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Sat, 5 Feb 2022 04:38:28 +02:00Three arrested following neo-Nazi attack in Florida
David Newstat, a Jewish student at the University of Central Florida, says he was spat on, punched, kicked and pepper-sprayed after confronting a neo-Nazi demonstration in Orange County, Florida
Sat, 5 Feb 2022 01:56:07 +02:00Macron and Scholz to visit Moscow and Kyiv in order to deter Putin
Macron's planned visit next week, and Scholz's the following, come as China has supported Russian demands that Ukraine will not join NATO
Sat, 5 Feb 2022 01:02:41 +02:00U.S. restores Iran sanctions waiver as Vienna talks enter final stretch
The Trump Administration had rescinded the waiver in 2020 which allowed companies to carry out non-proliferation work at Iranian nuclear sites, however a Washington official said this does not mean the U.S. will rejoin the agreement
Sat, 5 Feb 2022 00:26:41 +02:0026-year-old woman shot and seriously wounded in central Israel
Ex-husband and his brother arrested after Lamis Abulaban shot dead in Lod
Fri, 4 Feb 2022 23:54:59 +02:00Mike Pence: 'Trump is wrong. I had no right to overturn election'
Speaking to the conservative Federalist Society in Florida, the former vice president called January 6 'a dark day in the history of the United States Capitol'
Fri, 4 Feb 2022 23:43:19 +02:00For 50 days, Israel kept this Palestinian village under siege
For almost two months the IDF closed off all the entrances to the village of Deir Nizam, other than one, where soldiers were posted day and night. During this period the army also raided homes and the local school
Fri, 4 Feb 2022 23:05:32 +02:00The absurdity of forcing Israeli high school students to memorize Nazi ideology
Describe the Wannsee Conference, declaim the Nuremberg Laws, cite SS officers' reports – is there any other country that demands that its students delve so deeply into the minutiae of Nazi ideology?
Fri, 4 Feb 2022 21:49:30 +02:00Meditate on this: An Israeli lab can infiltrate your thoughts
What goes on inside us when we think, remember, imagine? Scientists in Haifa are plumbing the world of consciousness by using advanced tools to observe subjects who are meditating. The interventions they've developed enhance mental health – as seen...
Fri, 4 Feb 2022 21:21:04 +02:00Killing of ISIS chief was an American success. But the group will live on
The U.S. operation in Syria sends a message to the Shi’ite militias in Iraq and the Houthi rebels in Yemen, but it’s unlikely to deter the Islamic State
Fri, 4 Feb 2022 20:29:11 +02:00Hateful graffiti spray-painted, tires slashed in West Bank village
The writings 'The day of revenge will come,' and 'Our land for our people' were scrawled in the Palestinian village of As-Sawiya
Fri, 4 Feb 2022 18:36:38 +02:00Israel's army chief expresses sorrow over death of elderly Palestinian in first meeting with U.S. envoy
Kochavi tells Nides that a military police investigation into the death of 78-year-old Omar Abdalmajeed As'ad, who died after being detained by Israeli soldiers, is still ongoing
Fri, 4 Feb 2022 15:03:12 +02:00Austria vaccine mandate to take effect, but few emulating it
The Austrian mandate for residents 18 and over to get vaccinated is the first of its kind in Europe
Fri, 4 Feb 2022 14:02:44 +02:0017-year-old Palestinian charged with settler's murder in West Bank
The deadly ambush at the Homesh outpost in the northern West Bank left yeshiva student Yehuda Dimentman dead
Fri, 4 Feb 2022 13:30:16 +02:00Erdogan says Turkey, Israel can cooperate on bringing gas to Europe
Israel's President Isaac Herzog is scheduled to visit Turkey in mid-March in an apparent easing after years of animosity between the two countries
Fri, 4 Feb 2022 13:27:02 +02:00Top Israeli official explains why Evyatar won't be legalized
Ex-Attorney General green lit the establishment of a settlement at the cleared-out site of Evyatar, days before his tenure ended, but Israel's top court would likely strike down the move and the political considerations would be too sensitive
Fri, 4 Feb 2022 11:23:44 +02:00Israel approves scrapping proof of COVID vaccination for most venues
