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Thu, 10 Mar 2022 11:48:44 +02:00
Mysterious watch’s odyssey tells story of Nazis who lived in Palestine
From Haifa to Nazi Germany, and back: 'The watch itself isn’t particularly beautiful, but what’s written on it excited me,' says antiques collector David Silvera who found it on eBay

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 11:32:15 +02:00
Erdogan 'open to genuine dialogue,' but Israel has 'no illusions,' President Herzog says
In his second day in Turkey, Herzog says he hopes the first visit by an Israeli leader since 2008 would lay 'the groundwork for the reestablishment of relations'

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 10:52:18 +02:00
'Unacceptable proposals' by the U.S. are complicating nuclear talks, Iran charges
Talks to revive the 2015 nuclear deal neared conclusion until Russia presented new demands, coming as it wages war in Ukraine, that Western sanctions against it not affect trade with Tehran

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 10:10:01 +02:00
Ukraine war: Only capitalism can bring peace

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 09:42:23 +02:00
Thousands of Israelis bet on Ukraine's real estate. Then Russia invaded
Attractive prices and amazing returns attracted many Israelis to gamble on Ukraine, despite its instability ■ They invested all their savings in the country now fighting violent Russian occupation

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 09:12:05 +02:00
On Ukraine, Israel's anti-occupation left is a shameful failure
Between blaming American imperialism, whataboutism and full-on indifference, the Israeli left is not standing with Ukraine. Does our commitment to freedom, self-determination, law and universal justice end at Palestine?

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 08:41:21 +02:00
Live updates: Ukrainian, Russian foreign ministers meet as Moscow bolsters siege of cities
Russia invades Ukraine: As the war enters its third week, none of Putin's key objectives have been reached, despite thousands of people killed and more than two million made refugee

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 05:57:22 +02:00
Failing to pass one bill might endanger Israel's coalition
While the coalition lost a record-number of 32 bills during the Knesset's winter session, one law remains a threat

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 05:56:35 +02:00
Ukrainians fleeing war need social aid, not just protection from deportation, UN official in Israel says
UNHCR representative criticizes Israel's revised immigration policy, which will enable the entry of non-Jewish Ukrainians but deny them basic social rights

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 05:30:51 +02:00
U.S. House approves $1b Iron Dome emergency aid to Israel
Decision comes after months of controversy stemming from progressive Democrats' objections to fund Iron Dome

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 01:34:13 +02:00
Israel is strong – at extortion and self-pity

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 01:31:14 +02:00
Resist Israel's academic occupation of the Palestinians

Wed, 9 Mar 2022 23:40:47 +02:00
Festive welcome of Israeli president in Turkey couldn’t erase the legacy of the past
Erdogan's vicious insults were replaced by positive, optimistic statements about the mutual advantages of cooperation with Israel, yet years of fraught relations are rarely overcome in one meeting

Wed, 9 Mar 2022 23:22:40 +02:00
Matti Golan, former Haaretz managing editor, dies at 85
In addition to his profession as journalist, Golan wrote books, plays and screenplays, and directed and presented radio and television programs

Wed, 9 Mar 2022 23:08:34 +02:00
Haaretz cartoon

Wed, 9 Mar 2022 22:50:14 +02:00
Israel's home front unprepared for war, watchdog says
'The war in Ukraine needs to set off a warning light as to Israel’s preparedness for wars,' the state comptroller's report says, adding that the assessment of threats hasn't been updated since 2016

Wed, 9 Mar 2022 20:01:20 +02:00
Man who got first-ever pig heart transplant dies after 2 months
Prior attempts at such transplants – or xenotransplantation – have failed largely because patients’ bodies rapidly rejected the animal organ

Wed, 9 Mar 2022 19:25:18 +02:00
Children's hospital in Mariupol bombed by Russian forces, Ukraine says
Zelenskyy says that children were still under the rubble following the Russian strike on Mariupol, which has seen some of the deadliest fighting since Russia's invasion of Ukraine began

Wed, 9 Mar 2022 19:09:44 +02:00
Israel's diaspora minister calls for unrestricted entry of non-Jewish Ukrainians
Accusing Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked of 'playing games,' Nachman Shai says Israel 'should behave like all the European countries, none of them set any limits'

