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1.25.21

Gantz threatens no support for lockdown extension unless fines' hike passes

Without Blue & White's support, the measure to extend national closure past Jan. 31 lacks a Knesset majority for approval; ultra-Orthodox ministers opposed to bill pressure Netanyahu to delay final vote on legislation though PM says bill must be pushed through

Moderna: vaccine will work against new variants

Though South African variant could see diminished antibody response, experts say regiment provides protection; company says will publish testing data as its shares rise nearly 10%

בנימין נתניהו ויואב גלנט ביקור קופת חולים כללית ירושלים

Facebook blocks Netanyahu chatbot

Social media giant takes down messanger bot, citing privacy concerns, after it posts that PM wants phone numbers and IDs of unvaccinated Israelis over 60 'in order to convince them'

תיעוד הדחיפה אל מתחת לגלגלי המטרונית בשכונת הדר בחיפה בעקבותיה נפצע קשה יעקב תלם

Haifa resident charged for pushing man under bus

Tawfiq Jarar pushed Yaakov Telem after he asked him to move so he can get off the bus; defendant has criminal history, already served 20 months in prison for drug-related offenses

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Israel extradites Malka Lefier, wanted for sex crimes, to Australia

אוטובוס חברת אפיקים עולה ב אש ב בבני ברק

Driver of bus torched by Haredi rioters says he almost died

נשיא ארה"ב ג'ו ביידן ואשתו ג'יל מגיעים לבית הלבן

OPINION: Israel desperately needs a Joe Biden of its own

At Be'er Sheva hospital, COVID takes its toll on staff

Virus czar says cannot say current lockdown is last

Prof. Nachman Ash tells Ynet constantly-changing behavior of virus will not allow for quick exit from lockdown, with health officials preparing two possible exit strategies for government

Gabi Zodik, Director of Blockchain and IoT Platforms at IBM Research

IBM uses blockchain to deliver Covid-19 vaccine

CTech by Calcalist: Director of Blockchain and IoT Platforms at IBM Research in Haifa believes blockchain is the best solution to tackle the challenges of coronavirus

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News

Parkour brings Gaza youngsters a taste of freedom

AFP , 14:40 , 01.25.21

Mohamed Aliwa, a Palestinian youth whose leg was amputated near the knee in 2018 after he was hit by Israeli army fire during protests along the fortified border separating the Gaza Strip from Israel, shows off his parkour skills

'If I'd have stayed, I would have died,' says driver of bus torched by Haredi rioters

Ynet , 12:14 , 01.25.21

Ben Gurion Airport must stay shut for a month, says public health chief

Nina Fuchs , 11:57 , 01.25.21

Israel extradites Malka Lefier, wanted for sex crimes, to Australia

Associated Press, Ynet , 09:55 , 01.25.21

Israel's tally of ventilated COVID patients at all-time high

Ynet , 08:55 , 01.25.21

Struggling Labor party chooses Merav Michaeli as new leader

Associated Press , 22:35 , 01.24.21

Israel officialy opens embassy in Abu Dhabi

Reuters , 21:11 , 01.24.21

ZAKA chair loses father to COVID days after mother succumbs to disease

Attila Somfalvi , 20:56 , 01.24.21

News

Parkour brings Gaza youngsters a taste of freedom

AFP , 14:40 , 01.25.21

'If I'd have stayed, I would have died,' says driver of bus torched by Haredi rioters

Ynet , 12:14 , 01.25.21

Ben Gurion Airport must stay shut for a month, says public health chief

Nina Fuchs , 11:57 , 01.25.21

Israel extradites Malka Lefier, wanted for sex crimes, to Australia

Associated Press, Ynet , 09:55 , 01.25.21

Israel's tally of ventilated COVID patients at all-time high

Ynet , 08:55 , 01.25.21

Struggling Labor party chooses Merav Michaeli as new leader

Associated Press , 22:35 , 01.24.21

Israel officialy opens embassy in Abu Dhabi

Reuters , 21:11 , 01.24.21

שרי החוץ של ישראל, גרמניה ואיחוד האמיריות מבקרים במוזיאון השואה

ZAKA chair loses father to COVID days after mother succumbs to disease

Attila Somfalvi , 20:56 , 01.24.21

Health Ministry reports first case of California virus variant

Adir Yanko , 22:05 , 01.24.21

מתחם חיסונים חיסון נגיף קורונה סן דייגו קליפורניה ארה"ב

Israel to mull scrapping age limit to receive virus vaccine

Adir Yanko , 14:08 , 01.20.21

'Israel won't achieve coronavirus herd immunity until children are vaccinated'

