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Mon, 27 Sep 2021 11:26:10 +03:00Gaza to begin rebuilding homes destroyed in conflict between Israel and Hamas
Hamas says Israeli air strikes destroyed about 2,200 homes in Gaza during the 11-day conflict and damaged 37,000 others
Mon, 27 Sep 2021 11:00:45 +03:00Israel’s two terrible options: Live with a nuclear Iran – or bomb it
An Israeli attack on Tehran’s nuclear installations would probably ignite an all-out Middle Eastern war – a frightening scenario, but also frightening is the prospect of living in the shadow of a nuclear Iran
Mon, 27 Sep 2021 10:20:10 +03:00'We believe in this relationship,' Bennett tells top UAE, Bahraini diplomats ahead of UN speech
Bennett met with the UAE and Bahraini diplomats at the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly a year after the signing of the Abraham Accords
Mon, 27 Sep 2021 06:00:54 +03:00World Jewish National Fund head backs move to delay eviction of Hebron settlers
Right-wing representatives on JNF’s management have sought a legal opinion in an effort to reverse a prior decision not to deposit the funds
Mon, 27 Sep 2021 01:17:08 +03:00Israeli crypto project wants to direct money to those who need it most
Built on the concept of the Universal Basic Income, eToro’s GoodDollar project is creating a digital currency to distribute funds in developing countries
Mon, 27 Sep 2021 01:09:32 +03:00Israel's Arab crime epidemic shouldn't be in the hands of Shin Bet
Mon, 27 Sep 2021 01:00:12 +03:00The question Israel's public security minister needs to ask
Mon, 27 Sep 2021 00:55:10 +03:00The 11-year-old Palestinian 'enemy' who wet his pants
Mon, 27 Sep 2021 00:43:16 +03:00Flying Palestinian flags in Israel is not illegal, court confirms
The ruling follows a directive by Israel's public security minister limiting the confiscation to circumstances posing a threat to public order, after four were arrested in Sheikh Jarrah on Friday
Mon, 27 Sep 2021 00:40:34 +03:00The IDF operation thwarted Hamas’ plan for attacks in Israel – in the nick of time
The Hamas network whose members were arrested on Sunday is unusual because it encompasses two regions of the West Bank that are relatively far apart, suggesting it has established a stronger foothold
Sun, 26 Sep 2021 23:52:27 +03:00Haaretz cartoon
Sun, 26 Sep 2021 23:00:44 +03:00Israel Prize winner for film Judd Ne’eman dies at 84
Ne’eman was a critical filmmaker and a pioneer in the study of Israeli cinema, He was awarded the Israel Prize for film in 2009
Sun, 26 Sep 2021 22:03:08 +03:00Bennett celebrated Congress' Iron Dome vote. Now he should listen to those behind it
If Bennett won't offer his allies in the U.S. bold steps to improve things with the Palestinians, his government will soon discover that the whopping 420-9 margin in Congress for the Iron Dome was a one-off event
Sun, 26 Sep 2021 21:38:24 +03:00Germany's Social Democrats win election, projected results show
The center-left Social Democrats came out narrowly ahead of Merkel's conservative bloc, but both groups believe they can be the chancellor's successor
Sun, 26 Sep 2021 21:34:14 +03:00Israel to require recovered COVID patients to have booster shot for Green Pass
Data presented to the coronavirus cabinet shows that people who have recovered from COVID and got one shot have similar levels of immunity to those who received three doses
Sun, 26 Sep 2021 21:22:20 +03:00What lessons can be learned from the ‘failure’ of ‘Hit & Run’
Netflix’s decision to cancel ‘Hit & Run’ after just one season is a blow to Israeli television, but won’t be the last we see of Lior Raz
Sun, 26 Sep 2021 21:09:15 +03:00Iran still violating deal on nuclear monitoring equipment, UN watchdog says
Iran allowed the IAEA inspectors to replace memory cards in most of the equipment, but barred them from doing the same in a workshop that makes nuclear centrifuge components at the TESA Karaj complex
Sun, 26 Sep 2021 20:08:46 +03:00A gay ex-IDF soldier is running for German parliament — for the far-right
Marcel Yaron Goldhammer, a dual German-Israeli citizen, former IDF solider and openly gay man is running for the AFD party - known for its xenophobia, antisemitism and homophobia
