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Tue, 6 Jul 2021 11:29:59 +03:00Israel offers humanitarian aid to Lebanon amid imminent 'social explosion'
The offer from Defense Minister Benny Gantz comes as Lebanon's caretaker PM called on the international community to provide immediate aid
Tue, 6 Jul 2021 10:56:05 +03:00How Israel, Fatah and the PA join forces to silence Palestinian protest: LISTEN to Amira Hass
Tue, 6 Jul 2021 09:59:30 +03:00COVID infections in Israel spike by 50 percent
Forty-two percent of Israelis who caught COVID on Monday were vaccinated, spurring concerns over the efficacy of the vaccine against the highly contagious delta variant
Tue, 6 Jul 2021 09:46:54 +03:00This painter is the purest voice in Israeli art
Vulnerable and yet brave, do not miss Yudith Levin’s voice – as reflected in her show on display at Tel Aviv’s Dvir Gallery through this Saturday
Tue, 6 Jul 2021 09:40:38 +03:00Israel seeks a COVID sugar daddy to save its struggling vaccine venture
Talks with foreign entities are aimed at selling Israeli scientific know-how – if they will finance COVID clinical trials
Tue, 6 Jul 2021 06:11:39 +03:00Israel, Palestinian Authority to form joint committee for economic ventures
The revamped panel from the Oslo Accords era will aim to deliver 17,000 more work permits to Palestinian for construction and industry jobs in Israel, and will be headed by Meretz's Esawi Freige
Tue, 6 Jul 2021 06:11:13 +03:00Israel closes case against Shin Bet agent who used violence on Palestinians
Investigators say agent acted with ‘excessive motivation,’ and has already been dismissed by Shin Bet chief
Tue, 6 Jul 2021 06:10:26 +03:00COVID-19 impacted Arab workers in Israel more than Jewish ones, official report shows
When the lockdowns ended, secular Jewish men returned to work relatively quickly, while recovery for Haredi men and Arabs was slower
Tue, 6 Jul 2021 02:12:32 +03:00Israel signs COVID-19 vaccine exchange deal with South Korea
Israel to deliver 700,000 expiring doses of Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine to South Korea, which will send doses to Israel in late 2021, according to agreement
Mon, 5 Jul 2021 23:52:13 +03:00Israel and the Palestinian Authority know how to scratch each other's back
Mon, 5 Jul 2021 23:44:58 +03:00The cowardice of Israel's education minister
Mon, 5 Jul 2021 23:07:52 +03:00Haaretz cartoon
Mon, 5 Jul 2021 23:00:13 +03:00Israeli court says checks for public housing eligibility are harmful and invasive
Investigations conducted by the Housing Ministry 'create mistrust between people living in poverty and their immediate environment,' says judge
Mon, 5 Jul 2021 22:19:14 +03:00Members of Israeli Arab party reach plea bargain over forgery and fraud
Former Balad lawmaker Haneen Zoabi is among the 13 defendants who filed false campaign financial reports to the state comptroller in 2013
Mon, 5 Jul 2021 22:05:07 +03:00Fire breaks out at warehouse outside Tehran, Iranian media reports
Some reports claim that the warehouse is a state-owned facility. The Iranian government has yet to officially respond
Mon, 5 Jul 2021 21:49:37 +03:00In blow to Bennett, Knesset votes down extending citizenship law
Law barring family unification between Palestinians married to Israeli citizens expires, despite coalition's compromise ■ Interior Minister Shaked warns of '15,000 citizenship applications,' says sight of Likud, far-right lawmakers cheering alongsi...
