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Fri, 4 Mar 2022 10:54:37 +02:00Israel, UAE salvage flight route after deal reached on security protocols
The Shin Bet announces that a dispute over flight security, which threatened to halt flights between Israel and the UAE, has been resolved and that all flights between the two countries will resume as normal
Fri, 4 Mar 2022 08:25:05 +02:00Zelenskyy: 9,200 Russians killed, only no-fly zone can stop nuclear chaos
Russia invades Ukraine: Russia pressed its invasion of Ukraine to the outskirts of the capital after unleashing airstrikes on cities and military bases and sending in troops and tanks from three sides, prompting Western sanctions on Russian banks and...
Fri, 4 Mar 2022 06:48:57 +02:00If this is Beit Hillel...
Fri, 4 Mar 2022 06:31:46 +02:00Russia’s slow advance could still spell a bloodbath for Kyiv
If Russia decides to take Ukraine’s capital, it will be difficult to stop without the active involvement of Western states
Fri, 4 Mar 2022 06:19:04 +02:00'We ran away from the soldier, and then I heard shooting,' says friend of Palestinian killed near Bethlehem
Amar Shafiq Abu Afifa was a 'peaceful' person on a hike ■ 'If he had wanted to clash with the army, he had plenty of opportunities in the refugee camp'
Fri, 4 Mar 2022 06:06:50 +02:00Israel has failed this week's test of humanity and enlightenment
In the Ukraine crisis, Israel had to be dragged to the side of the righteous ■ Netanyahu, the human air raid siren, again chose to pander to his base ■ Why Lapid pulled Erdan from the UN stage
Fri, 4 Mar 2022 02:31:43 +02:00Haaretz Cartoon
Fri, 4 Mar 2022 02:02:01 +02:00'I was a technician in the Israeli air force. It’s a very masculine, intense job. It’s the best.'
This week at the Tel Aviv airport: A former Israeli army officer whose job involved handling bombs and missiles, and a woman whose work revolves around collector stamps
Fri, 4 Mar 2022 00:52:22 +02:00I asked 16,000 people what they regret. Here's what I learned
How to avoid decisions you might regret, how to cope with regret and how regret can move you forward. An interview with author Daniel Pink
Fri, 4 Mar 2022 00:02:03 +02:00Nothing excuses Israel's moral failure on Putin and his war on Ukraine
Israel’s leaders display a shamefully craven posture towards Vladimir Putin, with weak, opaque condemnations of his attack on Ukraine and on Holocaust memory, while his pet oligarchs have spread tainted influence and money throughout the Jewish wor...
Thu, 3 Mar 2022 23:33:23 +02:00Jerusalem police can't be taking cues from Kahanist leader Ben-Gvir
Thu, 3 Mar 2022 23:30:19 +02:00One counter at Tel Aviv airport decides the fate of Ukrainians seeking refuge in Israel
Israelis seeking to host a Ukrainian must deposit 10,000 shekels; Dozens of people stuck at the airport counter
Thu, 3 Mar 2022 23:29:37 +02:00These Israeli settlers are only 'here for rainbows and moonrises'
Living in wooden cabins and mud huts, isolated from the world around them, residents of the settlement of Rotem are facing a problem: Visitors are starting to discover their Jordan Valley haven
Thu, 3 Mar 2022 23:28:17 +02:00Kentucky governor condemns antisemitism after lawmaker's 'bizarre' statements
Jewish groups slam Rep. Danny Bentley's remarks, which they said made outlandish claims about the sex lives of Jewish women and that Jews created the 'abortion pill' during the Holocaust to profit financially
Thu, 3 Mar 2022 22:53:24 +02:00Mothers with babies, babushkas with canes: A day with the people escaping Ukraine
On Ukraine's border with Moldova, families are crossing into the unknown, leaving behind a bleeding country and their entire lives. This is the front line of Europe's new refugee crisis
Thu, 3 Mar 2022 22:22:42 +02:00How Israel is trying to keep 'fake' doctors out of its medical system
Some 60 percent of all physicians in Israel studied medicine abroad. Alongside excellent schools in Jordan and Hungary, many of these doctors have attended institutions health officials call ‘business enterprises’ or ‘fake schools’ – and so...
