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Mon, 04 Jan 2021 09:49:43 GMT
Magen David Adom in 2020: A year in numbers
MDA collected 3,456,450 coronavirus tests in 2020 and had vaccinated 60,000 people as of Sunday.

Mon, 04 Jan 2021 09:48:09 GMT
Woman killed in suspected domestic violence incident in southern Israel
It is suspected that during an argument between the couple the husband strangled his wife to death.

Mon, 04 Jan 2021 09:40:40 GMT
Despite promises, 600,000 animals shipped to Israel in live transports
Some 86% of Israelis supported the bill to stop the transport of live animals and that 91% thought that the transports constituted animal cruelty.

Mon, 04 Jan 2021 09:39:28 GMT
Labor Ministry: Decline in work-related deaths - report
"Almost 70% of [building] sites do not report to us, they are not at all on our radar."

Mon, 04 Jan 2021 08:40:41 GMT
Leading ultra-Orthodox rabbis warn of spike in COVID infections
Rabbis Kanievsky and Edelstein urge worshippers to pray outdoors.

Mon, 04 Jan 2021 08:11:41 GMT
Bituach Leumi, Finance Ministry solve maternity benefit crisis
Women who had been unemployed or on unpaid leave for extended periods of time will now be eligible for maternity benefits for babies born between January 1 and June 30 of this year.

Mon, 04 Jan 2021 07:57:02 GMT
Defense Min. Gantz says he favors buying one more F-35 squadron for now
"Right now we have two (F-35) squadrons. I reckon we will expand that. That is what I requested of the Americans."

Sun, 03 Jan 2021 23:15:11 GMT
IDF arrests Palestinian suspects after Israeli driver hit in head by rocks
The woman had her two children in the car when the stones were thrown. They have not been injured.

Sun, 03 Jan 2021 21:24:13 GMT
Michaeli, Shmuli likely to face off for Labor leader
Court forces election's only primaries.

Sun, 03 Jan 2021 21:22:28 GMT
Benny Gantz: Boost or burden? - analysis
Two years later, Gantz’s Blue and White Party is not crossing the electoral threshold, and Gantz is suddenly slinging mud and muddying only himself.

Sun, 03 Jan 2021 21:01:35 GMT
Efrat to shutter schools, student transport after mutation outbreak
It is unclear as of yet what the origin of the strain is or what its implications are.

Sun, 03 Jan 2021 20:59:39 GMT
Israel to send plastic surgeons to UAE conference – so will Iran
"Even though the UAE observes strict modesty laws, the public is still quite interested in the myriad of ways that they can change how they look."

Sun, 03 Jan 2021 20:51:13 GMT
Hapoel Haifa mounts comeback in Jerusalem
Beitar can’t hold on to two-goal lead, settles for draw • First-place Maccabi Haifa edges Hadera.

Sun, 03 Jan 2021 20:23:32 GMT
COVID haredi unit head: Enforcement ineffective
Speaking in an online press conference, Numa said infection rates in the ultra-Orthodox sector now account for a quarter of all infections.

Sun, 03 Jan 2021 20:19:49 GMT
Mossad chiefs: Iran may avenge Soleimani killing after Biden inauguration
Former Mossad director Shabtai Shavit told the 'Post' that “the Iranians’ patience is never-ending.”

Sun, 03 Jan 2021 19:57:40 GMT
Netanyahu could pick up 2 seats among Israeli Arabs - analysis
Netanyahu is doing a U-turn and pitching for the Arab vote.

Sun, 03 Jan 2021 19:55:44 GMT
Experts disagree on one-dose vaccine, report spotlights British mutation
While the outgoing deputy director-general of the Health Ministry suggested limiting coronavirus vaccines to one dose per person, other experts were not sold on the idea.

Sun, 03 Jan 2021 19:55:21 GMT
Amended indictment against PM lists 150 media bribery incidents
Some 315 incidents related to 230 specific requests, such that in some instances there were numerous requests relating to a single incident.

Sun, 03 Jan 2021 19:53:58 GMT
Hadassah to run out of coronavirus vaccines, shutter clinic
The hospital has no more vaccines on premise and Prof. Zeev Rotstein said that it will need to send its staff to their local health funds to be inoculated.

Sun, 03 Jan 2021 19:18:50 GMT
Nasrallah: Iran is a strong country, does not need its proxies to attack
“I want you to know,” he said, “Iran does not need its proxies — its friends and allies. It will respond in the right place and time, and however it wants,” he said.

Sun, 03 Jan 2021 18:49:10 GMT
Gideon Sa’ar’s middle path for changing the legal establishment -analysis
Sa’ar strongly opposes all of Netanyahu’s personal legal changes and in a far more unqualified way than Yamina which vacillates on such issues.

Sun, 03 Jan 2021 18:45:43 GMT
Vaccine rollout inspires Jews to move to Israel and Israelis to return
Israel is looking more attractive than ever as a place to live.

Sun, 03 Jan 2021 18:27:32 GMT
New elevator, tunnel to provide accessible entry to Jerusalem’s Old City
Along with providing an accessible route to the Jaffa Gate, the project will also open up archaeological finds to the public.

Sun, 03 Jan 2021 17:39:02 GMT
Nissenkorn: I didn’t surrender to takeover attempts by a bribery defendant
At a ceremony marking the end of his tenure as justice minister, Avi Nissenkorn took parting shots at just about everyone for undermining the role of law, though focusing especially on Netanyahu.

Sun, 03 Jan 2021 17:36:44 GMT
Ultra-Orthodox parties prefer Netanyahu but won’t mind new political map
The declaration of Yamina leader MK Naftali Bennett that he wishes to replace Netanyahu as prime minister further fractured Netanyahu’s bloc.

Sun, 03 Jan 2021 17:31:08 GMT
Jewish gymnast celebrates 100th birthday, honored by Olympic Committee
Ágnes Keleti, a retired Hungarian-Israeli Olympic and world champion artistic gymnast and coach, is considered the all-time most decorated Jewish gymnast in the world.

Sun, 03 Jan 2021 17:08:21 GMT
Israel’s one millionth vaccine given to man jailed for manslaughter
Some 1,090,000 vaccinations had been administered as of Sunday morning, according to Health Minister Yuli Edelstein.

Sun, 03 Jan 2021 17:03:04 GMT
IDF ups efforts to prevent soldiers' suicides in 2021
In 2020, nine soldiers committed suicide. This comes as a slight decrease in comparison to the previous year, 2019, in which 12 soldiers committed suicide.

Sun, 03 Jan 2021 16:30:44 GMT
Residents welcome PA policemen in Jerusalem village
Israel has regularly banned the PA from carrying out any political or security activities in east Jerusalem.

Sun, 03 Jan 2021 16:26:27 GMT
Hebrew in high demand as coronavirus lockdowns keeps people stuck indoors
There has been a large increase in demand for lessons in the Hebrew language, including teaching, historical study and literature.



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