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Mon, 11 Jan 2021 11:50:28 +02:00Fox News host: Don't blame Antifa for Capitol riot, 'be objective and condemn it'
Multiple Republican congressmen pointed the finger at Antifa and the left in the aftermath of the deadly pro-Trump attack on the U.S. Capitol
Mon, 11 Jan 2021 11:44:44 +02:00When an Israeli farmer declared war on an algorithm
A legal war between an Israeli farm and the tax authority's software may decide how much the public is allowed to know about the algorithm increasingly running our lives
Mon, 11 Jan 2021 11:23:51 +02:00Cooking up some wild Arab delicacies in a kibbutz kitchen
Over a decade ago, Meidan Sadeh abandoned some of his Arab origins and became a member of a kibbutz. But once he entered the kitchen, he went back to foraging and returned to his roots
Mon, 11 Jan 2021 11:16:07 +02:00'Call anytime': The settlers' new 'snitch line' is targeting Palestinians
'Have you seen Palestinian construction work that looks to you to be suspicious and unauthorized? Have you encountered a sanitation hazard created by Palestinians who disdain the law? From now on you have a 'snitch line' of your own'
Mon, 11 Jan 2021 11:11:55 +02:00From 'hang Pence' to guns and pipe bombs: Deadly Capitol attack even more sinister than first appeared
House Speaker Pelosi told '60 Minutes' Sunday that 'the evidence is that it was a well-planned, organized group with leadership and guidance and 'direction
Mon, 11 Jan 2021 10:54:45 +02:00Trump admin to designate Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels as terrorist group
Pompeo is also expected to deliver remarks later this week denouncing Iran for its alleged harboring and support for members of Osama bin Laden’s al-Qaida network
Mon, 11 Jan 2021 10:52:59 +02:00How Egypt is using cyber laws to crack down on LGBTQs
From entrapment on Grindr to draconian family values and public morality laws, Egypt is using tech to persecute its LGBTQ community
Mon, 11 Jan 2021 09:45:02 +02:00Coronavirus live: Israel to expand vaccination drive, inoculating teachers, people over 55
With another Pfizer shipment, Israel aims to vaccinate 200,000 people a day ■ Four cases of South African mutation found in Israel ■ Palestinian Authority says first vaccines could come in March
Mon, 11 Jan 2021 08:25:33 +02:00In Israel's flooded coronavirus wards, the fight is not only for patients' lives
A tour of the wards shows that the war against COVID also entails a battle for the patients’ mental health
Mon, 11 Jan 2021 08:18:24 +02:00After the Capitol Hill riots, will the blood on Trump's hands stain Israel?
After unprecedented violence in Washington takes five lives and further darkens Trump's legacy, Netanyahu’s close alliance with the president turns from asset to liability. Listen to Dan Shapiro and Ben Samuels
Mon, 11 Jan 2021 04:31:45 +02:00U.S. House Democrats set plan for removing Trump over Capitol attack
Pelosi says leaders of the Democratic-led House will attempt to pass a resolution calling on Pence to activate the 25th Amendment to impeach Trump
Mon, 11 Jan 2021 02:24:34 +02:00Haaretz Cartoon
Mon, 11 Jan 2021 02:01:58 +02:00At least 25 domestic terrorism cases opened as result of assault on U.S. Capitol
A second Republican U.S. senator called on Sunday for Trump to resign, saying he could face criminal liability after the storming of the Capitol by his supporters
Mon, 11 Jan 2021 01:33:26 +02:00Bahrain says it will open airspace to Qatar starting Monday
Saudi Arabia and the UAE have already announced reopening air, land and sea entry points to Qatar
Mon, 11 Jan 2021 01:10:08 +02:00Israel's High Court says hospitals can't bar visitors from bringing bread during Passover
The Chief Rabbinate expressed disappointment with the decision, saying it 'harms a majority of the public and the Jewish character of the state'
Mon, 11 Jan 2021 00:42:06 +02:00In Netanyahu’s coronavirus Israel, rule of law succumbs to looking out for No. 1
The rush to get a COVID-19 vaccine, no matter what, is the natural outgrowth of broken policies
Mon, 11 Jan 2021 00:17:59 +02:00Israel's police watchdog has failed
Sun, 10 Jan 2021 23:47:14 +02:00When Trump's Israeli groupies abandon ship
Sun, 10 Jan 2021 23:46:45 +02:00After Netanyahu, does the attorney general have any energy left for other cases?
