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Thu, 8 Apr 2021 11:39:40 +03:00Israeli settler assaults left-wing activist after dispute on West Bank grazing land
The attack on Rabbi Arik Ascherman near an unauthorized settlement outpost, which was caught on tape, followed reports on settlers grazing their sheep on Palestinian pastures
Thu, 8 Apr 2021 10:38:33 +03:00U.S. conservatives gave the Israeli right huge political power. When will the left do the same?
Funded by ideologically-driven American conservatives, the new right is redrawing Israel's political map and government policies. The center-left needs to start adopting similar practices or risk being left behind
Thu, 8 Apr 2021 10:32:00 +03:00Egypt signs security agreement with Uganda amid tensions over Ethiopian Nile dam
Uganda, where the Nile begins, and Egypt agree to 'share resourceful intelligence on a regular basis' as tensions over Ethiopia's dam continue
Thu, 8 Apr 2021 10:16:51 +03:00The Holocaust is in my blood: Bearing the scars and stories of survivor grandparents
My Zayde told us about his childhood in Kazimierz, and about burying half-alive bodies in Buchenwald. What it means to be the grandchild of a Holocaust survivor, and to lose them
Thu, 8 Apr 2021 09:41:36 +03:00Israel coronavirus live: Cabinet to lift more restrictions on schools
Israel's COVID cabinet eases restrictions on gatherings ■ Infection rate down after brief uptick ■ Gaza under full lockdown as cases rise
Thu, 8 Apr 2021 06:03:15 +03:00The latest reported Israeli attack on an Iranian ship seems like a deliberate escalation
Unlike previous attacks attributed to Israel, which targeted oil and weapons shipments, the target this time was directly tied to the Iranian Revolutionary Guards
Thu, 8 Apr 2021 01:25:47 +03:00Israel injures four Syrian soldiers in strikes near Damascus, state news reports
SANA quoted an unidentified military official who said Syrian air defenses were able to shoot down most of the missiles, which came from the direction of Lebanon and the Golan Heights, before they hit their targets
Thu, 8 Apr 2021 01:09:15 +03:00Netanyahu trial: News site CEO warned to drop story on PM's wife lest it thwart merger
Walla CEO Ilan Yeshua says he was ordered to remove negative coverage of the prime minister for fear that it would harm merger plans between Walla's parent company, Bezeq, and the satellite TV firm Yes
Thu, 8 Apr 2021 00:18:48 +03:00Massive backups at Israel’s ports taking big toll on local businesses
Some shipping companies are said to be avoiding Haifa and Ashdod due to backup of dozens of ships forced to wait weeks to unload cargo
Thu, 8 Apr 2021 00:07:34 +03:00U.S. ready to partially lift Iran sanctions to push return to nuclear accord
'We are prepared to take the steps necessary to return to compliance with the JCPOA, including by lifting sanctions that are inconsistent with the JCPOA,' said the U.S. State Department
Wed, 7 Apr 2021 23:58:40 +03:00Israel’s COVID recovery won't offset pandemic losses
The forecast of 5% GDP growth in 2021 doesn't tell the full story, with the per capita figure significantly lower
Wed, 7 Apr 2021 23:46:04 +03:00Cease fire, Gallant: Give Israel Prize to radical mathematician
Wed, 7 Apr 2021 23:33:04 +03:00Haaretz Cartoon
Wed, 7 Apr 2021 23:20:19 +03:00Jerusalem approves construction of 540 housing units beyond city’s 1967 lines
The plan, which would expand the Har Homa neighborhood and just needs district-level approval, would help isolate a Palestinian neighborhood and possibly cause a headache for Joe Biden
Wed, 7 Apr 2021 22:54:07 +03:00Israel's El Al plans $105 million share issue to meet bailout terms
The government agrees to a $210 million bailout of El Al, which changed hands in late 2020 and was forced to slash one-third of its staff, or 2,000 workers
Wed, 7 Apr 2021 22:52:32 +03:00Israel's finance minister defies economists on unemployment benefits
Israel Katz's call to preserve benefits spurs fears of continued high unemployment rates
Wed, 7 Apr 2021 22:48:26 +03:00Arabs in Israel are not allowed to be happy. Or sad
Wed, 7 Apr 2021 22:45:46 +03:00Jordan's King Abdullah has bigger concerns than a family feud, and Israel should worry, too
With the kingdom suffering a 24 percent unemployment rate, 1.3 million Syrian refugees and a water shortage that could start a war one day, Israel should think about boosting cooperation with its neighbor
Wed, 7 Apr 2021 22:44:38 +03:00Hamas orders lockdown in Gaza as COVID infections spike
