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Wed, 20 Apr 2022 11:50:33 +03:00Israeli resort with stunning desert views ranked among 100 best new hotels
Eight months after opening, Six Senses Shaharut, a luxury resort in the Arava desert, makes it on to Travel and Leisure’s prestigious global list
Wed, 20 Apr 2022 09:35:07 +03:00Haaretz Cartoon
Wed, 20 Apr 2022 06:22:26 +03:00No more Chekhov Street or opposition TV: The other price of war in Ukraine
Alongside growing Ukrainian nationalism are those parroting Kremlin propaganda, and the government is ready to restrict opposition media channels and devalue the Russian language to quell them
Wed, 20 Apr 2022 06:13:14 +03:00Illegal building is contempt for human life
Wed, 20 Apr 2022 05:30:13 +03:00'Too much leeway': Top court orders Israel to reconsider police's open fire rules
Israel's High Court calls on the state to 'amend the regulations' on rules of engagement, despite rejecting a petition by the parents of a suspected car thief who was shot dead by a policeman in 2019
Tue, 19 Apr 2022 22:57:12 +03:00A war over the Temple Mount is just a matter of time
Tue, 19 Apr 2022 22:17:04 +03:00Hamas asks Gaza factions to avoid 'independent' rocket fire at Israel, sources say
At a meeting of leaders of militant Gaza groups, Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar stressed the need to coordinate their actions, after a rocket was fired at Israel
Tue, 19 Apr 2022 19:28:32 +03:00Right-wing Israeli groups announce march at Jerusalem flash points, defying police
Police wouldn't approve the Old City march on Wednesday, which follows days of clashes in the area
Tue, 19 Apr 2022 19:16:21 +03:00Israel's Health Ministry is going out of its way to avoid dealing with its racist past
Tue, 19 Apr 2022 18:59:38 +03:00Israel recognizes settler shooting of Palestinian photographer as nationalistic crime
Press photographer Majdi Shtayyeh, who was shot while covering a 2017 demonstration in Nablus for the Associated Press, will receive one-time compensation from Israel's Defense Ministry
Tue, 19 Apr 2022 18:19:15 +03:00Israel doesn't want to turn Jerusalem tensions into war, but an explosion may still be imminent
Other than around Jerusalem's Old City, the current escalation isn’t drawing mass Palestinian participation – but Fatah’s conduct in both the West Bank and Gaza may be cause for concern
Tue, 19 Apr 2022 18:02:05 +03:00Custody of Jerusalem church tops Russia's Israel agenda, Kremlin says
The Church of St. Alexander Nevsky has 'long been' at the top of Moscow's requests from Israel, spokesman says, after Bennett receives letter from Putin urging him to intervene
Tue, 19 Apr 2022 17:07:59 +03:00Palestinian high school student hit in Jenin shootout succumbs to wounds
18-year-old Hanan Khadour was on her way back from class when she was caught in a crossfire during an Israeli raid. 'I hope someone investigates how such a girl goes out to study and never returns,' her father says
Tue, 19 Apr 2022 16:37:39 +03:00Israel wants Biden to improve ties with the Saudis. His party isn't on board
Jerusalem is an increasingly loud cheerleader in Washington for Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Saudi Arabia, but senior Democrats in Congress expect Biden to live up to his 'pariah' statement on Riyadh
Tue, 19 Apr 2022 15:43:43 +03:00The Israeli COVID vaccine has taken its last breath
From great fanfare to a whisper: After less than a year, NRx Pharmaceuticals has announced it is leaving its COVID-19 BriLife vaccine initiative. The Israeli government will announce it is seeking alternatives
Tue, 19 Apr 2022 15:24:27 +03:00UN Security Council debates Jerusalem violence, UAE summons Israeli envoy
Blinken calls Palestinian President Abbas, as well as Jordanian and Israeli foreign ministers, while Turkey's Erdogan speaks with Israel's Herzog amid efforts to restore calm to Jerusalem's Old City during Ramadan
Tue, 19 Apr 2022 14:37:35 +03:00'Great alarm': First detected use of mysterious Israeli spyware on EU national
Thanasis Koukakis, a reporter with CNN Greece who contributes to the Financial Times, was investigating one of Greece’s biggest corruption scandals when his phone was infected with Cytrox’s Predator spyware
Tue, 19 Apr 2022 14:31:22 +03:00Trump's people pocket Saudi billions. What about top Israeli officials?
