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Thu, 21 Oct 2021 11:35:31 +03:00Israel’s third option for dealing with Iran
War, living in the shadow of a nuclear Iran - or peace
Thu, 21 Oct 2021 11:23:12 +03:00Israel charges man who killed cop, injured another in ramming attack with murder
The 44-year-old faces several other charges after he rammed policemen at a northern Israel construction site last month during a search for illegal Palestinian workers
Thu, 21 Oct 2021 11:16:32 +03:00Jerusalem’s Museum of Tolerance hosts glittering events, but not the public
Seventeen years after construction began, the Museum of Tolerance slowly arising over Muslim graves in central Jerusalem is only expected to welcome the public in another year and a half
Thu, 21 Oct 2021 11:05:36 +03:00These Palestinian families face eviction from their East Jerusalem homes
Israel’s Supreme Court will decide the fate of hundreds of Palestinians living in Silwan next week. Photographer Tali Mayer depicts the residents of two buildings under the threat of eviction
Thu, 21 Oct 2021 09:44:35 +03:00Marina Abramovic has healed from her own art, now she’s healing visitors to Babi Yar
The performance artist who once let the audience abuse her talks to Haaretz about feminism, political correctness and the monument she put up at the site of a Holocaust massacre in Ukraine
Thu, 21 Oct 2021 06:01:16 +03:00Mossad has a top-notch PR adviser. We're not allowed to tell you her name
Israel's censor won't allow revealing the identity of the paid consultant, citing Iranian threats to 'anyone working with the Mossad'
Thu, 21 Oct 2021 05:59:13 +03:00Israel's permits for Gaza workers: more about security than benevolence
Israel's decision to increase the number of work permits granted to Gazan merchants and workers wishes to buy time and postpone the next military confrontation
Thu, 21 Oct 2021 02:06:16 +03:00Israel's Interior Minister voices opposition to anti-Bibi law- Bennett undecided
If passed, the law would preclude anyone under prosecution for a transgression carrying three or more year's imprisonment from serving as head of the government
Thu, 21 Oct 2021 01:58:38 +03:00Israeli study: COVID vaccine is 90% effective at reducing delta infection among teens
The study by Israel's Clalit also found a 93 percent dip in symptomatic COVID among youths
Thu, 21 Oct 2021 01:15:53 +03:00A self-evident law
Thu, 21 Oct 2021 00:59:20 +03:00Israeli studies show: COVID vaccine does not harm female or male fertility
A study conducted in Israeli hospitals finds there was no difference in the number of eggs, sperm quality, and the rate or quality of embryos, in comparison to participants who did not get the COVID vaccine
Thu, 21 Oct 2021 00:53:02 +03:00FDA clears Moderna and J&J boosters, backs 'mix-and-match' strategy
The FDA said Americans can choose a different shot than their original inoculation as a booster, paving the way for millions more people in the United States to get the additional protection
Thu, 21 Oct 2021 00:11:56 +03:00Drones attack American military base in Syria
Initial reports said the attack appeared to include two drone strikes and a small number of rockets
Thu, 21 Oct 2021 00:09:27 +03:00Deadly Syria bombing threatens to drag Turkey, Russia into military confrontation
The threat of war in Syria's Idlib comes as proxies and the powers backing them continue to strike at each other, bringing in civilian casualties
Wed, 20 Oct 2021 23:54:23 +03:00Israel to require proof of COVID vaccination from Palestinian workers
The new COVID directive will go into effect in November as Israel begins a campaign to inoculate Palestinians with a third dose of the vaccine
Wed, 20 Oct 2021 23:12:59 +03:00Israel reaches 'historic' deal to cut hours for medical residents
Hundreds of residents and interns withdraw their letters of resignation ■ Agreement will gradually implement 18-hour shifts instead of 26-hour ones starting in April
Wed, 20 Oct 2021 22:15:05 +03:00Israeli government introduces new ultra-Orthodox draft bill
The proposal calls to lower the age of exemption for Haredi men from 24 to 21 in hopes of encouraging yeshiva students to join the workforce
Wed, 20 Oct 2021 22:10:55 +03:00The Israeli left's two obsessions – and their consequences
Wed, 20 Oct 2021 21:46:44 +03:00Abu Dhabi crown prince discusses Syria with Assad, UAE state media reports
U.S. allies in the Mideast have been restoring ties with Assad, who was given the cold shoulder after the bloody crackdown in 2011 at the beginning of Syria's civil war
Wed, 20 Oct 2021 20:13:30 +03:00Four Israelis arrested for defrauding millions of euros from Germans
The arrests follow international cooperation with Israeli police on crime dealing with foreign currency exchange after another fraud network was uncovered earlier this month in Tel Aviv
Wed, 20 Oct 2021 20:13:21 +03:00Why is #ArabLivesMatter trending and how is it different from Black Lives Matter?