Security agencies say that they will enforce all regulations in Gaza, including prohibitions on gatherings and weddings, as well as any other mass events
Wed, 7 Apr 2021 21:54:24 +03:00Biden speaks to Jordanian king, affirms strong U.S. support
King Abdullah says sedition has been quashed after a rift with his half-brother and former crown prince Hamza, and that the country is now stable and secure
Wed, 7 Apr 2021 21:41:34 +03:00U.S. Jewish organizations decry 'despicable' anti-Arab remarks from Netanyahu ally
Jewish groups issue sharp rebukes after Bezalel Smotrich says that Arabs who do not recognize Jewish rule over Israel 'will not remain here'
Wed, 7 Apr 2021 21:21:12 +03:00Biden resumes U.S. aid to UN agency supporting Palestinian refugees
The resumption of aid is the latest step the Biden administration has undertaken to repair U.S.-Palestinian relations which came to a halt during the Trump administration
Wed, 7 Apr 2021 21:04:28 +03:00JNF to vote on West Bank land purchases – even at isolated settlements
A yes vote on the controversial proposal, which could lead to the expansion of settlements, will send the matter to the JNF's board on April 22
Wed, 7 Apr 2021 20:25:39 +03:00Netanyahu cautions against Iran deal at Holocaust remembrance ceremony
President Rivlin honors survivors who lost their lives to COVID-19 at the ceremony marking the eve of Holocaust Remembrance Day at Yad Vashem
Wed, 7 Apr 2021 20:16:05 +03:00We know the road to Treblinka
Wed, 7 Apr 2021 19:52:11 +03:00High Court denies petition calling for release of Israeli secret service documents on Mizrahi protests
Releasing such materials could reveal the Shin Bet's methods and potentially threat 'national security,' the court said
Wed, 7 Apr 2021 19:31:30 +03:00The devastating Maoist chapter in the life of a prominent Holocaust historian
Admired historian Annette Wieviorka's visit to China in the 1970s as a Maoist student turned her world upside down. 'We saw trucks carrying people with shaved heads, bent over, eyes downcast'
Wed, 7 Apr 2021 19:19:35 +03:00Jordan king, addressing family feud, says 'sedition buried'
The whereabouts of King Abdullah II's half brother, Prince Hamzah, who is at the heart of the dispute, are unknown
Wed, 7 Apr 2021 19:06:47 +03:00Fake news and Holocaust imagery: COVID anti-vaxxers around the world take aim at Israel
With its vaccine success and green passport program in full swing, Israel is finding itself at the center of COVID conspiracy theories old and new from anti-vaccination activists
Wed, 7 Apr 2021 18:45:26 +03:00U.S. to restore about $150 million in aid to Palestinians, sources say
President Joe Biden's administration has made clear it intends to roll back parts of Trump's approach that Palestinians denounced as heavily biased in favor of Israel
Wed, 7 Apr 2021 18:28:30 +03:00Israel closes case against Shin Bet officers for invasive cavity search of Palestinian woman
The prosecution is expected to close the cases against an additional three soldiers, who were suspected of being involved in the 2015 affair
Wed, 7 Apr 2021 18:05:54 +03:00Earliest modern humans in Europe had Neanderthals in the family
Archaeologists identify one of the first women to reach Europe. Her line died out, but three other early humans, in Bulgaria, appear to have descendants today
Wed, 7 Apr 2021 17:32:37 +03:00German volunteers in Israel find themselves ‘welcomed, and even loved’ by Holocaust survivors
These German Christians came to Israel to help Holocaust survivors and chose to stay during the pandemic, forging new connections and engaging with living history
Wed, 7 Apr 2021 17:14:51 +03:00Facebook reveals: The real Iranian disinformation wars
The latest takedown of fake accounts from Facebook shows that a secret war is underway online - but its not between Israel and Iran, but rather Iranians vs Iranians
Wed, 7 Apr 2021 16:36:42 +03:00The British hangman who executed Belsen's most sadistic Nazi women
Albert Pierrepoint, whose task included executing the 'Beast of Belsen' and the 'blonde who beat inmates to death,' wrote after the Holocaust that the death penalty solves nothing
Wed, 7 Apr 2021 16:36:11 +03:00Netanyahu's far-right ally: Israel belongs to the Jews. Arabs who don't recognize that won't stay here
Arab lawmaker Ahmad Tibi responds to Bezalel Smotrich's statement on the eve of Holocaust Remembrance Day. In German
Wed, 7 Apr 2021 15:41:40 +03:00Holocaust facts: Where does the figure of 6 million victims come from?
