Haaretz Israel News
Sun, 3 Oct 2021 11:57:51 +03:00Egypt's flag carrier starts direct flights to Tel Aviv, in first since 1979 peace accord
The Cairo-Tel Aviv flight is the first official EgyptAir arrival in Israel. The route, which joins other new regular flights between Israel and the UAE, Morocco and Bahrain, will run four times a week
Sun, 3 Oct 2021 11:56:12 +03:00Figures continue to drop as Israel's COVID cabinet set to meet after a month
The coronavirus cabinet is set to meet as Israel's Green Passes expire for people who have not received their booster shots or were vaccinated less than six months ago
Sun, 3 Oct 2021 11:41:22 +03:00An Israeli in Afghanistan, armed with a camera
The return of Taliban rule to Afghanistan rekindled Israeli photographer-videographer Yoray Liberman’s memories of his perilous journey to the embattled country
Sun, 3 Oct 2021 10:18:20 +03:00At 34, this Israeli-Arab surgeon is an expert in one of medicine’s most prestigious spheres
She dreamed of being an astronaut, but Salma Abo Foul did what was expected of her – and became a physician. She’s not alone: Arabs and Druze, who make up about 20 percent of Israel’s population, constitute almost half of recipients of medical ...
Sun, 3 Oct 2021 10:12:47 +03:00Advanced spyware from Israel's Candiru discovered on Russian, Turkish, Palestinian computers
The highly-targeted malware is sold by the Israeli firm to clients who use it to spy on journalists, dissidents and others, cybersecurity company ESET says in new report
Sun, 3 Oct 2021 09:52:00 +03:00Israel charges Palestinian jailbreakers with escaping, no security offenses
The six, five from Islamic Jihad and one from Fatah, escaped from Gilboa Prison last month, prompting a two-week manhunt. Five other inmates were charged with aiding them in the escape
Sun, 3 Oct 2021 06:05:34 +03:00Israel requires recovered COVID patients to get the vaccine, but experts differ
More than 1 million Israelis have recovered from COVID and while experts agree that a single vaccine dose increases their protection level, questions about the level of protection remain open
Sun, 3 Oct 2021 06:02:29 +03:00Violence against Palestinians on the rise amid Israel's 'hands-off' approach in West Bank
The results of the approach of the army and the police are apparent in the number of incidents targeting Palestinians in the first half of 2021
Sun, 3 Oct 2021 04:52:23 +03:00Iran asked U.S. to unfreeze $10 billion before restarting nuclear talks, FM says
The United States used intermediaries at the United Nations last month in an attempt to make contact, Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian says
Sun, 3 Oct 2021 02:38:33 +03:00When the Israeli general met the Palestinian farmer
Sun, 3 Oct 2021 02:32:12 +03:00Israel's milk shortage is absurd
Sun, 3 Oct 2021 01:39:24 +03:00Arabs aren't a national security threat: Bennett meeting on crime is a chance to change mindsets
As the Arab community sees a crime surge, an Israeli governmental panel for combatting the violence is set to convene. The Arab public demands funds to be allocated and police to step in
Sat, 2 Oct 2021 23:32:07 +03:00Haaretz cartoon
Sat, 2 Oct 2021 22:48:17 +03:00Bennett's committee for fighting crime in Israel's Arab community to convene for first time
The committee is likely to face a backlash over Shin Bet involvement, but may have a better chance at succeeding than previous attempts because of increased funding pledged to the Arab sector in coalition agreements
Sat, 2 Oct 2021 21:54:40 +03:00Left-wing Israeli ministers to meet Palestinian President Abbas
Senior Palestinian Authority officials are pushing the Meretz ministers for a series of mainly economic demands amidst a moribund diplomatic process with Israel
