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4.17.21

Opinion: The years of political turmoil have debilitated Knesset's work, leaving Netanyahu in total control of the state - uncontested and unchecked - as his party thwarts the formation of parliamentary panels that are key to the functioning of the state

A British soldier guarding the fenced off Tel Aviv central bus station during a curfew imposed under martial law in 1947

How UK covered up killings of Jews in pre-1948

Thousands of newly uncovered files shed a light on the last decade of British rule in Palestine, detailing gruesome deaths at the hand of soldiers

איראן מציגה ל ראווה ב 10 אפריל 2021 דור חדש של צנטריפוגות ש נחנך ב מתקן ב נתנז חסן רוחאני

Did Natanz attack weaken or strengthen Iran's hand?

Experts differ on whether strike on uranium enrichment facility improves or impairs Islamic Republic's standing in negotiations on return to 2015 pact

חגיגות חג השבועות בקיבוץ נירים בעוטף עזה

Hamas did not break the spirit of Israel's south

After 20 years of rocket fire, residents have adapted despite their daily life coming under attack from Gaza terror groups even when the rockets and missiles increased in range and accuracy

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Israelis celebrate Independence Day with return of barbecues social gatherings

קברי חללים בהר המנוחות שהדגלים עליהם הושחתו

Vandals desecrate graves of fallen soldiers in Jerusalem

Israel to welcome vaccinated foreign visitors from May 23

Disabled IDF veteran in critical condition after self-immolation

Celebrating the independence we're still fighting for

Opinion: We may have freed ourselves from pandemic, but we're still slaves to elections and temporary gov'ts; so what do we do? Celebrate, we do have a full year to make up for

Clockwise from top left: Miri Newcome and Chaya Ben Baruch, David Zibell, Elli and Efrat Schorr and Jason Cohen

New olim proudly establish culinary businesses

Elli Schorr set up a gourmet tea company; Jason and Donna Cohen make quality peanut butter; and David Zibell turned his whisky hobby into profession

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News

IDF says Gaza militants fired a rocket into south

Matan Tzuri , 21:56 , 04.15.21

Israel Prize wraps up Independence Day festivities

Ynet , 19:47 , 04.15.21

Chairs fly as Independence Day party ends in chaos

Itay Blumenthal , 20:35 , 04.15.21

Timeline of Iran-Israel tensions since Natanz incident

AFP, Ynet , 16:44 , 04.15.21

Israelis celebrate Independence Day with return of barbecues, social gatherings

Udi Edzion, Itamar Eichner , 10:45 , 04.15.21

U.S. envoy: Maritime border talks with Israel will help crisis-hit Lebanon

Reuters , 11:55 , 04.15.21

Israel celebrates Independence Day; PM: This year we discovered how strong we are

Itamar Eichner, Udi Edzion , 22:12 , 04.14.21

Kurds reject claim of Iranian attack on Mossad base

TPS , 17:57 , 04.14.21

News

IDF says Gaza militants fired a rocket into south

Matan Tzuri , 21:56 , 04.15.21

Israel Prize wraps up Independence Day festivities

Ynet , 19:47 , 04.15.21

Chairs fly as Independence Day party ends in chaos

Itay Blumenthal , 20:35 , 04.15.21

Timeline of Iran-Israel tensions since Natanz incident

AFP, Ynet , 16:44 , 04.15.21

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Iranian centrifuges

Israelis celebrate Independence Day with return of barbecues, social gatherings

Udi Edzion, Itamar Eichner , 10:45 , 04.15.21

U.S. envoy: Maritime border talks with Israel will help crisis-hit Lebanon

Reuters , 11:55 , 04.15.21

Israel celebrates Independence Day; PM: This year we discovered how strong we are

Itamar Eichner, Udi Edzion , 22:12 , 04.14.21

Kurds reject claim of Iranian attack on Mossad base

TPS , 17:57 , 04.14.21

A Kurdish man holding the Israeli and Kurdish flags before the referendum on Kurdistan's independence

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Magazine

The heroes of 1948

Noam Barkan, Chen Artzi Sror , 22:03 , 04.13.21

The cover of the book 'And there is no other way' on the War of Independence

Ramadan decorations up in Jerusalem as Palestinians prepare for Muslim holy month

Reuters , 17:31 , 04.12.21

Iran atomic sites targeted by diplomacy, sabotage

Associated Press , 13:03 , 04.12.21

What does U.S. shift on Mideast mean for Israel?

