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Fri, 17 Dec 2021 09:36:30 +02:00
As nuke talks adjourn, EU official says 'good progress' made with Iran
Iran's chief negotiator says the Vienna talks on reviving the nuclear agreement to take pause, with the negotiations slated to resume at the end of the month

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 09:27:18 +02:00
Ukraine ambassador says Jerusalem is Israel's capital, teases embassy opening
At an event marking 30 years of diplomatic relations between Israel and Ukraine, Ambassador Yevgen Korniychuk said he would take steps to establish an embassy branch in Jerusalem

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 09:18:37 +02:00
AIPAC launches PACs, entering political campaign space for first time
Super PAC will allow Washington's most influential pro-Israel lobby to spend unlimited funds to campaign for or against candidates

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 09:09:10 +02:00
Hundreds attend funeral of Israeli killed in West Bank attack, settlers attack Palestinians
The Israeli army said it detained suspects connected to the killing of 25-year-old Yehuda Dimentman, as the settler movement establishes a new outpost in the victim's honor

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 09:07:30 +02:00
Why Erdogan will survive Turkey's horrifying crash
Turkey’s economy is in free fall: The lira is diving, inflation is rising and food costs are spiraling. The government is resorting to Kremlin-style misinformation and conspiracy theories to divert blame. But sabotaging livelihoods and the country'...

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 08:54:01 +02:00
'We’re on the U.S. blacklist because of you': The dirty clash between Israeli cyberarms makers
NSO has enough evidence that Netanyahu and ex-Mossad chief Yossi Cohen promoted its Pegasus sales ■ Candiru's client list revealed ■ As these two spyware makers near their bitter end, here is the history of the bad blood between them

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 08:48:17 +02:00
Senior Israeli security official reveals state secrets as he runs, bikes
The watch of an ardent triathlete broadcasts his location to fellow athletes over social media apps. The sportsman happens to be a senior commander at the VIP security unit of the Shin Bet

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 08:45:34 +02:00
In Chile election, Jews must choose between a Pinochet supporter and an Israel basher
José Antonio Kast’s father was in the Wehrmacht; Gabriel Boric demands that Chile’s Jews denounce Israel’s policies. In an election driven more by who they’re against than who they’re for, the Jewish community is in a bind

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 06:02:31 +02:00
Israel bought time against omicron, but is shooting itself in the foot
Bennett is frustrated by the public's relative indifference to the early steps taken against omicron. The main effort against it is being sabotaged by the Education Ministry  

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 06:01:43 +02:00
After Bennett's UAE visit, is a regional, anti-Iran defense pact on the table?
Bennett hailed 'normalization through Netflix' with the UAE, but Israel's Air Force chief hinted recently at a more strategic cooperation ■ How the new U.S. approach to the Mideast is shaking the region, from Qatar to Saudi Arabia

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 06:01:00 +02:00
Bennett's playing minesweeper with his cabinet, but he'd rather deal with COVID
The health, education and public security ministers have each been giving the prime minister headaches, and one disgruntled cabinet member has had it with almost everyone in this government

Thu, 16 Dec 2021 23:43:05 +02:00
The Israeli law encouraging racism

Thu, 16 Dec 2021 23:34:39 +02:00
Israeli teacher under investigation for sexual assault of student keeps teaching
Teacher denies allegations, refuses to take paid leave; principal reprimands students who demand teacher be kept off campus

Thu, 16 Dec 2021 23:32:44 +02:00
Haaretz cartoon

Thu, 16 Dec 2021 23:15:09 +02:00
Facebook exposes Israeli, other spy firms that targeted 50,000 people
Meta suspends 1,500 fake accounts run by seven surveillance organizations across Facebook, Instagram, and Whatsapp for targeting people across 100 countries

Thu, 16 Dec 2021 23:10:48 +02:00
Israeli troops and settlers zero in on a new target for attacks: Palestinian schools
Israeli soldiers forcibly prevent these Palestinian kids from reaching school, and fire tear-gas grenades into classrooms. Settlers curse and beat them, and humiliate their teachers. Imagine what sort of sentiments are brewing here

