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Fri, 23 Apr 2021 11:31:59 +03:00For the first time in nearly 10 months, Israel records no COVID deaths
On Thursday, Health Ministry warned Israelis, including those who have recovered from the virus or been vaccinated, to refrain from traveling to Turkey, India, Brazil and four other countries because of high COVID morbidity rates
Fri, 23 Apr 2021 06:05:39 +03:00As Iran talks gather steam, Israel prepares a diplomatic offensive
Dimona for Natanz? Despite talk of revenge in the form of a Syrian missile, Iran would have made it clear if that was the target ■ Israeli army chief expected to present in the U.S. two demands on any new Iran nuke deal
Fri, 23 Apr 2021 06:05:15 +03:00A battle for hearts and minds is waging in the Golan Heights. And Israel is winning
Druze residents in the Golan Heights are drifting away from their old allegiances and warming up to the State of Israel ■ How the Israeli Air Force deals with the legacy of corruption
Fri, 23 Apr 2021 06:04:48 +03:00Naval conflict with Iran sheds lights on a critical Israeli weak spot
It's been two months since one of the worst ecological disasters Israel has known. Although Netanyahu pledged millions to deal with oil spills, sources say the only thing accomplished so far is the purchase of a tractor to clean the tar
Fri, 23 Apr 2021 06:04:22 +03:00Netanyahu? In first, Israel’s future is in Bennett and Lapid’s hands
Netanyahu hasn’t stopped making mistakes since realizing a coalition with Smotrich and Mansour Abbas exists only in his fantasies
Fri, 23 Apr 2021 02:05:57 +03:00Iraqi military says 3 rockets strike near Baghdad airport
The attack came hours ahead of a parliament session that will vote on the proposed government of the latest prime minister-designate, Mustafa al-Kadhimi
Fri, 23 Apr 2021 01:07:50 +03:00Down on the organic farm with Instagram and electric flowers
Gill and Nadav Amit returned to the homestead and built a lifestyle brand around their permaculture farm. They believe it’s a sustainable model
Fri, 23 Apr 2021 00:35:12 +03:00Germany won’t prosecute former concentration camp guard deported from US
The Public Prosecutor’s Office in Germany dropped all charges last month against Friedrich Karl Berger, who was deported in February
Fri, 23 Apr 2021 00:34:03 +03:00My people know our past
The uprooted refugees of Haifa are my people and their tragedy is part of the formative story of the entire Palestinian people
Fri, 23 Apr 2021 00:31:23 +03:00Netanyahu wants a weak Shin Bet head
Thu, 22 Apr 2021 23:45:03 +03:00'I left Israel. I won't be associated with what’s happening here, politically, socially and religiously'
This week at the Tel Aviv airport: She wanted to quit Israel for good, so she became a digital wanderer
Thu, 22 Apr 2021 23:40:49 +03:00Haaretz Cartoon
Thu, 22 Apr 2021 23:21:31 +03:00Israeli army closes case against soldier kneeling on Palestinian's neck
The army claims 60-year-old Khairi Hannoun pushed the IDF officer, who in response used 'reasonable force' when Hannoun resisted arrest
Thu, 22 Apr 2021 23:14:40 +03:00House Democrats to urge Blinken: Use all antisemitism definitions at your disposal
Several liberal Zionist organizations have previously cautioned that the IHRA definition of antisemitism conflates legitimate criticism of Israel and advocacy for Palestinian rights with antisemitism
Thu, 22 Apr 2021 23:14:12 +03:00What's pregnancy brain? It's how your brain braces for birth
The purpose of diminished cognitive abilities in the brain during pregnancy is to induce a meditative state during childbirth, an Israeli researcher says
Thu, 22 Apr 2021 22:27:15 +03:00Dozens wounded in far-right, anti-Arab Jerusalem protest
105 Palestinians reported wounded ■ At least 50 arrested, police use stun grenades in demonstration that drew hundreds of far-right protesters
Thu, 22 Apr 2021 22:03:14 +03:00Who are China's left-behind children?
In China, tens of millions of people have left their villages to find work in the cities, leaving their children behind. Documentary photographer Uri Aviram lived among these children and discovered that the reality is more complicated than he’d th...
