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Fri, 7 May 2021 10:53:10 +03:00Israeli soldiers kill two Palestinians after shooting attack on IDF base near West Bank
Another Palestinian is critically injured after three opened fire on soldiers outside an IDF base ■ No Israeli casualties reported
Fri, 7 May 2021 10:13:43 +03:00European powers tell Israel to halt settlement expansion in the West Bank
The joint statement comes as tensions mount in East Jerusalem ahead of a hearing that could see Palestinian families evicted from Sheikh Jarrah
Fri, 7 May 2021 09:59:06 +03:00Israel police prepare for Ramadan prayers amid East Jerusalem unrest
A large police presence has been spread throughout Jerusalem's Old City ahead of the arrival of tens of thousands of Muslim worshippers to the Temple Mount
Fri, 7 May 2021 07:23:03 +03:00Israel coalition talks: Bennett's party moves to head off Netanyahu’s bid to find deserters
Netanyahu's Likud party has launched a campaign to pressure Yamina lawmakers in bid to block the formation of a government by Bennett and Lapid
Fri, 7 May 2021 06:59:03 +03:00Licensed to kill: How Russia uses Israeli drones to bomb civilians in Syria
Over half a decade since Russia introduced the Israeli-designed and licensed Forprost drone into Syria, it's now clear how pivotal a role it has played in Putin’s endless bombing campaign in defense of the Assad regime – including the illegal tar...
Fri, 7 May 2021 06:03:38 +03:00Mass Muslim prayers and Jewish flag march: Convergence of events will put Jerusalem to the test
The technological breakthroughs behind Israel’s capture of a West Bank terrorist ■ A week later, the Mount Meron disaster gets a new horrific dimension
Fri, 7 May 2021 06:01:58 +03:00A change has started within the anti-Netanyahu bloc
Netanyahu tries to thwart formation of new government as Lapid, Bennett race against clock
Fri, 7 May 2021 02:03:34 +03:00Australia loves its Jews, but nearly one in five question their loyalty, new survey shows
First extensive report in recent decades on attitudes toward Jews Down Under finds that nearly two-thirds of Australians support banning the swastika
Fri, 7 May 2021 00:16:40 +03:00A British officer saved dozens of Jews during the Jaffa riots. He was labeled a traitor
A British officer who saved the lives of some 100 Jews during the 1921 Arab riots in Jaffa was finally honored this week. As tension simmers in the still-volatile mixed city a century later, a historian whose uncle was saved by Major Lionel Mansell J...
Fri, 7 May 2021 00:10:22 +03:00Did you sign this, professor?
Fri, 7 May 2021 00:00:27 +03:00Education Ministry summons Goldreich to hearing over Israel Prize
The summons is part of the ministry’s examination of whether Professor Goldreich should be awarded the prize due to claims that he supports BDS
Thu, 6 May 2021 23:40:21 +03:00Haaretz Cartoon
Thu, 6 May 2021 22:38:22 +03:00Does anyone really care about the Haredim?