New COVID infections continue drop, but Israel's serious cases remain high
Fri, 4 Feb 2022 06:04:28 +02:00Settlers score decisive win against Israeli government
The lifeline thrown to the Evyatar outpost as a parting gift from the attorney general reflects the failure of the left-wing members of Bennett's cabinet
Fri, 4 Feb 2022 06:03:40 +02:00Israel seeks to shield Shin Bet high-tech spying
The Justice Ministry is drafting an amendment to give the agency legal basis for what it does anyway. 'This is an extreme privacy violation that has no parallel in other democratic countries,' said a rights group
Fri, 4 Feb 2022 06:02:32 +02:00Israeli soldiers must hear this from their commander
Two failures – the death of an 80-year-old Palestinian and the death of two soldiers by friendly fire – should prompt Israel's army chief to take a public moral stance
Fri, 4 Feb 2022 06:01:42 +02:00What Gulf states urgently need from Israel against Iran
Amid a flurry of diplomacy and missiles, top defense expert says Israel could send UAE and Bahrain a range of tools – from radars to Iron Dome systems – if a mechanism endures they won't fall into the wrong hands
Fri, 4 Feb 2022 06:00:40 +02:00Israeli attorney general's ‘parting gift’ to government: a land mine
The Evyatar settlement outpost will put to the test almost all parties in Israel's government of change ■ A brave woman, now the new target of the Bibi-ists, has been tapped for the most challenging position
Fri, 4 Feb 2022 01:50:01 +02:00Israeli government says fate of illegal outpost of Homesh in Gantz's hands
In response to a petition filed by Palestinian landowners, Israel said that while it is enforcing the ban on new construction at the site, the defense minister will have the final say on whether to demolish the yeshiva
Fri, 4 Feb 2022 01:28:05 +02:00'I travel the world, work in cryptocurrency and try to be in Israel as little as possible'
This week at the Tel Aviv airport: A digital nomad who says crypto trading is basically gambling, and a carpenter heading to Australia to reunite with his partner after being kept apart by COVID
Fri, 4 Feb 2022 00:59:26 +02:00Why Whoopi Goldberg, and all of us, should read 'Maus'
Whoopi Goldberg tied herself in knots trying to explain that Nazi Germany’s industrial extermination of Jews wasn’t 'about race.' But her suspension is unfair: Defining Jews really is a minefield, as 'Maus' so graphically illustrates
Fri, 4 Feb 2022 00:27:04 +02:00The Knesset's committee for window dressing
Fri, 4 Feb 2022 00:22:57 +02:00Here's what will happen when a serious earthquake shakes Israel
Fri, 4 Feb 2022 00:18:50 +02:00Israel's attorney general proves that under occupation, violence always wins
Thu, 3 Feb 2022 23:41:13 +02:00The secretive movement that's fundamentally transforming India
A rare look inside the conservative, Hindu-nationalist RSS organization
Thu, 3 Feb 2022 23:38:50 +02:00Haaretz cartoon
Thu, 3 Feb 2022 22:25:31 +02:00Palestinians in Gaza, West Bank confront winter COVID surge fueled by omicron
Over 70,000 active cases in the West Bank, east Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip on Thursday, Palestinian Authority’s Health Ministry reports, as West Bank hospitals reach 85% capacity
Thu, 3 Feb 2022 21:48:19 +02:00Israel Police admit hacking into phone of key witness in Netanyahu trial, source says
Police say they used spyware to break into the phone of a key witness, after Netanyahu asked the court to divulge all intel gained through the hack
Thu, 3 Feb 2022 21:30:50 +02:00Mentally-ill Palestinian detained for weeks without proper psych evaluation
Man, 30, was arrested on suspicion of running over a soldier. Despite three court orders, Israel has failed to provide a psychiatric opinion saying that he is mentally fit for detention or to stand trial
Thu, 3 Feb 2022 20:18:54 +02:00Netanyahu’s lawyers demand data gained from phone hacking over criminal trial
Benjamin Netanyahu and a co-defendant in his criminal trial, Shaul Elovitch, demand Israel explains phone hack, after a report revealed police spied on an individual linked to corruption cases
Thu, 3 Feb 2022 19:32:57 +02:00Louis C.K.'s gigs in Israel this month are already sold out
