Times Of Israel
Wed, 29 Dec 2021 09:41:46 +0000Gantz’s right-wing coalition partners assail him for hosting PA chief Abbas
Minister Elkin notes the Palestinian leader 'wants ICC to jail the defense minister as a war criminal'; PM Bennett reportedly exasperated; but the left praises him
Wed, 29 Dec 2021 08:50:54 +0000Gantz announces series of gestures to Palestinians after meeting Abbas
Defense minister says Israel will loan NIS 100 million to PA; 9,500 undocumented Palestinians, foreign nationals to get legal status
Wed, 29 Dec 2021 07:27:20 +0000US presidents, lawmakers mourn former Senate ‘giant’ Harry Reid
Biden says Reid always kept his word'; Obama says former boxer left world a 'better place'; Pelosi recalls his 'immense courage and ferocious conviction'
Wed, 29 Dec 2021 06:25:19 +0000As US focus wanes, Mideast turns inward to resolve regional tensions
Recent diplomatic maneuvering signals growing realization that America's interest is moving elsewhere and now is the time for negotiations that were unthinkable just a year ago
Wed, 29 Dec 2021 05:42:36 +0000Harry Reid, the two-fisted majority leader with deep Jewish ties
Reid, who literally fought to marry his Jewish wife, was a staunch supporter of Israel, battling on its behalf and against antisemitism
Wed, 29 Dec 2021 04:41:23 +0000Vaccine effect fades faster for cancer patients; boosters restore it – Israeli study
Author says research, published in The Lancet, supports the case for regular boosters for cancer patients, including 3rd shots in many countries and planned 4th shots in Israel
Wed, 29 Dec 2021 04:15:50 +0000Robo-chef cooks up customized veggie burgers at Israeli restaurant
BBB restaurant in Herzliya partners with SavorEat, a start-up that specializes in meat alternatives, to create tailor-made patties
Wed, 29 Dec 2021 03:43:44 +0000Gender equality debate leads to brawl in Jordan parliament
Row erupts during debate on an amendment adding the female noun for a Jordanian citizen to a chapter in the constitution guaranteeing equal rights of all citizens
Wed, 29 Dec 2021 03:25:12 +0000The tragedy of Joel Coen’s ‘Macbeth’ is the breakup of a great Jewish filmmaking duo
But it serves no critical or artistic purpose to judge the film - in theaters since Dec. 25 and debuting on AppleTV Jan. 14 - by what it may have been with Ethan Coen onboard
Wed, 29 Dec 2021 02:28:21 +0000Democrat Harry Reid, former US Senate majority leader, dies at 82
Nevada senator was a staunch supporter of Israel, but angered Jerusalem when he backed the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, saying it was the best way to protect Israel's security
Wed, 29 Dec 2021 01:15:16 +0000White supremacist gets second life sentence for deadly Poway synagogue shooting
Federal judge symbolically orders John T. Earnest to serve life term following first life sentence handed down by state court for killing Lori Gilbert-Kaye and wounding 3 others
Wed, 29 Dec 2021 00:32:15 +0000Israel drops dozens of countries from Omicron no-fly list, but US, UK, Canada remain
Israelis no longer need special permission to fly to much of Africa, Belgium, Italy, Ireland, Germany, and the Scandinavian nations; 600 new Omicron cases confirmed
Tue, 28 Dec 2021 23:09:29 +0000Alibaba may stop shipping to PA, which won’t deliver packages with ‘Israel’ on them
Palestinian customers of Chinese e-commerce sites get texts saying deliveries to halt in January, reportedly because PA postal service will only deliver packages marked 'Palestine'
Tue, 28 Dec 2021 21:57:17 +0000Gantz hosts Abbas at his home, in PA leader’s first meeting in Israel in a decade
Talks are their second in recent months; Gantz says they spoke of fighting terror, while Abbas adviser says they discussed creating a 'horizon' for peace
Tue, 28 Dec 2021 21:34:06 +0000US sees possible ‘modest’ progress in Iran nuclear talks
But State Department spokesman says it is 'too soon' to tell whether the movement is substantive