Sun, 10 Jan 2021 23:34:52 +02:00Israeli food giant Tnuva mulls $2.8-billion IPO
Chinese company, kibbutz partner want to act after Israel's biggest food maker boosts profits as it expands into categories with higher margins
Sun, 10 Jan 2021 23:19:31 +02:00The con-men league: How Netanyahu’s bromance with Trump could come back to haunt him
A year ago, Likud assured Israelis that Benjamin Netanyahu's friendship with Trump put him in ‘a different league.' Now his critics are using that quote against him
Sun, 10 Jan 2021 23:18:59 +02:00Israeli defense officials alarmed by rise in settler violence against police, soldiers
While the vast majority of West Bank attacks by Israelis last year were aimed at Palestinians, officials warn of escalation as protests over teen's death transform into 'a battlefield' between settlers and law enforcement
Sun, 10 Jan 2021 23:06:43 +02:00Israel drops charges against protester who slapped a cop
The activist, who protested the 2019 police killing of an Ethiopian Israeli teen, provided documentation proving the officer pushed her before she slapped him
Sun, 10 Jan 2021 23:02:03 +02:00Iran tells South Korea not to politicize seized vessel, demands release of funds
Tehran pushes Seoul to release $7 million in funds frozen amid sanctions, denying allegations that seizure of ship is equivalent to hostage taking
Sun, 10 Jan 2021 23:00:28 +02:00The Mediterranean is heating up, dealing a devastating blow to the region's biodiversity
Apparently due to global warming, a tropical ecosystem of invasive species has transformed Israel's coastline, a study published by Britain’s Royal Society scientific academy shows
Sun, 10 Jan 2021 22:17:21 +02:00Erdogan-picked university chief gave students the perfect way to fight back
Bogazici University's new rector confessed his love for Metallica, whose 'Master of Puppets' has become the anthem of a protest against President Erdogan’s heavy hand in Turkey's higher education system – where he seeks to reconcile traditionalis...
Sun, 10 Jan 2021 21:53:20 +02:00Israel's court president orders irregular meeting of judicial appointments panel
The courts administration says the move to convene the committee under a caretaker government was approved by acting Justice Minister Gantz, but he denies having anything to do with the decision
Sun, 10 Jan 2021 21:28:16 +02:00Trump's 'favorite dictator' prepares for a tough relationship with Biden
Two Egypt experts tell Haaretz why the incoming U.S. president will face some difficult choices concerning Abdel-Fattah al-Sissi’s regime in Cairo
Sun, 10 Jan 2021 21:25:01 +02:00Israel election: Ex-Defense Minister Ya'alon breaks up with Lapid, builds up his party
Telem chairman joined by prominent anti-Netanyahu activist, top public health expert, in a move meant to increase his bargaining power in creating a new alliance ahead of March vote
Sun, 10 Jan 2021 21:12:15 +02:00Three-way talks on Nile dam reach new impasse, Sudan, Egypt and Ethiopia say
In separate statements, bot Egypt and Ethiopia blame Sudan for the deadlock
Sun, 10 Jan 2021 20:33:26 +02:00Palestinian Authority expects first vaccines in March, accuses Israel of 'ignoring its duties'
The PA's public health chief announces deal with AstraZeneca, while the Foreign Ministry says Israel is 'committing racial discrimination against the Palestinian people, depriving them of their right to health care'
Sun, 10 Jan 2021 20:24:31 +02:00Settler suspected of assaulting military commander in demo over teen's death
Resident of a West Bank outpost said to have punched the commander during the latest protest over the death of a 16-year-old settler, suspected of throwing stones at Palestinians, in police chase
Sun, 10 Jan 2021 20:05:33 +02:00COVID vaccines: The most lethal example of Israel’s disregard for Palestinian lives
It is one thing to blockade the people of Gaza for supposedly security purposes. It is another level of deplorable to deny them a life-saving vaccine