We let their children forgo general studies that would equip them for life, while cases of physical and sexual abuse rarely come to light. We accept the second-class status of women in the Haredi community
Thu, 6 May 2021 22:33:21 +03:00Ben-Gurion’s uncensored diary revealed: 'Pester and motivate the refugees to move eastward'
David Ben-Gurion's journals, written between 1948 and 1953, expose many secrets: having Mizrahi Jews surveilled, trying to get Palestinian refugees to leave and detailing rapes committed by soldiers are just a few of them
Thu, 6 May 2021 22:31:55 +03:00While Syrians are selling organs at home, refugees in Denmark face repatriation
Financial stress is still driving many Syrians to leave, but Turkey-EU deal keeps them out of the continent; now some countries say it's safe enough in parts of Syria to repatriate certain refugees
Thu, 6 May 2021 22:25:00 +03:00Israel accuses Spanish woman of funneling money to banned Palestinian militant group
Charged in a West Bank military court with helping the PFLP, Juana Ruiz Sánchez has been held by Israel since her arrest near her Bethlehem home on April 13
Thu, 6 May 2021 22:22:23 +03:00Netanyahus file libel suit against former PM Olmert, who called family 'mentally ill'
Former Israeli prime minister said on national television that the prime minister and his family have a 'mental illness' that is 'not fixable'
Thu, 6 May 2021 22:02:38 +03:00'I was accepted to medical school. Then I saw "The Book of Mormon"'
This week at the Tel Aviv airport: An Israeli whose dream is to help people – whether on stage or elsewhere, and an Indian whose dream is to give his family a better life
Thu, 6 May 2021 21:31:41 +03:00Clashes resume in Jerusalem's Sheikh Jarrah as Palestinians await eviction court ruling
East Jerusalem residents, settlers fail to reach compromise on controversial land sales. Meanwhile, Kahanist lawmaker sets up makeshift office near home taken over by Jewish settlers
Thu, 6 May 2021 21:25:41 +03:00Passageway where 45 died in Israel stampede was illegally built to segregate genders
The Toldos Aharon ultra-Orthodox sect illegally created the path 20 years ago to enable entry to the Mount Meron compound without coming into contact with women
Thu, 6 May 2021 21:17:27 +03:00Two Israeli agencies will cooperate in Mount Meron probe, attorney general says
Move is aimed to avoid the police investigating itself regarding stampede that left 45 dead, but critics say unusual move is problematic in itself
Thu, 6 May 2021 21:07:07 +03:00'We're vaccinated': As COVID recedes, Tel Aviv makes push to bring back tourists
Tel Aviv launches campaign to attract visitors from abroad, boasting that over 80 percent of eligible residents have been fully vaccinated
Thu, 6 May 2021 21:04:18 +03:00Holocaust survivor and former Yad Vashem chairman Yitzhak Arad dies at 94
Arad fought with the partisans against the Nazis during World War II, before immigrating to Israel and becoming a historian, brigadier general and longtime chairman of Israel’s Holocaust remembrance center
Thu, 6 May 2021 20:40:58 +03:00Nuclear deal could be reached in weeks if Iran takes political decision, U.S. official says
American officials return to Vienna this week for a fourth round of indirect talks with Iran on how to resume compliance with the deal
Thu, 6 May 2021 20:08:11 +03:00A day after getting the nod, Lapid lays out vision for 'unity' government
Meanwhile, ultra-Orthodox parties stand by Netanyahu, attack Bennett for enabling an 'anti-religious' government
Thu, 6 May 2021 19:04:35 +03:00First Israeli transgender soccer referee may get Netflix deal, reports say
Berman has been approached by both online streaming giant Netflix and movie studio MGM in recent days
Thu, 6 May 2021 18:58:05 +03:00Gaza balloons start six fires in southern Israel, in first since September
The fires, which were all brought under control, come amid tensions in the wake of the a decision to delay the Palestinian elections
Thu, 6 May 2021 18:41:24 +03:00Israel announces major reforms in wake of disabled army vet's self-immolation
