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Tue, 20 Apr 2021 11:17:11 +03:00Six arrested in downtown Jerusalem after alleged anti-Arab attacks
Witnesses say suspects walked around Jerusalem city center and asked people questions in attempt to find out if they had an Arabic accent, and attacking those who were presumed Arabs
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 10:52:49 +03:00Pakistan Parliament to consider French envoy's expulsion
The tensions originated with last year’s remarks by France’s president who defended the publication of caricatures of Islam’s Prophet Muhammad by a satirical newspaper, drawing condemnation from across the Muslim world
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 10:23:01 +03:00House Democrats sound alarm on Israel's deepening occupation at J Street
Rep. Alan Lowenthal says de facto annexation sets the stage for de jure annexation since Israeli settlements are either permanent or they appear to be permanent
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 08:53:38 +03:00In blow to Netanyahu, rivals secure key parliamentary panel
Netanyahu secures Naftali Bennett's support in key vote, but is thwarted by Islamist party. The Knesset Arrangements Committee controls the legislative agenda until a government is formed
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 06:01:21 +03:00Israel sending medical aid to Jordan to deal with COVID-19 spread
Amman sent its aid request last month, when coronavirus infection rates were peaking, and Israel's COVID success is allowing it to send hundreds of ventilators, COVID test kits and face masks
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 06:00:48 +03:00Netanyahu pulls the last rabbit out of his hat, but the trick falls flat
The prime minister was upended on a key Knesset vote by the Arab leader he’s been wooing, as the racists he enabled gloat
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 04:42:45 +03:00U.S. envoy: Biden will support Israel against Iran's aggressive behavior
At J Street conference, UAE ambassador to the United States says that normalization pact with Israel created more space for diplomacy
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 03:17:30 +03:00I can’t order Netanyahu to step down for time being, Attorney General tells High Court
The premier will 'integrate his commitments,' said the AG in response to petition claiming that Netanyahu's trial renders him 'physically, functionally and essentially' absent
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 01:42:11 +03:00Israel's merchandise trade deficit swells as exports slump
But economist says the data, including surging imports, point to a growing economy for Israel going forward
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 01:18:01 +03:00Abu Dhabi invites Israeli bids for contracts
Move comes as Israeli and UAE arms makers agree to collaborate on AI, big data
Mon, 19 Apr 2021 23:58:45 +03:00Haaretz cartoon
Mon, 19 Apr 2021 23:13:27 +03:00For Jerusalem's Muslims, Israel's humiliating Ramadan restrictions were a bridge too far
Videos of police violence against Palestinians at the scene come amid other footage of Palestinian attacks on Jewish passersby and on police vehicles
Mon, 19 Apr 2021 23:11:45 +03:00Netanyahu, go on to the next trick
Mon, 19 Apr 2021 22:47:49 +03:00Elizabeth Warren at J Street: Israeli opposition must stop infighting to oust Netanyahu
Warren also called for the U.S. to restrict military aid to Israel from being used in the West Bank and Gaza in order to halt settlement expansion and implement the two-state solution
Mon, 19 Apr 2021 22:41:42 +03:00Israeli police clash with protesters in Jaffa for second night
Child, two others arrested during demonstration a day after an assault on rabbi, amid plans to sell a building in the traditionally Arab neighborhood to a yeshiva
Mon, 19 Apr 2021 22:25:53 +03:00A resounding slap in the courtroom
Mon, 19 Apr 2021 21:52:32 +03:00King Bibi – now there’s an idea!
