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Mon, 20 Dec 2021 11:23:44 +02:00With Google event, Israeli PM Bennett repeats his mistake with Facebook
Bennett is about to be the guest of honor at a Google event. What is the Antitrust Authority or the Tax Authority supposed to think?
Mon, 20 Dec 2021 11:08:04 +02:00An open letter to the killers of Yehuda Dimentman
I refuse to label them terrorists and am not obligated to use the lexicon of the usurper. Dispossession is a high form of terrorism
Mon, 20 Dec 2021 11:04:01 +02:00COVID in Israel: Daily cases, infection rate spike as omicron spreads
Bennett warns the omicron outbreak makes it essential to vaccinate kids, as the R number reaches its highest point since August and daily COVID cases hit a two-month peak
Mon, 20 Dec 2021 10:04:51 +02:00Iran holds air defense drill at nuclear plant, vows 'crushing' response to Israeli attacks
Drill is Iran's second at a nuclear site this month, as negotiations with the U.S. and Europe over Tehran's nuclear program are adjourned
Mon, 20 Dec 2021 09:44:38 +02:00Israeli air force inadvertently reveals identity of secret unit in marathon snap
Israel Air Force posted a photo on Twitter of secret IDF unit combatants after they won a marathon. It forgot to blur out one essential detail
Mon, 20 Dec 2021 09:37:18 +02:00Israel bans travel to U.S., Canada, eight other countries over omicron surge
Germany and Italy are also on the list of so-called red countries, as Israel's total omicron cases reaches 175
Mon, 20 Dec 2021 09:05:08 +02:00Heavy winter storm Carmel hits Israel
The storm will reach its peak on Monday and fizzle out by Wednesday, with high winds and strong rain set to slam central and northern Israel ■ Egypt closes ports, suspends classes
Mon, 20 Dec 2021 06:02:33 +02:00Israel delaying compensation for man acquitted after 12 years in prison
Elisha Haibatov found himself again in prison last week after protesting the state's failure to compensate him. 'This isn’t how a criminal investigation should be conducted in a democratic country,' the justices wrote in 2018
Mon, 20 Dec 2021 02:16:35 +02:00Haaretz Cartoon
Mon, 20 Dec 2021 01:53:12 +02:00How Israel designates U.S., Italy as omicron 'red countries' and bans travel there
Haaretz explains Israel's criteria for restricting travel to a country and which are expected to join the 'red countries' list over omicron
Mon, 20 Dec 2021 01:41:01 +02:00Early Zionist pioneers adhered to the same founding ethos as today's settlers
Mon, 20 Dec 2021 01:24:28 +02:00The Education Ministry’s sudden concern for cultural roots
Mon, 20 Dec 2021 00:24:43 +02:00The silence over Lukashenko’s antisemitism
Sun, 19 Dec 2021 22:06:32 +02:00Police whip, hose and arrest protesters at anti-vaccine demonstration near Bennett’s house
The demonstrators were protesting near the Israeli premier minister's residence against the government’s COVID policies and restrictions imposed to fight the pandemic
Sun, 19 Dec 2021 20:19:31 +02:00Bennett: 'Omicron is here, the fifth wave has begun'
Israel is slated to expand its list of 'red countries' to include the U.S. and Canada on Sunday, as the number of omicron cases climbs to 175
Sun, 19 Dec 2021 18:46:29 +02:00Settlers attack Israeli forces at West Bank outpost days after deadly shooting
The army said that about 200 settlers attempted to reach Homesh, which was evicted as part of Israel's 2005 disengagement plan, but encountered large forces at checkpoints en route
Sun, 19 Dec 2021 18:11:37 +02:00Attendees of IAC Miami Conference arrive in Israel with COVID
Many 'were able to get into Israel and later on found out that they were sick,' said a participant, after 17 passengers on a Miami flight to Israel tested positive for COVID, with almost all suspected of carrying omicron variant
Sun, 19 Dec 2021 17:15:27 +02:00Iran to give UN access to footage from nuclear site only after sanctions are lifted
Iran's new condition is announced only days after a breakthrough agreement was reached between the UN nuclear watchdog and Tehran
Sun, 19 Dec 2021 17:05:09 +02:00Israeli swimmer wins second gold in Abu Dhabi world championship
Anastasia Gorbenko's 100-meter win comes days after setting a new Israeli record in the Abu Dhabi competition
Sun, 19 Dec 2021 16:55:15 +02:0021 great documentaries you need to see from 2021
From ‘The Rescue’ to ‘Allen v. Farrow,’ here are 21 must-see documentary films and series from the past year
Sun, 19 Dec 2021 16:38:03 +02:00Why 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'...