The comedian, accused of sexual harassment in 2017, will appear in three performances, with tickets priced at $105 sold out an hour after going on sale
Thu, 3 Feb 2022 19:31:29 +02:00Their Palestinian-American father was left to die by Israeli soldiers. Now they seek justice
Omar Abdalmajeed As’ad was a loving father who valued family above everything, say his daughters Heba Assad and Hala Hamad. Now they want the Israeli soldiers responsible for his death to be held accountable
Thu, 3 Feb 2022 18:17:34 +02:00One in three Israelis contracted COVID since pandemic started
About 1.65 million Israelis have contracted COVID since the onset of the omicron wave, accounting for over half of the total coronavirus cases
Thu, 3 Feb 2022 17:59:48 +02:00Party's over? Tel Aviv's iconic clubs to shut down to make way for luxury apartments
Nightlife in south Tel Aviv is one of the casualties of the real-estate gold rush
Thu, 3 Feb 2022 17:59:39 +02:00Were six million Jews in fact killed in the Holocaust? The number is actually quite round
Thu, 3 Feb 2022 17:45:29 +02:00'Finding Ola': Netflix bets on this rule-breaking Tunisian actress to break into the Arab world
Actress and producer Hend Sabry is also a lawyer fighting for women’s rights besides portraying roles that confront feminist issues. With her new series on the streaming service, she responds to critics claiming that she is too bold
Thu, 3 Feb 2022 17:45:11 +02:00Five Palestinian NGOs outlawed as terrorist groups file objections, claim failure of 'due process'
Palestinian groups claim Israeli army's decision to outlaw them was made based on classified intelligence information they were not provided with – and are unable to defend themselves against
Thu, 3 Feb 2022 17:19:41 +02:00Israeli Arabs raise over $6 million for refugees in Syria as region freezes
Aid organizations in Israel's Arab community see outpouring of support, even from those of modest means
Thu, 3 Feb 2022 16:30:03 +02:00‘We're outraged’: Liberal U.S. Jews feel betrayed by new Israeli government
The arrival of the ‘coalition of change’ was meant to signal a new dawn in Israel-Diaspora relations after the toxic years of Netanyahu. Yet nearly eight months in, many U.S. Jews are mad as hell with Naftali Bennett
Thu, 3 Feb 2022 16:24:21 +02:00The unconventional Druze woman introducing U.S. Jews to ‘another Israel’
Gadeer Kamal Mreeh is not your average Jewish Agency envoy. For starters, she’s not even Jewish. But this former TV presenter and lawmaker has never believed in following the standard path in life
Thu, 3 Feb 2022 14:58:17 +02:00Biden says U.S. killed ISIS leader in rare Syria operation
ISIS leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi set off a bomb that killed him and his family once he was surrounded, a senior U.S. official said; PM Bennett: 'The world is a safer place now'
Thu, 3 Feb 2022 14:21:00 +02:00Turkey says its forces 'neutralized' 43 Kurdish militants in northern Syria
Turkey's Defense Ministry says that the YPG was responsible for a bombing that killed nine, and had previously opened fire on Turkish bases in the region
Thu, 3 Feb 2022 13:53:48 +02:00Iran spread propaganda to right-wing Israelis to sow division, watchdog finds
The Iranian cell encouraged 'religious violence and Islamophobia, in an attempt to push for a religious war in Israel,' before it was shut down by Facebook and Twitter
Thu, 3 Feb 2022 13:21:56 +02:00For Russia and Iran, the Ukraine crisis is already a success. For Israel, it’s bad news
The Ukraine crisis is a no-win situation for Israel, caught between America and Russia. But the impact of the crisis on Israel’s national security goes far further – taking in Iran, the Gulf and China
Thu, 3 Feb 2022 13:12:18 +02:00Bulgarian Jewish leader hit with antisemitism after false embezzlement accusations
Media outlet apologizes after reports accusing Aleksander Oscar of embezzling money from Bulgaria’s national health insurance fund led to a wave of online antisemitism
Thu, 3 Feb 2022 12:37:58 +02:00UAE says it foiled drone attack, obscure group claims responsibility
The drone attack was claimed by little-known 'True Promise Brigades,' citing UAE interference in Yemen and Iraq as justification, a militant monitoring group says
