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Mon, 12 Apr 2021 11:58:41 +03:00
Yemen's Houthis say attacked Saudi Aramco refineries in Jeddah and Jubail; no Saudi confirmation
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Mon, 12 Apr 2021 10:40:53 +03:00
My mom is Moroccan, my dad was Ashkenazi. It was clear which culture would prevail
Their marriage lasted two years, but it shaped my mother's identity and influenced her all her life, trapping her between two worlds

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 09:29:13 +03:00
Netanyahu trial resumes with fourth day of ex-news site chief's testimony
Last week, ex-Walla CEO Ilan Yeshua testified that he was ordered to remove a story from the site deemed unflattering of PM's wife so it won't hurt merger for parent company Bezeq

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 07:40:20 +03:00
Iran's FM blames Israel for Natanz blast; nuke program 'set back 9 months'
Iranian FM vows revenge against 'Zionists' after attack on Natanz nuclear site attributed to Israel

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 06:03:49 +03:00
Israel High Court overrules Education Ministry decision against pluralistic Jewish NGOs
'This ruling is a major milestone in the struggle on behalf of teaching liberal, pluralistic and secular Judaism in state schools,' said the Israel Religious Action Center

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 06:03:21 +03:00
Israel indicts Palestinian, refuses to let him enter, then falsely arrests him
The legal proceedings have been underway for about two years and the man did not appear for hearings because his requests for an entry permit were rejected three times, lawyer says

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 05:59:48 +03:00
Jewish National Fund pushes forward plan to legalize West Bank land purchases
The controversial proposal, still pending a vote by the organization's board, would apply retroactively to several purchases already made, using money earmarked for buying land in 'Jerusalem and the periphery'

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 00:10:32 +03:00
If economics ruled, the anti-Netanyahu bloc would be forming Israel's next government
The economic profile of Yamina and New Hope voters are more similar to those parties seeking to oust Netanyahu, than to those of the right

Sun, 11 Apr 2021 23:54:15 +03:00
New venture capital fund aims to become Israel’s space-tech pioneer
'Israel is already known as Startup Nation, but we need to become Space Nation,' says Lior Herman, a founding partner of Type 5, a new Israeli venture capital fund raising $110M to invest in space-technology startups

Sun, 11 Apr 2021 23:51:21 +03:00
The Netanyahu era will one day end. But what will follow might be worse

Sun, 11 Apr 2021 23:46:59 +03:00
Israel, a country fleeing its past

Sun, 11 Apr 2021 23:45:13 +03:00
As Iran's election nears, the regime is trying to figure out what to do with social media
With less than 100 days to go, Tehran wants to boost voter turnout to gain public legitimacy. But the government fears that opening up social media could lead to its undoing

Sun, 11 Apr 2021 23:37:00 +03:00
Why are 700,000 doses of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine meant for Israel being held up?
The country's most critical business deals are currently being handled as if it were a dysfunctional neighborhood grocery

Sun, 11 Apr 2021 23:29:48 +03:00
Witnesses refute Israeli army's claim Palestinian killed by soldiers tried to run them over
Two eyewitnesses, including Osama Mansour's wife, say he wasn't speeding toward the soldiers at a checkpoint south of Ramallah. The Israeli army said it's looking into the incident

Sun, 11 Apr 2021 23:25:15 +03:00
Netanyahu prosecutor planned to resign and seek court appointment
Judith Tirosh froze her candidacy after two lawmakers from Prime Minister Netanyahu's party were made members of the Judicial Appointments Committee

Sun, 11 Apr 2021 23:23:28 +03:00
Haaretz Cartoon

Sun, 11 Apr 2021 23:22:46 +03:00
Police investigating assault of gay man in central Israel by more than a dozen assailants
LGBTQ rights group reported a 27-percent increase in acts of hate and violence against members of the community in the past year

Sun, 11 Apr 2021 22:37:12 +03:00
Family of Palestinian teen who lost an eye blame Israeli sponge-tipped bullet
The 14-year-old's cousin tells Haaretz that the two were in a store in Hebron, saw five or six uniformed soldiers clashing with young men who were throwing stones and 'suddenly one of the soldiers shot at us'

Sun, 11 Apr 2021 22:13:08 +03:00
Where the first Reform rabbi to serve in the Knesset, Gilad Kariv, draws the line
In an interview with Haaretz, Kariv, past leader of the Israeli Reform movement, talks about relations with ultra-Orthodox lawmakers, what he aims to achieve as a lawmaker, and Israel's relations with the U.S.

