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Sun, 5 Dec 2021 11:54:27 +02:00Bennett: Iran must pay price for its violations
Israeli Prime Minister Bennett adds that a 'new set of tools' is required as Iran's nuclear enrichment 'races on'
Sun, 5 Dec 2021 11:39:55 +02:00Who will stop Israel's craziest settlement plan ever?
A new mega-settlement would be the death sentence for a viable future Palestinian state. But with the shameful silence of the 'pro-peace,' two state supporters in Israel's coalition government, the only hope for halting the plan rests with Biden and ...
Sun, 5 Dec 2021 11:31:22 +02:00What The Economist got wrong dubbing Tel Aviv world's most expensive city
The sharp increase in the value of the shekel relative to other currencies distorts the picture of Tel Aviv, but it is not the only factor
Sun, 5 Dec 2021 11:25:47 +02:00Syrian state TV: Explosions heard in U.S. base in Homs near Iraqi border
Sun, 5 Dec 2021 11:15:39 +02:00Minister calls for inspection of Palestinians entering Jerusalem's Old City
Following another stabbing attack on Sunday, Communications Minister Yoaz Hendel said that Israel should create 'sterile areas' to prevent Palestinians from entering Jerusalem's Old City with weapons
Sun, 5 Dec 2021 10:53:05 +02:00Palestinian Authority sends 100 COVID samples to Israel to test for omicron variant
Palestinian Health Minister says West Bank labs cannot test for the new COVID variant, which the PA suspects may be in the territory
Sun, 5 Dec 2021 09:19:18 +02:00Israel says U.S. surprised over Iran's hardened stance in nuke talks
As world powers break for internal consultations, officials say U.S. did not anticipate Iran’s hardline demands on sanctions but believe Israel can yet 'influence’ the nuclear talks
Sun, 5 Dec 2021 08:38:47 +02:00Israel opposes 'bizarre' sale of satellite operator to Orban ally
Senior defense officials say the proposal to sell Spacecom to Hungarian businessman Lorinc Meszaros ‘abandons Israel’s satellite communications to unstable and undemocratic entities’
Sun, 5 Dec 2021 07:43:25 +02:00COVID is shrinking in Israel, official figures show for the first time in two weeks
Israel's R number dropped below 1, while the number of confirmed omicron cases has climbed to seven
Sun, 5 Dec 2021 07:37:33 +02:00Netanyahu dreamed of an Israeli Fox News. This is what he got instead
The likes of Rupert Murdoch and Larry Ellison may hugely admire Netanyahu, but they weren’t about to bankroll an entire Israeli news channel for him, leaving the former prime minister with a local consolation prize
Sun, 5 Dec 2021 07:36:16 +02:00'I was intrigued by Israeli culture. So I wrote my thesis on the new Israeli male'
This week at the Tel Aviv airport: A French-Israeli couple that was brought together by a dating app a day before the first COVID lockdown, and a father dealing with his son's choice to become ultra-Orthodox
Sun, 5 Dec 2021 07:26:03 +02:00Palestinian shot dead after stabbing Israeli in Jerusalem
Footage from the scene shows forces firing at the Palestinian stabber at least twice while he was already lying on the ground. Prime Minister Bennett said he 'fully backs' the officers
Sun, 5 Dec 2021 00:42:09 +02:00Haaretz Cartoon
Sat, 4 Dec 2021 23:07:45 +02:00Don't give in to the rabbis' pressure on 'kosher' phones
Sat, 4 Dec 2021 23:03:14 +02:00Israel denied leftist professor its top award. This is how leftists should respond
Sat, 4 Dec 2021 23:02:22 +02:00The settler-philosopher everyone loves to love
Sat, 4 Dec 2021 23:01:47 +02:00If Israel deports this half-Thai child it’s sick
Sat, 4 Dec 2021 23:01:11 +02:00The Bennetts' differences make their marriage strong
Sat, 4 Dec 2021 22:05:31 +02:00Turkish police thwart bombing attack at Erdogan rally, local media report
The president spoke at a rally in the eastern city of Siirt, focusing on the state of the Turkish economy amid record lows for the lira
Sat, 4 Dec 2021 21:49:19 +02:00Israeli Arab city bounced back from deadly flareup, but residents fear further violence
After days of violent attacks and clashes, the Umm al-Fahm residents are still on edge
