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Wed, 27 Jan 2021 09:10:52 GMTAt-risk children received COVID vaccine despite lack of data
The Health Min. reportedly allowed children under 16 to receive the vaccine if they are at risk for complications caused by the virus.
Wed, 27 Jan 2021 08:51:16 GMTUN calls on Israel to help make vaccines available to Palestinians
Cooperative Israeli-Palestinian efforts to combat the pandemic in the Palestinian territories have been lauded, including by the UN.
Wed, 27 Jan 2021 08:36:56 GMTAshkenazi warns against ‘confrontational’ Israeli approach to Biden
FM says military option against Iran must be on the table, speaks on panel with UAE, Bahrain counterparts.
Wed, 27 Jan 2021 08:22:31 GMTNetanyahu: ‘Never again’ is Israel’s mission
The world has not learned the lessons of the Holocaust and eradicate antisemitism, the prime minister lamented.
Wed, 27 Jan 2021 08:00:11 GMTDespite COVID, Israel’s defense companies say 2020 was a good year
In 2019, Israel ranked as world’s 8th largest arms exporter.
Wed, 27 Jan 2021 06:44:39 GMTDespite 75% drop in suicide rates, public trust in IDF reporting drops
Some nine incidents of suspected suicide were reported in the IDF in 2020, while 12 incidents were reported in 2019.
Wed, 27 Jan 2021 05:59:26 GMTIsrael Electric Corp. fined NIS 13 million for misuse of monopoly power
The decision found that the IEC misused its standing as a monopoly to harm those who would buy electricity from private electricity manufacturers.
Wed, 27 Jan 2021 05:51:06 GMTIDF lone soldier from UK thwarts stabbing, Palestinian attacker killed
Cpl. Lian Harush said that after she pushed the attacker with her gun, "he went back and forth between me and my commander, trying to stab us.”
Wed, 27 Jan 2021 03:59:41 GMTBiden envoy: US to reopen diplomatic missions for Palestinians
“The US will urge Israel’s government and the Palestinian Authority to avoid unilateral steps that make the two-state solution more difficult.”
Wed, 27 Jan 2021 02:55:54 GMTIsraeli drones will help locate survivors during natural disasters
These drones will handle events similar to the US capitol riots.
Wed, 27 Jan 2021 01:16:31 GMTIsraeli Air Force pilots teach excellence in online flight simulator
“Our online courses capture the spirit and heritage of the Israeli Air Force, combining a thrilling flight simulator experience with an actual IAF pilot navigating the adventure.”
Wed, 27 Jan 2021 00:11:36 GMTMeet the hospital staff's children joining the fight against coronavirus
The children have been developing their projects as part of the "Biotech - Next Generation" project.
Tue, 26 Jan 2021 21:59:15 GMTHow Dubai’s DMCC is pioneering kosher markets in the UAE
Sanjeev Dutta, Executive Director of Commodities and Financial Services at DMCC says that “since the signing of the UAE-Israel Peace Accord, we have seen a strategic shift across the region."
Tue, 26 Jan 2021 21:01:05 GMTIDF Chief Kochavi: Return to Iran 2015 nuclear deal is strategic mistake
Iran’s jumps in enriching uranium could eventually bring it to be "only weeks" away from a nuclear bomb.
Tue, 26 Jan 2021 20:37:16 GMTHaredi rioters clash with police over lockdown enforcement
Rioters reportedly threw rocks at driving vehicles, blocked roads with garbage cans and caused damage to a bus.
Tue, 26 Jan 2021 19:59:27 GMTAliyah from Birkenau to Baka during a pandemic: The story of Arnold Clevs
Ahead of Holocaust Remembrance Day, Arnold said he felt immensely privileged to have made it to the Jewish state.
Tue, 26 Jan 2021 19:38:44 GMTPeretz leaves Labor to stay minister
When they decided to enter the government and Michaeli refused to be part of the coalition, Peretz could have had Michaeli removed from the party, but he chose not to do so.
Tue, 26 Jan 2021 19:18:27 GMTYesh Atid to run alone, seek bonds in bloc
Lapid will encourage mergers among other parties inside the Center-Left bloc behind the scenes, in order to maximize the mandates won by the bloc.
Tue, 26 Jan 2021 18:53:54 GMTHigh Court: Police can’t demand Ethiopians produce ID without suspicion
The court wrote that “there is a suspicion that the authority will be used in an arbitrary way and will lead to the violation of human rights.”
Tue, 26 Jan 2021 18:41:26 GMTInternational Holocaust Remembrance Day goes online for 2021
Yad Vashem has also created a sub section of its website featuring online exhibitions, educational resources and the unique “IRemember Wall.”
Tue, 26 Jan 2021 18:13:20 GMTGantz: Our window to prepare for an earthquake is closing fast
‘I am not a prophet, but statistics show that in the next few years we will face such a scenario'
Tue, 26 Jan 2021 18:04:38 GMTMetal tags of children murdered in the Holocaust unearthed at Sobibor
The four tags carried the children’s names, date of birth and hometown – Amsterdam.
Tue, 26 Jan 2021 18:01:08 GMTSupreme Court lets police check phones of PM’s PR people
Golan and Orich are senior public relations advisers to Netanyahu, giving the ruling out-sized political significance.
Tue, 26 Jan 2021 17:27:16 GMTNetanyahu meets with Arab-Israeli authorities to discuss lowering crime
"I want special forces, task forces," Netanyahu suggested, after indicating that the crime wave would likely spread to Jewish localities soon.
Tue, 26 Jan 2021 16:49:23 GMTPost-COVID travel: Lower demand, lower prices, more competition for El Al
On Monday, Israel began a flight closure that prevents Israeli citizens and foreigners from leaving or entering the country.
Tue, 26 Jan 2021 16:29:28 GMTPolicewoman goes undercover as minor to uncover 23 pedophiles
The involved suspects face charges ranging from indecent acts to sexual assault of a minor.
Tue, 26 Jan 2021 16:17:52 GMTCourt: No postponing PM trial to wait for Case 4000 entities' decision
Netanyahu's lawyers had hoped that open decisions about whether Yediot Ahronot and Walla will be part of the Case 4000 Jerusalem trial could be used to delay the calling of witnesses.
Tue, 26 Jan 2021 15:48:54 GMT900 Holocaust survivors died of COVID-19 in Israel in 2020
A total of 179,600 Holocaust survivors live in Israel; 5,300 were infected with coronavirus over last year
Tue, 26 Jan 2021 15:44:34 GMTArts photographer Gadi Dagon dead at 63
The prolific photographer began his career in the 1970s in print journalism, specializing in fashion, however, his true calling came with his discovery of the performing arts.
Tue, 26 Jan 2021 15:08:20 GMTGrazing cows lead to squabble on Lebanese-Israeli border
The herders from the border village of Wazzani say Israeli patrols crossed into a grey zone on Sunday between a technical fence that separates the two countries.