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Sun, 12 Sep 2021 10:20:32 +03:00
Israel says Iranian base spearheading regional drone attacks
'Kashan is leading Iran's export of aerial terrorism in the region,' Gantz says

Sun, 12 Sep 2021 08:39:15 +03:00
FBI releases first declassified 9/11 document linking hijackers and Saudi associates
The partially redacted 16-page document shows no evidence the Saudi government was complicit in the 9/11 attacks, which killed nearly 3,000 people

Sun, 12 Sep 2021 06:01:33 +03:00
Eilat's coral reefs in worse shape than previously thought, new study shows
Climate change, tons of waste and storms are endangering Eilat’s reef, the northernmost coral reef in the world

Sun, 12 Sep 2021 06:00:53 +03:00
Islamic Jihad, the Palestinian group that strikes fear in Israel's prisons
The organization's inmates are 'insanely brave,' one prison official said. If the two Islamic Jihad escapees still at large are hurt, a wave of prison violence is almost certain

Sun, 12 Sep 2021 03:34:24 +03:00
Israel attacks Hamas targets in Gaza in response to rocket fire
Militants fire rocket from the Gaza Strip after the announcement of the capture of escaped Palestinian prisoners

Sun, 12 Sep 2021 01:56:24 +03:00
The arch-terrorist in a garbage bin

Sun, 12 Sep 2021 01:50:10 +03:00
The Lapid-Bennett government is learning that apolitical politics is a myth

Sun, 12 Sep 2021 01:48:48 +03:00
Israel needs to reconsider policy on Palestinian prisoners

Sun, 12 Sep 2021 01:46:20 +03:00
Capturing the four Palestinian fugitives alive is the best Israel could have hoped for
If the Palestinian escapees had been killed while on the run, their status as national heroes would have been guaranteed – and escalation with Israel would have been all but ensured

Sun, 12 Sep 2021 01:43:54 +03:00
It's time for Israel to step up its fight against terrorism

Sun, 12 Sep 2021 01:38:41 +03:00
Bennett dodging conflict will lead Israel and Palestine to a one-state solution

Sat, 11 Sep 2021 23:42:13 +03:00
Despite appeal, Black Hebrews ordered to leave Israel within two weeks
The community is expected to appeal the decision, even after all the requests were reviewed individually and then rejected, Israel's Population Authority says

Sat, 11 Sep 2021 22:59:38 +03:00
Haaretz cartoon

Sat, 11 Sep 2021 22:40:52 +03:00
Israeli police suspect recaptured Palestinian prisoners planned serious act of terror
The charge carries a sentence of up to 15 years, as the prisoners face a closed-court remand hearing

Sat, 11 Sep 2021 22:37:11 +03:00
Hamas will demand release of Palestinian fugitives in any future prisoner exchange deal
Hamas' military wing spokesman's remarks came as clashes broke out between Palestinians and Israeli soldiers in the West Bank, and as rocket sirens sounded in Israeli border towns for a second night in a row

Sat, 11 Sep 2021 21:49:11 +03:00
Israel sees modest uptick in serious COVID cases, rate of infection
Number of seriously ill patients rises to nearly 700, with almost 10,000 new COVID cases diagnosed in Israel on Friday

Sat, 11 Sep 2021 21:19:25 +03:00
Rocket sirens sound along Gaza border for second consecutive day
No injuries or damage to property was immediately reported, as Israel's iron dome defense system intercepts one missile

Sat, 11 Sep 2021 20:21:17 +03:00
West Bank Palestinians blast Israeli Arabs for allegedly turning in jail-breakers
'The Green Line now seems much thicker than the concrete separation barrier,' one activist said, as anger mounted in the West Bank, and Jenin in particular, after reports that an Arab family helped Israel capture fugitives

Sat, 11 Sep 2021 18:31:10 +03:00
U.S. marks 20 years since 9/11, in shadow of Afghan war's end
The anniversary unfolded under the pall of a pandemic and in the shadow of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, now ruled by the same militants who gave safe haven to the 9/11 plotters