Mon, 19 Apr 2021 21:51:22 +03:00WeWork’s Israel unit to be taken over by property firm AMPA
Agreement comes as global office-sharing company retrenches in wake of failed IPO
Mon, 19 Apr 2021 21:01:11 +03:00Hezbollah positions itself as a welfare bureau in rudderless Lebanon
With Lebanon lacking a government and mired in political and economic crises, the Islamist organization has stepped into the breach with payments to the needy and cheap grocery stores
Mon, 19 Apr 2021 20:05:10 +03:00Iranian attack on Israeli medical orgs proves there’s no vaccine for the cyber pandemic
A recent Iran-linked phishing attempt is only the latest in a string of coronavirus cyberattacks: ‘Israeli healthcare is by far more targeted in comparison to other countries’
Mon, 19 Apr 2021 20:00:39 +03:00Netanyahu has lost control of his own racist creation
Likud’s primacy is under threat. The rest of the right wing is rushing to reposition itself and appeal to the million Israelis who voted Likud in the last election but may soon become political orphans
Mon, 19 Apr 2021 19:45:32 +03:00Israel’s Iran-baiting could backfire on Bibi: Listen to Yossi Melman
With world powers gathering in Vienna to revive the Iran nuclear deal, Netanyahu is still counting on the U.S. to do his dirty work for him
Mon, 19 Apr 2021 19:24:47 +03:00Bernie Sanders: U.S. should have a say in how Israel uses military aid
Senator tells the J Street conference that 'the American people do not want to see that money being used to support policies that violate human rights'
Mon, 19 Apr 2021 18:42:18 +03:00Iran, UN nuclear watchdog start talks on unexplained uranium traces
Agreeing to hold the talks helped avoid an escalation between Iran and Western countries that could have hurt efforts to bring Washington and Tehran back into full compliance with the 2015 nuclear deal
Mon, 19 Apr 2021 17:50:46 +03:00Israel purchases nine million additional Pfizer coronavirus vaccines
Additional vaccine doses will allow Israel to provide booster shots to entire population through 2022 ■ Israel vaccine data: 53.5% of population fully vaccinated
Mon, 19 Apr 2021 17:37:19 +03:00Israeli court cuts teacher's sexual harassment compensation for failing to report prior incidents
The judge ruled that the teacher ‘contributed to the occurrence’ by failing to report prior incidents, but said the reduction in compensation does not legitimize the harassment, ‘which must be completely condemned’
Mon, 19 Apr 2021 17:27:14 +03:00Judge voices doubt about racial motive in attack of yeshiva head by Israeli Arab suspects
Assault of rabbi in Jaffa's Arab neighborhood of Ajami sparked clashes between protesters, counter-protesters, and police
Mon, 19 Apr 2021 17:04:23 +03:00Voices of peace: In first, Emirati songwriters team up with Jerusalem Orchestra
A musical collaboration between the Jerusalem Orchestra East & West and songwriters from the UAE shows the great, untapped cultural potential of the agreement that many tend to dismiss
Mon, 19 Apr 2021 16:07:43 +03:00Struggling to form coalition, Netanyahu hails direct vote for PM as way out of deadlock
With two weeks left before Netanyahu's mandate to form a government expires, the prime minister calls on Naftali Bennett to join forces, or 'it means he has joined the left'
Mon, 19 Apr 2021 15:57:17 +03:00Once bullied for her weight, this Israeli judoka is heading to the Olympics
Her path to the Games has been paved with hurdles, starting at adolescence and continuing with the choice of a tough weight category. Now Raz Hershko, aka 'Hershkules,' just won her first gold in a Grand Slam event
Mon, 19 Apr 2021 14:54:13 +03:00Russian delegate notes progress in Iran nuclear talks, but end ‘far away’
Russian envoy says high-level talks in Vienna to salvage the 2015 agreement on Tehran's nuclear program are 'entering the drafting stage'
Mon, 19 Apr 2021 14:25:40 +03:00An Abu Dhabi art gallery owner's new side hustle: trading COVID-19 vaccines
The gallery approached the Czech embassy in the UAE, though the Prime Minister said they would not be procuring vaccines via the 'black market'