Sun, 26 Sep 2021 19:46:50 +03:00Fire reportedly breaks out in Iranian Revolutionary Guards research center, wounding three
'Three people were injured, and the fire has been contained,' Iran state TV quoted a statement from the IRGC as saying
Sun, 26 Sep 2021 19:42:36 +03:00The mystery of Jerusalem's vanishing birds
Where have all the Hoopoes gone? More and more bird species disappear from Jerusalem's skies and gardens
Sun, 26 Sep 2021 19:19:57 +03:00Coen brother premieres an expressionist Macbeth adaptation in first solo film
'The Tragedy of Macbeth,' which features Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand, was owed in part to it being Coen's first film without his brother Ethan
Sun, 26 Sep 2021 18:31:56 +03:00Israel reaches record number of COVID patients on life-saving ECMO machines
Currently 45 COVID patients are on the devices, but not a single one received all three vaccinations. With a total of 82 ECMOs, and one-third earmarked as backups for malfunctions, a shortfall is possible
Sun, 26 Sep 2021 18:25:03 +03:00The question only Mizrahi queers can ask
Many in Israel asked why superstar singer Sarit Hadad only came out as a member of the LGBT community now, but that criticism is only appropriate when coming from other Mizrahi queers
Sun, 26 Sep 2021 18:01:13 +03:00'I’m different from Amos Oz, I was never declared a saint'
He is Aharon Shabtai, an important Israeli poet who caused a revolution with his erotic poetry. She is his daughter Nano, a poet, author and critic. The two talk about the family that fell apart and the clash between the family man and the poet
Sun, 26 Sep 2021 17:59:00 +03:00Hindu mobs, anti-Muslim boycotts: In Modi’s India, the echoes of 1930s Germany are growing louder
Modi is talking to world leaders about the threat of Islamist radicalization. But the real threat to India comes from a radicalizing Hindu majority fueled by the increasingly brazen, violent anti-Muslim bigotry of Modi’s own party
Sun, 26 Sep 2021 17:55:02 +03:00Israeli army chief: Palestinian gunmen killed overnight were planning attack
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said the operation was targeting 'Hamas terrorists who were about to carry out immediate attacks'
Sun, 26 Sep 2021 16:59:49 +03:00Iraq issues arrest warrants against officials calling for ties with Israel
Iraq's government has stated that the conference in which more than 300 people called for normalization with Israel 'does not represent the public opinion in Iraq'
Sun, 26 Sep 2021 16:14:29 +03:00Israel's government can solve the Arab crime epidemic – or become one of its victims
For decades, Israeli governments ignored 'Arab-on-Arab' violence and allowed it to grow. The current government will have to deal with the problem seriously, if only to save itself from collapsing
Sun, 26 Sep 2021 14:16:18 +03:00'Reckless decision': progressives explain opposition to Iron Dome vote
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who voted 'present', wrote constituents about a 'tinderbox of vitriol', while other lawmakers cited frustration over a lack of transparency on behalf of Democratic leadership
Sun, 26 Sep 2021 12:59:32 +03:00Israeli cable company apologizes after demanding residents of collapsed building return gear
The telecommunications company HOT walked back the request after residents of the Holon building, who were evacuated from their homes before the collapse, reported the demand to the media
Sun, 26 Sep 2021 12:49:13 +03:00What Jews are voting for in Germany’s national elections
As Germans head to the ballot boxes to replace Chancellor Angela Merkel after a monumental 16 years, Jewish issues have become national ones
Sun, 26 Sep 2021 12:07:22 +03:00Two Israeli soldiers seriously wounded by friendly fire in West Bank operation
Five Palestinians were killed in the fire exchanges with the Israeli military near Jenin and Ramallah
Sun, 26 Sep 2021 07:08:20 +03:00Five Palestinians killed as Israeli army carries out arrests in the West Bank
