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Sun, 4 Jul 2021 11:07:50 +03:00
COVID in Israel: Serious cases surge as delta variant advances
The average number of new daily coronavirus infections in Israel has also risen by more than 50 percent since last week

Sun, 4 Jul 2021 10:38:42 +03:00
Biden kneels before Rivlin's ultra-Orthodox aide after learning she has 12 children
Expressing admiration, Biden kneels before Rivka Ravitz, a key adviser of Rivlin for years who runs a household of 13 in addition to her demanding job

Sun, 4 Jul 2021 10:16:01 +03:00
Learning the secrets of fine Roman Jewish cuisine on YouTube
Italian-Israeli Hamos Guetta uploads cooking videos to YouTube so his daughter can learn traditional Jewish and Italian wisdom. Now you can also master Supplì al telefono, Rotolo alla Nutella and Pasta con zucchine e latte

Sun, 4 Jul 2021 09:21:39 +03:00
18-year-old stabbed to death, 43rd victim of violence this year in Israel's Arab community
Ahmad Issa was stabbed to death in a brawl in the village of Kafr Qasem; two suspects arrested

Sun, 4 Jul 2021 06:05:30 +03:00
Two days before Israeli Citizenship Law expires, coalition leaders scramble to reach compromise
Coalition members Meretz and the United Arab List have said they would oppose preventing the granting of citizenship to Palestinians married to Arabs with Israeli citizenship, as have right-wing opposition parties

Sun, 4 Jul 2021 06:04:28 +03:00
Israel fails to enforce ban on polygamy in Bedouin community, officials say
Polygamous marriages within the Bedouin community in Israel compromise the rights of women in them and the existing law against such marriages hasn't been enforced, a state committee found in 2018

Sun, 4 Jul 2021 03:45:28 +03:00
Israel to send firefighting planes to Cyprus in an effort to put out forest fire
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said Israel will dispatch firefighting aircraft to Cyprus. Meanwhile, the fire has cut power supply to at least eight nearby villages and forced people out of their homes

Sun, 4 Jul 2021 02:21:08 +03:00
A pleasant illusion by an impressive Israeli Arab politician

Sun, 4 Jul 2021 01:51:52 +03:00
With Bennett as prime minister, political power is in Israeli settlers’ hands

Sun, 4 Jul 2021 01:21:18 +03:00
The Israel Police’s very own death squad

Sun, 4 Jul 2021 01:05:12 +03:00
The world's first paleontologist? Shark teeth found in City of David baffle archaeologists
Lying in the 3,000-year-old filler beneath a home in the Jerusalem site were bullae, pottery fragments – and an inexplicable collection of fossil shark teeth that turned out not to be from meals but from the Cretaceous

Sat, 3 Jul 2021 23:44:15 +03:00
Israel breaks 100,000 mark for vaccinating ages 12-16 against COVID
Officials are satisfied with current COVID inoculation trends amid delta spike in Israel, even though slower rates persist among ultra-Orthodox and Arabs

Sat, 3 Jul 2021 23:39:27 +03:00
Haaretz cartoon

Sat, 3 Jul 2021 23:02:29 +03:00
As Palestinians protest death of Abbas opponent, women are assaulted in response
While senior PA officials understand the political damage caused by the killing of Nizar Banat, Fatah is questioning the demonstrators’ loyalty, with female journalists especially targeted

Sat, 3 Jul 2021 22:56:29 +03:00
When Palestinians are represented positively in history lessons, Israeli students' trust in them grows
A new study shows that Jewish Israeli youth want to be exposed to differing narratives and discussions in the classroom – and those who are take a more positive approach to peace deals

Sat, 3 Jul 2021 22:54:06 +03:00
On work safety breaches, Israel is falling ten times below its own standards
As two die in work-related accidents in Israel over the weekend, monitoring group slams ‘consistent policy’ of omitting information on workplace accidents

Sat, 3 Jul 2021 22:39:56 +03:00
Israel strikes Hamas in Gaza in response to incendiary balloon blaze
A Hamas weapon production facility and rocket launch site were struck, the military says, hours after a fire broke out in Israel's south caused by explosive-laden balloons sent from the Strip

