Times Of Israel
Wed, 31 Mar 2021 08:26:56 +0000COVID reinfection hits 1 in a 1,000, variants may fuel it, Israeli study finds
Largest study in world followed about a fifth of COVID-positive Israelis after recovery, and found 154 got reinfected, indicating immunity is high but far from absolute
Wed, 31 Mar 2021 07:58:38 +0000Lapid said ready to be 2nd in rotation with Bennett but won’t let him form gov’t
Yesh Atid party head reportedly worried that if Yamina chair is tasked by Rivlin with assembling coalition, he may then join forces with Netanyahu rather than work to replace him
Wed, 31 Mar 2021 06:19:36 +0000US said open to crafting road map back to Iran nuclear deal, as progress stalls
Biden administration officials quoted saying indirect communication, political disputes and Iran's upcoming election have hindered progress, as Tehran demands full sanction removal
Wed, 31 Mar 2021 04:30:59 +0000Receiving official election results, Rivlin calls for ‘unusual collaborations’
President says his main consideration in picking PM candidate next week will be their odds of forming a Knesset-backed government, laments political crisis harming democracy
Wed, 31 Mar 2021 02:45:10 +0000Israeli woman arrested in Montana for suspected double homicide
US authorities suspect that Orit Oged, two others murdered a couple in California in November
Wed, 31 Mar 2021 02:02:19 +0000Netanyahu slammed Ra’am as a potential partner for Gantz in 2019 post
Prime minister called a government backed by Arab party a 'danger to Israel'; both his Likud party and its opponents have courted Ra'am leader since last week's election
Wed, 31 Mar 2021 00:44:01 +0000The new G20 women’s group leader is an Italian Jew who revolutionized statistics
Gender studies pioneer Linda Laura Sabbadini re-envisioned her field through a human lens; now she's advocating on behalf of women to the world's most influential heads of state
Wed, 31 Mar 2021 00:42:21 +0000Turning page on Trump, US vows to defend human rights everywhere
Biden's State Department presents first human rights report, criticizing former administration's approach and taking aim at allies, including Egypt and Saudi Arabia
Wed, 31 Mar 2021 00:12:13 +0000PBS postpones documentary on evangelicals and Israel for ‘editorial review’
Broadcaster delays release of 'Til Kingdom Come' after accusations from pro-Israel watchdog group that director misleadingly spliced together two parts of Trump speech
Tue, 30 Mar 2021 23:15:37 +0000Leader of extremist ultra-Orthodox sect Lev Tahor arrested in Guatemala
Yaakov Weinstein reportedly detained on suspicion of kidnapping children
Tue, 30 Mar 2021 22:53:25 +0000Three held in Italy over fake kidnapping by jihadists that turned real
Italian businessman also charged after attempting to fake his own capture for ransom money, then actually being kidnapped and held in Syria for three years
Tue, 30 Mar 2021 22:37:22 +0000267 in 2020: Iran ‘obsessively’ carrying out executions, rights groups say
Report by activists says Islamic Republic using death penalty less in recent years, but still leads world in per capita executions, usually after torture
Tue, 30 Mar 2021 22:07:03 +0000Netanyahu blames Gantz for potential vaccine shortage in latest political spat
In 1st appearance since election night, PM warns Israel will lose its spot in 'vaccine line'; Blue and White head says he's 'lying,' blocking justice minister appointment
Tue, 30 Mar 2021 21:34:30 +0000Sa’ar tells Lapid to ‘step aside’ to let Bennett be PM, before it’s ‘too late’
Yesh Atid head responds that parties must first recommend he form gov't, so Netanyahu isn't tasked to do so; after that, 'everything's on the table'; Sa'ar: You've got it backwards
Tue, 30 Mar 2021 20:55:30 +0000US military account mysteriously tweets ‘;l;;gmlxzssaw’
Twitter users speculate if message was a typo or the nuclear launch codes; official response blames a small child