Thu, 22 Apr 2021 20:51:24 +03:00It started with a Palestinian woman's arrest. It ended with Israeli officers investigated for rape
Shin Bet personnel, IDF officers and an army medic and a clerk undertook a highly invasive search of a Palestinian detainee. She didn't pose clear and present danger. Intelligence did not justify such an extreme act. Last week, the investigation on s...
Thu, 22 Apr 2021 18:44:15 +03:00What’s behind the remarkable surge in aliyah from Argentina
Argentina’s economic woes, exacerbated by the global health crisis, have caused a double-digit growth in immigration to Israel and a surge in new files opened with the Jewish Agency
Thu, 22 Apr 2021 18:16:11 +03:00Progressive U.S. lawmaker: ‘We need to be able to see what’s happening in Gaza’
Wisconsin Democrat Rep. Mark Pocan tells Americans for Peace Now that Israeli policies funded by U.S. tax dollars form an obstacle to realizing the two-state solution
Thu, 22 Apr 2021 17:50:17 +03:00On Iran and America, Israel must now make fateful strategic choices
Israel's relationship with the U.S. has rarely been in such danger, write three former heads of its national security and intelligence agencies. With an Iran nuclear deal imminent, will the government engage fully with the Biden administration – or...
Thu, 22 Apr 2021 17:43:37 +03:00Jordan releases 16 people tied to royal feud, but some remain in detention
Security sources say those released were mostly personal aides to former heir Prince Hamza, King Abdullah's half-brother
Thu, 22 Apr 2021 17:26:16 +03:00Way worse than COVID: This is the end of the road for antibiotics
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria are wreaking havoc and are increasingly challenging medical professionals seeking to treat even the simplest infections. Will humanity end up regressing a century – or will science succeed in reinventing itself?
Thu, 22 Apr 2021 17:09:55 +03:00For the first time in 9 months, Israel records no COVID deaths
On Thursday, Israel's Health Ministry released travel warning for Israelis, including those who have recovered from the virus or been vaccinated
Thu, 22 Apr 2021 16:43:06 +03:00‘It fell off the truck’: Encrypted message app Signal gets revenge on Israel’s Cellebrite
Israeli phone-hacking firm claimed it can break into the world’s most encrypted app. Now Signal’s founder is hacking the hackers and claims he can infect them
Thu, 22 Apr 2021 16:33:02 +03:00Russia celebrates feminist and LGBTQ films made by Israeli women
The Moscow International Film Festival is hosting a tribute to Israel’s women filmmakers, praising the diversity of ages, backgrounds and worldviews present in their work
Thu, 22 Apr 2021 16:09:33 +03:00‘Rosetta stone’ fossil shows australopithecines still had apelike shoulders
The evidence is clear that this ancient human ancestor could and did walk 3.5 million years ago, but its shoulder and arm structures were still suited to the arboreal lifestyle
Thu, 22 Apr 2021 15:47:04 +03:00The next Middle East crisis will be rising food prices
Prices have already soared 25% in the past year and are set to rise further. Could another Arab Spring follow?
Thu, 22 Apr 2021 15:30:15 +03:00U.S. pledges to halve its emissions by 2030 in renewed climate fight
'No nation can solve this crisis on its own,' President Biden says at the start of a two-day climate summit with world leaders for 'a secure, prosperous, and sustainable future'
Thu, 22 Apr 2021 15:27:57 +03:00Give the libertarians a break
Thu, 22 Apr 2021 15:14:33 +03:00As crisis deepens, Pope promises Lebanon visit 'after a government is formed'
The Lebanese people 'are living through very difficult and uncertain times,' Pope Francis said, calling on 'all political forces to urgently commit themselves to the good of the nation'
Thu, 22 Apr 2021 15:01:47 +03:00Inside the legal war between the Saudi royal family and their former spymaster
An acrimonious dispute that has been playing out in courtrooms in the United States, Canada and Saudi Arabia could put a dent in MBS' ties with world leaders
Thu, 22 Apr 2021 14:58:15 +03:00Fifteen injured as car crashes into cafe in central Israel
One woman is in a serious condition in the incident in Bat Yam, after the driver seemed to lose control of his vehicle as he was reversing
Thu, 22 Apr 2021 14:42:19 +03:00Suspected smuggler killed after Israeli army fires at car heading toward Egypt border
A military statement said that the soldiers were on an ambush and that the men were attempting to smuggle drugs from Egypt into Israel
Thu, 22 Apr 2021 13:40:27 +03:00Denmark slams ‘unacceptable’ settler violence against Palestinians in the West Bank
Danish sponsored development projects have recently been vandalized by Jewish settlers in the West Bank, resulting in destruction of Palestinian farmers’ livelihood
Thu, 22 Apr 2021 12:48:02 +03:00Ballgames and Black culture: Reliving Jewish life in the pressure cooker of 1960s L.A.