Sat, 4 Dec 2021 20:35:37 +02:00Iran holds unannounced air defense drill over Natanz amid nuclear talks
After local residents report a large blast around the central town of Natanz, which houses nuclear installations, state TV says it was a test
Sat, 4 Dec 2021 19:52:50 +02:00'More sanctions will come' if U.S. concludes Iran killed nuclear talks, official says
A senior State Department official said Iran continues to accelerate its nuclear program in 'pretty provocative ways,' and that China and Russia were taken aback at how far Tehran had walked back its proposals
Sat, 4 Dec 2021 18:33:35 +02:00Macron announces Saudi-French initiative to solve Lebanon crisis
The French president meets Saudi crown prince in final Gulf stop, a day after the Lebanese minister whose criticism of the Saudi-led war in Yemen sparked that latest spat resigned from government
Sat, 4 Dec 2021 17:37:50 +02:00Three Haifa residents killed in car accident in Israel's north
Police say the passengers lost control of the vehicle, causing it to flip
Sat, 4 Dec 2021 16:29:53 +02:00Settlers attack Palestinians. The Israeli army punishes the Palestinians. Repeat
The silence of the night in a Hebron neighborhood was broken by a dozen young Jews running down the street bashing cars in front of the soldiers protecting them. It’s not a rare event
Sat, 4 Dec 2021 14:02:31 +02:00'It's like Erdogan has his finger on the trigger': Inside the protest at 'Turkey's Harvard'
An Israeli professor who’s on sabbatical in Turkey finds herself in the midst of a tumultuous clash between students and police, and is deeply impressed by the nonviolent strategy of the university’s faculty
Sat, 4 Dec 2021 12:59:15 +02:00In Khashoggi's shadow, Macron set for Saudi talks with crown prince
France is one of Saudi Arabia's main arms suppliers, but relations have cooled in recent years
Sat, 4 Dec 2021 09:17:09 +02:00'I showed Palestinians the footage that Israel looted. They started to cry'
In the 1982 Lebanon War, the Israeli army raided the PLO archive in Beirut, confiscating numerous reels of film depicting Palestinian life. A new film by Karnit Mandel reveals her quest to find the mysterious footage
Sat, 4 Dec 2021 01:14:02 +02:00Iran has drones and missiles – but not enough chicken or meat
Talks are underway with the West over lifting sanctions, but it's not clear if Tehran – including the Revolutionary Guards – would accept the economic revolution that would follow
Sat, 4 Dec 2021 00:55:08 +02:00'It's a bloodbath': When it comes to housing, Berlin is not the haven Israelis envision
Israelis who are living in the German capital and have survived the chaos of local and national attempts at rent reform reveal all
Fri, 3 Dec 2021 22:19:47 +02:00Erdogan is focused on his image. Don't disturb him with femicide
Turkey's president continues to reject any attempt at promoting human rights, instead using foreign policy to resuscitate his popularity
Fri, 3 Dec 2021 21:23:29 +02:00Blinken: Iran not serious about reviving nuclear deal, U.S. has other options
The United States would not let Iran drag out the process while continuing to advance its nuclear program, Blinken says, adding that Tehran's lack of good faith is what led Washington to terminate the indirect talks
Fri, 3 Dec 2021 21:09:38 +02:00First the IDF killed their little brother. Then Israel punished them
Imad, 15, was shot dead by Israeli soldiers while standing on the roof of his home. In the wake of that tragedy, his siblings have been thrust into dire economic straits. The unbearable despair of a family from the Balata camp
Fri, 3 Dec 2021 19:57:18 +02:00COVID vaccine makers could make Omicron-specific booster, Fauci says
The U.S. is working with Moderna, Pfizer, and J&J on multiple contingency plans, Fauci says, adding that 'we should remember that 99.9% of cases in the country right now are from the delta variant'
Fri, 3 Dec 2021 19:00:00 +02:00Israeli NSO spyware found on phones of U.S. State Department officials
The hacks, which took place in the last several months, hit U.S. officials either based in Uganda or focused on matters concerning the East African country, two sources say
Fri, 3 Dec 2021 18:50:25 +02:00Jerusalem soccer club owner suspected of sex trafficking, child pornography