Thu, 3 Mar 2022 22:07:53 +02:00'Holocaust distortion': Israel's Yad Vashem fights its own Ukraine war
Israel's Holocaust memorial center got into a tit-for-tat with the Kremlin over Putin's words. Chairman Dani Dayan tells the podcast what are the organization's 'red lines' and answers criticism over an oligarch's donation
Thu, 3 Mar 2022 22:02:59 +02:00U.S.-UAE ties 'going through a stress test,' envoy says, amid Ukraine, Yemen wars
Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the Yemen war and Iran talks are straining the strategic partnership between the U.S. and the Gulf state
Thu, 3 Mar 2022 21:53:30 +02:00More infectious variant of omicron likely to become Israel's dominant COVID strain
BA.2 is accounting for a growing share of new COVID cases, but experts are divided on its significance
Thu, 3 Mar 2022 20:40:27 +02:00No breakthrough in Russia-Ukraine talks, but agreement on humanitarian corridors
A temporary ceasefire in some part of Ukraine 'will be possible' to let civilians leave, negotiator says after second round of talks with Moscow
Thu, 3 Mar 2022 20:26:50 +02:00Panic in first captured Ukrainian city: 'Russians are entering houses, there's looting'
After a week of fighting, Russian forces captured the strategic southern town of Kherson that lies en route to Odessa, amid warnings of a humanitarian crisis
Thu, 3 Mar 2022 19:59:38 +02:00'From here we can do a lot more': Kyiv chief rabbi lands in Israel to lobby for Ukraine aid
Rabbi Yonatan Markovitch says efforts are underway to evacuate Jews from Kyiv, as 150 Ukrainians with Israeli citizenship land in Tel Aviv
Thu, 3 Mar 2022 19:42:56 +02:00'We're locked in Kyiv's metro. My daughter is crying. Bread can't be found'
Four testimonies from Ukrainians whose lives were turned upside down when Russia invaded
Thu, 3 Mar 2022 19:41:36 +02:00Sexual assault case against leading Israeli LGBTQ activist closed for lack of evidence
Prosecutors say they deemed the witnesses’ testimony credible but that 'the acts about which they testified didn’t cross the threshold of criminality'
Thu, 3 Mar 2022 19:25:57 +02:00Israel's treasury wants more land for solar facilities, but environment officials see no need
Israel won't reach its renewable energy targets without additional land, the Finance Ministry says. The Environmental Protection Ministry, however, says existing space just needs to be used properly – and a decision on the matter was postponed unti...
Thu, 3 Mar 2022 18:57:14 +02:00Israeli court freezes Russian government ownership of Jerusalem church
Russia's release in 2020 of an Israeli convicted on drug charges during a stopover at a Moscow airport is thought to be linked to the now-stalled transfer of the Russian Orthodox church
Thu, 3 Mar 2022 18:51:16 +02:00Israel, U.S. sign agreement in step toward visa waiver, but many hurdles remain
The agreement allows U.S. authorities to check whether Israeli visa applicants have criminal records
Thu, 3 Mar 2022 18:45:34 +02:00Ukraine nuclear firm says it still controls key plants but Russians nearing
Russian troops are within 35 km of the Zaporizhzhia plant and the South Ukraine power plant, although both plants are working normally
Thu, 3 Mar 2022 18:16:43 +02:00Libya crisis worsens as rival government takes oath
Fathi Bashagha, designated prime minister, is studying 'all options to take over in Tripoli' as his opponent refuses to cede power
Thu, 3 Mar 2022 18:06:23 +02:00Ben & Jerry’s vs. Ben & Jerry's: Israeli licensee sues ice cream giant
Lawsuit filed in U.S. federal court Thursday alleges that Ben & Jerry’s and Unilever violated U.S. and Israeli law after ending the business relationship with the local licensee because of sales in West Bank settlements
Thu, 3 Mar 2022 16:09:50 +02:00This Israeli found his happiness in the company of wolves
