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Thu, 18 Nov 2021 11:36:32 +02:00Israel Prize will be withheld from left-wing professor, minister says
The decision cites the professor's call to boycott an Israeli university in the West Bank, a move which 'seeks to damage creativity, diversity and freedom of opinion,' the minister says
Thu, 18 Nov 2021 11:27:34 +02:00UAE, Israel to develop unmanned military, commercial vessels
The unmanned vessels will be able to semi-autonomously carry out anti-submarine warfare, as well as be used for commercial gas and oil exploration
Thu, 18 Nov 2021 10:00:14 +02:00Israel's spin in its efforts to justify labeling of Palestinian NGOs terrorist groups
Thu, 18 Nov 2021 09:08:03 +02:00Bennett to speak with Turkey's Erdogan in first since 2013, after Israeli couple released
Since the couple's arrest became public, a main goal of Israel has been to find channels of communication with Turkey
Thu, 18 Nov 2021 06:00:10 +02:00Israel revised intel file it gave U.S. on bombing Gaza high-rise that housed AP, Al Jazeera
The report was given to senior U.S. officials after Biden demanded an explanation for the May 15 attack from then-Prime Minister Netanyahu
Thu, 18 Nov 2021 05:33:09 +02:00Turkey releases Israeli couple detained for photographing Erdogan's palace
The couple, who were arrested in Turkey last week for suspected espionage after photographing the Dolmabahce Palace, arrived in Israel. PM Bennett thanked President Erdogan
Thu, 18 Nov 2021 01:21:22 +02:00Israeli town removes name of assassinated PM Yitzhak Rabin off main square
The southern town of Kiryat Malakhi is now naming the square after Jacques Cohen, a regular contributor to the Jewish National Fund
Thu, 18 Nov 2021 01:18:56 +02:00New study finds Israeli waters more polluted than previously thought
Research conducted by the Hebrew University in Jerusalem and the Ruppin Academic Center reveals 60 different kinds of pollutants in Israeli streams, with the highest concentration occurring near Haifa
Thu, 18 Nov 2021 01:15:25 +02:00Israeli couple's arrest in Turkey diplays Israel's hypocricy
Thu, 18 Nov 2021 01:09:05 +02:00Israel's State Prosecutor is complying with the extreme right
Thu, 18 Nov 2021 01:05:29 +02:00Applicant rejected for cop job after being grilled about being raped
During a job interview for the police's Department of Identification and Forensic Science an applicant was asked about a rape compliant she filed.
Two weeks later, she was told her application had been turned down
Thu, 18 Nov 2021 00:42:00 +02:00Haaretz cartoon
Thu, 18 Nov 2021 00:12:48 +02:00Ultra-orthodox author Chaim Walder quits public life amid sexual abuse allegations
After Haaretz investigation revealed alleged sexual abuse of minors, columnist and author steps back from public to 'clear his name'
Wed, 17 Nov 2021 23:53:40 +02:00Israel hasn't provided evidence on labeling of Palestinian NGOs, EU foreign minister says
The six Palestinian organizations, which were declared terror groups last month by Defense Minister Benny Gantz, are recipients of EU funding
Wed, 17 Nov 2021 23:18:02 +02:00In first, Israel grants housing rights to East Jerusalem Palestinians
Israel's policy change will allow the city's Palestinian residents to enter a lottery for buying rights of new government housing in East Jerusalem
Wed, 17 Nov 2021 22:52:12 +02:00Israel's COVID infection rate in two months high: 'We still haven't reached safe ground' says expert
Ran Balicer, head of an expert panel advising Israel's Health Ministry on COVID-19, says the increase shows the rate of the virus's decline is slowing
Wed, 17 Nov 2021 21:54:22 +02:00Israel's top court freezes return of kidnapped boy to Italy
Eitan Biran’s parents and younger sibling were among 14 people killed in May when a cable car slammed into a mountainside in northern Italy
Wed, 17 Nov 2021 21:27:43 +02:00Israel turns to third country to release detained couple in Turkey
Israeli nationals Natalie and Mordi Oknin are being held by Turkish authorities after they were accused of 'political and military espionage' by an Istanbul court
Wed, 17 Nov 2021 20:38:31 +02:00Israel is open to tourists, but it will be a while before many come
Even though the skies are open, onerous rules and COVID fears are deterring all but the most determined visitors
Wed, 17 Nov 2021 20:32:10 +02:00Arab rapprochement with Syria’s Assad works for Israel too
The leaders of Jordan, Egypt and the UAE are more concerned with stabilizing Syria and trying to minimize Iran’s influence there than rehabilitating President Bashar Assad. Israel's view isn't very different
Wed, 17 Nov 2021 20:15:57 +02:00What Israel must do before detained Israeli couple becomes Turkey's hostages