Sun, 11 Apr 2021 21:40:53 +03:00
How much can Netanyahu squeeze the lemon that is Pfizer CEO?

Sun, 11 Apr 2021 20:57:22 +03:00
Egypt prosecutors find gross negligence behind deadly train crash
18 people died and dozens, including children, were injured in the March crash of two passenger trains south of Cairo

Sun, 11 Apr 2021 20:55:18 +03:00
German far-right AfD bids to win back voters with anti-lockdown campaign
AfD delegates backed a coronavirus resolution with the slogan 'Germany. But normal', which includes rejecting wearing masks in day-care centers and schools and ending 'disproportionate' lockdown measures

Sun, 11 Apr 2021 20:49:27 +03:00
Before Helen Mirren plays Golda Meir, here are 7 other movies about Israeli prime ministers
Just a month after a new TV series and less than a week after a biopic with Helen Mirren about the Israel's only female PM were annonced, here are seven other stars Jewish and non who have played Israeli prime ministers

Sun, 11 Apr 2021 20:48:14 +03:00
Archaeologists identify medieval Jewish homes in Oxford – by what’s not there
Excavation by a church in the heart of Oxford finds strange layer with no sign of swine, and pots in which only kosher animals were cooked

Sun, 11 Apr 2021 20:41:23 +03:00
Netanyahu appoints ally to head key Knesset committee until new government is formed
Likud lawmaker Miki Zohar will chair the influential Arrangements Committee, which decides on the composition of parliamentary panels, and sets the Knesset's agenda as long as a caretaker government is in place

Sun, 11 Apr 2021 20:14:29 +03:00
How J Street could become more influential than ever in the Biden era
After four years in opposition, the left-wing Jewish organization now has the ear of the party in power. Its upcoming annual conference will focus on how to restrict Israel's use of U.S. aid in the occupied territories

Sun, 11 Apr 2021 19:45:20 +03:00
In GOP strongholds, a big push on ‘culture war’ legislation
The Human Rights Campaign, the nations largest LGBTQ rights group, said its been alarmed by the record number of bills imposing restrictions on transgender people - over 100 filed so far this year

Sun, 11 Apr 2021 18:18:07 +03:00
Iran's atomic energy agency says Natanz facility hit by 'nuclear terrorism'
Top nuclear official didn't say who Tehran accuses of the alleged cyberattack, which hit the facility a day after it started advanced enrichment. Netanyahu: Israel has become 'a global power' in the fight against Iran

Sun, 11 Apr 2021 17:58:11 +03:00
Iran reports 258 coronavirus deaths Sunday, in highest daily toll since December
Health minister warns about more fatalities if Iranians fail to adhere to regulations

Sun, 11 Apr 2021 17:56:46 +03:00
Libya's new PM to hold talks with Erdogan in Turkey on Monday
Prior to Libya's unity government, Ankara had backed the GNA, signing a maritime demarcation agreement and a military cooperation accord under which Turkey sent military advisers and trainers to Tripoli

Sun, 11 Apr 2021 17:53:27 +03:00
Intimidation. Extortion. Eviction: This is the brutal reality for Palestinians in Silwan, Jerusalem
I'm a Palestinian community organizer in East Jerusalem's Silwan neighborhood. Let me show you what it's like to be besieged by settlers and under constant attack by the Israeli authorities

Sun, 11 Apr 2021 17:00:29 +03:00
Anne Beatts remembered as courageous and witty by fellow SNL writer
'She was witty, and she was good at editing. It was a good team,' Rosie Shuster said of Beatts, who died Wednesday at age 74

Sun, 11 Apr 2021 16:40:31 +03:00
A prehistoric Saudi Arabian loved a dog 6,000 years ago
Dogs joined households in the Levant well over 12,000 years ago, but this crippled canine is the earliest evidence of dog domestication in the Arabian Peninsula

