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Tue, 24 Aug 2021 08:13:02 GMTIsraeli actor Moshe Ivgy to go to jail for sexual misconduct on Sept. 29
Ivgy was originally set to serve his 11-month sentence starting September 1. However, he requested that it be postponed until the 29th, after the High Holy Days.
Tue, 24 Aug 2021 07:02:23 GMTBennett apologizes for name mix-up of injured Border Policeman
"Mr. Bennett called at 10:30 p.m. and asked Barel's father, whose name is Yossi: 'How is Yossi? How does he feel?' He said to him, his name is Barel."
Tue, 24 Aug 2021 06:43:57 GMTOver 19,000 people join prayer project for injured Border Police soldier
The Tehilim project asks that each person reads one chapter of Tehilim for the recovery of Barel Shmueli, who was critically injured on the Gaza border earlier this week.
Tue, 24 Aug 2021 06:10:00 GMTTeenager stabbed to death amid fight over girl in northern Israel
A 15-year-old stabbed a 17-year-old in Shlomi over a fight concerning a girl. His death was declared on the scene of the incident.
Tue, 24 Aug 2021 05:28:22 GMTIsrael's haredi cities are all 'red' coronavirus hotspots
Rabbis call for community to vaccinate and get third corona shot
Mon, 23 Aug 2021 20:12:50 GMTYad Vashem's new chairman: Dani Dayan
Previously, the appointment of this position sparked controversy when then-prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated he would appoint Effi Eitam, a former right-wing politician, to the position.
Mon, 23 Aug 2021 19:33:41 GMTCOVID: Only four countries left on Israel’s list of banned destinations
The Health Ministry released the status of the countries to which Israelis could fly, ranking them red (banned), orange (requiring between seven and 14 days of isolation) or yellow.
Mon, 23 Aug 2021 19:28:30 GMT COVID: Israel to cross 1 million cases, booster to open to 30+ soon
Green pass validity may be shortened to six months after 2nd shot * Schools to open Sept. 1
Mon, 23 Aug 2021 18:53:45 GMTBennett to tell Biden: Iran’s advanced enrichment makes nuclear deal worthless
"There is no value in returning to the [nuclear deal], because it does even less than it did in 2015," said a diplomatic source.
Mon, 23 Aug 2021 17:43:34 GMTUS Army fires first Iron Dome interceptor in test
Our intent is not to have them "parked in a parking garage" – head of the US Army's air and missile defense modernization effort Brig.-Gen. Brian Gibson.
Mon, 23 Aug 2021 17:29:12 GMTHarash 4 jazz club has a number of shows
Just when it was beginning to seem that the latest spate of government pandemic-induced restrictions might bring the curtain down on all forms of cultural pursuit here, the Harash 4 jazz club stikes.
Mon, 23 Aug 2021 17:17:16 GMTLapid to Slovenia FM: End 9-year freeze of EU-Israel Association Council
Yair Lapid told his Slovenian counterpart on Monday that it's time for the European Union to revive the EU-Israel Association Council.
Mon, 23 Aug 2021 17:04:59 GMTCoalition members attack budget's agriculture reform plan
Israel's planned agricultural reform is the latest battleground from partners within the coalition for the government's upcoming budget and the Economic Arrangements Law that accompanies it.
Mon, 23 Aug 2021 15:59:52 GMTMeron Disaster: Kotel Rabbi blames variety of groups
Holy Sites rabbi slams extremist haredim, police, Justice Ministry.
Mon, 23 Aug 2021 15:51:35 GMTCOVID vaccine hesitancy caused by social inequalities – Israeli report
A Health Ministry report shows that majority of unvaccinated individuals belong to the weakest segments of the population.
Mon, 23 Aug 2021 15:14:41 GMTHaredi enlistment law designed to increase haredi employment - analysis
The bill for increasing ultra-Orthodox enlistment to the IDF approved by the cabinet for passage to the Knesset appears designed primarily to increase haredi male participation in the work force.
Mon, 23 Aug 2021 14:58:38 GMTReligious Zionist Party to have membership drive in English
The membership drive will have forms in not only Hebrew but also in English, French, Russian and Amharic.
Mon, 23 Aug 2021 14:40:12 GMTInternational Fellowship of Christians gives aid to poor Israeli families
The organization has distributed more than $11 m. to assist over 260,000 people including the elderly, lone soldiers and orphan children ahead of the High Holy Days and Rosh Hashanah.
Mon, 23 Aug 2021 14:26:52 GMTFires break out near Gaza border due to incendiary balloons
Three main fires, as well as 10 smaller fires, broke out in Kissufim and Be'eri forests.
Mon, 23 Aug 2021 13:55:51 GMTBank of Israel holds rates, sees economic risks from Delta variant
“There are still challenges to economic activity in view of the increased health risks in Israel and abroad,” the central bank said.
Mon, 23 Aug 2021 13:25:30 GMTHow have Israelis' travel habits changed during COVID?
Agoda conducted a survey of 504 Israelis about their travel preferences now, a year and a half after COVID-19 broke out.
Mon, 23 Aug 2021 13:24:22 GMTCOVID cabinet approves Uman travel outline ahead of Rosh Hashanah
Thousands of hassidic and other Jews are set to travel to the city of Uman to visit the grave of Rabbi Nachman of Breslov.
Mon, 23 Aug 2021 13:07:33 GMTNumber of Israeli job seekers drops 35% in July
The number of job seekers in Israel dropped by more than 35 percent in July to 291,000, Israel Employment Services (IES) said Monday.
Mon, 23 Aug 2021 11:33:15 GMTMK Itamar Ben-Gvir released from Hadassah’s COVID ward
Ben-Gvir is still recovering, but has been released from the COVID ward in Hadassah.
Mon, 23 Aug 2021 10:28:18 GMTOne killed, another injured by gunfire in Nazareth
Medical teams determined Salam's death on the spot. The young man who was seriously injured was taken to a hospital.
Mon, 23 Aug 2021 10:25:28 GMTInclusive fashion brand designs Israeli Paralympic uniform
Palta, an inclusive fashion brand that acts for social change, was chosen to design a uniform for Israel's 33 Paralympic athletes.
Mon, 23 Aug 2021 05:53:20 GMTAnti-vaxxer causes mass-infection in special needs kindergarten
An anti-vaxxer got infected with COVID-19 and sent her twins to their special needs kindergarten, sparking a mass-infection.
Sun, 22 Aug 2021 18:58:02 GMTGantz's political capital is leverage, will it get him to the top? - analysis
"I still see myself on the path to be prime minister," Gantz said. "But I work for the current government."
Sun, 22 Aug 2021 18:54:59 GMTGov't approves IDF Draft Law for haredim, lowers exemption age to 21
The new Draft Law would include plans to draft haredim and integrate them into the workforce.
Sun, 22 Aug 2021 18:50:36 GMTUEFA: Up-and-down first legs for Israeli sides
Maccabi Haifa storms back for continental draw • Maccabi Tel Aviv triumphs • Hapole Beersheba tied 0-0