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Wed, 31 Mar 2021 11:58:04 +03:00G. Gordon Liddy, Watergate mastermind, dead at 90
Liddy was outspoken and controversial as a political operative under Nixon. He recommended assassinating political enemies, bombing a left-leaning think tank and kidnapping war protesters
Wed, 31 Mar 2021 11:35:44 +03:00GOP Rep. Gaetz investigated over sexual relationship with 17-year-old
Gaetz is accused of having a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old girl and paying her to travel with him, and is reportedly under investigation to determine if he violated federal sex trafficking laws
Wed, 31 Mar 2021 11:34:47 +03:00Joint List to meet with Lapid Thursday before deciding who to recommend for PM
There is a growing sense, however, in the Joint List and the United Arab List, that a fifth round of Israeli elections is the most likely outcome
Wed, 31 Mar 2021 10:43:36 +03:00PBS suspends debut of Israeli documentary on evangelicals-Israel relations for ‘editorial review’
U.S. broadcaster delays the release of the Israeli documentary Til Kingdom Come, after a report by a pro-Israel watchdog group
Wed, 31 Mar 2021 10:23:36 +03:00Israel election results: President Rivlin receives official results, calls for government that will 'heal divides'
Israel elections 2021: Joint List and Lapid to hold coalition talks tomorrow ■ Gantz backs Lapid, Religious Zionism rallies behind Netanyahu
Wed, 31 Mar 2021 09:03:42 +03:00Coronavirus live: Israel buying 36 million vaccines as an 'insurance policy,' top official says
Israeli COVID strain found, but vaccine effective against it ■ Sinai border crossing reopens after a year ■ Health Ministry, emergency services dispute leaves thousands of East Jerusalem Palestinian unvaccinated
Wed, 31 Mar 2021 05:58:57 +03:00Palestinian elections: Abbas’ biggest challenger to date is jailed in Israel. He just dealt his first blow
With a base of popular support that the Palestinian president can't ignore, Marwan Barghouti's potential election challenge has Fatah's leadership taking note
Wed, 31 Mar 2021 02:17:30 +03:00Eilat Port can't become an alternative to Suez Canal, experts say
Israel has long talked about offering shippers a Red Sea-Mediterranean rail link, but neither the economics nor the politics look promising
Wed, 31 Mar 2021 02:11:21 +03:00Not enough vaccines for all the political spin
Tue, 30 Mar 2021 23:17:39 +03:00Haaretz cartoon
Tue, 30 Mar 2021 23:07:16 +03:00Gantz nearly became the joke of the election, but Israel still needs him as a gatekeeper
Tue, 30 Mar 2021 23:06:54 +03:00Israel election results: Arabs will not bend their principles to fit a twisted 'reality'
Tue, 30 Mar 2021 23:06:44 +03:00Criticism of Israel and its policies isn't antisemitism
Tue, 30 Mar 2021 22:57:40 +03:00Israel's fourth election doesn't shake its credit rating, for now
S&P's forecast remains cheery and they expected the economy to recover due to its successful COVID vaccine drive, but analysts raise concerns that persistent divisions could leave an impact on key macroeconomic indicators
Tue, 30 Mar 2021 22:39:37 +03:00Israel fails to implement 'life-saving' recommendations on police-disabled relations
A governmental committee set up after the killing of Eyad al-Hallaq issued a report the president said 'must be implemented quickly.' But that has stalled, with political stalemate and indecision on the division of responsibilities
Tue, 30 Mar 2021 22:17:50 +03:00Israelis traveling to China complain of draconian COVID rules and rigid policies
Beijing imposes invasive tests, lengthy quarantine and complicated rules for arrivals
Tue, 30 Mar 2021 21:55:59 +03:00Israeli right-wing group used forged documents to tarnish leftist activists
Documents released by right-wing Ad Kan organization, which aims to 'expose' groups it deems anti-Israel, have been determined to be forged or suspected as such by the Israeli police and court
Tue, 30 Mar 2021 21:22:57 +03:00Investigators accept self-defense claim of Israeli officer who killed mentally disabled Arab man
The cop who fatally shot Munir Anabtawi in Haifa was reinstated just days after the incident, and as the Justice Ministry's investigation is ongoing
Tue, 30 Mar 2021 20:40:03 +03:00Who's leaking about the Israel-Iran brawl at sea?