Wed, 9 Mar 2022 17:49:47 +02:00
Israeli army chief Kochavi meets with security leaders in Bahrain
Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi's meetings with top Bahraini officials follow those of Gantz and Bennett last month, part of Israel's push for regional security cooperation as negotiators in Vienna near a revived Iran nuclear deal

Wed, 9 Mar 2022 17:29:02 +02:00
'Putin must be stopped': Meet the Israelis fighting in Ukraine's 'Foreign Legion'
It’s estimated that dozens of Israelis have answered the call from the Ukrainian Embassy in Tel Aviv to join the fight against Russia's invasion. Who are these foreign fighters, and what really motivates them?

Wed, 9 Mar 2022 17:07:29 +02:00
Israel plans to airlift tens of thousands of Ukrainian Jews
‘We will fill up the planes, come back to Israel, and then fly back again and pick up more refugees,’ Jewish Agency deputy director general Yehuda Setton explained

Wed, 9 Mar 2022 16:52:17 +02:00
Russia's Ukraine invasion pushes the U.S. and Iran together
Russia's insinuation that it could tie the nuclear accords to a resolution in Ukraine only testifies to its fraying relationship with Iran, which is sensing new opportunities from a détente with the West

Wed, 9 Mar 2022 16:47:41 +02:00
Former PM Netanyahu contracts coronavirus
Netanyahu tests positive for COVID after attending a ceremony at the Israeli parliament

Wed, 9 Mar 2022 15:55:56 +02:00
'Part of being a Jew': Why this woman took 20 Ukrainian refugees into her home
Alina Sobczak, a resident of Krakow, knew she wanted to help Ukrainian refugees crossing the border into Poland but wasn't sure how. Thanks to a tip from a friend, she turned her home into a sanctuary

Wed, 9 Mar 2022 15:55:44 +02:00
Israeli researcher sounds the alarm on COVID-spurred 'psychiatric pandemic' among kids
According to psychologist Yaakov Ophir, the last two years of ‘ongoing trauma’ have taken a heavy toll on our children

Wed, 9 Mar 2022 15:42:56 +02:00
'Economic war': Russia says it mulls response to U.S., Western sanctions
The Kremlin casts the West's sanctions on Russia over the Ukraine crisis as a hostile act that had roiled global markets

Wed, 9 Mar 2022 15:40:30 +02:00
The real danger of Putin's 'Nazi' slur for Ukraine, Israel and the world
For years, Russia’s state media has promoted a spurious myth equating Zelenskyy’s government to the Third Reich, backed by efforts to recruit Israel, and Jewish suffering, into its revisionist narrative. Now, Putin’s using that same myth to jus...

Wed, 9 Mar 2022 15:12:12 +02:00
A brief history of prostitution in ancient Greece and Rome
Prostitution, the ‘oldest profession,’ was a potent revenue generator for the governments of ancient Greece and Rome and for some, a key aspect of masculinity

Wed, 9 Mar 2022 15:00:14 +02:00
Putin had a plan for Ukraine. Now he has to come up with another one
Russia-Ukraine war: Putin has learned that it’s not easy to capture Kyiv, stretch your beleaguered army across a large territory and fight an economic war all at the same time

Wed, 9 Mar 2022 14:43:03 +02:00
Fearing sanctions, Russia’s Yandex seeks to relocate 800 workers to Israel
Russian technology giant Yandex, dubbed ‘Russia’s Google,’ has approached Israeli authorities about brining employees to Israel

Wed, 9 Mar 2022 14:42:32 +02:00
The NFT marketplace born in an ultra-Orthodox school in Israel
Boyo is a hot new Web3 startup, offering an innovative NFT marketplace, with an eye on the metaverse: 'The market is in a very initial phase - artists have no real tools to manage and distribute their works'

Wed, 9 Mar 2022 14:19:35 +02:00
Luxury resorts become the preferred vacation escapes in Israel
Expensive, opulent, monstrous and isolated: How Israel’s hottest hotel trend could transform the Sea of Galilee and the Negev

Wed, 9 Mar 2022 14:07:05 +02:00
'Arabs beware' spray painted, tires slashed in central Israel
This is the second suspected hate crime in the same area within days

