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Tue, 14 Dec 2021 11:45:38 +02:00
'Diplomacy is a two-way street': Iran accuses Western powers of 'blame game' over nuclear deal
'Some actors persist in their blame game habit, instead of real diplomacy,' said Iran's top negotiator after world powers are pessimistic over the chances of rescuing the 2015 nuclear deal

Tue, 14 Dec 2021 11:39:42 +02:00
Patrick Drahi ups stake in BT to 18% drawing defensive response from U.K.
The 175-year-old BT is in the middle of a $20 billion transformational program to build a national fiber network, a strategy crucial both to the company and the government, which is looking to boost regional growth levels

Tue, 14 Dec 2021 10:49:59 +02:00
In America, we found a common ground for Israelis and Palestinians
Out of the 50 apartments in our building, just one other houses a teenager, and ours are the only children here. In Israel, if you don't have children, they criticize you, but in North Carolina, it's the opposite ■ Post #41

Tue, 14 Dec 2021 10:43:01 +02:00
This used to be one of the greatest cities of ancient Israel
Some 3,000 years ago, Gezer vied with Jerusalem and Beit She'an for importance. Now it’s a rewarding archaeological site

Tue, 14 Dec 2021 10:38:22 +02:00
Israeli minister doubles down against settler violence: 'Difficult for some to look in the mirror'
Public Security Minister Bar-Lev said that he will continue 'to fight Palestinian terrorism as if there was no violence by extremist settlers, and the violence of extremist settlers as if there was no Palestinian terror' despite criticism

Tue, 14 Dec 2021 10:35:32 +02:00
Fastest dinosaur in the world found
You might have been able to outrun a T. rex, but not the theropod that left its tracks in Cretaceous Spain

Tue, 14 Dec 2021 10:15:55 +02:00
Israel's Bennett exposed to COVID carrier on return from historic UAE visit
Meanwhile, the Health Ministry is planning to considerably expand the list of countries to which Israelis are barred from traveling, amid the ongoing spread of the omicron variant

Tue, 14 Dec 2021 09:53:05 +02:00
Before Barbie: Why girls played with dolls in the Roman Empire
Doll found in girl’s grave from 2,000 years ago in Rome show these toys weren’t just for frivolity. They were meant to prepare girls for maternity at a very young age

Tue, 14 Dec 2021 09:45:42 +02:00
Not just NSO: Israel fears U.S. targeting all Israeli offensive cyber firms
The days in which NSO worked in secret with the active encouragement of PM Netanyahu and the intelligence community are over, never to return

Tue, 14 Dec 2021 09:37:21 +02:00
Will it ever fly? Inside Israel's controversial, $300 million ‘Air Force One’
Long delayed and over budget, a VIP-configured Boeing 767 is waiting to take Israeli leaders around the world – but they are not sure they want it ■ Netanyahu had grounded the jet out of fear of criticism during the coronavirus pandemic ■ Take ...

Tue, 14 Dec 2021 08:42:49 +02:00
It’s official: Gaza is now a ghetto

Tue, 14 Dec 2021 06:00:33 +02:00
Israel's alleged strikes on Syria's chemical weapons sites meant to preserve the old balance of forces
After Obama described the use of chemical weapons as red line, Israel's alleged attacks were done not out of the fear of nerve gas used against the opposition in Syria, but to preserve the status quo

Tue, 14 Dec 2021 02:57:34 +02:00
Trumpism and Bibi-ism are still friends

Tue, 14 Dec 2021 02:47:46 +02:00
If only Israel's finance ministry could be more like Santa Claus

Tue, 14 Dec 2021 02:38:09 +02:00
When battling 'progressive madness' is more important than saving lives

Tue, 14 Dec 2021 01:43:32 +02:00
Netanyahu's former aide dismisses 'lies' about his influence on Walla
Walla's former CEO claims that Nir Hefetz intervened in a 2015 election interview to make it 'in favor of Netanyahu