The death toll from crime in Israel's Arab community has hit triple figures. How did the problem reach this boiling point and what has the government done to try and stymie crime?
Wed, 20 Oct 2021 19:07:29 +03:00This Israeli community was least infected by COVID
While Israel's COVID infection rate is 13.7 percent, the rate in the ultra-Orthodox community is 31 percent. By contrast, only 8.4 percent of Bedouin contracted the virus in the pandemic’s first 18 months
Wed, 20 Oct 2021 18:52:43 +03:00Cisco mulls new chip development center in Israel
The company has attempted to recruit engineers in the semiconductor field in recent weeks for management and engineering positions at the new center
Wed, 20 Oct 2021 18:42:10 +03:00Kahanist, far-right lawmakers visit Jerusalem's Old City after Palestinians clash with police
Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich, known for their anti-Arab rhetoric, go to Damascus Gate a day after the worst clashes since May erupted between Palestinians and police at the site
Wed, 20 Oct 2021 18:18:06 +03:00Israel increases entry permit quota for Palestinians to 10,000
A Gaza official said the new policy, which takes effect on Thursday, is seen as an effort by Israel to ease tensions in the Hamas-ruled coastal enclave and a response to Egypt's request for such concessions
Wed, 20 Oct 2021 17:55:53 +03:00‘There are tensions every day’: Jewish-Arab relations, five months after riots rocked Israel
A new survey shows Israeli Jews more anxious about Arabs than the other way around, but the long-term trend toward greater integration continues, experts say
Wed, 20 Oct 2021 17:19:37 +03:00Israel secretly convicted officer of raping Palestinian woman in 2016
A Civil Administration officer raped a Palestinian woman who needed an entry permit to Israel, and was sentenced to 11 years in prison
Wed, 20 Oct 2021 16:08:23 +03:00For Palestinians, Jerusalem clashes began with a Jewish birthday
The confrontations near the Damascus Gate are evidence of the Palestinians' deep sensitivity to Jewish threats – whether real or imagined
Wed, 20 Oct 2021 15:42:13 +03:00Iran deal? Israeli army chief seeks book deal
Israeli army Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi has asked that the government’s Ministerial Committee for Publication Permission approve the request; Kan public broadcaster say the book deals with ‘leadership matters’
Wed, 20 Oct 2021 15:20:18 +03:00Israeli women increasingly request date-rape drug tests
While 53 women have submitted requests to the Health Ministry to test their hair for date-rape drug since 2019, just 10 have done so between 2016 and 2018
Wed, 20 Oct 2021 14:20:38 +03:00Modi invites Bennett for first official India visit
India's initiation comes a day after UAE invites Bennett for an official visit. On Friday, Bennett will meet Putin in Sochi
Wed, 20 Oct 2021 14:06:41 +03:00Report: Biden's top advisor discussed Saudi-Israel normalization with MBS
U.S. national security adviser Sullivan posited that Saudi Arabia join the Abraham Accords, reports Axios. Riyadh reportedly gave him a 'list of steps' to be taken before normalization with Israel and did not reject the idea
Wed, 20 Oct 2021 14:00:09 +03:00Inside the ‘smallest Holocaust museum in the world’
As his country reckons with its own past, the owner of the Taiwan Holocaust Peace Memorial wants to take his message about the Shoah and the Jewish people far beyond the building’s four walls
Wed, 20 Oct 2021 13:50:15 +03:00Jewish talk-show host deliberately gets COVID to 'achieve natural immunity'
Dennis Prager claims it is ‘infinitely preferable to have natural immunity than vaccine immunity.’ Four vaccine-skeptic U.S. conservative pundits have died from the virus in recent months
Wed, 20 Oct 2021 13:37:34 +03:00‘Church of the Apostles’ in Bethsaida mysteriously buried, archaeologists discover
Researchers at the Sea of Galilee find inscriptions proving they found a major church, shoring up their belief that this was the church of Jesus' disciples, the real Bethsaida
Wed, 20 Oct 2021 13:17:02 +03:00Israel, UAE plan joint moon landing for 2024
Beresheet 1 crashed on the moon. Beresheet 2 lunar expedition part of larger agreement between the two countries to collaborate on space projects
Wed, 20 Oct 2021 13:14:40 +03:00Border Police to fight crime in Israel's Arab communities
Prime Minister Bennett's announcement to transfer troops to the south to help curb crime follows three murders in three days in Israel's Arab towns
Wed, 20 Oct 2021 12:05:09 +03:00U.S. envoy to the United Nations calls Israeli settler violence 'abhorrent'
Despite this condemnation, American ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield also criticized the Security Council’s outsized focus on Israel
Wed, 20 Oct 2021 11:51:55 +03:00Tel Aviv's Yarkon River Is Toxic – Will We Ever Be Able to Swim in It?