Sun, 11 Apr 2021 16:27:41 +03:00
Justice Department: 'Boogaloo' members tried to thwart probe into officer's killing
The men are accused of conspiring to destroy communications and other records about the May 29, 2020, killing of federal security officer David Patrick Underwood and attempted murder of his partner

Sun, 11 Apr 2021 15:51:05 +03:00
‘Clear the Capitol,’ Pence pleaded, timeline of riot shows
'We need help,' elsewhere in the building, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi were making a dire appeal to military leaders to deploy the National Guard

Sun, 11 Apr 2021 15:39:46 +03:00
Senate filibuster’s racist past fuels arguments for its end
Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell recently declared it 'fake history' to suggest a racial component to the filibuster practice

Sun, 11 Apr 2021 15:35:23 +03:00
ADL chief calls for Tucker Carlson’s ouster after Fox News host endorses white supremacist conspiracy theory
Anti-extremism watchdogs said Carlsons comments echo an idea popular among white supremacists that has inspired multiple antisemitic and extremist attacks

Sun, 11 Apr 2021 15:28:09 +03:00
Israeli cyberattack caused mysterious accident at Iran’s Natanz, previous reports indicate
As Iran keeps violating the terms of the nuclear deal during talks with world powers, it seems as if the escalation between Israel and the Islamic Republic is going up a notch

Sun, 11 Apr 2021 15:19:34 +03:00
Trump rips 'dumb son of a bitch' McConnell while pledging to help the GOP in 2022
Speaking at an invite-only RNC gathering at the Mar-a-Lago, Trump also expressed his disappointment in former VP Mike Pence for not doing more to overturn the 2020 election

Sun, 11 Apr 2021 15:08:56 +03:00
Iranian terror: An immediate threat to Israeli interests in India
Iran, unnerved by Delhi's pivot towards Israel and the Gulf, increasingly poses a concrete terrorist threat to Israeli interests in India, thanks to its robust intelligence footprint and willing proxies. India's government can no longer afford to loo...

Sun, 11 Apr 2021 15:03:32 +03:00
Jordan's king Abdullah and estranged prince Hamza make first joint appearance since rift
Abdullah has addressed the public feud with his half-brother as an attempted 'sedition' that caused him shock, anger and pain

Sun, 11 Apr 2021 14:06:59 +03:00
The place where Netanyahu's efforts to form a coalition hit a wall of suspicion
The prime minister is trying to convince Israel's far right to join a coalition that will rely on cooperation with the Islamists. But practical issues surrounding the Bedouin communities in the Negev are complicating his political maneuvers

Sun, 11 Apr 2021 13:45:30 +03:00
UAE picks first Arab woman for astronaut training
Emirati national Nora al-Matrooshi will join NASA's 2021 Astronaut Candidate Class in the United States

Sun, 11 Apr 2021 11:40:22 +03:00
Prof.: Denying me the Israel Prize is delegitimization of left
Presidents of Israeli universities rebuke Israeli Education Minister Yoav Gallant for withholding the prize from Prof. Oded Goldreich over his alleged support for BDS. 'If I supported BDS I would not have agreed to accept the prize,' he says

Sun, 11 Apr 2021 11:18:00 +03:00
Coronavirus Israel live: South African strain can 'break through' Pfizer vaccine, study says
Israeli vaccine data shows it may not be as effective against South African strain ■ COVID cabinet eases restrictions on schools ■ Infection rate down after brief uptick

Sun, 11 Apr 2021 11:06:52 +03:00
South African variant can 'break through' Pfizer vaccine, Israeli study says
Israeli vaccine study, researchers caution, had only a small sample size of people infected with the South African variant because of its rarity here

Sun, 11 Apr 2021 10:35:13 +03:00
Israeli bus pelted with stones, torched in East Jerusalem neighborhood
Police arrest three suspects, two of them minors, in Isawiyah

Sun, 11 Apr 2021 09:08:22 +03:00
Israel will work closely with U.S. on any new Iran deal, Gantz tells counterpart Austin
In a joint statement, Austin says the Biden administration will continue ensuring Israel's 'qualitative military edge' in the Middle East as part of a 'strong commitment to Israel'