Ministries agree to allocate over $90 million to treatment of veterans, with an emphasis on former soldiers living with post-trauma
Thu, 6 May 2021 16:53:00 +03:00Lebanon could gradually go dark as cash for electricity runs out
Lebanon's parliament approved in March a $200 million emergency loan for fuel imports for power generation, but money has so far not received final approval
Thu, 6 May 2021 16:45:35 +03:00A vision to save Israel from the highway to hell
The next government must think big in terms of economics, education, health care and housing, because we may be about to miss our final chance
Thu, 6 May 2021 15:49:24 +03:00'Israeli banks are reluctant to give loans to Arabs. So many get in trouble with the mob instead'
Activist Maisam Jaljuli, 49, explains what's causing the surge of violence and crime in Israeli-Arab communities, and what it's like to live in constant fear
Thu, 6 May 2021 15:49:03 +03:00Forget hamburgers - this Israeli wants to print 3D vegetarian steaks
Alon Bar-Shany is making the leap from color printers to printing steaks out of protein substitutes. In an interview, he admitted he eats real meat, but says alternatives are the world’s only chance
Thu, 6 May 2021 15:40:44 +03:00Engineer expressed concern before Israel's Mount Meron disaster over ‘bottleneck’ exit
Attendance at the site, where 45 people were killed, was to be limited to 3,159 people, but an estimated crowd of 20,000 actually attended
Thu, 6 May 2021 15:19:02 +03:00Over 180 Israeli intellectuals, scientists warn ICC: Don't rely on Israel to probe war crimes
The 185 signatories to a letter to the International Criminal Court, including 10 Israel Prize laureates, suggest that the court rely instead on information from Israeli human rights groups
Thu, 6 May 2021 14:25:22 +03:00Netanyahu is no magician – and he never was one
Thu, 6 May 2021 14:22:17 +03:00Israel marks Jerusalem Day this weekend. Here's what Iran is planning
While the threat of a Palestinian hacking attack has waned in recent years, the possibility of an Iranian attack for Al-Quds Day has gained steam – but experts warn that the real threat is all year round
Thu, 6 May 2021 14:18:29 +03:001,500 attend funeral of Israeli murdered in West Bank attack
19-year-old Yehuda Guetta is being interred in Jerusalem's Givat Shaul cemetery after succumbing to his wounds on Wednesday
Thu, 6 May 2021 13:27:59 +03:00Note to Benny Morris: The Armenian 'tragedy' was a genocide
Turkey's ultranationalist genocide deniers, led by President Erdogan, must be applauding the shameful revisionism of academics like Benny Morris, while they continue to threaten Armenian lives today
Thu, 6 May 2021 13:08:07 +03:00This checkpoint revitalized the Palestinian city of Jenin. Why has Israel refused to reopen it?
A flash point during the second intifada, Jenin enjoyed a dramatic economic transformation after Jalameh checkpoint became a key crossing point for visiting Arab Israelis in 2007. Now, a prolonged and unexplained closure threatens to sink the city
Thu, 6 May 2021 12:54:54 +03:00Netanyahu won’t be a footnote in Israeli history
Thu, 6 May 2021 12:50:03 +03:00EU lets Israeli tourists visit
Reopening to Israeli tourists comes as the EU is moving to ease its current COVID blanket ban on non-essential travel from foreign countries
Thu, 6 May 2021 12:21:58 +03:00Renegade right-wing lawmaker doubles down on threat to Bennett-led coalition
Israeli lawmaker Amichai Chikli has doubled down on his refusal to join forces with the left, throwing Bennett's proposed unity government into jeopardy
Thu, 6 May 2021 11:08:38 +03:00The antithesis of an intifada
Thu, 6 May 2021 11:03:43 +03:00Biden to back patent waiver for COVID vaccines, aiming to help poorer nations
WHO head praises the move, which will allow developing countries to produce their own vaccines based on U.S. companies' intellectual property, while pharmaceutical companies censure Biden
Thu, 6 May 2021 10:01:51 +03:00Israel's election system is bankrupt. Why not try these extreme out-of-the-box alternatives?