Mon, 19 Apr 2021 14:21:01 +03:00Liberal JNF board members challenge its West Bank land purchases
Reform, Conservative movements, Meretz, Yesh Atid, Kahol Lavan, Labor lead revolt, demanding the organization provide documents that show the extent of land purchases and the money trails behind them
Mon, 19 Apr 2021 14:19:58 +03:00Monitoring the ‘Third Pole’ and other climate change briefs
Eye on the Himalayas as global warming wreaks havoc, how to save the fish from suffocating and a word on planning in Texas
Monitoring the ‘Third Pole’
Mon, 19 Apr 2021 14:10:26 +03:00Oscar-nominated 'Quo Vadis, Aida?' is this year's most devastating, urgent contender
'Quo Vadis, Aida?' is a harrowing account of the Srebrenica genocide, Serb brutality and UN betrayal – and it's a stark warning for a fragile Bosnia, its neighbors, and all of us today
Mon, 19 Apr 2021 12:58:26 +03:00UAE's G42 forms big data joint venture with Israel's state-owned defense firm Rafael
The joint venture, called Presight.AI, will have a research and development site in Israel and will develop products for a range of sectors
Mon, 19 Apr 2021 12:06:36 +03:00The truth behind the fake Facebook user that compared Netanyahu to Hitler
Once again, anti-Netanyahu activists reveal a fake account trying to taint them. This time it was taken down by Facebook together with dozens more - all linked to Iran
Mon, 19 Apr 2021 11:51:24 +03:00‘There is an attempt to change the Jewish monopoly on power in Israel’
Activist and lawyer Ameer Fakhoury weighs in on an unprecedented time for Arabs in Israeli politics – and what that means for the Palestinian national movement within the country
Mon, 19 Apr 2021 11:42:03 +03:00In bid to end political stalemate, Netanyahu ally floats direct vote for prime minister
Netanyahu is said to support a Shas bid to pass the necessary legislation to change Israel's electoral process, but a source involved in the effort acknowledged it has 'no political or legal prospects'
Mon, 19 Apr 2021 11:22:31 +03:00Tehran says 'always welcomes' dialogue with Riyadh after report on Iran-Saudi talks
The two countries severed diplomatic ties in 2016 and have been engaged in several proxy wars in the region as they vie for influence. Iran's Foreign Ministry wouldn't confirm nor deny reports of renewed direct talks
Mon, 19 Apr 2021 10:43:13 +03:00How to greet and when not to call: 8 things to know about Ramadan
Your fast and easy guide to Ramadan in Israel
Mon, 19 Apr 2021 10:42:48 +03:00Erdogan’s ‘crazy’ canal project challenges Russia and threatens to shake up the region
The Turkish president is pushing to build a canal leading to the Black Sea, which Moscow worries will give Western warships a new route during a conflict
Mon, 19 Apr 2021 09:57:53 +03:00'News site was told to run Netanyahu reply to report on illegal media ties without referencing allegations'
'Yair Netanyahu is a student, he's poisoning his parents all day,' wife of telecom giant is overheard saying in tape made by key witness about supposed influence of PM's son
Mon, 19 Apr 2021 09:27:31 +03:00Dropping masks outdoors, jubilant Israelis adjust to new COVID normalcy
'Outdoors I feel like a butterfly freed from the cocoon,' says one Israeli after the government loosened COVID regulations, 'but I still have qualms of trepidation from close quarters'
Mon, 19 Apr 2021 08:16:49 +03:00Prehistoric DNA detected in caves reveals secrets of Neanderthal history
Innovation allows researchers to extract hominin genetic material from sediments, and reveals that Neanderthals may have come close to extinction twice before their disappearance
Mon, 19 Apr 2021 06:03:02 +03:00Israeli ministries compose plan to fight climate change days before U.S. summit
Amid disagreements and lack of cooperation both ministries formulate a draft to radically reduce global warming only days before the Leaders Summit on Climate begins
Mon, 19 Apr 2021 06:01:01 +03:00Israel's aggressive acts aren’t hindering Iran nuclear talks
Attacks on Iranian targets fail to make a dent in stance of Iran, U.S. or other world powers hoping to salvage the 2015 nuclear deal