He was a high-tech programmer. Then he left the big city and moved to the Golan Heights to photograph wolves and jackals. ‘I realized that earning big and burying myself in the office was not my ambition,’ says Gilad Guy
Thu, 3 Mar 2022 15:56:06 +02:00U.S. warns Putin against deploying nuclear weapons in Belarus
Belarus updated its constitution on Sunday in a referendum to ditch its non-nuclear commitments, which could open the gates for the first nuclear warheads on Belarusian soil since 1991
Thu, 3 Mar 2022 15:46:00 +02:00Israel can become a 'potential ally' if Palestinian conflict resolved, Saudi Crown Prince says
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman also said he intends to continue 'detailed talks' with Iran to reconcile the two parties
Thu, 3 Mar 2022 15:25:23 +02:00She survived antisemitism in the USSR. She might not survive this Israeli censorship affair
The furor over an exhibition featuring a painting with the text ‘Jerusalem of Gold – Jerusalem of Shit’ may well have killed the career of its curator. Svetlana Reingold explains why she has no regrets
Thu, 3 Mar 2022 14:12:17 +02:00Three reasons why Israel is hesitant to condemn Putin over Ukraine
Caution over jeopardizing security coordination with Moscow in Syria, concerns over Russian Jews and Bennett's big dreams of mediation have hushed any full-throttled condemnation of Russia's invasion of Ukraine
Thu, 3 Mar 2022 13:41:24 +02:00After Ukraine, Putin will never be forgotten, and should never be forgiven
The Russian attack on Ukraine, including the bombing this week of Kyiv's television tower, shows that Putin's brutality knows no bounds. What started in Crimea in 2014 should end at The Hague
Thu, 3 Mar 2022 13:19:08 +02:00Ukraine’s military learned the lessons of Crimea – and came prepared for war with Russia
Since 2014, Ukraine's military has abandoned much of its Red Army heritage and become a far more professional outfit, as Russia is now discovering
Thu, 3 Mar 2022 13:03:03 +02:00Russian strikes destroy centers of Jewish life in Kharkiv as community members flee
Russian bombardments struck both the local Hillel House and the Or Avner day school in Kharkiv, as accusations of indiscriminate Russian bombing emerge from Ukrainian cities
Thu, 3 Mar 2022 12:51:55 +02:00We Jews of Ukraine ask: Why is Israel abandoning our country?
We are facing a humanitarian catastrophe for Ukraine and for our community, but Israel is failing to stand up for us. The Talmud teaches: Whoever saves one life, saves the world entire. It’s not too late for Israel to remember it
Thu, 3 Mar 2022 12:46:39 +02:00Despite sanctions, Israeli lawmakers hold late night meeting to maintain Moscow flight route
El Al was notified that due to sanctions imposed on Russia over Ukraine, aircraft flying the Tel Aviv-Moscow route would no longer be insured ■ Three lawmakers approve $2 billion government guarantee
Thu, 3 Mar 2022 12:24:50 +02:00Bennett calls for urgent negotiations to avoid 'total destruction of Ukraine'
Israel's prime minister says world must 'act rapidly' to bring Russia and Ukraine to the negotiating table and prevent 'untold loss of life' ■ Comments come after Israeli PM speaks with Putin, Zelenskyy
Thu, 3 Mar 2022 12:15:24 +02:00Iran nears enriched uranium stock to build bomb, diplomat says
The UN nuclear watchdog's chief is expected in Tehran as talks in Vienna on salvaging the 2015 agreement with world powers inch closer to completion
Thu, 3 Mar 2022 09:59:13 +02:00Russia-Ukraine war: What you need to know on day 8
UN refugee agency said 1 million people have fled Ukraine since Russian forces invaded last week
Thu, 3 Mar 2022 09:58:26 +02:00Biden accuses Russia of indiscriminate fire in Ukraine; humanitarian corridor agreed
Russia invades Ukraine: Russia pressed its invasion of Ukraine to the outskirts of the capital after unleashing airstrikes on cities and military bases and sending in troops and tanks from three sides, prompting Western sanctions on Russian banks and...