Sat, 11 Sep 2021 16:26:56 +03:00
UN watchdog will have no access to nuclear site footage, Iran state TV says
The statement comes as the UN nuclear watchdog chief prepares to visit Tehran this weekend for talks, with progress stalling on two major issues involving Iran's nuclear program

Sat, 11 Sep 2021 13:04:47 +03:00
U.S. COVID booster shot: Why Israel went for it, and is it working
70 percent of Israelis aged 60-69 have already received a third Pfizer COVID vaccine shot. Experts claim it has curbed the surging delta wave

Sat, 11 Sep 2021 05:33:54 +03:00
Israel captures four out of six Palestinian fugitives
Escaped prisoners Zakaria Zubeidi and Mohammed Aradeh were captured by the police counter-terror unit in northern Israel, and will attend court in Nazareth along with the other two captured fugitives on Saturday evening

Fri, 10 Sep 2021 23:20:01 +03:00
Israel strikes Gaza targets following rocket fire
Palestinian militants launch a rocket from Gaza shortly after the arrest of two escaped prisoners, while nearly a thousand clash with Israeli forces in the West Bank

Fri, 10 Sep 2021 23:08:16 +03:00
The Palestinian prison break is a spectacular failure – and a chance for change
The Prison Service is not solely culpable for the prisoners’ escape. There were screw-ups in higher places, too. If only Israel would leverage this fiasco for constructive dialogue

Fri, 10 Sep 2021 21:49:09 +03:00
Two of six Palestinian fugitives who escaped Israeli prison captured in north
Islamic Jihad members Mahmoud Aradeh and Yakub Kadari were caught after civilians spotted two suspicious figures in Nazareth and reported them to the police

Fri, 10 Sep 2021 21:00:45 +03:00
Climate change may start diminishing Jerusalem groundwater soon, scientists warn
Over the last 4,500 years, the Jerusalem area’s groundwater has depended almost exclusively on the amount of rainfall, the researchers were surprised to find. That may change

Fri, 10 Sep 2021 20:30:58 +03:00
Palestinian Authority backtracks on transferring aid money to Hamas officials, Qatari envoy says
Palestinian banks in West Bank, through which the funds were supposed to be transferred, fear they could face lawsuits ■ Deal to transfer Qatari money to poor Gazan families still valid

Fri, 10 Sep 2021 17:02:41 +03:00
Zakaria Zubeidi was an intifada symbol. This week, he became Israel's most wanted fugitive
As a child, Zakaria Zubeidi took part in a theater established by an Israeli peace activist. Years later, as Israel planned to put him on trial for several terror attacks, he became one of six prison-breakers on the run

Fri, 10 Sep 2021 16:28:49 +03:00
Israeli police officer lightly wounded in attempted stabbing in Jerusalem's Old City
Suspect shot dead as tensions run high following the escape of six Palestinian inmates from a maximum security Israeli prison earlier this week

Fri, 10 Sep 2021 14:07:47 +03:00
'The COVID-19 pandemic is the most uncertain time since World War II'
The psychologist and neuroscientist Dr. Tomer Bakalash explains what happens to our brain in situations of uncertainty – and how we can exploit it to our advantage

Fri, 10 Sep 2021 13:02:56 +03:00
This delicious drink is a bygone post-Yom Kippur tradition
Some new variations on the sherbet – chilled drinks made from natural fruits – which used to be a perfect way to mark the end of Yom Kippur

Fri, 10 Sep 2021 12:55:46 +03:00
Fear and elation reign in Jenin after six of its own escape from an Israeli jail
There is a thin line for the West Bank's Palestinians between life and death, and frequently that line runs through a prison cell

Fri, 10 Sep 2021 12:21:41 +03:00
Lebanese leaders agree on new government to address worst crisis in decades
Lebanon's Prime Minister Najib Mikati says he hopes to stop his country collapse and bring back prosperity

Fri, 10 Sep 2021 10:45:12 +03:00
COVID continues to shrink in Israel, serious cases in decline
The R number, representing the average number of people a COVID patient will go on to infect, dropped to 0.8

Fri, 10 Sep 2021 09:40:14 +03:00
Taliban says it wants ties with U.S. and rest of the world – but not Israel
'Of course, we won’t have any relation with Israel. We want to have relations with other countries; Israel is not among these countries,' Taliban spokesman tells Russian Sputnik News