Mon, 19 Apr 2021 02:39:07 +03:00Using Israel for political gains in the U.S. does disservice to both countries, Schumer tells J Street
Democratic lawmakers tell pro-Israel, left-wing group's annual conference that two-state solution is in all parties' best interests, nuanced discussion required on Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Mon, 19 Apr 2021 00:44:03 +03:00For sixth night in a row, Palestinians confront Israeli police in Jerusalem's Old City
Police detain three of the hundreds of demonstrators, who came out once more to protest an Israeli decision to restrict access to the Damascus Gate plaza
Mon, 19 Apr 2021 00:36:01 +03:00Israel's post-COVID market lets workers return to the office, but many are saying 'no thanks'
Israeli office occupancy, especially in high-tech, remains low despite the economy’s reopening, as work-from-home becomes newest job perk
Mon, 19 Apr 2021 00:23:14 +03:00Jerusalem of concrete
Mon, 19 Apr 2021 00:03:54 +03:00Attack on 'settler' yeshiva head in Jaffa triggers violent clashes between residents, police
Police detain three Jaffa residents who protested the sale of a local building to the yeshiva, after two were arrested for the attack on Rabbi Eliyahu Mali
Sun, 18 Apr 2021 23:45:25 +03:00Haaretz Cartoon
Sun, 18 Apr 2021 23:35:33 +03:00Don’t leave the Palestinians out
Sun, 18 Apr 2021 23:35:00 +03:00Judeo-Nazis in prime time
Sun, 18 Apr 2021 23:34:30 +03:00In Netanyahu's Israel, liberals must rely on the integrity of fascists
Sun, 18 Apr 2021 23:03:09 +03:00At J Street, Abbas warns of apartheid if two-state solution is abandoned
The Palestinian president also praised the Biden administration's moves toward restoring bilateral relations
Sun, 18 Apr 2021 22:44:32 +03:00Will the Palestinian Authority dare turn the parliamentary election into civil disobedience?
Opponents of President Mahmoud Abbas are demanding that the general election be held in East Jerusalem too, saying that an Israeli veto of Palestinian democracy must not be accepted
Sun, 18 Apr 2021 22:43:19 +03:00Israel's post-COVID office market is down, but not out
Small firms are looking for cheaper digs, but big firms are staying and adapting their space
Sun, 18 Apr 2021 22:41:03 +03:00Israeli digital-intel firm Similarweb slates U.S. initial public offering
Similarweb's technology enables customers to identify trends, competition, and business opportunities by tracking and analyzing billions of digital interactions from websites and apps
Sun, 18 Apr 2021 22:36:49 +03:00Bennett mulls backing anti-Netanyahu bloc in key vote on Knesset panel
The arrangements committee is in charge of setting the Knesset’s agenda and dealing with legislation during the interim period between an election and the formation of a new government
Sun, 18 Apr 2021 22:21:47 +03:00Israeli left-wing leaders tell J Street: We're committed to replacing Netanyahu
None of the politicians who spoke at the U.S. group's conference mentioned Naftali Bennett or Yair Lapid by name during their remarks, despite calling for an alternative to Netanyahu
Sun, 18 Apr 2021 22:04:05 +03:00Netanyahu wakes up late to find Israel is merely a spectator on Iran nuclear talks
Israel is trapped amid the substantive diplomatic moves to salvage the 2015 nuclear deal and Iran's interest of clinching a deal before its presidential election in June
Sun, 18 Apr 2021 21:32:58 +03:00Israel's security cabinet meets for first time in two months to talk Iran, Syria tensions
Intelligence officials briefing ministers say negotiations between Iran and world powers to revive the 2015 nuclear deal could be concluded within weeks
Sun, 18 Apr 2021 21:01:34 +03:00Deputy chief of Iran's Quds Force dies of 'heart condition,' Revolutionary Guards say
According to a statement carried by Iranian media, top commander Mohammad Hejazi, promoted after Soleimani's killing last year, was heavily involved in Iranian operations in Lebanon
Sun, 18 Apr 2021 19:24:07 +03:00Two Jews, three definitions: New documents challenge mainstream view of antisemitism
