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Sun, 19 Sep 2021 04:36:59 +03:00
FDA supports third dose over 65, but questions raised about need to give it to children
While the FDA prefer to wait for more data, Israeli Health Ministry officials are convinced that the decision to inoculate children was the correct one

Sun, 19 Sep 2021 02:35:44 +03:00
Israeli security forces capture last two Palestinian inmates in Jenin
Chase for six Gilboa Prison escapees draws to a close, amid reports of clashes between Palestinians and Israeli security forces in Jenin

Sun, 19 Sep 2021 01:59:11 +03:00
No wonder Christians, Muslims and Jews fell in love with this ancient site
Mosaics, Roman remains and a stunning reservoir make Zippori worth a visit

Sun, 19 Sep 2021 01:17:20 +03:00
Parents in Israel keep kids home from school to avoid COVID quarantine over holiday
According to Health Ministry figures released on Friday, some 147,000 school children were in quarantine, 44,314 of whom were infected with COVID and the rest of whom had been exposed to infected people

Sun, 19 Sep 2021 01:11:46 +03:00
Israel must stop breaching the status quo on the Temple Mount

Sun, 19 Sep 2021 00:46:31 +03:00
Arab cooperation, courtesy of Israel’s cruelty

Sun, 19 Sep 2021 00:33:22 +03:00
Say it with me: Bennett is establishing an apartheid state

Sun, 19 Sep 2021 00:29:32 +03:00
Israeli soldiers attack activists, Palestinians bringing water to West Bank village
In a statement, the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit said the officer’s conduct as reflected in the video was unbecoming to an IDF officer: 'The incident is under investigation and conclusions will be drawn accordingly'

Sat, 18 Sep 2021 23:14:41 +03:00
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Sat, 18 Sep 2021 21:40:06 +03:00
Bennett doubles down: Green passport for Israelis with third COVID jab only
The Israeli PM's comments come in light of the FDA's decision to limit booster shoots for over 65s and at-risk groups ■ Israel recorded the highest number of serious COVID cases in September on Saturday

Sat, 18 Sep 2021 19:03:24 +03:00
FDA panel's decision on COVID booster shot poses challenge for Israel
As Israel passes the 3 million mark amid its booster campaign, the recommendation may renew debate over providing the so-called green passport only to those who have received a booster shot

Sat, 18 Sep 2021 16:52:53 +03:00
Algeria's former President Bouteflika dies at 84
The veteran of Algeria's war for independence ruled the North African country for two decades before his resignation in April 2019 after street demonstrations rejected his plan to seek a fifth term

Sat, 18 Sep 2021 16:14:41 +03:00
How Israel assassinated top Iranian nuclear scientist with 'killer robot'
The New York Times report reveals how an elaborate Mossad operation harnessed the final days of the Trump administration to assassinate Fakhrizadeh using a remote-controlled machine gun

Sat, 18 Sep 2021 11:41:16 +03:00
Conservative German election candidate calls for deportations after synagogue attack warning
Armin Laschet, seeking to become Germany's next chancellor, wants 'entry and residence bans, expulsions and deportations – as far as possible'

Sat, 18 Sep 2021 06:20:28 +03:00
Grandpa defends taking boy from Italian cable car crash to Israel
Shmuel Peleg was questioned by Israeli police on kidnapping suspicions and placed under house arrest amid an ongoing investigation

Sat, 18 Sep 2021 03:17:09 +03:00
San Diego synagogue shooter avoids death penalty with plea
The 22-year-old former nursing student killed one woman and wounded three others, including an 8-year-old girl and the rabbi, who lost a finger

Sat, 18 Sep 2021 02:17:07 +03:00
NSO spyware used against Belgian journalist, likely at behest of Rwanda, reports say
As part of Pegasus Project, Belgian media outlets say military intelligence report reveals a journalist and his wife were targeted by Israel's NSO

Sat, 18 Sep 2021 00:54:39 +03:00
'A tragic mistake': U.S. says Kabul drone strike killed 10 civilians, including children
The Pentagon had said the strike targeted an Islamic State suicide bomber who posed an imminent threat to U.S. troops at Kabul airport. A top U.S. army official says he now believed it unlikely that those killed were dangerous