Sun, 19 Dec 2021 16:30:50 +02:00And 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
Sun, 19 Dec 2021 16:28:59 +02:00Israeli officials believe Iran talks headed for 'controlled conflict' or interim deal
Israeli sources believe parties won't return to the original agreement signed in 2015, and that the international community faces two possible outcomes instead
Sun, 19 Dec 2021 16:13:42 +02:00To break free of the West’s grip, Erdogan is ready to break Turkey
Turkish President Erdogan is counting on the tumbling lira to turn his country into an export powerhouse and keep him in power in 2023. It won’t work
Sun, 19 Dec 2021 16:09:23 +02:00Notorious Pontius Pilate is the one who built Jerusalem aqueduct, study finds
The researchers, who collected their data while spelunking into shafts and digging through mud and chilly water, also discovered the aqueduct’s 'cutting-edge' method of construction
Sun, 19 Dec 2021 15:54:01 +02:00Israel 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
Sun, 19 Dec 2021 15:52:42 +02:00American basketball player says Israel's national anthem is racist, but he wants citizenship
'On the one hand I realize that it is a very Jewish song but in my opinion it’s also racist,' says Tel Aviv basketball club point guard about Israel's national anthem
Sun, 19 Dec 2021 14:56:29 +02:00Israel poised for severe winter storm Carmel on Monday
The storm will reach its peak on Monday and fizzle out by Wednesday, with high winds and strong rain set to slam central and northern Israel
Sun, 19 Dec 2021 14:42:54 +02:00Hundreds of thousands of anti-coup protesters in Sudan's capital face tear gas
Demonstrators are marking three years since the start of protests that led to Bashir's overthrow, while calling for the military to loosen its grip on Sudan's political life
Sun, 19 Dec 2021 14:35:11 +02:00Despite Israel's rapid arrest of Palestinian killers, West Bank remains close to total eruption
The quick and bloodless capture of the suspects in the murder of an Israeli settler may restore some deterrence, but a weakened PA and rising settler violence mean Palestinian attacks are likely to continue
Sun, 19 Dec 2021 14:01:14 +02:00Rewriting history like Goebbels: Why a resurgent far right is whitewashing genocide in the Balkans
'Like turning Eichmann into a folk hero': How far right nationalists in the Balkans are rehabilitating war criminals and their atrocities, from the perpetrators of the Holocaust to Srebrenica genocidaires, and why
Sun, 19 Dec 2021 13:53:39 +02:00Israeli forces evacuate structures at West Bank outpost after murder of settler
The death of Yehuda Dimentman on Thursday sparked the attempt to reestablish Homesh, which Israelis are forbidden from entering since it was dismantled in 2005
Sun, 19 Dec 2021 13:53:22 +02:00COVID or 'political problem': Why did Iran's 'ambassador' to Yemen's Houthis leave?
