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Mon, 6 Dec 2021 11:50:18 +02:00
Israeli gays fought for subsidy of an anti-HIV drug. Why are so few using it?
Though Israel added the pre-exposure prophylaxis drug to its state-funded 'health basket,' few people are using it. Health experts believe high cost, lack of awareness, and social challenges could all be factors

Mon, 6 Dec 2021 11:13:33 +02:00
Top UAE security official visits Iran to improve fractured ties
The UAE is taking steps to de-escalate tensions with Iran as part of a policy choice towards diplomacy and away from confrontation, the security official says

Mon, 6 Dec 2021 08:48:30 +02:00
New study proves unsuspected social ability in cats
Cat wants treat. Box is shut. Cat asks for help, yes, she does! How she does that is another matter, and it depends on you

Mon, 6 Dec 2021 06:08:40 +02:00
An ode to the Prime Minister's wife, Gilat Bennett

Mon, 6 Dec 2021 06:01:20 +02:00
Israel likely to delay court order to grant temporary residency to 2,440 Sudanese asylum seekers
The High Court says that Israel has been procrastinating in addressing the Sudanese asylum requests

Mon, 6 Dec 2021 05:59:30 +02:00
Israel advances new Jerusalem neighborhood for Jews beyond Green Line
Givat Shaked would encroach on the Palestinian quarter of Beit Safafa, which is already suffering from a dire housing shortage

Mon, 6 Dec 2021 05:58:41 +02:00
Child sexual assault reports in ultra-Orthodox cities has spiked in last decade
A new study finds a surge in reports of sexual offenses against children in the Orthodox community, indicating a rise in the trust of the community in authorities

Mon, 6 Dec 2021 03:57:07 +02:00
Ayelet Shaked, the minister of discrimination

Mon, 6 Dec 2021 02:23:27 +02:00
Israeli guard injured, Palestinian assailant killed in car-ramming attack in West Bank
A 16-year-old Palestinian rammed into the Jabara checkpoint in the West Bank, moderately injuring a security guard

Mon, 6 Dec 2021 00:20:05 +02:00
Iran talks: Israel presses U.S. for more sanctions, military threat
Israeli officials estimate that the maximalist demands Iran has presented at the nuclear talks open up a window of opportunity to convince Washington to withdraw from the deal and present an explicit military threat

Sun, 5 Dec 2021 23:21:59 +02:00
Israel’s message to women: Be fruitful and multiply – and get lost

Sun, 5 Dec 2021 22:38:44 +02:00
The queen of Netanyahu's party plots her next move

Sun, 5 Dec 2021 22:36:31 +02:00
Jerusalem to recruit workers to combat misogynist defacement of billboards
Jerusalem commits to combat the systematic vandalization of images of women in the public sphere it has been plagued with in recent years

Sun, 5 Dec 2021 21:30:39 +02:00
Jewish French far-right presidential candidate vows 'reconquest' at rally
Eric Zemmour promises supporters to slash immigration and taxes entirely at a rally marked by clashes with anti-racist protesters

Sun, 5 Dec 2021 20:59:12 +02:00
Israel plans to aid tenants in homes from which Arabs fled in 1948
The joint initiative by the government, Tel Aviv city hall and the United Arab List party could potentially solve a decades-old housing crisis. Bennett has, in principle, consented to the plan

Sun, 5 Dec 2021 20:40:37 +02:00
Israel's reaction to Iran talks: too much bravado, too little sense
As the nuclear talks briefly resumed in Vienna, Israel went on the offensive with a barrage of combative statements. Perhaps it would be better to think before speaking, especially on such a sensitive issue

Sun, 5 Dec 2021 19:17:02 +02:00
Earliest waqf legacy in the world is deciphered: Two villages in Palestine
Donated to the poor by a eunuch official to the caliph, who couldn’t leave it to heirs, the endowment should have been eternal – but then the Crusaders arrived

Sun, 5 Dec 2021 18:38:10 +02:00
What AIPAC is telling Congress on Biden's Iran negotiations
The most prominent pro-Israel lobby in Washington has outlined five principles for the U.S. to push ‘in the face of ineffective talks’ with Iran. On the left, meanwhile, J Street is supporting the president's diplomatic effort

Sun, 5 Dec 2021 18:38:09 +02:00
COVID in Israel: Number of confirmed omicron cases climbs to 11
Majority of new omicron cases discovered are among fully vaccinated ■ An Israeli panel of health experts is expected to discuss a fourth vaccine for at-risk people

Sun, 5 Dec 2021 18:12:02 +02:00
Israel releases Palestinian prisoner weeks after ending hunger strike
The prisoner, Kayed Fasfous, is one of six prisoners who went on hunger strike to protest Israel's administrative detention policy

Sun, 5 Dec 2021 17:53:19 +02:00
Son of former Israeli minister indicted in 30-year-old murder case
Binyamin Ze’evi, son of a former far-right politician, is one of the suspects in the unsolved murder of Nissim Shitrit, who was allegedly killed by an ultra-Orthodox cult led by Rabbi Eliezer Berland

Sun, 5 Dec 2021 17:49:55 +02:00
'Exposure of secrets:' Israel 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 17:32:38 +02:00
The real story of Christmas: From sun-worship to Sinterklaas
The first Christians wouldn't recognize today's Santa-centric holiday, let alone figure out what that tree is doing in the living room.

