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2.25.21

For the sake of freedom, stay home this Purim

Opinion: We have to remember that this holiday, which is effectively a three-day party, is a potential hotbed for infections; we must restrain ourselves if we want to celebrate the Passover holiday out of the shadow on the virus

חגיגות פורים במחלקת הפגים בבית חולים סורוקה

Giving vaccines to allies buys goodwill, PM says

Israel ships roughly 100,000 Moderna vaccines to some 15 allies, including countries that have recognized Jerusalem as Israel's capital, as well as several friendly African countries

חיסון קורונה בתל אביב

Israel deports Haredi families forging entry permits

One family of 13 deported back to NYC Wednesday night, while authorities examine further actions against second family of seven whose mother is an Israeli citizen

פרופ' נחמן אש בריאיון אולפן ynet

Q&A: what's next for the pandemic in Israel?

While Israelis will celebrate Purim under strict limitations, virus czar Prof. Nachman Ash answers the most burning questions regarding curfew restrictions, the vaccine and the virus itself

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פורים וקורונה בירושלים

Israel mulling nighttime Purim curfew, says senior health official

צב ים שלא שרד את האסון בחוף ניצנים

Israel's maritime ecological 'disaster' will take decades to repair

בית ספר יגאל אלון בגבעתיים

Defying government, 15 cities to reopen grades 7-10

Pregnant woman dies of COVID, child does not survive

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

EU mulls vaccination passports to revive tourism

With rollout of COVID-19 vaccines now gathering pace, some governments push for quick adoption of an EU-wide certificate for those already inoculated so that people can travel again

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Facebook’s Israeli-developed tool aids COVID fight

CTech by Calcalist: Symptoms Survey is used by academics to produce data on symptoms prevalence, mask wearing, vaccination acceptance, and more

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Israel approves virus tracking measures for travelers

Itamar Eichner, Nina Fuchs, Adir Yanko , 19:08 , 02.24.21

צמיד בידוד אכיפה אלקטרונית קורונה

Iran hampering nuclear oversight, FM warns

TPS , 20:32 , 02.24.21

נשיא איראן חסן רוחאני בסיור באחד הכורים הגרעיניים במדינה במסגרת "יום הטכנולוגיה הגרעינית" באיראן באפריל האחרון

MKs OK transfer of data on non-vaccinated Israelis

Moran Azulay , 15:13 , 02.24.21

U.S. to seek return to UNHRC, tackle anti-Israel bias

Ynet, Reuters , 13:27 , 02.24.21

IDF launches manhunt after attempted knife attack

Elisha Ben Kimon, Yoav Zitun , 13:04 , 02.24.21

IDF soldier critically wounded by accidental discharge on base, probe finds

Yoav Zitun , 14:28 , 02.24.21

Fauci hails Israel's 'extraordinarily good' vaccine drive

i24NEWS , 09:20 , 02.24.21

Cabinet approves nighttime curfew across Israel on Purim

Ynet , 20:57 , 02.23.21

Israel approves virus tracking measures for travelers

Itamar Eichner, Nina Fuchs, Adir Yanko , 19:08 , 02.24.21

צמיד בידוד אכיפה אלקטרונית קורונה

Iran hampering nuclear oversight, FM warns

TPS , 20:32 , 02.24.21

נשיא איראן חסן רוחאני בסיור באחד הכורים הגרעיניים במדינה במסגרת "יום הטכנולוגיה הגרעינית" באיראן באפריל האחרון

MKs OK transfer of data on non-vaccinated Israelis

Moran Azulay , 15:13 , 02.24.21

חיסון קורונה בירושלים

U.S. to seek return to UNHRC, tackle anti-Israel bias

Ynet, Reuters , 13:27 , 02.24.21

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivering a speech during the 46th Regular Session of Human Rights Council on Tuesday

IDF launches manhunt after attempted knife attack

Elisha Ben Kimon, Yoav Zitun , 13:04 , 02.24.21

Binyamin Cohen fends off his attack at the junction close to the West Bank settlement of Yitzhar, Feb. 24, 2021