Mon, 5 Jul 2021 19:27:36 +03:00Israel says Pfizer vaccine less effective in preventing delta variant infection
Health Ministry says COVID vaccine at 64 percent effectiveness in preventing infections, but experts differ ■ Ministry notes vaccine is still 93 percent effective in preventing hospitalizations and severe symptoms
Mon, 5 Jul 2021 18:21:40 +03:00Looking the Nakba dead in the eye
A new film by director Michal Weitz, which serves as reckoning with her family history, should once again remind Israeli society to deal with its past
Mon, 5 Jul 2021 18:11:31 +03:00Ex-Knesset lawmaker interrogated on suspicion of incitement on social media
The Central Elections Committee barred Heba Yazbak from a 2020 run, citing alleged support for terrorism and the denial of Israel’s right to exist as a Jewish and democratic state, but the Supreme Court overturned the ban
Mon, 5 Jul 2021 18:01:00 +03:00Neanderthals boiled and carved a deer bone 51,000 years ago, archaeologists say
Apparently Neanderthals were the only homo species in Germany 51,000 years ago, but by then they had mixed with Homo sapiens, so the muse behind this early art remains enigmatic
Mon, 5 Jul 2021 17:49:45 +03:00Rockets hit Iraqi base housing U.S. troops, no casualties reported
The U.S. has previously accused Iran of attacks on the Ain al-Asad air base, which was also targeted by a drone last month
Mon, 5 Jul 2021 17:34:52 +03:00Why Aliyah from France, Argentina and Chile surged in first half of 2021
Figures obtained by Haaretz also show increased interest in immigration to Israel from U.S. and Britain
Mon, 5 Jul 2021 17:32:10 +03:00Norway's largest pension fund divests from firms linked to Israeli settlements
The Oslo-based company cites risk of complicity in human rights abuses as the reasoning behind the move
Mon, 5 Jul 2021 16:31:34 +03:00In Israel, it’s not just rabbis who don’t know math and science
Don’t make fun of Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef’s disparaging remarks about schooling until you’ve looked at how poorly Israel ranks on skills and education
Mon, 5 Jul 2021 16:22:12 +03:00Bennett, Netanyahu dig in their heels on controversial Citizenship Law
Knesset set to vote to extend law preventing Palestinians who married Israeli citizens from residing in the country
Mon, 5 Jul 2021 15:00:28 +03:00Bennett and Putin speak for the first time, agree to meet soon
In their first phone conversation since Israel's new prime minister assumed office, Bennett thanked President Vladimir Putin for Russia's efforts in maintaining stability in the Middle East
Mon, 5 Jul 2021 14:50:20 +03:00Israel can't influence Iran nuke deal. Here's what it can do
The new Bennett-Lapid government needs to concentrate on working with Washington to expand the Iran deal so it covers nonnuclear issues; it must also start preparing for the next agreement
Mon, 5 Jul 2021 14:10:16 +03:00Hundreds of Afghan security personnel flee into Tajikistan as Taliban advances
The Taliban took over six key districts in northern Afghanistan, following which hundreds of Afghan forces fled across the border with Tajikistan's permission
Mon, 5 Jul 2021 13:50:39 +03:00Where archaeology can’t go: Fecal signals in lake reveal Mayan secrets
Archaeology finds solid remains people leave behind, but now a new analysis reveals that a Mayan city arose 650 years earlier than thought, and other new facts
Mon, 5 Jul 2021 13:47:39 +03:00Facility housing U.S. troops in Syria targeted by rocketfire
This attack follows U.S. strikes on sites used by Iran-backed militias near the Iraq-Syria border
Mon, 5 Jul 2021 13:33:54 +03:00Israeli Arab held without trial for two months appeals detention to top court
The Nazareth resident's legal team points to a history of mental illness in a bid to overturn the administrative detention, which was issued after he threatened to carry out a terrorist attack
Mon, 5 Jul 2021 13:11:36 +03:00Record holder Aviv Barzelay joins Israeli national swim team for Tokyo Olympics
The 19-year-old who recently set a new Israeli record for the 200-meter backstroke will join the team despite falling short of meeting the Olympic qualifying time
Mon, 5 Jul 2021 12:26:03 +03:00Is Israel really a settler colonial state?
