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Mon, 22 Feb 2021 11:58:52 +02:00Oath Keeper claims she met with Secret Service before Capitol riot
Jessica Watkins, 38, is one of nine associates of the anti-government group charged with conspiring to storm the Capitol to prevent Congress from certifying President Joe Biden’s election victory
Mon, 22 Feb 2021 11:55:48 +02:00My brother, a U.S. citizen, was murdered in Darfur. Departure of peacekeepers is a travesty
Removal of the UN peacekeeping mission in Darfur is leaving innocent people unprotected and allowing terrorists masquerading as democratic leaders to escalate their murderous tactics
Mon, 22 Feb 2021 11:39:15 +02:00In unusual move, Israel slaps gag order on probe into massive oil leak that decimated shoreline
Israel's Environmental Protection Ministry says publications regarding massive oil spill 'at this sensitive stage could harm a complex investigation with international aspects'
Mon, 22 Feb 2021 11:39:11 +02:00Where are these three smiling Fatah figures today?
Liberation and freedom are always beautiful during the period of struggle. But when ex-freedom fighters become members of the new regime, the cracks overshadow their heroic past
Mon, 22 Feb 2021 11:17:12 +02:00After power outage, Texas synagogue helped vaccinate hundreds
'For me, it was one of most exhilarating days of my life,' said the synagogue’s Rabbi Barry Gelman
Mon, 22 Feb 2021 10:53:08 +02:00The Western Wall is getting injections, too
Twice a year, conservators and engineers inspect every stone in the Western Wall and use syringes to delicately insert tiny amounts of grout into crevices caused by weathering and plants
Mon, 22 Feb 2021 10:16:38 +02:00No, 'Saturday Night Live' isn't inciting the mass murder of Jews
'Saturday Night Live' made a joke about Israel discriminating against non-Jews and U.S. Jewish groups accused it of bloodcurdling antisemitism. It wasn’t antisemitic at all
Mon, 22 Feb 2021 09:11:40 +02:00Palestinian COVID vaccine plan faces large funding gap, World Bank says
Cost estimates suggest that 'about $55 million' would be needed to cover 60 percent of the population, of which there is an existing gap of $30 million
Mon, 22 Feb 2021 08:32:57 +02:00Coronavirus live: Israel plans to reimpose restrictions for Purim. 'No escaping it'
Israeli Health Minister says gov't will decide Monday on nighttime curfew during Thursday holiday ■ One case of Ugandan COVID strain found in Israel, clinical significance still unknown ■ Israel reopens malls, gyms, more schools
Mon, 22 Feb 2021 01:56:53 +02:00Haaretz cartoon
Mon, 22 Feb 2021 01:40:24 +02:00El Al prepares to fire third of its workforce, pending state-backed loan
El Al layoffs to go into effect only after receiving a state-backed loan of $300 million; airline will send letter of intent to employees
Mon, 22 Feb 2021 01:32:57 +02:00Protecting sensitive Israeli infrastructure from China’s and Dubai’s money
After years of chaos and willful political blindness, the government and Shin Bet have assembled a plan to review foreign investment in sensitive infrastructure projects
Mon, 22 Feb 2021 00:58:12 +02:00Government warns that Israel's landfill space is running scarce
Environmental Protection Ministry worries the crunch may lead to refuse being dumped illegally nationwide
Mon, 22 Feb 2021 00:33:51 +02:00Rich Israelis can breathe easy: Major parties won’t touch them
A review of the economic platforms of Israel’s largest political parties running for the Knesset shows that they all ignore socioeconomic reforms like inheritance taxes or climate change
Mon, 22 Feb 2021 00:17:27 +02:00Defying government, Israeli cities to reopen grades 7-10 on Wednesday
On Sunday, some schools held classes for 7th to 10th graders in malls, to protest the reopening of commerce before the full reopening of schools
Sun, 21 Feb 2021 23:53:34 +02:00Israelis are stuck in COVID-19 exile
Sun, 21 Feb 2021 23:41:41 +02:00Massive Israeli oil spill spurs bill on sea pollution preparedness
The environmental protection ministry's proposed resolution once again shows that only a major crisis can prod the government into action to protect the environment, environmental groups say
