Times Of Israel
Fri, 18 Jun 2021 08:53:29 +0000Court extends arrest of Lod imam suspected of inciting violence
Sheikh Yusuf Albaz, 63, to remain in police custody until Monday after court accepts appeal against releasing him to house arrest
Fri, 18 Jun 2021 08:22:42 +0000Security forces foil gun smuggling from Lebanon masked as agricultural work
Resident of a Druze village found with 12 pistols in a tractor in a field near Metula; police say 80 weapons confiscated in such attempts on the northern border this year
Fri, 18 Jun 2021 07:34:38 +0000Back so soon? What the press is saying about a pesky ex-PM and Gaza fighting
The IDF is again threatening to go to war in Gaza as balloons set the south ablaze, and pundits see much behind Netanyahu's slothlike move away from his former official residence
Fri, 18 Jun 2021 07:20:29 +0000Who are the candidates in Iran’s presidential election?
From a hardline cleric close to Supreme Leader Khamenei to a former leader of Iran's IRGC, Iranian voters head to the polls to elect the country's next leader
Fri, 18 Jun 2021 07:08:14 +0000Podcast: 50,000 years ago, early man and Neanderthals had their first date
Israel Antiquities Authority prehistorian Omry Barzilai puts a human face on early man, who he claims evidence shows was a lot like us
Fri, 18 Jun 2021 06:53:24 +0000Lehava activist probed for harassment served time for Jewish-Arab school arson
Yitzhak Gabai, sentenced to 3 years for 2014 torching of Jerusalem school, is apparently still associated with extreme-right group amid allegations of sexually abusing minor
Fri, 18 Jun 2021 06:09:15 +0000Government to appoint 35 diplomats delayed by Netanyahu for over 6 months
Ministers will finally approve ambassadors and consuls general to take up their posts in Israel's short-staffed diplomatic missions
Fri, 18 Jun 2021 05:48:09 +0000Iran begins presidential vote tipped in favor of hardliner under US sanctions
Polls expect lowest turnout since 1979 Islamic Revolution; with just 4 approved candidates remaining, ultraconservative cleric Ebrahim Raisi is almost certain to win
Fri, 18 Jun 2021 03:40:27 +0000Likely Raisi win in Iran election sees Khamenei setting stage for a successor
Path has been cleared for triumph in Friday's vote of judiciary chief who oversaw executions of thousands, as Supreme Leader consolidates power and prepares his legacy
Fri, 18 Jun 2021 02:54:39 +0000Did Ben & Jerry’s stop using social media due to pro-Palestinian activism?
While the ice cream company founded by two Jewish hippies usually puts up some pretty sweet posts, its accounts have been eerily quiet since last month's Israel-Gaza flare-up
Fri, 18 Jun 2021 02:02:14 +0000Blinken speaks to Lapid for second time in four days
Administration continues intense engagement with new Israeli government; talks focus on need to improve relations with Palestinians, Israel's security and Iran
Fri, 18 Jun 2021 01:20:09 +0000Israel to give Palestinians 1.2 million COVID vaccines in coming days — report
Decision said made by previous government but not implemented; Israel faced widespread criticism for failing to help Palestinians amid world-beating vaccine drive
Fri, 18 Jun 2021 00:37:51 +0000Getting serious for a change, Jon Lovitz reflects on childhood, faith and Israel
The comedian, singer and former ‘Saturday Night Live’ cast member speaks about antisemitism and the media's portrayal of the Jewish state
Thu, 17 Jun 2021 23:55:09 +0000Israel seeing spike in childhood illness RSV after it receded during COVID
Doctors speculate lockdowns kept people from contracting the virus, lowering immunity to it as the general population emerged from restrictions
Thu, 17 Jun 2021 23:01:49 +0000Orthodox Union pressing Congress to stand up for Israel
In unusual move, group setting up meetings between lawmakers and Orthodox Jewish constituents alarmed by antisemitic incidents since last month’s Israel-Gaza conflict