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Wed, 07 Jul 2021 08:46:23 GMTCoronavirus: Cabinet to meet again on Wednesday to discuss new measures
Coronavirus measures are expected to be discussed Wednesday, including the option of additional tests for those entering Israel.
Wed, 07 Jul 2021 08:30:33 GMTIsaac Herzog, Israel's 11th president: ambition fulfilled, plan in hand
Fulfilling his long-time presidential ambition – with more votes than any previous president – he is the country's first direct second-generation one and the second to emerge from the Jewish Agency.
Wed, 07 Jul 2021 08:30:01 GMTIsrael to purchase four Shaldag fast-class patrol boats
Deal with Israel Shipyards is the first to be signed in 15 years
Wed, 07 Jul 2021 07:55:26 GMTForget about who catches COVID-19, the serious cases matter - analysis
Health officials are analyzing two different trends in coronavirus cases in Israel: those who test positive, and those who develop severe cases.
Wed, 07 Jul 2021 05:54:19 GMTHadassah board considers ousting Zeev Rotstein from top role
Rotstein came to Hadassah in 2016 after working for 36 years at Sheba Medical Center, starting as a young cardiologist.
Wed, 07 Jul 2021 05:39:29 GMTIDF Recruitment Festival returns
This year the IDF recruitment festival returns to Ganei Yehoshua but will also have a digital event for those who cannot physically attend.
Wed, 07 Jul 2021 05:19:08 GMTUndercover president: Rivlin moved around unnoticed thanks to Shin Bet
The Shin Bet released a photo of the president accompanied by a number of Shin Bet agents while disguised with a beard, wig and large coat.
Tue, 06 Jul 2021 21:53:48 GMTBennett: I won’t let Israel become a partisan political issue in the US
Congressman Meeks promised to "lock arms" with Israel on Iran and Hamas, when he spoke at the US Embassy's Jully 4th celebration.
Tue, 06 Jul 2021 21:52:14 GMTState asks High Court to fix surrogacy law after gov’t fails to
Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz asked the court to fix the law as there was "zero chance" the current Knesset would do it.
Tue, 06 Jul 2021 19:45:00 GMTUS, Guatemalan forces raid extremist haredi Lev Tahor cult compound
The sect has been accused of forcing girls as young as 12 years old into marriages with much older men within the sect.
Tue, 06 Jul 2021 19:17:09 GMTBennett accuses opposition of ‘petty politics’ as Citizenship Law falls
Yamina denounced the Likud and Religious Zionist Parties as ‘post-Zionist’ for toppling law with security implications; Likud claims the law would endanger the ‘Zionist character of the state.'
Tue, 06 Jul 2021 19:03:20 GMTCitizenship Law: A dramatic vote devoid of winners - analysis
This is a victory for the Joint List that contains the seeds of a much greater defeat. But all the other political actors were outright losers.
Tue, 06 Jul 2021 18:03:53 GMTWhat opposition legislation will challenge the coalition next week?
Bills on citizenship, revoking welfare benefits for those convicted of terror and desecrating the flag proposed by Likud will bother the coalition, but will likely not cause undue problems.
Tue, 06 Jul 2021 17:48:06 GMTMore than just a ceremonial post: Rivlin's legacy as Israel's president
What from his term as Israel's president will Reuven Rivlin be remembered for? Like almost everything else, it depends on whom you might ask.
Tue, 06 Jul 2021 17:39:58 GMTLikud MK David Bitan indicted for bribery, fraud, breach of trust
In one case, Bitan and another defendant allegedly accepted a bribe of NIS 385,000 to obtain approvals for three real estate projects in Tel Aviv.
Tue, 06 Jul 2021 17:20:46 GMTShasha-Biton to not reverse Israel Prize veto on pro-BDS professor
Shasha-Biton's predecessor, MK Yoav Gallant, vetoed the awarding of the coveted Israel Prize to Prof. Goldreich due to his support of the BDS movement.
Tue, 06 Jul 2021 17:07:39 GMTSummer movies hit Israel's movie theater screens
'Free Shuli' and 'Gunpowder Milkshake' set to be crowd-pleasing hits.
Tue, 06 Jul 2021 16:53:20 GMTIsrael's defense establishment bids farewell to President Rivlin
"You have repeatedly sought to find the path to unity with the understanding that internal struggles are hurting Israeli society," Defense Minister Benny Gantz told the outgoing president.
Tue, 06 Jul 2021 15:40:01 GMTNew Israeli plan looks to reduce bureaucracy in government offices
The plan was formulated by the Prime Minister's Office, the Finance Ministry, and the Justice Ministry starting several months before Israel's new government took office.
Tue, 06 Jul 2021 15:36:58 GMTWith no flights and no gov't benefits, Israel's tour guides losing hope
While most of Israel's economy has been recovering rapidly from the crisis following its mass vaccination program, the inbound tour guide industry is in its worst crisis yet.
Tue, 06 Jul 2021 15:16:46 GMTPolish deputy PM condemns Lapid's comments on restitution bill
Poland's ruling party leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski said Foreign Minister Yair Lapid's comments were "unacceptable."
Tue, 06 Jul 2021 14:49:01 GMTWhy are divorce rates rising among Israeli-Arab couples? - BGU study
The study, based on interviews with Israeli-Arab women, shows that a combination of higher education and joining the workforce have challenged the traditional marriage dynamic.
Tue, 06 Jul 2021 14:41:13 GMTYeshiva students obligated to enlist after court deadline for law expires
The state is now obligated to draft yeshiva students who turn 18 from Tuesday. This will likely not happen.
Tue, 06 Jul 2021 14:39:43 GMTIsrael Security Prize awarded to four classified projects
The prize went to projects and activities that 'contributed to the security of the state and the preservation of strength and qualitative edge on the battlefield, technologically and operationally.'
Tue, 06 Jul 2021 14:12:50 GMTIsraeli shipping firm ZIM partners with Seaspan in $1.5b. charter
The long-term charter is for 10 7,000 TEU LNG dual-fuel container vessels for shipping routes around the world.
Tue, 06 Jul 2021 12:26:02 GMTIsrael, South Korea strike COVID vaccine exchange deal
The deal is for the transfer of vaccines between the two countries, with Israel sending the first batch.
Tue, 06 Jul 2021 09:56:49 GMTJewish Agency staff bid farewell to chairman Isaac Herzog
Herzog has stepped down after three years and will assume the role of president on Wednesday.
Tue, 06 Jul 2021 09:24:11 GMTNetanyahu’s opposition strategy: Ensure gov't can’t govern - analysis
One of the main criticisms of Netanyahu’s last government was that it did not function, was unable to govern, and that Israel faced nothing less than a crisis of governance.
Tue, 06 Jul 2021 08:52:07 GMTFather and son graduate MDA paramedics course together
Shortly after graduating, they found themselves working on a shift together.
Tue, 06 Jul 2021 08:29:33 GMTAverage salary drops as unemployment continues to fall
The average monthly salary fell 7%, while the broad employment rate fell from 9.9% to 9.5%.