Sun, 21 Feb 2021 23:08:10 +02:00LISTEN: How the JNF's Blue Box settled beyond the Green Line
Now it's official: the Jewish National Fund is buying land in the West Bank - thanks to an alliance of ultra-Orthodox and rightists. PLUS: The fake sheikh who tired to buy Israel's most racist soccer team
Sun, 21 Feb 2021 22:46:18 +02:00UN nuclear watchdog strikes deal with Iran to continue 'necessary' monitoring
The announcement confirms that Tehran will go ahead with its plan to slash cooperation with the agency as IAEA chief suggests a window has been created for salvaging the nuclear deal
Sun, 21 Feb 2021 21:57:50 +02:00Israel to receive last shipments of Pfizer COVID vaccines in next two weeks
The 1.5 million doses will provide enough for Israel to meet its target of five million people vaccinated against the coronavirus
Sun, 21 Feb 2021 21:41:19 +02:00American Jewish Committee wants ‘Saturday Night Live’ to apologize for vaccine joke
The AJC says that the skit is 'a modern twist on a classic antisemitic trope that has inspired the mass murder of countless Jews throughout the centuries'
Sun, 21 Feb 2021 21:16:03 +02:00The operation was a success, but 5,526 Israelis died
Sun, 21 Feb 2021 20:35:17 +02:00Hackers who hit leading Israeli insurance firm trying to sell details online
Experts have said that the hackers’ reluctance to negotiate for the data’s release indicated that the attack could have been the work of a group with ideological and anti-Israel motives
Sun, 21 Feb 2021 19:56:12 +02:00U.S. not 'out of the woods' as nation nears 500,000 COVID-19 deaths
While the number of COVID-19 cases fell for the fifth straight week and officials scrambled to inoculate the population, the nation prepared to soon reach 500,000 deaths
Sun, 21 Feb 2021 19:37:50 +02:00Washington in talks with Iran over detained Americans, Biden's national security adviser says
Iranian website affiliated with Tehran's national security council says any contact with Washington on the matter has been conducted via the Swiss embassy, rather than through direct talks
Sun, 21 Feb 2021 19:22:09 +02:00Why you should still wear a mask even after your COVID-19 vaccination
Getting on an airplane? Vaccinated or not, the CDC still urges essential travel only
Sun, 21 Feb 2021 18:41:39 +02:00Saudi's SAMI signs defense venture deal with U.S. Lockheed Martin
Lockheed Martin in involved in a project to install a $15 billion missile defense system in Saudi Arabia, part of a $110 billion arms package Trump negotiated with the kingdom in 2017
Sun, 21 Feb 2021 18:39:33 +02:00Israel to link Leviathan gas field to Egypt's liquefied gas plants, minister says
Israeli and Egyptian energy ministers met Sunday as both countries look for new ways to expand the development of east Mediterranean natural gas
Sun, 21 Feb 2021 18:35:45 +02:00Americans may still need masks to fight COVID in 2022, Fauci says
While the currently available vaccines appear protective against the UK variant that has appeared across the country, they are less protective against the South African one, Dr. Anthony Fauci noted
Sun, 21 Feb 2021 18:31:25 +02:00And then Facebook erased my daughter
Sun, 21 Feb 2021 17:55:12 +02:00U.S. Jewish groups want to fight antisemitism, but struggle to agree what it is
Will it be possible to achieve unity over the working definition of antisemitism when Israel is the sticking point? Yes, says the Conference of Presidents leadership; no, say progressive groups
Sun, 21 Feb 2021 17:34:36 +02:00One case of Ugandan COVID strain found in Israel, pandemic czar says
Prof. Nachman Ash also said that the British variant accounts for 90 percent of cases in Israel and warned against attending Purim parties, saying a rise in infections may force authorities to reimpose lockdown
Sun, 21 Feb 2021 17:31:25 +02:00UAE transfers 20,000 doses of Russia's Sputnik V COVID vaccine to Gaza
The vaccines, which arrived through the Rafah Border Crossing with Egypt and without Israeli involvement, were secured by Abbas rival Mohammed Dahlan
Sun, 21 Feb 2021 16:42:15 +02:00U.S. defense secretary calls Saudi crown prince, reaffirms strategic ties
