say
The woman, a 30-year-old from south of Jenin, pulled out a knife and tried to stab officers near Jerusalem's Chain Gate, according to police

Thu, 30 Sep 2021 06:04:34 +03:00
Israeli forces kill Palestinian from Islamic Jihad in overnight West Bank shootout
Sources in village of Burkin say man was member of Islamic Jihad armed wing and shot at troops ■ Incident comes days after arrest operation in West Bank left five Palestinians dead

Thu, 30 Sep 2021 03:34:07 +03:00
Only the world can end the Israeli occupation. It won't come from Bennett

Thu, 30 Sep 2021 02:53:58 +03:00
Israel declares war on Palestinian water

Thu, 30 Sep 2021 02:17:48 +03:00
You can't blame the police for everything

Thu, 30 Sep 2021 01:36:39 +03:00
Ignore it all you like, but 'The Squad' represent deeper shifts on Israeli occupation

Thu, 30 Sep 2021 01:06:39 +03:00
'2034': This nightmare WWIII scenario could soon become reality
A journalist and top NATO commander have co-written a thriller that lays out a series of incidents in the South China Sea, the Strait of Hormuz and D.C. that spark the apocalypse

Thu, 30 Sep 2021 00:51:33 +03:00
A pogrom, and silence

Thu, 30 Sep 2021 00:39:26 +03:00
Israel to research link between menstrual changes and COVID vaccines
Studies in Israel and abroad get underway following growing anecdotal evidence of menstruation being affected by COVID vaccines

Wed, 29 Sep 2021 23:42:19 +03:00
Haaretz cartoon

Wed, 29 Sep 2021 23:39:30 +03:00
Key witness in Netanyahu trial grilled on 'favorable coverage' of other politicians
In cross-examination of former editor of Walla news site, Netanyahu's defense works to show that other politicians intervened to influence coverage

Wed, 29 Sep 2021 22:39:10 +03:00
Israeli Police seek wider powers to search houses, confiscate CCTV without warrants
The police say the move would help fight crime in Arab communities, as camera footage is often erased before a court order can be obtained. Human rights group expresses concern: 'Enforcement based on ethnic background'

Wed, 29 Sep 2021 22:28:10 +03:00
'Amos Oz’s image is struggling to recover. It’s been defiled'
Yair Qedar's documentary about Amos Oz was ready. Then Oz's daughter made an explosive revelation and turned the story upside down. In an interview, he talks about his discovery of a man full of contradictions, and explains how the movie lets people...

Wed, 29 Sep 2021 21:03:47 +03:00
Caveman in Indonesia may have ruined his teeth making rope
Around 20,000 years ago, an elderly person with terrible dental hygiene passed on from this great void. Now we know what he did with his mouth

Wed, 29 Sep 2021 20:39:39 +03:00
Settler attack on Palestinians in Hebron Hills serves Israeli policy
Israel has been trying to uproot the residents of the caves of the Hebron Hills for years by declaring it a military zone. Tuesday’s attack is another attempt to drive them out

Wed, 29 Sep 2021 18:56:38 +03:00
Republicans attack VP Harris over reply to claims that Israel is commiting 'ethnic genocide'
Kamala Harris tells George Mason University student that her 'truth cannot be suppressed' after she complained that Israel was committing 'ethnic genocide'

Wed, 29 Sep 2021 18:42:40 +03:00
For many Muslim women, the Taliban’s patriarchal violence is all too familiar
The Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan is an extreme and televised version of the kind of oppression of minds and bodies far too many Middle Eastern women face

Wed, 29 Sep 2021 18:31:25 +03:00
U.S. targets Hezbollah financial network in fresh sanctions
The individuals include citizens of Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, as well as a Palestinian, U.S. Treasury Department said in a statement

Wed, 29 Sep 2021 18:13:54 +03:00
Farewell to a serious leader: Why the world already misses Merkel
The outgoing German chancellor occupied a special place in modern politics, and there’s a good reason her approach is being celebrated as she exits the world stage