Other allegations against Israeli businessman Moshe Hogeg include sex with a child prostitute, human trafficking, and distribution of obscene material
Fri, 3 Dec 2021 15:28:31 +02:00'Not every decision is perfect,' Bennett says as family flies abroad after he called to avoid travel due to omicron
'I am open to criticism, and in this case I also accept it,' the Israeli prime minister said about his family's trip, a week after asking Israelis to avoid travel in light of the omicron coronavirus variant
Fri, 3 Dec 2021 14:45:37 +02:00German broadcaster suspends workers amid antisemitism probe
Deutsche Welle suspends the employees over comments downplaying the Holocaust and perpetuating antisemitic stereotypes
Fri, 3 Dec 2021 14:29:59 +02:00European body to begin disciplinary process against Turkey over philanthropist's imprisonment
The case of philanthropist Osman Kavala, charged with funding anti-government protests and backing the 2016 coup attempt, is driving an ever-deepening wedge between Turkey and the EU
Fri, 3 Dec 2021 14:13:55 +02:00Lebanese information minister resigns in bid to ease dispute with Saudi Arabia
The minister in the televised interview, had said the war in Yemen was futile and called it an aggression by the Saudi-led coalition, sparking a diplomatic crisis with several Gulf countries
Fri, 3 Dec 2021 11:46:40 +02:00Israel's number of confirmed omicron cases rises to seven
More than half of confirmed omicron cases in Israel are among unvaccinated people who returned from South Africa, Health Ministry figures show
Fri, 3 Dec 2021 10:46:22 +02:00Macron says Iran nuclear talks not 'successful' as first round ends
The seventh round of indirect talks between Iran and the United States on reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal ended Friday and will resume in the middle of next week
Fri, 3 Dec 2021 09:18:57 +02:00Two officers wounded in car ramming in northern Israel; suspect shot dead
Police open fire at the vehicle, killing one of the suspects and lightly wounding the other
Fri, 3 Dec 2021 06:02:25 +02:00Omicron variant is yet to spread in Israel, unlike uproar over Bennett family's vacation
On COVID omicron variant, Bennett is coming across as panic-prone, Netanyahu-style ■ His wife's vacation was a big snafu, but the hysteria that gripped the Israeli television studios was over the top
Fri, 3 Dec 2021 02:43:25 +02:00Top progressive group opts to not expel U.S. congressman over Israel trip
Democratic Socialists of America's National Political Committee said it will reexamine its relationship with Rep. Jamaal Bowman due to his lack of support for the BDS movement, and as of now will not re-endorse him
Fri, 3 Dec 2021 01:15:25 +02:00'Worse than the Holocaust': Why phone numbers frighten Israel's ultra-Orthodox rabbis so much
Ultra-Orthodox rabbis are in crisis mode over a looming change in regulations over mobile phone numbers, frantically trying to constrict their followers in an off-grid ghetto. They’re fighting a losing battle
Fri, 3 Dec 2021 00:31:27 +02:00The endless cycle of death at Israeli construction sites
Fri, 3 Dec 2021 00:25:42 +02:00Settler violence is an integral part of the Israeli occupation
Fri, 3 Dec 2021 00:14:44 +02:00How politics is destroying Israeli rabbis' authority
Fri, 3 Dec 2021 00:01:36 +02:00Tel Aviv is the most expensive city in the world. Here are a few reasons why
Thu, 2 Dec 2021 23:49:15 +02:00Israeli media's ludicrous obsession with Naftali Bennett's wife
Thu, 2 Dec 2021 23:38:20 +02:00Haaretz cartoon
Thu, 2 Dec 2021 23:24:51 +02:00Tucked away between the border and the river, this is Israel’s 'most preserved nature reserve'
Cooler weather provides the perfect time to visit this area of the Jordan River, where you can observe the pelicans, the river and the neighboring kingdom
Thu, 2 Dec 2021 22:55:09 +02:00Two Israelis charged in 30-year-old murder case implicate ultra-Orthodox cult leader
Rabbi Eliezer Berland, leader of the Haredi cult implicated in the killings, has been freed alongside his son-in-law. Berland, however, returned to prison to complete a sentence for robbing his followers
