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Wed, 17 Nov 2021 11:36:46 +02:00Israel's Candiru hacking tools used against Middle East and U.K. sites, report says
According to cybersecurity firm ESET, hackers targeted websites from Iran Syria, Yeman and the U.K. using tools made by Candiru
Wed, 17 Nov 2021 11:22:38 +02:00Sudanese migrants in Israel fear deportation after coup
Israel's normalization of ties with Sudan had raised fears among the migrants that they would be forced to return. Now, they dread being returned to a country under the control of generals blamed for past atrocities
Wed, 17 Nov 2021 10:03:04 +02:00Israeli soldiers awoke, gathered and illegally recorded Palestinian minors
Israeli soldiers gathered and photographed 13 Palestinian children forcing them to 'say cheese' before snapping an illegal image
Wed, 17 Nov 2021 09:22:12 +02:00Imperfect carvings in Egyptian pharaoh’s tomb may indicate: Interns messed up here
Some wigs on the 200 figures in Hatshepsut’s tomb in ancient Egypt were intricately styled, some were crude and one figure was left bald, for instance: Archaeologists think they know what happened
Wed, 17 Nov 2021 06:03:03 +02:00Instead of reducing inequalities, Israeli middle schools are perpetuating them
Not only is the socioeconomic status of parents correlated with their children’s achievements in school, but Israel's education system upholds the relative advantage of students from stronger backgrounds
Wed, 17 Nov 2021 06:01:05 +02:00Two UAE princes each got their own personal NSO spyware
Why does UAE - one country with a joint federal military, police and security force, need two separate NSO spyware systems held by two different leaders?
Wed, 17 Nov 2021 02:34:00 +02:00Israel launches missiles at south Damascus building, Syrian state TV says
One of the alleged Israeli missiles was shot down and there were no casualties, reports Syrian state TV
Tue, 16 Nov 2021 23:48:04 +02:00Israel's racists and ultranationalists deserve to be booed
Tue, 16 Nov 2021 22:54:23 +02:00American UN envoy meets Gantz, urges Israel to avoid settlement expansion
The statements given by the ambassador are more specific than those given over the past several months, as they specifically single out settlements and evictions as undermining of the two-state solution
Tue, 16 Nov 2021 22:41:41 +02:00New IDF open-fire rules hide an inconvenient truth
Tue, 16 Nov 2021 22:39:44 +02:00After Glasgow, Israel's climate challenges can also be opportunities
Tue, 16 Nov 2021 22:32:37 +02:00U.S. plans to proceed with sale of F-35 jets to UAE, official says
U.S. official says Washington still intends to sell the stealth fighters to the UAE, but there must be a clear understanding of 'Emirati obligations'
Tue, 16 Nov 2021 22:30:28 +02:00Israeli blood drives drop LGBTQ-friendly wording amid pressure from religious groups
The forms donors fill out will once again say 'mother' and 'father' instead of 'parent 1' and 'parent 2,' though the Magen David Adom rescue service says the changes have no practical implications
Tue, 16 Nov 2021 22:26:23 +02:00Booster shots put a halt to Israel’s COVID delta wave. Can they do the same in Europe?
