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Sun, 24 Oct 2021 11:50:44 +03:00
Unique Arabic inscription found on ballista ball at Crusader castle in Israel
One of the stone balls that rained upon the Crusaders besieged by the Mamluks at Arsuf bore a strange message, likely intended to boost morale among the attackers

Sun, 24 Oct 2021 05:52:36 +03:00
Palestinian rights groups say Israel's ‘terror’ tag won't stop them
The director of Al-Haq, one of the six organizations and the most prominent Palestinian human rights group in the territories, said the groups were considering their next legal move and that they will not stop their work

Sun, 24 Oct 2021 00:41:21 +03:00
The outlawing of Palestinian NGOs is a stain upon Israel

Sun, 24 Oct 2021 00:36:06 +03:00
Israel planning another $200m overland gas pipeline to Egypt
The pipeline is intended to increase gas exports, with a possibility of exporting gas from Egypt to other destinations in Europe

Sun, 24 Oct 2021 00:32:44 +03:00
When Ayman Odeh raises a hand

Sun, 24 Oct 2021 00:31:10 +03:00
How not to take a statement from a sexual assault suvivor

Sun, 24 Oct 2021 00:25:52 +03:00
Medical treatment not available in the territories? Israel should pay for it

Sun, 24 Oct 2021 00:23:53 +03:00
A moving 'reunion' for descendants of Holocaust survivors
Family members of eight Holocaust survivors met for the first time at a New Jersey hotel suite, while others connected via Zoom from Israel, Sweden and Texas

Sat, 23 Oct 2021 23:10:08 +03:00
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Sat, 23 Oct 2021 22:24:21 +03:00
Turkey to expel U.S. envoy, nine others over calls to release dissident
Seven of the ambassadors represent Turkey's NATO allies and the expulsions, if carried out, would open the deepest rift with the West in Erdogan's 19 years in power

Sat, 23 Oct 2021 18:04:14 +03:00
Security official: Israel told U.S. it would classify Palestinian NGOs as terror groups in advance
Despite the Israeli security officials citing evidence, it still remains classified, prompting calls from some ministers from Bennett's cabinet to disclose the evidence and spurring criticism among U.S. lawmakers

Sat, 23 Oct 2021 16:33:20 +03:00
Arab man shot dead in Jaffa port, the 103rd crime wave victim this year
Israel Police have opened an investigation into the killing ■ The victim, who jumped into the sea in a bid to escape his attackers, had previously been convicted of murder

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 23:58:54 +03:00
The anti-Zionist communist Jew who wanted to hear 'Hatikvah' in the Gulag
In the book ‘White Nights,’ my father, Menachem Begin, described his friendship with Mikhail Garin, an ailing Jew and ardent communist with whom he shared a bunk in a Soviet Gulag in 1941. Garin was thought to have disappeared, like millions of o...

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 23:23:04 +03:00
What does Israeli iron lady Ayelet Shaked want?

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 22:46:50 +03:00
The 30th anniversary of the conference that could have changed the Middle East
Secret meetings of Israelis with Jordan's King Hussein, peace activists' pleas to the Palestinian leaders to attend and sensitive intel on Assad achieved the first open meeting of Israel, Jordan and the Palestinians

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 22:16:46 +03:00
Facebook is evil. Is using it justified?
We know that Facebook is causing immense harm – and so do its employees. So, should we keep on using a service that encourages damage and destruction, and go on telling ourselves that nothing can be done about it?