Thu, 3 Mar 2022 09:42:08 +02:00Israeli wounded in second stabbing attack in 24 hours by Jerusalem checkpoint
Suspect apprehended after twin stabbings leave two Israeli men in moderate condition in the Hizma area
Thu, 3 Mar 2022 06:01:13 +02:00Frustration, rage could spur Putin to make his nuclear threat explicit
'The thing about Putin is, if he has an instrument, he wants to use it. Why have it if you can’t?,' a U.S. expert on Russia cautions
Thu, 3 Mar 2022 02:40:35 +02:00Settlements don't create security, Justice Stein
Thu, 3 Mar 2022 02:22:15 +02:00Russian forces claim to have conquered the city of Kherson
'I simply asked them not to shoot at people,' says Kherson's mayor after Russian forces enter city hall
Thu, 3 Mar 2022 01:38:42 +02:00JNF funded partisan groups, Justice Ministry says
A Justice Ministry review found corporate misconduct in 2014-17 nearly warranted the dissolution of the settlement organization that predates the state itself
Thu, 3 Mar 2022 01:29:56 +02:00In State of the Union, Biden divides the free world from those endangering it
The speech showcased the American president as the leader of the free world, providing a new draft for the Biden global doctrine
Wed, 2 Mar 2022 23:55:04 +02:00Maybe the protest in Berlin, where no history is erased, will triumph
Wed, 2 Mar 2022 23:52:41 +02:00Israel’s Ukraine policy is a disgrace
Wed, 2 Mar 2022 23:51:13 +02:00For an Arab politician, perhaps Shanghai is better than Israel after all
Wed, 2 Mar 2022 23:49:23 +02:00We’ve managed with missiles, but did someone say sanctions?
Wed, 2 Mar 2022 23:10:47 +02:00Haaretz Cartoon
Wed, 2 Mar 2022 22:32:25 +02:00In complex rescue mission, 100 Jewish foster children escape Ukraine
Without passports or birth certificates, the children from a Chabad-run home were spirited out of Odessa, en route to Berlin. Who helped? ‘Who didn’t help?’ says the rabbi at the heart of the operation
Wed, 2 Mar 2022 22:13:42 +02:00Israeli lawmakers advance bill allowing fallen soldiers' families to use their sperm
Legislation would allow partner or parents of the deceased soldier to have his sperm harvested within three days of his death
Wed, 2 Mar 2022 21:54:09 +02:00Jerusalem police uses excessive force against Palestinians, senior officials accuse
Sources in the forces criticize the Jerusalem District commander's policies, saying officers seem like they're preparing for battle in East Jerusalem and warning of escalation in the city and elsewhere
Wed, 2 Mar 2022 21:32:02 +02:00In fight against Russia, Ukraine's drones capabilities are effective, but limited
Israeli expert says Kyiv's use of Turkish-made UAV's produce 'very accurate hits,' but are not the game-changer they appear to be
Wed, 2 Mar 2022 21:30:04 +02:00In New York, these Ukrainians are trying to cope with a distant yet personal war
From Brighton Beach to the East Village, the notion of a second Iron Curtain descending is shocking, so Ukrainian New Yorkers are canvassing for more military support from the West – when they’re not stressing about the fate of their families
Wed, 2 Mar 2022 20:58:36 +02:00Israel overcame COVID. How will we weather the Ukraine war?
What is the worst that the Ukraine war can throw at Israel? A little inflation and some lost exports. But there might be some economic benefits too
Wed, 2 Mar 2022 20:13:16 +02:00Russia's Putin, Israel's Bennett discuss Ukraine hours after Zelenskyy phone call
Israel has maintained a cautious stance on Russia's invasion of Ukraine, even as it voted in favor of a UN resolution denouncing Putin's assault
Wed, 2 Mar 2022 20:01:03 +02:00Jewish Agency gearing up for massive wave of Ukraine aliyah amid Russia fighting
The agency has received some 5,000 requests to immigrate to Israel, with the first bus of Ukrainian olim already having crossed over into Poland
Wed, 2 Mar 2022 19:52:44 +02:00UN votes to condemn Russia's invasion of Ukraine, demand troop withdrawal
Israel joined 140 other countries in voting for the largely symbolic measure. Only four countries other than Russia voted against the motion
Wed, 2 Mar 2022 18:25:37 +02:00Archaeologists find evidence for 40,000-year-old modern culture in China