Sat, 2 Oct 2021 21:46:08 +03:00Israel's health minister not expected to back new restrictions in COVID cabinet meeting
Key indicators continue to suggest Israel's current COVID outbreak is shrinking, as Israel's Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz defies ministry officials' calls for restrictions
Sat, 2 Oct 2021 21:28:12 +03:00Arabs across Israel mark October 2000 anniversary amidst rising violence
A civil rights organization demanded 'an independent examination of the failures of the investigation of all the acts of killing of Arab citizens,' as the death toll in the community in Israel reached 95 for the year
Sat, 2 Oct 2021 19:57:01 +03:00The Israeli left’s perfect excuse to be feeble
Sat, 2 Oct 2021 19:29:35 +03:00Head of UN's Palestinian refugee agency warns of 'existential' budget crisis
UNRWA chief calls for urgent funding of $120 million, saying education for 550,000 children and health care for thousands at stake
Sat, 2 Oct 2021 19:08:07 +03:00Body of 17-year-old girl found buried at Israeli construction site, suspect arrested
The suspect for murder was employed at the psychiatric institution in which the girl was previously hospitalized
Sat, 2 Oct 2021 18:34:25 +03:00Trump requests U.S. judge force Twitter to reinstate his account
The former U.S. President's account was suspended after the January 6 insurrection on the Capitol, with Twitter claiming that Trump violated their policy barring 'glorification of violence'
Sat, 2 Oct 2021 18:26:26 +03:00Hundreds march in West Bank to demand water for Palestinian village after settler attack
The protest was joined by two lawmakers and called for Israel to provide running water to Khirbet al-Mufkara, days after masked settlers attacked the isolated village
Sat, 2 Oct 2021 18:14:02 +03:00'A sort of private police': Four detained after private security attack Israeli cops in Arab city
The brawl broke out during an arrest in Kafr Qasem, after the private security company attempted to obstruct the arrest of another person
Sat, 2 Oct 2021 17:55:18 +03:00'Urban oasis': Lakes are becoming the latest trend of Israel's real estate market
While it’s very hard to buy or build apartments in Israel right on the Mediterranean shore, it’s possible to create a small lake on an open space and sell apartments across from it that boast a lake view
Sat, 2 Oct 2021 14:38:36 +03:00Tel Aviv – The city that crushed me
When the management company asked me whether I wanted to renew the lease on my old but charming Tel Aviv apartment, I was filled with a sense of relief. Then came the price tag
Sat, 2 Oct 2021 08:36:45 +03:00Arab man shot dead in Haifa, the 95th killing in communal violence this year
Israeli police believe that the killing of 39-year-old Mahran Mughrabi is criminally motivated
Sat, 2 Oct 2021 08:00:01 +03:00Shimon Peres was never a leader
Five years after Shimon Peres' death, it's time to ask what motivated the man who filled every senior public position in Israel
Sat, 2 Oct 2021 06:26:43 +03:00'A new experiment': Qatar holds first legislative elections
The Shura Council has no control over executive bodies setting defense, security, economic and investment policy for the small but wealthy gas producer, which bans political parties
Sat, 2 Oct 2021 00:27:02 +03:00Sorry friends, secularism cannot be considered Judaism
Fri, 1 Oct 2021 23:52:18 +03:00Mexican president asks Bennett to extradite ex-official with links to Israeli NSO spyware
Tomás Zerón, who is being sought on charges of torture and covering up the abduction of dozens of students, may have connections with Israeli NSO Group that sold the Mexican government spyware during his time in office
Fri, 1 Oct 2021 22:31:33 +03:00In Israel, ‘Ashkenazi’ has become a dirty word
Fri, 1 Oct 2021 22:22:01 +03:00Demand for a safe room spiked during the latest Israel-Gaza war. But how much does it cost?