Crown Prince Mohammed, who is also Saudi Defence Minister, reviewed bilateral relations with Secretary Lloyd Austin, especially in defense cooperation
Sun, 21 Feb 2021 16:11:28 +02:00Trump, on right-wing news channels, repeats election claims in interviews, is unchallenged
At no point did an interviewer on any of the three right-wing networks interrupt Trump to correct or challenge Trump's false election claims
Sun, 21 Feb 2021 15:36:53 +02:00How Biden can undo Trump's dirty deal with Morocco and Israel over Western Sahara
Trump bartered the Sahrawi people as a kickback to Morocco to normalize its relations with Israel. But Biden can challenge Rabat’s occupation - and help liberate the last colony in Africa
Sun, 21 Feb 2021 15:30:42 +02:00Israel's small parties may decide election, and pressure on them is mounting
On the right, only one party might not make it over the electoral threshold. On the left, four. Meanwhile, Gantz's Kahol Lavan is running a three-pronged campaign
Sun, 21 Feb 2021 15:06:49 +02:00‘I thought we were done’: Parts fall from sky as plane's engine catches fire
The Boeing 777-200, headed from Denver to Honolulu on Saturday with 231 passengers and 10 crew aboard, suffered a catastrophic failure in its right engine
Sun, 21 Feb 2021 14:54:46 +02:00Two top Democratic governors see stars dimmed by virus woes
Several governors have managed to avoid major political backlash, like Republican Charlie Baker in Massachusetts or Democrat Jared Polis in Colorado
Sun, 21 Feb 2021 14:48:52 +02:00Erdogan calls for thawing of strained ties with U.S.
Turkish president softens tone after accusations of U.S. support of Kurdish militants, saying common interests far outweigh differing opinions
Sun, 21 Feb 2021 14:23:47 +02:00Tensions rise between Somalia and UAE over delayed elections
Somalia's foreign ministry blamed a foreign country for making 'misinformed and misleading statements that disregard the facts and at times appear to be supporting insurrection'
Sun, 21 Feb 2021 14:21:46 +02:00The problem is not entitled workers or PC culture - it's Google
Ex-Waze CEO says yoga classes and entitled workers kill innovation at Google. But it is its size and power that are the real issue, not sushi
Sun, 21 Feb 2021 14:17:11 +02:00Israeli defense contractor and tech firm join forces over ‘battlefield of the future’
Israel Aerospace Industries and Matrix Defense will work together to bring AI to ballistic missiles in new research and development center
Sun, 21 Feb 2021 14:00:13 +02:00Israel closes Mediterranean beaches after worst oil spill in its history
The accident has marred beaches over 170 kilometres, 40 percent of Israel’s coast, affecting 16 communities
Sun, 21 Feb 2021 13:28:19 +02:00Watch 'Allen v. Farrow' and you may wish Woody Allen had died in 1990
HBO’s ‘Allen v. Farrow’ is a damning documentary examining the abuse allegations against Woody Allen – who could only have fared worse here if he’d asked Ted Cruz to speak in his defense
Sun, 21 Feb 2021 13:12:21 +02:00Suspected hypothermia deaths in homes mount in Texas
As Biden declares a major disaster in Texas, U.S. Rep. Ocasio-Cortez helped raise more than $4 million toward relief
Sun, 21 Feb 2021 13:05:57 +02:00Amos Oz's daughter: He beat, cursed and humiliated me
In new autobiographical book, Galia Oz describes the reasons she cut ties with her father, who died in 2018. Fania Oz-Salzberger: 'We knew a different father. A warm, friendly, attentive father'
Sun, 21 Feb 2021 13:04:33 +02:00Waze CEO sparks debate over Google’s ‘entitled’ work culture
Noam Bardin says yoga classes and PC culture undermine start-up energy; ex-Googlers respond, but the problem may be wider: 'Google is too strong'
Sun, 21 Feb 2021 12:46:59 +02:00Trump seeks comeback in first post-presidency appearance at CPAC
Two notable Republicans from the Trump administration not on the CPAC speaker list are former UN ambassador Nikki Haley and former Vice President Mike Pence
Sun, 21 Feb 2021 12:35:33 +02:00Hedge funder who tried to short GameStop, tells Congress he received antisemitic messages
Gabe Plotkin, the head of one of the hedge funds that bet on the demise of GameStop, testified before the House Financial Services Committee