From election-by-raffle to a sectarian system like in Lebanon, here’s some out-of-the-ballot-box thinking for how Israel might finally get a functioning government. Sounds crazy? Not any more than a fifth election in the summer
Thu, 6 May 2021 09:05:11 +03:00Archaeologists find 'grotesque' oil lamp as a foundation deposit in Jerusalem
The bronze oil lamp was found in the wall of a building dating to almost 2,000 years ago, situated on the old pilgrimage route into the city
Thu, 6 May 2021 09:03:32 +03:00Scientists resurrect mysterious Judean date palms from biblical era
Methuselah the tree was grown from a 2,000-year-old seed found at Masada. Now more have been grown and genetic analysis finds a twist in the origin story of the ‘Judean date’
Thu, 6 May 2021 02:43:41 +03:00Syria says Israeli helicopter attacked Quneitra, no damages reported
The alleged attack comes a day after Syrian state media reported that Israel fired missiles toward northwest Syria, killing one person and wounding six
Thu, 6 May 2021 01:21:55 +03:00Haaretz cartoon
Thu, 6 May 2021 00:06:27 +03:00Netanyahu is now more dangerous than ever. Lapid and Bennett must act fast
It’s said that haste is of the devil; in Lapid and Bennett’s current political reality, they have to establish a government as if they were being chased by demons
Thu, 6 May 2021 00:00:20 +03:00Islamist leader won legitimacy in Israel's election. Now he wants a place at the table
Hadash and Ta'al recommended Lapid. Balad and the Abbas' United Arab List didn't. If a government is formed, however, they will have to start delivering results
Wed, 5 May 2021 23:55:23 +03:00Palestinian teen shot dead by Israeli army during clashes outside Nablus
The Palestinian Health Ministry identified the 16-year-old as Saeed Yusuf Muhammad Oudeh, and said another Palestinian was moderately wounded
Wed, 5 May 2021 23:54:55 +03:00Israelis should not be afraid of the Nakba, because they did nothing wrong
Wed, 5 May 2021 23:50:09 +03:00Bennett will join Lapid if he really cares about Israel
Wed, 5 May 2021 23:45:53 +03:00Israeli police chief asked Attorney General for independent inquiry into Mount Meron disaster
The police leadership also supports the establishment of a state commission of inquiry to probe the disaster itself, as well as responsibility for the hillula and the safety of the site
Wed, 5 May 2021 23:44:57 +03:00Israeli shot in West Bank attack dies of wounds; suspected terrorist arrested
19-year-old Yehuda Guetta succumbs to wounds from drive-by shooting attack. Israel says captured suspected shooter, Muntassir Shalabi, who is also a U.S. citizen
Wed, 5 May 2021 23:40:27 +03:00Netanyahu trial: Defense tries to blame Walla’s pro-Bibi slant on prosecution witness
Defense attorney quotes Ilan Yeshua’s statements to police that all news sites owned by tycoons, including Walla, play favorites
Wed, 5 May 2021 23:37:04 +03:00Israel seeks stiffer punishment for rabbi convicted of inciting violence against Palestinians
Yosef Elitzur received a four-month suspended sentence for his inflammatory opinion pieces; state prosecutors want nine to 12 months either in prison or community service. The maximum is five years behind bars
Wed, 5 May 2021 23:32:21 +03:00Refugees, migrant workers’ aid requests in Tel Aviv soar amid COVID
The pandemic has dealt a particularly heavy blow to asylum-seekers who lost their jobs and are not entitled for government benefits
Wed, 5 May 2021 23:28:04 +03:00American Airlines is back and its rivals are adding flights on the U.S.-Israel route
As American resumes flights to Israel, competition for U.S. destinations is heating up. This summer 86 weekly flights are expected between Ben-Gurion Airport and New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and Miami
Wed, 5 May 2021 23:26:21 +03:00How Palestinians put aside their fear and rallied behind Sheikh Jarrah
Palestinian residents of the East Jerusalem neighborhood have been fighting for nearly a decade and a half against their eviction
Wed, 5 May 2021 23:19:06 +03:00National Library of Israel touts new cooperation agreement with UAE
'For the first time we have a peer institution in the Arab world which is interested in active partnership,' said the NLI
Wed, 5 May 2021 23:15:42 +03:00Third of Israeli Jews support inclusion of Arab parties in government
This support was most pronounced on the left, where the idea enjoyed 83 percent support as of late April, up from 77 percent in February and 71 percent in September