As Europe witnesses a new spike in coronavirus cases, it can learn lessons from Israel's experience with boosters and lockdowns
Tue, 16 Nov 2021 22:03:37 +02:00Spaniard Israel claimed was tied to six blacklisted Palestinian NGOs is not, military court says
After ministers say Spanish woman's plea deal proves designation of six Palestinian groups as terror organizations was justified, court reaffirms she had no ties to them
Tue, 16 Nov 2021 21:00:34 +02:00What’s really behind the new Mossad chief's tech revolution
At least two of three top officials leaving Israel's spy agency are simply retiring, it’s not turmoil as some journalists say. The big news is the digital approach under new chief David Barnea
Tue, 16 Nov 2021 20:39:08 +02:00Israel to recognize antigen COVID tests for international arrivals, instead of PCR
The policy change announced by the health minister will provide travelers a cheaper and quicker way of getting checked for the coronavirus upon entering Israel
Tue, 16 Nov 2021 20:26:43 +02:00Iran resumes production of advanced centrifuges at top secret nuclear site, WSJ reports
Diplomats tell Wall Street Journal that Tehran has renewed production of advanced components at the Karaj site, which Iran said was attacked by Israel. UN inspectors are barred from the facility
Tue, 16 Nov 2021 18:32:39 +02:00Israeli archaeologists find Hellenistic stronghold enthusiastically destroyed by the Hasmoneans
Those Maccabees, on their way to seizing the city of Maresha from the Hellenistic overlords, turned the stronghold into half a meter of ash
Tue, 16 Nov 2021 18:22:56 +02:00Israel, Egypt discuss new proposal for prisoner exchange deal with Hamas
The details of the initiative, which has yet to be approved by the Israeli cabinet, are barred from publication. Cairo hopes to end stalemate in talks over releasing two Israeli citizens and the bodies of two soldiers held in Gaza
Tue, 16 Nov 2021 17:17:20 +02:00Courts will decide fate of Israeli couple detained over palace photo, Turkish minister says
In first official comments on Israelis held on suspicion of espionage, interior minister makes no reference to any possible diplomatic solutions to couple's arrest
Tue, 16 Nov 2021 17:10:56 +02:00Turkey offers to help Lebanon resolve diplomatic rift with Gulf nations
Dispute threatens to undermine Lebanon's new government after minister's comments on war in Yemen anger Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries
Tue, 16 Nov 2021 17:00:27 +02:00Israeli defense minister's new settlement aide isn't a settler, in first since 2015
After two pro-settler predecessors, Gantz appoints Avi Elimelech as settlement adviser, a position that has exerted major influence on Israel's settlement policies
Tue, 16 Nov 2021 14:48:17 +02:00On the verge of political turbulence, Turkey is likely to ally with Israel in the near future
Despite new tensions over the arrest of an Israeli couple, Turkey remains a strategic regional actor with which Israel must find common ground. Lowering the hostility is in both sides' interest
Tue, 16 Nov 2021 13:39:02 +02:00One man killed, another seriously injured while leaving funeral in Arab town
Violent crime in Israel's Arab community has taken 109 lives since the beginning of this year
Tue, 16 Nov 2021 13:23:14 +02:00Israeli crime kingpin convicted of killing three bystanders in mob hit mishap
Yitzhak Abergil, the head of one of Israel's most notorious crime syndicates, was convicted for killing three people in an attempted assassination of a rival in 2003
Tue, 16 Nov 2021 12:24:11 +02:00Shin Bet probed shooting at Arab police official's home, minister says
The security service investigated the shooting at the home of Maj. Gen. Jamal Hakrush, the head of the unit for fighting crime in the Arab community, because he is 'a symbol of the government,' Bar-Lev says
Tue, 16 Nov 2021 12:07:05 +02:00Shin Bet chief met with Palestinian President Abbas in Ramallah
Ronen Bar, the new head of Israel's internal security service, discussed security coordination and the Gaza Strip with Abbas, as part of a series of meetings with key security officials in the region
Tue, 16 Nov 2021 11:19:54 +02:00Libyan warlord Haftar announces presidential election bid
Haftar, commander of a force called the Libyan National Army, waged war on factions in the west after the country split in 2014
Tue, 16 Nov 2021 10:32:28 +02:00Israel's energy minister says UAE oil pipeline deal should be scrapped
The agreement to ship the UAE oil from Eilat overland to Israel's Mediterranean coast poses environmental risks, 'does not benefit Israel's energy market,' says Yesh Atid's Karine Elharrar
Tue, 16 Nov 2021 10:00:55 +02:00Israeli tour guides got crushed by COVID. Now they're reinventing themselves
When the pandemic decimated their industry, many tour guides had to find new ways of paying the bills. Now, some may never return to the old job
Tue, 16 Nov 2021 09:54:45 +02:00Washington's changing Iran policy requires a new plan of action from Israel