If Erdogan intends to exploit the Israeli couple's arrest for his diplomatic needs, and as time passes and public pressure in Israel increases, there will be no choice but to recruit international efforts
Wed, 17 Nov 2021 18:31:05 +02:00In major reversal, Russian speakers no longer majority making aliyah to Israel
Immigrants from Russia and Ukraine account for less than 40 percent of total olim so far this year, based on preliminary Jewish Agency figures, seemingly losing their majority due to tightening of regulations and uptick in aliyah from U.S. and France
Wed, 17 Nov 2021 18:11:54 +02:00Fifteen killed, dozens wounded in anti-coup protests in Sudan
Sudanese security forces fire live bullets at protestors demonstrating against the October 25 takeover by the Sudanese military
Wed, 17 Nov 2021 17:44:40 +02:00Two Israeli cops wounded in Jerusalem stabbing attack; suspect shot dead
The Border Police officer, a man and a woman in their 20s, were moderately and lightly wounded and taken to a Jerusalem hospital
Wed, 17 Nov 2021 17:15:45 +02:00In Israel, Miss Universe says no place for politics as contestants face pressure to boycott pageant
The Miss Universe pageant is in the spotlight for being held in Israel amid boycott calls against the country over its treatment of the Palestinians
Wed, 17 Nov 2021 16:56:44 +02:00Israel, Jordan, UAE to sign solar power, desalinization deal
The projects will include solar energy production in Jordan for the Israeli market, which would reciprocate by desalinating Mediterranean water for supply to Jordan
Wed, 17 Nov 2021 16:33:03 +02:00The problem with ‘Palestinian Stories’ on Netflix
The collection of films Netflix is proudly flaunting is no cause for celebration: All of them focus on victimization and the occupation, rather than daring to confront internal Palestinian issues
Wed, 17 Nov 2021 15:38:13 +02:00Ignoring court ruling, Israel's Education Ministry discriminates against pluralist Jewish groups
The ministry republished its decision to reduce support for pluralistic Jewish organizations’ activities in schools by tens of thousands of shekels, which was disqualified in April by the High Court of Justice
Wed, 17 Nov 2021 15:14:51 +02:00Iran still denying inspectors access to centrifuge workshop, says UN watchdog
The UN's nuclear watchdog also says it believes Iran has further increased its stockpile of highly enriched uranium in breach of a 2015 accord with world powers
Wed, 17 Nov 2021 14:24:34 +02:00Israeli, Chinese presidents call for increased cooperation despite U.S. warnings
After U.S officials expressed concerns over Chinese investment in Israeli projects, Israel's Herzog and China's Xi agree to advance cooperation in the fields of tourism, economy and culture
Wed, 17 Nov 2021 13:55:39 +02:00Number of calls to Israel’s domestic violence hotline up 10% this year
Despite the hike in domestic violence reports, admissions to women's shelters in Israel have simultaneously declined
Wed, 17 Nov 2021 13:23:56 +02:00Ultra-Orthodox institutions cut ties with Israeli author Chaim Walder over sexual abuse claims
Following a Haaretz investigation, a New York ultra-Orthodox chain said it would cease stocking Chaim Walder's books, believing the step will help protect children and exhibit care for his alleged victims
Wed, 17 Nov 2021 13:04:37 +02:00What donor states should tell Israel when it asks them to bail out the Palestinians
As Israel asks other countries to increase their donations to the Palestinian Authority, fearing its collapse, those donor states must also make their own demands
Wed, 17 Nov 2021 13:01:01 +02:00After dry spell, Israel readies for first winter storm
Rain over the coming weekend will shift away from dry heat to thunderstorms and flash floods
Wed, 17 Nov 2021 12:51:59 +02:00This park is rocking Israel
The Druze village of Kisra has rocks not seen anywhere else
Wed, 17 Nov 2021 12:32:38 +02:00Josh Mandel has joined the Trumpist Christians-First far right. Will he drag GOP Jews with him?
By embracing Trumpist extremists like Mike Flynn and Marjorie Taylor-Greene pushing an exclusively Christian America, Josh Mandel isn’t forging a coalition with the far right, he's joining it. What does that mean for U.S. Jews?
Wed, 17 Nov 2021 12:13:21 +02:00How many U.S. Jews are there? Israeli expert offers provocative answer
Israel's leading demographer Sergio DellaPergola argues there are only 6 million Jews in America, contesting the 7.5 million figure cited in the gold-standard Pew survey for 2020
Wed, 17 Nov 2021 12:12:54 +02:0086-year-old crowned 'Miss Holocaust Survivor' in Israeli pageant
They 'deserve that everyone see how much beauty there is in these women who went through such horror,' says granddaughter of contestant
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
Thu, 18 Nov 2021 11:58:46 +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