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 22:01:55 +03:00
U.S. seeks clarification after Israel labels six Palestinian NGOs as terror groups
'The Israeli government did not give us advance warning,' says State Department Spokesperson Ned Price

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 21:40:51 +03:00
Nasrallah says Israel mistaken to 'act as it wants' in disputed maritime area
'If the enemy thinks they can act as they please before reaching a solution to this issue they are wrong,' Hassan Nasrallah says

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 21:28:07 +03:00
To stop Iran, America needs an Iraqi cleric fighting it
Muqtada al-Sadr, the head of the largest party in Iraq’s parliament, opposes both Tehran and Washington, but his status as a kingmaker isn’t guaranteed as Iran tries to unite the Shi’ites

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 21:05:00 +03:00
Sunrise Movement: Singling out Jewish orgs for removal from coalition is antisemitic
The national Sunrise Movement says its D.C. branch's decision not to join a rally this weekend due to the participation of 'Zionist organizations' is 'unacceptable'

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 20:46:38 +03:00
A nightmare season in the West Bank
Settlers destroyed crops and vandalized olive trees belonging to a Palestinian couple in their 60s. The past two weeks have seen 18 attacks by settlers in the West Bank. Some 8,000 olive trees have already been victimized this year – and the season...

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 19:19:32 +03:00
France urges Iran to curb nuclear activity, 'immediately resume' talks
'It is urgent and crucial for Iran to end the activities of unprecedented gravity that it is conducting in violation of the [agreement],' says the Foreign Ministry spokesperson

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 18:19:35 +03:00
Gantz declares six Palestinian NGOs terrorist organizations
A joint statement by Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch called the decision 'an alarming escalation,' as the Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs 'unequivocally condemned' the move

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 16:04:08 +03:00
Pfizer says COVID vaccine more than 90% effective among kids
Details of the study were posted online Friday as U.S. regulators consider opening vaccinations to youngsters 5 to 11

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 15:02:06 +03:00
Israel might okay twice as many West Bank housing units for Jews as for Palestinians
Approval of construction for Palestinians is intended to signal to the Palestinian Authority and the international community that Israel is keen to help the PA, which is grappling with an economic crisis

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 11:53:25 +03:00
Report: Member of Mossad ring admits he worked for the Israeli agency
Turkey arrested 15 suspects a month ago for allegedly providing the Mossad with information on Turkish citizens and foreign students, the Sabah newspaper says

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 11:15:34 +03:00
Putin tells Bennett Israel needs to better coordinate Syria strikes
Despite Putin's remarks, there is little daylight between the two leaders on Syria. On the Iranian nuke, however, there is still a large gulf between Bennett and Putin, who remains committed to a diplomatic solution

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 11:05:22 +03:00
For India, it’s now clear the Taliban means real trouble
Kabul’s new Taliban rulers say they won't interfere with India. But for New Delhi, as more militants cross the border into an increasingly fragile Kashmir, coupled with threats from China and Pakistan, a perfect storm is brewing

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 08:40:12 +03:00
Gay Orthodox Jews turn to her for help. Sometimes she prescribes chemical castration
What advice is given to Haredi boys who are attracted to others of their own sex? How do you deal with suspicions of pedophilia in the family? Dr. Tali Vishne, one of the most in-demand psychiatrists in Israel's ultra-Orthodox society, isn’t put of...

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 07:49:46 +03:00
Christian guesthouses start hosting Israelis, then notice something strange
As pilgrim tourism vanished due to COVID, Christian guesthouses in Israel started wooing local tourists. That is how a church-owned facility in Tabgha, near the Sea of Galilee, wound up hosting its first bar mitzvah

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 06:34:38 +03:00
Woman dies after actor Alec Baldwin fires prop gun on movie set, sheriff says
Woman dies, director injured after incident involving the famous actor on a movie set outside of Santa Fe

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 06:09:32 +03:00
Israel's chances of a political assassination rise, and Netanyahu is the only reason
Never has an Israeli prime minister suffered so much filth, obscenity, invective and calumny in the Knesset, while the opposition leader pretends he doesn't see it

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 06:08:50 +03:00
In the war between wars, Israel faces more than a military threat
Strikes against Iran-affiliated targets are on the rise and a prisoner deal with Hamas still seems far off. Amid this upheaval, Israel's fragile government presents its own political hurdle

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 06:08:13 +03:00
Has Hezbollah become too big to fail?
According to Dr. Shimon Shapira, an expert on Lebanon and Hezbollah, Nasrallah has signaled that his organization is no longer a group within a state – but a state within a country