In 2018 Qassem Soleimani hatched a clever idea for circumventing the U.S. sanctions. That same day, the Israeli response was also born. Now, news reports, blabbing and ego battles threaten to end it
Tue, 30 Mar 2021 20:29:48 +03:00Israel, U.S. among 14 states calling on China to give WHO 'full access' to COVID ground zero
Several Western nations expressed concerns over the delays and access given to UN-led investigators in their report on the origins of COVID-19, which concluded the virus had likely been transmitted from bats to humans through another animal
Tue, 30 Mar 2021 20:05:37 +03:00Does Israel really need 30 million more COVID vaccine doses?
A Gantz-Netanyahu Twitter feud may provide the answer
Tue, 30 Mar 2021 18:47:44 +03:00Palestinian elections: In challenge to Abbas, jailed leader Barghouti to announce independent run
Marwan Barghouti, who is serving five life sentences in Israel for involvement in second intifada attacks, will submit a list for Palestinian parliamentary elections, in a possible prelude to a presidential run
Tue, 30 Mar 2021 18:30:05 +03:00EU set to sanction Iranians for human rights abuses, in first since 2013
European Union envoys are expected to agree to impose travel bans and asset freezes on the individuals whose names will be published next week, diplomats say
Tue, 30 Mar 2021 18:28:36 +03:00Israel detects new COVID strain, but says vaccines are effective against it
The COVID strain found in Israel has low prevalence and lacks any epidemiological significance, according to the Health Ministry
Tue, 30 Mar 2021 18:05:21 +03:00Israeli firm working on sensitive project signed MOU with Chinese state-owned company without government's knowledge
An Israeli company working on a major aviation project signed a deal with a Chinese state-owned corporation blacklisted by the U.S. Defense officials voiced concerns it could harm ties with Washington
Tue, 30 Mar 2021 17:42:38 +03:00U.S. announces more than $596 million in new humanitarian aid for Syria crisis
UN ambassador Thomas-Greenfield urges international community to allow unhindered humanitarian access to all Syrians, including through cross-border aid
Tue, 30 Mar 2021 17:36:16 +03:00Syrian refugee drops German parliament bid over racist threats
'My candidacy has shown that we need strong structures in all parties, politics and society to confront structural racism,' says Tareq Alaows, who planned to run for the Greens in Germany's September election
Tue, 30 Mar 2021 17:35:22 +03:00Trump and Netanyahu's 'maximum pressure' on Iran yielded minimal results
The 25-year, $400-billion deal between Iran and China is a further sign that Trump and Netanyahu's strategy toward Tehran was a dismal failure
Tue, 30 Mar 2021 17:32:02 +03:00Romanian man arrested for allegedly threatening to throw Jewish actress ‘into a gas chamber’
The Jewish State Theater in Bucharest reacted to death threats its director received by inviting spectators to a free online show directed by a Jewish Holocaust survivor from France
Tue, 30 Mar 2021 17:30:14 +03:00Jewish union chief sees battle to organize Amazon workers as modern-day Passover story
As workers at an Alabama warehouse await the results of a ballot over whether to unionize, Stuart Appelbaum explains why this fight is different from all other fights
Tue, 30 Mar 2021 17:16:24 +03:00Israel election results: The only way to form a government is to break one of these taboos
A fifth Israeli election cycle might seem like the most likely outcome, but there are still nearly three months before the deadline arrives and politicians promises are made to be broken. Here's how coalition talks could play out
Tue, 30 Mar 2021 17:09:52 +03:00French air strike in Mali killed 19 civilians, UN investigators find
The French defense ministry reaffirms that the strike targeted what it termed armed terrorists, adding it had several reservations about the methodology used in compiling the UN report
Tue, 30 Mar 2021 16:12:51 +03:00Bahrain appoints head of diplomatic mission to Israel, state news reports
Israel's Foreign Ministry says that a team from Bahrain would arrive in the country in coming weeks to make the necessary arrangements for the Bahraini embassy
Tue, 30 Mar 2021 15:41:53 +03:00A beginner's guide to investing in stocks in Israel
How can you get started buying and selling stocks, and how much will it cost you? Haaretz explains
Tue, 30 Mar 2021 15:33:23 +03:00This woman tells the richest Israelis where to put their money. This is her advice for investors
Orit Raviv Swery, whose firm caters to very wealthy investors, suggests how small-time players can put together their own portfolios
Tue, 30 Mar 2021 15:32:36 +03:00Israeli hi-tech startups are booming. This is what it takes to raise a unicorn
Fifty startups in Israel now exceed $1 billion in value, with half of the total crossing the threshold since 2020. Who are the entrepreneurs behind the companies and to what can their success be attributed?