Considering the amount of original research that has been done in recent decades, is this number still considered accurate by scholars of the subject?
Wed, 7 Apr 2021 15:38:48 +03:00Israel issues five times more demolition orders for Palestinians than settlers
These orders, which cannot be appealed, require those living in areas under full Israeli control to show a building permit within 96 hours, after which Civil Administration can demolish the structure
Wed, 7 Apr 2021 15:36:28 +03:00Holocaust movies: 21 must-see films beyond Schindler's List
Exploring not only what was, but what could have been
Wed, 7 Apr 2021 15:01:28 +03:00Ocasio-Cortez meets with top NYC Jewish group: Talks Israel-Palestinian conflict
Ocasio-Cortez said she objected to the detention of minors. She has praised Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minn., for legislation that would withhold funding from Israel over its detention of Palestinian children
Wed, 7 Apr 2021 14:52:34 +03:00Iran's enriched uranium production speeds up amid hopes to revive deal
As U.S.-Iran Vienna talks hope to bring back nuclear deal, Tehran says enriched uranium production rate is 'up to 40 percent' faster
Wed, 7 Apr 2021 13:32:41 +03:00The floating Iranian Red Sea base Israel hit as naval battle escalates
New York Times quoted an anonymous U.S. official saying Israel informed the U.S. it carried out the attack Tuesday morning on the vessel described as the 'Iranian mothership' in the region
Wed, 7 Apr 2021 13:27:48 +03:00When it comes to vaccinations, my husband thinks it’s better to be in Gaza than the West Bank
Forat is enjoying the sugary breakfast cereal, chocolate milk and processed and sweetened foods she's been getting at school, but Osama's news is even sweeter ■ Post #30
Wed, 7 Apr 2021 12:32:50 +03:00COVID updates: Gaza infection hits all-time high
Israel debates ending outdoor mask mandate ■ Number of serious COVID cases at four-month low ■ 52 percent fully vaccinated ■ High Court rules fines given to protesters during lockdown were illegal
Wed, 7 Apr 2021 12:27:41 +03:00Battle for ancient Yemen desert city now key factor in Iran, U.S. tensions
The fight is also squeezing a pressure point on the most powerful of Americas Gulf Arab allies and ensnarling any U.S. return to Irans nuclear deal
Wed, 7 Apr 2021 12:20:00 +03:00Plan allowing vaccinated tourists into Israel to be approved next week, minister says
In the first phase, Israel would allow organized groups to enter, and then individual tourists at a later date, tourism minister says
Wed, 7 Apr 2021 10:59:16 +03:00Israeli spies-for-hire reportedly posed as Fox News journalists to dig dirt for UAE clients
Daily Beast investigation uncovered a plot in which Israeli private intelligence firm Bluehawk CI employees masqueraded as U.S. and Italian reporters in search of dirt on UAE royals
Wed, 7 Apr 2021 10:32:45 +03:00The second, unknown, sexpionage agent in Israeli nuke spy's entrapment
The Mossad's 'Cindy' is famous for helping abduct Mordechai Vanunu in 1986. But she wasn't the only honey trap
Wed, 7 Apr 2021 10:11:14 +03:00A new definition of antisemitism is out, and the antisemites love it
There's a new left-leaning contender in the raging battle to define antisemitism: The Jerusalem Declaration. But its proponents seem curiously unwilling to actually label anything as antisemitic
Wed, 7 Apr 2021 09:28:19 +03:00Netanyahu trial: PM aides vetted senior appointments at news site, key witness says
Ex-Walla CEO Ilan Yeshua has testified that he was asked by Bezeq's owners to erase all correspondence indicating that the sites coverage had been tilted in Netanyahu's favor