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 06:07:39 +03:00
Israeli army chief makes a hastened withdrawal
The mini-media storm over Israeli army Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi's book proved once again: The brass thinks civilians are from Mars, and officers are from Venus

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 05:36:53 +03:00
The ugliness of far-right lawmaker Itamar Ben-Gvir

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 04:42:47 +03:00
Nature’s ability to support humanity in Israel is declining
A national assessment finds that ecosystems that provide humans with things like food and flood regulation are under serious threat

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 02:49:13 +03:00
'I chose combat because I wanted a meaningful service. Also, the IDF makes it look good on Instagram'
This week at the Tel Aviv airport: Two Israelis head on a pre-army trip in Greece while a third reconnects with his roots in Austria

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 02:16:08 +03:00
LISTEN: Platitudes and pledges: What’s behind Sweden’s war on antisemitism?
As leaders gathered in Malmo, neo-Nazis projected 'Holocaust was a scam' onto city’s main synagogue. PLUS: The race to become the next head of the Jewish Agency

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 02:03:37 +03:00
Why do soldiers help settlers abuse Arabs?

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 01:39:34 +03:00
I attended an Amazon tribe's death rite. Here's what I saw
An unforgettable journey into the depths of the forest and an encounter with the tribes of the Xingu River

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 01:15:30 +03:00
Nasrallah 'biggest threat to the Lebanese nation,' says head of Christian oppostion
Leader of the Christian Lebanese Forces rejects Hezbollah chief's accusation of instigating an ambush that killed seven last week

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 00:50:49 +03:00
Bennett, there’s an emergency ahead

Thu, 21 Oct 2021 23:36:17 +03:00
Seven Palestinian intel officers were arrested in Turkey's Mossad bust, report says
The Palestinians arrested by Turkish authorities had been missing since September ■ According to a Palestinian report, PA intelligence was behind their arrests

Thu, 21 Oct 2021 23:25:11 +03:00
Haaretz cartoon

Thu, 21 Oct 2021 21:30:42 +03:00
Iran, Sputnik V on the agenda as Bennett meets Putin today
‘When Bennett visited Biden it was to mend relations,’ Israeli official says. ‘With Russia, the aim is not to spoil them’

Thu, 21 Oct 2021 20:55:30 +03:00
Packed classrooms, teacher shortage: Egypt's failed education system
Egypt will have a shortfall of 200,000-300,000 teachers and of more than 28,000 classrooms this year and its education budget is less than half the amount the government promised

Thu, 21 Oct 2021 20:28:56 +03:00
Two Jewish teenagers from West Bank charged with rioting in Palestinian village
Dozens of armed settlers entered Khirbet al-Mufkara and threw stones, vandalized property and set sheep loose, the indictment says

Thu, 21 Oct 2021 19:38:32 +03:00
Netanyahu says his party will regain power 'in two weeks or 3.5 years'
Many Israelis understand there is 'something wrong' with the current government, former PM Netanyahu says at a convention of local councils and authorities

Thu, 21 Oct 2021 19:05:09 +03:00
A day before meeting Putin, Bennett mulls delaying recognition of Sputnik V vaccine
Health officials recommended delaying recognition of the Russian vaccine upon the discovery of the new COVID AY4.2 sub-strain in Israel

Thu, 21 Oct 2021 17:49:17 +03:00
Jobs galore, but Israelis don't want them
Post-COVID, it seems a lot of people don’t want to go back to the daily grind and, right now, they don’t have to

Thu, 21 Oct 2021 17:27:23 +03:00
World leaders came and went, but Nordic city's fight against antisemitism continues
A week after the International Forum on Holocaust Remembrance and Combating Antisemitism left Malmö, local Jewish leaders have differing views about the battle and challenges ahead

Thu, 21 Oct 2021 16:36:13 +03:00
D.C. environmental group boycotts rally over ‘Zionist’ participation
Ahead of a march for voting rights this weekend, Sunrise Movement’s D.C. chapter called to remove left-wing Jewish groups that support Israel from the event. ‘Immensely wrong,’ responds Americans for Peace Now