Thu, 2 Dec 2021 21:55:00 +02:00Facing logjam, Israel's justice minister appoints temporary Supreme Court justice
Judge Shaul Shohat, currently deputy president of the Tel Aviv District Court, will serve on the Supreme Court for six months. He is the first temporary appointment since 2007
Thu, 2 Dec 2021 21:49:43 +02:00U.S. Ambassador Nides visits Yad Vashem in first act as envoy to Israel
The visit, which was postponed until after Nides completed his mandatory COVID quarantine, included a tour of the Holocaust History Museum and Children's Memorial
Thu, 2 Dec 2021 20:51:50 +02:00Mossad won't allow Iran to 'ever' have nuclear weapons, spy agency chief says
Speaking alongside Prime Minister Bennett with Vienna negotiations underway, the Mossad's David Barnea says will 'do whatever it takes' to stop Tehran from acquiring nuclear weapon
Thu, 2 Dec 2021 20:04:23 +02:00Israel eases criteria for allowing entry to kids born abroad to Israeli parents
Israel's Interior Ministry makes it simpler to register children born to Israeli parents, allowing them into the country despite a temporary ban on entry by non-residents amid alarm over the omicron COVID variant
Thu, 2 Dec 2021 19:54:38 +02:00According to this Israeli scholar, the Arab Spring was a revolt against the patriarchy
Why the murder of women in Israel's society heralds a positive process and which Palestinian leaders are true partners for peace? Historian Ronit Marzan explains
Thu, 2 Dec 2021 19:36:39 +02:00Israeli minister gets security detail after Jewish extremists issue ruling calling for his murder
Shin Bet puts Religious Services Minister Matan Kahana under guard after discovering group issued 'din rodef' ruling sanctioning his murder. Sources tie the threats to kashrut, conversion reforms the minister is promoting
Thu, 2 Dec 2021 19:15:21 +02:00Gadhafi's son reenters Libyan presidential race after court grants his appeal
Saif al-Islam Gadhafi's candidacy was initially rejected on the basis of his conviction in absentia for war crimes committed during the 2011 fighting that ousted his father. His lawyer hails 'victory for justice'
Thu, 2 Dec 2021 19:00:05 +02:00Over 150 Facebook, Instagram accounts removed over alleged Hamas ties
Most removed accounts targeted Palestinians, Meta said, and were linked to Hamas during an 'internal investigation into suspected coordinated inauthentic behavior in the region'
Thu, 2 Dec 2021 18:43:49 +02:00Israel won't extend digital tracking of omicron carriers amid criticism
The emergency order, which allows Shin Bet to monitor COVID patients and has been in effect for five days, expires midnight on Thursday. Health Minister Horowitz: 'We must protect privacy, even in an emergency'
Thu, 2 Dec 2021 17:56:13 +02:00This November was one of the hottest ever recorded in Israel. Experts say it will only get worse
Israel is warming twice as fast as the global average, says head of climate services
Thu, 2 Dec 2021 17:47:19 +02:00Why Iran's domestic woes won't soften its approach in Vienna
Water shortages rather than heavy water may be a key concern of Iranians right now, but that doesn’t mean Tehran will be looking for a deal with the world powers in the ongoing nuclear talks
Thu, 2 Dec 2021 17:39:47 +02:00Israel's top court rejects petition against digital tracking of omicron patients
Rights groups argued that early in the COVID pandemic Shin Bet tracking was ineffective and violated civil rights. The justices unanimously rule that the cabinet's decision wasn't disproportionately violating the right to privacy
Thu, 2 Dec 2021 17:24:53 +02:00Blinken says U.S. will know 'in the next day or so' if Iran is serious about nuke talks
There was still time for Iran to 'engage meaningfully' in negotiations with world powers in Vienna, Secretary Blinken said, after Israel's Bennett called for an immediate halt to the nuclear talks
Thu, 2 Dec 2021 17:08:27 +02:00I used to laugh at people who took pictures at the Kusama show. Now I'm one of them
Just what make us different from all the other visitors taking selfies at the Yayoi Kusama exhibition at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art?