IDF soldier critically wounded by accidental discharge on base, probe finds

Yoav Zitun , 14:28 , 02.24.21

חיילים בכניסה לבית החולים הדסה עין כרם לאחר הירי בראשו של החייל

Fauci hails Israel's 'extraordinarily good' vaccine drive

i24NEWS , 09:20 , 02.24.21

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Anthony Fauci

Cabinet approves nighttime curfew across Israel on Purim

Ynet , 20:57 , 02.23.21

פורים וקורונה בירושלים

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Gas to Gaza? The pipeline that might provide a lifeline

Reuters , 22:31 , 02.23.21

Workers are seen at Gaza's lone power plant, in the central Gaza Strip

Rare Israeli Bedouin audio archive sheds light on nomadic society

AFP , 10:18 , 02.23.21

Jews split over JNF support for settlements

Reuters , 09:11 , 02.23.21

Palestinian elections are attempt to settle political landscape

Mohammad al-Kassim/The Media Line , 18:49 , 02.20.21

Magazine

Gas to Gaza? The pipeline that might provide a lifeline

Reuters , 22:31 , 02.23.21

Workers are seen at Gaza's lone power plant, in the central Gaza Strip

Rare Israeli Bedouin audio archive sheds light on nomadic society

AFP , 10:18 , 02.23.21

A member of the Al-Turi Arab Bedouin tribe in the unrecognized village of Al-Araqeeb north of Be'er Sheva

Jews split over JNF support for settlements

Reuters , 09:11 , 02.23.21

Palestinian elections are attempt to settle political landscape

Mohammad al-Kassim/The Media Line , 18:49 , 02.20.21

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, right, and then Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas, left,

Health & Science

FDA staff: J&J one-shot virus vaccine effective, safe

Reuters , 19:14 , 02.24.21

Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine

Israel's R number creeps up despite drop in cases

Yaron Druckman, Itamar Eichner , 11:56 , 02.24.21

Health Ministry revokes license of anti-vaccination doctor

Nina Fox , 21:29 , 02.23.21

'My child's COVID changed my mind on vaccines'

Attila Somfalvi , 15:12 , 02.23.21

Health & Science

FDA staff: J&J one-shot virus vaccine effective, safe

Reuters , 19:14 , 02.24.21

Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine

Israel's R number creeps up despite drop in cases

Yaron Druckman, Itamar Eichner , 11:56 , 02.24.21

מתחם בדיקת בדיקות קורונה ב ירושלים

Health Ministry revokes license of anti-vaccination doctor

Nina Fox , 21:29 , 02.23.21

'My child's COVID changed my mind on vaccines'