Mohammad al-Kassim/The Media Line , 13:02 , 04.09.21

Magazine

The heroes of 1948

Noam Barkan, Chen Artzi Sror , 22:03 , 04.13.21

Ramadan decorations up in Jerusalem as Palestinians prepare for Muslim holy month

Reuters , 17:31 , 04.12.21

Muslim kids play music at Temple Mount in Jerusalem's Old City during preparation for the holy Muslim month of Ramadan as COVID-19 restrictions ease around Israel April 10, 2021

Iran atomic sites targeted by diplomacy, sabotage

Associated Press , 13:03 , 04.12.21

איראן טהרן תערוכה הישגי גרעין חסן רוחאני עלי אכבר סאלחי

What does U.S. shift on Mideast mean for Israel?

Mohammad al-Kassim/The Media Line , 13:02 , 04.09.21

Benjamin Netanyahu and then-Vice President Joe Biden meeting in Jerusalem in 2016

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Health & Science

Israel to scrap outdoor mask-wearing from Sunday

Adir Yanko , 20:54 , 04.15.21

Report reveals Israel's most contaminated hospitals

Adir Yanko , 15:16 , 04.12.21

Tel Aviv University reveals major breakthrough in battle against brain cancer

i24NEWS , 19:45 , 04.11.21

Israel has 'type of' herd immunity, says health expert

Attila Somfalvi , 13:15 , 04.11.21

Health & Science

Israel to scrap outdoor mask-wearing from Sunday

Adir Yanko , 20:54 , 04.15.21

Report reveals Israel's most contaminated hospitals

Adir Yanko , 15:16 , 04.12.21

Tel Aviv University reveals major breakthrough in battle against brain cancer

i24NEWS , 19:45 , 04.11.21

Israel has 'type of' herd immunity, says health expert

Attila Somfalvi , 13:15 , 04.11.21

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Commentary & Analysis

On this Independence Day, Israelis have a lot to be proud of

Ben-Dror Yemini , 23:37 , 04.14.21

People holding Israeli flags during the Independence Day flyby

A nation of grief and joy

Elyakim Rubinstein , 23:40 , 04.13.21

Iran's powerful Guard faces scrutiny after attacks

Associated Press , 20:39 , 04.13.21

Attack on Iran's Natanz plant muddies U.S., Iran nuke talks

Associated Press , 07:17 , 04.13.21

Israel's high stakes game

Itamar Eichner , 23:34 , 04.12.21

Commentary & Analysis

On this Independence Day, Israelis have a lot to be proud of

Ben-Dror Yemini , 23:37 , 04.14.21

A nation of grief and joy

Elyakim Rubinstein , 23:40 , 04.13.21

Iran's powerful Guard faces scrutiny after attacks

Associated Press , 20:39 , 04.13.21

Members of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) march during the annual military parade marking the anniversary of the outbreak of the devastating 1980-1988 war with Saddam Hussein’s Iraq, in the capital Tehran

Attack on Iran's Natanz plant muddies U.S., Iran nuke talks

Associated Press , 07:17 , 04.13.21

Israel's high stakes game

Itamar Eichner , 23:34 , 04.12.21

רה"מ נתניהו עם שר הביטחון בני גנץ והרמטכ"ל כוכבי בהרמת כוסית

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Mideast & World News

Iran nuclear talks resuming amid strains over enrichment, Natanz

Reuters , 12:43 , 04.15.21

Protesters carrying the flag of an Iranian opposition group stand opposite police officers near the Vienna hotel as the nuclear talks with Iran were taking place last month

Growing concern over Iran's decision to up uranium enrichment level

Reuters , 17:10 , 04.14.21

Iran to enrich uranium to 60%, highest level ever, official says

Associated Press , 17:49 , 04.13.21

Muslims mark Ramadan amid virus surge, curbs

Associated Press , 17:32 , 04.13.21

EU sanctions elite Iran commander, seven others, over 2019 protests

Reuters , 20:03 , 04.12.21

Mideast & World News

Iran nuclear talks resuming amid strains over enrichment, Natanz

Reuters , 12:43 , 04.15.21

Growing concern over Iran's decision to up uranium enrichment level

Reuters , 17:10 , 04.14.21

Iran to enrich uranium to 60%, highest level ever, official says

Associated Press , 17:49 , 04.13.21

Muslims mark Ramadan amid virus surge, curbs

Associated Press , 17:32 , 04.13.21

Filipino Muslim men attend prayers on the first day of Ramadan, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, at Golden Mosque in Quiapo, Manila, Philippines