The whole Mideast knows America has withdrawn, but attacks in Syria sting Iran
Tue, 16 Nov 2021 09:17:58 +02:00Court delays testimony from ex-Netanyahu aide amid new corruption allegations
Nir Hefetz's testimony has been delayed to allow the defense team to prepare, after the assistant to another key witness, Arnon Milchan, revealed her boss bought expensive gifts for Sara Netanyahu
Tue, 16 Nov 2021 08:02:21 +02:00Palestinian man shot dead by Israeli army during West Bank clashes
Islamic Jihad claims Saddam Hussein Bani Odeh, 26, as one of their own, after the man died after being shot in a firefight with the IDF during an arrest
Tue, 16 Nov 2021 06:00:11 +02:00New Jewish neighborhood in West Bank threatens development of Palestinian town
Israel's Housing Ministry 'took advantage of a plan approved 30 years ago to dramatically change the heart of the West Bank,' says Hagit Ofran of activist group Peace Now
Tue, 16 Nov 2021 01:47:42 +02:00When grazing the land means razing the land
Tue, 16 Nov 2021 01:43:53 +02:00Israel's Bennett goes back to junior high
Tue, 16 Nov 2021 00:40:23 +02:00With swastikas, yellow star, anti-vaxxers protest outside New York Jewish politician's office
Protesters display swastikas and a yellow star outside the office of a Jewish politician, Bronx Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz
Mon, 15 Nov 2021 23:16:44 +02:00Haaretz cartoon
Mon, 15 Nov 2021 21:53:09 +02:00U.K. says Liverpool taxi blast was a bomb, raises threat level
Investigators said they were treating Sunday's explosion — which killed the suspected bomb maker and injured the cab driver — as a terrorist incident, but that the motive was unclear
Mon, 15 Nov 2021 21:38:19 +02:00Iran is using nuclear talks to 'buy time,' Israel's Lapid tells Biden's envoy in Jerusalem
Top Israeli officials met with U.S. envoy on Iran, Robert Malley, and U.S. ambassador to the UN, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, as Washington prepares for another round of negotiations to revive the nuclear deal
Mon, 15 Nov 2021 20:00:21 +02:00Three injured as settlers attack Palestinian farmers near evacuated settlement
Witnesses say settlers from a nearby outpost instigated the attack, and footage shows both Palestinians and settlers throwing rocks at each other. The police launched an investigation
Mon, 15 Nov 2021 19:29:15 +02:00Netanyahu arrives in court in first since February, but trial could yet be delayed
Nir Hefetz's testimony could still be delayed after assistant to another key witness, Arnon Milchan, told police her boss and Australian billionaire businessman James Packer bought gifts for Sara Netanyahu, at her request
Mon, 15 Nov 2021 19:26:41 +02:00The secret U.S. facility where Jewish soldiers interrogated Nazis
New Netflix documentary ‘Camp Confidential: America’s Secret Nazis’ tells the remarkable story of PO Box 1142. The film’s Israeli directors, Daniel Sivan and Mor Loushy, explain why so few people know this story
Mon, 15 Nov 2021 19:23:56 +02:00When my daughter realized her Hello Kitty doll is still in Ramallah
Forat has endured five moves, from one continent to another, in her seven years of life. She has reached the age at which she needs a stable circle of friends, outside her family ■ Post #39
Mon, 15 Nov 2021 19:22:54 +02:00Gantz to visit Morocco next week, in first for Israeli defense minister since normalization
Gantz will sign security cooperation agreements with the North African kingdom, Israeli defense officials say
Mon, 15 Nov 2021 19:16:43 +02:00Video evidence proves they're innocent, but Israeli courts are in no rush
Mon, 15 Nov 2021 19:07:05 +02:00Egypt introduces ban on unvaccinated public sector employees
Public university students are also barred from campuses if not vaccinated against COVID, according to government rules
Mon, 15 Nov 2021 19:02:56 +02:00Palestinian doctor revives case against Israel over daughters killed in Gaza
Though Israel has long acknowledged that one of its tanks killed Izzeldin Abuelaish's daughters and niece in 2009, it argued that it does not have to pay damages since the killings stemmed from an 'act of war'
Mon, 15 Nov 2021 18:39:15 +02:00Justin Bieber to perform in Israel on 2022 world tour
This will be Bieber's third performance in Israel, the only Middle Eastern stop on 'The Justice Tour'
Mon, 15 Nov 2021 18:32:08 +02:00Shelved Canadian school guidelines encouraged balanced approach to Nazi history
Canadian Jewish groups will reportedly meet with Alberta Education Ministry officials following protests over controversial 'diversity guidelines'
Mon, 15 Nov 2021 18:08:49 +02:00It's not antisemitic to protest Israel's ambassador. Just ask British Jews
When Israel’s ambassador to the UK, Tzipi Hotovely, spoke in London last week, the vocal protests were immediately slammed as antisemitic, and even compared to Kristallnacht. But many British Jews have harshly criticized Hotovely's racism and suppo...