Sun, 21 Feb 2021 12:33:37 +02:00Kahanist Netanyahu ally invokes Hitler in Israeli election ad, draws ire
Controversial video posted by Netanyahu ally Itamar Ben-Gvir shows election opponents conspiring to annul the country's Jewish character
Sun, 21 Feb 2021 12:28:47 +02:00FBI arrests Capitol rioter who said Jews and Israel control other governments
Christian Secor has reportedly identified as a 'Groyper,' or follower of white supremacist Nick Fuentes
Sun, 21 Feb 2021 12:21:25 +02:00Pregnant Israeli, 32, dies of COVID together with her fetus
The woman from Jerusalem was admitted to the hospital's intensive care unit last Tuesday in critical condition
Sun, 21 Feb 2021 10:57:01 +02:00Ahead of key deadline, Iran says U.S. must lift sanctions in order to save nuke deal
FM Zarif says Iranian decision to end UN snap inspections of nuclear facilities doesn't mean abandoning deal ■ Comments come as head of the UN nuclear watchdog meets with Iran’s atomic chief
Sun, 21 Feb 2021 08:44:20 +02:00Israel's massive oil spill: From north to south, concerned citizens clean tar from beaches
Oil spill off Israel's coast is its worst maritime pollution in decades. Environmental activists slam the overwhelmed government for not implementing a pollution plan approved almost 13 years ago
Sun, 21 Feb 2021 08:42:26 +02:00Coronavirus live Israel: UAE transfers 20,000 Russian vaccine doses to Gaza
Pandemic czar: One case of Ugandan COVID strain found in Israel, clinical significance still unknown ■ Israel reopens malls, gyms, more schools ■ Pfizer vaccine is 98.9% effective in preventing death, Israeli data shows
Sun, 21 Feb 2021 08:40:32 +02:00Fatah on verge of split ahead of Palestinian election that might still be nixed
Nasser al-Kidwa – a longstanding critic of Abbas’ leadership – revealed the open secret of an alternative slate in the works and called on the jailed Marwan Barghouti to join him
Sun, 21 Feb 2021 08:34:43 +02:00Biden's diplomacy train is headed straight for Iran, with no stop in Israel
Israel’s ability to influence Biden on Iran is limited, nor is the option of clashing openly with the U.S. administration truly feasible
Sun, 21 Feb 2021 02:46:00 +02:00Iran mulls over EU proposal for informal meeting with U.S.
'We are consulting with our partners, including Russia and China, and we will respond to this proposal in the future,' said the country's deputy FM
Sun, 21 Feb 2021 00:56:41 +02:00Who should fear more the long arm of international justice: Israel or Hamas?
The International Criminal Court decision that it can investigate alleged war crimes committed by Israel is a vindication of the Palestinians’ legal strategy. Unless it backfires
Sun, 21 Feb 2021 00:19:42 +02:00Two urgent lessons from massive oil spill that engulfed Israel's coastline
Sun, 21 Feb 2021 00:06:02 +02:00Coronavirus Israel live: Pfizer vaccine is 98.9% effective in preventing death, Israeli data shows
PA says Israel has agreed to vaccinate Palestinian workers, but Israeli officials say no decision yet ■ Pfizer says vaccine can be stored at higher temperatures
Sat, 20 Feb 2021 23:28:12 +02:00Haaretz Cartoon
Sat, 20 Feb 2021 23:13:00 +02:00The Israeli left's test: Standing up for Arab Labor candidate
Sat, 20 Feb 2021 22:34:23 +02:00Trump ally, three UAE firms violated Libya sanctions, UN experts say
Blackwater founder Erik Prince was involved in 'a well-funded private military company operation' to provide military equipment to eastern-based Libyan commander Khalifa Hifter, UN panel says
Sat, 20 Feb 2021 22:10:51 +02:00Old habits imperil Iraq as doctors warn of second COVID wave
'I am a doctor fighting public ignorance, not the pandemic,' says a pulmonologist at a Baghdad hospital, as the country sees first full day of a curfew
Sat, 20 Feb 2021 22:07:31 +02:00Abbas issues decree to boost public freedoms ahead of Palestinian elections
Critics assume it is a political ploy, as the Palestinian territories go towards a long-awaited presidential and legislative contest
Sat, 20 Feb 2021 21:50:36 +02:00Rockets strike Iraqi air base housing U.S. military contractor, one injured