Wed, 29 Sep 2021 18:12:15 +03:00
Jordan reopens main crossing with Syria in push to end its pariah status
After Arab states ended ties with Syria over its decade-long civil war, Damascus hopes wider business links with Jordan will help it recover from the devastating conflict and attract much-needed foreign currency

Wed, 29 Sep 2021 17:36:57 +03:00
Five dead, dozens injured as bus overturns in northern Israel
Magen David Adom reported that in total 48 people were injured in the accident, including three in serious condition, who were evacuated by helicopters to a nearby hospital

Wed, 29 Sep 2021 17:15:43 +03:00
Egypt's Sissi and senior Biden aide discuss Gaza reconstruction, two-state solution
White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan and al-Sisi also agreed to intensify international efforts over upcoming elections in Libya at talks in Cairo

Wed, 29 Sep 2021 16:42:03 +03:00
In first, Israeli FM Lapid to visit Bahrain on Thursday
Lapid will inaugurate Israel's embassy in Manama and sign bilateral deals during the visit

Wed, 29 Sep 2021 15:21:56 +03:00
Israeli intelligence veterans want to protect your insulin pump from hackers
The Internet of Things, which encompasses everything from nuclear reactors to baby monitors, is notoriously difficult to secure. Israel's Sternum, co-founded by a former NSO and Cellebrite employee, is trying to solve it

Wed, 29 Sep 2021 15:20:33 +03:00
Israeli cryptocurrency project seeks to lift millions out of poverty
Built on the concept of the Universal Basic Income, eToro's GoodDollar project is creating a digital currency to distribute funds in developing countries

Wed, 29 Sep 2021 15:19:18 +03:00
Who's buying Israel's expensive new apartments?
What do Israeli couples do once the kids leave the nest? Move back to the city, trade a garden for a seaview and live in a home with no stairs are a few of the more popular options

Wed, 29 Sep 2021 15:08:42 +03:00
Homes that only Israel's 'landed gentry' can buy
The 4.5 billion shekels developers paid the state to start building at Tel Aviv’s evacuated Sde Dov airport will go straight to army pensioners, one of the few groups that can afford to buy there

Wed, 29 Sep 2021 15:00:16 +03:00
What made Bennett take on Israel's COVID experts on the global stage
Implying that politicians, not physicians, deserved credit for defeating the fourth wave of COVID, Bennett uses UN speech to settle scores at home

Wed, 29 Sep 2021 14:43:08 +03:00
'Netanyahu often got it badly wrong': Senior Democrat says party not divided over Israel
With his focus on foreign policy, pragmatic progressive Chris Murphy is very much an outlier in the current Senate. He explains why the Israel-Palestine conflict still matters, and the damage done by former PM Benjamin Netanyahu

Wed, 29 Sep 2021 14:12:30 +03:00
Amid coup accusations, Tunisia's president names first woman prime minister
Najla Bouden Romdhane is set to take office at a moment of national crisis, tasked with forming a new government two months after the president sized most executive powers

Wed, 29 Sep 2021 13:42:45 +03:00
'Foreign interference': Republican libertarian blasting AIPAC accused of antisemitism
Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky was the lone Republican to vote against the Iron Dome funding bill. His reasoning? 'Foreign aid is the result of foreign influence exerted on U.S. politicians at home'

Wed, 29 Sep 2021 13:39:17 +03:00
The Catch-22 of Israel's real estate market
The Bank of Israel has a dual and contradictory role – on one hand it’s pouring oil on the real estate fire, while with the other hand it’s pulling out a fire extinguisher

Wed, 29 Sep 2021 11:22:10 +03:00
Israeli actor Moshe Ivgy begins 11-month prison sentence for sex crimes
Ivgy, who has won Israel's highest acting award a number of times, was convicted of sexual harassment and indecent acts against several women