Thu, 2 Dec 2021 17:04:05 +02:00Fox host Lara Logan retweets defense of Fauci comparison to Nazi doctor Mengele
The U.S. news host's rhetoric on COVID vaccinations is 'disrespectful to victims' of the Nazi war criminal, as well as 'a sad symptom of moral and intellectual decline,' the Auschwitz Museum said
Thu, 2 Dec 2021 16:18:20 +02:00How Israeli scientists are trying to determine COVID vaccine efficiency against omicron
The COVID omicron genome includes about 50 mutations that did not exist in the original version of the virus, and 32 of them are in the spike protein that binds the virus to cells in the body
Thu, 2 Dec 2021 15:47:01 +02:00Israeli woman sentenced to 2.5 years for photographing restricted sites for Hezbollah
27-year-old from the Israeli Arab city of Taibeh is sentenced over photographs she gave to Hezbollah agent of an Iron Dome anti-missile system, a military base and a hospital
Thu, 2 Dec 2021 15:31:23 +02:00Meet the self-decapitating, deep-sea version of Shaun the Sheep
The solar-powered Sacoglossa sea slug is survival-oriented, at levels unmatched in the animal kingdom
Thu, 2 Dec 2021 15:24:52 +02:00New graphic novel tells the story of Malaysia’s lost Jewish community
Jewish presences in Malaysia can be traced back to 1835, however nowadays, the country is known as one of the most antisemitic places in the world
Thu, 2 Dec 2021 15:17:30 +02:00Iran delivers drafts on sanctions on fourth day of nuclear talks in Vienna
Meanwhile, Israel called to immediately halt talks in Vienna after the UN watchdog revealed that Tehran has begun enriching uranium with more advanced centrifuges
Thu, 2 Dec 2021 15:14:18 +02:00Israeli Bedouins' birth rate plummets as women pursue higher education
Once among the world's highest, Israeli Bedouins' birth rates have dropped to the national average in just two decades, shocking demographers
Thu, 2 Dec 2021 15:04:20 +02:00Israel charges two Arabs with shooting at Jews in May riots, terrorism
Two members of the same family accused of firing at Jewish residents during Jewish-Arab clashes in Lod earlier this year
Thu, 2 Dec 2021 14:58:40 +02:00Mission impossible? Inside the effort to find new Jewish Agency leader
Plans to unveil a new Agency head by the end of October have come and gone, with February now looming as the next deadline. But will Yair Lapid and Naftali Bennett have agreed on a state-sanctioned candidate by then?
Thu, 2 Dec 2021 14:45:02 +02:00Israeli killed, another wounded as Arab community marks 117 victims this year
Hours after the shooting in the Arab city of Umm al-Fahm, four houses and three cars in the city caught on fire in suspected arson. Police believe these events are related
Thu, 2 Dec 2021 14:30:18 +02:00Israeli spyware maker NSO's new secret op
Israeli NSO has secretly teamed up with a cyber firm exploiting big-tech vulnerabilities. 'Realmode Labs' has recently demonstrated a major breach capability into Amazon servers
Thu, 2 Dec 2021 14:02:28 +02:00COVID in Israel: Infection rate ticks down as omicron spreads globally
Israel's R number drops to three-week low ■ No rise in serious cases after newly sequenced omicron variant of COVID-19 reaches Israel
Thu, 2 Dec 2021 12:59:39 +02:00Health Minister Horowitz plans to update Israel's 'chauvinist' abortion law
If approved, Israel's new plan will allow women to terminate unwanted pregnancies without committee approval up to 12 weeks
Thu, 2 Dec 2021 12:33:30 +02:00Israel’s first university venture capital fund proves the model works
Tel Aviv University’s TAU Ventures has raised a second fund of $50 million to invest in early-stage startups, after seeing the success of their first fund
Thu, 2 Dec 2021 12:30:42 +02:00Biden's Hanukkah party: from fighting antisemitism to meeting Golda
In his first event celebrating the Jewish holiday since entering the White House, the 46th president expressed his commitment to fighting rising antisemitism, and welcomed Israel's new U.S. ambassador
Thu, 2 Dec 2021 12:11:46 +02:00Omicron may be the final straw in world leaders’ patience with anti-vaxxers
With the appearance of the new COVID omicron variant, countries are taking on a harsher stance on vaccines. The pandemic is breathing down our necks, and leaders are fed up with hesitation, opposition and deliberation, and may push for mandatory vacc...