The New York Times' report that Saudi Arabia put $2 billion into Jared Kushner's investment fund despite objections he was too inexperienced raises a big question: Does the deal have an Israeli angle – and could former Mossad head Yossi Cohen be in...
Tue, 19 Apr 2022 14:23:35 +03:00I was part of Putin’s propaganda machine. I’ll do whatever I can to destroy it
Marina Ovsyannikova, the journalist who dramatically demonstrated against the Ukraine war live on Russian TV, wrote in German newspaper Die Welt on why she finally broke her silence, after spreading Putin's lies for so long
Tue, 19 Apr 2022 13:20:30 +03:00Jerusalem’s Temple Mount clashes are spreading to Jordan’s royal palace
In Jordan and Israel, clashes at the holy site not only concern defenders of freedom of worship, but also serve political rivals who could topple the governments in both countries
Tue, 19 Apr 2022 12:59:18 +03:00The real threat to Israel, according to Nouriel Roubini
‘Too much of Israel’s economic activities are concentrated around Tel Aviv and the center. It leads to problems,’ renowned economist Nouriel Roubini, who predicted the 2008 financial crisis, tells Haaretz
Tue, 19 Apr 2022 11:58:13 +03:00The Libyan connection: New report highlights Gadhafi’s role in Munich massacre
Ahead of the 50th anniversary of the Munich Olympics attack, the families of the victims demand compensation from Libyan funds frozen in Germany, and are aided by an extensive report on Libya's involvement in the massacre
Tue, 19 Apr 2022 11:07:08 +03:00Palestinians, Israeli forces clash as thousands march to evacuated West Bank outpost
Far-right lawmakers accompanied the protesters to the evacuated outpost of Homesh, after Defense Minister Gantz countered earlier military warnings against the march by announcing Israeli forces would secure it
Tue, 19 Apr 2022 09:54:49 +03:00Live updates: Russia launches all-out eastern assault, captures Ukraine's Kreminna
Russian forces attacked along a broad front in eastern Ukraine as part of a full-scale ground offensive to take control of Ukraine's industrial heartland in what officials called a 'new phase of the war'
Tue, 19 Apr 2022 06:26:57 +03:00Why should Odeh be the glue holding this right-wing government together?
Tue, 19 Apr 2022 06:04:02 +03:00Israel ramping up pressure as Biden set to decide on delisting Iran’s Guards
The United States has repeatedly staved off a deadline for striking a nuclear deal and its verdict on blacklisting Iran's Revolutionary Guards is still shrouded in mystery
Tue, 19 Apr 2022 05:58:37 +03:00The demands Israel's left should make
Tue, 19 Apr 2022 05:29:37 +03:00Living in Tel Aviv has never been worse
Tue, 19 Apr 2022 04:37:33 +03:00Police resumes probe of Netanyahu advisers suspected of harassing key witness
The four advisers are suspected of harassing key witness Shlomo Filber by placing loudspeakers outside his home, calling on him to retract his agreement to turn state’s evidence against the former prime minister
Tue, 19 Apr 2022 03:56:23 +03:00Haaretz cartoon
Tue, 19 Apr 2022 03:17:48 +03:00Israel shifts criteria for ranking public housing applicants
The new need-based criteria, which utilizes a point system and will be used by exceptions committees, is still lacking transparency and clarity, critics say
Tue, 19 Apr 2022 01:24:50 +03:00Keep violent Israeli police officers far from Temple Mount
Tue, 19 Apr 2022 01:03:24 +03:00The usefulness of Jewish amnesia
Tue, 19 Apr 2022 00:13:57 +03:00Israeli army won't provide security to 10,000-strong march to West Bank outpost
Headed for an illegal outpost of Homesh in the northern West Bank, organizers of the mass march boast of 50 buses ferrying participants to the event, which has not been given security clearance by the Israeli army
Mon, 18 Apr 2022 22:10:03 +03:00Israeli minister extends gun license eligibility to former members of security forces
Israel's Public Security Minister Omer Bar-Lev decided to update the licensing criteria so that former police officers can receive a firearms license, but the decision awaits final approval from a Knesset committee
Mon, 18 Apr 2022 21:05:34 +03:00U.K.’s PM Johnson’s office among dozens of EU targets of NSO spyware, report says