Sat, 3 Jul 2021 22:22:38 +03:00
Palestinian shot dead by Israeli army amid clashes near evacuated settlement outpost
20-year-old Farid Ali Hassan died after he was shot in the chest with live fire during a West Bank demonstration, the Palestinian Health Ministry said

Sat, 3 Jul 2021 21:09:09 +03:00
Palestinians take to the streets of Ramallah as anti-Abbas demonstrations continue
Protesters gathered near the Palestinian Authority's headquarters, hearing brief speeches from the family of Nizar Banat, an activist whose death last months sparked the rare wave of demonstrations

Sat, 3 Jul 2021 19:48:02 +03:00
Manchester’s revamped Jewish museum celebrates the community that left it behind
Manchester's oldest synagogue has come back to life by housing the Jewish heritage center. After an $8.35 million makeover, the museum offers a more people-friendly format to commemorate the city's Jewish history

Sat, 3 Jul 2021 19:24:00 +03:00
Israeli officials say Iran behind Indian Ocean attack on cargo ship
According to Hezbollah-affiliated Al Mayadeen, the ship was heading to the UAE from Saudi Arabia when it was hit by an unidentified weapon

Sat, 3 Jul 2021 17:42:05 +03:00
Saudi Arabia launches new airline in bid to wean economy off oil, boost tourism
The new Saudi airline will compete with its Qatari and Emirati counterparts as part of Mohammed bin Salman's wider push for economic diversification

Sat, 3 Jul 2021 17:07:43 +03:00
Iran's sole nuclear power plant up and running after two-week closure
A senior official from the UN's nuclear watchdog is scheduled to visit Iran this week, although no talks are planned

Sat, 3 Jul 2021 13:56:41 +03:00
Death toll rises to 24 in Miami condo collapse; second building evacuated over safety concerns
All residents of the second building, Crestview Towers, have been told to leave immediately after engineers found serious impairments

Sat, 3 Jul 2021 10:15:25 +03:00
19-year-old shot dead in Nazareth is 42nd Arab victim of gun violence in Israel this year
More than 40 lives were lost in 2021 due to violence and crime in the Arab community, rights group reports

Sat, 3 Jul 2021 01:20:42 +03:00
Scientists have revived extinct Israeli wheat strains. Now comes the taste test
For the first time, a large, commercial flour mill has joined scientists and other experts to revive the lost varieties of wheat of the Land of Israel

Fri, 2 Jul 2021 23:51:29 +03:00
Biden to nominate daughter of Holocaust survivor as U.S. ambassador to Germany
Amy Gutmann will be the first woman to ever hold the post, and will be counted on to use her academic expertise in political and democratic philosophy to stabilize U.S.-German relations following the Trump years

Fri, 2 Jul 2021 21:34:45 +03:00
Israel failing to do minimum to fight human trafficking, U.S. says
The annual U.S. State Department report downgrades Israel to its second tier ranking for the first time in a decade, but notes it is 'making significant efforts' to tackle human trafficking

Fri, 2 Jul 2021 20:57:46 +03:00
Lebanese judge goes after top officials over Beirut port blast
The judge's announcement that he intends to pursue senior Lebanese politicians and security chiefs over the lethal Beirut explosion drew plaudits from the families of victims and survivors

Fri, 2 Jul 2021 20:50:35 +03:00
The latest proof that Israelis must stand with the Palestinians

Fri, 2 Jul 2021 19:56:42 +03:00
'With God's help, we will return legally': Israeli settlers quietly leave illegal outpost
The settlers of Evyatar left the illegal outpost in a subdued manner, after they accepted a compromise with the government which would see the structures in the West Bank outpost remain

Fri, 2 Jul 2021 19:34:26 +03:00
Israel in talks with at least two countries to exchange expiring COVID jabs, sources say
After negotiations with the U.K. broke down over technicalities, Israel is looking for a new home for its expiring coronavirus vaccines, and they do not rule out sending them to the Palestinian Authority

Fri, 2 Jul 2021 19:32:38 +03:00
Amid coalition row, Lapid to insist on submarine affair probe
Members of Israel's new government are furious with Gantz's unilateral declaration on a commission of inquiry into the corruption case, but Foreign Minister Lapid backs his old partner