Wed, 29 Sep 2021 11:06:21 +03:00
Israel 'inconsistent' on Khan al-Ahmar eviction, top court says, granting state yet another extension
The High Court accuses Israel of stalling its decision on the contested West Bank village for over a decade, though still gives it six more months, despite saying earlier this month it won't approve any further delays

Wed, 29 Sep 2021 10:34:23 +03:00
My desperate journey to buy an apartment in Israel
Could I afford to stay in my Tel Aviv neighborhood? Should I buy something – anything – as an investment? Do I need a mortgage broker? A guide to trying to beat the ever-increasing real-estate prices in Israel

Wed, 29 Sep 2021 09:09:20 +03:00
COVID in Israel: Vaccination rate low, infection high among Arabs, and officials are at a loss
Israel's Arab community disproportionately hit by the current COVID infection wave, as authorities still struggle to convince more to get vaccinated

Wed, 29 Sep 2021 01:51:59 +03:00
Mystery of how some birds fail to notice alien chicks finally solved
Ground-breaking research finds correlation between eye size and falling prey to brood parasitism

Wed, 29 Sep 2021 00:13:46 +03:00
Israel needs a better welfare policy to recover from COVID

Tue, 28 Sep 2021 23:42:05 +03:00
Enough with the isru chag folly

Tue, 28 Sep 2021 22:19:14 +03:00
At UN, Bennett sets Israel’s international discourse back to the days of Golda Meir
The Israeli prime minister mentioned Iran almost as much as Netanyahu, while the word 'Palestinians' was not uttered even once

Tue, 28 Sep 2021 21:51:25 +03:00
City, producers to pay woman over gender segregation at Jerusalem conference
The parties involved in the lawsuit reached a compromise and agreed not to refer to the payment as 'compensation'

Tue, 28 Sep 2021 21:29:01 +03:00
Three arrested after masked settlers attack Palestinians with stones, injuring 12
Dozens of settlers came to the West Bank village of Khirbat al-Mufkara, residents say, where the Israelis destroyed cars, damaged water tanks, and pelted locals with stones. Three settlers were lightly wounded

Tue, 28 Sep 2021 21:13:53 +03:00
What Bennett didn't tell the UN is further proof Israel has no foreign policy
Instead of using an international platform to sketch out a vision for the future alongside the Palestinians, Israel's Bennett avoided uttering 'the P word' and sounded as if he was still campaigning for office

Tue, 28 Sep 2021 20:04:22 +03:00
If I were God, I would command Israelis to observe Yom Kippur for 48 days

Tue, 28 Sep 2021 20:03:46 +03:00
Netanyahu is crafting an alternative reality

Tue, 28 Sep 2021 19:31:40 +03:00
Under Taliban, thriving Afghan music scene heads to silence
'Musicians don't belong here anymore. We must leave'

Tue, 28 Sep 2021 18:54:10 +03:00
Britney Spears’ father had an Israeli firm’s help in tracking daughter, New York Times reports
Black Box Security recorded Britney Spears in her bedroom, sent her text messages to her father and spied on the Free Britney movement, a former employee alleges in a New York Times documentary

Tue, 28 Sep 2021 18:37:45 +03:00
Afghan army collapse 'took us all by surprise,' U.S. defense secretary tells Senate hearing
Secretary Austin acknowledged miscalculations in America's longest war, leading to the whiplash Taliban takeover. Army General Milley says damaged 'is one word that could be used' to describe U.S. credibility after withdrawal

Tue, 28 Sep 2021 18:08:24 +03:00
Jordan's state carrier to resume flights to Syria for first time in decade
The kingdom hopes renewed transport links will help boost its debt ridden economy impacted by the coronavirus

Tue, 28 Sep 2021 18:02:58 +03:00
'Mass inoculation' over next days will end Israel's COVID wave, senior official says
The official assesses that up to a million Israelis will get their COVID vaccine shots in the coming week and a half, as Israel prepares for new Green Pass regulations come October 1