Fri, 10 Sep 2021 08:14:20 +03:00
Israel braces for Palestinian 'day of rage' to support prisoners, jailbreakers
A senior Palestinian official says factions have put their differences aside to call for confrontations with the Israeli military, as the volatility unleashed by Monday's prison break looks set to reach a boiling point

Fri, 10 Sep 2021 06:05:15 +03:00
Prison break has already derailed Palestinian and Israeli plans, and could end a precarious quiet
Just as Mahmoud Abbas was poised to cap a month of diplomatic gains with an address to the UN General Assembly, the escape of six Palestinians from an Israeli prison reshuffled the deck

Fri, 10 Sep 2021 06:04:02 +03:00
An Israeli perspective on 9/11 anniversary
Israeli methods such as targeted assassinations were gradually adopted by the U.S. as it got bogged down in Iraq and Afghanistan

Fri, 10 Sep 2021 06:02:46 +03:00
Safe haven or bloodbath: This will determine the fate of Palestinian fugitives
Israeli security services may say 'no leads' in hunt for Palestinians, but they are employing powerful tools many Israelis only discovered during the pandemic

Fri, 10 Sep 2021 01:35:02 +03:00
'When it’s boring, there’s a feeling of freedom. And there's always TikTok'
This week at the Tel Aviv airport: An unaccompanied minor ponders the hardships of being the youngest sibling, and a programmer travels to Israel from Europe to bid farewell to grandma

Fri, 10 Sep 2021 00:36:34 +03:00
COVID quarantine among Israeli students up 85% since start of school year
'The health and educational systems aren’t synchronized,' said one principal of a Tel Aviv school, as complaints mount about the Education Ministry’s COVID unit

Fri, 10 Sep 2021 00:26:40 +03:00
Raed lit a cigarette. That's when Israeli troops shot him and left him to die on the side of the road
IDF soldiers shot a 39-year-old Palestinian gardener, but they didn’t bother to check their handiwork. For an hour and a half he lay dying or dead on the road – until his teenage son found him

Thu, 9 Sep 2021 23:38:16 +03:00
Time for Jews to admit: Other gods exist
The idea of God’s oneness sounds like an essential tenet of Judaism. But there are equally essential tenets that Jews have learned to forgo

Thu, 9 Sep 2021 23:34:18 +03:00
One man bears the blame for Israel's major prison break: Benjamin Netanyahu

Thu, 9 Sep 2021 23:32:32 +03:00
No to the collective punishment of Palestinian prisoners

Thu, 9 Sep 2021 23:18:01 +03:00
Soho House, an exclusive members-only club, wants to help heal Jaffa
When Nick Jones came to sell New York on a branch of his private members’ club, the World Trade Center was attacked. Political disasters accompanied Soho House openings in Istanbul and Hong Kong. Now a club has opened in Tel Aviv's Jaffa district, ...

Thu, 9 Sep 2021 23:10:58 +03:00
Haaretz cartoon

Thu, 9 Sep 2021 22:56:04 +03:00
Palestinian fugitives may have crossed into the West Bank, Israeli officials believe
According to the latest Israeli intel assessment, the six inmates who escaped from Gilboa Prison are no longer moving as a group, potentially prolonging the manhunt

Thu, 9 Sep 2021 21:45:26 +03:00
Israel releases some information on COVID vaccine data-sharing deal with Pfizer
Data passed on to the U.S. drugmaker doesn't include information about individual patients, according to freedom of information disclosure. Confidential parts of the agreement are still not published

Thu, 9 Sep 2021 20:09:15 +03:00
20 years on from 9/11, Western democracy is still winning
The Taliban and its ilk may have made their comeback, for now, but they remain on the losing side of history. 9/11 failed to change that, and neither will the scenes of the last few weeks in Kabul

Thu, 9 Sep 2021 20:01:46 +03:00
200 returned from Ukraine pilgrimage with fake COVID tests, Israeli police suspect
Police say charges will be pressed against Hasidic pilgrims who were infected with the coronavirus but presented forged tests to avoid quarantine