Thu, 21 Oct 2021 16:33:23 +03:00
Tel Aviv light rail completes first test drive
The trains operated on the system’s Red Line, which will be one of four operating in the Tel Aviv-Jaffa metropolitan area starting in 2023

Thu, 21 Oct 2021 15:56:06 +03:00
Israel to allow entry to vaccinated tourists starting November 1
The new COVID guidelines still need to be approved by the Israeli cabinet

Thu, 21 Oct 2021 15:38:36 +03:00
Israel needs to step away from the Trump-Orbán-Bolsonaro illiberal alliance
In the Trump-Netanyahu years, Israel aligned itself with authoritarian leaders who challenged democratic norms in Europe and around the world. The new government in Jerusalem should rethink this problematic policy

Thu, 21 Oct 2021 14:28:57 +03:00
Israeli minister Tamar Zandberg sees opportunity at UN climate conference
Despite its small size and inability to reach the global goal of zero net emissions by 2050, Israel can become a key player in the fight against climate change, said the environmental protection minister

Thu, 21 Oct 2021 14:01:38 +03:00
Israel's top court denies bid to reopen probe of officers who killed Bedouin
Petition based on legal opinion that since the resident had not committed a terrorist attack as initially suspected, police officers were liable to be investigated as criminal suspects; they never were

Thu, 21 Oct 2021 13:50:46 +03:00
'We might not always agree, but good friends disagree': Swedish FM visits Israel to mend ties
'I believe that because of the page we are turning here today, there will be a whole new book of friendship and cooperation,' said Israeli FM Yair Lapid

Thu, 21 Oct 2021 13:05:45 +03:00
Israel detects five cases of new COVID AY4.2 subvariant
The Health Ministry also reported 331 serious coronavirus cases in Israel, a 57 percent drop from the peak in the last quarter

Thu, 21 Oct 2021 12:46:27 +03:00
Revisiting the final days of Israel's Sinai paradise
A new documentary tells the story of Rafi Nelson, 'the king of Taba beach,' whose resort was the place for Israel's elite to be seen in the 1970s

Thu, 21 Oct 2021 12:29:25 +03:00
Turkey busts Mossad ring, arrests 15 operatives, report says
The fifteen alleged Mossad operatives worked within Turkish territory and were monitored 'for about a year,' the report notes

Thu, 21 Oct 2021 12:12:21 +03:00
Amethyst seal showing biblical persimmon and maybe an ibis found in Jerusalem
Amethyst seal found in ancient Jerusalem sewer system may be first depiction of the precious persimmon used in Second Temple incense, archaeologists say

Thu, 21 Oct 2021 11:35:31 +03:00
Israel’s third option for dealing with Iran
War, living in the shadow of a nuclear Iran - or peace

Thu, 21 Oct 2021 11:23:12 +03:00
Israel charges man who killed cop, injured another in ramming attack with murder
The 44-year-old faces several other charges after he rammed policemen at a northern Israel construction site last month during a search for illegal Palestinian workers

Thu, 21 Oct 2021 11:16:32 +03:00
Jerusalem’s Museum of Tolerance hosts glittering events, but not the public
Seventeen years after construction began, the Museum of Tolerance slowly arising over Muslim graves in central Jerusalem is only expected to welcome the public in another year and a half

Thu, 21 Oct 2021 11:05:36 +03:00
These Palestinian families face eviction from their East Jerusalem homes
Israel’s Supreme Court will decide the fate of hundreds of Palestinians living in Silwan next week. Photographer Tali Mayer depicts the residents of two buildings under the threat of eviction

Thu, 21 Oct 2021 09:44:35 +03:00
Marina Abramovic has healed from her own art, now she’s healing visitors to Babi Yar
The performance artist who once let the audience abuse her talks to Haaretz about feminism, political correctness and the monument she put up at the site of a Holocaust massacre in Ukraine