Sun, 11 Apr 2021 08:57:34 +03:00
Israel tells ICC it has no jurisdiction to probe alleged war crimes
In March ICC prosecutor Fatou Bensouda announced it would investigate Israel and Hamas for possible war crimes committed in the territories since June 2014

Sun, 11 Apr 2021 08:20:23 +03:00
Accident hit Natanz nuke site. Top Iranian official blames 'sabotage'
Iran nuclear incident comes day after Tehran said it had begun enriching uranium with advanced centrifuges at Natanz

Sun, 11 Apr 2021 00:16:40 +03:00
Israel police's attack on parliamentary immunity

Sun, 11 Apr 2021 00:09:37 +03:00
Yoav Gallant does not deserve to be Israel’s education minister

Sat, 10 Apr 2021 23:56:00 +03:00
How Russian and Arab Israelis ‘castled’

Sat, 10 Apr 2021 23:54:47 +03:00
Netanyahu pressures far-right ally, prepares for yet another Israeli election
As coalition talks stall, Likud weighs narrow government relying on both far-right extremist Bezalel Smotrich and Islamist Mansour Abbas

Sat, 10 Apr 2021 23:54:14 +03:00
Colonialism in the Israel State archives

Sat, 10 Apr 2021 23:21:07 +03:00
Haaretz Cartoon

Sat, 10 Apr 2021 22:33:50 +03:00
In about-face, Israeli university heads decide to admit settlement university to joint body
After a nearly decade-long dispute, Association of University Heads admits Ariel University located in West Bank settlement

Sat, 10 Apr 2021 20:46:57 +03:00
Famed Egyptian archaeologist reveals details of 3,000-year-old lost city
Zahi Hawass says recently unearthed ancient city is the most important discovery for Egyptologists since the tomb of Tutankhamun was found in 1922

Sat, 10 Apr 2021 19:59:35 +03:00
Israelis resume anti-Netanyahu protests after PM tasked with forming government
Demonstrators return to Jerusalem for the first time since last month's election after Netanyahu was tasked with forming the next government

Sat, 10 Apr 2021 17:54:48 +03:00
Myanmar security forces kill over 80 anti-coup protesters, monitor says
Monitoring group says troops used rifle grenades to break up protest in town of Bago, as military rulers say they will hold elections within two years

Sat, 10 Apr 2021 14:15:42 +03:00
Iran has begun enriching uranium with advanced centrifuges at Natanz, Rohani says
On the backdrop of Vienna talks to revive 2015 nuclear accord, Rohani says that Tehran has started the second stage of producing heavy water needed to produce nuclear weapons at Arak Nuclear Plant

Sat, 10 Apr 2021 10:48:44 +03:00
Iran showed some seriousness in Vienna talks, but not enough, U.S. official says
Earlier, the UN atomic watchdog flagged a new breach by Iran of its nuclear deal with major powers on the day those powers met to revive the agreement

Sat, 10 Apr 2021 01:46:48 +03:00
Amid nuclear talks, UN watchdog reports new Iranian breach of deal
The breach has to do with Iran's stockpile of enriched uranium, which could be enriched further to weapons-grade material suitable for nuclear bombs

Sat, 10 Apr 2021 01:24:42 +03:00
Biden calls for funding to probe white supremacist beliefs at immigration agencies
The additional funding would ensure that workforce complaints 'including those related to white supremacy or ideological and non-ideological beliefs' are investigated quickly

Sat, 10 Apr 2021 00:46:57 +03:00
Two killed in suspected family feud shooting in Israeli Arab town
Two youths were injured in the incident ■ In a separate incident, a man was shot dead in a Bedouin village in the north

Sat, 10 Apr 2021 00:18:09 +03:00
'How can we not be tense?' Turkey's coronavirus infections soar
Turkey has adopted fresh stay-at-home orders for weekends and will halt dining at restaurants starting Tuesday for the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan, as infections mount

Fri, 9 Apr 2021 21:28:49 +03:00
Pfizer requests FDA approval for COVID vaccine for teens after successful trials
The U.S. pharmaceutical giant announced last month that their clinical trials found the jab to be safe for 12- to 15-year-olds in clinical trials, with Israel anticipated to be among the first countries to push ahead with inoculations