Wed, 9 Mar 2022 11:25:44 +02:00
'Everything Putin touches dies': Businessman Leonid Nevzlin renounces Russian citizenship
'Russian citizenship in itself has turned into a mark moral turpitude that I no longer want to carry,' says Nevzlin, who left Russia for Israel two decades ago

Wed, 9 Mar 2022 11:11:34 +02:00
Palestinian protester shot by Israeli army last week dies of wounds
23-year-old Ahmad Hikmat Seif was at a protest march in the West Bank town of Burqa in solidarity with Palestinian prisoners when he was shot by the Israeli military

Wed, 9 Mar 2022 10:22:35 +02:00
Erdogan aide says Zelenskyy, Israel and Soros 'leading Ukrainians to death'
Just before Israeli President Herzog arrives for Turkey visit, Erdogan's adviser says in an antisemitic tweet that Ukraine and its people 'are being used up and thrown away'

Wed, 9 Mar 2022 08:28:32 +02:00
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Zelenskyy to speak before Israeli lawmakers
Russia invades Ukraine: Two weeks into its war in Ukraine, Putin has achieved less and struggles more than anticipated as Biden unites the West to impose crippling sanctions

Wed, 9 Mar 2022 07:02:59 +02:00
17-year-old killed by stray bullet while at home in northern Israel; six detained
Razan Abbas, whose family has been involved in a decade-old feud, is the 17th victim of crime in Israel's Arab community in 2022

Wed, 9 Mar 2022 06:10:39 +02:00
Israel to halt Arab house demolitions during Ramadan in bid to prevent escalation
The police chief's decision comes amid heightened tensions in East Jerusalem

Wed, 9 Mar 2022 06:08:26 +02:00
'Extremely arbitrary' travel bans stop thousands of Palestinians from going abroad
More than 10,000 Palestinians were issued travel bans by Israel in 2021, and many of them only find out at the border

Wed, 9 Mar 2022 06:07:19 +02:00
Historic summit in Ankara: Alongside Israeli President Herzog, Turkey's Erdogan says believes visit heralds a new era in ties
Herzog says he believes relations with Turkey will be based on 'mutual respect' from now on. Turkish foreign minister will visit Israel in April

Wed, 9 Mar 2022 06:04:49 +02:00
Herzog-Erdogan meeting could be the end of the age of hostility

Wed, 9 Mar 2022 05:39:10 +02:00
Jerusalem mayor presents greener alternative to disputed development plan on city's edge
The new proposal for Lavan Ridge is smaller and reduces environmental damage, despite calling for more housing units

Tue, 8 Mar 2022 22:48:07 +02:00
Israel owes the Ukrainians nothing

Tue, 8 Mar 2022 22:45:56 +02:00
Time for Israel to force its Arab citizens to serve in the army

Tue, 8 Mar 2022 22:42:52 +02:00
Bibi, take some lessons from Bennett

Tue, 8 Mar 2022 22:40:23 +02:00
Not fatherless, but a dead man’s child

Tue, 8 Mar 2022 22:37:52 +02:00
Israel to decide for Palestinians which foreign lecturers can teach at West Bank universities
A set of procedures published by the Defense Ministry puts further restrictions on who can enter, work and stay in the West Bank

Tue, 8 Mar 2022 20:58:14 +02:00
Israeli strike in Syria killed two Revolutionary Guard members, Iran says
The Iranian force vows to 'make the Zionist regime pay for this crime'

Tue, 8 Mar 2022 20:27:49 +02:00
Israel asks court for more time to decide on Khan al-Ahmar, citing Ukraine war
Israel has been postponing the decision on demolishing the Bedouin village which was built without permits for years, and has now requested more time as Bennett is involved in efforts to mediate between Russia and Ukraine

Tue, 8 Mar 2022 19:11:41 +02:00
'I have erred, forgive me': Jordan's king gets apology from prince accused of 'malicious plot'
Prince Hamzah was placed under house arrest last year following accusations that he was involved in a plan to destabilize the kingdom

Tue, 8 Mar 2022 19:06:11 +02:00
Iran sticks to nuclear talks 'red lines' as U.S. warns time is short
Iran's top negotiator unexpectedly returned to Tehran on Monday for consultations, but is expected to be back in Vienna on Wednesday, officials say

