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3.3.21

Israel sees spike in infection spread, drop in contagion rate

While Health Ministry reports the infection rate is now the lowest it's been since December, the IDF virus taskforce says the basic reproduction number, R, is now at worrying 1; half of newly diagnosed are under the age of 19

מעדבדה לבדיקות קורונה קופת חולים לאומית באור יהודה

הענקת האזרחות לאדית בת ה-101, השמאלית בתמונה על הכיסא

At 101, Israeli woman gets her German citizenship

German envoys arrive at Edith Ramon's home to deliver her passport, revoked by Nazis when she was 17, in person; she fled in 1937 and immigrated to Israel

Israel's hospitals unable to vaccinate inpatients

Health Ministry refuses to allocate vaccines for patients hospitalized for extended periods, despite many of them being at-risk of developing serious coronavirus illness

Ain al-Asad airbase in the western Anbar desert, Iraq

10 rockets land at Iraqi airbase hosting U.S. forces

Attack on military base, the second within a month, comes just days before Pope Francis's visit in Iraq on Friday and a week after U.S. carried out retaliatory airstrike in eastern Syria

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Israeli-owned cargo ship back at sea after suspected Iran attack

Associated Press , 08:30 , 03.03.21

Israeli-owned Bahamian-flagged MV Helios Ray cargo ship docked in Dubai's Mina Rashid

Virus cabinet scraps special permits for returning Israelis

Itamar Eichner, Adir Yanko , 20:42 , 03.02.21

A year in, coronavirus rages in vaccine-needy West Bank

Associated Press , 21:08 , 03.02.21

Israel moving to protect hundreds of personnel against ICC probe

Reuters , 19:12 , 03.02.21

Israel, U.S. reach behind-the-scenes agreement on Iran, FM says

Itamar Eichner , 18:52 , 03.02.21

Gantz sees 'security arrangement' with Gulf allies

Reuters , 17:15 , 03.02.21

Attorney general slams Netanyahu’s vaccine diplomacy

Associated Press , 16:47 , 03.02.21

Israel awards medals for South Lebanon campaign

Liran Friedmann , 20:06 , 03.01.21

News

Israeli-owned cargo ship back at sea after suspected Iran attack

Associated Press , 08:30 , 03.03.21

Virus cabinet scraps special permits for returning Israelis

Itamar Eichner, Adir Yanko , 20:42 , 03.02.21

A year in, coronavirus rages in vaccine-needy West Bank

Associated Press , 21:08 , 03.02.21

Palestinian men watch a live television broadcast of Palestinian Health Minister Mai al-Kaila announcing the start of vaccination against Covid-19, in the West Bank city of Hebron

Israel moving to protect hundreds of personnel against ICC probe

Reuters , 19:12 , 03.02.21

Israel, U.S. reach behind-the-scenes agreement on Iran, FM says

Itamar Eichner , 18:52 , 03.02.21

Gantz sees 'security arrangement' with Gulf allies

Reuters , 17:15 , 03.02.21

Attorney general slams Netanyahu’s vaccine diplomacy

Associated Press , 16:47 , 03.02.21

Israel awards medals for South Lebanon campaign

Liran Friedmann , 20:06 , 03.01.21

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Magazine

Kosovo ties with Israel face strong resistance from Turkey

Associated Press , 10:15 , 03.02.21

דגל ישראל ודגל קוסובו כינון יחסים דיפלומטיים אילוסטרציה

Israel's divisions caused by coronavirus magnified at Purim

Tara Kavaler/The Media Line , 18:57 , 02.26.21

The Peace Formula

Eyal Biram , 17:31 , 03.01.21

Has Abbas reached the end of the political road?

Mohammad al-Kassim/The Media Line , 23:22 , 02.27.21

Magazine

Kosovo ties with Israel face strong resistance from Turkey

Associated Press , 10:15 , 03.02.21

Israel's divisions caused by coronavirus magnified at Purim

Tara Kavaler/The Media Line , 18:57 , 02.26.21

מצעד התחפושות המסורתי של פורים בשדרות רוטשילד בתל אביב

The Peace Formula

Eyal Biram , 17:31 , 03.01.21

GIrls draped in flags of Israel and the UAE in Dubai

Has Abbas reached the end of the political road?