A New Yorker investigation reveals Spain likely used Pegasus to target Catalanian leaders, suggests UAE hacked a U.K. government network and says Israeli spyware giant NSO ‘lied’ about not having access to client data
Mon, 18 Apr 2022 20:26:30 +03:00Israel strikes Gaza in response to rocket fire
Israeli air force jets destroy a Hamas weapons depot, the army said, as Palestinians report fire exchange between Israeli forces and armed Palestinians in Jenin
Mon, 18 Apr 2022 18:46:52 +03:00Islamist party's ploy buys precious time for Israel's coalition
The United Arab List's was left with no choice but to freeze its membership after Israel's actions at Al-Aqsa Mosque, but this doesn't mean they're planning to leave the coalition any time soon
Mon, 18 Apr 2022 17:13:39 +03:00Putin backs Palestinians over Al-Aqsa escalation in phone call with President Abbas
The phone call comes on the same day that Moscow summons Israel's ambassador for reprimand over its vote to oust Russia from the UN Human Rights Council
Mon, 18 Apr 2022 16:55:19 +03:00This is Israel's only way to stop Iran's nuclear missiles
Sanctions, sabotage and friends in the Gulf aren't enough to stop Tehran going nuclear, but Israeli policy-makers are fumbling, captive to past blunders and current absurd arguments. It's time to think clearly about Iran
Mon, 18 Apr 2022 16:26:22 +03:00IN PHOTOS: While violence rages, Jerusalem embraces the three Abrahamic religions
Mon, 18 Apr 2022 15:43:45 +03:00Upcoming JNF vote could pave way for more West Bank land purchases
The 37 members of the Jewish National Fund board are almost evenly split between supporters and opponents of West Bank land purchases, which have sparked widespread international condemnation
Mon, 18 Apr 2022 15:35:36 +03:00National hero? Former Israeli fighter pilot pulls $55 million, intergalactic PR stunt
Billionaire Eytan Stibbe has tried to erase his arms trades of the past by buying a spot as the second Israeli in space. The question is why the Israeli media plays along
Mon, 18 Apr 2022 15:35:24 +03:00Gaza groups don't want war, Israel assesses, but Al-Aqsa tensions could boil over 'at any moment'
According to the Israeli military's intelligence assessment, Hamas is still recovering from last year's fighting and faces pressure from Palestinian laborers working in Israel to avoid flare-up
Mon, 18 Apr 2022 14:36:54 +03:00ISIS sympathizer tells Jerusalem court he doesn't regret murdering three people
Wassim al-Said confessed to the murders of Yehuda and Tamar Kaduri in 2019 and Ivan Tirnovskil this year, as prosecutors serve an indictment against him
Mon, 18 Apr 2022 14:15:05 +03:00Why Tucker Carlson hates Ukraine so much
For Donald Trump, Tucker Carlson and the rest of the spokespeople for the pro-Russia, pro-authoritarian populist right, U.S. conservatives' support for Ukraine and for Kyiv's fight for democracy is a big problem
Mon, 18 Apr 2022 13:44:56 +03:00Live updates: Russia launching 'second phase' of war, sirens blare across Ukraine
Mon, 18 Apr 2022 13:09:00 +03:00Putin asks Bennett to hand over Jerusalem church after court ruling
The Church of St. Alexander Nevsky was meant to be transferred to Russia as part of a deal to win the release of the Israeli-American Naama Issachar, but a court halted the move
Mon, 18 Apr 2022 12:55:38 +03:00Israel slams 'agitation, false news' after Jordan summons envoy over Al-Aqsa violence
Lapid's Foreign Ministry hits back with a harshly worded response after Jordan reprimanded the Israeli envoy for 'violations' at Al-Aqsa ■ UN Security Council to convene Tuesday to discuss escalating situation in Jerusalem
Mon, 18 Apr 2022 12:31:33 +03:00In Ukraine, Russia is using rape as a weapon of war
As further evidence emerges of the targeted use of rape by Russian forces in Ukraine, a war crime that is notoriously underreported and under-prosecuted, this is how we can aid the victims, and bring those responsible to justice
Mon, 18 Apr 2022 12:24:40 +03:00'Frozen' party deals latest blow to Israel's coalition, setting the stage for uphill battle for survival
Protest by the United Arab List over Israel's handling of Al-Aqsa tensions joins coalition whip's resignation. Bennett appears to have weathered the storm, but how long will it last?
