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Sat, 30 Oct 2021 11:14:57 +03:00'Anti-Israel' hacking group targets web hosting company, knocks down several Israeli sites
Black Shadow, a hacker group linked to Iran, threatens to leak information from Israeli web hosting site Cyberserve in its latest cyberattack
Sat, 30 Oct 2021 01:30:32 +03:00Israeli research: COVID booster reduces serious illness by 92%, death by 81%
The study by Israel's Clalit Research Institute and Harvard confirms research showing a fading of the COVID vaccine’s effectiveness after a few months
Sat, 30 Oct 2021 00:13:01 +03:00Israel's UN envoy tears up human rights council report at General Assembly
A UN committee created to investigate May's Gaza conflict condemned Israel and disregarded Hamas' attacks on Israeli civilians
Fri, 29 Oct 2021 23:43:09 +03:00Tel Aviv is over
The secret of Tel Aviv’s attraction once lay in its ability to transform nothing into a wonder that allows movement and life. Now it turns out to be a very costly nothing
Fri, 29 Oct 2021 23:17:26 +03:00How early should kids learn to code?
Should children be taught computer programming and be exposed to high-tech at an early age? ‘After reading, writing and arithmetic, 'one expert stresses, 'it’s important for kids to know programming’
Fri, 29 Oct 2021 22:43:53 +03:00With COVID in check, Israel’s version of Burning Man is back
The Midburn festival in the desert hosted as many as 5,000 people instead of 13,000 last time, as foreign tourists remain a fantasy for now. Still, under a theme of 'Return,' participants tried to put COVID in the rearview mirror
Fri, 29 Oct 2021 22:21:15 +03:00FDA authorizes Pfizer COVID vaccine for children ages 5-11
If vaccinations for younger children are approved by the CDC, and then in Israel, about 1 million more Israelis could potentially be vaccinated against COVID
Fri, 29 Oct 2021 21:37:31 +03:00In Vatican meeting, Biden discusses climate change, COVID, poverty with Pope Francis
Biden and Pope Francis ran overtime in highly personal discussions
Fri, 29 Oct 2021 21:35:13 +03:00Saudi Arabia orders Lebanese ambassador to leave kingdom, recalls envoy to Beirut
The move comes days after a video circulated on social media in which Lebanon’s Information Minister George Kordahi described the war in Yemen as an aggression by Saudi Arabia and the UAE
Fri, 29 Oct 2021 20:02:47 +03:00Gantz held security-related meetings in Singapore
According to foreign reports, Singapore is one of the main importers of Israeli weapons, and a clutch of Israeli security firms have representatives in the country
Fri, 29 Oct 2021 19:30:07 +03:00'On Shabbat, settlers swarm Palestinian villages with clubs. They pull people out of their homes'
The journalist and political activist Yuval Avraham spends a lot of time in the South Hebron Hills witnessing a new type of organized settler violence
Fri, 29 Oct 2021 18:17:38 +03:00U.S. slaps new sanctions on Iran's drone program
The move comes after Iran's top nuclear negotiator announced that the nuke talks with six major powers would resume by the end of November
Fri, 29 Oct 2021 18:09:18 +03:00Israel’s fragile coalition tries to regroup ahead of key vote
Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked speaks to ministers Lapid and Gantz, after a recording of Shaked disparaging them was aired earlier this week
Fri, 29 Oct 2021 17:53:09 +03:00Sudan coup leader hints ousted prime minister could return to form new government
Several mediation efforts have been announced since the army dissolved Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok's cabinet earlier this week and derailed a transition meant to steer Sudan to democracy
Fri, 29 Oct 2021 16:48:00 +03:00The forgotten victim of one of Mossad's greatest fiascos
The murder of the Israeli athletes at the '72 Munich Olympics, and the Israeli revenge campaign that followed, spawned many books and films. But in all of them, one figure remains anonymous: Ahmed Bouchikhi
Fri, 29 Oct 2021 14:41:36 +03:00Israel's president apologizes for 1956 Kafr Qasem massacre