A nostalgic and honest memoir by Haaretz’s Larry Derfner spotlights a lower-middle class, racially diverse community, featuring sometimes cringe-worthy stories that capture a fleeting moment in American Jewish history
Thu, 22 Apr 2021 12:22:01 +03:00JNF postpones vote on controversial West Bank land purchases
This is the first time that the JNF Chairman and his allies on the board have shown any sign of backing down from the controversial proposal
Thu, 22 Apr 2021 12:02:31 +03:00Over 300 U.S. lawmakers call for U.S. to maintain Israel aid without preconditions
Days after a bill was introduced by House Democrats seeking to regulate U.S. aid, letter urges 'full funding for Israel's security needs,' cites Biden's comments that conditioning aid would be 'irresponsible'
Thu, 22 Apr 2021 11:54:23 +03:00One of the world's 'richest countries in archaeology' gets back relics seized from smugglers
A collection of precious relics of Afghanistan’s ancient past are returning home as the nation confronts deepening uncertainty about its future
Thu, 22 Apr 2021 11:21:33 +03:00Syrian government, rebels get first COVID vaccine delivery under UN scheme
'Critical and timely' shipment of nearly 200,000 doses of the AstraZeneca coronavirus shot would kick off Damascus' efforts to inoculate 20 percent of the population by the end of the year
Thu, 22 Apr 2021 11:18:56 +03:00Why won't Israel recognize the Armenian genocide? It's not just about Turkey
Biden is preparing to recognize the Armenian genocide. So why is Israel, founded in the wake of genocide, holding out? How far does Israel's decision really rest on the state of relations with Ankara and Erdogan?
Thu, 22 Apr 2021 10:40:56 +03:00Syrian anti-aircraft missile explodes in southern Israel, IDF strikes near Damascus
Syrian missile fired at an IAF jet, missed its target and landed near Dimona. Israeli interceptor failed to shoot it down. Syria reported that an Israeli strike near Damascus injured four soldiers
Thu, 22 Apr 2021 10:20:42 +03:00Disgraced Zaka founder Meshi-Zahav in critical condition after suicide attempt
Yehuda Meshi-Zahav was found unconscious at his home and evacuated to the hospital in critical condition; In March, a Haaretz investigation revealed dozens of accusations of sexual assault against him
Thu, 22 Apr 2021 06:04:02 +03:00In hysterical remarks, Netanyahu presents his only remaining lifeline
For the first time in many years, Netanyahu is realizing that sometimes the party really is over
Thu, 22 Apr 2021 04:51:54 +03:00U.S. outlines possible sanctions relief for Iran in nuke talks
The U.S. has also been transparent with Israel regarding the potential sanctions it is prepared to lift, senior State Department official says
Thu, 22 Apr 2021 01:35:33 +03:00Iran adds centrifuges at plant struck by blast, UN atomic watchdog reports
The explosion and a power outage damaged an unknown number of centrifuges and Iranian state TV has shown footage of machines that it says were replaced there
Thu, 22 Apr 2021 01:12:09 +03:00Israelis are shopping like mad, but many retailers worry it won’t last
The post-corornavirus consumer surge has defied the worst expectations, but what will happen when people can start shopping overseas again?