Thu, 21 Oct 2021 06:01:16 +03:00
Mossad chief has a top-notch spin doctor. It’s a secret – because of Iran
Israel's censor won't allow revealing the identity of the paid consultant, citing Iranian threats to 'anyone working with the Mossad'

Thu, 21 Oct 2021 05:59:13 +03:00
Israel's permits for Gaza workers: more about security than benevolence
Israel's decision to increase the number of work permits granted to Gazan merchants and workers wishes to buy time and postpone the next military confrontation

Thu, 21 Oct 2021 02:06:16 +03:00
Israel's Interior Minister voices opposition to anti-Bibi law - Bennett undecided
If passed, the law would preclude anyone under prosecution for a transgression carrying three or more year's imprisonment from serving as head of the government

Thu, 21 Oct 2021 01:58:38 +03:00
Israeli study: COVID vaccine is 90% effective at reducing delta infection among teens
The study by Israel's Clalit also found a 93 percent dip in symptomatic COVID among youths

Thu, 21 Oct 2021 01:15:53 +03:00
A self-evident law

Thu, 21 Oct 2021 00:59:20 +03:00
Israeli studies show: COVID vaccine does not harm female or male fertility
A study conducted in Israeli hospitals finds there was no difference in the number of eggs, sperm quality, and the rate or quality of embryos, in comparison to participants who did not get the COVID vaccine

Thu, 21 Oct 2021 00:53:02 +03:00
FDA clears Moderna and J&J boosters, backs 'mix-and-match' strategy
The FDA said Americans can choose a different shot than their original inoculation as a booster, paving the way for millions more people in the United States to get the additional protection

Thu, 21 Oct 2021 00:11:56 +03:00
Drones attack American military base in Syria
Initial reports said the attack appeared to include two drone strikes and a small number of rockets

Thu, 21 Oct 2021 00:09:27 +03:00
Deadly Syria bombing threatens to drag Turkey, Russia into military confrontation
The threat of war in Syria's Idlib comes as proxies and the powers backing them continue to strike at each other, bringing in civilian casualties

Wed, 20 Oct 2021 23:54:23 +03:00
Israel to require proof of COVID vaccination from Palestinian workers
The new COVID directive will go into effect in November as Israel begins a campaign to inoculate Palestinians with a third dose of the vaccine

Wed, 20 Oct 2021 23:12:59 +03:00
Israel reaches 'historic' deal to cut hours for medical residents
Hundreds of residents and interns withdraw their letters of resignation ■ Agreement will gradually implement 18-hour shifts instead of 26-hour ones starting in April

Wed, 20 Oct 2021 22:15:05 +03:00
Israeli government introduces new ultra-Orthodox draft bill
The proposal calls to lower the age of exemption for Haredi men from 24 to 21 in hopes of encouraging yeshiva students to join the workforce

Wed, 20 Oct 2021 22:10:55 +03:00
The Israeli left's two obsessions – and their consequences

Wed, 20 Oct 2021 21:46:44 +03:00
Abu Dhabi crown prince discusses Syria with Assad, UAE state media reports
U.S. allies in the Mideast have been restoring ties with Assad, who was given the cold shoulder after the bloody crackdown in 2011 at the beginning of Syria's civil war

Wed, 20 Oct 2021 20:13:30 +03:00
Four Israelis arrested for defrauding millions of euros from Germans
The arrests follow international cooperation with Israeli police on crime dealing with foreign currency exchange after another fraud network was uncovered earlier this month in Tel Aviv

Wed, 20 Oct 2021 20:13:21 +03:00
Why is #ArabLivesMatter trending and how is it different from Black Lives Matter?
The death toll from crime in Israel's Arab community has hit triple figures. How did the problem reach this boiling point and what has the government done to try and stymie crime?