'I bow my head in memory of the 49 people murdered, bow my head before you, their family members, and before the residents of Kafr Qasem,' President Isaac Herzog says
Fri, 29 Oct 2021 14:10:03 +03:00Woman now thought to be Afghanistan's last Jew flees country
83-year-old Tova Moradi fled the country with her 10 children and nearly two dozen grandchildren last week out of fear for their safety
Fri, 29 Oct 2021 12:47:19 +03:00Netanyahu knows Bennett's government won't collapse, but that won't stop him
The opposition leader hopes Bennett's Yamina party will disintegrate so he can topple the government as the crucial vote on the state budget nears ■ Where did Gantz go wrong
Fri, 29 Oct 2021 12:28:29 +03:00Thousands march for climate action in Tel Aviv as Israel vows carbon neutrality by 2050
Prime Minister Bennett pledges to lower Israel's net carbon emissions to zero by 2050 as thousands call on leaders to take action
Fri, 29 Oct 2021 11:39:30 +03:00COVID in Israel: Children's vaccination panel to be open to the public as fourth wave wanes
Israel sees a day with zero COVID deaths for the first time in nearly four months
Fri, 29 Oct 2021 10:33:21 +03:00For American Jews, a second Trump term would be catastrophic
Trump’s return would mean a constitutional crisis, a slide into authoritarianism and mob rule in the streets, endangering all of America’s minorities. So why do U.S. Jews seem so bizarrely unconcerned?
Fri, 29 Oct 2021 10:22:58 +03:00Israeli police officer sentenced to 4.5 years in prison for rape by deception
The officer told six women he holds a classified position with the police and proposed them to join the unit, under the condition that they had sex with him
Fri, 29 Oct 2021 09:35:39 +03:00Israel to turn back clocks overnight into Sunday as daylight saving time ends
At 2:00 A.M. Sunday morning, clocks will return to 1:00 A.M.
Fri, 29 Oct 2021 08:22:40 +03:00‘Don’t kill my daughters again’: Gaza doctor looks for justice at Israel’s top court
Twelve years after an Israeli shell hit his home and killed his daughters during Operation Cast Lead, Dr. Izzeldin Abuelaish is taking his battle for a formal apology to the Supreme Court. He knows the odds are against him
Fri, 29 Oct 2021 07:50:30 +03:00LISTEN: Can Israeli climate tech undo decades of neglect?
With a 120-member delegation to COP26, is Israel finally waking up to the dangers posed by the climate crisis – including matters of national security? PLUS: Indiana Jones and the Lost Church?
Fri, 29 Oct 2021 06:02:15 +03:00Israel's wishful thinking on Iran: Cyberattacks can topple the regime
The regime in Iran has already survived mass protests with scores of fatalities. But for Israel, taking the initiative trumps watching on the sidelines
Fri, 29 Oct 2021 06:00:54 +03:00Israeli soldiers start to talk, and the army begins to listen
The Israeli army is expanding its program to tend, using expert professionals, to soldiers' psychological needs. And a new generation of soldiers is much more ready to open up about their service
Fri, 29 Oct 2021 02:23:19 +03:00Haaretz Cartoon
Fri, 29 Oct 2021 01:53:21 +03:00Iranians are already disillusioned with their government
Attacking civilian targets won't increase public distrust in the Iranian regime, which is already at a low. Still, economic pressure may bring Tehran back to nuke talks
Fri, 29 Oct 2021 01:34:54 +03:00Fawzia has eight sons. From time to time, the Israeli army snatches one without explanation
Kayed Fasfous has been on a hunger strike for over three months. He is hospitalized in critical condition, interrupting his detention without trial, but he refuses to give in until he’s released
Fri, 29 Oct 2021 01:06:17 +03:00Lament of the bosses
Fri, 29 Oct 2021 00:58:34 +03:00Trains in Israel should run on Shabbat
Fri, 29 Oct 2021 00:55:24 +03:00An economy minister in service of tycoons, not the consumer
Fri, 29 Oct 2021 00:38:35 +03:00'Instead of serving in the IDF, I will do national service. I want to work with at-risk youth'
This week at the Tel Aviv airport: Two Israelis embarking on new chapters of their lives