Tue, 28 Sep 2021 16:57:46 +03:00
Pfizer submits data for COVID vaccine use in kids ahead of formal FDA request
Request for emergency use is set to be filed with U.S. regulators in the coming weeks, meaning children aged 5 to 11 could start receiving their COVID shots as soon as late October

Tue, 28 Sep 2021 15:23:51 +03:00
U.S. deports convicted Russian hacker first arrested in Israel to Russia
The hacker's family had been hoping Israel would free him as part of a potential prisoner swap involving Naama Issachar, a U.S.-Israeli woman jailed in Russia in 2019 for drug offenses

Tue, 28 Sep 2021 15:00:17 +03:00
Sanders to address Americans for Peace Now, highlighting schism in progressives' Israel-Palestine messaging
The event comes one year after Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez backed out of a memorial event organized by the left-wing Jewish group for late Israeli PM Yitzhak Rabin following backlash from pro-Palestinian activists

Tue, 28 Sep 2021 14:06:17 +03:00
At UN, Bennett spoke of the courage 'to take the wheel.' He should have listened to himself
Using all the clichés in the Israeli textbook, and not a single mention of the Palestinians and a lot of words on Iran, Bennett said everything that Netanyahu would have said

Tue, 28 Sep 2021 11:57:52 +03:00
'Iran-phobia runs rampant': UN envoy rejects Bennett's UN address as 'full of lies'
Delivering his first UN speech, Bennett said that Iran has 'crossed all red lines' and ignored international inspections

Tue, 28 Sep 2021 04:25:34 +03:00
Unidentified planes hit Iranian militias in eastern Syria, military sources say
Iranian-backed militia fighters were put on heightened alert and ambulances were seen rushing to the desert outskirts of Mayadeen after several explosions were heard, two locals say

Tue, 28 Sep 2021 03:45:17 +03:00
Man shot dead in north as Israel's Arab community claims 94th victim this year
PM Bennett will head a special ministerial team to curb violence and crime in Israel's Arab community

Mon, 27 Sep 2021 23:06:25 +03:00
Israeli who killed alleged Nazi collaborator Rudolf Kasztner dies at 88
Ze'ev Eckstein worked for an underground right-wing group and shot Kasztner in 1957 for his alleged collaboration with the Germans in Hungary during World War II

Mon, 27 Sep 2021 21:50:23 +03:00
Israel's UN envoy says Congress members who voted against Iron Dome 'either ignorant or antisemitic'
Last week 420 Congress members voted in favor of providing $1b to Israel for Iron Dome replenishment, and 11 members voted against it or abstained

Mon, 27 Sep 2021 21:34:12 +03:00
Hamas explosives meant for attacks in Israel found in West Bank
Israeli security forces are still searching for additional Hamas members suspected of planning attacks against Israel

Mon, 27 Sep 2021 20:22:37 +03:00
U.S. President Reagan's shooter John Hinckley wins unconditional release
40 years after Hinciksey shot Reagan and five years after he was released from a psychiatric hospital, remaining restrictions on his travel and internet usage to end

Mon, 27 Sep 2021 19:54:44 +03:00
Benjamin Netanyahu, the man who brought Iran to the nuclear threshold

Mon, 27 Sep 2021 19:38:45 +03:00
Bennett ignored the Palestinian issue at the UN – and it will come back to bite him
More surprising about Bennett's first UN speech is that Iran wasn't the main talking point, as it was in all of Netanyahu’s

Mon, 27 Sep 2021 18:51:42 +03:00
U.S. urges Iran to grant UN watchdog access to nuclear site
The workshop at the TESA Karaj complex makes parts for centrifuges, machines that enrich uranium, and was targeted by apparent sabotage in June