Sun, 5 Dec 2021 16:49:33 +02:00
In Jerusalem, Herzog tells Nides 'Israel will protect itself' if nuke talks with Iran fail
Nides expressed intent to fight boycotts, isolation and delegitimization of Israel internationally in meeting with Herzog ■ Later Nides also met with Prime Minister Bennett

Sun, 5 Dec 2021 16:47:20 +02:00
Don’t boycott Sally Rooney’s wonderful ‘Normal People’ on Israeli TV
The pro-BDS author’s ‘Normal People’ is available now on Cellcom tv – and you should definitely watch it. Plus, Showtime’s excellent ‘Yellowjackets’ arrives on Yes

Sun, 5 Dec 2021 15:53:18 +02:00
In Jenin, guns are kosher if you're fighting Israeli occupation
The war in Gaza and Gilboa Prison break breathed new life into the fight against the occupation in the Jenin refugee camp, which the Palestinian Authority is trying to bring under its control

Sun, 5 Dec 2021 15:11:31 +02:00
COVID vaccine mandate in New York private schools sparks outrage in ultra-Orthodox communities
'Mayor de Blasio ends his career in office picking a fight with Yeshivas,' said an Orthodox leader in New York, as the community decries what they view as government overreach in dealing with COVID

Sun, 5 Dec 2021 14:44:25 +02:00
Targeting U.S. officials could mean death sentence for Israeli NSO
Reports saying U.S. State Department personnel in Uganda were victims of spy tech is perhaps the most devastating blow to NSO yet – and the company shouldn’t expect Jerusalem to come to its aid

Sun, 5 Dec 2021 14:29:20 +02:00
'There's no genocide denial': Bosnian-Serb leader's heated talk with Haaretz on Srebrenica
In an interview during her visit to Israel, Republika Srpska President Zeljka Cvijanovic denies that her government is trying to minimize the Srebrenica massacre: ‘Digging in this topic all the time, we cannot look to the future’

Sun, 5 Dec 2021 13:48:31 +02:00
Israeli charged with sexual harassment for 'degrading' tweet about Sara Netanyahu
The unusual indictment was slammed by the defendant's lawyer for trying to appease a political party, but the Tel Aviv court said that the graphic depictions amounted to sexual harassment

Sun, 5 Dec 2021 13:28:06 +02:00
Israel to probe guards who beat Palestinian security prisoners in revenge for jailbreak
Around ten Palestinian prisoners were handcuffed while beaten and some inmates claim they were denied medical treatment

Sun, 5 Dec 2021 13:09:08 +02:00
Where did Earth's water come from? Researchers offer exciting explanation
Researchers have come up with an exciting explanation for the mystery of where we got our water from

Sun, 5 Dec 2021 12:28:49 +02:00
The shooting of the Jerusalem terrorist was no execution, but police should think twice
In recent years, it seems that a Palestinian assailant's chances of surviving a Jerusalem attack are nil. It's not only humane, but in the public's best interest to make sure wounded attackers survive

Sun, 5 Dec 2021 12:27:24 +02:00
'Self-delusion': Former PM Barak slams Bennett and Netanyahu over Iran
In a Ynet op-ed, Barak says that while the 2015 nuclear deal was bad, Israel missed a golden opportunity through its policy's 'promiscuous negligence' to ramp up its independent actions against Iran

Sun, 5 Dec 2021 11:54:27 +02:00
Bennett: 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 +02:00
Who 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 +02:00
What 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 +02:00
Syrian state TV: Explosions heard in U.S. base near Iraqi border

Sun, 5 Dec 2021 11:15:39 +02:00
Minister 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 +02:00
Palestinian 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 +02:00
Israel 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 07:43:25 +02:00
COVID 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 +02:00
Netanyahu 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 +02:00
Palestinian 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 +02:00
Haaretz Cartoon

Sat, 4 Dec 2021 23:07:45 +02:00
Don't give in to the rabbis' pressure on 'kosher' phones

Sat, 4 Dec 2021 23:03:14 +02:00
Israel denied leftist professor its top award. This is how leftists should respond

Sat, 4 Dec 2021 23:02:22 +02:00
The settler-philosopher everyone loves to love

Sat, 4 Dec 2021 23:01:47 +02:00
If Israel deports this half-Thai child it’s sick

Sat, 4 Dec 2021 23:01:11 +02:00
The Bennetts' differences make their marriage strong

Sat, 4 Dec 2021 22:05:31 +02:00
Turkish 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 +02:00
Israeli 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 +02:00
Iran 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 +02:00
Macron 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 +02:00
Three 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 +02:00
Settlers 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 +02:00
In 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 +02:00
Iran 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 +02:00
Erdogan 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 +02:00
Blinken: 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 +02:00
First 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 +02:00
COVID 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 +02:00
Israeli 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 +02:00
Jerusalem 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 +02:00
German 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 +02:00
European 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 +02:00
Lebanese 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 +02:00
Israel'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 +02:00
Macron 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 +02:00
Two 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 +02:00
Omicron 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 +02:00
Top 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 +02:00
The endless cycle of death at Israeli construction sites

Fri, 3 Dec 2021 00:25:42 +02:00
Settler violence is an integral part of the Israeli occupation

Fri, 3 Dec 2021 00:14:44 +02:00
How politics is destroying Israeli rabbis' authority

Fri, 3 Dec 2021 00:01:36 +02:00
Tel Aviv is the most expensive city in the world. Here are a few reasons why

Thu, 2 Dec 2021 23:49:15 +02:00
Israeli media's ludicrous obsession with Naftali Bennett's wife

Thu, 2 Dec 2021 23:38:20 +02:00
Haaretz cartoon

Thu, 2 Dec 2021 23:24:51 +02:00
Tucked 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 +02:00
Two 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 +02:00
Facing 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 +02:00
U.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 +02:00
Mossad 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 +02:00
Israel 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 +02:00
According 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 +02:00
Israeli 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 +02:00
Gadhafi'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 +02:00
Over 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 +02:00
Israel 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 +02:00
This 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 +02:00
Why 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 +02:00
Israel'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 +02:00
Blinken 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



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