May's Gaza fighting brought home the fact that more than two million Israelis lack a safe room. Experts offer tips on building one and how to make use of it year-round
Fri, 1 Oct 2021 20:22:35 +03:00Four Israelis suspected of violent attack on West Bank village released from custody
At Khirbet al-Mufkara, dozens of masked settlers threw stones at Palestinians, injuring 12 of them, though a right-wing activist says the arrests that followed were groundless
Fri, 1 Oct 2021 18:22:35 +03:00On 80th anniversary of Nazis’ Babi Yar massacre, newly released photos shed light
The National Library of Israel released the pictures that include the bones of victims, as Ukraine revamps its approach to the tragedy
Fri, 1 Oct 2021 18:02:39 +03:00Israel removes last countries from list of banned COVID destinations
No more countries will remain on the list of 'red' countries with high COVID infection rate, after the removal of Bulgaria, Brazil and Turkey on Monday
Fri, 1 Oct 2021 17:50:16 +03:00State can bar asylum seekers from working in some cities, Israel's top court rules
The Interior Ministry has the right to ban asylum seekers from employment in cities where there are many of them, but must come up with clear guidelines, Israel's Supreme Court says
Fri, 1 Oct 2021 17:38:46 +03:00With a 'stylish' spin on Judaism, a Tel Aviv synagogue beckons the Russian-speaking elite
Contrary to popular belief, interest in Judaism in different forms is widespread among immigrants from the former Soviet Union. A newly opened synagogue in Tel Aviv's trendy Sarona compound hopes to attract some of the most prosperous among them
Fri, 1 Oct 2021 17:16:45 +03:00Merck's COVID pill cuts risk of death, hospitalization by 50%, interim study shows
Merck and partner Ridgeback Biotherapeutics plan to seek U.S. emergency use authorization for their oral drug for COVID, molnupiravir, as soon as possible
Fri, 1 Oct 2021 16:42:57 +03:00These unvaccinated 10% fuel Israel's COVID crisis
In Israel, COVID is fast becoming a pandemic of the unvaccinated: Of the 644 patients in serious condition on Tuesday, 73 percent were from the small population of eligible Israelis who had not received any shots
Fri, 1 Oct 2021 15:51:45 +03:00Iran vows action against 'Israel's presence' in military drill near Azerbaijan border
The exercises come amid escalating tensions along the border and Azerbaijan's military cooperation with Israel
Fri, 1 Oct 2021 15:42:17 +03:00Israel leaves thousands of senior citizens laid off during COVID with no income, and no solutions
A special stipend for Israels over retirement age who lost their jobs during the pandemic just expired. 'I'm looking for a job, but nobody will take me at my age,' says 69-year-old Sarah Langlieb, 'I want to live with dignity'
Fri, 1 Oct 2021 14:05:55 +03:00Israel Air Force’s relative failure in Yom Kippur War comes to light
Prof. Uri Bar-Joseph’s new book sheds light on one of the least investigated aspects of the war and makes some stunning revelations ■ What Israel can learn from Joint Chiefs Chairman Mark Milley
Fri, 1 Oct 2021 14:01:31 +03:00Kosher 'pork' is hitting the shelves. Well, not if you ask the rabbinate
One rabbi said that Impossible Foods' new plant-based pork product goes against marit ayin, or appearance to the eye, which prohibits actions which appear to violate Jewish law, even if they technically do not
Fri, 1 Oct 2021 13:20:29 +03:00Gantz summons IDF chief over unofficial talks between Bennett aide and top army brass
The defense minister's order comes after continued flouting of protocols by the Israeli premier's senior adviser and the head of the Southern Command. Bennett's office says there wasn't any breach of protocol
Fri, 1 Oct 2021 12:00:12 +03:00Iran says Lapid visit is a 'stain' on Bahrain's rulers 'that will not be erased'
During his visit, a year after normalization, Israel's foreign minister toured the Bahrain headquarters of the U.S. Navy's Fifth Fleet, which has faced off with Iranian vessels in recent years
Fri, 1 Oct 2021 11:33:56 +03:00Dubai's Expo kicks off with lavish ceremony, in first Middle Eastern world fair
Stars headlining the opening ceremony include Italian tenor singer Andrea Bocelli, British singer Ellie Goulding, Chinese pianist Lang Lang and Saudi singer Mohammed Abdu
Fri, 1 Oct 2021 11:27:40 +03:00COVID in Israel: Highest booster uptake in month ahead of new vaccine requirement
As key metrics continue to show signs that COVID is waning, the director-general of the Health Ministry cautiously predicts Israel is 'on the way' out of the fourth wave
Fri, 1 Oct 2021 10:29:58 +03:00Haaretz cartoon
Fri, 1 Oct 2021 09:07:18 +03:00U.S. white supremacist gets life sentence for 2019 Passover synagogue shooting
The judge denied the gunman, who killed one and wounded three in a San Diego synagogue, the opportunity to make a statement: 'I’m not going to let him use this as a platform to add to his celebrity'
Fri, 1 Oct 2021 08:45:24 +03:00Israel’s other epidemic: Violence in Arab community threatens entire country
The new government says it’s striving to reverse the alleged institutional neglect as homicides, sometimes the work of crime gangs, become a near-daily occurrence in Arab areas
Fri, 1 Oct 2021 06:04:13 +03:00Bennett wanted to teach Israel's health officials a lesson, but his odd UN rebuke backfired
As world leaders spoke about global challenges, the Israeli premier took the time to reeducate – as he sees it – his COVID experts ■ To counter Islamist rival's growing influence, the Joint List's Odeh goes rogue
Fri, 1 Oct 2021 06:01:03 +03:00Top Israeli intel officer goes where no one's gone before. And you can find it on Amazon
In his new book, Brigadier-General Y., current commander of the elite 8200 unit, does not propose a dystopian AI-dominated future. Rather, he charts 'synergetic learning' between humans and machines to bolster deterrence, win wars and avoid collatera...