The IDF says it is preparing for retaliatory rocket fire from Gaza ■ Bennett says the troops acted against 'Hamas terrorists who planned immediate attacks'
Sun, 26 Sep 2021 06:01:06 +03:00A soldier pushes an old man to the ground. Israel barely slaps him on the wrist
Sun, 26 Sep 2021 02:23:01 +03:00Israeli Arab mayors say Education Ministry director freezing them out amid COVID crisis
Arab municipal leaders pen letter saying director-general has canceled multiple meetings at the last minute, signaling disrespect toward Arab community
Sun, 26 Sep 2021 01:30:59 +03:00More Iran threat, less Palestinians: What to expect from Bennett’s UN speech
In his first speech to the UN General Assembly as prime minister, Bennett aims to showcase 'the Israeli story' and its success in battling the pandemic, and will avoid mention of Abbas' threats in his address
Sun, 26 Sep 2021 00:36:22 +03:00Time to replace Israel's ambassador to the United States and United Nations
Sun, 26 Sep 2021 00:34:44 +03:00Israeli Police concede that they can’t control violence in Arab community
Since Thursday, four people were murdered in Arab communities across Israel
Sun, 26 Sep 2021 00:31:59 +03:00In Israel, young and unvaccinated replace elderly in COVID wards
Israel's unvaccinated account for the majority of the country's seriously ill COVID patients
Sun, 26 Sep 2021 00:26:10 +03:00The great prison escape exposed the Palestinians’ indifference
Sun, 26 Sep 2021 00:24:02 +03:00An Israeli officer attacks leftists, and rightists complain about ‘tying the soldiers’ hands’
Sat, 25 Sep 2021 23:56:35 +03:00Haaretz cartoon
Sat, 25 Sep 2021 23:30:54 +03:00As Merkel leaves power, here’s where Germany’s leading parties stand on Jewish issues
Observers are paying close attention to how the main democratic parties shake out on the big Jewish issues: antisemitism and its various sources, and Israel and other foreign policy
Sat, 25 Sep 2021 22:46:45 +03:00Bennett to meet with UAE, Bahrain FMs before his first United Nations speech
Israel's Prime Minister is set to adopt a more conciliatory approach than his predecessor Netanyahu in his address, which will discuss the Iran nuke deal and perceived discrimination against Israel at the UN
Sat, 25 Sep 2021 22:25:50 +03:00Bennett vows to keep Israel open amid calls to impose COVID restrictions
The prime minister tells his critics from the advisory coronavirus panel that 'the government' is in charge, as data from Israel's Health Ministry shows that booster shot recipients make up only 8% of serious cases
Sat, 25 Sep 2021 19:30:16 +03:00Palestinian President has made his UN threats before, but one thing is different this time
Mahmoud Abbas knows it is demography that will determine the future of the conflict, while there are early signs that the Palestinian Authority may collapse
Sat, 25 Sep 2021 19:06:29 +03:00Dozens protest after seven weekend shootings in Israel claim more Arab victims
Ninety-three murders in the Arab community this year comprise 71 percent of all murders in Israel in 2021
Sat, 25 Sep 2021 18:22:21 +03:00'Soon' in Iranian parlance differs from West's in nuclear talks, Iran's FM says
Talks that began in April to revive the nuclear deal have been stalled since hardline cleric Ebrahimi Raisi was elected president in June
Sat, 25 Sep 2021 18:07:12 +03:00Atomised living? These Israeli high-rises boast bars, yoga and workspaces
Come for the comfortable living space, stay for the many amenities: New high-rises in Israel are providing residents with a plethora of activities right under their apartments
Sat, 25 Sep 2021 16:51:21 +03:00Who's buying Israel's expensive new apartments? Downsizing pensioners
What do couples do once the kids leave the nest? Move back to the city, trade a garden for a seaview and live in a home with no stairs are a few of the more popular options
Sat, 25 Sep 2021 14:31:00 +03:00‘Their agenda? Expelling Arabs’: The contentious movement taking root across Israel
Armed with highly structured organization, a clear religious ideology and considerable resources, they move into neighborhoods around Israel and integrate into community activity, convinced that they're doing a good deed. So why is there such strong ...
