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Tue, 20 Apr 2021 08:38:33 GMT
Iris Elovitch in 2016: 'I am ready to sell my soul to Satan' in PM trial
She is the wife of Shaul Elovitch, the owner of both the Walla media outlet and the Bezeq telecommunications giant, which are among the main actors in Case 4000.

Tue, 20 Apr 2021 08:32:57 GMT
BARAK ER missile defense system completes series of successful trials
The missile defense system handles a range of threats, including fighters, ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, UAVs, and helicopters.

Tue, 20 Apr 2021 08:31:44 GMT
Deadly night on Israel's roads: Five casualties across the country
Some 96 people were killed in road accidents since the beginning of 2021, according to data published by the National Road Safety Authority.

Tue, 20 Apr 2021 07:10:34 GMT
Benjamin Netanyahu is on his way to opposition, top Likud MK declares
“You think we don’t know what the opposition is like? We do," Zohar said. "You need me to remind you of the days of [Menachem] Begin?"

Tue, 20 Apr 2021 03:50:33 GMT
Yamina MK urges Health Min. to adopt new policies following allergy death
In a letter to Health Minister Yuli Edelstein, Yamina MK Idit Sliman on Monday presented a list of reform suggestions to be adopted in order to ensure public safety where allergies are involved.

Tue, 20 Apr 2021 02:35:47 GMT
Medical and security forces gear up for Lag Ba'omer celebrations in Meron
This year's celebrations will feature a limitless entry capacity. As such, the government has issued health and safety guidelines.

Tue, 20 Apr 2021 01:23:18 GMT
Hundreds of Palestinians protest barriers in Jerusalem during Ramadan
This year, police placed barriers on the steps of the gate, effectively preventing people from gathering there, in order to ease the flow of crowds in the area.

Mon, 19 Apr 2021 19:40:14 GMT
Wife of MK Elkin verbally accosted by Likud supporters near her home
"There's no reason for you to come to me with this, go to him, he's at the Knesset," she told protesters. "The only ones here are me and my children, that cry at night because of you."

Mon, 19 Apr 2021 19:15:10 GMT
Greens go up on Mac Tel Aviv atop table
Mac Haifa blanks K8 as yellow-and-blue held by Ashdod • Hapoel Tel Aviv moves closer to safety

Mon, 19 Apr 2021 19:03:36 GMT
US Embassy in Israel has 15,000 passport backlog due to COVID rules
Even in a normal year, the embassy in Israel is one of the busiest places in the world for US passports and reports of birth. Then, the coronavirus pandemic came along.

Mon, 19 Apr 2021 18:59:15 GMT
Israeli Rhythmic Gymnastics Team earns three medals at Tashkent World Cup
The national team is slated to participate in the upcoming Tokyo 2021 Olympics.

Mon, 19 Apr 2021 18:53:51 GMT
Prosecution preemptively strikes PM’s story on James Packer
The most notable of the three occasions that Netanyahu pushed for Elovitch to sell, was his request to sell Walla to Australian tycoon billionaire James Packer.

Mon, 19 Apr 2021 18:50:35 GMT
In blow to Netanyahu, Arab MKs help anti-Bibi bloc win control of Knesset
Anti-Bibi bloc aims to replace his ally, speaker Levin * PM says Bennett replacing him would be "absurd."

Mon, 19 Apr 2021 18:21:22 GMT
Israelis, Serbs compete in chess tournament for Independence Day
The ceremony for the chess event was also attended by Israeli Ambassador to Serbia H.E. Yahel Vilan.

Mon, 19 Apr 2021 18:11:10 GMT
Netanyahu to A-G: I will appoint justice minister by May
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the Attorney-General he will advance the appointment of a justice minister by May.

Mon, 19 Apr 2021 17:47:05 GMT
As time runs out, Netanyahu bloc pushing bill for PM direct election
Netanyahu holds a significant advantage over other prime minister candidates in polls.

Mon, 19 Apr 2021 17:37:53 GMT
Coronavirus vaccine less effective on leukemia patients – Israeli study
The response was lowest among patients who were in the process of receiving treatment, with only 16% of them developing antibodies.

Mon, 19 Apr 2021 17:23:41 GMT
‘Black Rain’ exhibition descends on Tel Aviv's Edmond de Rothschild Center
Inspired by science fiction, the exhibition is not about the genre as much as it “employs science fiction to discuss dystopia.”

Mon, 19 Apr 2021 17:12:41 GMT
American Judaism explored in new Israeli TV show 'The New Jew'
This series about “new” Jews will likely enlighten, entertain, annoy and offend viewers in different ways, but it does present a varied and interesting portrait of American-Jewish life.

Mon, 19 Apr 2021 17:07:29 GMT
A-G to High Court: Netanyahu close to being unfit to serve as PM
The attorney-general said that the intensity of the prime minister's attacks on law enforcement had crossed lines that could serve as a basis for declaring him unfit if such deterioration continued.

Mon, 19 Apr 2021 16:38:46 GMT
Cafe Kadosh moves to Tzohar kashrut after ‘illogical’ demands of rabbinate
Cafe Kadosh, located in downtown Jerusalem, decided to leave their Jerusalem rabbinate supervision earlier this year following demands that the establishment put dairy labels on all display items.

Mon, 19 Apr 2021 16:07:17 GMT
Huge groups of migratory birds flock to Eilat for annual visit
The feathered guests come to Eilat every year as an important stop on their migration patterns, but their numbers are in sharp decline in recent years.

Mon, 19 Apr 2021 15:39:43 GMT
New site offers Israelis luxury cruises around the world
Israelis can book cruises to destinations like Alaska, the Caribbean, South America, Panama, the Baltic Sea, the Norwegian fjords and the Mediterranean.

Mon, 19 Apr 2021 15:33:08 GMT
Israeli Brown Hotel Group opens seven new hotels in Greece
The Tel Aviv group has earmarked Greece as the next destination for heavy investment and is planning for the establishment of 24 hotels and resorts throughout Greece, its islands and Cyprus.

Mon, 19 Apr 2021 15:02:08 GMT
Israel's first heatwave of the season, or 'Sharav,' to reach peak
In Israel, the beginning of the hot season is typically marked with strong winds, which locals call "Sharav."

Mon, 19 Apr 2021 14:52:53 GMT
Netanyahu: Naftali Bennett as Israel's prime minister is 'absurd'
Abbas ready to join Bennett-led government • Sa'ar: New Hope's view has not changed • Lapid blasts direct PM election bill

Mon, 19 Apr 2021 14:49:53 GMT
New York is home to 21 Israeli-founded unicorns
Each of these companies' global or US headquarters is based in Manhattan, establishing New York as the city with the second most Israeli founded unicorns in the world, behind Tel Aviv.

Mon, 19 Apr 2021 14:45:16 GMT
Dollar to NIS 3.30 is 'the new normal' - Leumi
In contrast to recent years, the shekel-dollar rate is likely to hover around NIS 3.30 for the near future, according to Bank Leumi analysts.

Mon, 19 Apr 2021 13:50:21 GMT
Bank of Israel keeps benchmark interest rate at 0.1%
The inflation rate moved to 0.2% in March from 0.0% in February.

Mon, 19 Apr 2021 13:25:32 GMT
Abbas to J Street: US must rescind declaration of PLO as terror group
"A one-state solution, an apartheid state... is something neither, we nor the entire world would accept. A one-state solution will only perpetuate the conflict," Abbas said.



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