Tue, 8 Mar 2022 18:55:38 +02:00
Ex-leader of U.S. far-right Proud Boys charged with conspiracy over Capitol attack
Enrique Tarrio allegedly helped plan the January 6 assault by Trump supporters, according the charges against him

Tue, 8 Mar 2022 18:39:49 +02:00
Israel to accept 5,000 non-Jewish Ukrainians, half of them already in the country
Interior Minister Shaked announces revised policy, also scrapping cash deposit requirement for Ukrainians fleeing the fighting in their country

Tue, 8 Mar 2022 18:09:08 +02:00
Israel braces for new wave of Russian aliyah amidst Ukraine crisis
As Putin further limits democracy and the economy collapses under sanctions, Russian Jews are inquiring about starting new lives in Israel, but some caution against publicizing the information

Tue, 8 Mar 2022 18:01:25 +02:00
Paleontologists discover ancestral vampire squid, and name it after Biden
The fossil vampire squid, which is neither a squid nor a parasite, kicks back the split between octopuses, cuttlefish and squids by as much as 400 million years

Tue, 8 Mar 2022 17:22:33 +02:00
The other Ukraine war is against the West’s descent into totalitarianism

Tue, 8 Mar 2022 16:56:44 +02:00
Bennett, Putin speak after call with Ukraine's Zelenskyy on ways 'to end violence'
Latest phone calls come as part of the diplomatic efforts to end Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and just days after Israel's Bennett met Putin in Moscow

Tue, 8 Mar 2022 16:01:52 +02:00
Israeli tech firms flee Russia, fearing sanctions and in 'solidarity' with Ukraine
Wix, Payoneer, and others announce halt of services in Russia. Other companies, afraid of violating U.S. sanctions due to Ukraine, are also weighing their futures as new sanctions loom

Tue, 8 Mar 2022 14:34:26 +02:00
LISTEN: 'This is Putin's show, he has several ways to take it nuclear'
Haaretz correspondents Judy Maltz and Yarden Michaeli, who returned from covering the war in Ukraine and the refugee crisis, talk about what they saw on the ground. Also: will Putin end the war with a nuclear showdown?

Tue, 8 Mar 2022 14:33:16 +02:00
Israel's pay gap grows as more women reluctant to choose lucrative jobs over family
While the gender wage gap has been steadily narrowing in most developed countries, a new study by the Shoresh Institution reveals the opposite trend in Israel

Tue, 8 Mar 2022 14:24:58 +02:00
Putin's real negotiations will only be with Biden, not Ukraine
Ukraine war: Superpowers talk to superpowers, not to regional rivals. Despite Naftali Bennett's good intentions, Putin wants to talk to Biden, not Zelenskyy, and for that he doesn't need Israel's help

Tue, 8 Mar 2022 14:08:03 +02:00
Greek PM, Turkey's Erdogan to discuss bilateral issues, Ukraine next week
After a five-year hiatus, Greece and Turkey agreed last year to resume exploratory talks to address their differences in the Mediterranean but little progress has been made so far

Tue, 8 Mar 2022 13:08:45 +02:00
'Each Russian protesting represents a thousand others who are afraid to'
Media is blocked and censored and demonstrators are arrested en masse, but Russian protest against the war in Ukraine continues. 'It will get scarier,' one protester told Haaretz, 'but I don’t believe we should be intimidated yet'

Tue, 8 Mar 2022 13:03:39 +02:00
'Truly horrifying': AIPAC criticized for endorsing GOP 'election deniers'
Former ambassador to Israel Dan Kurtzer called the endorsement of 37 lawmakers who refused to accept Biden's victory in the 2020 election 'very disappointing.' AIPAC says it is focused solely on Israel-related positions

Tue, 8 Mar 2022 13:02:46 +02:00
The Palestinian kids braving Israeli demolition of their homes
As part of an extensive documentation project in Masafer Yatta, an open hillside spread in the South Hebron Hills, photographer Emily Glick is getting to know residents of the Palestinian communities living under a military evacuation order

Tue, 8 Mar 2022 12:49:43 +02:00
Ukraine war: How Israel is helping Putin crush anti-war protests in Russia
The Russians protesting Putin's war in Ukraine, despite intense Kremlin propaganda and repression, are the conscience of the world. Israeli cyberweapons and its shameful, sycophantic policies are betraying them

Tue, 8 Mar 2022 12:38:55 +02:00
Comparing BDS’s failure against Israel to the stunning boycott of Russia
After attacking Ukraine, Russia has been hit with punishing sanctions that the anti-Israel boycott movement can only dream of. What made the difference?