Tehran said Hassan Irloo required urgent medical attention, and while reports suggest otherwise, the Saudis have agreed to a rare exemption from its air blockade of Yemen to let him leave
Sun, 19 Dec 2021 13:23:20 +02:00Iran detects its first omicron case
Iran, which has the worst COVID fatality rate in the Middle East, has been ramping up its vaccine campaign in the past weeks
Sun, 19 Dec 2021 13:04:07 +02:00How Israel expelled me, a German Ph.D. student, for something I had no intention of doing
At Ben-Gurion Airport they yelled at us and threatened us as we were accused of 'planned participation in human rights demonstrations' – something that should be allowed in a democratic country anyway
Sun, 19 Dec 2021 12:47:03 +02:00Bennett warns 'fifth wave arriving' as 17 suspected omicron cases found on flight from U.S.
Israel is set to discuss expanding the list of 'red countries' to include the U.S. and Canada on Sunday, as number of omicron cases climbs to 175
Sun, 19 Dec 2021 12:27:51 +02:00Israel's government set to charge for quarantine in COVID hotels
Bennett decides to follow the lead of other countries in dropping the subsidy for quarantine hotels, after sucking up half a billion shekels since COVID struck the country
Sun, 19 Dec 2021 10:08:25 +02:00Israel to discuss U.S., Canada travel ban as omicron spreads
As the highly contagious omicron variant of COVID-19 spreads, cabinet to consider further expanding the list of countries that Israelis cannot fly to
Sun, 19 Dec 2021 08:03:36 +02:00Belarus under fire for law equating Holocaust with Nazi crimes against nationals
Israeli historians warn that the new legislation defining the Nazi mass killings of Belarusians as 'genocide' would blur the distinction with the Holocaust, and even constitutes a form of Holocaust denial
Sun, 19 Dec 2021 07:37:03 +02:00Haaretz cartoon
Sun, 19 Dec 2021 07:02:35 +02:00When it come to Iran Israel is on the threshold of casus belli
Sun, 19 Dec 2021 06:53:59 +02:00Levinson, Yitzhak Laor is not the strong one anymore
Sun, 19 Dec 2021 06:37:32 +02:00Palestinian suspects arrested over deadly West Bank ambush
The suspects opened fire on a vehicle near the former settlement of Homesh on Thursday, killing Yehuda Dimentman and wounding two other students
Sun, 19 Dec 2021 05:59:37 +02:00Education Ministry comes out against mixing refugee and Israeli kids in schools
The opinion, issued following an appeal by asylum seekers against the Tel Aviv Municipality, claims integration will 'harm the cultural and family roots of the students'
Sun, 19 Dec 2021 05:58:51 +02:00Israeli cabinet to receive findings of panel on deadly Mt. Meron stampede
Based on the findings, the number of future participants is to be restricted and a special organizer to be appointed by the religious services minister
Sun, 19 Dec 2021 05:49:40 +02:00Non-Jews stay out, Jews come in
Sun, 19 Dec 2021 03:06:29 +02:00Two rockets hit Baghdad's Green Zone, Iraqi state media reports
One rocket was destroyed in the air and the other landed near the zone's festivals arena and damaged two cars, the report said
Sun, 19 Dec 2021 00:28:06 +02:00Lapid vows to push ahead with Western Wall deal, says ‘will not give up on it’
The deal to create an egalitarian prayer space had been approved by the government headed by former PM Benjamin Netanyahu in January 2016, but was suspended under pressure from his ultra-Orthodox coalition partners
Sat, 18 Dec 2021 23:20:57 +02:00Crime and punishment in the West Bank settlement of Homesh
Sat, 18 Dec 2021 23:09:46 +02:00Israeli hospital to begin clinical trial on fourth shot of COVID vaccine