Mon, 15 Nov 2021 18:01:10 +02:00Government urges Miss South Africa to boycott Miss Universe pageant in Israel
Citing ‘atrocities committed by Israel,’ Arts and Culture Ministry says it won’t support Miss South Africa, Lalela Mswane, if she appears in the competition in Eilat
Mon, 15 Nov 2021 17:52:15 +02:00Israel asked U.S. to pressure European, Arab countries to increase aid to PA
Defense Minister Gantz approaches Biden administration officials ahead of an international donor meeting in Oslo, in hope of staving off an economic collapse in the Palestinian Authority
Mon, 15 Nov 2021 17:49:09 +02:00How do fruit bats survive in the city? Sheer chutzpah
Cross-adoption study in baby bats shows they get their boldness from mom – and it isn’t genetic, but they may get it in her milk
Mon, 15 Nov 2021 17:34:37 +02:00Byzantine basilica with graves of female ministers and baffling mass burials found in Israel
The 1,600-year-old church gave rare prominence to clergywomen — and the later mass graves at the site may be evidence of a pandemic that crippled the Byzantine Empire, archaeologists say
Mon, 15 Nov 2021 17:17:22 +02:00After losing to Iran, Jordan claims goalie on women's soccer team is a man
The Jordanian soccer federation has demanded an investigation into the matter after a loss in a Women's Asia Cup qualifier match
Mon, 15 Nov 2021 17:11:14 +02:00Be’er Sheva hospital brawl shows Israel has 'crossed a red line,' mayor says
Sunday's violence in southern city 'is an existential war for Israeli society,' mayor says
Mon, 15 Nov 2021 16:19:48 +02:00Danny Fenster, Jewish-American journalist sentenced to 11 years in Myanmar prison, is released
Fenster, who had lived and worked in Myanmar since 2019 and was a managing editor at Frontier Myanmar, had been detained at the airport while trying to leave the country on a visit to the United States in May
Mon, 15 Nov 2021 15:53:54 +02:00In a cyber-compromised Israel, how do you get employees to take security seriously?
Amid a month of relentless cyberattacks on Israeli companies, a cyber awareness company tries to teach the country’s workers that attacks on their work computer can mean attacks on their families, too — and some riddles don’t hurt to bring the ...
Mon, 15 Nov 2021 15:43:55 +02:00Turkey allows Israeli diplomat to visit couple detained on suspicion of espionage
The Israeli Foreign Ministry is sending Rina Djerassi, the head of the ministry’s consular division, to Istanbul 'to strengthen' Israel’s diplomatic staff and 'advance a number of consular issues'
Mon, 15 Nov 2021 14:42:12 +02:00Hundreds of classified docs of elite Israeli intel unit mistakenly published on gov't website
As part of a legal proceeding conducted by an officer against the military, highly classified materials were published on Israel’s official court website after they were tagged as publicly available
Mon, 15 Nov 2021 14:31:10 +02:00Netflix’s Palestinian collection: 5 must-see movies
Haaretz 21 presents recommendations for five Netflix films in its new Palestinian Stories category, that, while not necessarily easy to watch, should not be missed
Mon, 15 Nov 2021 14:13:48 +02:00Birth after death: Should parents be allowed to harvest sperm of fallen soldiers
Most of our research participants wouldn't want their memory perpetuated by means of harvested sperm; some were revolted that their parents would allow the birth of a grandchild by means of an unknown woman
Mon, 15 Nov 2021 14:05:56 +02:00Israelis detained in Turkey: What back channels can Jerusalem turn to
From Arab Israeli lawmakers to American Jewish organizations, these are some of the options Israel has in its talks with Ankara over the detained Oknin couple
Mon, 15 Nov 2021 13:52:08 +02:00Israeli man gets life in prison for murdering daughter who wanted to marry a Muslim