Fri, 29 Oct 2021 00:30:13 +03:00Neo-Nazis? As long as they're friends of Israel
Fri, 29 Oct 2021 00:14:01 +03:00Israel Police use dubious ways to get confessions, report finds
Interrogators in Israel are allowed to lie to suspects in order to extract confessions of guilt, an examination method forbidden in most democracies
Thu, 28 Oct 2021 23:37:22 +03:00The new fascism
Thu, 28 Oct 2021 23:26:05 +03:00How three weeks in Azerbaijan almost turned me into a Zionist
I accompanied my parents on a trip to our homeland, Azerbaijan. No one prepared me for the moment when I would meet the other side of my family, which is stuck in an endless Borat movie
Thu, 28 Oct 2021 23:08:44 +03:00'Violent incitement': Top Israeli health official under serious threat from anti-vaxxers
The Health Ministry's director of public health, Sharon Alroy-Preis, is at high-risk of being targeted for harm, Israel Police say
Thu, 28 Oct 2021 22:16:46 +03:00European Union to seek evidence from Israel on terror designation of Palestinian NGOs
The European Union said it 'takes very seriously' Israel's labeling of six Palestinian rights and civil society groups as terror organizations, but adds that previous allegations were unsubstantiated
Thu, 28 Oct 2021 21:29:29 +03:00Watchdog cites ‘serious flaws’ in probe into Israeli police beating of Palestinians
The 'blatant violence' and the failure to take testimony from witnesses in the police beating of two residents of East Jerusalem’s Isawiyah neighborhood in 2019 represents a major failing, the ombudsman says
Thu, 28 Oct 2021 20:15:28 +03:00Modi, Johnson, Macron: Bennett to meet with string of world leaders in Glasgow summit
Israel's PM is eager to capitalize on the UN climate conference, where 200 senior figures and leaders of countries will be in attendance
Thu, 28 Oct 2021 19:42:06 +03:00Five-year plan for Israel's Arab community: $9 billion won’t bridge a gap decades in the making
Some call the Israeli government plan ‘unprecedented,’ while others say it fails to address key problems such as food insecurity
Thu, 28 Oct 2021 19:20:02 +03:00Progressive Democrats push resolution against Israel's NGO terror designations
Rep. Betty McCollum of Minnesota introduced a resolution condemning Israel's actions as 'a repressive act designed to criminalize and persecute important Palestinian human rights organizations'
Thu, 28 Oct 2021 18:48:42 +03:00This woman knows how to sell Israeli TV to the world
She sold ‘Fauda’ to Netflix, and a series on autistic friends to Amazon Prime. But after 22 years at the helm, Danna Stern is stepping down from her executive position. She explains how she signed huge international deals, predicts the future of ...
Thu, 28 Oct 2021 18:07:58 +03:00Israel is reopening to tourists. Here's how it will sanction COVID transgressors
Israel will allow entry to tourists vaccinated against COVID-19 from November 1, and the Health Ministry recommends years-long bans on entry for rule-breakers
Thu, 28 Oct 2021 16:59:14 +03:00How a hardcore settler rabbi got 'canceled' for talking to Reform Jews
The saga of Rabbi Eliezer Melamed exposes the fault-lines emerging in Jewish fundamentalism and religious ultra-nationalism over engaging with non-Orthodox Jews. They pose radical challenges – for both sides
Thu, 28 Oct 2021 16:57:32 +03:00Bennett asks Swiss president to take action on Iran's nuclear program in meeting
Israel's prime minister asks Switzerland's president to use his country's seat on the UN nuclear watchdog's board of governors to combat Tehran's program during a meeting between the two in Jerusalem
Thu, 28 Oct 2021 16:48:46 +03:00Jerusalem Marathon kicks off on Friday. These roads will be closed off
The race will start at 6:00 A.M. Friday next to the Israel Museum and finish off at Sacher Park
Thu, 28 Oct 2021 16:33:54 +03:00Israel’s ambassador to Sweden rejects far-right – and stirs political storm
Ziv Nevo Kulman said Israel does not and will not have ties to the far-right Sweden Democrats party, stating a 'moral position' and mentioning the party's 'roots in Nazism.' Not everyone in Stockholm agrees with him