No sapiens bones were found at Xiamabei, but archaeologists found a pigment-processing industry and miniaturized stone tools far in advance of their broad adoption in prehistoric China
Wed, 2 Mar 2022 18:04:59 +02:00U.S. returns billionaire Michael Steinhardt's plundered artifacts to Jordan
A prominent patron of Israeli cultural institutions like the Israel Museum, Steinhardt has so far surrendered 180 trafficked artifacts from around the Middle East
Wed, 2 Mar 2022 18:01:11 +02:00Bitter experience with U.S. explains Iran's push for sustainable nuclear deal, says top official
As negotiating parties inch closer to reviving the 2015 nuclear pact, Iran is insisting that Western nations drop their concerns over trace uranium discovered at undeclared sites across Iran
Wed, 2 Mar 2022 18:00:05 +02:00Ukraine needs more than just sympathy to fend off Russia. Here's why it won't get it
NATO has refused to combat Russian aggression because Ukraine is not a member state. This cold policy, however, hasn’t stopped the organization intervening in past conflicts
Wed, 2 Mar 2022 17:50:15 +02:00Western media likes its refugees blond and blue-eyed
Wed, 2 Mar 2022 17:17:35 +02:00Progressive wins Democrat Texas race despite far-left breakup over Israel-Palestine
Greg Casar triumphed Tuesday with over 60 percent of the vote, while a second Texas congressional district featuring a young progressive backed by J Street goes to a runoff in May
Wed, 2 Mar 2022 16:46:37 +02:00One line of dialogue exposed Gal Gadot's limited acting abilities
Gal Gadot has abundant measures of grace, refinement and regality. But her performance in 'Death on the Nile' is fast becoming a camp classic
Wed, 2 Mar 2022 16:06:51 +02:00‘I wouldn’t mind if the West gets its butt kicked’: The Israelis siding with Putin
Like their counterparts in the United States, some prominent right-wingers are questioning what the ‘right side of history’ is in relation to the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Wed, 2 Mar 2022 15:52:59 +02:00Kremlin fires back at Yad Vashem: We’ll show you mass graves in east Ukraine
Russian response comes after Israel’s Holocaust museum and memorial rejected ‘completely inaccurate comparisons with Nazi ideology and actions’ before and during the Shoah
Wed, 2 Mar 2022 15:37:47 +02:00Sheikh Jarrah ruling will likely calm Jerusalem tensions – for now
Legal wrangling over evictions in Sheikh Jarrah have been ongoing for decades. This time, justices finally took history into account
Wed, 2 Mar 2022 15:36:54 +02:00The biggest winner in Ukraine so far: Turkey’s Erdogan
Erdogan’s gymnastic balancing act between Russia and Ukraine has won him plaudits from both Moscow and the West. Could Putin's war rehabilitate Turkey's foreign relations, and save Erdogan's political career?
Wed, 2 Mar 2022 15:09:56 +02:00Israel's Herzog in Cyprus to ease concerns ahead of Turkey visit
Herzog is expected to send the message to his Cypriot counterpart that Israel's rapprochement with rival Turkey will not harm its alliance with his country
Wed, 2 Mar 2022 15:08:17 +02:00Russian chief rabbi, seen as Putin ally, calls for end to Ukraine war
The leader's remarks come one day after Ukraine's chief rabbi denounced Russia's Jewish community over its inaction: 'If God forbid I will have to die, let the curse be on those who are silent,' he said
Wed, 2 Mar 2022 15:00:12 +02:00U.S. losing patience with Israel over Ukraine
American officials note the support much of the international community offered to Israel during its own rounds of fighting
Wed, 2 Mar 2022 14:53:28 +02:00More than 2,000 civilians killed since Russia invaded, Ukraine says
Wed, 2 Mar 2022 14:17:04 +02:00Gaza, 100 years ago, like you've never seen before
For the 21st-century Israeli, Gaza City is almost an imaginary place. So near and yet so far. But this wasn’t always the case. These rare photos unveil the reality of Gaza's past
Wed, 2 Mar 2022 13:52:00 +02:00In Russia, an ancient DNA researcher rewrites the past
Prof. Love Dalén has survived flights in rickety old helicopters, encounters with polar bears and subfreezing temperatures – all to obtain rare findings on a remote island in Siberia that provide direct genetic evidence of life over a million year...