Fri, 2 Jul 2021 18:18:38 +03:00
Iraq is trying to escape the Iranian cage, and Tehran isn't happy
The Iraqi prime minister seeks to draw closer to the Arab world and the United States, ramping up efforts to influence the political elites ahead of upcoming elections

Fri, 2 Jul 2021 17:29:35 +03:00
Israel establishing a new COVID testing compound at Ben-Gurion Airport
With the Health Ministry predicting that new daily COVID cases will triple in 10 days amid the spread of the delta variant, Israel is taking steps to up its testing capacity at Ben-Gurion Airport

Fri, 2 Jul 2021 15:36:05 +03:00
How a deeply religious Jew became one of Israel’s leading anti-occupation activists
In his new book on religious Zionism, Mikhael Manekin argues that the emergence of a Jewish supremacy movement within his community shows how far it has strayed from the essence of the Torah

Fri, 2 Jul 2021 15:33:55 +03:00
Hundreds attend first Pride Parade in southern Israeli town despite mayor’s opposition
The march is being held against the backdrop of a controversial letter by Mitzpeh Ramon Mayor Roni Marom, arguing that LGBTQ activists have a 'secret agenda'

Fri, 2 Jul 2021 14:48:16 +03:00
Ex-Mossad chief Yossi Cohen is arrogant and corrupt – and wants to be prime minister
Outgoing Mossad chief Yossi Cohen's parting words remind us that Benjamin Netanyahu's norms and political style have deeply penetrated Israel's civil service

Fri, 2 Jul 2021 12:43:11 +03:00
Iraq hit by power outages as temperatures soar
Iran recently cut crucial electricity exports to Iraq this week, which can amount to nearly a third of Iraq’s supply in the peak summer months

Fri, 2 Jul 2021 12:00:22 +03:00
The stolen childhood of Palestinian kids

Fri, 2 Jul 2021 11:19:50 +03:00
COVID vaccination rate surges among Israeli teens, but not in Haredi, Arab communities
The vaccination rate for 12- to 15-year-olds in the ultra-Orthodox and Arab communities, which are more fearful about side effects, is under 3 percent

Fri, 2 Jul 2021 10:20:45 +03:00
Protecting Israel’s Arabs has become a matter of coalition talks

Fri, 2 Jul 2021 09:57:20 +03:00
LISTEN: For LGBTQ minorities, Israel’s ‘gay paradise’ can be hell

Fri, 2 Jul 2021 09:18:20 +03:00
U.S. troops leave biggest airfield in Afghanistan after nearly 20 years
The withdrawal is the clearest indication that the last of the 2,500-3,500 U.S. troops have left Afghanistan, ending its 'forever war'

Fri, 2 Jul 2021 07:58:14 +03:00
Don't shut down Israeli Army Radio, reform it

Fri, 2 Jul 2021 06:06:05 +03:00
Israel's outgoing president sought to unite the people, but upset many | A wrap for Rivlin
A professional parliamentarian and collegial mensch, Israel's outgoing president has always been a rare bird in politics

Fri, 2 Jul 2021 06:05:27 +03:00
On Gaza, Israel turns a blind eye
In the West Bank Israel believes the Palestinian Authority has so far quelled the protests over the death of a dissident ■ Why Finance Minister Lieberman gave the army’s top brass a reason for optimism

Fri, 2 Jul 2021 06:01:48 +03:00
U.S. attentive to Israel's Iran concerns, but the ball is in Tehran's court
An accompanying agreement may be needed to address Tehran's growing arsenal

Fri, 2 Jul 2021 06:00:40 +03:00
World welcomes Lapid-Bennett government. At home it's more complicated
Settlers manipulated Bennett and his left-wing coalition partners into accepting the compromise over the illegal West Bank outpost

Fri, 2 Jul 2021 03:26:48 +03:00
The settlement project is no burden

Fri, 2 Jul 2021 02:39:22 +03:00
Who’d have thought the Evyatar settlers would go quietly?
‘Do you really think we get up every day now and think how to continue settling the land? We’ve become much more bourgeois,’ says veteran of nearby settlement

