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11.23.20

Knesset approves one-time grant for Haredi volunteers, snubs coevals and soldiers

Some 1,000 Haredi national service volunteers laid off or furloughed due to COVID-19 expected to receive grant of up to $4000; committee chairman says fighting to secure funds for similar stipends for other volunteers, servicemembers

בדיקות קורונה לתלמידי הישיבה בירושלים

Netanyahu in secret Saudi trip for bin Salman talks

Pompeo touts Iran policy in Gulf

PM to Biden: Don't rejoin Iran nuclear deal

L-R: Joe Biden, Mohammed bin Salman and Benjamin Netanyahu

Saudi, Israel confirm talks, but no formal ties yet

Likud minister hails 'amazing achievement' day after PM flies off for secret meeting with crown prince; meeting's revelation seems to be message to Biden, Iran, wider Middle east

Ultra-Orthodox female students in Jerusalem

Top rabbi orders all Haredi girls schools opened

Letter from Kanievsky's daughter says keeping female students at home borders on 'life threatening,' calls for 'appropriate caution' in reopening schools despite government regulations

What's Hot

Chaos, lockdowns and vaccine hopes: A year of coronavirus

מתקן יהלו"ם בנתב"ג

Beatings and forced medication: Asylum seekers in Israel report inhuman conditions

החיסון של אסטרהזניקה

Israel nears deal for AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine

Jonathan Pollard

As Pollard's parole ends, lawyer expects Israel to be his future

מלון אמרון האמירויות ולצידו מגדלי מלונות ועסקים

UAE eases limits on foreign ownership

Overhaul signals yet another startling change for the federation after it announced a series of reforms to its Islamic legal code in a bid to attract investors

עבד אל פתח אל בורהאן וראש הממשלה בנימין נתניהו

Israel sends delegation to Sudan to firm up ties

According to Intelligence Minister Eli Cohen, initial meetings in Khartoum will be small, focus on security matters in preparation for larger talks on possible economic cooperation in near future

Yifat Oron (right), CEO of Leumitech, and Tzahi (Zack) Weisfeld, General Manager of Intel Ignite

Working from home may cost Startup Nation's edge

CTech by Calcalist: Newly released Startup Snapshot report based on data from over 200 Israeli startups has highlighted the many disadvantages of remote work

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Netanyahu makes secret Saudi Arabia trip for talks with bin Salman

Itay Blumenthal , Itamar Eichner , 10:11 , 11.23.20

בנימין נתניהו, מוחמד בן סלמאן

Amid countdown to Biden presidency, Pompeo touts Iran policy in Gulf

Associated Press , 22:55 , 11.22.20

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo smiles while patting his head during a press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Gantz forms inquiry committee into Submarine Affair

Moran Azulay , Yoav Zitun , 18:58 , 11.22.20

IDF tank overturns during military drill

Yoav Zitun , 22:23 , 11.22.20

Palestinians may limit Christmas celebrations in Bethlehem

Associated Press , 21:41 , 11.22.20

Health Ministry: Stay out of the sea at every beach in Israel

Nina Fuchs, Ilana Curiel , 20:14 , 11.22.20

Netanyahu to Biden: Don't rejoin Iran nuclear deal

Ilana Curiel , i24NEWS , 17:13 , 11.22.20

'Gaza days from being overwhelmed by COVID-19'

Reuters , 15:55 , 11.22.20

Netanyahu makes secret Saudi Arabia trip for talks with bin Salman

Itay Blumenthal , Itamar Eichner , 10:11 , 11.23.20

בנימין נתניהו, מוחמד בן סלמאן

Amid countdown to Biden presidency, Pompeo touts Iran policy in Gulf

Associated Press , 22:55 , 11.22.20

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo smiles while patting his head during a press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Gantz forms inquiry committee into Submarine Affair

Moran Azulay , Yoav Zitun , 18:58 , 11.22.20

בנימין נתניהו על צוללת של חיל הים

IDF tank overturns during military drill

Yoav Zitun , 22:23 , 11.22.20

Palestinians may limit Christmas celebrations in Bethlehem

Associated Press , 21:41 , 11.22.20

A man walks along a deserted street near the Church of the Nativity in the occupied West Bank town of Bethlehem

Health Ministry: Stay out of the sea at every beach in Israel

Nina Fuchs, Ilana Curiel , 20:14 , 11.22.20

זיהום בחופי תל אביב

Netanyahu to Biden: Don't rejoin Iran nuclear deal

Ilana Curiel , i24NEWS , 17:13 , 11.22.20

'Gaza days from being overwhelmed by COVID-19'