Tue, 14 Dec 2021 00:24:21 +02:00
The Israeli Education Ministry's COVID sacking

Tue, 14 Dec 2021 00:01:58 +02:00
Panel advises Israel set up child protection authority after sexual abuse testimonies
Victims of child abuse refrained from seeking help from Israel's health care system, education system or courts, due to negative experiences with the authorities, hundreds of testimonies reveal

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 23:41:06 +02:00
Europe says Iran nuke talks becoming 'empty shell' as standstill persists
Senior European diplomats warn that 'time is running out' in the nuclear negotiations with Iran, as no real progress has been reported yet

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 23:26:31 +02:00
Justice minister announces three candidates for Israel's attorney general
All three come from the Justice Ministry, though additional candidates may be submitted by December 20

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 23:06:05 +02:00
Despite UAE visit, Bennett unlikely to find backers for Iran war
Just like Bennett presumably sought to persuade his host to join the military threat against Iran, Mohammed bin Zayed presumably sought to calm the flood of aggressive verbiage coming from Jerusalem

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 22:41:07 +02:00
'Bastard': Israeli minister faces backlash for vowing action on settler violence
Internal Security Minister Bar-Lev faced an attack from right-wing lawmakers, from the government and opposition alike, after he told a Biden administration official that Israel would deal with the settler violence spike

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 21:56:52 +02:00
Twenty MKs call on Shaked to stop 'cruel and immoral' deportation of Thai mother and Israeli child
The lawmakers slammed the ministry's decision to deport Kultida Lev, after her Israeli husband died of a heart attack

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 21:14:48 +02:00
Israeli Hasidic leader urges New York teachers to vaccinate following mandate
Ultra-Orthodox religious and political leaders in New York decried last Thursday’s mandate, which would require employees of over 900 private schools, including yeshivas, to be immunized against COVID

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 20:08:03 +02:00
Israel and UAE discussed Iran on Bennett's visit, but neither officially acknowledged it
Israel opted to be sensitive to the United Arab Emirates’ need for diplomacy with Tehran

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 19:53:20 +02:00
Israeli police: J'lem soccer club owner Hogeg preyed on vulnerable women online
Moshe Hogeg, the owner of the Beitar Jerusalem soccer club, was arrested last month on suspicion of fraud and multiple sexual offenses

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 18:30:35 +02:00
In new Balkans crisis, both sides seek legitimacy and aid from Israel
An Israeli holocaust historian recruited for a controversial panel, a Bosnian-Serb leader's visit to Jerusalem, and now a letter to Yair Lapid seeking action on the issue of genocide denial. How a Balkan crisis came to Israel

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 17:56:12 +02:00
Young Israeli parents likely not to vaccinate kids against COVID, poll finds
Only 47 percent of 25-34-year-olds and 46 percent of 35-44-year-olds believe that children aged five to 11 should receive the COVID shot, compared to 56 percent among the general population

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 16:57:09 +02:00
Report: Israeli airstrikes in Syria targeted chemical weapons site in June
Officials briefed on the matter told the Washington Post that Israel believes that Syria is attempting to relaunch its chemical weapons program

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 15:02:37 +02:00
Will this be Biden’s tragic legacy on Israel-Palestine?
President Biden has an opportunity to demand much more of Israel than his predecessors. Instead, and alarmingly, he has chosen the path of least resistance

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 14:49:13 +02:00
Palestinians are still guests in Lebanon, and Hezbollah wouldn't dare intervene
Hezbollah has no desire to challenge the longtime Lebanese government policy of banning Palestinian refugees from working in dozens of professions and earning a decent wage

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 14:46:53 +02:00
Defying landmark ruling, Israel denies citizenship to Ugandan convert
Under the Law of Return, converts to Judaism are eligible to immigrate to Israel and obtain automatic citizenship as long as they have been converted in a 'recognized Jewish community'

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 14:32:43 +02:00
U.S. artist claims buzzy Israeli Trump book’s cover was copied from him
Edel Rodriguez claims the book jacket of Barak Ravid’s ‘Trump’s Peace’ was copied from an illustration he created for TIME magazine, but the Israeli designer of the book says the resemblance is close, but not identical