The father, Sami Kara, was also ordered to pay $83,000 in compensation to his daughter's mother
Mon, 15 Nov 2021 13:35:11 +02:00Israeli minister's stance against Palestinian family unifications gets state prosecutor backing
The law barring family unification of Israelis with Palestinians whom they marry expired, but the prosecutor’s office supports Ayelet Shaked’s stance that Israel should carry on as if it was still in effect
Mon, 15 Nov 2021 13:29:56 +02:00From Modi to Yogi: The militant monk who could lead India to full Hindu theocracy
Inside the rise and rise of Yogi Adityanath, 49 year-old priest, chief minister of India's most populous state, sexist superpatriot and demagogue for a Muslim-hating, Hindus First worldview even more fanatical than Modi
Mon, 15 Nov 2021 13:12:21 +02:00Is Gal Gadot a good actress? Maybe some day we’ll find out
Gal Gadot gets to do her kick-ass supermodel shtick, again, in the mega-budget ‘Red Notice,’ but another Netflix film, ‘Found,’ is far worthier of your attention
Mon, 15 Nov 2021 13:10:38 +02:00Israel’s broken entry system for tourists – your questions answered
Allison Kaplan Sommer answers your most pressing questions about the online system for foreign tourists and visitors to enter Israel, which includes a giant loophole allowing unvaccinated foreigners into the country
Mon, 15 Nov 2021 13:03:46 +02:00'Saudis can be next': Evangelical-Israeli who met MBS in his palace tells all
On this week's episode of Haaretz Weekly: Inside the story of Evangelical Christian diplomacy in the Arab world, and where Biden cant get a 'big win' in the Middle East. Also: How unvaccinated tourists can 'easily' enter Israel
Mon, 15 Nov 2021 12:31:01 +02:00Christmas came early: Meet Santa Claus' official ambassador on earth
Issa Kassissieh has an unusual role: 'The official Holy Land Santa'
Mon, 15 Nov 2021 11:37:10 +02:00Israel extracts ex-intel official from Colombia amid Hezbollah assassination plot, report says
The former intelligence official, as well as U.S. diplomatic personnel in Bogota, had been targeted for assassination by Hezbollah, Colombian daily El Tiempo reports
Mon, 15 Nov 2021 11:07:05 +02:00Tourists vaccinated with Russia's Sputnik V to be allowed into Israel Dec. 1
Visitors will be required on arrival in Israel to have COVID antibody testing and a PCR test, and to quarantine until the results are received
Mon, 15 Nov 2021 09:24:58 +02:00Tel Aviv evicts residents of working-class neighborhood after a decades-long battle
Some of the Givat Amal residents are barricading in their homes as police are trying to evict them
Mon, 15 Nov 2021 08:26:49 +02:00Israel, spyware and corruption: NSO ties to Netanyahu, Bennett and other politicians
NSO's story is a political one which begins with Israel's prime minister, seeps down to other ministers and reaches the very heart of the culture and the actions of the government
Mon, 15 Nov 2021 08:24:36 +02:00A tale of two Gazas: Power and luxury for Hamas, unlivable slum for the rest
How Israel's siege, and Palestinian disunity, feed both the ‘resistance’ prestige and extravagant lifestyles of Gaza's Hamas elite, while young Palestinians are literally dying to escape
Mon, 15 Nov 2021 00:28:01 +02:00Israel must deal with settler violence sooner rather than later
Mon, 15 Nov 2021 00:17:35 +02:00Israeli army loosens rules for firing at suspected gun thieves
Soldiers now will also be able to open fire when there are suspicions of weapons theft not only at bases and closed military zones but also at training areas
Mon, 15 Nov 2021 00:13:55 +02:00Israel needs to stop using Arab towns as IDF training grounds
Sun, 14 Nov 2021 23:56:58 +02:00Why can't Israel's left work with the Arab Joint List?