Thu, 22 Apr 2021 01:03:45 +03:00Jobless rate in Israel fell in late March at snail’s pace
Only 9,000 Israelis went back to work in second half of March, gov’t says
Thu, 22 Apr 2021 00:51:12 +03:00Israel planning international bond offering
Israel typically alternates between dollar and euro every year, and the bonds typically attract a huge number of foreign, thanks to the country’s relatively strong economy
Thu, 22 Apr 2021 00:35:59 +03:00Settlement university crediting students for volunteering at illegal Israeli outposts
Program includes opportunities at West Bank 28 farms, including locations that have been the scene of violence and the seizure of Palestinian-owned land
Thu, 22 Apr 2021 00:26:26 +03:00Likud makes its ‘arrangements’
Thu, 22 Apr 2021 00:16:35 +03:00Israel debates its treatment of IDF veterans but continues to terrorize Palestinians daily
Thu, 22 Apr 2021 00:07:26 +03:00Squabbling among water officials imperils Jordan River rehabilitation
The water of the southern Jordan River is currently not of sufficient quality to rehabilitate the ecological system in the area. Implementing the Water Authority's plan would change that, but Mekorot has other ideas
Wed, 21 Apr 2021 23:41:42 +03:00Tucker Carlson is right about America's borders, wrong about Israel's
Tucker Carlson’s outlier views on Israel concern Jewish conservatives. But they agree with him about the illegal immigration crisis, even if his language sometimes echoes white supremacists
Wed, 21 Apr 2021 23:21:01 +03:00Haaretz cartoon
Wed, 21 Apr 2021 22:30:55 +03:00Europeans see progress in Iran talks, major hurdles remain
Washington open to easing terrorism sanctions against Iran’s central bank, national oil and tanker companies and key economic sectors, says Wall Street Journal, citing two people familiar with the matter
Wed, 21 Apr 2021 22:13:01 +03:00Israeli envoy to U.S. joins Arab ambassadors in planting tree at UAE Embassy
Also present at the event were diplomats from Morocco and Bahrain, countries that reached normalization agreements with Israel last year
Wed, 21 Apr 2021 21:48:16 +03:00Palestinian spies behind hacking campaign targeting activists, reporters, Facebook says
In report published Wednesday, Facebook accuses cyber wing of the Palestinian Preventive Security Service of running rudimentary hacking operations that targeted Palestinian reporters, activists, and dissidents
Wed, 21 Apr 2021 21:23:28 +03:00Iranian accounts, Russian tactics and Q: Israel has become a disinformation battlefield
Recent takedown of fake accounts linked to Iran joins long list of cyberattacks, influence campaigns and disinformation ops: ‘We’re seeing techniques revealed by Mueller deployed against Israel’
Wed, 21 Apr 2021 20:59:37 +03:00Artificial intelligence helps identify authors of Dead Sea Scrolls
Algorithms deduce that the Great Isaiah Scroll was written by two scribes, showing AI can help unravel the mystery of who penned the oldest known manuscripts of the Hebrew Bible
Wed, 21 Apr 2021 20:11:01 +03:00With two weeks left to form government, Netanyahu escalates attack on key player Bennett
Yamina chairman says he prefers to form right-wing gov't, but says Netanyahu is only interested in fifth election ■ Earlier on Wednesday, Netanyahu's Likud party slammed Bennett's 'out of control ambitions to become prime minister at any cost'
Wed, 21 Apr 2021 19:52:58 +03:00War was easier than this, says Lebanese entrepreneur hit by economic collapse
The crisis is driving a brain drain, with professionals emigrating in large numbers, which in turn has a knock-on effect on the local economy, further depressing investments and demand for services
Wed, 21 Apr 2021 19:14:33 +03:00Israel to implement electronic bracelets to enforce COVID quarantine, starting in May
Over 132,000 people arrived in Israel from abroad in the last month, among which 445 cases of the coronavirus were identified
Wed, 21 Apr 2021 19:13:38 +03:00‘Break their faces’: As anti-Arab attacks spike, Jewish supremacist group plans Jerusalem show of force
In Whatsapp group for the far-right Lehava organization's event, questions were raised about how to obtain tear gas and even grenades
Wed, 21 Apr 2021 18:09:21 +03:00Israel picks Google, Amazon for massive official cloud; 'Data will remain here'
Google and Amazon beat Microsoft and Oracle for Israel's Project Nimbus - which will see local cloud centers set up at an investment of 4 billion shekel