Thu, 9 Sep 2021 19:51:29 +03:00
The 10 best films and TV series about 9/11
‘Surviving 9/11’ and ‘Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terror’ offer powerful new looks at the world after September 11, 2001, adding to the catalog of worthy works on the tragedy

Thu, 9 Sep 2021 19:49:41 +03:00
Israeli study: Recovered COVID patients with one vaccine have protection similar to three doses
As a result of the study conducted by Israel’s Gertner Institute, the Health Ministry is recommending that patients who have recovered from the virus receive only one dose of the vaccine

Thu, 9 Sep 2021 19:10:11 +03:00
More than 100 headstones smashed at Jewish cemetery in Argentina
The headstones were near the section of the cemetery containing the remains of victims from the 1994 terrorist bombing at the AMIA Jewish community center in Buenos Aires

Thu, 9 Sep 2021 19:03:51 +03:00
When Jews are in panic mode, Arabs in Israel are perpetual suspects

Thu, 9 Sep 2021 18:56:46 +03:00
The unexpected reason Israel is improving conditions for Jerusalem Palestinians
The Israeli establishment’s attitude toward East Jerusalem has transformed in recent years, as seen in investment in infrastructure and other improvements. Who is behind this process?

Thu, 9 Sep 2021 18:46:03 +03:00
9/11, 20 years on: No country in the world changed more than Pakistan
Even in my small town, the images from New York polarized our discussions. Two decades later, it's clear they also transformed the country. This article is part of a special Haaretz project marking 20 years to 9/11

Thu, 9 Sep 2021 18:45:10 +03:00
9/11, 20 years on: ‘I was running for my life at that point’
The panic in the streets of New York led to a global war on terror that swept the entire world, and to a vicious cycle of fear and prejudice. This article is part of a special Haaretz project marking 20 years to 9/11

Thu, 9 Sep 2021 18:44:46 +03:00
9/11, 20 years on: The three lessons we Americans failed to learn
As U.S. ambassador to Israel in 2001, Dan Kurtzer received three crucial tips on fighting terrorism. America ignored all three of them. This article is part of a special Haaretz project marking 20 years to 9/11

Thu, 9 Sep 2021 18:44:14 +03:00
9/11, 20 years on: In Turkey, the shock waves of that day still reverberate
From Istanbul, the tragic events that happened in America seemed at the time very distant. But it didn't take long for the impact to reach us as well. This article is part of a special Haaretz project marking 20 years to 9/11

Thu, 9 Sep 2021 18:43:50 +03:00
9/11, 20 years on: How the Kurdish people were betrayed
The attacks led the U.S. to lead a global 'war on terror', but two decades later, America's allies in the fight against groups like ISIS have been left behind. This article is part of a special Haaretz project marking 20 years to 9/11

Thu, 9 Sep 2021 18:42:51 +03:00
9/11, 20 years on: A catastrophic impact on the Palestinian cause
Following the attacks, Ariel Sharon framed his government's fight against the Palestinians as part of the global 'war on terror.' It worked brilliantly. This article is part of a special Haaretz project marking 20 years to 9/11

Thu, 9 Sep 2021 18:42:12 +03:00
9/11, 20 years on: The day that changed my life forever
As an Egyptian immigrant in a small American town, I saw how the attacks changed everything for Arabs in America. We became walking targets. This article is part of a special Haaretz project marking 20 years to 9/11

Thu, 9 Sep 2021 18:26:52 +03:00
How 9/11 changed your life and country: 15 stories
A brother who couldn't be reached ■ A canceled meeting with Giuliani ■ The lessons America refused to learn in Afghanistan ■ The price paid by the Palestinians ■ And one country that changed more than any other ■ How 9/11 transformed the Mi...