Sun, 14 Nov 2021 23:39:15 +02:00Haaretz cartoon
Sun, 14 Nov 2021 23:29:42 +02:00U.S., Israel join forces to fight ransomware attacks
The announcement of bilateral partnership follows a virtual meeting aimed at tackling ransomware, which was held at the White House last month with more than 30 countries, including Israel
Sun, 14 Nov 2021 22:13:15 +02:00Four injured, 19 arrested in brawl outside hospital in southern Israel
The four were injured after a brawl between two families started
Sun, 14 Nov 2021 22:01:02 +02:00Easier to blame arson than climate crisis for wildfires in Israel
While politically motivated arson happens and incendiary devices are thrown, since 2016 not a single indictment has been filed
Sun, 14 Nov 2021 21:31:52 +02:00Opposing nuclear talks, Bennett won't meet with U.S. envoy on Iran
Robert Malley, however, will be meeting with officials at the Prime Minister's Office, Defense Minister Benny Gantz and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid
Sun, 14 Nov 2021 21:16:23 +02:00CEOs and the government are teaming up against Israeli consumers
Sun, 14 Nov 2021 21:13:08 +02:00Has Erdogan backed himself into a corner this time?
The arrest of an Israeli couple in Istanbul on suspicion of espionage didn’t surprise any Turks. After all, anyone on social media knows not to use the word 'Erdogan' in their electronic communications
Sun, 14 Nov 2021 20:51:40 +02:00Israel's Health Ministry approves COVID vaccine for younger children
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has called on parents to have their children vaccinated, noting that his youngest son will be getting a shot
Sun, 14 Nov 2021 19:09:41 +02:00Israel's Shin Bet head meets Egyptian security officials in first working visit
Ronen Bar, who stepped into office last month, discussed the ongoing situation in the Gaza Strip with his Egyptian counterparts
Sun, 14 Nov 2021 18:09:54 +02:00He was supposed to replace Netanyahu this week. He’s lucky it won’t happen
If Benjamin Netanyahu had honored their 2020 deal, Benny Gantz would have become Israel’s 13th prime minister on Wednesday, in a hostile coalition with no real power. Instead, he'll have to play the long game
Sun, 14 Nov 2021 17:22:56 +02:00Two Marty Markowitzes: A former Brooklyn borough president and a podcast host
'Shrink,' a new series, is based on the true story of an N.Y.C. psychiatrist who exploits and dominates the life of his patient, named Marty Markowitz, portrayed on screen by Will Ferrell
Sun, 14 Nov 2021 16:32:45 +02:00This day in Jewish history: Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel, an under-appreciated female composer, dies
By all accounts a brilliant musician, Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel was always overshadowed by her brother Felix
Sun, 14 Nov 2021 16:30:14 +02:00Israeli ministers back bill limiting PM's term to eight years
The bill does not apply retroactively and will therefore not apply to former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
Sun, 14 Nov 2021 15:59:02 +02:001,300-year-old murder mystery offers glimpse at history – and prehistory – of homicide
Frowned on over the ages and prohibited even before the Bible was written, homicide actually began even before our species did
Sun, 14 Nov 2021 15:34:47 +02:00Kuwait's ruler pardons pro-democracy dissidents in long-awaited move
Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Sabah cut the sentences of 11 politicians imprisoned for storming the country's parliament amid the 2011 uprising
Sun, 14 Nov 2021 15:32:45 +02:00Acclaimed Israeli author Chaim Walder accused of sexually abusing ultra-Orthodox girls
'He said he was God - in those words - and that he would help me with what I needed,' one woman accusing Chaim Walder of abuse told Haaretz
Sun, 14 Nov 2021 15:26:20 +02:00Police officer convicted of sexual assault of Jerusalem woman who reported robbery
The officer, who was found guilty of indecent acts and obstruction of justice, accosted a woman after she came to the station to report being robbed
Sun, 14 Nov 2021 14:29:28 +02:00Hundreds of protesters, including minister, urge Israel to let Ethiopians into the country
Activists are concerned over the safety of those who remain in Ethiopia, awaiting decision on eligibility for aliyah, amid an ongoing civil war
Sun, 14 Nov 2021 14:23:30 +02:00The company working to build a cancer drug with AI is opening a lab in Israel
DeepCure uses artificial intelligence to scan a molecule database to develop effective, safe medication while cutting down the lengthy traditional process