You can bathe in the Danube and other great European rivers, but wild swimmers will be waiting a long time before they can dive into Tel Aviv's deadly river
Wed, 20 Oct 2021 11:50:18 +03:00The harsh truth Biden needs to tell Israelis now about their future
'You’re heading for a cliff': As the Bennett government insists on equating Israel with the settlements, even calling critics antisemitic, Biden must warn Israelis about its real repercussions
Wed, 20 Oct 2021 11:44:28 +03:00Putin draws a red line for Tehran, Bennett will try to leverage it
Bennett hopes to figure out the Kremlin’s position on Iran’s efforts to buy time for its nuclear program during his meeting with the President Putin on Friday
Wed, 20 Oct 2021 10:56:26 +03:00Bennett meets with top health officials after case of new COVID sub-strain found in Israel
An 11-year-old Israeli was identified with the AY4.2 sub-strain of the coronavirus, which accounts for 8 percent of U.K. COVID cases
Wed, 20 Oct 2021 09:19:26 +03:00Violence in Israeli Arab community claims two more lives in 24 hours
Amer Makled Jabarin, 26, was shot in Umm al-Fahm, the third murder in Israel's Arab towns in the last three days. 'War must be declared against these criminals, and all means must be used,' says a city council member
Wed, 20 Oct 2021 09:16:20 +03:00There is no ulterior motive behind organ donations by religous Israelis
Wed, 20 Oct 2021 09:08:50 +03:00La Familia must be outlawed
Wed, 20 Oct 2021 08:40:01 +03:00Nineteen Syrian soldiers killed in several blasts across county
Fourteen Syrian soldiers die as two bombs target military bus in Damascus ■ In central Syria, a blast inside an ammunition depot kills five soldiers
Wed, 20 Oct 2021 06:38:09 +03:00Arab gangs, settler gangs
When Naftali Bennett says that 'we’re losing the state' because of 100 murdered Arabs, he himself demarcates two states. His blind spot keeps him from seeing that the State of Israel is already lost: it's become a colony
Wed, 20 Oct 2021 06:00:33 +03:00These are Israel's top corporate polluters. Six of ten belong to one person
Six of the biggest polluters belong to ICL Group (Israel Chemicals) and the Bazan Group, which are controlled by Idan Ofer
Wed, 20 Oct 2021 05:43:03 +03:00Israel Police prevented a Palestinian detainee from breastfeeding her baby
The woman waited eight hours for an interpreter to arrive for her interrogation, only to be released and handed over to the Palestinian Authority police, which has no jurisdiction in her area of residence
Wed, 20 Oct 2021 03:52:36 +03:00Israel's 'gesture' to Palestinians reveals the extent of its control over the West Bank and Gaza
The headline figure of 4,000 Palestinians receiving residency rights is much lower in practice, and has left a group of activists lobbying for their rights in an even deeper limbo
Wed, 20 Oct 2021 02:32:54 +03:00Senate committee OKs Biden's pick for Israel envoy, but Sen. Cruz delays State Dept. Mideast lead
Nide's confirmation will now go to the Senate floor for a final vote before he is officially confirmed, though it remains unclear if Cruz will block his confirmation on the floor
Tue, 19 Oct 2021 23:16:15 +03:00Netanyahu’s twilight spurred attorney general to back ban on criminal defendants serving as PM
Avichai Mendelblit believes Netanyahu's actions as prime minister justify the legislation proposed by Justice Minister Gideon Sa'ar
Tue, 19 Oct 2021 22:21:31 +03:00Program to mainstream Israeli children with disabilities backfires, as more parents opt for special education
The Education Ministry is giving the parents the choice, rather than having professionals decide, but the parents say the regular classrooms are not equipped to meet their children’s needs
Tue, 19 Oct 2021 20:42:45 +03:00These two D.C. retirements will hurt America's conversation on Israel