Mon, 27 Sep 2021 17:57:58 +03:00
FULL TEXT: Bennett’s UN speech – Iran, COVID, and not one mention of Palestinians
Full text of Bennett's first speech at the UN General Assembly

Mon, 27 Sep 2021 16:00:25 +03:00
At UN, Bennett warns Iran’s nuke program has hit a ‘watershed moment – and so has Israel’s tolerance’
Bennett doesn't address the Palestinian issue after Abbas gave Israel a one-year ultimatum last week

Mon, 27 Sep 2021 15:42:02 +03:00
Israel explores ways to battle climate change as its population increases
In efforts to preserve open spaces, one option is the installation of solar panels over agricultural fields in a way that allows the crops enough sunlight

Mon, 27 Sep 2021 14:35:19 +03:00
Palestinian officers go on trial over death of President Abbas critic
The critic's family demanded that senior officials be held accountable over his death, accusing Palestinian president and prime minister of deflecting blame

Mon, 27 Sep 2021 13:52:23 +03:00
Top U.S. security official to meet Saudi crown prince, UAE
The visit to Saudi Arabia comes as U.S. administration is looking for ways to resurrect the Iran nuclear deal

Mon, 27 Sep 2021 13:07:56 +03:00
How France’s far right hopes to win votes from ISIS terrorists
With presidential elections approaching, wall-to-wall coverage of the Paris trial of ISIS cell members complicit in the 2015 terror attacks plays to the French far right’s favorite themes: Islam, immigration and France’s ‘decline’

Mon, 27 Sep 2021 12:54:38 +03:00
COVID in Israel: The 17% unvaccinated make up 60% of deaths this week
The 17 percent of eligible Israelis who have not received the vaccine account for 85 coronavirus deaths in the past week

Mon, 27 Sep 2021 11:26:10 +03:00
Gaza to begin rebuilding homes destroyed in conflict between Israel and Hamas
Hamas says Israeli air strikes destroyed about 2,200 homes in Gaza during the 11-day conflict and damaged 37,000 others

Mon, 27 Sep 2021 11:00:45 +03:00
On nuclear Iran, Israel faces two terrible options
An Israeli attack on Tehran’s nuclear installations would probably ignite an all-out Middle Eastern war – a frightening scenario, but also frightening is the prospect of living in the shadow of a nuclear Iran

Mon, 27 Sep 2021 10:20:10 +03:00
'We believe in this relationship,' Bennett tells top UAE, Bahraini diplomats ahead of UN speech
Bennett met with the UAE and Bahraini diplomats at the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly a year after the signing of the Abraham Accords

Mon, 27 Sep 2021 06:00:54 +03:00
World Jewish National Fund head backs move to delay eviction of Hebron settlers
Right-wing representatives on JNF’s management have sought a legal opinion in an effort to reverse a prior decision not to deposit the funds

Mon, 27 Sep 2021 01:09:32 +03:00
Israel's Arab crime epidemic shouldn't be in the hands of Shin Bet

Mon, 27 Sep 2021 01:00:12 +03:00
The question Israel's public security minister needs to ask

Mon, 27 Sep 2021 00:55:10 +03:00
The 11-year-old Palestinian 'enemy' who wet his pants

Mon, 27 Sep 2021 00:43:16 +03:00
Flying Palestinian flags in Israel is not illegal, court confirms
The ruling follows a directive by Israel's public security minister limiting the confiscation to circumstances posing a threat to public order, after four were arrested in Sheikh Jarrah on Friday

Mon, 27 Sep 2021 00:40:34 +03:00
The IDF operation thwarted Hamas’ plan for attacks in Israel – in the nick of time
The Hamas network whose members were arrested on Sunday is unusual because it encompasses two regions of the West Bank that are relatively far apart, suggesting it has established a stronger foothold