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 13:40:00 +02:00
Netanyahu and his 'inner circle' are losing their minds over losing their bodyguards
While Netanyahu sprayed claims alleging that the lives of his family would be in danger if their security detail was taken away from them, Israel's law enforcement and security agencies asserted there is no intelligence indicating such a threat

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 13:23:16 +02:00
A short history of ‘F**k him’: How Netanyahu enraged U.S. presidents, from Clinton to Trump
Benjamin Netanyahu’s passionate embrace of Donald Trump reflected his inability to keep Israel a bipartisan issue in U.S. politics, and helps explain why his relations with other U.S. presidents were also fraught with acrimony

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 13:00:55 +02:00
Israel's education minister fires top official after spat on COVID vaccines in schools
Tensions between the minister and the director general came to a head last week over the school COVID vaccination issue, sources say, but Minister Yifat Shasha-Biton denies it was the reason for his dismissal

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 12:55:41 +02:00
Saudi, Iranian delegations talk nuclear program in Ammam, Jordanian media reports
While the meeting in Amman was 'held in an atmosphere of mutual respect,' Saudi Arabia says that no major results were achieved

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 12:48:22 +02:00
A simple Israeli invention could help 2.5 billion people – and NASA
Prof. Moran Bercovici and Dr. Valeri Frumkin developed cheap technology for making optic lenses, with the potential to produce glasses for developing nations where many have no access to them. Now, NASA says it could be used to make space telescopes

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 12:46:36 +02:00
'Nothingburger': Jewish Republicans defend Trump after 'fuck Bibi' comment
Matt Brooks, the Republican Jewish Coalition's executive director, said the controversy over Trump's remarks doesn't mean he wasn't 'the most pro-Israel president'

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 12:27:44 +02:00
Israel deported 44 migrant workers' children in two years; 312 more in line
Israel's immigration agency argues that children whose parents overstayed their visas must be deported, despite most of them having been born and raised in the country

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 11:37:44 +02:00
'The president doesn't like you guys now': Behind the Trump-Netanyahu feud
Israeli Journalist Barak Ravid's new book, 'Trump's Peace,' reveals through on-the-record interviews that the relationship between the two former leaders was a lot rockier behind the scenes than what was publicly exhibited

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 11:24:57 +02:00
Outoging Mossad head Yossi Cohen's latest cybersecurity adventure
Claroty chalks up one of the biggest funding rounds in Israeli tech this year, with Yossi Cohen joining its board. It is also buying startup Medigate – the biggest acquisition of one Israeli cybersecurity company by another

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 11:08:10 +02:00
Mining gold from East Jerusalem's streets
Israel profits twice from Palestinians living in the capital: once from the fines they pay for the city’s own crimes, and again when the community is forced into a life of low-paying jobs and abject poverty

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 10:37:01 +02:00
U.S. forces 'kidnap civilians' in Syria raid; teacher, two sons reportedly killed
An overnight U.S. operation, backed by local rebel forces, targeted ISIS operatives near Deir al-Zor, opposition war monitor says

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 10:28:38 +02:00
In historic Bennett meeting, UAE crown prince hopes for 'regional stability'
Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan is optimistic the first formal visit by an Israeli prime minister would lead to 'more positive steps in the interests of the people of the two nations and of the region'

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 09:45:34 +02:00
Our nuke is a giant pacifier

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 09:43:31 +02:00
Ironically, it's the Israeli right that's acknowledging the Palestinian Nakba
“In the end what’s happening here is that the Arabs have forgotten the Nakba. And the time has come to begin reminding them of the Nakba”

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 06:12:16 +02:00
Two weeks after omicron came into our lives, what do experts know about it?
The most pressing questions on omicron, the latest COVID-19 variant of concern, and its spread through Israel

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 06:05:54 +02:00
Israel advances new projects for Jews across East Jerusalem that would push Palestinians out
Documents obtained by Haaretz include proposals for a new neighborhood in Sheikh Jarrah, one near Damascus Gate, two near Beit Safafa, and one each in Sur Baher and Beit Hanina