Tue, 8 Mar 2022 11:52:29 +02:00
Kyiv's top diplomat apologizes for accusing El Al of making 'money soaked in Ukrainian blood’
The foreign minister took a jab at Israel's flag carrier, claiming on Twitter it was accepting payment via a Russian system 'designed to evade sanctions.' The airline says denied the allegations

Tue, 8 Mar 2022 11:16:00 +02:00
Israel drops terrorism charges of six accused of attacking Arab in plea bargain
The deal was reached despite recent appeals to toughen the sentences of those convicted of rioting in mixed cities during last May's round of fighting in Gaza

Tue, 8 Mar 2022 10:53:31 +02:00
Iran says it launched second satellite into orbit
Iran's Revolutionary Guards says the Noor-2 satellite reached a low orbit only days after satellite pictures suggested Iran's civilian program suffered another failed launch attempt

Tue, 8 Mar 2022 10:18:17 +02:00
Israel razes homes of two Palestinian assailants over deadly West Bank shooting
The men are accused of shooting at a car driving near a West Bank outpost, killing a Jewish seminary student and wounding two others

Tue, 8 Mar 2022 08:45:30 +02:00
Western sanctions target Russian oil; Moscow says will allow evacuations from Kyiv, four other cities
Russia invades Ukraine: Russia pressed its invasion of Ukraine to the outskirts of the capital after unleashing airstrikes on cities and military bases and sending in troops and tanks from three sides, prompting Western sanctions on Russian banks and...

Tue, 8 Mar 2022 06:41:50 +02:00
Oh, what a useful war

Tue, 8 Mar 2022 06:30:50 +02:00
Bennett bears responsibility

Tue, 8 Mar 2022 05:58:09 +02:00
Israel wants to mediate in Ukraine, but believes little stands in the way of the Russian steamroller
Israel's security echelon is diverging from the U.S. defense establishment, convinced that Russia will plow through Ukraine despite surprising Ukrainian victories

Mon, 7 Mar 2022 23:08:12 +02:00
Public health chief says likely hundreds of asymptomatic polio cases in Israel
Health services say sewage testing revealed the virus only in the Jerusalem area. Health Ministry urges residents to push vaccine doses forward

Mon, 7 Mar 2022 22:49:04 +02:00
Israel charges four Sheikh Jarrah residents with torching Jewish family's home
The four Palestinian defendants threw Molotov cocktails at one of a few settler homes in the flashpoint East Jerusalem neighborhood

Mon, 7 Mar 2022 22:07:27 +02:00
Zelenskyy pleads to U.S. Jews for support as Russia is 'bombing the life out' of Ukraine
The Ukrainian president, who is Jewish, ties the question of Ukraine's survival to antisemitism in remarks to the Conference of Presidents of American Jewish Organizations

Mon, 7 Mar 2022 22:01:36 +02:00
Jerusalem officer whacks protester who documented police brutality
'I’ve encountered violent officers more than once, but I never saw them beating without fear of someone filming them, especially with billy clubs,' says the protester, who was hit after asking officer's name

Mon, 7 Mar 2022 21:17:26 +02:00
Kyiv's top diplomat accuses El Al of making 'money soaked in Ukrainian blood'
The foreign minister took a jab at Israel's flag carrier, claiming on Twitter it was accepting payment via a Russian system 'designed to evade sanctions.' The airline says it has blocked it a week ago

Mon, 7 Mar 2022 19:20:31 +02:00
Researchers find long-term cognitive decline in COVID-19 patients
Months after contracting COVID-19, changes in areas such as smell and memory were detected in patients' brains

Mon, 7 Mar 2022 18:50:50 +02:00
Ukraine war: Plane carrying Belarusian immigrants secretly lands in Israel
Amid uproar over Israel's slow intake of Ukrainian refugees, a plane carrying 73 Jewish immigrants from Belarus lands in Israel under the radar

