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Tue, 02 Nov 2021 08:49:44 GMTMarathon Knesset budget debate begins
The 2021 budget must be passed to prevent the Bennett government from falling. The voting is set to end by Friday morning.
Tue, 02 Nov 2021 07:55:50 GMTProgram to hire those eligible for law of return to Israeli hi-tech jobs
A new program will enable Israeli hi-tech companies to easily hire those who are eligible to immigrate to Israel under the law of return.
Tue, 02 Nov 2021 07:39:07 GMTIDF Disabled Veterans to share stories with schoolchildren
During IDF Disabled Veterans Appreciation Month, students will attend ceremonies, lessons and meetings with veterans to learn more about them.
Tue, 02 Nov 2021 06:49:57 GMTSa'ar pushes for Israel to join Istanbul Convention on domestic violence
Justice Minister Gideon Sa'ar is pushing for Israel to join the Council of Europe convention to fight violence against women and domestic violence.
Tue, 02 Nov 2021 06:17:30 GMTFmr. MK draws weapon after attack by Jewish youth in Hebron - report
Former MK Uzi Dayan reportedly drew a weapon after he was attacked by Jewish youth during Parshat Chayei Sarah events in Hebron.
Mon, 01 Nov 2021 22:16:25 GMTHebron property dispute between Palestinians, settlers, causing controversy in KKL
The dispute surrounds the ownership of a residential building known as Beit Bakri in Hebron which was seized from its Palestinian owners by settler groups in the city in the early 2000s.
Mon, 01 Nov 2021 22:06:00 GMTIsrael advances plans for 1,303 Palestinian West Bank homes
It's unusual for the council to advance so many plans for Palestinian homes in Area C during a single meeting or even in a given year.
Mon, 01 Nov 2021 21:21:43 GMTIsrael to advance plans for 1,303 West Bank Palestinian homes
The plans to construct new Palestinian homes are part of a series of gestures Prime Minister Bennett's government has made to the Palestinians.
Mon, 01 Nov 2021 21:21:14 GMTMaccabi Tel Aviv nets crucial conquest
Resilient Ashdod earns draw with Maccabi Haifa • Hapoel Jerusalem notches 1st top-flight W
Mon, 01 Nov 2021 20:46:34 GMTIrish FM to visit Israel amid tensions on settlements, NGO terror labeling
Simon Coveney will meet with PM Naftali Bennett and President Isaac Herzog among others.
Mon, 01 Nov 2021 20:43:32 GMTPA renews call for reopening US consulate in Jerusalem
Last week, a group of more than 100 gathered outside the former US consulate to protest the Biden administration’s intention to reopen it.
Mon, 01 Nov 2021 20:34:10 GMTRepublican lawmakers urge US not to open consulate in Jerusalem
The Biden administration is looking to reopen the consulate in Jerusalem that Donald Trump closed.
Mon, 01 Nov 2021 20:12:56 GMTIsraeli 'occupation' is critical environmental threat, PA PM tells COP26
Mohammed Shtayyeh used his few minutes on the global stage to blame Israel for the environmental problems in the West Bank and Gaza.
Mon, 01 Nov 2021 18:59:47 GMTNetanyahu trial: Bezeq, Avi Berger issues could determine Bibi’s fate - analysis
Berger’s testimony about Netanyahu’s actions with the communications ministry could put them over toward a guilty verdict.
Mon, 01 Nov 2021 18:47:21 GMTHigh Court likely to reject request to exhume body of killed IDF soldier
The defense team for the Palestinian accused of killing Amit Ben Yigal wanted to examine his helmet to prove the defendant's innocence.
Mon, 01 Nov 2021 18:36:45 GMTEitan Biran's grandfather appeals to keep him in Israel
The grandfather of Eitan Biran, the sole survivor of a cable car crash, seeks to reverse a lower court ruling in favor of Biran's Italy-based aunt.
Mon, 01 Nov 2021 18:34:42 GMTRuth Schreiber opens Holocaust art exhibit
Ruth Schreiber's new art exhibit is based on family letters written during the Holocaust by Jewish parents to their UK-based children.
Mon, 01 Nov 2021 18:31:34 GMTIsrael to raze Arab car wash in east Jerusalem
The High Court of Justice ruled on Sunday for the evacuation of a parking lot and car wash belonging to Arabs in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of east Jerusalem in favor of a public garden.
Mon, 01 Nov 2021 18:24:53 GMTIsrael's Burning Man Event takes place in the Negev
The five-day Midburn event is an interactive experience where groups of friends band together to create mini campsites that offer other camp-goers an experience.
Mon, 01 Nov 2021 18:20:38 GMTCan Israel tech save the planet? Here are three companies that are trying
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett last week declared that Israel would need “global pioneers” to fight the battle against climate change.
Mon, 01 Nov 2021 17:42:01 GMTWith COVID, Israel is back to where it was in the spring. Will it last?
Six months ago, morbidity was dropping and active cases and serious patients were down, but then Delta hit. What will happen this time?
Mon, 01 Nov 2021 17:38:22 GMTKnesset votes no-confidence, but Bennett government doesn't fall
Opposition MKs took turns at bashing the government and the budget, singling out a clause in the budget allocating NIS 12 million over two years.
Mon, 01 Nov 2021 17:34:26 GMTLiberman: When budget passes, Israel will be a normal country
Finance Minister Avigdor Liberman said that the budget will pass by the end of the week.
Mon, 01 Nov 2021 16:50:42 GMTThree Berland sect members arrested in 30-year-old murder cases
The three suspects are members of Rabbi Eliezer Berland's Shuvu Banim sect of the Breslov Hassidic community.
Mon, 01 Nov 2021 15:24:53 GMTIFCJ, Welfare Ministry provide funds for poor families
Up to $1,500 will be given to individuals and families in need.
Mon, 01 Nov 2021 15:19:16 GMTIDF drills for war with Hezbollah as tensions with Iran rise
Known as “Even Gazit” or “Hewn Stone,” the operation will see all echelons of Northern Command participate in the drills to improve offensive and defensive capabilities.
Mon, 01 Nov 2021 14:41:32 GMTDefense Minister Gantz convenes emergency committee for IDF drill
During the committee meeting, Gantz expressed confidence in Israel's preparedness for wartime.
Mon, 01 Nov 2021 14:20:43 GMTPalestinian from Gaza arrested for committing arson attacks in Ramle
Man's interrogations revealed that between September 30 and October 4 he carried out arson attacks and that he was planning to use weapons against Israelis.
Mon, 01 Nov 2021 13:30:29 GMTDisgraced hassidic leader Berland, already in jail, held for murder
Rabbi Eliezer Berland is currently serving his second custodial sentence for fraud, attempted tax evasion and other financial crimes.
Mon, 01 Nov 2021 12:26:39 GMTTemporary exhibit turns back time on Kalandiya Airport
Kalandiya, located between Jerusalem and Ramallah, opened in 1925 as the first civilian airstrip in Mandate Palestine.