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 04:51:21 +02:00
The tyranny of ideology in Israel

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 04:50:08 +02:00
Israel must not forget the Golan Heights are occupied territory too

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 04:45:30 +02:00
Protect journalists by law

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 02:31:06 +02:00
Israeli security forces kill Palestinian in clashes during West Bank raid
Soldiers opened fire in response to explosives hurled at them during an arrest operation in Nablus, killing one Palestinian and wounding three others

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 01:38:32 +02:00
Israeli expert panel decides against recommending fourth COVID vaccine
Health Ministry moves to focus on the 42 percent of eligible Israelis that are not fully vaccinated as omicron variant spreads

Sun, 12 Dec 2021 22:58:29 +02:00
Lesbian couples to be able to open a joint file at the sperm bank – just like straight couples
A new directive from Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz brings both members of female same-sex couples a step closer to being recognized as parents of their children

Sun, 12 Dec 2021 21:29:46 +02:00
Samantha Power: It's become controversial to provide life-saving aid to Palestinians
'For decades there has been a broad consensus – both in Israel and the United States – that investments in the health and wellbeing of Palestinians benefits everyone, including Israelis,' says USAID chief

Sun, 12 Dec 2021 19:17:37 +02:00
Iran: Europe 'fails to come up with initiatives to resolve differences' in nuke talks
Earlier, Britain's Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said the negotiations in Vienna are Iran's 'last chance'

Sun, 12 Dec 2021 19:08:38 +02:00
Lifting security for Netanyahu's family is a step toward recovery from a mutual obsession
Whether Netanyahu's true concern regarding the security details is truly his family's safety will soon be clear, as he is able to arrange private security for them if he wishes

Sun, 12 Dec 2021 18:31:50 +02:00
Israel restricts travel to U.K., Denmark and 49 other nations as omicron spreads
The travel ban to and from these countries will go into effect in 72 hours – after that, would-be visitors need the permission of the exceptions committee to enter Israel ■ 67 omicron cases detected in Israel thus far

Sun, 12 Dec 2021 18:23:33 +02:00
Bennett celebrates historic visit, and it's not the worst part of Netanyahu's day
As the new prime minister took off to make history in the United Arab Emirates, his predecessor had to deal with a crisis at home. But Netanyahu's shadow still lingers over the government's diplomatic and military dilemmas

Sun, 12 Dec 2021 18:18:22 +02:00
Four killed at Palestinian camp in Lebanon days after blast
Palestinian sources said gunmen opened fire indiscriminately, while others reported that the incident developed after a conflict between Fatah and Hamas members, Lebanese state media reports

Sun, 12 Dec 2021 17:39:33 +02:00
Jerusalem mayor asks police to stop using 'skunk water' in demonstrations
Moshe Leon's request comes a day after police used the riot control measure to disperse a right-wing demonstration in Jerusalem

Sun, 12 Dec 2021 17:29:57 +02:00
Steven Spielberg’s ‘West Side Story’ will revive your love of cinema
With ‘West Side Story,’ Steven Spielberg has made his best film in decades. Plus, reviews of a shopworn ‘House of Gucci’ and powerful Norwegian Holocaust drama ‘Betrayed’

Sun, 12 Dec 2021 17:04:02 +02:00
Survivor of Nazi massacre of Italian civilians dies at 87
87-year-old Enrico Pieri was 10 when SS soldiers murdered 560 people in his Tuscan village in retaliation for partisan attacks

Sun, 12 Dec 2021 16:52:48 +02:00
Bennett cites omicron deaths of two U.K. teens – which never happened
In an attempt to encourage the children's vaccination drive, Israeli prime minister warns cabinet that two British schoolboys died of omicron, when they had in fact died of the virus well before the variant was reported

Sun, 12 Dec 2021 15:45:35 +02:00
Man shot dead in northern Israel marks 120th murder in Arab community this year
The murder of 25-year-old Ahmad Umriyya in Haifa caps a bloody weekend, in which three Arabs were murdered in three days