Thu, 16 Dec 2021 23:07:10 +02:00
This Israeli is fighting unsolicited pics sent by men on Tinder, one mug at a time
This week at the Tel Aviv airport: An Israeli who moved to Berlin to be a famous artist and is now selling men's crotch pics ■ An American who moved to Israel for Zionism – and then his ideology changed

Thu, 16 Dec 2021 23:02:21 +02:00
Israel tells court it won’t revoke UAE oil pipeline deal, but might set restrictions
Environmental Protection Ministry says will reserve the right to restrict volume of oil handled

Thu, 16 Dec 2021 22:56:22 +02:00
With Syria's Assad in a desperate search for cash, his regime is syphoning off international aid
Ninety percent of Syrians live in poverty – in a parallel universe to that of the regime, as their president stuffs his pockets from the seizure of private companies and drug trafficking

Thu, 16 Dec 2021 22:49:24 +02:00
How do you say ‘erasure’ in Arabic?

Thu, 16 Dec 2021 22:48:22 +02:00
Developing the Golan Heights is wrong now, too?

Thu, 16 Dec 2021 22:45:40 +02:00
Israel's justice minister says more prisons are the solution to overcrowding
The High Court of Justice deemed existing conditions unacceptable, ordering the state to increase the living space allotted to each prisoner

Thu, 16 Dec 2021 22:44:17 +02:00
Israel indicts taxi driver for not suspecting passenger who committed stabbing attack
‘He’s a taxi driver, it’s not his job to check the intentions of every passenger,’ defense attorney says

Thu, 16 Dec 2021 22:30:45 +02:00
Palestinians ambushed car in deadly West Bank attack, fired at least 10 shots, Israeli military says
Shooting near settler outpost killed 25-year-old Israeli Yehuda Dimentman ■ Authorities search for perpetrators, who fled after opening fire at car

Thu, 16 Dec 2021 21:29:39 +02:00
The more friends you have, the longer you're likely to live
People living in virtually every culture, and throughout history, typically have an average of 150 friends, says Robin Dunbar, an evolutionary psychologist who's spent decades studying primate and human relationships. His new book analyzes how social...

Thu, 16 Dec 2021 20:47:47 +02:00
Israel postpones new COVID restrictions on shopping malls amid criticism, disagreements
Israel won't begin requiring shoppers at indoor malls to present proof of full vaccination this weekend

Thu, 16 Dec 2021 19:55:26 +02:00
Israeli killed in West Bank shooting attack, authorities search for suspects
Two wounded by shattered glass after shots fired at car in northern West Bank

Thu, 16 Dec 2021 19:48:26 +02:00
2021, the year of Israel 'shrinking' the 'apartheid'
This year, amid a brief flurry of critics calling it an 'apartheid state,' Israel found a way to look good by doing absolutely nothing about the conflict with the Palestinians

Thu, 16 Dec 2021 19:01:58 +02:00
Palestinians confirm first three omicron cases in the West Bank
According to figures released by the Health Ministry, roughly one in three Palestinians in the West Bank have received two shots of the coronavirus vaccine, but relatively few got a booster shot

Thu, 16 Dec 2021 18:43:15 +02:00
Rising temperatures fuel violent crime, Israeli study finds
The study, led by a Tel Aviv University researcher, is the first of its kind to empirically correlate climate change and human behavior

Thu, 16 Dec 2021 18:02:41 +02:00
Scientists find millipede with 1,306 legs – and of course it’s in Australia
The newly discovered subterranean arthropod is the first true millipede ever found, even if it looks like a worm with dainty feet

Thu, 16 Dec 2021 18:01:00 +02:00
For Israel’s tourism industry, the latest COVID scare is only one problem
On top of the new travel ban barring tourists from entering Israel, the sector faces an unfriendly government and growing competition from digital alternatives

Thu, 16 Dec 2021 17:16:54 +02:00
Knesset guard gets omicron, sending Israeli lawmaker, 20 staff members into quarantine
Defense Minister Benny Gantz is also in quarantine after a ministry employee tests positive for COVID, possibly with omicron too

Thu, 16 Dec 2021 16:47:01 +02:00
Jews were massacred in 1948 too, so why dwell only on the Nakba?
The murderous war of 1948 exacted victims from all sides. So why is only one side called upon to flagellate itself endlessly?