Reps. John Yarmuth and David Price have long been supportive of Israel, but were also tough critics of Israeli policies they thought endangered a potential two-state solution
Tue, 19 Oct 2021 20:29:24 +03:00Yad Vashem at risk due to reliance on donations, Israel's state watchdog says
A drop in contributions to the Holocaust Remembrance Center could jeopardize its operation, comptroller warns
Tue, 19 Oct 2021 20:18:57 +03:00Israel's coalition faces standoff over connecting unrecognized Arab homes to electricity
Interior minister delays legislation allowing Arab homes built without permits to be connected to the electrical grid, prompting lawmaker Walid Taha to freeze deliberations on key bill
Tue, 19 Oct 2021 19:59:13 +03:0010,000 children killed or maimed during Yemen's long war, UN says
The new numbers amount to four children killed or maimed every day, according to UNICEF spokesman
Tue, 19 Oct 2021 18:31:12 +03:00Despite botched trial, Israel expands quarantine-free program to schools nationwide
Parents and students in Israel have been hesitant to comply with the COVID testing requirements, preventing researchers from verifying whether it's safe to use in other schools. But Bennett still pushes ahead with the program
Tue, 19 Oct 2021 17:50:22 +03:00Israeli PM Bennett invited for first official visit to United Arab Emirates
The invitation comes during a meeting between the Bahraini and Emirati ambassadors to Israel and Prime Minister Bennett in his Jerusalem office
Tue, 19 Oct 2021 17:47:12 +03:00The Jewish politician and slave owner who was the brains of the Confederacy
Judah Benjamin was the largest Jewish slave owner in the South and a key member of Confederate President Jefferson Davis’ government. ‘This is a person who had some very impressive qualities but did sickening, horrible things,’ says biographer ...
Tue, 19 Oct 2021 17:16:32 +03:00Far-right, Israeli Arab lawmakers clash by Palestinian hunger striker's ward
A video shows Itamar Ben-Gvir of the Religious Zionism party being pushed by Ayman Odeh of the largely Arab Joint List, with the family of the Palestinian, Mukdad Qawasmeh, calling Ben-Gvir’s visit a provocation
Tue, 19 Oct 2021 15:56:20 +03:00Portugal honors diplomat who rescued thousands from Nazi persecution
Israel’s national Holocaust memorial, Yad Vashem, recognized Sousa Mendes as a 'Righteous among the Nations' in 1966
Tue, 19 Oct 2021 15:47:12 +03:00Amazon lowers minimum order price for free shipping to Israel
The online retail giant reintroduced free shipping to Israel in August on orders over $65 and lowered the price to $49 on Tuesday
Tue, 19 Oct 2021 15:22:27 +03:00What a transgender woman's death reveals about Palestinian LGBTQ community in Israel
Zehava fled the West Bank to escape abuse and prostitution. But in Israel, she was left without basic rights – even welfare institutions offered no solution. ‘They said her appearance was not feminine enough'
Tue, 19 Oct 2021 15:21:47 +03:00At 95, Mel Brooks will finally deliver ‘History of the World: Part II’
The new series finally fulfills the teaser at the end of Part I, which promised a sequel that would cover 'Hitler on Ice' and 'Jews in Space'
Tue, 19 Oct 2021 15:10:52 +03:00Resilience of the thickest Arctic ice is cracking
Hole the size of Rhode Island opened in the Arctic ice for 2 weeks in 2020 and that will be nothing if we don’t curb emissions, warns ‘alien Earth’ forecast for the year 2500
Tue, 19 Oct 2021 15:02:34 +03:00Lukios woz 'ere: Personalized seats found in Pergamon amphitheater in Turkey
Agathopous, we barely knew ye: Some VIPs marked their boxes with initials but lowlier folk also carved their names onto seats, hoping to ‘book’ room for their family at the bloody spectacles
Tue, 19 Oct 2021 14:51:46 +03:0022 Palestinians arrested after hundreds clash with Israel Police at Jerusalem's Damascus Gate