Wed, 5 May 2021 20:57:48 +03:00The end of the Netanyahu era? Not quite yet
The glue that holds the anti-Netanyahu bloc together is a fundamental rejection of the prime minister. In the next week or so, we’ll see if that's enough
Wed, 5 May 2021 20:37:30 +03:00‘Ransom’ mega-hackers are Russian, say Israeli cybersecurity firms
‘Cuba Ransomware’ group found via bitcoin payments, showing crypto-currency transfers aren’t as anonymous as thought
Wed, 5 May 2021 19:09:34 +03:00Saudi Arabia, Iran held talks more than once in Baghdad , Iraqi president says
Baghdad hosted talks between officials from its two neighbors and mutual adversaries on April 9 in the only round of talks to have been previously reported
Wed, 5 May 2021 18:48:04 +03:00Israel extends COVID vaccine pass' validity until end of 2021
Decision comes with easing of many COVID-19 restrictions in Israel including limits on public gatherings
Wed, 5 May 2021 18:34:24 +03:00After Netanyahu failed, Lapid tasked with forming government
Lapid says unity government is not a compromise, but the goal ■ Bennett, slated to become prime minister in the new ‘unity’ government, says Netanyahu ‘slammed the door shut’ on right-wing alternative
Wed, 5 May 2021 18:20:12 +03:00Human toddler from 78,000 years ago found buried with head on a pillow in African cave
A shrouded toddler was placed on its side, with its head on a pillow, in a shallow grave at the mouth of Panga ya Saidi Cave, Kenya
Wed, 5 May 2021 17:55:26 +03:00Napoleon's bicentenary: The emperor who liberated the Jews
Napoleon Bonaparte’s legacy may be tainted by his reinstatement of slavery, among other things, but his achievements include emancipating the Jews, explains Napoleonic expert Thierry Lenz
Wed, 5 May 2021 17:41:46 +03:00Bennett calls for unity government after Netanyahu failed to form coalition
Bennett calls on all right-wing parties to join 'broad emergency government' in order to avoid fifth election
Wed, 5 May 2021 17:16:08 +03:00In fighting Cellebrite, Signal may have gone too far
Signal’s founder says he is fighting for free speech. But his conduct and threats to Israeli mobile data firm Cellebrite pose no less of a moral problem
Wed, 5 May 2021 17:02:04 +03:00Israelis stuck in Seychelles quarantine over 'false COVID tests'
Amid complaints of false positive tests, Israel calls on its citizens to follow the archipelago's COVID guidelines, as the most vaccinated country in the world reimposes restrictions over hiking infection rates
Wed, 5 May 2021 16:40:55 +03:00Canadian Jews protest ‘antisemitic’ allegations against former ambassador to Israel
Jewish groups are angry after unnamed officials in Canada's Foreign Ministry claimed that Vivian Bercovici, who is Jewish, was 'a spokesperson for the Israeli government' while serving as ambassador in Tel Aviv
Wed, 5 May 2021 16:24:58 +03:00'Iranian attacker impersonating Russians': Inside recent attacks on Israel
‘The operations undertaken by Israel in and against Iran are driving them nuts, and cyberspace is an easy and simple way for them to retaliate’
Wed, 5 May 2021 16:19:08 +03:00Facebook oversight board upholds Trump's suspension
Trump launched a new web page on Tuesday to share messages that readers can then re-post to their Facebook or Twitter accounts. A senior adviser has said he also has plans to launch his own social media platform
Wed, 5 May 2021 16:18:29 +03:00Support grows for ex-Congressman Robert Wexler to be named U.S. ambassador to Israel
Though Tom Nides is the reported front-runner, key figures in the U.S.-Jewish community are lobbying for Wexler, citing his lifelong commitment to Middle East issues
Wed, 5 May 2021 15:40:03 +03:00The end of Bibi? LISTEN to Anshel Pfeffer’s quick-fire guide to the latest political drama
Wed, 5 May 2021 15:17:22 +03:00Here's what’s stopping Bennett from forming an Israeli unity government
Fears of enraging his constituency and facing a powerful Likud-led opposition are just two factors perturbing the right-wing leader as he mulls forging a broad cabinet
Wed, 5 May 2021 14:52:47 +03:00Israel struck near Latakia overnight, Syria TV reports
Israeli missiles targeted Haffeh and Masyaf and struck a civilian plastic warehouse among other locations, state TV says
Wed, 5 May 2021 14:41:34 +03:00Jerusalem is sprucing up a park, so why are locals complaining?