Thu, 16 Dec 2021 15:45:02 +02:00
U.K., Denmark and more: Where Israelis can't travel due to omicron – and which country is next
As the omicron variant of COVID-19 spreads around the world, Israel expands the list of banned destinations

Thu, 16 Dec 2021 15:26:32 +02:00
Fox News removes Soros ‘puppet master’ cartoon following ADL complaint
The group said the illustration of George Soros, which was posted on Fox’s Facebook and Instagram accounts, ‘conjures up long-standing antisemitic tropes’

Thu, 16 Dec 2021 15:00:37 +02:00
Iranians tried to hack seven Israeli sites using critical vulnerability, Israeli security firm says
The Iranian group tried to attack seven Israeli government and commercial targets using a vulnerability in the Apache Log4j logging platform, said Check Point

Thu, 16 Dec 2021 14:09:26 +02:00
'He decided to murder Jews just because they’re Jews': Palestinian indicted over stabbing attack
Israel indicts an 18-year-old Palestinian for attempted murder and an act of terror for a stabbing attack last month

Thu, 16 Dec 2021 13:29:54 +02:00
Four ways big money is changing the face of Israeli high-tech
Israeli high-tech is expected to pull in over $26 billion dollars this year, shattering funding records. Here are four ways the industry is changing

Thu, 16 Dec 2021 12:43:31 +02:00
U.S. Navy rescues Iranian drug smugglers from burning ship off Oman
Five Iranians were rescued from the burning vessel, they received medical treatment and have been handed over to authorities in Oman, the U.S. Navy says

Thu, 16 Dec 2021 12:10:06 +02:00
Auschwitz-style banner at Polish anti-vaccine protest condemned
The banner featured the words 'Vaccination makes you free' on an arch shaped to echo the infamous sign outside the former Nazi death camp

Thu, 16 Dec 2021 11:59:09 +02:00
‘Neo-Bundism today is a revival of the idea of a non-nationalist Diaspora Jewish identity’
Yiddish singer and political activist Isabel Frey has embraced a defunct Jewish movement, which she believes holds the key to a new Jewish identity that has nothing to do with Israel or religion. Plus, Anshel Pfeffer on the short history of the Gener...

Thu, 16 Dec 2021 11:37:48 +02:00
Israeli, Palestinian indicted for spying in Israeli territory
A Shin Bet investigation leads to the arrest of a Tel Aviv area resident suspected of gathering intel on military bases and the Iron Dome system

Thu, 16 Dec 2021 10:20:07 +02:00
Cross-border aid to Syrians remains 'essential,' UN chief says
While Syria calls humanitarian aid convoys unnecessary, UN officials, the U.S., Europeans and others says the cross-border deliveries are crucial

Thu, 16 Dec 2021 10:00:40 +02:00
And the real winner of the 70th Miss Universe contest is ... Israel
The host country and the local organizers of the event in Eilat managed to eke out a significant public relations victory in the face of multiple obstacles, including COVID and BDS

Thu, 16 Dec 2021 10:00:01 +02:00
Is 2021 America in any position to pontificate to other countries on democracy?
The America-loving world may struggle to suppress a smirk over such a loftily titled event as the Summit for Democracy when the screen is split with the events of January 6

Thu, 16 Dec 2021 06:01:19 +02:00
Settler violence isn't 'insignificant,' it's an add-on to Israel's institutional violence
The prime minister's assertion is correct if he counts the number of people who take part in the violence. However, it hides a greater evil. Israel builds settlements, prevents Palestinian villages from developing, and expels Palestinians from their ...