Sat, 25 Sep 2021 14:29:16 +03:00Palestinians urge Sudan to hand over confiscated Hamas assets
Sudan was an ally of Hamas under former President Omar al-Bashir, but since he was overthrown, Sudanese authorities have taken control of Hamas -affiliated companies
Sat, 25 Sep 2021 04:02:51 +03:00Mexico asks Israel to extradite ex-official over missing students case
The former head of Mexico's criminal investigation agency, Tomas Zeron, fled to Israel last year to evade a probe into his handling of an investigation of the disappearance of 43 student-teachers
Fri, 24 Sep 2021 21:57:19 +03:00Iran's new FM says the country will return to nuclear talks 'very soon'
Though Iran will resume negotiations, its foreign minister expressed skepticism about U.S. intentions, stressing that actions are more important than 'empty but beautiful words'
Fri, 24 Sep 2021 21:04:35 +03:00Who were the Etruscans? DNA study solves origin mystery
Once believed to have migrated to central Italy from Anatolia, analysis of Etruscan genomes shows a shared ancestry with their archenemies
Fri, 24 Sep 2021 20:39:14 +03:00Lebanon president asks for help at UN as new gov't navigates economic crisis
After a year of political deadlock which compounded an economic meltdown, Lebanon's new government is turning to the international community for financial support
Fri, 24 Sep 2021 20:00:58 +03:00Israeli professor elected president of European nuclear research group CERN
Physicist Prof. Eliezer Rabinovich, who will become the first Israeli to hold the senior position at CERN, also had a leading role in the establishment of the Middle Eastern particle accelerator in Jordan
Fri, 24 Sep 2021 18:57:30 +03:00At UN, Abbas gives Israel one-year ultimatum
The president threatens to withdraw recognition of 1967 border and press charges in the Hague if Israel doesn't withdraw from Palestinian territory within one year
Fri, 24 Sep 2021 17:42:23 +03:00Palestinian killed by Israeli gunfire in the West Bank
Muhammad Ali Khabisa is the seventh Palestinian to be killed in Beita since the hilltop outpost of Evyatar was established nearby
Fri, 24 Sep 2021 17:26:18 +03:00We examined representation of women in civics textbooks. The findings are alarming
A survey of five Israeli civics textbooks turns up a worrisome picture: only male Supreme Court justices, Daphni Leef was never part of the social justice protest movement and women are shown mostly poking through garbage
Fri, 24 Sep 2021 16:51:51 +03:0055-year-old man shot dead in Nazareth as Israel's Arab community claims 91st victim this year
A shooting in Umm al-Fahm injures three, with a 6-year-old in serious condition
Fri, 24 Sep 2021 15:47:38 +03:00U.S. CDC backs COVID boosters for high-risk workers
The move comes after a CDC advisory panel did not recommend that people in high-risk jobs, such as teachers, and risky living conditions should get COVID booster shots
Fri, 24 Sep 2021 14:19:04 +03:00Israelis don’t want to get vaccinated? They should constantly get tested
Fri, 24 Sep 2021 12:32:05 +03:00Retired judge to head probe into escape of six Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jail
Judge Menachem Finkelstein will lead a three-member panel investigating apparent mishaps that let the six Palestinian security prisoners – since recaptured – flee
Fri, 24 Sep 2021 12:10:47 +03:00My desperate journey to buy an apartment in Israel
Could I afford to stay in my Tel Aviv neighborhood? Should I buy something – anything – as an investment? Do I need a mortgage broker? A guide to trying to beat the ever-increasing real-estate prices in Israel
Fri, 24 Sep 2021 11:07:39 +03:00COVID in Israel: slight drop in severe cases, 70% of serious patients unvaccinated
Those in Israel who have not been vaccinated against COVID account for 17% of the population
Fri, 24 Sep 2021 10:25:27 +03:00A star Israeli-Arab journalist wants Jews to know the truth
At the age of 28, Mohammad Magadli, the first Arab to become a regular commentator on a major newscast, has no intention of wasting the rare platform he’s been given at the heart of Israeli prime time. But he also knows that the slightest mistake c...