Wed, 7 Apr 2021 09:12:26 +03:00Israel hit Iranian command ship in Red Sea, U.S. official confirms
Israel notified the U.S. of its 'retaliatory' attack on an Iranian ship that serves as a floating base for Red Sea operations, the New York Times reports ■ Iranian Foreign Ministry confirms the attack
Wed, 7 Apr 2021 06:00:28 +03:00Israel election: Netanyahu's latest win proves there's no such thing as the 'anti-Bibi bloc'
Gideon Sa'ar promised Israel a 'new hope,' and termed replacing Netanyahu the most important national mission. But his hope lasted exactly two weeks
Wed, 7 Apr 2021 05:59:57 +03:00In his first post-election speech, 'compassionate' Bennett was nowhere to be found
For months before Israel's election, Naftali Bennett tried to persuade listeners that his priorities had changed completely
Wed, 7 Apr 2021 02:56:44 +03:00Israel election: The president granted a license to the leader of the gang
Wed, 7 Apr 2021 02:37:09 +03:00How Gideon Sa’ar became a darling of Haaretz
Wed, 7 Apr 2021 01:37:35 +03:00Does deputy minister have ties with Haredi charity set to benefit from child safety system law?
Deputy Transportation Minister Uri Maklev advanced a law requiring cars to have a system to prevent children from being forgotten in them. The specifications he gave the Knesset match a system sold by a Haredi charity
Wed, 7 Apr 2021 01:06:48 +03:00Israeli hotels struggle to pivot to local tourists
With most foreign destinations closed and restrictions on children's travel abroad, demand for hotels from domestic Israeli tourists should be off the charts, but it's not
Wed, 7 Apr 2021 00:52:01 +03:00Holocaust Remembrance Day this year: A brotherhood of the inured
Wed, 7 Apr 2021 00:06:10 +03:00Israel election: President Rivlin could have made a different choice
Tue, 6 Apr 2021 23:22:45 +03:00Israel's COVID grants propped up 70,000 'zombie' firms
Many businesses that stopped operating during the pandemic didn't officially shut down in the hope of receiving government funds
Tue, 6 Apr 2021 23:21:29 +03:00Former Israeli central bank regulator joins online investment platform eToro
Hired as deputy CEO and VP-operations, Hedva Ber will develop the company's 'corporate governance, risk management, regulation and corporate responsibility'
Tue, 6 Apr 2021 23:08:26 +03:00Haaretz cartoon
Tue, 6 Apr 2021 23:03:33 +03:00Israel election: Bennett sees slim chances of Netanyahu-led coalition, but set to meet him for negotiations
Sources close to right-wing leader Bennett say he doesn't believe that Netanyahu will be able to form a government after being tasked by the president, and that the anti-Netanyahu camp is more likely to do so
Tue, 6 Apr 2021 22:45:46 +03:00Israeli lawmaker didn't want to sit next to women. The Knesset let him
The ultra-Orthodox lawmaker in question based his request to switch seats on considerations of the Jewish law
Tue, 6 Apr 2021 22:38:11 +03:00Israel's president forgot one thing when he tasked Netanyahu with forming government: the law
Election 2021: President Rivlin's decision to let Netanyahu form a new coalitions doesn't only misinterpret the law, but also disappoints the Israeli public
Tue, 6 Apr 2021 21:18:39 +03:00In Erdogan meeting, EU leaders pledge funds for refugees, berate Turkey over rights
Europe is committed to continue funding for refugees, but refugees' rights issues have absolute priority and are 'non-negotiable,' head of the European Commission says
Tue, 6 Apr 2021 20:54:54 +03:00Gantz says Israel won't interfere in Palestinian elections, but 'won't work with Hamas'
Israel's defense minister says he hopes the Palestinians make the right choice, a week after report said Shin Bet head tried to get Abbas to cancel the May vote