Framing Israel as a 'settler colonial state' is now routine in academia and the U.S. media, a disheartening signal of the primacy of political activism over critical inquiry – and inconvenient facts
Mon, 5 Jul 2021 12:13:26 +03:00The quest for the perfect beach getaway in Israel
10 Israeli beaches to visit this summer, all within walking distance from a parking lot
Mon, 5 Jul 2021 12:07:44 +03:00QAnon's Jews: How an antisemitic conspiracy theory is infiltrating Israel
The theory about a satanic cabal based on one of the world's oldest, most lethal antisemitic libels is localizing itself to make inroads into the Orthodox Jewish community in the U.S. – and now, increasingly, in Israel
Mon, 5 Jul 2021 11:15:39 +03:00Israel awards campaign medals to South Lebanon Army troops who fought in Lebanon
Medals were given to former fighters at a special inauguration ceremony for a monument commemorating the South Lebanon Army soldiers who fell in combat fighting alongside the IDF
Mon, 5 Jul 2021 11:01:47 +03:00Demolition crews flatten rest of Florida condo building
Rescuers will resume searching for victims ■ 121 people believed to still be trapped under the fallen wing of the Champlain Towers South in Surfside that collapsed June 24
Mon, 5 Jul 2021 10:50:28 +03:00COVID in Israel: Three-month record broken again due to delta variant
The delta variant now accounts for 90 percent of COVID cases in Israel; two weeks ago, it was just 60 percent ■ Israel seeing a record number of travelers departing despite official warnings
Mon, 5 Jul 2021 10:28:03 +03:00The problem with talking about Israeli apartheid
Mon, 5 Jul 2021 08:53:25 +03:00Israeli lawmakers to vote on controversial citizenship law, even without clear majority
Legislators still struggle to find a compromise with coalition members Meretz and United Arab List in an effort to extend the law which prevents family unification between Israeli Arabs and Palestinians
Mon, 5 Jul 2021 08:17:36 +03:00Moroccan Air Force plane arrives in Israel for military drill
The landmark arrival from Morocco is for an Israeli exercise involving a number of countries
Mon, 5 Jul 2021 08:14:30 +03:00Israel can no longer influence Iran nuke deal, top official admits
Israel is intensifying its efforts to influence the next 'longer and stronger' nuclear agreement the United States wants in place in nine years; as one source said: 'Israel today has nothing to threaten the Americans with'
Mon, 5 Jul 2021 06:07:38 +03:00Amid broad dissatisfaction, Palestinian Authority begins to deal with needed reforms
Even if the protests - which began after the death of a political activist – seem to be abating, Palestinian sources warn the slowdown is only temporary
Mon, 5 Jul 2021 06:06:37 +03:00Israeli settler shot armed Palestinian who posed no danger, witnesses say
According to soldiers who were present, the security coordinator opened fire at knife-wielding Palestinian contrary to commanding officer's decision
Mon, 5 Jul 2021 02:44:48 +03:00Fire retardants dropped because they pollute groundwater
Exposure to these chemicals can damage immune system, harm fetal development, increase risk of cancer
Mon, 5 Jul 2021 01:33:21 +03:00Israeli kids low in iodine; desalinated water use blamed
Health Ministry study shows concentration is 10 percent less than recommended, probably due to use of desalinated water
Mon, 5 Jul 2021 01:18:30 +03:00Even if it's for the wrong reasons, the right can remove this stain from Israel's law books
Sun, 4 Jul 2021 23:31:08 +03:00Haaretz cartoon
Sun, 4 Jul 2021 23:13:52 +03:00Are Israel's new ministers trying to show they hate Arabs more than the far right?