Sun, 10 Jan 2021 19:59:06 +02:00Israeli government panel bars Chevron-Delek gas drilling bid
Government committee says Delek Group already too powerful to have more control of energy
Sun, 10 Jan 2021 19:31:22 +02:00Police to compensate pro-Netanyahu protesters for confiscated equipment
Court rules police must pay demonstrators who gathered outside the Caesarea home of a bereaved family that hosted anti-Netanyahu activists
Sun, 10 Jan 2021 19:26:46 +02:00In a nervous real estate market, demand for Tel Aviv homes plummets
Many buyers are holding off during the pandemic while others are buying something cheap, survey shows
Sun, 10 Jan 2021 19:13:47 +02:00Mine-free River Jordan shrine ends 50 year wait for Epiphany procession
After declaring the area landmine-free, custodian of the Holy Land for the Roman Catholic church commemorates the baptism of Jesus
Sun, 10 Jan 2021 19:07:46 +02:00Schwarzenegger compares Capitol attack to Kristallnacht, slams Trump as 'worst president ever'
Trump 'sought a coup by misleading people with lies and I know where such lies lead,' said the former Republican California governor
Sun, 10 Jan 2021 19:04:33 +02:00These four timelines will decide whether Netanyahu wins the election
Israel’s prime minister is fighting for survival on four separate fronts, but while he can probably control three of them, there’s one 6,000 miles away he’s powerless to do anything about
Sun, 10 Jan 2021 19:02:40 +02:00As tensions run high, residents report increasing presence of Israeli jets over Lebanon
According to reports on social media, the frequency of low flying warplanes over Beirut has intensified in the last two weeks in what has become a daily routine in the final days of the Trump administration
Sun, 10 Jan 2021 18:28:36 +02:00A legendary Jewish New Yorker is never lost for words in Netflix’s ‘Pretend It’s a City’
Fran Lebowitz has fun (despite herself) hanging out with Martin Scorsese, but the real drama comes in HBO’s engaging sports documentary ‘Tiger’
Sun, 10 Jan 2021 18:27:16 +02:00Putin’s disinformation campaign claims stunning victory with Capitol Hill ‘coup’
Russian information warfare ops have had one goal ever since the Cold War began: to sow chaos and undermine Americans’ sense of a shared reality. Trump was just a means to that end
Sun, 10 Jan 2021 18:13:05 +02:00A farewell to @realDonaldTrump, gone after 57,000 tweets
Politico reported over the weekened that Trump went 'ballistic' upon hearing the news he was banned, a senior administration official said, adding Trump was 'scrambling to figure out what his options are'
Sun, 10 Jan 2021 18:09:15 +02:00Lebanese Christian leader rules out joining Hariri government as political deadlock worsens
Gebran Bassil, leader of Lebanon's biggest Christian bloc, says he won't join the cabinet as long as Prime Minister-designate Saad al-Hariri insists on naming all the ministers
Sun, 10 Jan 2021 18:04:36 +02:00Tax allegations could end Arye Dery’s political career
The Shas leader, who spent time in prison, is expected to do anything to cut a deal to avoid going to trial
Sun, 10 Jan 2021 18:03:07 +02:00Israel to share vaccination data with Pfizer as part of secret deal
The Health Ministry says it would only share information already in the public domain with Pfizer, who would have much to gain from the information collected in Israel
Sun, 10 Jan 2021 17:07:19 +02:00A teen died in a police chase. In his outpost, steadfast settlers want Arabs to 'keep their heads down'
Two weeks after the death of hilltop youth Ahuvia Sandak in a police chase, a visit to Maoz Esther reveals a small community convinced that they the victims, and are doing God’s will
Sun, 10 Jan 2021 16:41:11 +02:00Banned from Twitter, will Trump find a new online megaphone?
Trump may launch his own platform. But that won’t happen overnight, and free speech experts anticipate growing pressure on all social media platforms to curb incendiary speech
Sun, 10 Jan 2021 16:25:47 +02:00Capitol attack: A look at who has been arrested and can Trump be charged?