Adir Yanko , Yael Friedson , 13:43 , 01.20.21

Pregnant women with COVID complications had UK variant, Health Ministry says

Adir Yanko , 22:27 , 01.19.21

Health & Science

Health Ministry reports first case of California virus variant

Adir Yanko , 22:05 , 01.24.21

Israel to mull scrapping age limit to receive virus vaccine

Adir Yanko , 14:08 , 01.20.21

'Israel won't achieve coronavirus herd immunity until children are vaccinated'

Adir Yanko , Yael Friedson , 13:43 , 01.20.21

Pregnant women with COVID complications had UK variant, Health Ministry says

Adir Yanko , 22:27 , 01.19.21

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Commentary & Analysis

Israel is rudderless amid a Haredi intifada

Amihai Attali , 14:16 , 01.25.21

The scene of the riots in Bnei Brak on Sunday night

Biden will not wait for Israel to make moves on Iran

Alex Fishman , 23:38 , 01.24.21

Israel cannot rely on coronavirus vaccines alone

Sarit Rosenblum , 14:56 , 01.24.21

Israel desperately needs a Joe Biden of its own

Ben-Dror Yemini , 18:50 , 01.23.21

Israel must forge its own path in the Mideast

Shimrit Meir , 23:24 , 01.22.21

Commentary & Analysis

Israel is rudderless amid a Haredi intifada

Amihai Attali , 14:16 , 01.25.21

Biden will not wait for Israel to make moves on Iran

Alex Fishman , 23:38 , 01.24.21

Israel cannot rely on coronavirus vaccines alone

Sarit Rosenblum , 14:56 , 01.24.21

Israel desperately needs a Joe Biden of its own

Ben-Dror Yemini , 18:50 , 01.23.21

Israel must forge its own path in the Mideast

Shimrit Meir , 23:24 , 01.22.21

L-R: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi, Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and U.S. President Donald Trump at the Global Center for Combating Extremist Ideology in Riyadh, May 2017

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Mideast & World News

Giuliani faces $1.3B lawsuit over fraud claims

Reuters , 19:40 , 01.25.21

רודי ג'וליאני פרקליטו של טראמפ מסיבת עיתונאים

3,000 arrested as Russia cracks down on Navalny Russian protests

Reuters , 11:20 , 01.24.21

Arab Spring to Egyptian exile: Activists reflect 10 years on

Associated Press , 10:02 , 01.24.21

World leaders laud U.S. return to climate fight under Biden

Associated Press , 19:19 , 01.21.21

Biden to tackle virus on first full day in White House

Reuters , 12:42 , 01.21.21

Mideast & World News

Giuliani faces $1.3B lawsuit over fraud claims

Reuters , 19:40 , 01.25.21

3,000 arrested as Russia cracks down on Navalny Russian protests

Reuters , 11:20 , 01.24.21

aw enforcement officers detain a woman during a rally in support of jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny

Arab Spring to Egyptian exile: Activists reflect 10 years on

Associated Press , 10:02 , 01.24.21

demonstrators deface a poster of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in Alexandria, Egypt

World leaders laud U.S. return to climate fight under Biden

Associated Press , 19:19 , 01.21.21

Biden to tackle virus on first full day in White House

Reuters , 12:42 , 01.21.21

ג'ו ביידן נשיא ארה"ב החדר הסגלגל הבית הלבן

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Jewish World

Austrian artist, Holocaust survivor Arik Brauer dies at 92

Associated Press , 15:17 , 01.25.21

Austrian artist Arik Brauer speaks during an interview in Vienna, Dec. 2018

Larry King, broadcasting giant for half-century, dies at 87

Associated Press , 15:52 , 01.23.21

Austria sets national strategy against anti-Semitism

Associated Press , 17:12 , 01.21.21

Israel's embassies in UK, Poland hand out falafel

Itamar Eichner , 21:36 , 01.19.21

Jewish World

Austrian artist, Holocaust survivor Arik Brauer dies at 92

Associated Press , 15:17 , 01.25.21

Larry King, broadcasting giant for half-century, dies at 87

Associated Press , 15:52 , 01.23.21

Larry King answers journalists' questions during a press conference in Slovakia, Sept. 2011