Thu, 28 Oct 2021 15:40:33 +03:00Benny Gantz’s week of surprises
And a lost opportunity for a symbolic gesture that would have cost Israel nothing
Thu, 28 Oct 2021 15:29:07 +03:0012 European states urge Israel to stop settlement expansion
The statement comes after a harsh U.S. rebuke on Israel's plan to construct housing units in West Bank settlements
Thu, 28 Oct 2021 15:21:29 +03:00Thousands of miles from D.C., Biden faces his most dangerous dilemma
In order to avoid an unintentional slide into a war of folly between the United States and China, the Biden administration needs a more cohesive policy on Taiwan – even if its diplomatic and military options are limited
Thu, 28 Oct 2021 14:36:09 +03:00In Israel's mixed cities, Arabs convicted at much higher rates than Jews, study shows
Arab citizens constituted 35 percent of those convicted in mixed Jewish-Arab cities, a rate 3.7 times their proportion of the general population
Thu, 28 Oct 2021 14:30:33 +03:00Israel's chief rabbis slam Knesset move to reform kashrut monopoly
Religious leaders, seeing an end to their monopoly, warn of 'spiritual destruction' and the 'displacement of Judaism in Israel'
Thu, 28 Oct 2021 13:39:12 +03:00Huge mosaic in the West Bank unveiled after multi-year restoration
The mosaic panel at Hisham's Palace in the city of Jericho is one of the largest in the world
Thu, 28 Oct 2021 12:56:52 +03:00Why is Israel dictating America’s Mideast policy?
The Biden administration should be pushing back against Israel's interference in its policymaking on the Palestinians. But it’s doing the exact opposite
Thu, 28 Oct 2021 12:56:43 +03:00'Harsh, unjustifiable decision': Catholic Church condemns Israeli ban on Palestinian event
Israel's decision to prohibit a three-day festival in a Catholic Church in East Jerusalem is 'harsh and unjustifiable,' the Assembly of Catholic Ordinaries in the Holy Land said
Thu, 28 Oct 2021 12:40:15 +03:00Israel’s new aim: making Iranians' daily hardships even worse
The most recent cyberattack against Iran's gas stations illustrates Israel's new strategy in curbing Tehran's nuclear program: making the lives of Iran's middle class harder
Thu, 28 Oct 2021 12:13:02 +03:00Vote on Kafr Qasem massacre proves Israel isn’t ready for brave decisions
While verbal blows between Arab lawmakers received most of the attention, what happened during the vote in the Israeli Knesset goes much deeper
Thu, 28 Oct 2021 11:46:08 +03:00I went to cover Spencer Tunick’s nude shoot at the Dead Sea. And ended up naked
I always thought I had no problem with my naked body. I’m not proud of it or ashamed of it. But would this theoretical feeling withstand the test of reality? Ultimately, the sign was given. In under a minute we were all naked
Thu, 28 Oct 2021 11:31:33 +03:00Israeli consent needed to reopen consulate in East Jerusalem, U.S. says
The consulate, which was closed in 2018 by then-President Donald Trump, had served Palestinians living in the West Bank, East Jerusalem and Gaza
Thu, 28 Oct 2021 10:09:11 +03:00Unprecedented images of Israel's top-secret sites published online
A mapping company offers unprecedented high-resolution images of Israel and Palestinian territories. Here's what it looks like
Thu, 28 Oct 2021 09:56:03 +03:00The human brain shrank 3,000 years ago. Now we know why
Studying the evolution of the brain in the ant, of all things, may have, shed light on why our brains mysteriously contracted after the Stone Age
Thu, 28 Oct 2021 05:58:04 +03:00Politics and money block East Jerusalem high-tech quarter
Jerusalem's mayor seeks to transform Palestinian Wadi Joz to 'Silicon Wadi,' but the geopolitics could spell an uphill battle
Thu, 28 Oct 2021 05:57:10 +03:00For Bennett, U.S. slamming settlements has some political advantages
Bennett and Biden's first confrontation was a mild one, but another public feud between Israel and the United States has fanned the flames
Thu, 28 Oct 2021 00:42:40 +03:00After four months, Israel probes incident of settler who fired soldier’s weapon at Palestinians