Sun, 4 Jul 2021 23:13:27 +03:00Gender segregation at Jerusalem's Hebrew University is just the start
Sun, 4 Jul 2021 23:03:29 +03:00After rabbi’s stabbing, Boston Jewish community is ‘angry, living in fear and needs answers’
An Egyptian man has been charged for the assault that took place outside a Jewish center and day school
Sun, 4 Jul 2021 22:59:09 +03:00Facing libel suit, former PM Olmert says will demand psych evaluations for Netanyahu and family
After Netanyahu family files suit over being called mentally ill, former prime minister says he will demand Netanyahu, his wife, and his son waive confidentiality on their mental health
Sun, 4 Jul 2021 22:37:19 +03:00Rivlin was the best president Israel could expect in such fraught times
The outgoing president served as a necessary reminder to Israelis that no matter what Benjamin Netanyahu said or did as prime minister, there was a better type of public discourse they could aspire to
Sun, 4 Jul 2021 21:59:46 +03:00Israel may push for third COVID vaccine dose for high risk groups
The need for a third vaccination is a subject of dispute, and Pfizer’s protocol does not make such a recommendation for any specific class of people
Sun, 4 Jul 2021 21:40:55 +03:00Israelis traveling abroad in record numbers for COVID era, despite Bennett’s warning
Some 300,000 Israelis flew abroad in June, double the month before, in spite of prime minister's request to delay nonessential travel amid spread of delta variant
Sun, 4 Jul 2021 20:41:30 +03:00In setback for religious pluralism, Israel denies recognition to Reform congregation in Guatemala
The Jerusalem court decision is the latest setback for emerging Jewish communities. In a related ruling, non-Orthodox converts from Brazil told they’re not eligible for aliyah
Sun, 4 Jul 2021 20:37:18 +03:00Prosecutors in Netanyahu trial request additional extension
Netanyahu prosecutors ask for another six days to provide evidence to defense, saying they are still combing through key witness's phone
Sun, 4 Jul 2021 20:30:49 +03:00Ukrainian troops hold terror drill in Kyiv synagogue, rescue ‘Israeli ambassador’
Elite anti-terrorism unit storms Kyiv synagogue in exercise simulating attack, part of a series organized by the security service and the Israeli embassy
Sun, 4 Jul 2021 20:24:40 +03:00Mass blackouts in Jordan shed light on King Abdullah's loosening grip
Efforts by the king to further democratize Jordan's unstable politics may be too little, too late
Sun, 4 Jul 2021 19:29:59 +03:00In Israel's new government, the right calls the shots and the liberals roll over
Sun, 4 Jul 2021 19:05:34 +03:00Vaccine champ Israel’s latest challenge: Over 90% of its COVID cases are delta
Still, experts are optimistic despite the country's Achilles' heel: a porous Ben-Gurion International Airport
Sun, 4 Jul 2021 18:24:10 +03:00Israel jails East Jerusalem woman for aiding Lebanon's Hezbollah
Yasmine Jaber admits to traveling to Beirut to meet with Hezbollah agents in 2015 and 2016, staying in contact with terror group for several years
Sun, 4 Jul 2021 18:16:47 +03:00Israel's Bennett, Pfizer CEO discuss swapping expiring COVID vaccines with other countries
Israeli prime minister has held several talks with Albert Bourla in the past few days, his office says, amid talks to offload expiring vaccine doses
Sun, 4 Jul 2021 18:12:07 +03:00Israeli president congratulates Belarus strongman, shunned by the West, on national day
President Rivlin 'sadly slipped into dictator Lukashenko’s blood-filled hands,' argues Belarusian-Israeli who was beaten at an anti-government protest
Sun, 4 Jul 2021 17:46:52 +03:00Israel arrests Palestinian lawyer who protested against Abbas, rights group says
After being detained at an Israeli checkpoint, Farid al-Atrash was briefly hospitalized in Jerusalem for an unknown reason, activist says
Sun, 4 Jul 2021 17:41:11 +03:00For years, this city failed to remove 'modesty' signs. Israel's top court now gave it 120 days
The Supreme Court orders attorney general to draw up a new national plan for enforcement, years after ruling that Beit Shemesh had to remove all signs telling women how to dress
Sun, 4 Jul 2021 16:11:39 +03:00The world's first paleontologist? Shark teeth found in City of David baffle archaeologists