Austria sets national strategy against anti-Semitism

Associated Press , 17:12 , 01.21.21

People light up candles outside Vienna's main synagogue near the site of the terrorist attack in Vienna, Austria on November 4, 2020

Israel's embassies in UK, Poland hand out falafel

Itamar Eichner , 21:36 , 01.19.21

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Business & Tech

Trump reverses sanctions on Israeli mining magnate

Reuters , 17:05 , 01.25.21

Netanyahu and Katz unveil economic relief plan, despite AG objections

Ynet , 20:11 , 01.24.21

Israeli tech keeps UK and Irish buses COVID-free

The Media Line , 08:52 , 01.23.21

'Israel's poverty rises, standard of living crashes'

Gad Lior , 23:42 , 01.21.21

Business & Tech

Trump reverses sanctions on Israeli mining magnate

Reuters , 17:05 , 01.25.21

Netanyahu and Katz unveil economic relief plan, despite AG objections

Ynet , 20:11 , 01.24.21

Israeli tech keeps UK and Irish buses COVID-free

The Media Line , 08:52 , 01.23.21

'Israel's poverty rises, standard of living crashes'

Gad Lior , 23:42 , 01.21.21

אנשים מחפשים אוכל בפחים בצל משבר הקורונה

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Culture, Travel & Archaeology

Dubai, party haven amid pandemic, faces its biggest surge

Associated Press , 16:39 , 01.19.21

Tourists look at the skyline at sunset, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Saudi Arabia hosts Israelis for Dakar Rally after diplomatic inroads

Reuters , 21:29 , 01.18.21

Israeli chef Granit gets Michelin star for Paris eatery

Tiki Golan , 19:42 , 01.18.21

Iran's exiled judoka keeps fighting on

Oren Aharoni , 15:05 , 01.17.21

Culture, Travel & Archaeology

Dubai, party haven amid pandemic, faces its biggest surge

Associated Press , 16:39 , 01.19.21

Saudi Arabia hosts Israelis for Dakar Rally after diplomatic inroads

Reuters , 21:29 , 01.18.21

Driver Danny Pearl and co-driver Charly Gotlib, stand by their Lightweight Vehicle Prototype, as they take part in the Dakar Rally, Saudi Arabia

Israeli chef Granit gets Michelin star for Paris eatery

Tiki Golan , 19:42 , 01.18.21

Chef Assaf Granit who was awarded a Michelin star for his Shabour restaurant in Paris

Iran's exiled judoka keeps fighting on

Oren Aharoni , 15:05 , 01.17.21

Environment

From macaques to crabs, wildlife faces threat from face masks

AFP , 23:15 , 01.12.21

Face masks are proving a deadly hazard for wildlife - a choking hazard for diminutive macaque monkeys, for example

Spaniards ski through Madrid as snow storm kills four

Reuters , 09:37 , 01.10.21

Warming driving marine life off the coast of Israel to collapse, study says

AFP , 13:36 , 01.07.21

Why is Israel blanketed in fog?

Ilana Curiel , 12:15 , 01.06.21

Environment

From macaques to crabs, wildlife faces threat from face masks

AFP , 23:15 , 01.12.21

Spaniards ski through Madrid as snow storm kills four

Reuters , 09:37 , 01.10.21

Heavy snowfall on January 09, 2021 in Madrid

Warming driving marine life off the coast of Israel to collapse, study says

AFP , 13:36 , 01.07.21

The waters off the coast of Israel are among the hottest in the Mediterranean and they have already warmed 3C within four decades

Why is Israel blanketed in fog?

Ilana Curiel , 12:15 , 01.06.21

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