Sat, 18 Sep 2021 00:29:47 +03:00
After Palestinian escape, Israel’s prison chief faces moment of truth
It may be convenient for Bennett to blame the failures on Netanyahu, but in this case he’s mostly right ■ Israel should consider a different approach on Gaza captives and fallen soldiers

Fri, 17 Sep 2021 23:54:42 +03:00
Islamic Jihad inmates, Israel holding talks on prison conditions, Palestinian reports say
Inmates linked with Islamic Jihad were dispersed across Israel's jails after six prisoners escaped from Gilboa Prison in the north, four of whom were captured last week

Fri, 17 Sep 2021 23:01:42 +03:00
'God tells women, enjoy yourself first': The educator fomenting an Orthodox sexual revolution
Dr. Michal Prins, founder of the Center for Jewish Intimacy, urges Israel's Orthodox community to reexamine the boundaries of its sexuality and be receptive to a more open discourse. She’s also not afraid to discuss the prohibition on touching. Jus...

Fri, 17 Sep 2021 20:38:49 +03:00
U.S. marks Abraham Accords anniversary, with no mention of Trump or Netanyahu
Foreign Minister Lapid says the 'club is open for new members,' while the signatories hope other countries will join 'this new era of cooperation and friendship'

Fri, 17 Sep 2021 17:52:08 +03:00
Iran joins expanding Asian security body led by Moscow, Beijing
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization was formed in 2001 for Russia, China and ex-Soviet states in Central Asia to function as a counterweight to Western influence in the region

Fri, 17 Sep 2021 17:37:30 +03:00
War with Hezbollah may not be imminent, but Israel has a long-term problem
A new unit in the Israeli army’s Northern Command seeks to address the shortcomings

Fri, 17 Sep 2021 16:01:33 +03:00
Israel saves ancient eucalyptus trees in blow to planned bus line
'There is no doubt that this is a row of ancient trees which includes magnificent and impressive specimens,' Israel's forestry commissioner said

Fri, 17 Sep 2021 15:38:56 +03:00
FDA advisory panel recommends COVID booster shot for 65-year-olds and older
This comes after the panel of experts overwhelmingly rejected widespread COVID booster shots, complaining that data provided by Israeli researchers might not be suitable for predicting the U.S. experience

Fri, 17 Sep 2021 14:31:47 +03:00
Bennett ends his first 90 days with few mistakes – and an assist from Egypt
For Yom Kippur, the Egyptians surprised Israel once again, but this time for the better ■ Bennett and Sissi got along famously, not that the prime minister wanted to stay overnight ■ Lapid encroaches on Gantz’s turf

Fri, 17 Sep 2021 14:09:00 +03:00
Schism between U.S. and Israel on Iran may grow in coming months
Beyond the familiar veneer, a substantial gap in definition and policy toward Iran's nuclear plans is forming between Jerusalem and Washington

Fri, 17 Sep 2021 13:52:25 +03:00
U.S. marks Abraham Accords one-year anniversary in online event
Secretary of State Antony Blinken is virtually hosting officials from Bahrain, the UAE, and Israel to celebrate the one-year anniversary of diplomatic agreements

Fri, 17 Sep 2021 11:41:09 +03:00
Israel to revoke citizenship of Ukrainian man who allegedly forged birth certificate
Ukrainian-born Boris Redko says the papers he submitted were not false and he would go to court to prove they were real

Fri, 17 Sep 2021 11:35:00 +03:00
Israel's unvaccinated 17% now account for nearly half of COVID deaths
Over 3 million in Israel have now received the COVID booster shot

Fri, 17 Sep 2021 09:37:22 +03:00
Bennett presents: How to establish one state without ruffling feathers
The most important message in Bennett’s holiday interviews didn’t lie in his style, but in his policy

Fri, 17 Sep 2021 00:52:00 +03:00
Anhar al-Dik spent half her pregnancy in Israeli prison. She's hoping her newborn won't grow up there
Just days before the scheduled birth of her son, security prisoner Anhar al-Dik was released, under restrictive conditions, so the baby would not be born behind bars. Anhar, who suffers from mental illness, is accused of attempting to stab a settler