Tue, 30 Mar 2021 15:20:52 +03:00No, Iran and China haven’t suddenly become BFFs
Rumors and speculation have inflated the deal China and Iran signed last week into something much, much bigger than it is
Tue, 30 Mar 2021 15:14:39 +03:00China sharply reduces elected seats in Hong Kong legislature
The legislature will be expanded to 90 seats, and only 20 will be elected by the public as part of a a two-phase effort to rein in political protest and opposition in Hong Kong
Tue, 30 Mar 2021 14:36:37 +03:00Three female polio vaccination health workers shot dead in eastern Afghanistan
A wave of assassinations have hit urban centers since peace talks began between the Taliban and the Afghan government last year, many of them targeting professional women
Tue, 30 Mar 2021 14:13:27 +03:00Swedish warriors went gentle into the good night, entombed on feather beds
Pre-Viking fighters of Valsgarde, Sweden, were buried in boats with their weapons and armor, cooking gear, animals - and down bedding, just like in Sutton Hoo. But what was a headless owl doing there?
Tue, 30 Mar 2021 13:44:09 +03:00How these U.S. Jews changed America's view of Zionism
A new book explores the innovative work of the Jewish Americans who went against public opinion before World War I and laid the groundwork for future close ties between the United States and Israel
Tue, 30 Mar 2021 13:35:22 +03:00Three Israeli brothers want to help find millions in lost bitcoins
The surge in bitcoin value has led many people to try to access their forgotten digital wallets. Brute Brothers want to be their crypto-locksmiths
Tue, 30 Mar 2021 11:13:20 +03:00Israel election results: Lapid calls on anti-Netanyahu parties to endorse him for PM as Sa’ar pushes joint effort
Israel elections 2021: Gantz backs Lapid, Religious Zionism rallies behind Netanyahu ■ Rivlin says will start coalition talks next week ■ Arab party set to present demands in coalition talks with Lapid
Tue, 30 Mar 2021 10:40:33 +03:00UN to seek $10 billion as Syrian humanitarian crisis worsens
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres calls Syria a 'living nightmare,' says 60 percent of Syrians are at risk of going hungry
Tue, 30 Mar 2021 10:34:06 +03:00Iran rejects ending 20 percent enrichment before U.S. lifts sanctions
Statement comes after Politico reports that Washington would offer a new proposal to jump-start talks
Tue, 30 Mar 2021 08:46:26 +03:00Coronavirus: Israel free of virus hot spots, data shows, in first in five months
Israeli COVID strain found, but vaccine effective against it ■ Sinai border crossing reopens after a year ■ Health Ministry, emergency services dispute leaves thousands of East Jerusalem Palestinian unvaccinated
Tue, 30 Mar 2021 05:58:38 +03:00Israel election results in Arab communities are a signal to the center-left
For the first time, an Arab party can be kingmaker, and crown a prime minister; Mansour Abbas' demands carry some heft, but he understands this and relishes it
Tue, 30 Mar 2021 00:48:37 +03:00Israeli Health Ministry dispute with emergency services delays COVID vaccine for thousands of Palestinians
Magen David Adom played key role in vaccinating East Jerusalem residents in recent months, but Israel's Health Ministry has stopped working with organization over financial dispute
Mon, 29 Mar 2021 23:57:24 +03:00Protect Israel's natural spaces
Mon, 29 Mar 2021 23:44:21 +03:00Haaretz Cartoon
Mon, 29 Mar 2021 23:38:28 +03:00Gulf sovereign wealth funds eye Israel, but need time to make their first moves
Energy, manufacturing, water, space, health care, agri-tech likely to be prime targets
Mon, 29 Mar 2021 23:19:05 +03:00Israel, a vengeful democracy
Mon, 29 Mar 2021 23:18:40 +03:00Election results: Israel is being held hostage by one person, and it's not Netanyahu
Mon, 29 Mar 2021 23:04:08 +03:00Israel election results: Haredi leaders face dilemma as cracks start to show in support for Netanyahu
Israel election 2021: Netanyahu challenger Sa'ar is already in 'serious talks' with ultra-Orthodox parties, but all those involved in coalition talks still see a fifth election as a likely scenario