Meanwhile, an Israeli bus company announced on Sunday that its buses would no longer complete their route in East Jerusalem to avoid constant stoning
Tue, 19 Oct 2021 13:41:54 +03:00Israel legalizes 4,000 Palestinians' residency in West Bank
Israel agrees to legalize the status of unregistered Palestinians in the West Bank following understandings between Defense Minister Benny Gantz and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas
Tue, 19 Oct 2021 13:37:23 +03:00'Jewish Mona Lisa' sold at auction despite objections from scholars
The Luzzatto High Holiday Machzor, a 700-year-old Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur prayer book, is the oldest Hebrew prayer book ever to be sold at auction
Tue, 19 Oct 2021 13:32:51 +03:00Israel's 'largest and most advanced aerial exercise ever' enters its third day
The exercise is considered to be a part of 'aerial diplomacy' efforts which highlight Israel's value as a strategic ally despite the lack of progress on the Palestinian issue
Tue, 19 Oct 2021 12:52:21 +03:00Israel reopens blocked roads on Gaza border after fears of imminent attack
The IDF Spokesperson's Unit did not issue special instructions to Israeli communities along the Gaza border
Tue, 19 Oct 2021 12:07:58 +03:007 lesser-known archaeology sites in Israel
Archaeological sites in Israel you may not be aware of: An Assyrian stronghold in Tel Aviv port, the city that may or may not have been biblical Ziklag, where the Edomite gods met our Maker and more
Tue, 19 Oct 2021 12:02:21 +03:00Israeli army wants laser interceptors operational by 2022
Laser interceptions will be substantially cheaper than Iron Dome firings, as Israeli defense officials recognize that U.S. funding will only become more challenging to receive
Tue, 19 Oct 2021 11:21:15 +03:005.8 earthquake off Crete felt in Israel
The Crete tremor was felt in Israel, Egypt and all around the Mediterranean. No reports of casualties or damage to property thus far
Tue, 19 Oct 2021 11:10:09 +03:00The real reason why Netanyahu skipped Rabin's annual memorial
Twenty-six years on, Netanyahu is still trying to convince the public that he, and not Yitzhak Rabin, was the real victim in November 1995, and he seems to think more and more are starting to believe it
Tue, 19 Oct 2021 10:38:48 +03:00Palestinian embroidery? It's in Vogue
On catwalks in Paris and flashy fashion magazines, an age-old handicraft is making a comeback. For the creators, it's a way of preserving Bedouin culture and female craft for future generations
Tue, 19 Oct 2021 09:13:58 +03:00Israeli falls to death from hot air balloon onto a driving car
Israel police are investigating whether the incident, in which 28-year-old Yogev Cohen fell on a car driving beneath him, is a work-related accident
Tue, 19 Oct 2021 08:52:30 +03:00Israeli shot dead is 101st victim of violence in Arab community this year
Only a day after the violence epidemic in the Arab community claimed its 100th victim, a 25-year-old man was gunned down in northern Israel
Tue, 19 Oct 2021 06:08:43 +03:00Israeli Health Ministry’s bureaucratic errors stymie asylum seekers’ bid for Green Pass
The ministry has been aware of the problem for months but has failed to resolve it. 'We’re a weak population and we’re paying the price,' said one asylum seeker in Israel
Tue, 19 Oct 2021 03:41:54 +03:00Turkey summons ten ambassadors after call for jailed philanthropist's release
Turkey summoned the ambassadors of 10 countries, including the U.S., Germany and France, over a statement calling for the urgent release of philanthropist Osman Kavala, who was jailed four years ago
Tue, 19 Oct 2021 03:19:27 +03:00Israel is approaching the next Nakba
Tue, 19 Oct 2021 03:06:59 +03:00U.S. FDA to allow mixing and matching of COVID-19 boosters, reports New York Times