Fri, 17 Sep 2021 00:31:22 +03:00
The Israeli interior minister is cynically violating Palestinian rights

Fri, 17 Sep 2021 00:28:55 +03:00
Israel must codify equality

Fri, 17 Sep 2021 00:26:50 +03:00
'Sometimes, Hamas turns Israel's spies into double agents instead of killing them'
Bar-Ilan University scholar Netanel Flamer explains the difference between state intelligence and that of terrorist organizations like Hamas and Hezbollah – and warns of the serious tech threat to Israel

Fri, 17 Sep 2021 00:26:34 +03:00
Where are Israel's school nurses?

Fri, 17 Sep 2021 00:22:50 +03:00
Who will carry the torch of Bedouin leadership?

Fri, 17 Sep 2021 00:14:23 +03:00
Netanyahu's defense claims Walla provided biased coverage to Lieberman, Kahlon
Indicted former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's attorneys presented evidence that Walla also gave preferable coverage on demand to other senior politicians, as his trial resumed after a three-month hiatus

Fri, 17 Sep 2021 00:09:12 +03:00
Israel must prove its loyalty to its Arab citizens, not vice versa

Fri, 17 Sep 2021 00:02:44 +03:00
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Thu, 16 Sep 2021 23:44:45 +03:00
Number of serious COVID cases in Israel falls to lowest number in a week
Despite the decline to 654 serious COVID cases, Israel's Health Ministry also reported a rise in infection rate

Thu, 16 Sep 2021 22:20:40 +03:00
Crime scourge in Arab community: Two men shot dead, another seriously injured
One man killed in Acre and another in Jisr al-Zarqa on Wednesday, as the number of murders in Israeli Arab community reaches 86 for all of 2020

Thu, 16 Sep 2021 21:49:27 +03:00
When the Shin Bet chief warned that educated Arabs are a 'problem' for Israel
Extraordinary declassified documents reveal the reasons cited by Israel’s top security officials for repressing the country’s Arab minority

Thu, 16 Sep 2021 21:48:34 +03:00
12-year-old killed in Yom Kippur bike accident, police open investigation
Israel Police suspect the driver was under the influence, as emergency services report 226 accidents involving non-motorized vehicles during Yom Kippur ■ One-year-old pronounced dead after pulled out of sewage pit

Thu, 16 Sep 2021 21:22:18 +03:00
Israeli study finds COVID booster shot increases protection elevenfold for older people
The peer-reviewed research in New England Journal of Medicine also finds that severe illness from COVID is almost 20 times lower among those receiving a booster shot

Thu, 16 Sep 2021 20:17:40 +03:00
'Munich is very family-friendly. It's like a kibbutz'
This week at the Tel Aviv airport: How a French-Israeli couple who met in New York ended up in Munich ■ Why a young Israeli who started a naval officers course quit to join the Paratroops

Thu, 16 Sep 2021 20:12:01 +03:00
Israel’s ultra-Orthodox parties had a terrible year. The new one could be worse
On this Yom Kippur, the Haredi political leadership should have spent time asking itself one question: what brought a majority of Israelis to feel glad that the Ultra-Orthodox parties are finally in the opposition

Thu, 16 Sep 2021 19:49:40 +03:00
Why are Israelis scared of Palestinian identity?
Efforts to build a Jewish-Arab shared society in Israel are needed more than ever. Here are three main obstacles such attempts must overcome

Thu, 16 Sep 2021 19:14:46 +03:00
Why the world's most ancient terrain hasn't changed in 2 million years
If hominids who emerged from Africa reached the area of today’s Israel, they trod the same gravel we are walking on today. A sweaty journey to the place where there is literally nothing new under the sun, just 100 kilometers north of Eilat

Thu, 16 Sep 2021 17:25:41 +03:00
First shipment of Hezbollah-commissioned Iranian oil arrives in Lebanon
The delivery is portrayed as a victory by Hezbollah, which stepped in to supply the oil from Iran, while Lebanon grapples with months-long fuel shortages

Thu, 16 Sep 2021 14:14:53 +03:00
German police detain four over synagogue threat on Yom Kippur
A foreign intelligence service reportedly tipped off German security officials about the threat after a 16-year-old Syrian national said in an online chat that he was planning an attack on a synagogue