Fri, 24 Sep 2021 09:57:23 +03:00Man shot dead in northern Israel is the latest victim of violence in Arab community this year
Hussam Othman, a 24-year-old from Haifa, is the third victim of gun violence this week in Israel's Arab community
Fri, 24 Sep 2021 08:45:45 +03:00'It wasn't how I imagined a rabbi': Meet the new leader of Reform Judaism in Israel
As she replaces Rabbi Gilad Kariv at the helm of the Reform movement in Israel, Anna Kislanski is looking to capitalize on a unique political opportunity created by the eclectic new government in Jerusalem
Fri, 24 Sep 2021 08:37:06 +03:00Life-saving, $1,600-a-pop COVID drug arrives in Israel. Officials upset about who's first in line
Israel spent $9.4 million to buy Regeneron's COVID drug, however those who would probably benefit from it are the unvaccinated
Fri, 24 Sep 2021 06:05:11 +03:00Bennett's partners see him as a manager, not a leader. And he's acting like it
This week Bennett suffered a double blow, in the FDA's decision on COVID booster shots and the progressive rebellion at the U.S. House of Representatives. Meanwhile, Netanyahu loses his inhibitions
Fri, 24 Sep 2021 06:04:11 +03:00'Tis the season for another Israeli military PR blitz
This year, however, not all glossy interviews and special reports are pure PR, and reflect some of the achievements – and shortcomings – of the Israeli army
Fri, 24 Sep 2021 06:00:29 +03:00What Bennett thinks about 'the Squad' vs. Iron Dome
The group of progressive lawmakers can never be convinced ■ Even if Bennett's entire UN speech is not devoted to Iran, the issue will likely dominate his U.S. visit
Fri, 24 Sep 2021 01:36:43 +03:00'Americans stress me out. You never know who will turn up and what kind of rifle they’ll have'
This week at the Tel Aviv airport: Two friends who have had enough of Tel Aviv, and a therapist who used to help patients cope with cancer, and later got cancer herself
Fri, 24 Sep 2021 01:07:38 +03:00How Israel is trying to keep this gorgeous yet extremely poor Arab town from gentrifying
The Housing Ministry is initiating affirmative action for the Arab population. The policy reflects an improved status for Israel’s Arab citizens – but also highlights the problems they have to cope with
Fri, 24 Sep 2021 00:18:43 +03:00Angela Merkel – a true leader and friend of Israel
Fri, 24 Sep 2021 00:08:18 +03:00The illegal settler outpost has running water. Its Palestinian neighbors don't. This is apartheid at its starkest
The activists who were attacked by Israeli soldiers in the South Hebron Hills were bringing water to the Hamamdi family – who are denied that resource by Israel. Opposite them are the water pipes and electric cables of an outlaw settler outpost
Thu, 23 Sep 2021 23:53:43 +03:00Woe to those who call darkness light
Thu, 23 Sep 2021 23:33:13 +03:00Five French ministers possibly targeted by Israeli NSO's Pegasus spyware, report says
The ministers' cellphones had 'suspicious marks,' according to a leaked document, suggesting at least an attempt to infect the device with the Pegasus spyware in 2019
Thu, 23 Sep 2021 23:05:49 +03:00Haaretz Cartoon
Thu, 23 Sep 2021 23:03:15 +03:00After initial embarrassment, pro-Israel Dems celebrate victory on Iron Dome funding
After 420 voted for the bill and nine against, Democrats who pushed against progressive efforts to strip Iron Dome aid from the spending bill laud 'overwhelming support for Israel'
Thu, 23 Sep 2021 21:40:12 +03:00Footprints prove that in Ice Age, humans were already in America
Teens and their pesky kid siblings were walking around a lake in New Mexico also thronged by mammoths and camels during the peak of the Ice Age, new study claims
Thu, 23 Sep 2021 21:06:23 +03:00$1b funding for Israel's Iron Dome passes U.S. House vote with overwhelming majority
Vote on the stand-alone bill comes days after progressive Democrats successfully managed to get it removed from a stopgap spending bill, igniting uproar