U.S. health officials have been under pressure to authorize additional shots after the White House announced plans in August for a widespread booster campaign
Tue, 19 Oct 2021 02:54:21 +03:00Israel's Arabs are unimpressed by politicians' promises to halt crime
Promises to fight violence in the Arab community have been heard from every possible platform, but Arabs' sense of personal security is at all-time low
Tue, 19 Oct 2021 02:29:57 +03:00Israeli commander of massacre at Palestinian village dies
'Three or four more Deir Yassins and not a single Arab would have remained in the country,’ Irgun commander Ben-Zion Cohen once remarked
Tue, 19 Oct 2021 02:27:11 +03:00Lebanon's Hezbollah chief says group is stronger than ever
Seven were killed last week in violent street clashes between Hezbollah and Amal groups over the Beirut blast investigator
Tue, 19 Oct 2021 01:36:56 +03:00Not without a warrant
Tue, 19 Oct 2021 01:11:05 +03:00Haaretz Cartoon
Tue, 19 Oct 2021 00:46:00 +03:00Iran says U.S. should lift sanctions to prove it wants to renew talks
'Lifting sanctions is an indication of seriousness of the other party,' Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said
Tue, 19 Oct 2021 00:04:49 +03:00The West Bank's 'rotten apples'
Mon, 18 Oct 2021 23:52:11 +03:00Israel expands COVID quarantine exemption to all schools, preschools
Israel's health and education ministries will formulate a separate plan for cities with high COVID infection rates
Mon, 18 Oct 2021 23:44:17 +03:00A 'blot' called Iraq tarnished Powell's American success story
The late Colin Powell has two legacies – one as an inspirational success story, and another as the secretary of state who publicly backed the disastrous invasion of Iraq
Mon, 18 Oct 2021 22:24:29 +03:00Russians with Sputnik V vaccine will be allowed into Israel ahead of Bennett-Putin meeting
Israeli officials say the move is the result of recent pressure from Russian officials
Mon, 18 Oct 2021 21:22:56 +03:00Israel’s COVID death toll crosses 8,000, but serious cases decline
Unvaccinated make up some three-quarters of serious cases, while number of Israelis who have received COVID booster shot reaches about 3.85 million
Mon, 18 Oct 2021 20:57:11 +03:00News site's CEO only intervened when it came to Netanyahus, senior editor says
Former head of Walla's news desk testifies in the former PM's corruption trial, rejecting claim that pro-Netanyahu bias was the result of ideological views
Mon, 18 Oct 2021 20:00:08 +03:00A family from Ramallah confronts America's Columbus Day
When my daughter asked if I agreed with Indigenous People’s Day, I felt the burden of her trust – and recalled partial lessons in history taught years ago in America, and today in Israel ■ Post #37
Mon, 18 Oct 2021 18:58:54 +03:00LISTEN: The secret offshore accounts bankrolling Israeli settlements
How did real estate in East Jerusalem fall into the hands of the Virgin Islands' government, and who are the Israeli stars of the Pandora Papers leak? Also: inside the Trump administration's fancy Jerusalem reunion
Mon, 18 Oct 2021 18:02:09 +03:00Want to live longer? You may have to fast every day
New study shows that calorie restriction on its own achieves nothing, but fasting for most of the day, every day, has geroprotective effects
Mon, 18 Oct 2021 17:16:41 +03:00The 'thrill' of fascism: Explaining the brutality, hatred and powerful appeal of the radical right
Fascism only took power in a few countries, but in interwar Europe every country had fascist movements, denouncing liberal democracies and attacking communists and Jews. Understanding their allure is just as relevant today
Mon, 18 Oct 2021 16:27:32 +03:00Lapid: The ideological descendants of Rabin’s assassin are sitting in the Knesset today
At the official ceremony marking 26th of Rabin's assassination, Bennett says an entire Israeli generation has PTSD ■ Netanyahu says assassination has been used to attack him