Thu, 9 Sep 2021 18:14:21 +03:00
Jerusalem opposes construction in abandoned Palestinian village of 'utmost historical importance'
The city tells court development plan for Lifta, the only Palestinian village that has remained untouched since 1948, 'does not serve the public interest'

Thu, 9 Sep 2021 18:00:55 +03:00
Prehistoric monkey’s teeth showed ravages of climate change
The explanation behind the cavities in this 54-million-year-old proto-monkey’s teeth matters to us all

Thu, 9 Sep 2021 17:57:32 +03:00
Guard tower had been unmanned for over a month before Palestinian prisoner escape
Israeli officials say 'understaffing' at Gilboa Prison led to the decision. At another watchtower overlooking the inmates' route, the guard was asleep during the escape

Thu, 9 Sep 2021 17:47:22 +03:00
It’s the end of Israel’s beautiful friendship with China. So what?
Investment peaked in 2018 and Beijing’s high-tech crackdown is going to undercut the most important element of bilateral ties with Israel

Thu, 9 Sep 2021 17:45:47 +03:00
Security failures, sleeping guard: How did six Palestinians manage to escape heavily-guarded Israeli jail?
What happened at Gilboa Prison? Why was there an open space under the prison? And where did the prisoners go? This is what we know so far about the high-profile prison break

Thu, 9 Sep 2021 17:02:43 +03:00
Liberals win most seats in Morocco's parliamentary election, routing Islamists
Morocco's RNI liberal party, led by billionaire agriculture minister Aziz Akhannouch, took 97 of the 395-seat parliament

Thu, 9 Sep 2021 14:49:14 +03:00
In Moscow, Lapid warns a nuclear Iran is a global danger
Lapid tells counterpart Lavrov Israel will not sit quietly by while Iran builds bases to its north, but recognizes that Russia has 'key interests in the region'

Thu, 9 Sep 2021 14:18:45 +03:00
Israeli NSO was used to snoop on Orbán critic in Hungary, report reveals
The Hungarian partner in the Project Pegasus probe confirms that the phone of a politician-turned-journalist opposed to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán was infected with NSO's Pegasus spyware

Thu, 9 Sep 2021 13:10:59 +03:00
How and where to start a holy war between Jews and a billion Muslims
A highly influential leader of politically conservative, religiously centrist Orthodoxy in America just made an idiotic declaration on the Temple Mount/Al Aqsa compound which could lead to catastrophe

Thu, 9 Sep 2021 13:09:07 +03:00
Memoirist Qian Julie Wang finally found a home with her fellow Jews of Color
Qian Julie Wang's new book is a modern day Jewish American immigrant tale

Thu, 9 Sep 2021 12:28:36 +03:00
COVID in Israel: Further decline in infection rate
It seems the pandemic is contracting in Israel, but it's still too early to tell how the return to school and Rosh Hashanah gatherings will affect the infection rate

Thu, 9 Sep 2021 12:13:02 +03:00
Modern life is accelerating human evolution – and that can prove destructive
Hundreds of millions of years of evolution led to the advent of Homo sapiens, but the evolutionary process is not over – it is actually speeding up, and our behavior patterns have a lot to do with it. ‘We live in a world that’s no longer very s...

Thu, 9 Sep 2021 11:35:35 +03:00
Israel missed an easy layup on Afghanistan – and let down America
Special relationships work two ways. Offering to take refugees from Afghanistan and giving America some encouragement at a time when it was criticized everywhere was the least Israel's government should have done

Thu, 9 Sep 2021 11:13:40 +03:00
Israel cancels family visits for Palestinian prisoners after riots, Red Cross says
As manhunt for six Palestinian fugitives enters fourth day, Wednesday's violent disturbances in Israeli prisons lead to sanctions on inmates

Thu, 9 Sep 2021 09:57:15 +03:00
Man killed in shooting incident in East Jerusalem
In a separate incident, a woman's burnt body was found in a car in northern Israel

Thu, 9 Sep 2021 06:00:12 +03:00
Palestinians hail escapees, ridicule Israel over failure
Islamic Jihad spokesmen are asking everyone to call the prisoners' escape 'an act of liberation'

Thu, 9 Sep 2021 02:22:28 +03:00
Yes, the Palestinian prison escapees are freedom fighters

Thu, 9 Sep 2021 02:10:21 +03:00
Until we recognize the Palestinian story, there's no escape hatch

Thu, 9 Sep 2021 01:49:18 +03:00
Fire rages at illegal waste dumping sight in southern Israel, boosting major pollution concerns
Illegal dumping often carried out deliberately by waste collection contractors to save transportation costs and landfill fees is a major source of pollution and danger to public health, new report says