Mon, 29 Mar 2021 22:36:34 +03:00Israel issues UAE travel warning, citing Iranian plans to target Israelis abroad
Israeli officials fear Tehran still wants to avenge the killing of Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh
Mon, 29 Mar 2021 22:11:30 +03:00Going against its own strategy, Israel's Labor Ministry unit offering training in low-productivity jobs
New courses violate strategy of focusing on higher-skilled professions
Mon, 29 Mar 2021 21:29:52 +03:00Israeli billboard firm refuses ad for joint Palestinian-Israeli memorial service
'This can cause me losses I cant even contemplate,' the company's CEO says, but organizers argue it may be violating discrimination laws
Mon, 29 Mar 2021 21:01:25 +03:00Israel election results: The Kahanists won even before making it into the Knesset
In its various incarnations, religious Zionism has been dictating for years the conditions of the Palestinian population in the West Bank, which can't vote for the true rulers that shape and endanger their lives
Mon, 29 Mar 2021 20:08:00 +03:00Remember Trump? This is how Netanyahu will look to us when he's no longer in power
Mon, 29 Mar 2021 19:42:41 +03:00Five men charged in rape of intellectually disabled 17-year-old in northern Israel
Investigative findings show one of the accused took the teen to a forest, where his friends were waiting
Mon, 29 Mar 2021 19:40:16 +03:00Israeli ministries fail to archive government files as mandated by law
Some ministries have not been handing over any documents at all
Mon, 29 Mar 2021 19:12:01 +03:00Knesset panel bars digital tracking of COVID patients by Israel's security service
According to Health Ministry data provided to the parliamentary committee, Shin Bet tracking helped identify a mere 2.2 percent of new COVID-19 cases over the past week
Mon, 29 Mar 2021 19:08:21 +03:00Israel’s state-owned water company to provide consulting services to Bahrain
$3 million pact may grow as Gulf emirate faces growing water shortages
Mon, 29 Mar 2021 19:04:53 +03:00Israeli entrepreneur Adam Neumann's final WeWork act: Helping to take the firm public
Co-founder and ousted CEO Neumann played a key role in getting last week's SPAC deal off the ground
Mon, 29 Mar 2021 18:58:25 +03:00Israel election results: Anti-Netanyahu bloc struggles to agree on a candidate for prime minister
Israel election 2021: The leaders of the camp, Lapid and Sa'ar and possibly Bennett, are seeking to oust Netanyahu, but aren't coordinating their efforts. In the meantime, Islamist leader Mansour Abbas wants to play kingmaker
Mon, 29 Mar 2021 18:52:47 +03:00Brooklyn Hasidic rabbi is under investigation for promoting child marriage
While men and women in Hasidic communities typically marry young, marriages are generally not done before the age of 18
Mon, 29 Mar 2021 18:31:11 +03:00Palestinians get 100,000 doses of Chinese-donated COVID vaccines
Authorities have been mounting a limited vaccination drive, using vaccines provided by Israel, Russia, the United Arab Emirates and the global COVAX vaccine-sharing initiative
Mon, 29 Mar 2021 17:52:31 +03:00Police shoot dead knife-wielding mentally disabled Arab man in family's Haifa home
The Justice Ministry is looking into the killing of 33-year-old Munir Anabtawi, who police say tried to stab them
Mon, 29 Mar 2021 17:25:47 +03:00Lebanon could sink like Titanic, parliament speaker says
Lebanon already lacks power generation capacity and homes and businesses have to cope with power cuts for several hours a day, forcing many to turn to private generators
Mon, 29 Mar 2021 17:06:54 +03:00Israel election results: Why it’s proving so hard to form a coalition government
Israel election 2021: Thirteen parties will be represented in the next Knesset, but unless at least one of them retracts a campaign pledge about who it will work with in the next government, a fifth election beckons this summer
Mon, 29 Mar 2021 16:25:42 +03:00Why would a middle-class American take her 9-year-old son and join ISIS?