Wed, 21 Apr 2021 17:53:48 +03:00U.S. says Iran support to Yemen's Houthis 'significant, lethal'
U.S. special envoy on Yemen told U.S. lawmakers Wednesday that it has been difficult to halt ships bearing weapons from Iran to Houthis in Yemen, and that the U.S. needs more international assistance in doing so
Wed, 21 Apr 2021 17:06:49 +03:00The only way Netanyahu could remain in power
And four other scenarios that could break Israel's political deadlock
Wed, 21 Apr 2021 15:41:38 +03:00'Like spy agencies': Inside East Jerusalem's Jewish settlement
Two weeks ago, in the dead of night, dozens of settlers moved into two new buildings in Silwan, as part of a broader plan to unite all the Jewish buildings into one neighborhood
Wed, 21 Apr 2021 15:35:54 +03:00U.S. Jewish groups ready to fight JNF's 'rogue' settlement agenda
A campaign to block the vote that allowed JNF to purchase land in the West Bank is underway as Jews in the Diaspora worry that the fund is no longer representing the global Zionist consensus
Wed, 21 Apr 2021 14:53:09 +03:00Israel court orders police to release Arabs suspected of attacking rabbi in Jaffa
Judge Or Mammon said that the evidence demonstrating the attack was racially motivated did not convince him, saying 'if anything it significantly weakened it'
Wed, 21 Apr 2021 14:50:30 +03:00Beneath show of support, Haredi leaders quietly prepare for the day after Netanyahu
'Should the anti-Netanyahu bloc make it to 61 seats... There could be an opening for ultra-Orthodox parties to join such a government down the road,' an unnamed ultra-Orthodox minister told Haaretz
Wed, 21 Apr 2021 14:16:18 +03:00The Israeli female soldiers took her aside and undressed her. The cruelty only started
Wed, 21 Apr 2021 14:13:26 +03:00Buy now, pay later: Hezbollah supermarket's threat to Lebanon
Instead of trying to prevent Lebanon's final collapse, Hezbollah is preparing for it
Wed, 21 Apr 2021 14:07:50 +03:00Chad rebels threaten to depose slain president’s son
Rebel group that the military blames for President Idriss Deby Itno’s death says its forces are 'heading toward N’Djamena at this very moment'
Wed, 21 Apr 2021 13:22:50 +03:00In first, Zionist youth movement in U.K. to boycott Israeli ambassador
Conservative Jewish movement Noam members are refusing to participate in an online conversation with Tzipi Hotovely, the Israeli ambassador to the U.K., because of her political and religious views
Wed, 21 Apr 2021 13:10:21 +03:00Foiling Netanyahu vote, Islamist party's strategy pays off. Now the pressure begins
The United Arab List's policy of ambiguity has thrust them to the center of Israeli political and public discourse; meanwhile, the Joint List struggles to find their footing
Wed, 21 Apr 2021 11:48:21 +03:00Powerful explosion rocks sensitive Israeli missile factory during test
No casualties have been reported. The explosion seems to have occurred during a routine test at an advanced weapons factory which houses various types of missiles
Wed, 21 Apr 2021 10:55:42 +03:00The clans are coming to the Knesset
Wed, 21 Apr 2021 10:40:40 +03:00Facing Iran threat at sea, Israel working to change global naval warfare rules
IDF officials have been meeting with experts worldwide to express the challenges faced in modern warfare, after Israeli-owned ships were attacked in the Persian gulf
Wed, 21 Apr 2021 06:18:37 +03:00To Jaffa Arabs, sales of ‘absentee ownership’ properties aim to expel them from the city
When so-called absentee properties – homes whose owners fled in 1948 – in Jaffa are sold, the buyers are usually Jewish, leading to accusations that the government seeks to drive out the Arab population
Wed, 21 Apr 2021 06:03:42 +03:00Uncertainty about Palestinian election adds fuel to fire flaring in Jerusalem
Rising tensions have been impacted by several local incidents, Ramadan restrictions, social media videos and right-wing Jewish activists
Wed, 21 Apr 2021 02:45:19 +03:00Proposal for Haifa Bay calls to close polluting factories, facilities
Proposal comes as Energy Ministry tries to solve Haifa Bay's pollution problem amid an impasse in developing the area
Wed, 21 Apr 2021 02:28:56 +03:00Lighting a fire in Jerusalem
Wed, 21 Apr 2021 00:07:21 +03:00Former police officer Derek Chauvin convicted of murder of George Floyd
Jury convicts Chauvin of murder and manslaughter over killing of George Floyd, the Black man whose death triggered worldwide protests