Fri, 1 Oct 2021 02:40:43 +03:00'I don't feel like spending every day with my grandkids. I'm living it up'
This week at the Tel Aviv airport: An unconventional grandmother who's making the most of her retirement, and a hard of hearing entrepreneur who makes music
Fri, 1 Oct 2021 00:19:00 +03:00If the Israeli sniper could see the devastation he caused, he wouldn't shoot again
Killed by an IDF sniper during the weekly demonstration against the Evyatar outpost, Muhammad Khabisa, father of an 8-month-old girl, became the seventh victim from his village, Beita, since May
Thu, 30 Sep 2021 23:55:51 +03:00Israel fears deadly West Bank clashes could inspire more attacks by Palestinians
A security source expresses concern over the risk of rising tensions and more lone wolf attacks
Thu, 30 Sep 2021 23:42:43 +03:00Israel Police looking for shortcuts in eradicating Arab crime. It wouldn't do the same for Jews
Thu, 30 Sep 2021 23:13:07 +03:00When a child is smuggled into or out of Israel, I step in
Haredi children smuggled abroad to avoid harming matchmaking options for their relatives, mothers compelled to flee the country and leave their children behind – these are the kinds of harrowing stories encountered by Divra Horowits from Israel’s...
Thu, 30 Sep 2021 23:08:48 +03:00Only 12 children under 15 get myocarditis out of hundreds of thousands vaccinated in Israel
Israeli data shows side effects after COVID booster much lighter than after first or second dose, heart muscle inflammation rare among vaccinated 12-15-year-olds
Thu, 30 Sep 2021 22:59:58 +03:00Funeral held for Israeli mother, children killed in bus accident
Investigation finds bus driver crossed the separation line and hit three cars. Another accident may have caused him to go off course
Thu, 30 Sep 2021 21:38:01 +03:00Israel, Bahrain discuss joint action on Iranian drone threat during Lapid visit
In a message to Iran, Israel's Foreign Minister Lapid visits a U.S. battleship alongside top military and diplomatic officials
Thu, 30 Sep 2021 21:35:46 +03:00LISTEN: How a Palestinian prison break challenged Zionism’s narrative monopoly
PLUS: How Israel’s relations with Germany survived the bad blood, mistrust and shouting matches between Merkel and Netanyahu
Thu, 30 Sep 2021 20:26:13 +03:00The wound and the gift: In memory of Judd Ne'eman
Thu, 30 Sep 2021 20:25:35 +03:00What makes Iran’s bomb any worse than Israel's?
Thu, 30 Sep 2021 20:10:01 +03:00Tunisia's first woman prime minister sparks optimism despite president power grab
Tunisia's president asked Najla Bouden Romdhane to form a government quickly amid a political crisis following his near total seizure of power
Thu, 30 Sep 2021 20:01:54 +03:0024 hours with the most hopeless people in Tel Aviv
Haaretz spends a day with eight people without homes in Tel Aviv to see what street life is really like here
Thu, 30 Sep 2021 19:58:18 +03:00Israel's prime minister now pretends the Palestinians don’t exist. It’s a brilliant move
The Palestinians’ moment on the international stage could well be over, and Israel's prime minister realizes it. That’s bad news for those who, unlike him, refuse to ignore the conflict, but not yet catastrophic
Thu, 30 Sep 2021 19:51:40 +03:00Bennett meets top COVID officials after public spat, says no disagreements
The prime minister charged that some of Israel's top medical experts 'don’t see the big picture' after officials recommended harsher restrictions on the public to stop COVID spread
Thu, 30 Sep 2021 19:34:51 +03:00Palestinian villagers stunned by 'worst ever' settler attack fear they'll be back
‘We never imagined they would come right up to our houses,’ a resident of Khirbet al-Mufkara says, as the village the South Hebron Hills struggles to recover. 'We all hid in one room. Suddenly a stone flew through the window'
Thu, 30 Sep 2021 19:08:22 +03:00All COVID passes in Israel are about to be declared invalid. Here's how to get a new one
All Green Passes currently in use were meant to expire on Sunday, but due to technical glitches on the Health Ministry's website, Israelis will have a few more days to get them reissued. Who is eligible for the new pass, and how can they get it?