Fri, 9 Apr 2021 21:23:53 +03:00
Blockchain art? This Israeli designer wants to turn NFT into real art
Boasting past clients like Nike, Apple and Xiaomi, Israeli digital artist Yam Ben Adiva wants to go beyond the non-fungible token craze and merge the physical and digital. Meanwhile, an Israeli firm is eyeing the local marketplace

Fri, 9 Apr 2021 20:54:00 +03:00
Israel refused transgender prisoner's request to transfer to women's jail, citing 'masculine appearance'
The woman was held for 10 days in isolation in a men's prison, despite a medical opinion stating she should be treated as a woman

Fri, 9 Apr 2021 20:46:43 +03:00
Despite Saudi reforms, rights group says many still face death penalty for crimes committed while minors
80 percent of people in death penalty trials as minors still at risk of execution, a year after Saudi Arabia announced major reforms to the criminal code

Fri, 9 Apr 2021 20:01:07 +03:00
Iran is on its way to a new nuclear deal, but who will sign it?
In a catch-22, Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei might want to postpone a new agreement to help conservatives in the upcoming Iranian presidential election, but a new conservative president might oppose a new agreement

Fri, 9 Apr 2021 19:01:16 +03:00
Israeli police officer who beat lawmaker claims he was attacked first
The Joint List's Ofer Cassif says officers at Sheikh Jarrah were 'going wild, not letting people demonstrate' as weekly protest in support of the neighborhood's Palestinian residents draws large crowd

Fri, 9 Apr 2021 18:00:55 +03:00
Muslim leaders are on a myth-busting mission on COVID vaccines over Ramadan
Misconceptions are abounding on whether Muslims can receive the coronavirus jab while fasting. Imams resoundingly tell their communities they can

Fri, 9 Apr 2021 17:41:34 +03:00
EU-brokered Iran nuclear talks progressing, but sanctions remain a sticking point
While Iran is calling for an end to all Trump-era sanctions, the U.S. is only prepared to lift 'sanctions that are inconsistent with the JCPOA' in the latest round of indirect talks

Fri, 9 Apr 2021 17:28:07 +03:00
'End assimilation': Cars vandalized, racist graffiti sprayed in northern Israeli Bedouin village
Israeli police are investigating the incident as a hate crime after 20 vehicles had their tires slashed, in the second such anti-Arab attack within the Green Line in weeks

Fri, 9 Apr 2021 17:04:29 +03:00
Israeli leaders mourn Prince Philip, who 'served the U.K. with honor and devotion'
Politicians extended their condolences to the British royal family after the passing of Prince Philip, who Netanyahu said 'will be much missed in Israel and across the world'

Fri, 9 Apr 2021 16:43:28 +03:00
Sensitive Israeli operation leaked to foreign media a day before it was carried out
Information about the elite army unit's operation in an enemy country was passed on to media by a source who was unaware of a decision to postpone it by a day

Fri, 9 Apr 2021 16:20:37 +03:00
The sudden visit to COVID victims' families that sparked Jordan's royal rift
Prince Hamzah's March 14 visit to the city of Salt was, in the words of a senior establishment figure, the 'straw that broke the camels back'

Fri, 9 Apr 2021 15:36:07 +03:00
Homeless man convicted of attacking anti-Netanyahu protester in Tel Aviv sentenced to prison
The man pleaded guilty to the crime of 'assaulting an elderly person and causing substantial injury' and was sentenced to almost a year in prison as part of the plea bargain deal

Fri, 9 Apr 2021 15:35:16 +03:00
Joint List lawmakers who altered official oath wording may face sanctions, says Knesset legal adviser
Four Balad and Hadash lawmakers who staged symbolic protest at Tuesday's inaugural Knesset session risk losing significant salary benefits for deviating from officially worded commitment to Israel and the Knesset

Fri, 9 Apr 2021 14:07:40 +03:00
Britain's Prince Philip has died at 99, Buckingham Palace says
The Duke of Edinburgh married Queen Elizabeth in 1947 and played a key role in modernizing the monarchy following WWII