Attack comes days after NATO announced it would boost its troop presence in the country
Sat, 20 Feb 2021 21:32:05 +02:00UN nuclear chief arrives in Iran ahead of deadline for suspending inspections
The visit, the second in a six-month span, comes amid diplomatic efforts to keep alive the nuclear agreement
Sat, 20 Feb 2021 21:18:12 +02:00Jewish National Fund, it's time to redeem the Land of Israel
Sat, 20 Feb 2021 21:01:14 +02:00Anti-Netanyahu activists report assaults as hundreds protest a month before election
Protesters take to the streets in Jerusalem, Caesarea and throughout the country for the 35th week in a row
Sat, 20 Feb 2021 20:56:46 +02:00Pfizer COVID vaccine close to 99-percent effective in preventing death, latest Israeli data shows
Two weeks after the second dose, close to 96 percent of people inoculated with the coronavirus vaccine don't get sick at all, data on people vaccinated up to February 13 shows
Sat, 20 Feb 2021 19:36:50 +02:00Israel's faction of fact-checkers misses the point
Sat, 20 Feb 2021 19:25:20 +02:00A third of teachers in Israel not vaccinated for COVID as more schools reopen
The second round of school openings on Sunday brings children in grades 5-6 and 11-12 back to schools in cities with lower infection rates
Sat, 20 Feb 2021 18:07:19 +02:00Israel asks for Egypt's help in securing prisoner swap with Hamas, report says
Al Arabiya reports Israel has approached Cairo, but details of the negotiations, which come amid reports of a vaccines-for-prisoner deal between Israel and Syria, remain unclear
Sat, 20 Feb 2021 17:49:03 +02:00Bibi vs. the punching bag
Sat, 20 Feb 2021 17:05:30 +02:00Algeria frees imprisoned journalist, pro-democracy activists
Khaled Drareni was imprisoned for 'inciting an unarmed gathering' and 'endangering national unity,' charges linked to his coverage of the protest movement
Sat, 20 Feb 2021 16:34:44 +02:00Russia approves its third COVID-19 vaccine before large-scale clinical trials
Preemptive approval for CoviVac had raised concerns among some scientists, but Moscow says the first 120,000 doses will be produced and released to the national coronavirus inoculation program next month
Sat, 20 Feb 2021 16:28:03 +02:00Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny loses appeal against jail term
Moscow court swiftly rejects Navalny's appeal, but shortens his three-and-a-half-year jail term by six weeks
Sat, 20 Feb 2021 14:52:29 +02:00New book shows how Israel’s fate was decided at the battle of El Alamein
A breakthrough book by Gershom Gorenberg featuring uncovered secrets from World War II reveals how easily the war could have gone the other way, and how Israelis tend to exaggerate the role played by the Palmach
Sat, 20 Feb 2021 14:41:42 +02:00Fauci tells Haaretz that on vaccine rollout, ‘Israel really did it right’
Dr. Fauci says he's optimistic about where the U.S. is heading on COVID-19 inoculations, but acknowledges in an interview that ‘We have a real discrepancy between supply and demand’
Sat, 20 Feb 2021 14:10:22 +02:00Former Nazi camp guard arrives in Germany after removal from U.S.
The 95-year-old man who authorities say confessed to guarding prisoners at a German concentration camp is wanted for accessory to murder
Sat, 20 Feb 2021 13:40:33 +02:00Netanyahu's vaccine deal with Syria's Assad will haunt him in dealings with Hamas
The deal with Damascus to secure the return of an Israeli who crossed the border raises an uncomfortable question for the prime minister
Sat, 20 Feb 2021 09:08:35 +02:00Israel secretly agreed to purchase hundreds of thousands of COVID vaccines for Syria in deal to free Israeli
According to foreign reports, Israel agreed to buy COVID vaccines for transfer to Bashar Assad's government in exchange for woman's release
Sat, 20 Feb 2021 08:40:13 +02:00Russian police have gotten to my nephew, my cousin, my kid's music teacher. Putin's crackdown ramps up
Relatives and a good friend of mine in Russia have been subjected to intimidating visits by the police during the latest anti-Putin protests. If this is what’s happening in my close circle, one can only imagine how far the authorities are ready to ...