Wed, 2 Mar 2022 13:43:47 +02:00As cyberwar rages in Ukraine, demand for Israeli cyber firms soars
Israeli cyber experts are monitoring Russian-Ukrainian cyberwar - and Israel’s defensive expertise is in high demand: ‘We’ve been getting requests for help from banks and big orgs across Europe’
Wed, 2 Mar 2022 13:23:07 +02:00'I thought it would be okay, not a war': Israelis on the Ukrainian border feel shock, fear
Irina managed to flee Kyiv before the attacks intensified; Arik regrets that he left behind a grandmother who refused to leave; Rafael tried but failed to catch a train. Israelis leaving for Poland recount their experience of Russia's invasion
Wed, 2 Mar 2022 13:01:56 +02:00Bennett alongside Germany's Scholz: Israel stands with the people of Ukraine
During the German chancellor's first visit to Israel, Bennett announces 'a new strategic partnership' between the countries, and says the leaders discussed the Iran nuclear talks
Wed, 2 Mar 2022 12:26:55 +02:00Putin and Zelenskyy are both running out of options in Ukraine
The Ukrainian president urgently needs a cease-fire, but Putin has little reason to agree to one when the humanitarian crisis his invasion is creating has become his main leverage over Kyiv
Wed, 2 Mar 2022 11:36:59 +02:00Eight settlers arrested for attacking soldiers, Palestinians near illegal West Bank outpost
Israel Police suspect the eight punched and hit victims after a military force prevented them from passing a checkpoint to enter an illegal outpost last month
Wed, 2 Mar 2022 10:51:13 +02:00'Nazism is born in silence': Ukraine president urges world Jews to speak up
Following Russia's attack on a Ukrainian Holocaust memorial, Zelenskyy says 'It is very important that all of you together, millions of Jews around the world, do not remain silent'
Wed, 2 Mar 2022 10:46:11 +02:00For India, Putin's war on Ukraine presents a dangerous dilemma
India has close ties with both Moscow and the West. But its neutrality now looks like tacit endorsement of Russia’s ruthless invasion of Ukraine – and a suicidal green light for future Chinese aggression
Wed, 2 Mar 2022 08:58:28 +02:00German chancellor vows to ensure Israel's security on first official visit
Scholz's visit comes a week into Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and a day after a Russian strike near the site of a massacre of Jews during the Holocaust
Wed, 2 Mar 2022 08:42:04 +02:00Israeli lawmakers postpone vote on prime minister term limit bill
Bill limits a prime minister's term to eight years, but it will not apply retroactively and thus not disqualify Netanyahu from running again
Wed, 2 Mar 2022 08:35:55 +02:00Russia-Ukraine live updates: UN condemns invasion, ICC opens probe into alleged war crimes
Russia invades Ukraine: Russia pressed its invasion of Ukraine to the outskirts of the capital after unleashing airstrikes on cities and military bases and sending in troops and tanks from three sides, prompting Western sanctions on Russian banks and...
Wed, 2 Mar 2022 05:44:52 +02:00In first State of The Union speech Biden vows to check Russian agression in Ukraine
'Putin may circle Kyiv with tanks, but he will never gain the hearts and souls of the Ukrainian people' Biden said after members of Congress offered a standing ovation in honor of the Ukrainian people
Wed, 2 Mar 2022 03:30:25 +02:00Ukrainian ambassador claims his country aided Jews during the Holocaust. History says otherwise
Apart from a handful of Righteous Gentiles, many Ukrainians hunted down Jews, turned them over to the Nazis and even murdered them with their own hands
Wed, 2 Mar 2022 01:55:59 +02:00What right does Israel have to preach morality to Russia?
Wed, 2 Mar 2022 01:07:17 +02:00Putin is nothing more than a failed chess player
Wed, 2 Mar 2022 00:49:28 +02:00Top court rules against returning Palestinian land in Hebron due to security concerns
Israel's High Court of Justice upheld the military's use of a Palestinian-owned compound in Hebron, arguing that 'returning the land … would significantly harm the security of the Israeli population in the area'
Tue, 1 Mar 2022 23:52:04 +02:00Israel cannot stand on the sidelines of the Ukraine crisis
Tue, 1 Mar 2022 23:50:02 +02:00Fifty Ukrainians denied entry to Israel since Russian invasion
Under a new policy, Ukrainians can come to Israel if they have Israeli relatives who can guarantee they won’t settle here permanently and post a guarantee in the form of a check for 10,000 shekels ($3,000) per person
Tue, 1 Mar 2022 23:04:45 +02:00Haaretz cartoon
Tue, 1 Mar 2022 21:48:38 +02:00Israel walks back on plan to bridge health care disparities in East Jerusalem
East Jerusalem Palestinians receive inferior health services since public clinics are run by licensees, but Israel's Health Ministry scrapped the plan to redress the issue because it is 'not progressing satisfactorily'