Mon, 18 Apr 2022 12:12:35 +03:00WATCH: Massive exodus of Israelis head to Egypt on Passover
Drone footage shows long lines of Israelis waiting to kick off their vacation in Sinai
Mon, 18 Apr 2022 12:10:24 +03:00'Collect the guns': Arab Israeli hometown of ISIS terrorists pleads for help
The Islamist terrorists who killed a pair of Border Police officers in Hadera last month hailed from nearby Umm al-Fahm. Residents of the Arab city say government inaction against raging crime contributed to the tragedy
Mon, 18 Apr 2022 11:45:44 +03:00Turkey launches new ground, air offensive against Kurdish militants in northern Iraq
Turkey has conducted numerous cross-border aerial and ground operations against the PKK over the past decades
Mon, 18 Apr 2022 11:29:58 +03:00Hidden gems of Sinai's Sharm el-Sheikh: Beaches, parks and the best food
Sure, Sharm el-Sheikh's blue lagoons are among the best snorkeling sites in the world, but Egypt’s famous tourist attraction has a lot more to offer
Mon, 18 Apr 2022 11:28:19 +03:00Israeli cops filmed clubbing Palestinian journalists on Temple Mount
Several cases were documented during clashes between Israeli forces and Palestinians in the Jerusalem holy site. Police use of clubs has been on the rise after the force's commander relaxed rules governing it
Mon, 18 Apr 2022 11:14:54 +03:00Three-year-old dies in house fire during family vacation in northern Israel
Parents suffer severe to moderate injuries in a blaze at an off-the-grid Galilee community
Mon, 18 Apr 2022 10:00:13 +03:00Russian missile strikes kill six in Ukraine's Lviv, a relatively safe haven so far
Four strikes hit the Ukrainian city, the regional governor reported, as Russian forces launched long-distance strikes at targets elsewhere, including Kyiv
Mon, 18 Apr 2022 09:59:16 +03:00Ukraine’s sinking of the Moskva encapsulates the war – but won't decide it
After 50 days of war, the morale boost for the Ukrainians in striking such a major symbol of Russian military power is immense. The next 50 days will bring new challenges, though
Mon, 18 Apr 2022 09:58:29 +03:00Mired in Ukraine, Russia swaps out its forces in Syria for Iranians
Moscow also seems to be losing patience with Israel and its airstrikes on Iranian targets in Syria – so Israel might have to pick up the pace
Mon, 18 Apr 2022 09:15:28 +03:00Iran will target Israel's 'heart' if it acts 'against our nation,' President Raisi says
The Iranian president threatened retaliation against Israel for 'the slightest move,' speaking at a military parade
Mon, 18 Apr 2022 09:03:45 +03:00Two Palestinians wounded in Israeli military raid in Jenin area
Israeli forces clash with armed locals in the West Bank town of al-Yamun, leaving two Palestinians in critical and serious condition
Mon, 18 Apr 2022 06:01:04 +03:00Bennett is talking tough, but taking steps to avoid major conflagration in Jerusalem
With the Temple Mount now at the epicenter of tensions, Israel fears violence might spill over to the Gaza Strip
Mon, 18 Apr 2022 05:44:24 +03:00Israeli settlers block reopening of West Bank road to Palestinians after two decades
Residents of the Palestinian town of Azzariyeh say they were told the road connecting them to Bethlehem will open soon, but settlers argue it will put them at risk, and work has stopped
Mon, 18 Apr 2022 05:43:44 +03:00When a military commander takes orders from settlers
Mon, 18 Apr 2022 04:38:14 +03:00Israel is turning a blind eye to abuse of the disabled
Mon, 18 Apr 2022 00:20:58 +03:00Haaretz cartoon
Sun, 17 Apr 2022 22:32:07 +03:00Passover prayer at Western Wall draws smaller crowd a day after Jerusalem clashes
Police officials were concerned that clashes in Jerusalem’s Old City will intensify
Sun, 17 Apr 2022 21:04:08 +03:00This is the Israeli government’s greatest economic failure
There are many reasons for the skyrocketing housing prices, including low interest rates and the previous government’s decision to slice the purchase tax paid by investors ■ This is how it can fix it
Sun, 17 Apr 2022 21:00:51 +03:00Forensic experts at heart of row in Israeli teen's murder retrial