Fri, 2 Jul 2021 01:59:32 +03:00
Chabad rabbi stabbed in front of Jewish day school and synagogue in Boston
Rabbi Shlomo Noginsky suffered non-life threatening injuries according to a statement by the director of the Shaloh House Jewish Day School

Fri, 2 Jul 2021 01:28:02 +03:00
Israeli army strikes Hamas weapons manufacturing site over incendiary balloons
Palestinian media earlier reported that attacks had been carried out by Israel south of Gaza City ■ Four fires broke out Thursday in southern Israel due to incendiary balloons launched from Gaza

Fri, 2 Jul 2021 00:58:41 +03:00
Startup Nation? Not on climate

Fri, 2 Jul 2021 00:43:23 +03:00
Israeli Border Police blocked Ahmad's car, shot him point-blank – then drove off
After a night out, Ahmad ‘Abdu got into his car in a town near Ramallah, where Border Police ambushed him and shot him dead. His family says the cops mistook him for his uncle

Thu, 1 Jul 2021 23:41:44 +03:00
For 20 years he was one of Israel's only paparazzi. Then the iPhone was invented
This week at the Tel Aviv airport: A retired paparazzo who became a spokesperson for Rescuers Without Borders, and a former suburban religious boy who became a metal-loving techie

Thu, 1 Jul 2021 23:16:33 +03:00
Haaretz Cartoon

Thu, 1 Jul 2021 23:03:46 +03:00
Why roads aren't marked on the Madaba map, the earliest map of the Holy Land
In the 6th century, the earliest map depicting the Land of Israel was created – the only map from the first millennium depicting a country in full, but what purpose did it serve?

Thu, 1 Jul 2021 22:41:54 +03:00
Police probing if a hot tub put in Netanyahu home was on state’s tab
The Netanyahu family dismissed the Channel 12 News report as 'complete falsehood'

Thu, 1 Jul 2021 22:27:32 +03:00
The dangerous loophole that expands Shin Bet's powers in secret
The Shin Bet’s controversial surveillance during the COVID-19 pandemic did not mark the first time the government has extended the security service’s powers. It happened several times, for mysterious purposes

Thu, 1 Jul 2021 21:03:14 +03:00
Settler leader gets police protection in wake of far-right threats over illegal outpost
Activists threatened and cursed Yossi Dagan over an agreement to evacuate the Evyatar settlement outpost

Thu, 1 Jul 2021 20:58:14 +03:00
U.S. adds Turkey to list of countries implicated in use of child soldiers
'With respect to Turkey in particular...this is the first time a NATO member has been listed in the child soldier prevention act list,' the State Department official said

Thu, 1 Jul 2021 20:56:38 +03:00
Bennett, Rivlin welcome Germany's Steinmeier as ally against antisemitism
The prime minister discussed the threat of a nuclear Iran with Germany's president, who also pledged his support to the fight against antisemitism

Thu, 1 Jul 2021 20:45:53 +03:00
What's driving Israeli Islamist leader Mansour Abbas?
He quotes the Koran as precisely as he cites Switzerland's Constitution. His campaign was flagrantly homophobic but he speaks differently in backrooms. He has no compunctions about cruelly turning his back on his associates. Mansour Abbas is now in p...

Thu, 1 Jul 2021 19:42:04 +03:00
UN rights chief urges Palestinian security forces to allow anti-Abbas protests
'Many people, including journalists and human rights defenders,' were assaulted by the Palestinian Authority's forces, Michelle Bachelet says in a statement in the wake of a wave of demonstrations across the West Bank

Thu, 1 Jul 2021 19:00:45 +03:00
Biden in Florida to comfort families as search at collapse site paused over safety concerns
Workers at the site were instructed to stop just after 2 a.m. on Thursday, when movement in the debris raised concerns that the part of the building still standing could collapse

Thu, 1 Jul 2021 18:55:07 +03:00
Crisis brews as Israeli ministers struggle to agree on illegal outpost, citizenship law
Left-wing Meretz, which says it was not consulted on a compromise with the Evyatar settlers, demands a freeze of house demolitions in East Jerusalem and Bedouin communities in the Negev