Mon, 7 Mar 2022 17:58:15 +02:00
Palestinian shot dead after stabbing two Israeli officers in Jerusalem
Footage from the scene shows a police officer firing at the assailant while he was on the ground. The two officers were taken to hospital in moderate condition

Mon, 7 Mar 2022 17:30:54 +02:00
Turkey, Israel in race to mediate between Ukraine and Russia
Perhaps finding an end to the Russia-Ukraine war can be what Israel and Turkey need to end a decade of bad blood between them, as Ankara prepares for president Herzog’s visit

Mon, 7 Mar 2022 17:26:22 +02:00
While Israel was fixated on Ukraine, this threat made a comeback
Public discourse in Israel moved in a fast and decisive manner from COVID to an exclusive focus on Ukraine. But experts warn the pandemic is far from over, and could even be rising in the near future

Mon, 7 Mar 2022 16:57:43 +02:00
‘Irpin was beautiful’: Jewish leader mourns Ukrainian hometown shelled by Russia
The Kyiv suburb of Irpin became famous after a horrifying Russian attack. A leader in Ukraine’s Reform Jewish community, who recently left the town, recalled its peaceful past, and expressed rage at the widespread destruction

Mon, 7 Mar 2022 16:37:02 +02:00
Ukraine War: Time is no longer on Putin’s side
Twelve days into the war, Putin has failed to topple the Ukrainian government. Meanwhile, Western governments are preparing for a war of attrition that will crush Russia’s economy

Mon, 7 Mar 2022 16:28:43 +02:00
Israel downed drones launched from Iran 'in coordination with other countries'
Incident happened in 2021, but cleared for publication just now. IDF says the Iranian drones – carrying firearms and ammunition – were testing airlifting military equipment to Gaza

Mon, 7 Mar 2022 16:17:48 +02:00
Inside the Israeli ‘war room’ rescuing Ukrainians under bombardment
In a southern Israeli city, volunteers take endless phone calls, pore over maps and keep up with train schedules to get as many people out of Ukraine as they can

Mon, 7 Mar 2022 16:01:42 +02:00
'Very intelligent animals': Israeli researchers discover octopuses' impressive cognitive abilities
The team discovered that octopuses learn when neural activity sparks long-term changes in their synapses

Mon, 7 Mar 2022 15:39:32 +02:00
Ukraine war: Israel is like Russia? Seriously?

Mon, 7 Mar 2022 15:25:50 +02:00
Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukraine’s revolutionary Jewish hero
Until Russia’s invasion, Zelenskyy's Jewish roots seemed almost incidental. But now, his Jewishness has become hugely powerful and symbolic, not only for Ukraine but for contemporary Jewish identity and history

Mon, 7 Mar 2022 15:16:07 +02:00
Israeli mediation more important to us than weapons, Ukraine envoy says
'What are they afraid of?': Ambassador condemns Israel's unwillingness to provide Ukraine with protective military equipment as Russia fighting continues

Mon, 7 Mar 2022 14:43:46 +02:00
Poland, Portugal and even Nepal: Israeli tech looks for alternatives to Ukraine
With war in the Ukraine ruining Israeli hi-tech’s plans to expand operations in the country, other alternative states have emerged: ‘Nepalese programmers work in cyber and blockchain’

Mon, 7 Mar 2022 14:26:44 +02:00
Israel's Bennett, Ukraine, and Putin's rigged game

Mon, 7 Mar 2022 13:52:36 +02:00
NATO allies send Ukraine 17,000 anti-tank missiles in six days: here's the result
Ukrainian leaders say the shipments – sent by U.S. and other NATO allies – have made a difference against Russia's armored vehicles, The New York Times reports

Mon, 7 Mar 2022 12:39:02 +02:00
Israel to limit number of non-Jewish Ukrainian refugees
The policy, which Israel's interior minister says should be announced in the coming days, will allow some refugees to obtain work permits

Mon, 7 Mar 2022 12:15:27 +02:00
Hazardous leak at Israeli plant; three lightly wounded
The leak was quickly brought under control by firefighters; Environmental Protection Ministry to investigate



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