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Tue, 23 Nov 2021 08:21:14 GMT
Israel Border Police rocked by scandals
One officer accused of sexual harassment, two others arrested for trafficking weapons.

Tue, 23 Nov 2021 06:56:47 GMT
Salaries of IDF troops to rise for the first time in six years
IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Aviv Kohavi: "Soldiers are the source of the IDF's power. Every soldier is a valuable asset, and caring for them is our obligation."

Tue, 23 Nov 2021 06:55:00 GMT
25 US Democrats urge Blinken to stop Israeli E-1 West Bank construction
House Democrat lawmakers wrote to the Secretary of State: “We urge the State Department to...prevent settlement construction in E-1.”

Tue, 23 Nov 2021 04:02:00 GMT
Letter urges Biden administration to include Israel in visa waiver
According to the letter, Israeli travelers account for $1.2 billion in spending annually, with an average of $4,000 in personal spending per trip.

Tue, 23 Nov 2021 04:00:11 GMT
Israeli squash team goes to court to fight ban from world championship
The Men’s World Team Squash Championship, set for December 7, was moved from New Zealand to Malaysia and Israelis are not able to visit.

Tue, 23 Nov 2021 01:37:00 GMT
Israeli TV show 'Tehran' wins International Emmy award for best drama
The series, created by Moshe Zonder, is broadcast on Israeli channel KAN 11 and on AppleTV+ internationally. 

Tue, 23 Nov 2021 01:05:49 GMT
Israelis and Cubans celebrate chess through Chess4Solidarity tournament
Some 200 chess players from the two countries faced each other in competitive matches through the Israeli chess club's Chess4Solidarity campaign.

Tue, 23 Nov 2021 00:07:41 GMT
Mother of dead IDF intel officer speaks on military prison death
"Not understanding how our son – who we thought was completely healthy – died, is what makes this so horrible."

Mon, 22 Nov 2021 20:06:15 GMT
Let us bear arms to protect the Palestinians, left-wing activist says
Left-wing activist Haim Shadmi suggested allowing him to create a civilian guard to protect Palestinians from settler violence.

Mon, 22 Nov 2021 18:33:26 GMT
Hapoalim launches music festival for Wonder members
The festival will take place in Hangar 11 in Tel Aviv on December 29 and January 1, with members of the Poalim Wonder Club receiving the discounted price of NIS 79 instead of NIS 159.

Mon, 22 Nov 2021 18:28:53 GMT
Bernard-Henri Lévy is Jerusalem Jewish Film Festival guest of honor
The festival runs from November 27 to December 2 at the Jerusalem Cinematheque, and features dozens of movies about Jewish life, personalities, culture and history from around the world.

Mon, 22 Nov 2021 18:24:20 GMT
Holon Mediatheque opens first children’s cinematheque in Israel
The Children’s Cinematheque is located inside the Mediatheque complex in Holon, an accessible and easy-to-reach compound with a large free parking lot.

Mon, 22 Nov 2021 18:16:29 GMT
DJ Gondi to appear at Israel Music Showcase Festival
Among the artists whose profile has yet to hit global proportions is a certain Keren Rothstein, aka DJ Gondi.

Mon, 22 Nov 2021 18:09:49 GMT
Israel Music Showcase Festival back to live format
This year’s festival features some of our biggest guns in the rock, indie, ethnic, electronic and jazz music spheres.

Mon, 22 Nov 2021 17:29:41 GMT
Israel about to sever West Bank from Jerusalem, an EU envoy warns
The EU and much of the international community believes in a two-state resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict based on the pre-1967 lines.

Mon, 22 Nov 2021 16:59:23 GMT
Crowd limits, staggered visitation recommended for celebrations at Meron
State Commission of Inquiry into Meron disaster recommends staggering the arrival of pilgrims to the holy site for the coming Lag Ba’omer celebation, limiting maximum number allowed on site.

Mon, 22 Nov 2021 16:06:29 GMT
Ori Bar Chaim appointed as NanoSono CEO
Nanosano develops advanced nanotechnology solutions for healthcare-related applications.

Mon, 22 Nov 2021 15:13:51 GMT
Israel's President Isaac Herzog meets Prince Charles in London
The Prince of Wales welcomed Herzog at his residence Highgrove House, in Gloucestershire with a warm handshake.

Mon, 22 Nov 2021 15:07:22 GMT
Justice minister wants Israel to have its first female A-G
Justice Minister Gideon Sa'ar is also expected to make an effort to appoint female judges to fill the vacancies on the Supreme Court.

Mon, 22 Nov 2021 14:39:16 GMT
Bank of Israel keeps benchmark interest rate at 0.1% as inflation eases
The shekel last week reached a 26-year high versus the dollar and 20-year peak against the euro.

Mon, 22 Nov 2021 13:30:43 GMT
'You could say ZoomInfo is the largest public company in Israel'
3 years after the company's acquisition, and more than a year after going public on Nasdaq in the first IPO of the coronavirus era, the case for ZoomInfo as an Israeli company is compelling.

Mon, 22 Nov 2021 13:23:26 GMT
Bill limiting premiership to 8 years passes first vote
The bill introducing term limits of eight years for prime minister proposed by Justice Minister Gideon Sa'ar passed its first hurdle on Monday after a pernicious debate.

Mon, 22 Nov 2021 12:42:08 GMT
Ministerial committee on civilian preparedness convenes
The committee, led by Defense Minister Benny Gantz, included Public Security Minister Omer Bar-Lev, Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz, Finance Minister Avigdor Liberman and others.

Mon, 22 Nov 2021 11:09:53 GMT
Old City terror attack victim Eli Kay laid to rest in Jerusalem
Eli Kay was shot dead by a Hamas terrorist in the Old City of Jerusalem on Sunday.

Mon, 22 Nov 2021 07:11:55 GMT
Ex-PM trial: Hefetz describes secret Netanyahu, Elovitch media bribery scheme meeting
Nir Hefetz was set to testify last week, but the testimony was delayed a week after a request by the defense.

Mon, 22 Nov 2021 04:33:32 GMT
Over 10,000 sexual offense cases registered with police in last two years
Last year’s lockdowns are thought to be the reason for the increase of these particular events.

Mon, 22 Nov 2021 03:56:08 GMT
Avenged Sevenfold to return to Israel
An active Facebook in Israel sparked an online petition to bring them to Israel, which resulted in their 2018 show.

Mon, 22 Nov 2021 01:49:07 GMT
Ultra-Orthodox mayor arrested in connection with two unsolved murders
Authorities suspect that the hasidic sect Shuvu Banim, led by convicted sex offender rabbi Eliezer Berland, was involved in the crimes.

Mon, 22 Nov 2021 01:26:01 GMT
Gov't agrees on COVID outline for Hanukkah - here’s what you need to know
The Festival of Lights begins this year on Sunday evening, November 28, and lasts eight days. A series of preparatory measures will be taken to enforce the existing Green Pass outline via barcode.

Sun, 21 Nov 2021 22:32:21 GMT
Newly-discovered letter from Einstein reveals US antisemitism in 1930s
“I am not informed (of a vacancy) even when it falls under my own specialty,” the celebrated scientist admitted in the letter, written in German, that has been translated to English



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