A Capitol Police officer died after he was hit in the head with a fire extinguisher as rioters descended on the building and many other officers were injured
Sun, 10 Jan 2021 14:02:37 +02:00Indonesia locates black boxes of crashed jet as body parts recovered
The Sriwijaya Air plane had 62 passengers and crew on board. It crashed just four minutes after takeoff
Sun, 10 Jan 2021 13:52:36 +02:00Give a dog a bone: Did sharing meat lead to canine domestication?
Dogs are thought to have evolved from wolves scavenging our garbage, but now a paper posits that humans hunting megafauna would have had scraps to spare for their proto-pets
Sun, 10 Jan 2021 12:34:18 +02:00Top Republican says Trump committed ‘impeachable offenses’
Senator Pat Toomey said Saturday he believed Trump had committed 'impeachable offenses,' but he did not explicitly say whether he would vote to remove the president from office
Sun, 10 Jan 2021 12:13:05 +02:00Trump initially 'delighted' and 'excited' to hear his supporters stormed the Capitol, says GOP senator
A Reuters/Ipsos poll conducted Thursday and Friday found 57 %of Americans want Trump to be removed immediately from office
Sun, 10 Jan 2021 12:12:35 +02:00With Netanyahu, it's all about canceling his trial
Sun, 10 Jan 2021 12:03:36 +02:00Israel needs a Palestine National Fund
Sun, 10 Jan 2021 12:01:22 +02:00Israeli cop involved in fatal car chase of settler teen arrested for obstruction
Officer is suspected of giving an interview to a journalist, who published his version of events that led to the death of 16-year-old Ahuvia Sandak
Sun, 10 Jan 2021 11:30:08 +02:00Apple, Amazon suspend Parler social network from App Store and web hosting service
Due to the 'very real risk to public safety' that Parler poses, AWS plans to suspend Parler's account effective Sunday, at 11:59 p.m. PST, the email seen by Reuters showed
Sun, 10 Jan 2021 11:19:19 +02:00Iran holds naval parade in Persian Gulf
Footage showed scores of vessels took part in the maneuver. State TV said hundreds of boats participated
Sun, 10 Jan 2021 11:15:01 +02:00Tel Aviv Mayor says he won't resign until sworn into Knesset after Israeli election
Ron Huldai says he will continue as Tel Aviv Mayor to protect the city from 'irresponsible people' vying to take over his position ■ Former Gantz ally Moshe Ya'alon will announce his plans for his Telem party Sunday
Sun, 10 Jan 2021 11:13:12 +02:00Pence to attend Biden's inauguration, official says
Democrats have pressed Vice President Mike Pence to consider the 25th Amendment to oust Trump, but a Pence adviser has said he opposes the idea
Sun, 10 Jan 2021 10:48:19 +02:00Iran will expel UN nuclear inspectors unless sanctions are lifted, says lawmaker
In a statement, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Iran had an obligation to allow the inspectors access
Sun, 10 Jan 2021 10:26:15 +02:00Insurrection: How Tump prepped his far-right army for years to invade the Capitol
‘Remember this day forever’: Trump has radicalized America’s violent, insurgent, racist Right for years and, like him, they will never concede
Sun, 10 Jan 2021 10:22:03 +02:00Jews from Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria were killed by the Nazis at Sobibor
ID tags unearthed at the site of the death camp reveal that hundreds of the victims had roots in North Africa
Sun, 10 Jan 2021 06:10:58 +02:00Israel exploiting tactical Iranian weakness to ramp up Syria strikes
Although Israel's defense establishment prepared for a variety of scenarios, Iran is yet to follow through with threats of vengeance. With the Biden administration incoming, it may hold off altogether
Sun, 10 Jan 2021 00:52:56 +02:00Ohana is cruel and dangerous
Sun, 10 Jan 2021 00:50:58 +02:00Facebook and Twitter didn't grow a conscience. They know why they really blocked Trump
Big tech companies simply saw what any junior political analyst could see – the king of Twitter and Facebook is dead or dying; long live the new king
Sun, 10 Jan 2021 00:49:24 +02:00Coronavirus lockdowns are killing culture. Israelis don't care
Sun, 10 Jan 2021 00:47:16 +02:00Haaretz cartoon
Sat, 9 Jan 2021 20:35:33 +02:00AOC offers solidarity to Jewish community after Confederate flag tied to N.Y.C. Holocaust museum
'White supremacists should pack up their garbage & get out of our city,' congresswoman tweets, as museum president ties incident to events on Capitol Hill
Sat, 9 Jan 2021 20:08:09 +02:00Palestinians tried to run over Israeli soldiers at West Bank checkpoint, army says
Search is still under way for two Palestinians who drove into group of soldiers, causing no injuries
Sat, 9 Jan 2021 18:28:50 +02:00Four cases of the South African coronavirus strain found in Israel
Health Ministry stresses that South African mutation, like its U.K. counterpart, is more contagious than other strains, but does not seem to cause a more serious illness
Sat, 9 Jan 2021 18:27:50 +02:00Coronavirus live: Almost 2 million Israelis to begin receiving second vaccine dose
Four cases of South African mutation found in Israel ■ Israel starts third lockdown with rise in new cases, 1.7 million vaccinated ■ Police report clashes with lockdown violators across Israel ■ First shipment of Moderna vaccine arrives in Isra...