Mohammad al-Kassim/The Media Line , 23:22 , 02.27.21

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Health & Science

Virus recovered at risk from new variants - study

Itai Gal , 16:03 , 03.02.21

Israel sees rise in juvenile COVID morbidity

Yaron Druckman , 14:19 , 03.02.21

Austria breaks ranks with EU to produce vaccines with Denmark, Israel

Reuters , 14:04 , 03.02.21

Virus deaths drop sharply as vaccinations increase

Yaron Druckman , 15:30 , 03.01.21

Health & Science

Virus recovered at risk from new variants - study

Itai Gal , 16:03 , 03.02.21

Israel sees rise in juvenile COVID morbidity

Yaron Druckman , 14:19 , 03.02.21

Austria breaks ranks with EU to produce vaccines with Denmark, Israel

Reuters , 14:04 , 03.02.21

Virus deaths drop sharply as vaccinations increase

Yaron Druckman , 15:30 , 03.01.21

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Commentary & Analysis

A blessed and welcome verdict for the House of David

Liran Friedmann , 23:28 , 03.02.21

Israel should not experiment with our children's safety

Sarit Rozenblum , 00:05 , 03.02.21

Iran has identified Israel's vulnerability on the high seas

Alex Fishman , 23:26 , 02.28.21

Israel's Haredi women deserve a seat at the table

Esti Shoshan , 18:19 , 02.27.21

Israel's oil spill disaster is merely a drop in the ocean

Elad Zeret , 13:11 , 02.27.21

Commentary & Analysis

A blessed and welcome verdict for the House of David

Liran Friedmann , 23:28 , 03.02.21

Israel should not experiment with our children's safety

Sarit Rozenblum , 00:05 , 03.02.21

Iran has identified Israel's vulnerability on the high seas

Alex Fishman , 23:26 , 02.28.21

Israeli-owned cargo ship Helios Ray sits docked in port in Dubai, Feb. 28, 2021

Israel's Haredi women deserve a seat at the table

Esti Shoshan , 18:19 , 02.27.21

Israeli Haredi women training in the high-tech industry

Israel's oil spill disaster is merely a drop in the ocean

Elad Zeret , 13:11 , 02.27.21

Rubbish, much of it plastic, washes up on shore in southern Israel

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Mideast & World News

Former French president Sarkozy sentenced to jail over corruption charges

Reuters , 15:57 , 03.01.21

נשיא צרפת לשעבר ניקולה סרקוזי יוצא מבית המשפט ב פריז

Iran rejects offer of direct talks with U.S., EU on nuclear deal

i24NEWS, Reuters , 21:34 , 02.28.21

EU mulls vaccination passports to resurrect tourism after COVID-19

Reuters , 23:47 , 02.24.21

Ex-Syria secret policeman convicted in groundbreaking war crimes case

Associated Press , 14:39 , 02.24.21

Bells toll for lives lost as U.S. reaches 500,000 COVID deaths

Reuters , 06:42 , 02.23.21

Mideast & World News

Former French president Sarkozy sentenced to jail over corruption charges

Reuters , 15:57 , 03.01.21

Iran rejects offer of direct talks with U.S., EU on nuclear deal

i24NEWS, Reuters , 21:34 , 02.28.21

EU mulls vaccination passports to resurrect tourism after COVID-19

Reuters , 23:47 , 02.24.21

European Union flags flutter outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels,

Ex-Syria secret policeman convicted in groundbreaking war crimes case

Associated Press , 14:39 , 02.24.21

עיאד אל חריב קצין מודיעין סורי הורשע בפשעי מלחמה בגרמניה

Bells toll for lives lost as U.S. reaches 500,000 COVID deaths

Reuters , 06:42 , 02.23.21

US President Joseph Biden (L), First Lady Jill Biden (C-L), Vice President Kamala Harris (C-R) and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff (R) hold a moment of silence for the 500,000 Americans who have died from the Covid pandemic

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Jewish World

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i24NEWS , 22:24 , 03.02.21

Anthony Blinken testifies before a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on his nomination to be the next U.S. Secretary of State