Two new documents published by Jewish intellectuals challenge the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition of antisemitism and its emphasis on Israel
Sun, 18 Apr 2021 19:05:48 +03:00American Airlines resumes flights to and from Israel after five years
Regular service was meant to start earlier, but the coronavirus crisis delayed the company's plans, and its first flight from New York to Tel Aviv is set for early May
Sun, 18 Apr 2021 18:52:27 +03:00New COVID-19 deaths in Gaza reach record high
Gaza Strip records 23 new deaths within 24 hours, bringing its death toll to 761, with just a small fraction of residents vaccinated
Sun, 18 Apr 2021 18:45:38 +03:00As Netanyahu struggles to form coalition, Yair Lapid says he expects to be tasked next
Prime Minister Netanyahu still has two week left to try and form a coalition, but challenger Lapid urges parties on both the left and right to rally behind him, promising 'unity'
Sun, 18 Apr 2021 18:28:12 +03:00Allies of jailed Kremlin critic Navalny to stage nationwide protests over his health deterioration
Alexei Navalny 'could die at any moment' doctor says after the Russian opposition leader started a hunger strike more than three weeks ago
Sun, 18 Apr 2021 17:46:15 +03:00Around 100 injured after passenger train derails in Egypt
The latest rail accident comes three weeks after two passenger trains collided, killing at least 18 people in the province of Sohag
Sun, 18 Apr 2021 16:15:01 +03:00Prehistoric Nigerians were eating honey, molecular archaeology proves
Honey appreciation goes back to before humans even existed, it seems, but evidence of the habit in sub-Saharan Africa had been missing until now
Sun, 18 Apr 2021 15:41:25 +03:00HBO’s new crime series ‘Mare of Easttown’ is arresting viewing
Kate Winslet and Jean Smart steal the show in HBO’s new thriller ‘Mare of Easttown,’ while Israeli series ‘The Wordmaker’ is now available in America
Sun, 18 Apr 2021 15:28:23 +03:00Israel’s state prosecution says ‘leftists are traitors’ campaign isn’t incitement
State Prosecutor’s Office rejects request to open investigation into right-wing campaign to paint leftists as enemies
Sun, 18 Apr 2021 12:44:00 +03:00Fake coups, Saudi sedition and spin: The real dissent behind Jordan’s royal crisis
Rumors about destabilizing conspiracies, Saudi-backed sedition and family feuds still swirl around Prince Hamzah's house arrest and his reconciliation with King Abdullah II, intensified by a local media blackout. What really happened? And can the kin...
Sun, 18 Apr 2021 11:52:34 +03:00'He can be trusted': Documents reveal how Israel's Rabbinate recognizes some U.S. rabbis, blacklists others
Files released after Freedom of Information Act request show Israel's Chief Rabbinate consults almost exclusively with rabbis from rigidly Orthodox groups in its vetting process
Sun, 18 Apr 2021 11:44:21 +03:00Protesters block major Tel Aviv highway after Israeli military veteran self-immolates
Now is 'the time for actions,' says sister of ex-soldier with PTSD who set himself on fire last week in front of a veteran rehabilitation center. Netanyahu promised protest leaders a reform within two weeks
Sun, 18 Apr 2021 10:42:59 +03:00Israel and Greece sign their largest ever defense agreement
As part of the deal, Israel's Elbit Systems Ltd. will operate a training center for the Greek air force under a contract worth about $1.65 billion, the ministry said
Sun, 18 Apr 2021 09:43:34 +03:00With Israel's COVID numbers falling, masks are no longer mandatory outdoors
Israel's 'big challenge:' Ensuring masks are still worn indoors ■ Israel vaccine data: 54% fully immune ■ Schools fully reopen on Sunday for grades 1-12
Sun, 18 Apr 2021 08:38:36 +03:00Iran, Saudi Arabia held meeting to repair relations, report says
Senior officials from both countries met in Baghdad earlier this month, with further talks slated after a positive meeting, Financial Times reports
Sun, 18 Apr 2021 06:25:40 +03:00East Jerusalem woman shot dead amid family altercation
Locals say 21-year-old Mareem Altakruri was returning home from prayers when she was caught in the crossfire of two feuding families