Tue, 6 Apr 2021 20:48:15 +03:00Iranian spy ship targeted by limpet mine in Red sea, Iranian news agency confirms
Israel notified the U.S. of retaliatory attack on Iranian spy ship, the New York Times reported overnight Tuesday, citing a U.S. official speaking on condition of anonymity
Tue, 6 Apr 2021 20:47:26 +03:00Suez Canal may enlarge southern part of waterway where ship was stranded
After the recent grounding of the Ever Given, Suez Canal Authority is exploring the purchase of cranes that could potentially offload cargo as well as expending the southern segment of the waterway
Tue, 6 Apr 2021 20:35:42 +03:00Helen Mirren to star as former Israeli premier Golda Meir in new biopic
Production on 'Golda,' set during the Israel's 1973 Yom Kippur War, is set begin later this year
Tue, 6 Apr 2021 19:30:33 +03:00Iran says indirect nuclear talks with U.S. were 'constructive,' next meeting on Friday
Top Iranian negotiator reiterates Tehran's position that it will not suspend uranium enrichment
Tue, 6 Apr 2021 19:26:07 +03:00Israel reopens its borders to some non-residents after a year of COVID restrictions. Here's who can enter
Foreigners have to be fully vaccinated or recovered from COVID-19 to come into Israel, and they must obtain approval in advance from the authorities
Tue, 6 Apr 2021 19:20:32 +03:00Sudanese committee to reclaim Bashir-era assets sees progress, faces criticism
The task force is due to operate until the end of the transition to democratic rule after the overthrow of Bashir, who dominated Sudanese politics for 30 years before a popular uprising
Tue, 6 Apr 2021 19:17:13 +03:00As a new Israeli parliament is sworn in, president urges unity, Netanyahu pleads with rivals to 'stop boycotts'
Knesset speaker from Netanyahu's party takes a jab at Israel's judiciary in opening speech, saying 'democracy is better than a regime of judges who intervene without authority'
Tue, 6 Apr 2021 19:10:50 +03:00France reports 5,626 people in intensive care with COVID-19, new 2021 high
Meanwhile, coronavirus-related deaths worldwide passed 3 million
Tue, 6 Apr 2021 19:01:13 +03:00Top official in Nazi secret police evaded trial by working for U.S., German intel, declassified docs show
Documents released as part new documentary reveal the CIA and West German intelligence services shielded former head of Gestapo in Vienna, despite his involvement in crimes against humanity during the Holocaust
Tue, 6 Apr 2021 18:27:30 +03:00What happens when women run the economy? We're about to find out
Women leaders can bring fresh perspective to economic policy, experts say
Tue, 6 Apr 2021 18:15:42 +03:00Sudanese cabinet votes to repeal Israel boycott law after normalization deal
The cabinet decision on the 1958 law that forbade diplomatic and business relations with Israel still needs parliamentary approval
Tue, 6 Apr 2021 18:11:35 +03:00Birds migrating over Israel are changing their timing, and other climate change briefs
Pond scum poisons are reaching the air, and the Antarctic is providing a terrifying clue for our future
Tue, 6 Apr 2021 17:20:02 +03:00Abu Dhabi's Etihad starts direct passenger flights to Israel
Flights on the new route, which connect two rapidly-vaccinating countries, will start at twice a week, and Etihad expects high demand
Tue, 6 Apr 2021 17:10:49 +03:00Egypt, Sudan accuse Ethiopia after 'last chance' talks on Nile dam fail
Cairo says talks in Kinshasa that ended with no progress 'reveal Ethiopia's lack of political will to negotiate in good faith'
Tue, 6 Apr 2021 15:32:16 +03:00Israeli archaeologists crack mystery of cave paintings done in the dark
Some of the most beautiful Paleolithic cave art is in the pitch-black depths of cave systems, so who were they drawing for?