150 hospital employees will take part in a trial examining effects of another booster shot, as restrictions return amid spread of omicron variant
Sat, 18 Dec 2021 18:29:52 +02:00Jewish groups slam Trump for 'radioactive antisemitic tropes' after saying U.S. Jews 'don't like Israel'
Trump's remarks to an Israeli journalist are 'overtly antisemitic and disgusting,' says Democratic senator, as ADL blasts 'classic antisemitic stereotypes about Israeli and Jewish control of Congress and the press'
Sat, 18 Dec 2021 18:18:40 +02:00Israel may add U.S. to omicron travel ban on Tuesday
Some Americans in Israel are panicking, hoping that weddings, bar mitzvahs and other events won’t be marred by a paltry showing, as COVID omicron infections spread
Sat, 18 Dec 2021 17:13:12 +02:00Egypt confirms first cases of omicron variant
Three people were identified as carriers of the highly infectious omicron variant, the Egyptian Health Ministry says
Sat, 18 Dec 2021 11:23:54 +02:0065-year-old Palestinian woman arrested after stabbing Israeli in Hebron
The 38-year-old Israeli suffered light injuries and the Palestinian woman was arrested on the spot
Sat, 18 Dec 2021 09:01:58 +02:00As a boy, he found God at the synagogue. Then he discovered classical music
For star Swedish composer Jacob Mühlrad, 'making music is like practicing religion.' Indeed, his works are heavily informed by Jewish themes, Hebrew words and Holocaust trauma
Fri, 17 Dec 2021 23:06:40 +02:00Netanyahu in quarantine after Knesset gym instructor tests positive for COVID, Likud says
Four employees of the Israeli parliament have COVID, Knesset says, sending 130 staffers into quarantine
Fri, 17 Dec 2021 23:02:48 +02:00America’s marketing of democracy to the Middle East has failed
Biden has learned from the experience of previous administrations and is willing to accept authoritarian regimes if they create a suitable facade
Fri, 17 Dec 2021 22:51:38 +02:00This is the most radical experiment Israeli-Arab society has undergone
With quiet determination, the leader of the United Arab List is pushing ahead with redefining the identity of Israel's Arab public
Fri, 17 Dec 2021 22:42:44 +02:00U.S. says Iran talks 'not going well,' officials 'alarmed' by Tehran's nuclear progress
Iran's breakout time to producing enough enriched uranium for one nuclear weapon is 'really short,' U.S. official says, as seventh round of talks concludes at Tehran's request
Fri, 17 Dec 2021 21:43:22 +02:00Next N.Y.C. comptroller says will push secular subjects in Orthodox yeshivas
Brad Lander will audit yeshivas and determine which are falling short of state standards, but says he does not have the power to force them to change their curricula
Fri, 17 Dec 2021 21:31:49 +02:00Construction workers unearth Crimean synagogue believed to have been destroyed
During a hospital renovation, a Star of David was discovered, leading engineers to amend their plan, so they can preserve what remains of the 19th-century synagogue
Fri, 17 Dec 2021 21:25:15 +02:00Compromise on UAE pipeline puts Israel's commitment to the environment to the test
Although the pipeline agreement is likely to go ahead, the government decided to let the Environmental Protection Ministry limit the quantity of oil it lets Israel's pipeline company transport
Fri, 17 Dec 2021 21:18:33 +02:00Army or nothing: Israel should ax its 'national service'
Fri, 17 Dec 2021 21:04:54 +02:00Why did Israel's greatest living writer turn on the two-state solution?
A.B. Yehoshua has always been opposed to the idea of boundary blurring, particularly between Jews and Palestinians. Why, then, in his ninth decade, is he promoting a one-state solution?