Thu, 9 Sep 2021 01:37:03 +03:00
Israel must find those responsible for prison failure

Thu, 9 Sep 2021 00:18:00 +03:00
Haaretz Cartoon

Wed, 8 Sep 2021 22:27:42 +03:00
Shots fired at Israeli forces during West Bank protest in support of escaped prisoners
Hundreds of Palestinians gathered in Jerusalem and across the West Bank to rally in support of the six escaped prisoners, with clashes reported between Israeli forces and demonstrators in several locations

Wed, 8 Sep 2021 21:13:10 +03:00
A feminist wearing a hijab? Impossible!

Wed, 8 Sep 2021 20:31:09 +03:00
Blinken says return to Iran nuclear deal may no longer be effective
Iran says the IAEA's 'counterproductive' stance may hinder nuclear talks, after report says Tehran is continuing to stockpile uranium and hinder its inquiries into past nuclear activities

Wed, 8 Sep 2021 19:37:27 +03:00
Arizona divesting from Ben & Jerry's parent company over settlement boycott
Citing anti-BDS legislation, Arizona's divestment from its $143 million in Unilever bonds and commercial paper is the most significant move a U.S. state has taken over the ice cream maker's decision to halt sales in Israeli settlements

Wed, 8 Sep 2021 19:31:12 +03:00
Slovakia officially apologizes for antisemitic laws during World War II
The Slovakian government said it felt morally obligated to apologize on the 80th anniversary of the adoption of the 'Jewish Code,' which was considered amongst the toughest anti-Jewish laws during that period

Wed, 8 Sep 2021 19:15:29 +03:00
A guiding Israeli hand behind spike in Arab murder rates

Wed, 8 Sep 2021 19:09:22 +03:00
Afghanistan's last Jew leaves after Taliban takeover
Zebulon Simentov, who had lived under Taliban rule before, was said not to be worried about them, but rather the risk of being kidnapped or killed by the far more radical Islamic State group

Wed, 8 Sep 2021 18:58:56 +03:00
Syrian troops enter last opposition bastion to enforce ceasefire
A Russian-negotiated deal that went into effect last week essentially ended the fighting in Daraa al-Balad, which is known as the cradle of the uprising in Syria

Wed, 8 Sep 2021 18:33:54 +03:00
Moroccans vote in parliament election under new voting rules
Analysts expect moderate Islamist PJD to lose ground to its more pro-establishment rivals that define themselves as social democrats

Wed, 8 Sep 2021 17:44:09 +03:00
Statue of Confederate commander Robert E. Lee removed in Virginia capital
Monument removed after a yearlong legal battle and protests calling it a symbol of racial injustice

Wed, 8 Sep 2021 17:29:05 +03:00
Main suspect in 2015 Paris attacks tells court he's 'an Islamic State soldier'
Long-awaited trial in rampage that killed 130 people opens under high security

Wed, 8 Sep 2021 17:14:12 +03:00
Egypt to send gas to Lebanon amid energy crisis, after Hezbollah secures Iranian aid
Natural gas from Egypt will be shipped to Lebanon via pipelines from Jordan and Syria after in a U.S.-backed agreement

Wed, 8 Sep 2021 17:05:28 +03:00
Palestinian inmates set cells ablaze in Israeli prisons after major jailbreak
Islamic Jihad-affiliated prisoners protest Israel's move to disperse the movement's prisoners between jails, fearing uprising in the wake of the escape of six inmates, who are still on the loose ■ West Bank closure extnded

Wed, 8 Sep 2021 12:45:21 +03:00
COVID begins to shrink in Israel after months of record-breaking spread
Infection rate hits a three-month low, as Israel also records a decline in the rate of positive COVID tests

Wed, 8 Sep 2021 10:10:54 +03:00
Prison break: Israel backtracks on dispersing Islamic Jihad inmates after threats of riots
Inmates belonging to Palestinian Islamic Jihad in Ofer Prison say they would set their cells alight and harm guards if they are transferred to other jails ■ Four of Gilboa fugitives' relatives arrested, Palestinians say



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