Lying in the 3,000-year-old filler beneath a home in the Jerusalem site were bullae, pottery fragments – and an inexplicable collection of fossil shark teeth that turned out not to be from meals but from the Cretaceous
Sun, 4 Jul 2021 15:40:44 +03:00Scientists have revived extinct Israeli wheat strains. Now comes the taste test
For the first time, a large, commercial flour mill has joined scientists and other experts to revive the lost varieties of wheat of the Land of Israel
Sun, 4 Jul 2021 15:29:37 +03:00This Fourth of July, Israelis also have a reason to celebrate
America’s progress under Biden is good news for Israel, after Trump turned its most powerful ally into the world’s laughingstock
Sun, 4 Jul 2021 15:24:15 +03:00Israel vaccine data: How many have already been inoculated for COVID
61 percent of Israelis has received the first dose of the COVID vaccine, and 56 percent the second - as the country faces a surge of delta variant infections
Sun, 4 Jul 2021 14:27:20 +03:00After Florida condo tragedy, calls on Jewish women 'to cover their bodies'
Women should 'cover up' so bodies at the collapse site can be 'uncovered,' a flyer circulated after the Surfside tragedy said, the latest in a series of signs, posters and ads linking women’s dress to misfortune and suffering
Sun, 4 Jul 2021 11:07:50 +03:00COVID in Israel: Serious cases surge as delta variant advances
The average number of new daily COVID infections in Israel has also risen by more than 50 percent since last week ■ Fourteen of the 35 cases defined as serious have received two doses of the Pfizer vaccine
Sun, 4 Jul 2021 10:38:42 +03:00Biden kneels before Rivlin's ultra-Orthodox aide after learning she has 12 children
Expressing admiration, Biden kneels before Rivka Ravitz, a key adviser of Rivlin for years who runs a household of 13 in addition to her demanding job
Sun, 4 Jul 2021 10:16:01 +03:00The grandpa teaching fine Roman Jewish cuisine on YouTube
Italian-Israeli Hamos Guetta uploads cooking videos to YouTube so his daughter can learn traditional Jewish and Italian wisdom. Now you can also master Supplì al telefono, Rotolo alla Nutella and Pasta con zucchine e latte
Sun, 4 Jul 2021 09:21:39 +03:0018-year-old stabbed to death, 43rd victim of violence this year in Israel's Arab community
Ahmad Issa was stabbed to death in a brawl in the village of Kafr Qasem; two suspects arrested
Sun, 4 Jul 2021 06:05:30 +03:00Two days before Israeli Citizenship Law expires, coalition leaders scramble to reach compromise
Coalition members Meretz and the United Arab List have said they would oppose preventing the granting of citizenship to Palestinians married to Arabs with Israeli citizenship, as have right-wing opposition parties
Sun, 4 Jul 2021 06:04:28 +03:00Israel fails to enforce ban on polygamy in Bedouin community, officials say
Polygamous marriages within the Bedouin community in Israel compromise the rights of women in them and the existing law against such marriages hasn't been enforced, a state committee found in 2018
Sun, 4 Jul 2021 03:45:28 +03:00Israel to send firefighting planes to Cyprus in an effort to put out forest fire
The raging fire has cut power supply to at least eight nearby villages in Cyprus and forced people out of their homes
Sun, 4 Jul 2021 02:21:08 +03:00A pleasant illusion by an impressive Israeli Arab politician
Sun, 4 Jul 2021 01:51:52 +03:00With Bennett as prime minister, political power is in Israeli settlers’ hands
Sun, 4 Jul 2021 01:21:18 +03:00The Israel Police’s very own death squad
Sat, 3 Jul 2021 23:44:15 +03:00Israel breaks 100,000 mark for vaccinating ages 12-16 against COVID
Officials are satisfied with current COVID inoculation trends amid delta spike in Israel, even though slower rates persist among ultra-Orthodox and Arabs
Sat, 3 Jul 2021 23:39:27 +03:00Haaretz cartoon
Sat, 3 Jul 2021 23:02:29 +03:00As Palestinians protest death of Abbas opponent, women are assaulted in response
While senior PA officials understand the political damage caused by the killing of Nizar Banat, Fatah is questioning the demonstrators’ loyalty, with female journalists especially targeted