British investigative journalist Josh Baker thought he'd seen it all. Then he met Samantha Sally, an American who'd traveled to Syria to join ISIS, and created the hit podcast 'I'm Not a Monster' about her story. In an interview with Haaretz, he reve...
Mon, 29 Mar 2021 15:57:43 +03:00From facelifts to facades: The small renovations delivering big rewards in Israeli homes
The coronavirus pandemic has changed how people use their homes. Meeting today's needs with the right renovation can create long-term value, say industry players
Mon, 29 Mar 2021 15:51:00 +03:00Jews in the former Soviet Union eat the most matzah in the world. Here's why
At the top of the chart are Azerbaijan's 8,000 Jews, who consume a provision of 2.7 pounds per person, a ratio nearly three times whats on stock for the average soldier in the Israeli army
Mon, 29 Mar 2021 15:50:24 +03:00Genetics cracks origins of two mysterious people: Scythians and Basques
Genetic analysis shows that while the Scythians seemingly came from several places to the central Asian steppe, the Basques were not big on moving and mixing
Mon, 29 Mar 2021 15:40:32 +03:00Magazine houses: Israelis are following their foreign neighbors into model homes
Israeli developers are importing the foreign trend of selling fully furnished apartments; the buyer shows up with just a suitcase. When does this make sense, and what will it cost you?
Mon, 29 Mar 2021 15:28:06 +03:00COVID turned the home into the office, so Israelis transformed their living spaces
With everybody working from home, how do you create a pleasant workspace without disturbing the rest of the household? Designers offer some suggestions
Mon, 29 Mar 2021 15:17:48 +03:00Israel election results: President Rivlin to meet party heads on forming new government next week
Rivlin has invited the heads of parties to meet with him Monday, the same day the evidentiary stage in Netanyahu's trial starts, and is expected to decide on whom to tap to form the next government two days later
Mon, 29 Mar 2021 15:17:24 +03:00Better than buying? A revolution in Israel's renting market is underway
With almost a third of Israelis renting, established organizations are entering the rental market and starting an upheaval that could turn rented housing from a 'fragile and unequal' market into one that suits young people's needs
Mon, 29 Mar 2021 15:08:49 +03:00Anti-vaxxer contagion: How I tried to save my friends, but failed
I'd been treating the COVID anti-vaxxer conspiracies as a farce, lunacies to laugh about. But then I witnessed their true cost
Mon, 29 Mar 2021 14:24:29 +03:00Dozens slaughtered in besieged Mozambique gas town
Hundreds of people, both local and foreigners, were rescued from the town of Palma, located next to gas projects worth $60 billion
Mon, 29 Mar 2021 13:49:16 +03:00Qatar under fire for human rights abuses as World Cup nears
The Dutch football federation (KNVB) said it was 'absolutely appalling' to see reports that more than 6,500 migrant workers in Qatar from India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka have died in the last decade
Mon, 29 Mar 2021 13:40:12 +03:00Ultra-Orthodox Shas leader Dery says he will back Netanyahu for prime minister
Another ultra-Orthodox factions has declared it will endorse Netanyahu, despite no final world from United Torah Judaism party leader
Mon, 29 Mar 2021 12:42:46 +03:00Birx slams COVID death toll in U.S. under Trump: 'Could have been mitigated'
'There were about 100,000 deaths that came from that original surge,' Birx said. 'All of the rest of them, in my mind, could have been mitigated or decreased substantially'
Mon, 29 Mar 2021 12:27:07 +03:00Jordan keeps Israel's border secure. Netanyahu aides mock a country 'in decline'
A serious crisis is prevailing between Amman and Jerusalem. The recent history with Egypt could attest to what Israel benefits from a stable, friendly Jordan
Mon, 29 Mar 2021 12:17:32 +03:00U.S.-backed Syrian forces raid camp of ISIS families, arrest 9