Sun, 12 Dec 2021 15:35:43 +02:00
Israel approves millions for day care for asylum seekers' children
Between 2010 and 2016, 10 babies died in unlicensed preschools used by migrant workers and asylum seekers. Israel decided to begin regulating them, but disputes persist about which ministry provides the funds

Sun, 12 Dec 2021 14:23:33 +02:00
In hometown of Mary Magdalene, Israeli archaeologists find second synagogue
Never before have two synagogues been found in the ancient towns of the Galilee dating to the Second Temple era. The new discovery seems to have served the Magdala industrial zone

Sun, 12 Dec 2021 14:05:36 +02:00
Omicron in Israel: Over 40% not protected against new COVID variant
U.K. data shows booster strongly protects against omicron, but with 9% not taking the third shot and a further 32% unvaccinated, Israel's top COVID expert says the country is under threat

Sun, 12 Dec 2021 13:03:07 +02:00
Jews can’t let the genocide deniers win
A scant generation since committing the worst atrocities on European soil since the Holocaust, unrepentant Bosnian Serb leaders are on the secessionist warpath again. This is why Jews, and Israel, must speak out

Sun, 12 Dec 2021 12:38:19 +02:00
United colors of the man who redesigned Israel
From the iconic logo for 'Peace Now' to upsetting posters evoking Yitzhak Rabin's assassination, the great Israeli graphic designer David Tartakover has always given his unique twist on Israeli reality

Sun, 12 Dec 2021 12:35:00 +02:00
Pro-Israel evangelicals stay silent on Trump's 'fuck Bibi' comment
From prominent organizations to leading pastors, Evangelical supporters of Israel have not commented on Trump's incredible attack on Netanyahu, signaling the movement's confusion as one of its heroes turns on another

Sun, 12 Dec 2021 11:06:43 +02:00
How this Israeli researcher got caught in a web of sticky sex games
Doctoral student Amir Haluts is researching the unusual and dangerous sex lives of golden orb-weaver spiders

Sun, 12 Dec 2021 10:36:09 +02:00
Netanyahu family to lose security detail from Monday
Committee decides not to extend security for opposition leader's family ■ Netanyahu earlier took to social media to argue the security is essential

Sun, 12 Dec 2021 10:14:06 +02:00
Israeli PM Bennett arrives in UAE for historic visit
After repeated cancellations by Netanyahu, Bennett's trip is the first visit ever to the UAE by an Israeli prime minister

Sun, 12 Dec 2021 09:53:17 +02:00
Right-wing gang vandalizes Palestinian cars near Jerusalem's Damascus Gate
Israel Police is investigating the attack by 20 youths, which follows a similar incident in Sheikh Jarrah last week

Sun, 12 Dec 2021 09:53:15 +02:00
An Israeli strike on Iran might have been possible a decade ago. Not today
Top Israeli defense official is in despair over the gap between Iran headlines and reality ■ What the Israeli army must do to stem abuse of Palestinians

Sun, 12 Dec 2021 09:39:21 +02:00
Omicron arrived in Israel. The government is ignoring the loopholes
How do you count three days of COVID quarantine? Leave it to the Israeli mind

Sun, 12 Dec 2021 09:34:25 +02:00
Israel extends COVID entry ban for foreigners, weighs Europe travel restrictions
Non-residents will be barred entry into the country for another 10 days, as Israel mulls further COVID restrictions to prevent the spread of omicron

Sun, 12 Dec 2021 02:20:58 +02:00
Haaretz Cartoon

Sun, 12 Dec 2021 01:50:42 +02:00
Israel to debate harsher penalties for wildlife poisoning
Every year there are hundreds of poisoning attempts, some harming many forms of wildlife including large mammals such as jackals, foxes, and deer

Sun, 12 Dec 2021 01:41:40 +02:00
The ghosts haunting Israel's wars, past and present

Sun, 12 Dec 2021 01:24:10 +02:00
Israel's 'most moral army in the world' can't keep running away from its past

Sun, 12 Dec 2021 01:08:29 +02:00
Israeli lawmakers must stop interfering with the media