Wed, 20 Oct 2021 19:07:29 +03:00
This Israeli community was least infected by COVID
While Israel's COVID infection rate is 13.7 percent, the rate in the ultra-Orthodox community is 31 percent. By contrast, only 8.4 percent of Bedouin contracted the virus in the pandemic’s first 18 months

Wed, 20 Oct 2021 18:52:43 +03:00
Cisco mulls new chip development center in Israel
The company has attempted to recruit engineers in the semiconductor field in recent weeks for management and engineering positions at the new center

Wed, 20 Oct 2021 18:42:10 +03:00
Kahanist, far-right lawmakers visit Jerusalem's Old City after Palestinians clash with police
Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich, known for their anti-Arab rhetoric, go to Damascus Gate a day after the worst clashes since May erupted between Palestinians and police at the site

Wed, 20 Oct 2021 18:18:06 +03:00
Israel increases entry permit quota for Palestinians to 10,000
A Gaza official said the new policy, which takes effect on Thursday, is seen as an effort by Israel to ease tensions in the Hamas-ruled coastal enclave and a response to Egypt's request for such concessions

Wed, 20 Oct 2021 17:55:53 +03:00
‘There are tensions every day’: Jewish-Arab relations, five months after riots rocked Israel
A new survey shows Israeli Jews more anxious about Arabs than the other way around, but the long-term trend toward greater integration continues, experts say

Wed, 20 Oct 2021 17:19:37 +03:00
Israel secretly convicted officer of raping Palestinian woman in 2016
A Civil Administration officer raped a Palestinian woman who needed an entry permit to Israel, and was sentenced to 11 years in prison

Wed, 20 Oct 2021 16:08:23 +03:00
For Palestinians, Jerusalem clashes began with a Jewish birthday
The confrontations near the Damascus Gate are evidence of the Palestinians' deep sensitivity to Jewish threats – whether real or imagined

Wed, 20 Oct 2021 15:42:13 +03:00
Iran deal? Israeli army chief seeks book deal
Israeli army Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi has asked that the government’s Ministerial Committee for Publication Permission approve the request; Kan public broadcaster say the book deals with ‘leadership matters’

Wed, 20 Oct 2021 15:20:18 +03:00
Israeli women increasingly request date-rape drug tests
While 53 women have submitted requests to the Health Ministry to test their hair for date-rape drug since 2019, just 10 have done so between 2016 and 2018

Wed, 20 Oct 2021 14:20:38 +03:00
Modi invites Bennett for first official India visit
India's initiation comes a day after UAE invites Bennett for an official visit. On Friday, Bennett will meet Putin in Sochi

Wed, 20 Oct 2021 14:06:41 +03:00
Report: Biden's top advisor discussed Saudi-Israel normalization with MBS
U.S. national security adviser Sullivan posited that Saudi Arabia join the Abraham Accords, reports Axios. Riyadh reportedly gave him a 'list of steps' to be taken before normalization with Israel and did not reject the idea

Wed, 20 Oct 2021 14:00:09 +03:00
Inside the ‘smallest Holocaust museum in the world’
As his country reckons with its own past, the owner of the Taiwan Holocaust Peace Memorial wants to take his message about the Shoah and the Jewish people far beyond the building’s four walls

Wed, 20 Oct 2021 13:50:15 +03:00
Jewish talk-show host deliberately gets COVID to 'achieve natural immunity'
Dennis Prager claims it is ‘infinitely preferable to have natural immunity than vaccine immunity.’ Four vaccine-skeptic U.S. conservative pundits have died from the virus in recent months

Wed, 20 Oct 2021 13:37:34 +03:00
‘Church of the Apostles’ in Bethsaida mysteriously buried, archaeologists discover
Researchers at the Sea of Galilee find inscriptions proving they found a major church, shoring up their belief that this was the church of Jesus' disciples, the real Bethsaida

Wed, 20 Oct 2021 13:17:02 +03:00
Israel, UAE plan joint moon landing for 2024
Beresheet 1 crashed on the moon. Beresheet 2 lunar expedition part of larger agreement between the two countries to collaborate on space projects

Wed, 20 Oct 2021 13:14:40 +03:00
Border Police to fight crime in Israel's Arab communities
Prime Minister Bennett's announcement to transfer troops to the south to help curb crime follows three murders in three days in Israel's Arab towns



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