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Tue, 10 Aug 2021 09:00:11 GMT
Israel given highest COVID travel warning by CDC
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention placed Israel at Level 4, the highest for COVID risk.

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 08:13:38 GMT
Coronavirus: Israel registers over 6,000 cases in a day
Some 6,275 COVID cases were identified on Monday, with almost 5% of the people screened testing positive.

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 08:11:34 GMT
18% of Israel’s haredi children had COVID - first serological test results
Some 2,196 students were tested across Israel in the new serological testing program.

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 07:18:02 GMT
Israel's fanciest new mall opens in the Judean desert
The new DCity, which opened this week on the outskirts of Jerusalem, is designed as a replica of the famous Venetian Resort in Las Vegas.

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 06:39:23 GMT
L'Oreal partners with menstrual health app Clue to forward femtech
The innovative technological partnership will enable L’Oréal to make the most skin-friendly skin care solutions accessible to the Israeli consumer.

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 06:35:03 GMT
Mossad, CIA chiefs' 1st Israel meeting is critical - analysis
Multiple Mossad directors have told the Jerusalem Post that the first meetings with the CIA chief can be one of the major events that frame their term in office.

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 06:21:22 GMT
Israel urges action following UN 'code red' climate change report
A statement from the Foreign Ministry urges international cooperation in order to combat climate change.

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 06:18:12 GMT
Negev resident indicted of abusing 15-year-old daughter
The prosecution requested that his incarceration be extended until the end of the proceedings and that the court extend his detention by five days and prevent him from contacting his daughter.

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 05:53:36 GMT
Brothers convicted of defrauding Defense Ministry of over NIS 1 million
The brothers lied about caring for their disabled IDF veteran father and were paid a total salary of over a million shekels each.

Mon, 09 Aug 2021 21:07:40 GMT
Wrapping up Israel’s remarkable Olympics
Four medals, including 2 golds, outshine any disappointing results by blue-and-white athletes.

Mon, 09 Aug 2021 20:33:58 GMT
COVID: Over 600,000 get 3rd vaccine, less than 50 reports of side effects
*Finance Minister Avigdor Liberman expressed skepticism about the effectiveness of a lockdown to curb the morbidity *Purple ribbon and cap on gatherings might be brought back.

Mon, 09 Aug 2021 18:43:35 GMT
Top Mossad official forced to resign after embezzlement scandal
A Mossad official — while stationed in a foreign country — had reportedly been embezzling funds from the organization for a long time totaling tens of thousands of euros.

Mon, 09 Aug 2021 18:15:16 GMT
Police to significantly increase enforcement of COVID-19 restrictions
On Sunday, 318 fines were issued for Israelis not wearing a mask, compared to 89 on Saturday, and 74 fines were issued for violating isolation restrictions, compared to 47 on Saturday.

Mon, 09 Aug 2021 18:02:35 GMT
IDF estimates Tomb of the Patriarchs elevator within six months
The project has been controversial both from an archaeology perspective and because of its intersection with the dynamics of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Mon, 09 Aug 2021 18:02:18 GMT
American olim in limbo as backlog at US Emabssy continues
As coronavirus cases are spiking once again across Israel, those seeking appointments with the embassy remain in a continued state of annoyance and uncertainty.

Mon, 09 Aug 2021 17:54:14 GMT
Judicial Selection Committee holds first meeting
The powerful Judicial Selection Committee, chaired by Justice Minister Gideon Sa'ar and which is set to replace six justices through October 2023, held its first meeting Monday night.

Mon, 09 Aug 2021 17:37:27 GMT
'Blocking Iran is the highest priority' - ex-NSC chief Ben Shabbat
Ex-NSC chief Meir Ben Shabbat was a top adviser to Netanyahu. Nevertheless, he received bipartisan support at a Knesset panel.

Mon, 09 Aug 2021 17:20:30 GMT
High Court: Likud plan to strike down Knesset cmt'ee setup is illegal
Vogelman went as far as suggesting that the opposition MKs were trying a form of a “coup” by refusing to negotiate with the government or show up at Knesset hearings.

Mon, 09 Aug 2021 17:14:02 GMT
Internal criticism in Meretz over MK Zoabi's threat to topple gov't
Meretz MK Mossi Raz and Interior Minister Ayelet Shake criticized Meretz MK Ghaida Rinawie Zoabi's claim that if the gov't decided to act militarily - Meretz and Ra'am would topple it.

Mon, 09 Aug 2021 17:05:54 GMT
Israel Katz criticizes Netanyahu, Gantz, for failure to pass budget
The former finance minster’s comments essentially concede that the last government fell because Netanyahu was not willing to hand over power to Gantz by allowing the budget to pass.

Mon, 09 Aug 2021 17:05:15 GMT
West African artifacts at new exhibit in Beersheba, Israel
“Gold Road Encounters” will be shown until July 16, 2022 at the Museum of Islamic and Near Eastern Cultures at 60 Ha’atzmaut St in Beersheba.

Mon, 09 Aug 2021 17:00:18 GMT
Olympics: Russian team attacks Ashram's win, Israel fires back
In 2018, Russian Dina Averina won gold in the world championships after dropping her ribbon, while Israeli Linoy Ashram won silver. Back then, the ROC had no complaints about the score.

Mon, 09 Aug 2021 16:43:20 GMT
Israel's A-G files indictment against ex-Likud chair David Bitan
Mandelblit’s statement in January 2020 alleged Bitan received around NIS 990,000 in bribes along with an unknown value of ownership rights in real estate between 2011 and 2017.

Mon, 09 Aug 2021 16:18:02 GMT
Israeli law school journal No. 3 in world in human rights, beats Harvard
Only Columbia University Law School and Georgetown University Law School finished ahead of the journal.

Mon, 09 Aug 2021 15:57:12 GMT
Israel to lift UK, S. Africa travel bans, turn others orange
The system is set to change on August 16, but inbound passengers from the US and other countries will be required to enter isolation already starting from Wednesday.

Mon, 09 Aug 2021 15:34:47 GMT
A-G orders initial probe of ex-Mossad chief Yossi Cohen on Packer gift
Cohen has said that many top Israeli officials on the Right and Left were close to the long-time Israel supporter and did not know of his problematic character at the time.

Mon, 09 Aug 2021 15:33:43 GMT
Buying a home on paper? You may pay 10-15% more than you thought
Housing prices have risen 7.2% in the past year, according to the Central Bureau of Statistics, and show no sign of slowing.

Mon, 09 Aug 2021 15:32:13 GMT
Women of the Wall pray at Kotel, harassed by Orthodox
Group jeered from inside Western Wall women’s section, while haredi and religious-Zionist boys hurl abuse at men praying in solidarity with Women of the Wall.

Mon, 09 Aug 2021 13:56:57 GMT
Three brothers suspected of murdering their mother in northern Israel
Policemen, accompanied by a helicopter, dogs, cavalry and a reconnaissance unit, searched for a missing woman, finding her body after a 26-hour search near the mountainous Jordan River.

Mon, 09 Aug 2021 13:34:52 GMT
Israeli high schoolers rake in medals in Physics Olympics
The competition celebrates the significance of physics and aims to encourage the study of science and technology among high school students worldwide.



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