Thu, 16 Sep 2021 13:14:18 +03:00
Larry Ellison offers Netanyahu lucrative Oracle post
Offer by billionaire Ellison is estimated at some $450,000 ■ The former prime minister would have to quit Knesset to accept a job in the private sector ■ Netanyahu, who recently stayed on Oracle founder's Hawaiian island, denies the report

Thu, 16 Sep 2021 13:11:25 +03:00
Israel has bolstered Red Sea activities over Iran threats, ex-navy chief says
Vice Adm. Eli Sharvit describes Iranian activities on the high seas as a top Israeli concern, adding the navy is able to strike wherever necessary to protect economic and security interests

Wed, 15 Sep 2021 22:30:09 +03:00
Bennett makes Time Magazine's 2021 list as Islamist coalition partner hails his 'courage'
Bennett has pledged that a Palestinian state will not arise on his watch, while his Arab-Israeli coalition partner Mansour Abbas leads a party that champions Palestinian self-determination

Wed, 15 Sep 2021 18:15:00 +03:00
Man seriously wounded in Jaffa stabbing; Palestinian suspect arrested
The victim is a 49-year-old Christian from East Jerusalem ■ Police believe assailant planned to harm Jews ■ Searches for two additional suspects continue

Wed, 15 Sep 2021 16:04:42 +03:00
EU, Israel to mutually recognize COVID proof of immunity
The move will ease travel in the bloc for Israelis, but each country still has the right to impose further restrictions on visitors

Wed, 15 Sep 2021 15:11:45 +03:00
Hundreds arrive in Israel from Iran, Syria, other enemy states, COVID data reveals
With COVID figures, Israel's Health Ministry aims to increase awareness on the countries from which people are bringing in the virus

Wed, 15 Sep 2021 14:43:14 +03:00
Israel could accept a U.S.–Iran nuclear deal, Defense Minister Gantz says
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz hinted that Israel has a military option prepared if necessary. 'If push comes to shove, we’ll get there,' he said in an interview

Wed, 15 Sep 2021 13:36:58 +03:00
Palestinian escapees wanted to reach West Bank, says one of their lawyers
The group of fugitives had no intention of committing acts of terror despite having passed by many Jewish towns, says an attorney of one of the prisoners who was caught

Wed, 15 Sep 2021 12:17:21 +03:00
Palestinian inmates backtrack on hunger strike as hunt for last two fugitives continues
Over 1,000 Palestinian prisoners had planned to go on a hunger strike as part of a campaign against the recent treatment of inmates in the aftermath of the escape of six high-risk captives

Wed, 15 Sep 2021 11:28:16 +03:00
Drones strike pro-Iran militants in Syria, war monitor says
The attack occurred shortly after the group crossed into Syria from Iraq, near the city of Albukamal

Wed, 15 Sep 2021 11:17:58 +03:00
COVID in Israel: Testing sites to shut down for Yom Kippur as infection rate rises
Israel's 17% unvaccinated now account for 65% of all serious COVID-19 cases

Wed, 15 Sep 2021 11:13:49 +03:00
Prescription magic mushrooms? This Israeli startup wants to make it happen
PsyRX wants to use natural, consciousness-altering materials to make new drugs to treat disorders like depression and PTSD – and to reduce the side effects of existing ones

Wed, 15 Sep 2021 09:23:06 +03:00
Why are U.S. Jews still calling Jimmy Carter an antisemite?
The American Jewish establishment, which has wrongly and perniciously attacked Jimmy Carter as an intransigent foe of Israel and even a Jew-hater, needs to start apologizing. Call it atonement

Wed, 15 Sep 2021 05:44:32 +03:00
Hebrew Israelite community ordered to leave Israel, but they plan to stay and fight
Scores of community members had been living in Israel for years illegally when they received deportation orders. They still hope they can remain in the place they believe God has sent them.