Thu, 30 Sep 2021 18:31:03 +03:00Hezbollah says it shot down Israeli drone in south Lebanon
The Israeli military said the drone 'fell within Lebanese territory,' adding that 'the incident is being investigated'
Thu, 30 Sep 2021 18:14:39 +03:00Iran nuclear talks to resume 'soon,' says senior EU official
Speaking in Doha, the EU's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said that Washington and Tehran will resume talks 'within an acceptable period of time,' while a similar sentiment was expressed by Iranian officials
Thu, 30 Sep 2021 18:03:43 +03:00Get ready for drought. And toxic algae. Oh, and exploding permafrost
Drought, toxic algae, and exploding permafrost, oh my! Failure to prepare for the future is a failure of the imagination. Here is some helpful information
Thu, 30 Sep 2021 17:35:09 +03:00Dubai’s Expo 2020 isn’t futuristic, it’s retro
The giant futuristic exhibition aimed to boost Dubai’s tourism and real estate but if the city-state has a future, it is somewhere else
Thu, 30 Sep 2021 17:34:26 +03:00France's Sarkozy likely to avoid jail despite new conviction
The former president was sentenced to a year in prison after having been convicted on a separate charge earlier this year, both convictions have been appealed
Thu, 30 Sep 2021 16:43:08 +03:00And then Sadat told the Israeli minister: 'You have nuclear arms. Haven’t you heard?'
Was the Egyptian-Syrian attack in October 1973 proof that Israeli's nuclear policy had failed? Not so, says a scholar of the period. Sadat and Assad understood Israel's capabilities, but knew that their own goals would not trigger an unconventional r...
Thu, 30 Sep 2021 15:20:20 +03:00Israel's top court to postpone West Bank settlement eviction based on Jewish farming sabbatical
The court accepts Gantz's request to delay the evacuation of a major settlement farm. In response, the lawyer representing the Palestinians submits proof that West Bank settlers have ignored the law before
Thu, 30 Sep 2021 15:06:44 +03:00'Cleansed by the Torah': why these Afrikaners converted to Judaism and moved to Israel
From a former Pentecostal pastor to entire families, a growing number of Afrikaners are converting to Orthodox Judaism and swapping South Africa for Israel – and, in many cases, West Bank settlements
Thu, 30 Sep 2021 14:55:14 +03:00Harvard paper trashes Yale study on sex disparity in COVID response
Yale team stands by its report finding disparity in immune response to COVID, but Harvard argues the statistics are one thing, and their interpretation is another
Thu, 30 Sep 2021 14:13:52 +03:00On Palestine, Biden is on the wrong side of history
‘Shrinking the conflict’ is the hot political Israel/Palestine mainstream merchandise of the day, Bennett is the loudest hawker of those stale, regurgitated lies, and Biden is buying them wholesale
Thu, 30 Sep 2021 13:35:49 +03:00Top streamer under fire for Palestinian video game calling to 'eliminate Zionist soldiers'
The Knights of the Al-Aqsa Mosque drew calls to boycott the streaming site, but the Palestinian-Brazilian developer stood firm amid criticism: 'There are no Jewish, Israeli civilians for the player to attack'
Thu, 30 Sep 2021 13:15:05 +03:00What connects the Holocaust and the Taliban?