Thu, 23 Sep 2021 20:12:16 +03:00Israel prison chief tried to axe warden in Palestinian jailbreak, says won't be 'scapegoated'
Police are still investigating the failures that led to the escape of six high-risk Palestinian inmates earlier this month
Thu, 23 Sep 2021 19:43:45 +03:00Israeli expert panel says COVID still spreading, government policy 'not reasonable'
The advisory panel demanded the government adopt a new policy and impose more restrictions, arguing COVID infection is 'exacting a heavy price on people’s lives'
Thu, 23 Sep 2021 18:58:19 +03:00'Fauda' star Salim Dau to join next season of Netflix's 'The Crown'
Israeli Arab actor Dau will play Egyptian billionaire Mohamed Al-Fayed, the father of Princess Diana's partner Dodi with whom she died in a car accident in 1997
Thu, 23 Sep 2021 18:34:06 +03:00The Democrats trying to make the two-state solution relevant again in Congress
While unlikely to pass, Rep. Andy Levin’s bill is notable for coming from more than a dozen lawmakers who consider themselves pro-Israel but anti-occupation
Thu, 23 Sep 2021 18:28:56 +03:00Yair Lapid is right, Israeli diplomacy has to move forward
Thu, 23 Sep 2021 18:28:07 +03:00Israel must recognize a simple truth: Arab lives matter
Thu, 23 Sep 2021 18:02:31 +03:00Murderers, not freedom fighters
Thu, 23 Sep 2021 17:14:40 +03:00Afghanistan's ISIS uses Taliban's own tactics to fight it
Recent attacks by the Islamic State in Khorasan, which has been reinvigorated since the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, underline threat to stability from violent groups who remain unreconciled
Thu, 23 Sep 2021 16:41:18 +03:00'Herr Hezbollah': The German spy who mediated between Israel and terror groups speaks for first time
Gerhard Conrad tells Haaretz about his dealings with Mideast terror organizations over the years, and his advice for Israel’s current negotiators with Hamas
Thu, 23 Sep 2021 15:34:29 +03:00Israel will get its Iron Dome funds. It should be worried about a larger problem
Israel’s approach to progressive Democrats is a case study in dilettantism, laziness and convenient denial of trends in U.S. politics and society. The vote this week on Iron Dome funding is only a symptom
Thu, 23 Sep 2021 14:45:08 +03:00Bennett to focus on threat of Iran in United Nations speech next week
The Israeli prime minister is expected to allege an anti-Israel bias abroad and try to rally the international community against Iran's expanding influence in the Mideast
Thu, 23 Sep 2021 14:32:18 +03:00After Bashir's fall, Sudan takes over Hamas assets
Hamas has lost a foreign base where members and supporters could live, raise money, and channel Iranian weapons and funds to the Gaza Strip
Thu, 23 Sep 2021 13:36:15 +03:00Israel is crushing my right to protest its occupation
I can no longer run from settler violence. Nor can I run from tear gas shot by the IDF, or from being shoved to the ground. Now, after decades of activism, I’m too scared to protest
Thu, 23 Sep 2021 13:33:19 +03:00Once Israel’s national airline, El Al is fast becoming the Haredi carrier
El Al is about to lay off 1,500 employees, and sell or stop leasing a third of its jets, in the company's latest financial maneuvers
Thu, 23 Sep 2021 13:32:00 +03:006-year-old whisked from Italy to remain in Israel until court makes custody ruling
The child's Israeli grandfather was questioned by police last week on suspicion of kidnapping a minor from Italy and released with restrictions
Thu, 23 Sep 2021 13:25:23 +03:00Israel to celebrate equinox with first rain and possible thunderstorms this weekend
Isolated rain is predicted to fall in areas from the Negev desert up to northern Israel as well as thunderstorms on Friday
Thu, 23 Sep 2021 12:51:31 +03:00The one thing Israel must do now to curb its raging COVID pandemic
Delta became the dominant COVID variant in Israel at record speed and led to an exponential increase of cases for eight weeks. Will Pfizer's booster save us?