The army's decision not to make an official complaint against the shooter comes because he is the son of a senior officer who was killed in a clash with militants
Thu, 28 Oct 2021 00:04:54 +03:00The climate crisis report is an indictment of Netanyahu
Wed, 27 Oct 2021 23:59:05 +03:00If only all Israeli buses were like this public bus of dreams
Wed, 27 Oct 2021 23:40:53 +03:00Haaretz cartoon
Wed, 27 Oct 2021 23:26:00 +03:00Saudi Arabia labels Lebanese association a terrorist entity for Hezbollah links
Lebanon has been shunned for years by Saudi Arabia over Hezbollah's strong influence in state affairs
Wed, 27 Oct 2021 22:56:29 +03:00Israeli Arab lawmakers clash over bill to recognize Kafr Qasem massacre
Meretz's Esawi Freige accuses Joint List lawmakers of 'exploiting our pain for a few votes' after the coalition and Joint List of Arab parties fail to reach an agreement on the legislation
Wed, 27 Oct 2021 21:46:22 +03:00Bennett partymate Shaked slams future-PM Lapid in leaked recordings
Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked is heard saying that Yair Lapid commits blunders every week that PM Bennett rescues him from, and that the rotation agreement for the premiership is still up in the air
Wed, 27 Oct 2021 21:41:10 +03:00Israel drops outdoor crowd limits as COVID recedes
Bennett is holding a discussion with senior health officials on vaccinating children aged five to 11, after an expert panel voted overwhelmingly to recommend the FDA authorize the COVID vaccine for this age group
Wed, 27 Oct 2021 20:12:17 +03:00No-bench pledge for Tel Aviv's light rail hides a warning for the homeless
Wed, 27 Oct 2021 19:50:39 +03:00WIZO removes LGBT pride flag at Israeli daycare center
The pride flag was raised this year at the building at the initiative of the director of the WIZO daycare, where about 30 percent of the children's parents belong to the LGBT community
Wed, 27 Oct 2021 19:22:44 +03:00Waze admits algorithm trouble sending Israeli drivers on wrong routes
The navigation app Waze has been experiencing algorithm problems on Israel's busy streets, redirecting its one million users to cities far away and causing widespread inconvenience
Wed, 27 Oct 2021 19:00:09 +03:00On Pittsburgh massacre anniversary, Biden urges to 'speak out against antisemitism'
Commemorating America's deadliest antisemitic attack on Pittsburgh's Tree of Life Synagogue in 2018, Biden says 'silence is complicity'
Wed, 27 Oct 2021 18:19:31 +03:00Why the FDA backs vaccinating children and will Israel follow suit
A U.S. expert panel just recommended authorizing the coronavirus vaccine for 5-11-year-olds in America. When will the vaccine become available for Israeli kids and is it safe?
Wed, 27 Oct 2021 17:53:21 +03:00Iran says nuclear talks with six powers will resume by end of November
Iran's top nuclear negotiator says that the exact date for renewing nuclear talks would be announced over the course of the next week, following a 'very serious and constructive dialogue'
Wed, 27 Oct 2021 17:49:11 +03:00John Wilkes Booth would feel right at home in today's Republican Party
Depriving Blacks of the right to vote is the leading obsession of today's GOP, just as it was Booth's core reason to kill President Lincoln. And that's not the only chilling continuity between the Confederates of then and now
Wed, 27 Oct 2021 16:20:47 +03:00Israel advances thousands of settlement homes despite harsh U.S. rebuke
Blinken told Defense Minister Gantz that if Israel advances the settlements, it would be met with a severe response from America
Wed, 27 Oct 2021 15:36:26 +03:0073 years on, Czech Holocaust survivor will be buried as Israel's first paratrooper
Martin Davidovich was shot during a military training exercise in 1948 and buried in Prague, but will now be reinterred in Jerusalem at the request of his family
Wed, 27 Oct 2021 15:36:01 +03:00How to deal with people who deny Palestinians their right to a state
If you deny 'Israel’s right to exist,' you can expect to be accused of antisemitism. But denying Palestinians their statehood is still somehow OK. Why, exactly?