The Kurdish-led forces said they have nearly 5,000 fighters participating in the operation
Mon, 29 Mar 2021 12:07:03 +03:00How should Biden handle Tehran? These Iranian Americans have some radical ideas
As President Joe Biden and Tehran spar over the terms of return to the nuclear deal, and with China now becoming part of the equation, Iranian Americans are optimistic, concerned, divided and anxious to see what comes next
Mon, 29 Mar 2021 12:05:40 +03:00New HBO series on QAnon offers more Qs than answers
'Q: Into the Storm' is at its best when it avoids diving into rabbit holes, while 'The Last Cruise' barely skims the surface of the world's first global COVID-19 crisis
Mon, 29 Mar 2021 12:00:20 +03:00Israelis want the home from the American dream, and are willing to travel far away to find it
Planning authorities shun the single-family, detached homes, but young couples covet them: The search for a private, spacious property is pushing Israelis to far-flung towns, kibbutzim and settlements
Mon, 29 Mar 2021 11:50:56 +03:00COVID-19: Joint WHO-China study suggests likely source of the virus
The findings were largely as expected and left many questions unanswered, but the report provided in-depth detail on the reasoning behind the teams conclusions
Mon, 29 Mar 2021 11:07:24 +03:00Coronavirus Israel live: Palestinians get 100,000 more vaccine doses
Daily COVID infections in Israel hit nine-month low ■ Israel set to purchase 30 million more COVID vaccines ■ Sinai border to reopen to vaccinated Israelis
Mon, 29 Mar 2021 10:36:05 +03:00A ‘paradise’ is on tap outside an Israeli village, but not necessarily for the poor Arab locals
Jisr al-Zarqa on the Mediterranean coast is one of Israel's poorest places, but with apartments at a new development starting at around $900,000, the village's housing shortage might last a while longer
Mon, 29 Mar 2021 09:07:52 +03:00Shooter at Kansas Jewish centers in 2014 appeals death sentence
Frazier Miller spent nearly an hour during his trial complaining that Jewish people were running the government, media and Federal Reserve. He yelled 'Heil Hitler' when he was sentenced to death
Mon, 29 Mar 2021 09:06:00 +03:00Israeli herd immunity redundant in face of COVID vaccination drive, experts say
Israel vaccine date: Models show that a 55 percent vaccination rate is enough to open the economy and for the pandemic to subside
Mon, 29 Mar 2021 07:37:06 +03:00Suez Canal Authority says traffic resumes after stranded ship refloated
The Ever Given became jammed diagonally across a southern section of the canal in high winds early last Tuesday, halting shipping traffic on the shortest shipping route between Europe and Asia
Mon, 29 Mar 2021 06:36:54 +03:00Israel seeks to purchase 30 million additional COVID vaccine doses for $1 billion
Health Ministry resqust will add to the 25 million doses expected to arrive this year ■ New delivery will apparently not include updated vaccines against new strains ■ Gantz cancels cabinet meeting slated to approve vaccine purchase
Mon, 29 Mar 2021 06:01:58 +03:00Strategic pact with China gives Iran breathing room at a critical time
Meanwhile, many members of Israel's defense establishment have reservations about Netanyahu's tough stance against Jordan
Mon, 29 Mar 2021 04:52:55 +03:00Israel election results: Forming the next government won’t be easy, but Lapid is up to the task
Mon, 29 Mar 2021 04:14:10 +03:00Israel election results: Meet the anti-LGBTQ lawmaker-elect who may help form Netanyahu's coalition
Noam's representatives have emphasized time and again their opposition to LGBTQ and Reform Jews' rights, as well as their will to reform the judiciary system
Mon, 29 Mar 2021 03:23:48 +03:00Netanyahu, Don't endanger the stability with Jordan
Mon, 29 Mar 2021 03:09:55 +03:00Israel's border with Sinai to reopen for first time after a year
Starting Tuesday, up to 300 vaccinated, recovered Israelis will be allowed to cross into Sinai at the Taba border crossing each day through April 12