Reuters , 15:55 , 11.22.20

אנשי ביטחון מסיירים בעיר עם עם מסכות נגד הקורונה

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Commentary & Analysis

Israel's COVID vaccine plan poses ethical challenges

Rabbi Yuval Cherlow , 23:28 , 11.22.20

The coronavirus rockets from Gaza

Elior Levy , 21:26 , 11.22.20

Discovering peace in Dubai

Ben-Dror Yemini , 10:54 , 11.22.20

Biden, the Mideast and future U.S challenges

Muhammad Al-Sheikh , 00:00 , 11.22.20

A new phase for Iran's presence in Syria

Ron Ben-Yishai , 13:38 , 11.18.20

Commentary & Analysis

Israel's COVID vaccine plan poses ethical challenges

Rabbi Yuval Cherlow , 23:28 , 11.22.20

The coronavirus rockets from Gaza

Elior Levy , 21:26 , 11.22.20

יחיא סינוואר מנהיג חמאס רצועת עזה

Discovering peace in Dubai

Ben-Dror Yemini , 10:54 , 11.22.20

Israeli flag on display in Dubai market

Biden, the Mideast and future U.S challenges

Muhammad Al-Sheikh , 00:00 , 11.22.20

Then-Saudi foreign minister Prince Saud al-Faisal (second right) welcomes then-U.S. vice president Joe Biden to Riyadh, October 2011

A new phase for Iran's presence in Syria

Ron Ben-Yishai , 13:38 , 11.18.20

בשאר אסד סוריה עלי חמינאי איראן 2019

Mideast & World News

From Israel to China, Trump aims to box in Biden

Associated Press , 12:55 , 11.23.20

בנימין נתניהו מייק פומפאו ג'ו ביידן

AstraZeneca says its COVID-19 vaccine can be 90% effective

Reuters , 11:03 , 11.23.20

Blinken is president-elect's pick as secretary of state

Reuters , 09:24 , 11.23.20

German FM slams COVID protesters for Nazi victim analogy

AFP , 18:04 , 11.22.20

France demands Pakistan rectifies Macron Nazi jibe

Reuters , 16:48 , 11.22.20

Mideast & World News

From Israel to China, Trump aims to box in Biden

Associated Press , 12:55 , 11.23.20

בנימין נתניהו מייק פומפאו ג'ו ביידן

AstraZeneca says its COVID-19 vaccine can be 90% effective

Reuters , 11:03 , 11.23.20

A volunteer receives an injection at the Chris Hani Baragwanath hospital in Johannesburg as part of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine trial, June 2020

Blinken is president-elect's pick as secretary of state

Reuters , 09:24 , 11.23.20

בלינקן עם ביידן, סוזן רייס וג'ון קרי. 2013

German FM slams COVID protesters for Nazi victim analogy

AFP , 18:04 , 11.22.20

הפגנה נגד מגבלות קורונה ב ברלין גרמניה

France demands Pakistan rectifies Macron Nazi jibe

Reuters , 16:48 , 11.22.20

Protesters chant slogans as they set fire to a banner of President Emmanuel Macron during a protest in Karachi

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Germany marks 75th anniversary of landmark Nuremberg trials