Thu, 16 Dec 2021 01:59:44 +02:00
Syrian soldier killed by Israeli strike in south, reports state media
Air defenses downed most of the missiles, but the attack caused some material damage, says Syria

Thu, 16 Dec 2021 01:28:13 +02:00
It’s not the settlers, it’s the state

Thu, 16 Dec 2021 01:05:54 +02:00
Haaretz Cartoon

Thu, 16 Dec 2021 00:46:45 +02:00
The one thing Israel's public security minister got wrong on settler violence

Wed, 15 Dec 2021 23:00:56 +02:00
Israel to donate 2.5 million COVID-19 vaccines to African nations
The agreement with UN scheme COVAX will let Israel decide which countries receive the donation of AstraZenica vaccines

Wed, 15 Dec 2021 21:56:56 +02:00
Netanyahu didn't see relationship with news site as criminal, former spokesman says
'I don’t think there’s anything wrong with it. When you’re the head of Likud communications, you’re supposed to do everything to win the elections' Hefetz says of tilting coverage in Netanyahu's favor

Wed, 15 Dec 2021 21:37:44 +02:00
All roads lead to chaos as Libya's presidential election nears
There is increasing pressure to delay next week's vote for Libya's first president since the ouster of Muammar Gadhafi

Wed, 15 Dec 2021 21:07:07 +02:00
Spare us the illusion of Israel investigating its own deadly violence

Wed, 15 Dec 2021 21:06:33 +02:00
The Netanyahu regime has changed Israel forever. Sara Netanyahu, that is

Wed, 15 Dec 2021 20:51:08 +02:00
Former Yisrael Beiteinu lawmaker Kirschenbaum starts 10-year bribery sentence
Faina Kirschenbaum, once Israel's deputy interior minister, starts her sentence after the Supreme Court rejected her request to postpone it until after her appeal

Wed, 15 Dec 2021 20:28:44 +02:00
'I know the students' fear, but closing down the school is no solution'
Parents in an Arab part of Lod, a mixed city just minutes away from Tel Aviv, fear sending their kids to school, and it's not because of COVID. The situation got so dire that a principal asked for classes to be held on Zoom, but authorities denied he...

Wed, 15 Dec 2021 19:36:52 +02:00
Christians fume as Jewish tour groups exempt from Israel's omicron entry ban
Interior Minister Shaked moved to exempt 'Jewish tourism' from the COVID ban on foreign nationals entering the country, but Christians note that Christmas is fast approaching: 'The only difference is that they are Jews'

Wed, 15 Dec 2021 19:31:14 +02:00
Ukrainian leader compares Russia tensions to Israel and its Arab neighbors
Addressing the Kyiv Jewish Forum, Volodymyr Zelensky says 'We know what it's like not to have [one's] own state. We know what it means to defend one’s own state and land with weapons in hand, at the cost of [their] own lives'

Wed, 15 Dec 2021 19:26:09 +02:00
Human Rights Watch calls for UN probe of Jewish-Arab violence in Israel's Lod
Report alleges over-policing of Arab residents during May's widespread violence, which saw destruction of places of worship, looting and mob attacks

Wed, 15 Dec 2021 19:08:26 +02:00
'Cowards,' 'traitors' and 'feminists': What fuels the U.S. Jewish Right’s loathing of liberal Jews
Ruth Wisse is a towering intellectual. But her polemics on U.S. Jews and how they should relate to Israel are truly outrageous, and reflect the deeply troubling stance of mainstream U.S. Jewish conservatives

Wed, 15 Dec 2021 18:35:20 +02:00
Jewish Agency effectively walks back recognition of Uganda’s Jewish community
Despite officially recognizing the Abayudaya in 2016 and actively backing their struggle for the right to immigrate to Israel, the Agency is now acquiescing to Interior Ministry rulings rejecting conversions in the community

Wed, 15 Dec 2021 18:11:40 +02:00
Lawmaker shows up for Knesset vote six days after giving birth, fearing losses for Bennett coalition
After a coalition Knesset member boycotted votes and the opposition refused to offset her absence, Yamina's Shirly Pinto returned to the Knesset with her newborn

Wed, 15 Dec 2021 16:29:41 +02:00
The sticky and sweet Lebanese dessert in pretzel has made it to Israel
Kaak knafeh, a variation on the traditional Arab dessert, is no gimmick. It is a part of MasterChef finalist Farah Raslan’s Lebanese heritage, and it’s taking the Israeli culinary scene by storm

Wed, 15 Dec 2021 16:10:29 +02:00
Massacres, rape, siege: Why Israel must stop its UAE ally aiding Ethiopia’s atrocities
The UAE is running a huge airlift arming an Ethiopian regime committing mass atrocities in Tigray. That inhumane adventurism is a strategic problem for Israel, too