Sun, 26 Sep 2021 23:52:27 +03:00
Haaretz cartoon

Sun, 26 Sep 2021 23:00:44 +03:00
Israel Prize winner for film Judd Ne’eman dies at 84
Ne’eman was a critical filmmaker and a pioneer in the study of Israeli cinema, He was awarded the Israel Prize for film in 2009

Sun, 26 Sep 2021 22:03:08 +03:00
Bennett celebrated Congress' Iron Dome vote. Now he should listen to those behind it
If Bennett won't offer his allies in the U.S. bold steps to improve things with the Palestinians, his government will soon discover that the whopping 420-9 margin in Congress for the Iron Dome was a one-off event

Sun, 26 Sep 2021 21:38:24 +03:00
Germany's Social Democrats win election, projected results show
The center-left Social Democrats came out narrowly ahead of Merkel's conservative bloc, but both groups believe they can be the chancellor's successor

Sun, 26 Sep 2021 21:34:14 +03:00
Israel to require recovered COVID patients to have booster shot for Green Pass
Data presented to the coronavirus cabinet shows that people who have recovered from COVID and got one shot have similar levels of immunity to those who received three doses

Sun, 26 Sep 2021 21:22:20 +03:00
What lessons can be learned from the ‘failure’ of ‘Hit & Run’
Netflix’s decision to cancel ‘Hit & Run’ after just one season is a blow to Israeli television, but won’t be the last we see of Lior Raz

Sun, 26 Sep 2021 21:09:15 +03:00
Iran still violating deal on nuclear monitoring equipment, UN watchdog says
Iran allowed the IAEA inspectors to replace memory cards in most of the equipment, but barred them from doing the same in a workshop that makes nuclear centrifuge components at the TESA Karaj complex

Sun, 26 Sep 2021 20:08:46 +03:00
A gay ex-IDF soldier is running for German parliament — for the far-right
Marcel Yaron Goldhammer, a dual German-Israeli citizen, former IDF solider and openly gay man is running for the AFD party - known for its xenophobia, antisemitism and homophobia

Sun, 26 Sep 2021 19:46:50 +03:00
Fire reportedly breaks out in Iranian Revolutionary Guards research center, wounding three
'Three people were injured, and the fire has been contained,' Iran state TV quoted a statement from the IRGC as saying

Sun, 26 Sep 2021 19:42:36 +03:00
The mystery of Jerusalem's vanishing birds
Where have all the Hoopoes gone? More and more bird species disappear from Jerusalem's skies and gardens

Sun, 26 Sep 2021 19:19:57 +03:00
Coen brother premieres an expressionist Macbeth adaptation in first solo film
'The Tragedy of Macbeth,' which features Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand, was owed in part to it being Coen's first film without his brother Ethan

Sun, 26 Sep 2021 18:31:56 +03:00
Israel reaches record number of COVID patients on life-saving ECMO machines
Currently 45 COVID patients are on the devices, but not a single one received all three vaccinations. With a total of 82 ECMOs, and one-third earmarked as backups for malfunctions, a shortfall is possible

Sun, 26 Sep 2021 18:25:03 +03:00
The question only Mizrahi queers can ask
Many in Israel asked why superstar singer Sarit Hadad only came out as a member of the LGBT community now, but that criticism is only appropriate when coming from other Mizrahi queers

Sun, 26 Sep 2021 18:01:13 +03:00
'I’m different from Amos Oz, I was never declared a saint'
He is Aharon Shabtai, an important Israeli poet who caused a revolution with his erotic poetry. She is his daughter Nano, a poet, author and critic. The two talk about the family that fell apart and the clash between the family man and the poet

Sun, 26 Sep 2021 17:59:00 +03:00
Hindu mobs, anti-Muslim boycotts: In Modi’s India, the echoes of 1930s Germany are growing louder
Modi is talking to world leaders about the threat of Islamist radicalization. But the real threat to India comes from a radicalizing Hindu majority fueled by the increasingly brazen, violent anti-Muslim bigotry of Modi’s own party



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