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 23:35:08 +03:00Haaretz cartoon
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 23:22:53 +03:00Israel's situation has never been so Arab. Here's how
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 23:22:04 +03:00Netanyahu's numb party will end up crowning Naftali Bennett
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 22:52:21 +03:00J Street conference marks 'a new day in Washington' for U.S.-Israel relations
Israeli, Palestinian and U.S. figures virtually addressed about 5,000 activists, signaling a new willingness from mainstream figures to apply pressure to influence Israeli policy
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 22:50:01 +03:00Despite 'concerns about discrimination,' court dismisses appeal for Arab school in Israeli city
The Supreme Court says 'reality in which educational services for a third of the city’s students are supplied by private schools or public schools outside the local authority is not reasonable'
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 22:42:20 +03:00Attorney general asks Israel's top court to delay arguments on filling cabinet posts
Despite seeking the delay, Mendelblit agreed with the petitioners that the failure to appoint permanent cabinet ministers is a serious problem that will severely impede the government’s functioning
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 21:32:11 +03:00Fauci got $1 million from Israel, 'doesn’t work for us,’ conspiracist Naomi Wolf says on Fox News
The anti-vaccine activist appeared on Fox News, criticizing pandemic restrictions promoted by Fauci, claiming he doesn’t serve the cause of 'public health for the American people'
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 21:21:37 +03:00Iran, Saudi Arabia hold talks in Baghdad, but few expect quick results
The first round of direct talks between regional rivals come as the Biden administration paves the way for re-opening diplomatic channels in the region
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 21:16:03 +03:00Why does Jerusalem need three new access roads?
Major new projects will increase traffic congestion, cost billions and destroy one of the last open areas in central Israel
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 20:49:39 +03:00With East Jerusalem vote in question, Palestinian Authority considers delaying election
Israel prevents the PA from political activity in East Jerusalem, which could thwart the election – but that may work in President Abbas' favor as Fatah split bolsters Hamas
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 20:09:42 +03:00Israeli-based binary options platform charged with $100m fraud in the U.S.
Spot Option deceived U.S. investors and 'devised a manipulative payout structure for binary options trades,' the Securities and Exchange Commission said
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 20:00:40 +03:00Palestinian Authority orders 4.5 million COVID-19 vaccine doses
It was not clear when the shipments of the Pfizer and Sputnik V coronavirus vaccines would begin arriving, but Palestinian health minister says they were likely to come in the near future
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 19:58:48 +03:00War-torn Yemen starts COVID-19 vaccination campaign
The campaign kicks off in the southern port city of Aden, the government's interim capital in a six-year-old war, starting with frontline workers, the elderly and those with certain health problems
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 19:58:03 +03:00Battle for Yemen's Marib scrambles U.S. push for truce
Saudi Arabia has been under increasing pressure to end the six-year war with Yemen's Houthis by Biden administration as the United Nations warns of looming famine
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 19:38:19 +03:00You won’t believe where prehistoric bears took a dump
Black bears in Stone Age Mexico didn’t just relieve themselves in the woods, a groundbreaking genetic study reveals
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 19:20:00 +03:00After daughter's book on Amos Oz: How narcissistic parenting impacts children
Following public debate over Galia Oz's book: How to identify, survive and heal from narcissistic parenting, the most silenced type of domestic abuse