Associated Press , 22:19 , 11.19.20

Germany marks 75th anniversary of the Nuremberg Nazi trials

German officials seek life for Yom Kippur attacker

Associated Press , 21:09 , 11.18.20

Corbyn readmitted to UK Labour after suspension over anti-Semitism report

Reuters , 23:09 , 11.17.20

CNN's Amanpour apologizes for comparing Trump to Nazis

Ynet, i24NEWS , 15:01 , 11.17.20

Germany marks 75th anniversary of landmark Nuremberg trials

Associated Press , 22:19 , 11.19.20

Germany marks 75th anniversary of the Nuremberg Nazi trials

German officials seek life for Yom Kippur attacker

Associated Press , 21:09 , 11.18.20

The defendant Stephan Balliet

Corbyn readmitted to UK Labour after suspension over anti-Semitism report

Reuters , 23:09 , 11.17.20

Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn

CNN's Amanpour apologizes for comparing Trump to Nazis

Ynet, i24NEWS , 15:01 , 11.17.20

Christiane Amanpour

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Business & Tech

Etihad Airways to launch Tel Aviv-Abu Dhabi flights in March

Itay Blumenthal, i24NEWS , 11:11 , 11.16.20

נחיתת המטוס האמירתי בנתב"ג

Hotels in Eilat, Dead Sea to reopen next week

Moran Azulay, Nina Fuches, Itamar Eichner , 12:40 , 11.12.20

IKEA to resume partial operations on Wednesday

Merav Crystal , 17:58 , 11.10.20

Israel's new virus surveillance system draws comparisons to China

Ilan Levinsohn , 18:21 , 11.08.20

Business & Tech

Etihad Airways to launch Tel Aviv-Abu Dhabi flights in March

Itay Blumenthal, i24NEWS , 11:11 , 11.16.20

נחיתת המטוס האמירתי בנתב"ג

Hotels in Eilat, Dead Sea to reopen next week

Moran Azulay, Nina Fuches, Itamar Eichner , 12:40 , 11.12.20

מלון דן פנורמה אילת

IKEA to resume partial operations on Wednesday

Merav Crystal , 17:58 , 11.10.20

איקאה ראשון לציון

Israel's new virus surveillance system draws comparisons to China

Ilan Levinsohn , 18:21 , 11.08.20

Images from Or Akiva's surveillance system

Culture, Travel & Archaeology

Egyptian actor in hot water after selfies with Israelis

AFP , 10:07 , 11.23.20

omer adam mohamed ramadan diab saab

Girls storm the boxing ring in Gaza gym

AFP , 21:00 , 11.22.20

Washington Wizards take Israel’s Deni Avdija as 9th pick in NBA draft

Reuters , 09:19 , 11.19.20

Israel's Avdija to make NBA history in coming draft

Liran Friedmann , 17:54 , 11.17.20

Culture, Travel & Archaeology

Egyptian actor in hot water after selfies with Israelis

AFP , 10:07 , 11.23.20

omer adam mohamed ramadan diab saab

Girls storm the boxing ring in Gaza gym

AFP , 21:00 , 11.22.20

A Palestinian girl takes part in a rare boxing championship in Gaza City

Washington Wizards take Israel’s Deni Avdija as 9th pick in NBA draft

Reuters , 09:19 , 11.19.20

Israel's Avdija to make NBA history in coming draft

Liran Friedmann , 17:54 , 11.17.20

Health & Science

Israeli study: Centenarians age at same rate as septuagenarians

Ynet , 12:46 , 11.22.20

Senior citizens in the coastal city of Bat Yam

Pfizer ends COVID trial with 95% efficacy, seek emergency-use authorization

Reuters, Associated Press , 16:42 , 11.18.20

Edelstein: No deal to allow virus vaccination for all Israelis

Alexandra Lukash , 10:48 , 11.17.20

Moderna says its vaccine is 94.5% effective in preventing COVID-19

Reuters , 14:41 , 11.16.20

Health & Science

Israeli study: Centenarians age at same rate as septuagenarians

Ynet , 12:46 , 11.22.20

Senior citizens in the coastal city of Bat Yam

Pfizer ends COVID trial with 95% efficacy, seek emergency-use authorization

Reuters, Associated Press , 16:42 , 11.18.20

החיסון של פייזר

Edelstein: No deal to allow virus vaccination for all Israelis

Alexandra Lukash , 10:48 , 11.17.20

Moderna Pfizer Edelstein

Moderna says its vaccine is 94.5% effective in preventing COVID-19

Reuters , 14:41 , 11.16.20

חיסון קורונה מודרנה, אילוסטרציה

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Environment

Parched earth: Scientists combat desertification in Middle East

The Media Line , 10:09 , 11.21.20

NASA satellite imagery shows how the Middle East has become a major hotspot for loss of groundwater in recent years

Crane winter migration arrives late in Israel

Reuters , 12:05 , 11.19.20

Rare fire salamanders make surprise appearance in Israel's north

Noa Fisher , 09:38 , 11.10.20

Sewage paints Tel Aviv seashore black after heavy rains

Itay Blumenthal , 22:17 , 11.05.20

Environment

Parched earth: Scientists combat desertification in Middle East

The Media Line , 10:09 , 11.21.20

NASA satellite imagery shows how the Middle East has become a major hotspot for loss of groundwater in recent years

Crane winter migration arrives late in Israel

Reuters , 12:05 , 11.19.20

Cranes fly above a lake during the migration season at Hula Nature Reserve, in northern Israel

Rare fire salamanders make surprise appearance in Israel's north

Noa Fisher , 09:38 , 11.10.20

סלמנדרה כתומה בבניאס

Sewage paints Tel Aviv seashore black after heavy rains

Itay Blumenthal , 22:17 , 11.05.20

זיהום בחופי תל אביב

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