Wed, 15 Sep 2021 04:58:03 +03:00
A Palestinian Christian bought a Jaffa house. That’s not gentrification

Wed, 15 Sep 2021 04:21:42 +03:00
A wake-up call for meaning on Yom Kippur

Wed, 15 Sep 2021 03:50:59 +03:00
Over 1 in 3 hungry families are unknown to welfare authorities in Israel
A new study shows that 17 percent of Israeli families suffer from food insecurity, but only 11 percent of those families are known to the authorities

Wed, 15 Sep 2021 02:39:36 +03:00
Israel extends digital monitoring as serious COVID cases drop
Proof of immunity will also no longer be required to enter swimming pools, according to new regulations approved by Israel's coronavirus cabinet

Wed, 15 Sep 2021 02:12:34 +03:00
Cable car accident survivors' grandfather questioned on suspected abduction
Earlier this week, the 6-year-old survivor's family in Italy said that the child was abducted to Israel

Wed, 15 Sep 2021 02:05:18 +03:00
Bennett says Israel pushing for long-term truce in Gaza 'but if not, there are alternatives'
Israel's prime minister gave an interview to Channel 12, stating he left politics behind when he entered 'the most important' office in the world.' Smotrich, however, slammed Bennett: 'Everything is politics with him'

Wed, 15 Sep 2021 01:59:59 +03:00
Surprise! Monumental camel sculptures in Arabia are prehistoric, archaeologists find
Initially thought to be ‘only’ 2,000 years old, the life-size animal reliefs found in Saudi Arabia were actually carved nearly 8,000 years ago, during the Neolithic, when the desert was green

Wed, 15 Sep 2021 01:31:34 +03:00
The first 100 days of the Bennett-Lapid government

Wed, 15 Sep 2021 01:28:46 +03:00
Israel's government of change is taking commendable diplomatic steps

Wed, 15 Sep 2021 01:27:18 +03:00
Israel should help those who cannot live with the coronavirus

Wed, 15 Sep 2021 01:26:19 +03:00
Prestigious medical journal challenges need for third COVID shot, spiting Israel
The report, published in the Lancet, cites WHO and FDA officials, but fails to take into account recent data from Israel

Wed, 15 Sep 2021 01:25:32 +03:00
Bennett and Sissi understand that they can scratch each other's back
The Israeli Prime Minister and Egyptian President rightfully view each other as valuable partners, each for his own reasons. Meanwhile, a new report on the Iranian nuclear program is overblown, but much work is still to be done

Wed, 15 Sep 2021 01:24:21 +03:00
Ida Nudel, legendary ex-Soviet ‘prisoner of Zion,’ dies at 90
Nudel was a Zionist activist who fought to allow Russian Jews to come to Israel and helped Jews arrested because of their Zionist activity

Tue, 14 Sep 2021 23:54:04 +03:00
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Tue, 14 Sep 2021 23:29:27 +03:00
Israel, Arab states celebrate Abraham Accords anniversary at Kushner's party
The UAE ambassador to the U.S. credited the accords with saving the two-state solution, while the Israeli ambassador explicitly mentioned Saudi Arabia as a potential future member

Tue, 14 Sep 2021 23:21:43 +03:00
He turned a village high school into Israel's best. Now he dreams to change the entire country
Ali Salalha led his high school in a Druze community in northern Israel to become a national success story. From his new position as a recently elected Member of Knesset, he has even greater plans for the future

Tue, 14 Sep 2021 23:12:56 +03:00
HBO’s ‘Scenes from a Marriage’ is bleak but unmissable
Hagai Levi manages to ‘outglum’ Ingmar Bergman in his remake of the ’70s classic, while Steve Martin makes a welcome return to our screens with ‘Only Murders in the Building’

Tue, 14 Sep 2021 23:12:07 +03:00
In Jerusalem's holiest site, these modern pilgrims are playing with fire
Despite religious edicts forbidding Jewish prayer, the status quo appears to be under threat at the Jerusalem holy site that’s sacred to both Muslims and Jews – and historically is at the heart of regional sectarian violence

Tue, 14 Sep 2021 22:47:41 +03:00
Iranian security guards at nuclear site harassed female UN inspectors, report says
Male security guards reportedly inappropriately touched female inspectors in 'sensitive places,' demanded that they remove items of clothing at the country’s main atomic facility at Natanz, diplomats tell WSJ