Roman Zadorov was convicted of killing 13-year-old girl at her school in the Golan Heights in 2006. The Supreme Court ordered a retrial last year in light of new evidence presented by his attorney
Sun, 17 Apr 2022 20:30:51 +03:00Most aid requests by Ukrainian refugees in Israel are for food, but funding relies on civil society
A hotline for Ukrainian refugees operated by the Labor, Social Affairs and Welfare Ministry has received over 5,700 aid requests for food, clothing, equipment, medical care and psychological services
Sun, 17 Apr 2022 19:48:59 +03:00Purgatory on the way to paradise: Israelis face long lines at Egypt border
Thousands are waiting to cross the border into Sinai for the interim days of Passover. Before the pandemic, Taba crossing was open 24 hours a day, but the hours can’t be extended further due to staffing shortfalls
Sun, 17 Apr 2022 19:45:54 +03:00Erdogan condemns Israel for Al-Aqsa 'intervention' in call with President Abbas
Turkey's Erdogan, whose support for Hamas has strained Israel ties, thanked the Palestinian president for his leadership as tensions in Jerusalem simmer, calling for 'all Palestinian groups to work together'
Sun, 17 Apr 2022 19:05:23 +03:00Russia summons Israeli envoy after Lapid's 'regrettable' remarks on Ukraine war
Incident comes days after Russian Foreign Ministry criticized 'anti-Russia' statements by Foreign Minister Lapid, claiming that Israel is using Ukraine as 'distraction' from the Palestinian issue
Sun, 17 Apr 2022 18:58:56 +03:00Biden 'should come to see' the situation in Ukraine, President Zelenskyy says
'It's his decision, of course,' the Ukrainian president tells CNN, but says a presidential visit is likely. Ukraine 'needs more' help from to counter Russia's invasion, Zelenskyy also says
Sun, 17 Apr 2022 17:24:01 +03:00Jordan's king accuses Israel of 'illegal provocative measures' on Jerusalem's Temple Mount
King Abdullah calls for 'international pressure on Israel' after clashes between Israeli forces and Palestinians in the Old City, as Bennett says Israel will let followers of all faiths celebrate in Jerusalem
Sun, 17 Apr 2022 16:51:27 +03:00Vice President Harris serves Israeli settlement wine at Passover event
Kamala Harris inadvertently served wine from Psagot winery, which named one of their wines after former U.S. Secretary of State Pompeo for condemning European Court of Justice ruling on settlement products
Sun, 17 Apr 2022 16:46:08 +03:00Sex education: How Netflix fell in love with steamy films and TV
From ‘Bridgerton’ and ‘365 Days’ to ‘Too Hot to Handle’ and ‘The Ultimatum,’ the streamer is letting it all hang out. And audiences, if not critics, seem to love it
Sun, 17 Apr 2022 16:34:47 +03:00This controversial rabbi symbolizes Jewish resistance in Ukraine
Whether it be on the streets of Bucha or from an Uman synagogue, Rabbi Moshe Azman has become a prominent voice countering Russian disinformation, garnering criticism along the way
Sun, 17 Apr 2022 15:36:02 +03:00False rocket alarm sounded near Gaza border, Israeli army says
Last week, Palestinian factions in Gaza said that they are prepared to respond to any Israeli action and protect Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque
Sun, 17 Apr 2022 15:24:35 +03:00These Arabs are fighting the old boys club of Israeli hi-tech – with British help
Only 1 percent of the Arab workforce is employed in Israeli hi-tech: 'We don’t serve in Unit 8200, so we need to strengthen our skills in other places'
Sun, 17 Apr 2022 15:01:56 +03:00Islamist party 'freezes' role in Israel's ruling coalition over Al-Aqsa tensions
The move by Mansour Abbas' United Arab List was coordinated with the leaders of the Israeli government, and meant to allow its supporters to 'let off steam,' but avoid actually quitting the ruling coalition
Sun, 17 Apr 2022 13:41:31 +03:00End Times for Israel: The apocalyptic ‘Quranic’ prophecy electrifying Palestinians
In a recent survey, 73 percent of Palestinians backed a prediction, popularized by Hamas preacher and YouTube icon Bassam Jarrar, that Israel will collapse by June 2022. Why is this wild fantasy of destruction so popular?