Thu, 3 Feb 2022 12:35:46 +02:00Israel’s Defense Minister Gantz meets Bahrain's King, signs historic security deal
On the second day of the visit, the first ever by an Israeli defense minister, Gantz signed a memorandum of understanding with Bahrain's defense minister to formalize security ties between the countries
Thu, 3 Feb 2022 10:00:46 +02:00Erdogan visits Ukraine hoping to play peacemaker with Russia
The Turkish president is set to call on both sides to exercise restraint, but vows to back Ukraine if Russia invades
Thu, 3 Feb 2022 09:53:30 +02:00Unvaccinated vs. boostered: What the COVID death toll from Israel reveals
Some 680 Israelis died from COVID last month, with unvaccinated and partially vaccinated people over 60 making up a highly disproportionate number of cases, despite being only 12% of the overall age cohort
Thu, 3 Feb 2022 09:35:01 +02:00Why Biden's point man on Sudan is visiting Israel
David Satterfield, Biden's special envoy to the Horn of Africa, previously visited Kenya, Egypt and the UAE, as the U.S. pushes the Sudanese military to step down after its October coup
Thu, 3 Feb 2022 07:24:31 +02:00Haaretz cartoon
Thu, 3 Feb 2022 06:41:57 +02:00Civilians killed in rare U.S. commando raid in Syria targeting militants
Residents and rebel sources say several helicopters landed near Atmeh in the province of Idlib, the last major enclave held by insurgents, and explosions were heard near the home of a foreign militant
Thu, 3 Feb 2022 06:23:04 +02:00‘We’ll settle the score’: Shin Bet admits misusing tracking system to threaten Israeli Arabs, Palestinians
During last May's flare-up, Shin Bet security service sent warnings to Israeli Arabs and Palestinians and urged them not to participate in Jerusalem violence – even if they were nowhere near the city
Thu, 3 Feb 2022 06:13:33 +02:00Lapid warns Bennett: Legalizing settlement can harm Israel-U.S. ties
Senior U.S. government officials have cautioned Israel of the implications of legalizing the Evyatar settlement
Thu, 3 Feb 2022 02:52:52 +02:00Police lied about spying on Israelis, but was forced to admit the truth
Thu, 3 Feb 2022 02:48:20 +02:00Israel Hayom can lead to addiction
Thu, 3 Feb 2022 02:44:56 +02:00Tell me what’s untrue in Amnesty’s report on Israel
Thu, 3 Feb 2022 02:23:31 +02:00Israel’s spyware diplomacy is an extension of its long bloody history of arms sales
Arms sales have always been a tool for promoting the foreign and security policies of Israeli governments and what they define as ‘national interests’
Thu, 3 Feb 2022 01:45:04 +02:00‘I’m holding my breath but I’m ready’: Ukrainian refugees prepare for invasion
Elena, a single mother of a 9-year-old girl, says her daughter 'knows where she and I will meet up if there’s a bombing. Where the documents and the cash are'
Wed, 2 Feb 2022 22:59:10 +02:00Bennett's magic formula to fight Iran draws criticism from defense officials
Defense officials say the manner in which Bennett presented his methods for fighting Iranian terrorism was 'irresponsible and misleading the public'
Wed, 2 Feb 2022 22:36:44 +02:00High Court halts immigration of 3,000 Ethiopians with close relatives in Israel
The freeze of a cabinet decision to let thousands of Ethiopian immigrants with first-degree relatives in to Israel will remain in place until a decision is made
Wed, 2 Feb 2022 22:21:09 +02:00Israeli court to hear appeals on Black Hebrews' expulsion case
The Black Hebrew Israelites' case will be heard at an appeals court within 30 days ■ Attorney says community is entitled to permanent resident status, despite Israel's claims otherwise
Wed, 2 Feb 2022 21:34:40 +02:00Israel Police spied on individual in Netanyahu trial, report says
An inquiry team appointed by the Attorney General is currently investigating reports that police targeted activists and other Israelis with NSO's spyware. Police say they 'will cooperate fully' with the team
Wed, 2 Feb 2022 19:53:30 +02:00The missed opportunity in Amnesty's Israeli apartheid report
By screaming apartheid indiscriminately, the Amnesty report fails to generate a real discussion about the fundamental problems of Palestinians living within and outside Israel's territory