Sat, 20 Feb 2021 03:57:10 +02:00Iran gains nuke know-how with uranium metal production, alarming Israel
Netanyahu is signaling to voters that only he can fix the Iran crisis ■ Israeli drone activity in Lebanon could lead to flare-up
Sat, 20 Feb 2021 02:48:49 +02:00United States officially reenters Paris climate accord
Since nearly 200 countries signed the 2015 pact to prevent catastrophic climate change, Trump has been the only leader to withdraw from it, claiming climate action would cost too much
Sat, 20 Feb 2021 00:40:03 +02:00Lebanon appoints new prosecutor to lead probe into Beirut blast
Despite the fast appointment of judge Tarek Bitar, the removal of his predecessor by the country's top court will likely further delay the investigation into the horrific explosion
Fri, 19 Feb 2021 23:44:42 +02:00In submarine affair plaguing Netanyahu, the Egypt angle is just as murky
A senior defense official when the sale of German submarines to Egypt was approved says Benjamin Netanyahu and Ehud Barak okayed the deal behind his back and despite his opposition. Barak denies this
Fri, 19 Feb 2021 23:02:36 +02:00Israel reopens, with more COVID rules relaxed: Here's everything you need to know
Phase two of Israel's COVID lockdown exit strategy starts Sunday, and some venues will only be open for those who are vaccinated against the coronavirus
Fri, 19 Feb 2021 21:20:20 +02:00PA says Israel has agreed to vaccinate Palestinian workers against COVID
Israeli and Palestinian health officials also agreed to work together to curb the spread of new coronavirus strains, the Palestinian Health Ministry says following a joint meeting in Ramallah
Fri, 19 Feb 2021 20:43:15 +02:00UAE says Princess Latifa 'being cared for at home' as UN asks for proof she's alive
'She continues to improve and we are hopeful she will return to public life at the appropriate time,' reads a statement by the UAE embassy in London
Fri, 19 Feb 2021 20:30:03 +02:00Biden hasn’t called Erdogan yet, and they have a lot to talk about
Their administrations’ relationship has started on the wrong foot, and it’s unclear how it will improve if neither side is willing to concede on key issues
Fri, 19 Feb 2021 20:28:15 +02:00Oil spill off Israel's coast is its worst maritime pollution in decades, and cleanup 'could take years'
Thousands of volunteers join cleaning efforts, with four sea turtles the first known fatalities. European satellite tracking points to the source as a tanker that passed through the area a week ago
Fri, 19 Feb 2021 20:23:35 +02:00UN nuclear watchdog found traces of uranium at two sites Iran barred it from, sources say
The IAEA is preparing to rebuke Tehran for failing to explain the presence of the material, diplomats say, possibly complicating U.S. efforts to revive nuclear diplomacy
Fri, 19 Feb 2021 19:53:16 +02:00Iranian judoka, cheered on by Israeli fans, snags silver medal at Tel Aviv tournament
Saeid Mollaei, who plays for Mongolia after fleeing his country, said: 'I have always been an athlete, never political'
Fri, 19 Feb 2021 18:55:01 +02:00Biden: Iranian nuclear threat 'requires careful diplomacy'
In his first major speech aimed at an international audience, President Biden says the U.S. is willing to reopen talks on Tehran's nuclear program, warns of 'Iran's destabilizing activities across the Middle East'
Fri, 19 Feb 2021 18:45:01 +02:00Childless and vaccinated, I feel left out amid the COVID-19 pandemic
Even in normal times, society looks with embarrassment upon people who don’t have kids. During the coronavirus period that attitude only intensified
Fri, 19 Feb 2021 18:32:01 +02:00Iran has cool reaction to U.S. nuclear talk offer, demands lifting of sanctions
'Give diplomacy a chance,' said one Iranian official, and Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif tweeted that when sanctions are lifted, 'we will then immediately reverse all remedial measures. Simple'
Fri, 19 Feb 2021 18:23:23 +02:00Pfizer seeks U.S. approval for COVID-19 vaccine to be stored at higher temperatures
If approved, the less onerous storage requirements would provide significant logistical relief for vaccine roll-out worldwide, particularly in lower-income countries that lack ultra-cold storage capabilities