Sun, 17 Apr 2022 12:38:16 +03:00For Palestinian children in Jerusalem, severe underdiagnoses of developmental delays, study shows
New research has identified several culprits, including insufficient government resources allocated for East Jerusalem families, language barriers and a distressing bureaucratic process
Sun, 17 Apr 2022 11:29:30 +03:00Iran confirms centrifuge workshop moved to Natanz underground nuke site
This comes only days after UN watchdog said it installed surveillance cameras in the workshop ■ Natanz has twice been targeted in sabotage attacks that Iran has blamed on Israel
Sun, 17 Apr 2022 11:02:06 +03:00‘The Russians see Ukrainians the same way Nazis saw the Jews’
'Every Ukrainian faces the same situation as the Jews faced 80 years ago,' says Sergei Loznitsa, the Ukrainian director of ‘Babi Yar. Context,’ which revisits the Nazi massacre of Jews near Kyiv in 1941
Sun, 17 Apr 2022 10:36:55 +03:00‘We proved we have power’: A Passover lesson from Israel's most determined demonstrator
Amir Haskel spent almost 10 months camped outside the prime minister’s residence protesting against Benjamin Netanyahu. The 68-year-old retired general is prepared to do it all again if the Likud leader returns to power
Sun, 17 Apr 2022 09:24:39 +03:00Russian ultimatum expires, but still no sign of submission from Mariupol
Moscow has said its troops cleared the urban area of Mariupol and only a small contingent of Ukrainian fighters remained in a giant steelworks
Sun, 17 Apr 2022 08:39:24 +03:00Five wounded in Palestinian stone-throwing at Temple Mount, police enter compound
Palestinians put up barriers in efforts to block Jewish visitors to the Temple Mount in Jerusalem ■ 17 Palestinians wounded in clashes with police: Red Crescent ■ Jordan says Israel bears full responsibility for consequences
Sun, 17 Apr 2022 06:00:12 +03:00Despite Jerusalem clashes, Israel isn't heading for war or elections
The clashes have set everyone on edge, but what has actually occurred attests mainly to the desire to avoid a replay of Operation Guardian of the Walls last May
Sun, 17 Apr 2022 00:03:42 +03:0017 Palestinians have been killed in the past two weeks. That's not terrorism?
Sat, 16 Apr 2022 23:51:10 +03:00In Israel, Arab politicians are only legitimate if Netanyahu says so
Sat, 16 Apr 2022 23:39:19 +03:00The Israeli illusion that a wall can stop terrorism
Sat, 16 Apr 2022 23:23:35 +03:00Israel must treat all Ukrainian refugees fairly – even if they're not Jewish
Sat, 16 Apr 2022 23:08:14 +03:00Haaretz cartoon
Sat, 16 Apr 2022 22:23:25 +03:00Cellphone reform set to break monopoly in Israel's Haredi community
Cellphone companies will be able to compete by offering their own kosher services to some half a million ultra-Orthodox users of kosher phones
Sat, 16 Apr 2022 22:08:22 +03:00If this pace keeps up, Israel's home prices will rise by 20% this year
After a 15% price increase in the past year, February home sales showed no sign of slowing prices
Sat, 16 Apr 2022 21:59:25 +03:00Morocco condemns Israeli raid on Jerusalem's Al Aqsa mosque
Sat, 16 Apr 2022 20:18:05 +03:00Israel decides against extending West Bank curfew over Passover
Israel imposed a curfew on Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza until Saturday night for Passover. Despite clashes at the Temple Mount, security officials decided not to renew the lockdown for the coming days
Sat, 16 Apr 2022 17:29:45 +03:00Israeli Arab man shot dead in Jaffa, two suspects in custody
The victim, Mohammad Dib, who has a police record, was declared dead at Wolfson Medical Center in Holon