Fri, 9 Apr 2021 13:19:40 +03:00
Under pressure over Xinjiang, China takes aim at overseas Uighurs, academics
Beijing has repeatedly attempted to discredit Uighurs abroad who speak to the media as well as targeting individual think tank analysts, journalists and academics with sanctions

Fri, 9 Apr 2021 12:50:00 +03:00
'A coffeehouse that pierces through what is forbidden:' Clubhouse becomes sensation in Arab world
Hundreds of thousands in the Arab world are turning to the audio chat app to mock and vent against longtime rulers, debate sensitive issues or argue where to find the best and cheapest shawarma

Fri, 9 Apr 2021 11:11:28 +03:00
Education Minister: We must check if Israel Prize winner's renunciation of BDS is 'sincere'
Presidents of Israeli universities rebuke Gallant for withholding the prize from Prof. Oded Goldreich over his alleged support for BDS. Goldreich denies his support for the movement

Fri, 9 Apr 2021 10:34:24 +03:00
U.S. Defense Secretary Austin to meet with Netanyahu, Gantz, in first visit by Biden official
This visit will 'reaffirm the enduring U.S. commitment to the U.S.-Israel strategic partnership and Israels Qualitative Military Edge'

Fri, 9 Apr 2021 06:01:03 +03:00
Iran's retaliation to Israel at sea has been largely symbolic. That could change
Much has been written about the Iranian ship Israel struck. No less important is the timing

Fri, 9 Apr 2021 06:00:39 +03:00
Netanyahu's political troubles could reverberate across Mideast
Turbulence in the coming weeks may not be confined to coalition-building ■ A routine medical checkup for Palestinian president, a possible emergency for Israel ■ Israel's vaccine drive slows down, but that's not necessarily bad news

Fri, 9 Apr 2021 06:00:16 +03:00
Netanyahu's corruption trial shows he received something far more valuable than money
Testimony of former news site CEO shows that for years a bribery culture dominated Israels largest media company

Fri, 9 Apr 2021 05:58:58 +03:00
Netanyahu liable to concoct ‘national emergency’ to keep himself in power
The fear that should now be nesting within the breast of every Israeli is of extreme moves by Netanyahu

Fri, 9 Apr 2021 00:56:03 +03:00
Italian PM calls Erdogan a 'dictator' after not giving female EU president a chair during meeting
'I absolutely do not agree with Erdogan's behavior towards President von der Leyen,' Draghi says, referring to an earlier meeting between EU leaders and Erdogan

Thu, 8 Apr 2021 23:53:07 +03:00
What's really behind the Israeli Arab political revolution
Pothole politics rather than Palestine now top the agenda. Are Israeli Jews ready for the change?

Thu, 8 Apr 2021 23:50:52 +03:00
In a democracy, the prime minister cannot skew the media

Thu, 8 Apr 2021 23:48:58 +03:00
Naftali Bennett vs. Naftali Bennett

Thu, 8 Apr 2021 23:47:31 +03:00
These Israelis all had big dreams, then COVID came
Four Israelis tell their stories about how their businesses survived the pandemic

Thu, 8 Apr 2021 23:34:00 +03:00
An Israel Prize for the occupation

Thu, 8 Apr 2021 23:30:31 +03:00
Haaretz cartoon

Thu, 8 Apr 2021 23:26:16 +03:00
Haaretz Cartoon

Thu, 8 Apr 2021 22:06:00 +03:00
Israeli troops shot a Palestinian teen weeks ago. His parents aren't allowed to talk to him
Ahmed was hospitalized twice, underwent surgery and was then imprisoned. But Israel hasn't let his parents visit or even speak to him on the phone. They're being kept in the dark about his condition

Thu, 8 Apr 2021 21:26:16 +03:00
New study changes our understanding of human brain evolution
We thought an advanced frontal lobe was a basal human condition, but the earliest archaic humans to leave Africa and reach Europe had a frontal cortex like chimps

Thu, 8 Apr 2021 21:16:49 +03:00
'South African Jews didn't know how Nelson Mandela would treat them. So they left for Israel'
This week at the Tel Aviv airport: A kibbutz resident heads back to her country of birth, South Africa, for the first time in 20 years, and a new dad grapples with having to part with his wife and baby



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