Sat, 3 Jul 2021 22:56:29 +03:00When Palestinians are represented positively in history lessons, Israeli students' trust in them grows
A new study shows that Jewish Israeli youth want to be exposed to differing narratives and discussions in the classroom – and those who are take a more positive approach to peace deals
Sat, 3 Jul 2021 22:54:06 +03:00On work safety breaches, Israel is falling ten times below its own standards
As two die in work-related accidents in Israel over the weekend, monitoring group slams ‘consistent policy’ of omitting information on workplace accidents
Sat, 3 Jul 2021 22:39:56 +03:00Israel strikes Hamas in Gaza in response to incendiary balloon blaze
A Hamas weapon production facility and rocket launch site were struck, the military says, hours after a fire broke out in Israel's south caused by explosive-laden balloons sent from the Strip
Sat, 3 Jul 2021 22:22:38 +03:00Palestinian shot dead by Israeli army amid clashes near evacuated settlement outpost
20-year-old Farid Ali Hassan died after he was shot in the chest with live fire during a West Bank demonstration, the Palestinian Health Ministry said
Sat, 3 Jul 2021 21:09:09 +03:00Palestinians take to the streets of Ramallah as anti-Abbas demonstrations continue
Protesters gathered near the Palestinian Authority's headquarters, hearing brief speeches from the family of Nizar Banat, an activist whose death last months sparked the rare wave of demonstrations
Sat, 3 Jul 2021 19:48:02 +03:00Manchester’s revamped Jewish museum celebrates the community that left it behind
Manchester's oldest synagogue has come back to life by housing the Jewish heritage center. After an $8.35 million makeover, the museum offers a more people-friendly format to commemorate the city's Jewish history
Sat, 3 Jul 2021 19:24:00 +03:00Israeli officials say Iran behind Indian Ocean attack on cargo ship
According to Hezbollah-affiliated Al Mayadeen, the ship was heading to the UAE from Saudi Arabia when it was hit by an unidentified weapon
Sat, 3 Jul 2021 17:42:05 +03:00Saudi Arabia launches new airline in bid to wean economy off oil, boost tourism
The new Saudi airline will compete with its Qatari and Emirati counterparts as part of Mohammed bin Salman's wider push for economic diversification
Sat, 3 Jul 2021 17:07:43 +03:00Iran's sole nuclear power plant up and running after two-week closure
A senior official from the UN's nuclear watchdog is scheduled to visit Iran this week, although no talks are planned
Sat, 3 Jul 2021 13:56:41 +03:00Death toll rises to 24 in Miami condo collapse; second building evacuated over safety concerns
All residents of the second building, Crestview Towers, have been told to leave immediately after engineers found serious impairments
Sat, 3 Jul 2021 10:15:25 +03:0019-year-old shot dead in Nazareth is 42nd Arab victim of gun violence in Israel this year
More than 40 lives were lost in 2021 due to violence and crime in the Arab community, rights group reports
Fri, 2 Jul 2021 23:51:29 +03:00Biden to nominate daughter of Holocaust survivor as U.S. ambassador to Germany
Amy Gutmann will be the first woman to ever hold the post, and will be counted on to use her academic expertise in political and democratic philosophy to stabilize U.S.-German relations following the Trump years
Fri, 2 Jul 2021 21:34:45 +03:00Israel failing to do minimum to fight human trafficking, U.S. says
The annual U.S. State Department report downgrades Israel to its second tier ranking for the first time in a decade, but notes it is 'making significant efforts' to tackle human trafficking
Fri, 2 Jul 2021 20:57:46 +03:00Lebanese judge goes after top officials over Beirut port blast
The judge's announcement that he intends to pursue senior Lebanese politicians and security chiefs over the lethal Beirut explosion drew plaudits from the families of victims and survivors
Fri, 2 Jul 2021 20:50:35 +03:00The latest proof that Israelis must stand with the Palestinians
Fri, 2 Jul 2021 19:56:42 +03:00'With God's help, we will return legally': Israeli settlers quietly leave illegal outpost
The settlers of Evyatar left the illegal outpost in a subdued manner, after they accepted a compromise with the government which would see the structures in the West Bank outpost remain