Sun, 18 Apr 2021 06:01:04 +03:00Netanyahu's far-right ally blasts attempt to form government with Arabs
Netanyahu turns the heat up on New Hope leader as Smotrich maintains refusal to sit with United Arab List
Sun, 18 Apr 2021 02:05:41 +03:00Ofer Cassif, A Very Important Person
Sun, 18 Apr 2021 00:12:58 +03:00The Israeli right is also suffering under Netanyahu
Sun, 18 Apr 2021 00:02:41 +03:00Netanyahu can't be trusted to keep Israel out of war with Iran
Sat, 17 Apr 2021 23:39:11 +03:00Israel detains Jerusalem activists ahead of Palestinian elections
Before the arrest, the Palestinian activists planned to say that the election should not be held if it didn’t include East Jerusalem and all its neighborhoods
Sat, 17 Apr 2021 23:25:58 +03:00Haaretz Cartoon
Sat, 17 Apr 2021 23:12:01 +03:00Israeli forces, Muslim worshipers clash in Jerusalem's Old City over Ramadan restrictions
The Damascus Gate plaza, a popular public area during the month of Ramadan, sees tens of thousands of people passing through it every evening. Police said barricades put there were meant to allow a better flow of pedestrians
Sat, 17 Apr 2021 22:02:54 +03:00UN nuclear watchdog confirms Iran started enriching uranium to 60 percent purity
The IAEA's statement comes amid talks in Vienna to salvage the 2015 nuclear deal, and EU official says Tehran's enrichment move 'is not making the negotiation easier'
Sat, 17 Apr 2021 21:29:16 +03:00With coalition talks underway, anti-Netanyahu protests draw smaller crowds than usual
Demonstrations in Jerusalem and across the country resume for the second week in a row after a three-week truce
Sat, 17 Apr 2021 20:48:50 +03:00To stop Netanyahu, take away his one advantage over political rivals
Sat, 17 Apr 2021 20:33:15 +03:00Israeli judokas nab silver, bronze at European championship
Silver-medal winner Butbul was ranked first in his category, but lost the final after surrendering to a maneuver by his opponent after the match went into overtime
Sat, 17 Apr 2021 20:19:38 +03:00As coronavirus subsides, Israel's school system fully reopens
Informal education, after-school classes and higher education continue operating with the existing COVID-19 limitations for the time being
Sat, 17 Apr 2021 18:34:08 +03:00Israeli Foreign Ministry’s attempt at Jimmy Fallon’s Twitter game ends in awkward failure
Talk show host asked participants to sum up the plot of a movie or show in a counterintuitive way. The Foreign Ministry's official Twitter account gave it a go, but the joke didn't land
Sat, 17 Apr 2021 18:01:07 +03:00Mahmoud Abbas to address J Street conference in bid to keep Palestinians on Biden's agenda
The liberal Jewish policy group is spearheading an attempt to keep Biden to his promise of restoring U.S. relations with the Palestinians, as the group's president calls for a confederation to solve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Sat, 17 Apr 2021 17:44:05 +03:00East Jerusalem's Palestinian residents need a mayor who would stand by them
Sat, 17 Apr 2021 17:13:32 +03:00First Ramadan prayers held at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque in shadow of Israeli restrictions
Tensions were high in the past week after Israel capped the number of worshippers at 10,000, citing 'high morbidity rates' from coronavirus in Palestinian Authority areas
Sat, 17 Apr 2021 17:05:40 +03:00'New understanding' emerging in nuclear talks, Iran says, but disputes remain
The 'constructive' negotiations in Vienna are picking up pace, Chinese envoy to the negotiations says, despite Sunday's sabotage at an Iranian nuclear site
Sat, 17 Apr 2021 13:29:52 +03:00Iran says identified man behind Natanz nuclear site sabotage
Identified as Reza Karimi, the suspect apparently fled Iran prior to the blast; State TV says efforts to capture and arrest him are underway
Fri, 16 Apr 2021 23:10:02 +03:00Weird scorpions and crabs at Israeli cave are desperately seeking a nature reserve
The little creatures have been found nowhere else in the world and show how their ancestors looked millions of years ago