Sun, 12 Dec 2021 00:40:02 +02:00
The Israeli right wing's weird take on Palestinians' lone-wolf attacks

Sat, 11 Dec 2021 23:58:25 +02:00
The 4-year-old criminal: Jerusalem city hall insists on demolishing the home of 60 Palestinians
Without approval from a master plan by Jerusalem's municipality, Palestinians in the eastern A-Tur neighborhood must take matters into their own hands. It has birthed an ecological and social disaster

Sat, 11 Dec 2021 22:19:11 +02:00
Bennett advances Golan Heights construction plan in bid to double population
Green groups in Israel have slammed the plan, which calls for establishment of two new communities in the Golan Heights and bypasses the usual planning process

Sat, 11 Dec 2021 21:42:19 +02:00
18-year-old Arab shot dead in suspected vengeance killing in Israel's south
The murder in Bedouin town represents the 119th murder in Israel's Arab community this year

Sat, 11 Dec 2021 20:24:39 +02:00
Bennett to update banned COVID countries daily, restrict mall entry to unvaccinated
The decisions come as 20 new omicron cases were discovered in Israel and as the rate of COVID infection rises to a three-month high ■ Bennett is also weighing up sanctions to encourage booster shots

Sat, 11 Dec 2021 19:14:57 +02:00
Gantz says he instructed Israeli army to prepare military option against Iran
Israel's Defense Minister said the nuclear talks in Vienna have yielded 'no progress' and informed Washington of the IDF's preparations

Sat, 11 Dec 2021 19:01:39 +02:00
Hope amid the rubble: Kentucky tornado death toll could fall significantly
Up to 70 people at a Mayfield candle factory had been believed dead, but that number could be revised down to 16 or fewer, a company spokesman said

Sat, 11 Dec 2021 18:31:13 +02:00
Chilean Jews support this right-wing presidential candidate. His father was likely a Nazi
New files suggest that the father of the right-wing candidate, José Antonio Kast, was a member of Germany's Nazi party, but this hasn't stopped Jewish support amid claims of antisemitism from the Left in Chile

Sat, 11 Dec 2021 17:03:24 +02:00
Israel conferred with U.S. before recent Iran strikes, NYT reports
Iranian military official warns of a 'heavy price' against aggression, as Israel and U.S. discuss joint action amid stalling nuclear talks

Sat, 11 Dec 2021 11:12:14 +02:00
Palestinians vote in local elections amid rising anger with President Abbas
Over 400,000 are eligible to vote for candidates in 154 West Bank village councils, a few months after the 86-year-old president indefinitely postponed national elections

Sat, 11 Dec 2021 04:36:09 +02:00
Israel's real target is the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine

Sat, 11 Dec 2021 01:01:49 +02:00
How COVID despair helped workers gain power
Workers' rights and solidarity have been severely undermined in recent years, but it seems that only the existential confusion of the pandemic has succeeded to shake up the capitalist order a bit

Fri, 10 Dec 2021 23:43:16 +02:00
A Palestinian medic rushed toward a hurt protester. An Israeli cop shot him at close range
Palestinian paramedics are often attacked by Israeli soldiers, who prevent them from fulfilling their duty during clashes. Mohammed Omar was beaten and arrested in 2018 – a year when three of his colleagues were shot to death in Gaza protests. Rece...

Fri, 10 Dec 2021 22:56:38 +02:00
Under a busy Tel Aviv interchange, there's a traffic island where people live
A visit to Tel Aviv's Ludwipol neighborhood, which has been slated for demolition for decades and where 20 people live in houses that move

Fri, 10 Dec 2021 21:53:14 +02:00
Lebanon investigating explosions in Palestinian refugee camp
Hamas denies reports that the blasts at the Burj Shamali camp for Palestinian refugees occurred at one of its weapons depots

Fri, 10 Dec 2021 20:54:16 +02:00
Iran wants strong U.S. guarantees, and is offering little in return
In return for its demands, the Islamic Republic is promising nothing but a vague willingness to roll back the significant nuclear advances it has made since 2019 following Trump's withdrawal from the JCPOA



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