Thu, 1 Jul 2021 18:47:39 +03:00
Israel fails to purchase necessary computers to forecast local climate change
Meteorological Service still relies on decade-old models that almost no one uses anymore, as multi-million shekel plan by Israel's cabinet remains unimplemented

Thu, 1 Jul 2021 18:41:48 +03:00
Putin evokes 'Jewish unity' in denying Ukrainian peoplehood
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who is Jewish, said in response that Russians and Ukrainians are 'definitely not one people,' decrying Russian attacks on Ukrainian soil

Thu, 1 Jul 2021 18:27:35 +03:00
Lawmaker from Bennett's party facing calls for criminal probe after 'accidental' double vote
MK Abir Kara from Bennett's Yamina party claims his double vote on Israel's national insurance law was a mistake, but Likud's Amir Ohana decries the incident as a 'criminal offense'

Thu, 1 Jul 2021 18:26:17 +03:00
Iran’s supreme leader appoints new hard-line judiciary chief
Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejehi, 64, takes over a judiciary widely criticized by international rights groups for being one of the world’s top executioners

Thu, 1 Jul 2021 18:20:38 +03:00
Turkey lifts most COVID restrictions as new cases plateau
Restaurants, which re-opened weeks ago, and wedding parties no longer have to limit the number of guests but must still abide by social distancing rules

Thu, 1 Jul 2021 17:42:58 +03:00
Israeli director's journey from a family tragedy to a bitter-sweet victory at Tribeca
Israeli director Ruthy Pribar discusses how the untimely death of her older sister influenced her new movie, 'Asia,' starring 'Unorthodox' breakout star Shira Haas

Thu, 1 Jul 2021 17:37:38 +03:00
Iran bars UN inspectors from key nuclear site, citing alleged Israeli attack in April
Diplomats say the standoff is in the course of being resolved, but has raised tensions with the West just as indirect talks between Iran and the United States on reviving the 2015 nuclear deal rumble on

Thu, 1 Jul 2021 17:27:00 +03:00
Where archaeology can’t go: Fecal signals in lake reveal Mayan secrets
Archaeology finds solid remains people leave behind, but now a new analysis reveals that a Mayan city arose 650 years earlier than thought, and other new facts

Thu, 1 Jul 2021 17:24:11 +03:00
For this congressman, support for the Palestinians is rooted in his Blackness
‘I will always speak out in defense of the Jewish community but will also unapologetically speak out for my Palestinian brothers,’ says Indiana Rep. Andre Carson, one of four Muslims ever elected to Congress

Thu, 1 Jul 2021 17:20:52 +03:00
Turkey's top court says detention violated pro-Kurdish ex-lawmaker's rights
Thousands of HDP members have been tried as part of a years-long crackdown on the party, Turkey's third-largest, over alleged links to outlawed group PKK

Thu, 1 Jul 2021 15:40:21 +03:00
In Israel, it’s not just rabbis who don’t know math and science
Don’t make fun of Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef’s disparaging remarks about schooling until you’ve looked at how poorly Israel ranks on skills and education

Thu, 1 Jul 2021 15:36:27 +03:00
Senior Israeli military commander dies after sudden collapse during training
The IDF is investigating the unexpected death of Col. Sharon Asman, the new commander of the Nahal infantry brigade

Thu, 1 Jul 2021 15:21:03 +03:00
Israeli firm inks $50 million deal to upgrade Sri Lankan Israeli-made fighter jets
The Sri Lankan Air Force has been using Kfir fighter jets since the 1990s. The jets played a major role in the country's 28-year-long civil war

Thu, 1 Jul 2021 15:17:12 +03:00
Don't mind the unicorns: The man charged with saving Israeli high-tech
‘I don't sleep well at night because of the unicorns. We are on a slippery slope,’ says Ami Applebaum, who heads Israel’s Innovation Authority, warning that despite boon serious issues loom

Thu, 1 Jul 2021 14:03:19 +03:00
A brothers’ feud and a 'trojan horse': Dispute reveals dark side of the web
Luminati and the famous Hola VPN service are at the center of a massive lawsuit, revealing the trade’s dark secrets and even possible ties to NSO