As countries around the world begin to resettle traumatized Afghan refugees, they need specific care to recover and start new lives – and research into Holocaust survivors and their families can help
Thu, 30 Sep 2021 12:43:10 +03:00Israeli forces shoot dead 41-year-old in Gaza Strip
The military is investigating the shooting, which comes after a Palestinian woman was killed earlier that day after an attempted stabbing and an Islamic Jihad militant was killed overnight
Thu, 30 Sep 2021 12:24:28 +03:0096-year-old ex-Nazi secretary apprehended after fleeing on morning of trial
Irmgard Furchner, who worked as a secretary for an SS official in Stutthof concentration camp, was to be tried on 11,000 accounts of accessory to murder, but has fled on the day of her trial
Thu, 30 Sep 2021 11:35:10 +03:00COVID in Israel: Key metrics show virus on retreat as millions back to school
Serious COVID cases hit a five-week low, the positive test rate is at an almost two-month nadir, and Israel's R number – the number of people each coronavirus carrier infects – has reached its lowest figure since mid-May
Thu, 30 Sep 2021 10:42:31 +03:00What happens when Israel uses Google Docs for a COVID initiative? Exactly what you’d expect
The chair of Israeli parliament’s health committee wanted to increase COVID vaccine transparency among elected officials. She got trolling instead
Thu, 30 Sep 2021 10:32:29 +03:00Lapid meets Bahrain's king in 'hopeful' first visit by Israeli foreign minister
Minister Lapid tells his Bahraini counterpart in Manama that he supports a two-state solution, but 'not everyone in government think so'
Thu, 30 Sep 2021 10:15:11 +03:00Documentary on Lea Tsemel, Israeli lawyer who defends Palestinians, wins Emmy
Following their win, the filmmakers say that the next step is to 'give rise to justice and equality for everyone'
Thu, 30 Sep 2021 08:29:10 +03:00Palestinian woman shot dead after attempted stabbing, Israeli police say
The woman, a 30-year-old from south of Jenin, pulled out a knife and tried to stab officers near Jerusalem's Chain Gate, according to police
Thu, 30 Sep 2021 06:04:34 +03:00Israeli forces kill Palestinian from Islamic Jihad in overnight West Bank shootout
Sources in village of Burkin say man was member of Islamic Jihad armed wing and shot at troops ■ Incident comes days after arrest operation in West Bank left five Palestinians dead
Thu, 30 Sep 2021 03:34:07 +03:00Only the world can end the Israeli occupation. It won't come from Bennett
Thu, 30 Sep 2021 02:53:58 +03:00Israel declares war on Palestinian water
Thu, 30 Sep 2021 02:17:48 +03:00You can't blame the police for everything
Thu, 30 Sep 2021 01:36:39 +03:00Ignore it all you like, but 'The Squad' represent deeper shifts on Israeli occupation
Thu, 30 Sep 2021 01:06:39 +03:00‘2034’: This nightmare WWIII scenario could soon become reality
A journalist and top NATO commander have co-written a thriller that lays out a series of incidents in the South China Sea, the Strait of Hormuz and D.C. that spark the apocalypse. Former Mossad chief Efraim Halevy reviews the book
Thu, 30 Sep 2021 00:51:33 +03:00A pogrom, and silence
Thu, 30 Sep 2021 00:39:26 +03:00Israeli group to research link between menstrual changes and COVID vaccines
Studies in Israel and abroad get underway following growing anecdotal evidence of menstruation being affected by COVID vaccines
Wed, 29 Sep 2021 23:42:19 +03:00Haaretz cartoon
Wed, 29 Sep 2021 23:39:30 +03:00Key witness in Netanyahu trial grilled on 'favorable coverage' of other politicians
In cross-examination of former editor of Walla news site, Netanyahu's defense works to show that other politicians intervened to influence coverage
Wed, 29 Sep 2021 22:39:10 +03:00Israeli Police seek wider powers to search houses, confiscate CCTV without warrants
The police say the move would help fight crime in Arab communities, as camera footage is often erased before a court order can be obtained. Human rights group expresses concern: 'Enforcement based on ethnic background'
Wed, 29 Sep 2021 22:28:10 +03:00'Amos Oz’s image is struggling to recover. It’s been defiled'
Yair Qedar's documentary about Amos Oz was ready. Then Oz's daughter made an explosive revelation and turned the story upside down. In an interview, he talks about his discovery of a man full of contradictions, and explains how the movie lets people...