EU sanctions elite Iran commander, seven others, over 2019 protests

Reuters , 20:03 , 04.12.21

גנרל חוסיין סלאמי מפקד משמרות המהפכה של איראן

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Jewish World

Communities building community: Immigrants who are helping to change the experience of moving to Israel

Meital R. Fishman , 15:11 , 04.14.21

Ponzi schemer Bernard Madoff dies in prison at 82

Reuters , 17:57 , 04.14.21

Ethiopian Jews wait and hope for life in Israel

AFP , 11:54 , 04.13.21

Steinmeier: Buchenwald example of Nazi 'barbarism'

Associated Press , 14:59 , 04.11.21

Jewish World

Communities building community: Immigrants who are helping to change the experience of moving to Israel

Meital R. Fishman , 15:11 , 04.14.21

Ponzi schemer Bernard Madoff dies in prison at 82

Reuters , 17:57 , 04.14.21

Ethiopian Jews wait and hope for life in Israel

AFP , 11:54 , 04.13.21

A member of the Ethiopian Jewish community attends a religious service at the synagogue of the community in the city of Gondar, Ethiopia

Steinmeier: Buchenwald example of Nazi 'barbarism'

Associated Press , 14:59 , 04.11.21

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier speeking at the 76 anniversary of the liberation of the Buchenwald concentration camp

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Business & Tech

Israeli startup on mission to lift 'shadow of misconception' over cannabis

i24NEWS , 19:33 , 04.13.21

H&M's sister chain '& Other Stories' lands in Israel

Ynet , 11:38 , 04.11.21

Four Seasons lands in Israel with first hotel in Tel Aviv

Hila Tsion , 22:47 , 04.08.21

IMF raises Israel's economic growth forecast to 5% in 2021

Gad Lior , 18:54 , 04.06.21

Business & Tech

Israeli startup on mission to lift 'shadow of misconception' over cannabis

i24NEWS , 19:33 , 04.13.21

H&M's sister chain '& Other Stories' lands in Israel

Ynet , 11:38 , 04.11.21

Four Seasons lands in Israel with first hotel in Tel Aviv

Hila Tsion , 22:47 , 04.08.21

IMF raises Israel's economic growth forecast to 5% in 2021

Gad Lior , 18:54 , 04.06.21

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Culture, Travel & Archaeology

Tel Aviv stages kids' concerts for first time since start of pandemic

Maya Margit/The Media Line , 12:01 , 04.15.21

Indi Yeled performing for children before the onset of the coronavirus pandemic

Israel to welcome vaccinated foreign visitors from May 23

Adir Yanko, Reuters , 15:25 , 04.13.21

The sights and sounds of Israel's oldest religious communities

Uri Sharon , 08:51 , 04.10.21

Israel's X Factor to pick next Eurovision entry, with help from Simon Cowell

Ran Boker , 20:36 , 04.06.21

Culture, Travel & Archaeology

Tel Aviv stages kids' concerts for first time since start of pandemic

Maya Margit/The Media Line , 12:01 , 04.15.21

Israel to welcome vaccinated foreign visitors from May 23

Adir Yanko, Reuters , 15:25 , 04.13.21

The sights and sounds of Israel's oldest religious communities

Uri Sharon , 08:51 , 04.10.21

Samaritan worshipers pray on Mount Gerizim as they celebrate the Shavuot festival at dawn, June 2017

Israel's X Factor to pick next Eurovision entry, with help from Simon Cowell

Ran Boker , 20:36 , 04.06.21

Environment

For first Reform rabbi MK, the environment is a Jewish issue

Tara Kavaler/The Media Line , 13:57 , 04.10.21

Runaway antelope caught on camera galloping down southern Israeli highway

Ilana Curiel , 19:17 , 04.04.21

Video of overworked pony ride sparks animal cruelty row

Noa Fisher , 09:37 , 03.31.21

Israelis throng national parks and nature reserves during Passover

Daniel Salami, Gilad Carmeli, Assaf Zagrizak, Raanan Ben Tzur , 18:12 , 03.30.21

Environment

For first Reform rabbi MK, the environment is a Jewish issue

Tara Kavaler/The Media Line , 13:57 , 04.10.21

Runaway antelope caught on camera galloping down southern Israeli highway

Ilana Curiel , 19:17 , 04.04.21

Video of overworked pony ride sparks animal cruelty row

Noa Fisher , 09:37 , 03.31.21

Israelis throng national parks and nature reserves during Passover

Daniel Salami, Gilad Carmeli, Assaf Zagrizak, Raanan Ben Tzur , 18:12 , 03.30.21

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