Sat, 9 Jan 2021 18:20:20 +02:00Thousands of anti-Netanyahu protesters gather amid warnings of violence against protesters
Protests across the country follow report by three TV channels which alleged that the PM's safety was compromised during a demonstration, even though police statements in court made no such claim
Sat, 9 Jan 2021 14:51:06 +02:00Indonesian plane crashes after take-off with 62 aboard
Rescuers looking for the plane carrying more than 50 people found suspected debris in waters north of the city, search and rescue group says
Sat, 9 Jan 2021 13:51:48 +02:00Radical left-wing activist Ezra Nawi dies at 69
Nawi, whose activism for the Palestinian cause began during the second intifada, made headlines after an investigative program exposed him boasting of turning Palestinians who sold land to Jews over to the PA
Sat, 9 Jan 2021 13:44:11 +02:00How the UAE is buying Egypt
Fears from parents that the UAE was trying to shape the next generation of Egyptians through their textbooks were overblown. But the UAE may be able to shape a new Egyptian elite through schools
Sat, 9 Jan 2021 12:28:09 +02:00The far-right will be one of Biden's biggest problems - here's how he can fight back
The ADL’s Jonathan Greenblatt and AJC’s Holly Huffnagle tell Haaretz how the new administration should combat hate crimes, which spiked during the Trump presidency and aren’t disappearing when he vacates the White House
Sat, 9 Jan 2021 12:24:01 +02:00Neo-Nazis, QAnon and Camp Auschwitz: A guide to the hate symbols and signs on display at the Capitol riots
A breakdown of the different far-right symbols and what they represent
Sat, 9 Jan 2021 12:22:41 +02:00White supremacists among those who stormed the U.S. Capitol, live streamed from inside
Known white supremacists Tim Gionet and Nick Fuentes also attended the infamous Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia in August 2017
Sat, 9 Jan 2021 12:22:07 +02:00Google suspends Parler social networking app from Play Store; Apple gives 24-hour warning
Right-leaning social media users in the United States have flocked to Parler, messaging app Telegram and hands-off social site Gab, citing what they see as censorship on mainstream platforms
Sat, 9 Jan 2021 12:12:22 +02:00Family: Trump supporter who died followed QAnon conspiracy
Rosanne Boyland was one of three people who died of medical emergencies when a pro-Trump mob, egged on by the president, stormed the Capitol
Sat, 9 Jan 2021 11:35:53 +02:00Teenager killed in massive brawl in southern Israel
The 19-year-old is the fourth member of the Arab community to be killed since the year began
Sat, 9 Jan 2021 11:19:26 +02:00Police officer lightly injured in shooting in northern Israel
Officers are searching for the assailants in the Bedouin town of Tuba-Zangariyye, which has seen a series of acts of violence against police who are investigating protection money extortion there
Sat, 9 Jan 2021 09:09:35 +02:00Archaeologists find Byzantine tombstone inscribed ‘Blessed Maria’ in Israel
The tombstone of the woman who lived in the Nitzana area about 1,400 years ago joins others unearthed in excavations that belonged to Christians interred in local churches and burial grounds
Sat, 9 Jan 2021 09:07:36 +02:00Syria reports third Israeli strike on Iranian targets in ten days; 15 deaths and injuries reported
A military spokesman said missiles flying over the Golan Heights targeted several locations and air defenses downed several missiles
Sat, 9 Jan 2021 08:54:31 +02:00How Israel tormented Arabs in its first decades – and tried to cover it up
A person who violates a curfew shouldn't be killed, but they can be slapped and hit with a rifle: Newly declassified documents reveal the ways military rule embittered the lives of Israeli Arabs