Fri, 17 Dec 2021 20:31:10 +02:00Instead of COVID vaccine proof to enter malls, Israel to limit number of shoppers
Under a new plan pending a cabinet vote, the number of customers inside shopping centers will be restricted. The government mulls further COVID restrictions on big stores as omicron cases in Israel climb to 134
Fri, 17 Dec 2021 20:12:23 +02:00'Jewish groups should look in the mirror': This leader challenges U.S. Jewish establishment
Sheila Katz heads a growing Jewish legacy organization. She talks about the biggest challenges facing the National Council of Jewish Women, and why Michael Steinhardt’s name should be removed from buildings
Fri, 17 Dec 2021 20:03:50 +02:00UN rights body votes to investigate war crimes over Ethiopia's objections
Thousands died and millions fled as fighting between the federal forces and Tigray rebels wages on. Most African countries oppose the move, which would 'likely to exacerbate tensions'
Fri, 17 Dec 2021 19:37:19 +02:00Israel closes probe of police officer in Sheikh Jarrah attack of lawmaker
The Justice Ministry concluded that the officer used 'reasonable' force against Joint List member Ofer Cassif, who confronted police during a protest by Palestinian residents of East Jerusalem
Fri, 17 Dec 2021 18:53:26 +02:00Israeli swimmer wins gold in Abu Dhabi world championship, breaks national record
Setting a new time record and first gold for Israel in the competition in Abu Dhabi, Anastasia Gorbenko continues making a splash
Fri, 17 Dec 2021 18:36:22 +02:0025-year-old shot dead in central Israel, in fourth murder in same Arab city this year
The fatal shooting of Mohammed Baransi just outside his Taibeh home is 122nd murder in Israel's Arab community in 2021, far surpassing last year's record number
Fri, 17 Dec 2021 18:09:15 +02:00'They beat me all over': Palestinian family attacked hours after settler's death in shooting attack
The Makbals heard knocks on the door at 4 A.M. and the sound of shattering glass. A group of settlers then barged into their home and attacked them, leaving 55-year-old Wail with fractured ribs
Fri, 17 Dec 2021 16:34:39 +02:00LISTEN: What’s missing from Netflix’s cowardly collection of ‘Palestinian Stories’
Rajaa Natour explains why the collection isn't a watershed moment for Palestinian cinema, but merely reinforces the victimhood that controls the Palestinian national and political narrative.
Fri, 17 Dec 2021 15:42:44 +02:00Police clash with Palestinians in Sheikh Jarrah, press photographer beaten
Clashes erupted during a calm Friday prayer protest in the East Jerusalem neighborhood in front of the home of the Salem family, who are slated for eviction by the end of the month
Fri, 17 Dec 2021 14:12:20 +02:00On Arab Spring anniversary, thousands of Tunisians protest against president's coup
The demonstrations on the streets of Tunis signal continuing opposition to Kais Saied's seizure of power and suspension of parliament
Fri, 17 Dec 2021 12:48:33 +02:00Spyware from two Israeli firms used to hack dissidents' phones in Egypt, India
On top of the NSO Group, the first case of spyware from the little-known Israeli firm Cytrox was detected on a prominent Egyptian activist's phone
Fri, 17 Dec 2021 09:36:30 +02:00As 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, while UN nuclear watchdog chief says missing surveillance footage at centrifuge plant 'very strange'
Fri, 17 Dec 2021 09:27:18 +02:00Ukraine 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 +02:00AIPAC 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 +02:00Hundreds attend funeral of Israeli killed in West Bank attack as manhunt continues
The Israeli army said it detained several Palestinians connected to the killing of 25-year-old Yehuda Dimentman. Settlers erect a new outpost in the victim's honor
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 +02:00Senior 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 +02:00In 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 06:01:43 +02:00After 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 +02:00Bennett'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 +02:00The Israeli law encouraging racism
Thu, 16 Dec 2021 23:34:39 +02:00Israeli 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 +02:00Haaretz cartoon
Thu, 16 Dec 2021 23:15:09 +02:00Facebook 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 +02:00Israeli 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 +02:00This 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 +02:00Israel 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 +02:00With Syria's Assad in desperate need of cash, his regime is siphoning 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 +02:00How do you say ‘erasure’ in Arabic?
Thu, 16 Dec 2021 22:48:22 +02:00Developing the Golan Heights is wrong now, too?
Thu, 16 Dec 2021 22:45:40 +02:00Israel'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 +02:00Israel 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 +02:00Palestinians 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 +02:00The 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 +02:00Israel 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 +02:00Israeli killed in West Bank shooting attack, authorities search for suspects
Two wounded by shattered glass after shots fired at car in northern West Bank