Tue, 6 Apr 2021 15:21:19 +03:00Netanyahu will try to use his mandate from President Rivlin to push for a fifth election
The anti-Bibi bloc is in a better position to form a government, but Netanyahu now has four weeks to try to lure defectors and secure a Knesset majority
Tue, 6 Apr 2021 14:56:29 +03:00Mark the date: The exact moment when Bibi launched the rebellion
Tue, 6 Apr 2021 14:29:16 +03:00Bennett says will strive for stable right-wing government, prevent fifth election
After President Rivlin tasks Netanyahu with forming government, Bennett says won't lead a 'left-wing' coalition ■ Smotrich: Support from Islamist UAL party will lead to more Arabs voting, left-wing control
Tue, 6 Apr 2021 14:22:12 +03:00Shortly before her death, Eva revealed the diary she wrote at Bergen-Belsen
Holocaust survivor Eva Livne surprised her family with a heartbreaking diary she wrote starting in the concentration camp and ending in a Kibbutz: I survived. I went through hell
Tue, 6 Apr 2021 14:20:07 +03:00COVID-19 prevention: Why you should still wear a mask even after your vaccination
Getting on an airplane? CDC urges travelers to delay trips until after they are vaccinated
Tue, 6 Apr 2021 14:06:38 +03:00Iran and U.S. begin talks to revive nuke deal
While Tehran has repeatedly rebuffed 'direct and indirect negotiations' with its old foe, Washington said on Monday it expected the talks to be difficult
Tue, 6 Apr 2021 13:59:21 +03:00Attempt to reclaim Polish building leads to gigantic underground Nazi factory
American writer Menachem Kaiser never thought his journey would lead him into one of the most impressive engineering enterprises launched during the war by the Nazi regime - and introduce him to a special relative
Tue, 6 Apr 2021 13:24:48 +03:00Jordan bans media coverage of royal rift, Saudi reaffirms support
In unprecedented public criticism, Hamza, who was crown prince until King Abdullah removed him from the post in 2004, accused Jordan's leaders of corruption and serving only their own interests
Tue, 6 Apr 2021 13:21:40 +03:00New audio undermines Jordan's claims of foreign plot
Audio appears to capture the explosive meeting between Prince Hamzah and the army chief of staff that triggered a rare public rift in the highest echelons of the royal family
Tue, 6 Apr 2021 13:18:41 +03:00Netanyahu is now more desperate and dangerous than ever before
Netanyahu understands that if he fails in the next 28 days to form a government, he isn't facing a fifth election
Tue, 6 Apr 2021 13:12:43 +03:00Michigan coronavirus cases at record, tops daily tally among U.S. states
Nationwide, new virus infections were up for a third week in a row and hospitalizations also broke an 11-week streak of falling admissions
Tue, 6 Apr 2021 12:59:25 +03:00Twitter mistakenly suspends Marjorie Taylor Greene, again
The Georgia Republican, who has in the past promoted violence against Democrats and conspiracy theories about QAnon and the 9/11 attacks, was unable to post to her account during the hours-long suspension
Tue, 6 Apr 2021 12:50:11 +03:00Global COVID-19 death toll surpasses 3 million amid new infections resurgence
Worldwide COVID-19 deaths are rising once again, especially in Brazil and India
Tue, 6 Apr 2021 12:44:48 +03:00The young Jewish women who fought the Nazis – and why you’ve never heard of them
A powerful new book, 'The Light of Days,' reveals the tragic and audacious stories of fearless Polish women in Jewish resistance movements. Author Judy Batalion explains how a chance discovery helped changed her perception of the Holocaust
Tue, 6 Apr 2021 11:51:52 +03:00Israel election results: President Rivlin tasks Netanyahu with trying to form government
Rivlin says no candidate had real chance of forming new Israeli government, but picks Netanyahu as he had the most endorsements 52, vs. Yair Lapid's 45 and Naftali Bennett's seven
Tue, 6 Apr 2021 10:55:06 +03:00Israel’s plan against a cyberattack doomsday scenario
In a new report, Israel's cyber authority details threats from the pandemic year - and lays out plan against massive attack on Israel
Tue, 6 Apr 2021 09:53:48 +03:00Bennett, Lapid holding intensive coalition talks in last-ditch effort to block Netanyahu
Israel election results ■ Yamina's Naftali Bennett is trying to diminish the appearance of his cooperation with left-wing parties in a potential joint government
Tue, 6 Apr 2021 09:34:00 +03:00Netanyahu trial: Key witness says he was 'instructed to destroy evidence, coordinate versions'
In second day of testimony, former Bezeq's Walla News CEO described in court how Bezeq owners urged him to wipe out his phones' memory after a police investigation had began