Thu, 2 Dec 2021 12:02:03 +02:00Bennett urges Blinken to halt Vienna talks over Iran’s ‘nuclear blackmail’
In a phone call that U.S. officials say focused on new Jewish construction in East Jerusalem – and not on nuclear negotiations – Israeli prime minister said the decision hasn't yet arrived to the political echelon
Thu, 2 Dec 2021 10:34:39 +02:00100% growth, with a caveat: How Israel’s microtransit firm Via reached a $3.3b valuation
TransitTech company Via proudly announced $100 million in revenues from smart transit software, but declined to mention presumably low growth in other fields. The company closed a $130 million fundraising round on Tuesday
Thu, 2 Dec 2021 10:24:16 +02:00Israel's defense minister to visit Washington next week for diplomatic talks
Gantz will head to Washington where he will meet with his American counterpart Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin as well as Secretary of State Antony Blinken
Thu, 2 Dec 2021 10:18:56 +02:00In quiet Israeli suburb, fight over Reform synagogue turns ugly
Plans for a permanent Reform shul in the commuter town of Shoham are pitting Orthodox Jews against one another, and may even be connected to the race for the job of Israel’s next Ashkenazi chief rabbi
Thu, 2 Dec 2021 10:15:22 +02:00Mysterious footprints from 3.6 million years ago in Africa were made by unknown hominin
Bipedal trail at Laetoli, Tanzania was thought to have been left by a bear. It was in fact made by an ancestral hominin who confused researchers by cross-stepping like a ballerina
Thu, 2 Dec 2021 09:36:24 +02:00Israel failed to probe hundreds of fatal shootings at Gaza protests, rights groups say
The Israeli military rejected the findings, saying the 'mass riots' organized by Gaza's militant Hamas rulers were aimed at providing cover for cross-border attacks
Thu, 2 Dec 2021 03:51:46 +02:00Police questioned 24 witnesses on ‘pimping’ at Israeli prison, but case was closed
The State Prosecutor's Office decided to close the case after receiving the report examining the testimonies as part of the June 2018 investigation into the alleged 'pimping' of female prison guards
Thu, 2 Dec 2021 02:26:31 +02:00Future generations need accessible beaches, not ‘yacht parking lots’
Thu, 2 Dec 2021 02:19:54 +02:00We Arab women are fed up with the male politics of silencing and control
Thu, 2 Dec 2021 01:52:52 +02:00Liberals' sudden opposition to Shin Bet COVID tracking reveals their hypocrisy
Thu, 2 Dec 2021 01:39:20 +02:00Haaretz cartoon
Thu, 2 Dec 2021 00:01:26 +02:00Right-wing rabbis call to protest gov't ‘for endangering Israel's Jewish identity’
The organizers of an anti-government demonstration, slated for Tuesday in Tel Aviv, will protest Bennett's coalition over its policies on kashrut supervision, conversion and Sabbath observance
Wed, 1 Dec 2021 23:49:55 +02:00Israeli settler gets 20 months in jail for throwing stun grenade at Palestinian homes
Israeli judge rejects a plea bargain reached with the prosecution, claiming the man 'deserves no benefits' but rather a much stiffer sentence
Wed, 1 Dec 2021 23:31:21 +02:00Jewish men spat at while celebrating Hanukkah in London
A video taken from an open-top bus shows a group of men shouting and making obscene hand gestures and Nazi salutes at the Jewish people inside celebrating Hanukkah
Wed, 1 Dec 2021 21:23:47 +02:00Israelis' car torched in Ramallah; Palestinian security forces take passengers to safety
The two accidently rode in their car to Manara Square in Ramallah and were stopped by Palestinians who began vandalizing the vehicle
Wed, 1 Dec 2021 20:48:38 +02:00Lieberman's 'good' economics is bad for Israel