Tue, 14 Sep 2021 21:59:36 +03:00
Iran replaces deputy FM who negotiated 2015 nuclear deal with hardliner
The new chief, Ali Bagheri, was a senior negotiator in nuclear talks between Iran and the West under former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad from 2007 to 2013

Tue, 14 Sep 2021 21:19:03 +03:00
Domestication of goats in Iran was earlier than thought
Time has not been kind to the goat, but we have been living alongside them for thousands of years. Where this started is still up for debate

Tue, 14 Sep 2021 20:27:23 +03:00
U.S. will hold back some Egyptian military aid due to human rights concerns, report says
The decision, reported by Politico, marks shift by Biden administration from predecessors, who had opted not to touch the $1.3 billion the U.S. gives Egypt annually despite mounting concerns over human rights violations

Tue, 14 Sep 2021 19:57:30 +03:00
It’s heartbreaking, but every new child born poses a danger to the ones already here
Establishing a large family is the most harmful thing we humans can do. One child per couple is all the planet can bear

Tue, 14 Sep 2021 19:50:22 +03:00
The West Bank archaeological site at the center of a passionate Jewish-Palestinian struggle
Tel Sebastia in the West Bank has become a battleground for both control of the site as well as over its historical narrative. The Israeli army, a huge Palestinian flag and Ahab, seventh king of Israel, have all been co-opted for the cause

Tue, 14 Sep 2021 19:30:29 +03:00
U.S. school to probe antisemitic vandalism, but Jewish groups let down by response
In a statement, the Anti-Defamation League said the Georgia high school’s letter addressing the graffiti had 'failed to characterize the incident as antisemitic'

Tue, 14 Sep 2021 19:25:30 +03:00
The Israeli tour guide unearthing remnants left behind in Egypt after the Yom Kippur War
Yoni Dinur forged links with Egyptian veterans and dug up missing items that were taken from Israeli soldiers who fought in '73. Now he wants to issue an appeal to Israelis who have similar ‘souvenirs’ in their possession

Tue, 14 Sep 2021 19:04:30 +03:00
‘Netanyahu turned his back on millions of Jews. We bring a new approach’
MK Gilad Kariv, the first non-Orthodox rabbi to be elected to the Knesset, slams the former PM for the ‘damage’ he did to Reform, Conservative and unaffiliated egalitarian movements in Israel and overseas

Tue, 14 Sep 2021 18:21:20 +03:00
Palestinian inmates began work on tunnel in November, and dug using sharpened pan handles
Investigators believe that one of the two prisoners still at large, Iham Kamamji, was a last gasp replacement for another prisoner who withdrew ■ Roughly 11 prisoners were in on the plot, with six of them making the break

Tue, 14 Sep 2021 17:59:46 +03:00
Germany's Merkel to visit Israel for final time in October
The German Chancellor's trip was initially cancelled last month in reaction to the Kabul bombings

Tue, 14 Sep 2021 17:00:46 +03:00
UN says Syria unsafe for refugees amid host country pressure to return
UN Commission of Inquiry on Syria notes hostilities in several areas of the fractured country, its collapsing economy, drying riverbeds and increased attacks by Islamic State militants

Tue, 14 Sep 2021 15:07:26 +03:00
This app wants to prevent your company's next scandal
Vault lets employees report everything from racism to fraud to COVID violations – before it becomes a reason to quit, a media scandal or an environmental disaster

Tue, 14 Sep 2021 14:30:51 +03:00
Palestinian prisoners run ‘a state within a state’ in Israel’s jails, officials say
'The [Palestinian] security prisoners run their own affairs and are in control from the inside,' a guard told a state committee

Tue, 14 Sep 2021 13:38:22 +03:00
Israel's 17% unvaccinated now account for 65% of all serious COVID-19 cases
Per capita, for every death of an Israeli over 60 that had received the booster shot, there are 15 deaths of unvaccinated Israelis in same age group

Tue, 14 Sep 2021 12:57:54 +03:00
Putin meets Assad, takes swipe at foreign forces in Syria
Russia's air force played a critical role in turning the tide of the Syrian conflict in Assad's favor, helping him recover most territory lost to insurgents



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