Protesters say strong lighting and other features will harm the local hedgehogs and other animals, while busloads of tourists will show up. But the city wants to improve security after dark
Wed, 5 May 2021 14:29:34 +03:00New app created by Israeli women protects women walking alone at night
SafeUP creates a virtual safety network that allows women to contact other women in the area when they feel in danger. The Israeli women behind it already created communities of female guardians in Boston, New York and Washington
Wed, 5 May 2021 14:18:00 +03:00No less important than recognizing genocides: fighting current ones
Wed, 5 May 2021 14:12:33 +03:00After Netanyahu fails, Lapid gathers 56 recommendations to form next government
Israeli president likely to task Lapid with forming government, after he receives most recommendations; right-wing block moves to throw vote back to Knesset; Islamist party abstains
Wed, 5 May 2021 13:26:34 +03:00Disabled army vets clash with police in Jerusalem, demand Israel reform rehab policy
More than two weeks after Netanyahu promised to promote legislation for the benefit of disabled veterans and in the wake of a 26-year-old self-immolation, army veterans take to the streets again
Wed, 5 May 2021 12:58:29 +03:00How America can ensure its tax dollars don’t fund Israel’s occupation
America allocates nearly $4 billion in military aid to Israel every year. Congress and the Biden administration must establish it’s not exploited to undermine U.S. interests and Palestinian rights by entrenching the occupation
Wed, 5 May 2021 12:48:14 +03:00Netanyahu failed, but what's next? Three scenarios
Netanyahu failed to form a government. Israeli president now has three days to pick a new candidate - Lapid or Bennett
Wed, 5 May 2021 12:23:31 +03:00Museum finds missing Viking over a century after losing his remains
First this Viking’s grave was looted by farmers, then the remains and rich grave goods were recollected – and then mislaid. Moral of the story: Be careful what you write on boxes
Wed, 5 May 2021 11:43:57 +03:00The Hebronization of Jaffa
The recent incidents in Jaffa position Jewish settlers as victims in need of protection, reminiscent of the process spearheaded by settlers in Hebron
Wed, 5 May 2021 11:40:22 +03:00Israeli army surrounds suspected holdout of West Bank shooter
Residents of the village reported smoke and sounds of explosions and gunfire
Wed, 5 May 2021 06:16:36 +03:00Families of Israel's Lag Ba'omer stampede victims demand state inquiry
Families seek inquiry committee into stampede that killed 45 at religious festival, and are expected to meet soon to discuss possible lawsuit
Wed, 5 May 2021 02:51:06 +03:00Hamas military leader warns Israel will pay if Jerusalem evictions carried out
Mohammed Deif issues warning over tensions in East Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah, where dozens of Palestinians face eviction
Wed, 5 May 2021 02:28:41 +03:0060-year-old Palestinian woman's suicide mission should keep Israelis up at night
Tue, 4 May 2021 23:57:47 +03:00As Netanyahu's coalition deadline expires, Lapid seen likely to get the nod
Yamina denies a report that Bennett had approached United Arab List chairman Mansour Abbas in an effort to get his endorsement for the next round of recommendations
Tue, 4 May 2021 23:41:33 +03:00Mount Meron disaster proves that Israeli sovereignty is an illusion
Tue, 4 May 2021 23:36:07 +03:00'Nothing prepares you for this': Mount Meron first responders at high risk of PTSD
The Mount Meron stampede, Israel's deadliest peacetime disaster, left many rescuers and volunteers trying to cope with the lingering effects of the chaotic scenes they've witnessed
Tue, 4 May 2021 23:29:01 +03:00Biden stresses importance of Israel normalization in call with UAE crown prince
Abu Dhabi's Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan 'expressed his full support for strengthening and expanding these arrangements,' White House says
Tue, 4 May 2021 23:15:43 +03:00Haaretz cartoon
Tue, 4 May 2021 22:53:27 +03:00Palestinians identify West Bank shooter as U.S. citizen as manhunt continues
Residents of Turmus Ayya point to Muntassir Shalabi, who one says faced severe economic hardship following gambling losses, as the shooter of three Israeli teens
Tue, 4 May 2021 22:25:04 +03:00Five days on, Israeli agencies still can't question people involved in Mount Meron disaster
Organizations are waiting on the attorney general to decide who will run the probe, while officials from agencies who have been blamed have consulted criminal defense attorneys