Wed, 27 Oct 2021 15:21:52 +03:00These refuseniks say they're still being denied aliyah – this time by Israel
Lena and Vladimir Oliker first envisioned moving to Israel in the 1970s. The Soviet Union thwarted those plans, but now they charge that stone-faced Israeli clerks are the ones stopping them fulfilling their long-held dream
Wed, 27 Oct 2021 15:21:39 +03:00Hackers leak private details of thousands in Israeli army, threaten Gantz
'Moses Staff', the group of hackers who are believed to be composed of Iranian nationals, claimed they have acquired 'troop deployment information' of the Israeli army
Wed, 27 Oct 2021 15:14:21 +03:00Retiring Democratic lawmaker: When AIPAC told us to jump, the party used to ask ‘How high?’
For Rep. David Price, being pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian have never been incompatible positions. Ahead of his 2022 retirement, he discusses the impact of J Street and why the two-state solution remains the only option
Wed, 27 Oct 2021 14:47:12 +03:00Judahite temple by Jerusalem may have housed statue of Canaanite god
A relief fragment found in a shrine similar to Solomon’s Temple looks suspiciously like a Canaanite deity, suggesting the cult of images and multiple gods was alive and well in biblical Judah
Wed, 27 Oct 2021 14:34:18 +03:00How Israel’s pre-army gap year programs became a big hit among American Jews
A growing number of mechinot are accepting young Diaspora Jews, offering an ‘ultimate Israel immersion experience’ and many are jumping at the opportunity
Wed, 27 Oct 2021 14:12:34 +03:00Israel shoots down bill to officially recognize 1956 massacre of Arab citizens
A bill tabled by Joint List lawmakers calls on Israel to officially recognize the 1956 Kafr Qasem massacre, in which 48 Arabs were killed by the Israeli army
Wed, 27 Oct 2021 14:11:02 +03:00Tree of Life massacre, three years on: How Pittsburgh's Jews overcame the tragedy
It was the worst antisemitic attack in American history, but the 2018 massacre also showed the strength and resilience of a city, a neighborhood, and a diverse Jewish community
Wed, 27 Oct 2021 14:01:56 +03:00The climate crisis: Why the public must lead the way
Governments and big business have proven woefully unable to translate calls for action into action. It’s up to us
Wed, 27 Oct 2021 13:59:17 +03:00Palestinian convicted of murdering Israeli woman in West Bank forest
Israel's military prosecution convicted Palestinian Muhammad Maruh Kabha for the 2020 murder of Esther Horgen, who lived in a West Bank settlement, after he confessed to the killing
Wed, 27 Oct 2021 12:26:47 +03:00Mossad mishap involved Palestinian recruits studying at Turkish universities
Here is why Israel shouldn’t make light of the arrest of 15 Turks and Palestinians suspected of working for the Mossad in Turkey
Wed, 27 Oct 2021 11:33:37 +03:00India's top court probes Modi gov't use of Israeli spyware against journalists, opponents
The investigation comes after demands from India's opposition to examine the use of Israeli company NSO's spyware, known as Pegasus. Modi 'unequivocally' denies the allegations
Wed, 27 Oct 2021 10:22:38 +03:00Schism in the synagogue: Succession crisis at NY's most famous shul
In mid-October, Benjamin Goldschmidt was fired from his job as assistant rabbi of the well-to-do New York synagogue, after rising tensions with senior rabbi Arthur Schneier. The community is split over who takes the mantle
Wed, 27 Oct 2021 09:12:21 +03:00The oldest foods still eaten today, after thousands of years
From eating dormice in southern Italy to cooking animals on the fire, some of our culinary habits go back to the dimmest reaches of our history
Wed, 27 Oct 2021 08:55:43 +03:00Bennett approves entry for tourists vaccinated with Russia's Sputnik V from November 15
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett was considering postponing the entry of tourists vaccinated with Russia's Sputnik V vaccine to December 1, prior to his meeting with President Vladimir Putin in Sochi this past weekend
Wed, 27 Oct 2021 07:23:17 +03:00U.S. considering adding Israel to visa waiver program
The announcement comes following discussions between President Biden and Prime Minister Bennett, and other senior officials regarding Israel's inclusion in the Visa Waiver Program since August
Wed, 27 Oct 2021 04:03:20 +03:00If so, Benny Gantz, I’m a proud terrorist