Wed, 2 Feb 2022 19:31:29 +02:00Israel offered aid to Lebanon army multiple times, Gantz says
The latest offer came amid a severe shortage in basic supplies in the Lebanese army, Gantz says during a conference in Tel Aviv. A senior Israeli official, however, denies the claims
Wed, 2 Feb 2022 19:21:56 +02:00Uncovering the dark side of digital money
From hackers who exploit security breaches to fraud by the system’s operators, here are some of the risks of investing in the dazzling field of cryptocurrency. Whatever you do, don’t lose that key
Wed, 2 Feb 2022 19:02:09 +02:00Israeli pensions are invested in risky overseas stocks. This is a big gamble
Israel’s investment houses have diverted much of their funds to U.S. stocks. If there is a change in the trend in tech stocks on Wall Street, Israeli pensions will be hard hit
Wed, 2 Feb 2022 17:24:57 +02:00U.S. to send troops to east Europe to counter Russia
Some 2,000 American troops will be deployed to Poland and Germany, while around 1,000 troops now based in Germany will head to Romania
Wed, 2 Feb 2022 16:56:07 +02:00Bullets, brutality and bulldozers: What Israeli apartheid is really like
A dead activist, a detained child, a demolished home: Just another day in Israel’s arrogant, immoral efforts to erase Palestinian identity, life and dignity
Wed, 2 Feb 2022 16:37:23 +02:00FBI confirms it bought Israeli NSO spyware, but denies using it
'There was no operational use in support of any investigation,' the FBI says
Wed, 2 Feb 2022 16:32:25 +02:00These Israeli guys want to be the biggest lenders in U.S. for small businesses
The Israeli fintech firm BlueVine has already issued $5 billion in loans to small businesses in the United States
Wed, 2 Feb 2022 16:20:37 +02:00Ukraine crisis: Why do Ukrainians keep crossing the border to Russia?
Residents of the breakaway provinces travel to Ukraine to visit relatives, while Ukrainians go in the other direction to Russia
Wed, 2 Feb 2022 16:16:31 +02:00Israel's Defense Minister Gantz lands in Bahrain for two-day visit
The trip marks the first time an Israeli defense minister visits Bahrain
Wed, 2 Feb 2022 15:44:40 +02:00In Ukraine and beyond, Putin wants to create a new European order
Russian President Vladimir Putin wants a new order on the old continent, but the U.S. won’t allow it – and the Europeans are stuck in the middle, looking for American leadership and guidance from Biden
Wed, 2 Feb 2022 15:42:37 +02:00An unlikely victim of Russia’s Ukraine border warmongering: Israeli tech
Up to 20,000 Ukrainians work for Israeli tech. As a possible Russian invasion looms, employers urge calm, say situation there is ‘reminiscent of Israel - from afar everything looks horrific’
Wed, 2 Feb 2022 14:48:09 +02:00In last days in office, Israel's attorney general okayed settlement at illegal outpost
Once Evyatar is declared state-owned, which Defense Minister Benny Gantz has the power to do, there are 45 days in which objections can be filed
Wed, 2 Feb 2022 14:44:35 +02:00Putin is a menace. But NATO was reckless on Ukraine
Vladimir Putin is a bully and a despot: Appeasing him overtly is certainly wrong. But Russia must be handled with cleverness and care and NATO, with its unnecessary overreach on Ukraine, failed to do so
Wed, 2 Feb 2022 13:37:46 +02:00Hanging out in David Ben-Gurion's bedroom
Shenkar College students were tasked with recreating the textile design of the curtains at the David Ben-Gurion House Museum. They were aided by faded pictures and digital textile printing
Wed, 2 Feb 2022 13:17:01 +02:00'We’ll burn hijabs': Hackers reportedly target Iran state TV streaming site
The website experienced technical issues as a video message circulated online claiming to be from a self-described group of hackers called 'The Justice of Ali' in Farsi
Wed, 2 Feb 2022 12:04:20 +02:00Archaeologists discover missing link in human evolution, in Israel
A hominin died in Jordan Valley 1.5 million years ago – and isn’t the same species as the hominins who reached central Asia 1.8 million years ago. Israeli archaeologists prove there were multiple exits from Africa, and by more than one human spec...