Wed, 15 Dec 2021 15:53:05 +02:00
Building on detente, Turkey and UAE renew ties in Dubai meeting
Ankara had previously accused the UAE of funding a failed coup attempt in Turkey, while Abu Dhabi has blasted Turkey's regional military operations

Wed, 15 Dec 2021 15:38:13 +02:00
Why combating Islamophobia is so important to this U.S. Jewish lawmaker
Illinois Rep. Jan Schakowsky on the need to create an Islamophobia envoy, and how Jewish Americans are increasingly embracing social justice in the Israeli-Palestinian arena

Wed, 15 Dec 2021 15:03:42 +02:00
Haredi cult rabbi released to house arrest but still implicated in 1980s homicide
An arrest warrant was issued last month against Rabbi Eliezer Berland, the leader of Jerusalem’s Shuvu Banim sect, on suspicion of his involvement in the killing of Nissim Shitrit and Avraham Edri

Wed, 15 Dec 2021 14:46:01 +02:00
Israeli nonprofits advancing female causes receive less than 1 percent of all donations, study finds
Researchers and advocates hope the findings will be a ‘wake-up call’ for both philanthropists and the Israeli government to help address the massive underfunding of organizations that advocate for women and girls’ causes

Wed, 15 Dec 2021 14:41:33 +02:00
Israeli mall owners threaten legal action over imminent COVID restrictions
Bennett and Horowitz announced on Tuesday that proof of COVID vaccination will be required to enter malls and other entertainment venues in Israel from Friday

Wed, 15 Dec 2021 14:28:34 +02:00
UN watchdog strikes deal with Iran on new cameras at nuclear site
Cameras will be reinstalled at Karaj site, months after Iran said a sabotage attack by Israel had taken place there, the IAEA confirmed on Wednesday, though inspectors will have limited access to footage

Wed, 15 Dec 2021 14:26:01 +02:00
How to look for signs of life in the Israeli-Palestinian peace process
Defiant Israelis, despairing Palestinians: Why dire polls expressing rock-bottom belief in peace and disillusionment with democracy could also be cause for hope

Wed, 15 Dec 2021 13:21:27 +02:00
'People feel protected': Why are 1 million Israelis not getting the booster shot?
Israeli officials worry COVID-19 vaccine holdouts may decide how serious the next wave becomes

Wed, 15 Dec 2021 13:11:14 +02:00
Israel restricts UAE, Europe travel over omicron fears; mall restrictions amended
Israel walks back plan on bracelets for vaccinated mall shoppers following criticism ■ Gantz in COVID quarantine after exposure to omicron carrier

Wed, 15 Dec 2021 13:03:20 +02:00
Israeli interior minister approves plan to let Thai mother of Israeli-born girl avoid deportation
Ayelet Shaked signs off on a plan letting the mother of the seven-year-old return to Thailand to apply to return and live in Israel legally, following protest over decision to deport her

Wed, 15 Dec 2021 12:14:21 +02:00
In Mt. Meron probe, testifier says ex-minister Dery called the shots at the festival
The Religious Services Ministry advisor claimed the Interior Ministry, under the control of Shas leader Arye Dery, 'set the tone' for policy on the event, in which a deadly crowd crush killed 45

Wed, 15 Dec 2021 12:13:59 +02:00
In Israel, calls grow to let religious Druze women drive
Recent public comments by a senior religious figure have given women hope that the ban, which only applies to observant Druze women, is on its way out

Wed, 15 Dec 2021 12:04:00 +02:00
Once a world leader, Israel lags behind on COVID vaccinations
40 percent of Israelis have no protection against COVID omicron variant: 1 million refused the booster while just 110,000 out of 1.2 million young kids got the vaccine

Wed, 15 Dec 2021 11:42:08 +02:00
Israel: Second synagogue found in hometown of Mary Magdalene
Never before have two synagogues been found in the ancient towns of the Galilee dating to the Second Temple era. The new discovery seems to have served the Magdala industrial zone

Wed, 15 Dec 2021 11:32:09 +02:00
Allegations Israeli female prison guards were ‘pimped out’ - to be probed
Israel's State Prosecutor acts after prison commander revives accusations during testimony about the September jailbreak at Gilboa Prison