Religious MKs vow Jewish Orthodoxy to be conversions to Judaism authority

Kobi Nahshoni, Yael Freidson , 14:24 , 03.02.21

Haredi legislator: Anyone marrying a non-Jew should be considered dead by family

Kobi Nahshoni, Agencies , 11:05 , 03.02.21

High Court recognizes non-Orthodox converts as Jewish

Yael Friedson , 19:16 , 03.01.21

Jewish World

U.S. enthusiastically embraces IHRA definition of anti-Semitism, Blinken says

i24NEWS , 22:24 , 03.02.21

Religious MKs vow Jewish Orthodoxy to be conversions to Judaism authority

Kobi Nahshoni, Yael Freidson , 14:24 , 03.02.21

Ultra Orthodox members of Knesset during a 2014 session

Haredi legislator: Anyone marrying a non-Jew should be considered dead by family

Kobi Nahshoni, Agencies , 11:05 , 03.02.21

High Court recognizes non-Orthodox converts as Jewish

Yael Friedson , 19:16 , 03.01.21

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Business & Tech

Israeli high-tech solutions could help Texas winter storm

Tara Kavaler/The Media Line , 09:16 , 02.27.21

Israeli ancestry startup sold to private equity fund

Meir Orbach , 14:01 , 02.25.21

'Chinese spyware code copied fm NSA' Israelis say

Reuters , 22:09 , 02.22.21

Israel to link Leviathan gas field to Egypt LNG plants, minister says

Reuters , 18:37 , 02.21.21

Business & Tech

Israeli high-tech solutions could help Texas winter storm

Tara Kavaler/The Media Line , 09:16 , 02.27.21

Israeli ancestry startup sold to private equity fund

Meir Orbach , 14:01 , 02.25.21

'Chinese spyware code copied fm NSA' Israelis say

Reuters , 22:09 , 02.22.21

A map of China is seen through a magnifying glass on a computer screen showing binary digit, illustration

Israel to link Leviathan gas field to Egypt LNG plants, minister says

Reuters , 18:37 , 02.21.21

Leviathan gas rig off the coast of Israel

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Culture, Travel & Archaeology

Elections Committee bans PM stand-up TV segment

Sivan Hilaie , 15:31 , 03.02.21

ראש הממשלה בנימין נתניהו עם משתתפי התכנית

Six Dr. Seuss books nixed for racist imagery

Associated Press , 15:05 , 03.02.21

Sasha Baron Cohen's 'Borat 2' wins big at Golden Globes

Reuters, Associated Press , 09:46 , 03.01.21

Froome comeback on track after UAE test on Israel Start-Up debut

AFP , 22:22 , 02.28.21

Culture, Travel & Archaeology

Elections Committee bans PM stand-up TV segment

Sivan Hilaie , 15:31 , 03.02.21

Six Dr. Seuss books nixed for racist imagery

Associated Press , 15:05 , 03.02.21

A copy of the book "And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street," by Dr. Seuss

Sasha Baron Cohen's 'Borat 2' wins big at Golden Globes

Reuters, Associated Press , 09:46 , 03.01.21

Froome comeback on track after UAE test on Israel Start-Up debut

AFP , 22:22 , 02.28.21

Environment

Israel widens search for oil spill culprit after ruling out ship in Greece

Reuters, Ynet , 13:56 , 02.28.21

In Israel, mayo provides miracle for endangered turtles

Associated Press , 19:02 , 02.23.21

Israelis suit up to save tar-soaked beaches

Associated Press , 22:43 , 02.22.21

Israel slaps gag order on oil spill probe

Ahiya Raved, Ilana Curiel , 14:45 , 02.22.21

Environment

Israel widens search for oil spill culprit after ruling out ship in Greece

Reuters, Ynet , 13:56 , 02.28.21

In Israel, mayo provides miracle for endangered turtles

Associated Press , 19:02 , 02.23.21

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Israelis suit up to save tar-soaked beaches

Associated Press , 22:43 , 02.22.21

Volunteers join cleanup effort at Palmachim beach after catastrophic oil spill on Monday

Israel slaps gag order on oil spill probe

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