Thu, 1 Jul 2021 13:30:16 +03:00
'Knives are being drawn': Former Likud ministers bash Netanyahu in Adelson-backed daily
Two former ministers tell Israel Hayom that Netanyahu's monopoly over Likud is slipping. 'No one believes him,' one of them tells the right-wing daily

Thu, 1 Jul 2021 12:38:00 +03:00
President Rivlin outlined Israel's 'four tribes,' and embraced a fifth: Diaspora Jews
I doubted whether a former Likud MK would include a Reform leader in his orbit. But the respect President Rivlin initially showed me personally has been extended to Jews across the denominational spectrum of Judaism

Thu, 1 Jul 2021 12:29:47 +03:00
COVID-19 cases in Israel to triple in 10 days, health officials predict
On Thursday, 307 coronavirus cases were recorded in Israel as the delta variant makes further inroads in the country. However, 58 percent of the confirmed cases were unvaccinated

Thu, 1 Jul 2021 12:19:27 +03:00
Jewish Democrats back Ilhan Omar following 'partners in justice' controversy
Jewish lawmakers and progressive activists praise Ilhan Omar's call for solidarity between the Jewish and Black communities, a day after she said those who criticize her over Israel 'haven't been partners in justice'

Thu, 1 Jul 2021 12:18:26 +03:00
Israeli soldier stabbed in Jordan Valley, suspect captured, army says
The soldier's weapons, which was snatched by the suspect, was later retrieved

Thu, 1 Jul 2021 12:06:44 +03:00
This Israeli professor wants to make cryptocurrencies more democratic
En route to an egalitarian digital currency, researchers from the Weizmann Institute of Science want to create a universal basic cryptocurrency income

Thu, 1 Jul 2021 11:02:29 +03:00
Bypassing COVID ban, Israelis with private jets fly to global hotspots
To curb spread of delta variant, arrivals from global COVID hotposts like Russia and India now seperated and redirected to Israeli airport’s old Terminal One

Thu, 1 Jul 2021 09:28:02 +03:00
Turkey formally quits treaty to prevent violence against women
Since March, women and other vulnerable groups had been more reluctant to ask for help and less likely to receive it

Thu, 1 Jul 2021 09:08:07 +03:00
Israeli charged in global hacker-for-hire scheme seeks plea deal
The Israeli, who is a private detective, organized hacking missions using fake websites and phishing messages to steal passwords, federal prosecutors say

Thu, 1 Jul 2021 06:07:31 +03:00
Hebrew University student union approves gender segregation at its events
Segregation will show 'consideration and inclusion' toward religious female students, union says. Decision 'hurts everyone who holds dear gender equality,' law professor says

Thu, 1 Jul 2021 06:03:47 +03:00
Halacha instead of morals: How ultra-Orthodox sex offenders justify their actions
'In Haredi society, sexual matters are not discussed, and if the subject does come up, it is only mentioned in halakhic or religious contexts and not in the context of morality,' says Yitzhak Rosenblum, who studied the phenomenon

Thu, 1 Jul 2021 06:02:10 +03:00
As settlers prepare for outpost's evacuation, some continue building until last moment
If the Evyatar West Bank outpost is approved by Israel, settlers, who moved in a month and a half ago, would be allowed back

Thu, 1 Jul 2021 01:11:56 +03:00
Israel approves illegal West Bank outpost evacuation planned for Friday
Israeli Prime Minister Bennett and Defense Minister Gantz signed off on the deal, which will see Israeli settlers leaving the Evyatar outpost by 4:00 P.M. on Friday

Thu, 1 Jul 2021 00:27:40 +03:00
Israel's National security adviser Ben-Shabbat to step down in August
Meir Ben-Shabbat was appointed by former Prime Minister Netanyahu was considered a close associate of Israel's longest serving prime minister

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 23:36:43 +03:00
The poisoned well of Israeli Army Radio

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 23:27:16 +03:00
Israel's left-wing ministers are silent

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 23:26:51 +03:00
Haaretz Cartoon

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 23:14:43 +03:00
Undocumented Gazan gets life in Israeli prison for murder of kidnapped teen
Wisam Abu al-Hasna abducted 17-year-old Adel Khatib of Shfaram, killed him and buried the body. He then demanded a ransom from his family, saying their son was still alive



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