Wed, 2 Feb 2022 11:26:26 +02:00Israel sees steady decline in all omicron metrics
Serious COVID cases drop to 1,085 and R number falls to 0.91, potentially signaling that Israel's omicron wave is beginning to ebb
Wed, 2 Feb 2022 11:10:47 +02:00Bill Maher v John Oliver – HBO’s next big heavyweight clash
The hosts of ‘Real Time’ and ‘Last Week Tonight’ increasingly represent two sides of the American left. Who will have the last laugh?
Wed, 2 Feb 2022 09:47:38 +02:00A more infectious and puzzling omicron subvariant surges in Israel
COVID Experts have been hard-pressed with evaluating the risk of the BA.2 subvariant, stumped by why it has become dominant in some countries while failing to take off in others
Wed, 2 Feb 2022 09:07:42 +02:00Ministry rules out possible oil spill off Israel's coast
The Environmental Protection Ministry says there is no indication of an oil spill after vessels and forces enlisted in the investigation have been recalled
Wed, 2 Feb 2022 07:11:49 +02:00Congregation facing eviction from oldest synagogue in U.S.
New York-based congregation files motion in state Superior Court to take control of Touro Synagogue by removing its current tenants as part of an ongoing legal feud
Wed, 2 Feb 2022 07:10:32 +02:00Whoopi Goldberg suspended from ABC over Holocaust race remarks
Goldberg's suspension comes a day after a comment during a discussion on 'The View' that the Holocaust 'was not about race'
Wed, 2 Feb 2022 07:05:15 +02:00‘Just Jewish’: Most European Jews don’t belong to any denomination, new study reveals
Research among 12 communities also finds that European Jews are more likely to see themselves as a religious minority than an ethnic one, even if they're nonobservant
Wed, 2 Feb 2022 06:00:17 +02:00Israeli ministers to join virtual regional climate change summit
Israel, Bahrain, Egypt, Greece, Qatar and UAE have confirmed attendance in the conference to combat climate change, organized by Cyprus; Iraq, Lebanon, Syria are possible holdouts
Wed, 2 Feb 2022 05:59:56 +02:00Israeli officials fear UN will adopt 'apartheid' narrative this year
Officials fear that the term 'apartheid' will become prevalent enough to become accepted by several UN investigative bodies, and could lead to Israel's exclusion from international events
Wed, 2 Feb 2022 04:43:47 +02:00Time to do away with the Netzah Yehuda battalion
Wed, 2 Feb 2022 04:23:03 +02:00The culture of the occupation is a hothouse for inhumanity
Wed, 2 Feb 2022 04:18:53 +02:00For most Israelis, including Bennett, occupation is legitimate if it's polite
Wed, 2 Feb 2022 04:11:41 +02:00Shas eyes hiring party leader Dery as Knesset staffer to restore parliament access
Arye Dery, who had spent time in jail in a prior case, recently resigned from the Knesset as part of a plea bargain on tax evasion charges
Wed, 2 Feb 2022 04:08:51 +02:00January's omicron wave shows just how much has changed in Israel
While the rate of positive COVID tests broke records due to omicron, a comparison with January 2021 shows that the profile of the pandemic in Israel goes far beyond statistics
Wed, 2 Feb 2022 03:36:37 +02:00Israel's army chief failed the test
Wed, 2 Feb 2022 03:29:28 +02:00Senate schedules hearing for Biden's antisemitism envoy after months of delay
Jewish organization heads welcomed the news of Deborah Lipstadt's hearing after heightened concern following the Colleyville, Texas synagogue attack and other antisemitic incidents
Wed, 2 Feb 2022 03:23:15 +02:00Haaretz Cartoon