Sat, 9 Jan 2021 06:36:14 +02:00Twitter permanently suspends Trump's account, cites 'incitement of violence' risk
The social media giant later deletes new tweets posted by Trump on official government account @POTUS after he tweets 'We will not be SILENCED!' and suspends the account of his presidential campaign
Sat, 9 Jan 2021 04:03:18 +02:00A Capitol Hill coup in Israel? Don't rule it out
Israelis who spent all night watching the news from Washington asked themselves if it could happen here. Several incidents from the past year hint at the unsettling answer
Sat, 9 Jan 2021 02:35:12 +02:00ADL calls for Trump's impeachment after Capitol violence
Jewish Social Justice group Bend the Arc joins the call after Wednesday’s breaching of the Capitol, which included multiple displays of antisemitism, white supremacy and far-right extremism
Sat, 9 Jan 2021 01:43:09 +02:00Biden cites Goebbels and Nazi propaganda techniques when asked about Hawley and Cruz
'I think the American public has a good clear look at who they are. They're part of the Big Lie,' Biden says about the Republican senators whose Electoral College challenge spurred D.C. violence
Sat, 9 Jan 2021 01:40:41 +02:00From 3D-printed human hearts to healthy pizza: Six Israeli companies developing life-improving ideas
Energy generated by sea waves, cartilage made of corals, healthful dough, 3D printed organs, a tiny camera that helps blind people see and an ultrasound from the comfort of your living room: A Haaretz project surveys promising Israeli companies
Sat, 9 Jan 2021 00:56:41 +02:00Civil rights organizations call on social media giants to permanently ban Trump
Twitter says Trump's account will be permanently suspended after Facebook 'indefinitely' banned the president from its platform following Capitol riots
Fri, 8 Jan 2021 23:34:16 +02:00Confederate flag found tied to front door of N.Y.C. Holocaust museum
Incident comes less than two days after a Confederate flag was brought into the U.S. Capitol breached by Trump's supporters
Fri, 8 Jan 2021 22:07:27 +02:00Antisemitism seen in Capitol mob poses direct threat to all Americans, U.S. Senator says
Democratic Sen. Jacky Rosen, one of eight Jewish senators in Congress, tells Haaretz that Americans have 'a moral obligation to put a stop to this disturbing trend' ■ Democratic lawmakers condemn violence at Capitol
Fri, 8 Jan 2021 21:28:26 +02:00Israel election poll: Netanyahu's party gains strength, Tel Aviv mayor takes dive
Yesh Atid also also gains seats, while Benny Gantz's Kahol Lavan kisses the electoral threshold with only four seats
Fri, 8 Jan 2021 21:02:41 +02:00In Israel too, the virus breaks down society, community and the most basic norms
Fri, 8 Jan 2021 20:13:18 +02:00First they take the Capitol, then we take the Knesset
Israelis watch Trump insurrection aghast: Netanyahu supporters could do that here ■ In time of coronavirus, petty politics kills ■ Lapid deals blow to Netanyahu and Gantz
Fri, 8 Jan 2021 20:07:12 +02:00Pelosi says House will move to impeach Trump if he does not resign 'immediately'
House Speaker Pelosi says she spoke to top U.S. general about restraining Trump
Fri, 8 Jan 2021 19:13:50 +02:00Anti-vaccine or anti-innovation? How anxiety might keep COVID around for longer
Even when confronted with the terror of a global pandemic, many people are in no rush to get vaccinated
Fri, 8 Jan 2021 19:04:44 +02:00Republican congresswoman defends 'Hitler was right' remark: It was aimed at 'left-wing radicals'
Despite mounting calls for Mary Miller to resign, the lawmaker took to Twitter to defend her statements at pro-Trump rally in D.C., which Illinois governor dubbed 'unfathomable and disgusting'