Wed, 15 Dec 2021 10:58:12 +02:00
Why Hungary became Europe’s unlikely leader in kosher foie gras production
The factories are a fresh opportunity for the Orban government to present Hungary as the guardian of liberties that are being curtailed elsewhere in Europe, amid allegations of civil rights violations

Wed, 15 Dec 2021 10:23:15 +02:00
Deadly shooting in Lod is Israeli Arab community's 121st murder this year
Police have promised to tackle violent crime in Israel's Arab community, but the number of murders this year is higher than last year's record number

Wed, 15 Dec 2021 09:43:17 +02:00
Blinken says U.S. ready to push on with F-35 jets sale after UAE freezes talks
The UAE said on Tuesday it would put negotiations with the Biden administration on hold over the $23 billion weapons deal for the warplanes and other military equipment

Wed, 15 Dec 2021 09:23:46 +02:00
Top Israeli justice slams 'joke' policy to maintain expired Palestinian reunification ban
After a Palestinian woman's application for Israeli citizenship was denied, a supreme court justice criticized Interior Minister Shaked for ignoring the July expiration of the family reunification ban

Wed, 15 Dec 2021 07:32:00 +02:00
U.S. lawmakers call for sanctions against Israeli spyware firm NSO
Heads of the Senate Finance Committee and House Intelligence Committee, along with 16 other Democratic lawmakers, call on the Biden administration to sanction NSO and other spyware firms

Wed, 15 Dec 2021 01:58:16 +02:00
Bennett says settler violence is 'insignificant.' The reality on the ground tells a different story
According to B'Tselem this year saw a rise in settler violence of 28.6 percent compared to last year

Wed, 15 Dec 2021 01:34:59 +02:00
Education Ministry COVID chief quits after director general fired
Move comes amid dispute with Education Minister Yifat Shasha-Biton over school vaccinations policy

Wed, 15 Dec 2021 01:20:49 +02:00
The executive arm of the settler organizations

Wed, 15 Dec 2021 00:50:25 +02:00
Mendelblit admits he was not the one who saved us from Netanyahu

Wed, 15 Dec 2021 00:35:03 +02:00
No one will say how much a war with Iran will cost us

Wed, 15 Dec 2021 00:18:47 +02:00
Bar-Lev's stand against settler violence won't make him any right wing friends

Tue, 14 Dec 2021 23:40:36 +02:00
Haaretz cartoon

Tue, 14 Dec 2021 23:29:29 +02:00
Starting January, all sweetened drinks in Israel to be taxed
Sugared drinks will be taxed one shekel ($0.32) per liter, while the tax for diet drinks and fresh-squeezed natural juices will be 0.70 shekels per liter

Tue, 14 Dec 2021 23:26:39 +02:00
Elor Azaria and me

Tue, 14 Dec 2021 22:32:25 +02:00
U.S. and Palestinians renew economic dialogue paused under Trump
Officials from the U.S. government and Palestinian Authority met virtually to discuss economic cooperation, strongly indicating Biden's commitment to improving U.S.-Palestinian relations

Tue, 14 Dec 2021 22:26:01 +02:00
Israeli minister Shaked: Progress on 'Trump Heights' settlement in Golan
The construction comes as part of a broader plan by Bennett to double the population of the Golan Heights by the end of the decade

Tue, 14 Dec 2021 20:49:54 +02:00
'Merkel entered Israelis' hearts, but she had no trust in Netanyahu'
On the latest episode of Haaretz Weekly podcast, our guest Prof. Gisela Dachs analyzes Germany’s relationship with Israel in the era of the former Chancellor, and predicts 'continuity' under new leader Olaf Scholz

Tue, 14 Dec 2021 20:37:32 +02:00
Iran's parliament mulls wage hike for teachers holding nationwide strike
Iran has faced nearly continuous protests by workers in the past year over inflation exceeding 40 percent, high unemployment and mismanagement

Tue, 14 Dec 2021 19:44:29 +02:00
UAE freezes talks with U.S. over sale of F-35 jets
The sale of 50 F-35 warplanes to the UAE had slowed amid concerns in Washington over Abu Dhabi's relationship with China, but now UAE has said they have reconsidered 'the cost-benefit analysis'



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