Attila Somfalvi , 15:12 , 02.23.21

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Commentary & Analysis

Biden moves to reengage Palestinians after Israel focus

Associated Press , 07:08 , 02.24.21

ארכיון 2010 ג'ו ביידן אז סגן נשיא ארה"ב עם אבו מאזן ב רמאללה

Israel's leaders must stop their coronavirus blame game

Roni Harnik , 23:30 , 02.23.21

Our woman in Damascus

Nahum Barnea , 23:31 , 02.22.21

For 70 years, no one cared about the vanished Yemenite children

Sivan Hilaie , 13:40 , 02.23.21

Israel must have a role in new Iran nuclear talks

Sever Plocker , 23:59 , 02.21.21

Commentary & Analysis

Biden moves to reengage Palestinians after Israel focus

Associated Press , 07:08 , 02.24.21

ארכיון 2010 ג'ו ביידן אז סגן נשיא ארה"ב עם אבו מאזן ב רמאללה

Israel's leaders must stop their coronavirus blame game

Roni Harnik , 23:30 , 02.23.21

פראמדיק מגן דוד אדום מד"א מחסן חיסון חיסונים פייזר בית שמש

Our woman in Damascus

Nahum Barnea , 23:31 , 02.22.21

מעבר קוניטרה גבול סוריה רמת הגולן

For 70 years, no one cared about the vanished Yemenite children

Sivan Hilaie , 13:40 , 02.23.21

Israel must have a role in new Iran nuclear talks

Sever Plocker , 23:59 , 02.21.21

העשרת אורניום באיראן

Mideast & World News

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

Blinken: U.S. seeks to extend, strengthen nuclear pact with Iran

Reuters , 16:58 , 02.22.21

Iran says U.S. must first lift sanctions before talks to revive nuclear deal

Reuters , 21:20 , 02.21.21

IAEA found uranium traces at two sites Iran barred it from, sources say

Reuters , 00:23 , 02.20.21

Mideast & World News

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

Blinken: U.S. seeks to extend, strengthen nuclear pact with Iran

Reuters , 16:58 , 02.22.21

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

Iran says U.S. must first lift sanctions before talks to revive nuclear deal

Reuters , 21:20 , 02.21.21

שר החוץ של איראן, מוחמד ג'וואד זריף

IAEA found uranium traces at two sites Iran barred it from, sources say

Reuters , 00:23 , 02.20.21

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One of world’s oldest scroll of Esther finds its final home in Jerusalem

TPS , 22:50 , 02.23.21

אחת ממגילות אסתר הקדומות והנדירות ביותר בעולם בת 560 שנה

Poland drops Holocaust case against journalist

Associated Press , 17:27 , 02.23.21

U.S. conservative conference drops YouTube star over anti-Semitic tweets

i24NEWS , 15:30 , 02.23.21

Western Wall gets its own inoculation ahead of holidays

Itay Blumenthal , 20:46 , 02.22.21

One of world’s oldest scroll of Esther finds its final home in Jerusalem

TPS , 22:50 , 02.23.21

אחת ממגילות אסתר הקדומות והנדירות ביותר בעולם בת 560 שנה

Poland drops Holocaust case against journalist

Associated Press , 17:27 , 02.23.21

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U.S. conservative conference drops YouTube star over anti-Semitic tweets

i24NEWS , 15:30 , 02.23.21

Western Wall gets its own inoculation ahead of holidays

Itay Blumenthal , 20:46 , 02.22.21

אבני הכותל המערבי

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Business & Tech

Mideast mobility solutions for seniors

The Media Line , 17:13 , 02.24.21

קשיש עולה לאוטובוס

'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

Israel says developing new Arrow-4 ballistic missile shield with U.S.

Reuters , 15:24 , 02.18.21

Business & Tech

Mideast mobility solutions for seniors

The Media Line , 17:13 , 02.24.21

קשיש עולה לאוטובוס

'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

Israel says developing new Arrow-4 ballistic missile shield with U.S.

Reuters , 15:24 , 02.18.21

החל פיתוח הדור הבא של טילי חץ 4 בתעשייה האווירית

Culture, Travel & Archaeology

Israel is surprising location for digital nomads

Uri Sharon , 13:46 , 02.20.21

IDF scraps special benefits to models during service

Itay Yaacov , 23:14 , 02.18.21

Time lists Shira Haas in top 100 'Emerging People'

i24NEWS , 13:13 , 02.18.21

Two 1,800-year-old sarcophagi discovered at Ramat Gan Safari Park

Ynet , 11:08 , 02.18.21

Culture, Travel & Archaeology

Israel is surprising location for digital nomads

Uri Sharon , 13:46 , 02.20.21

IDF scraps special benefits to models during service

Itay Yaacov , 23:14 , 02.18.21

Time lists Shira Haas in top 100 'Emerging People'

i24NEWS , 13:13 , 02.18.21

שירה האס לובשת שמלה שעיצב דרור קונטנטו

Two 1,800-year-old sarcophagi discovered at Ramat Gan Safari Park

Ynet , 11:08 , 02.18.21

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Environment

In Israel, mayo provides miracle for endangered turtles

Associated Press , 19:02 , 02.23.21

A 6-month-old green sea turtle is cleaned from tar after an oil spill in the Mediterranean Sea at Israel's Sea Turtle Rescue Center, in Michmoret, Israel

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

Oil spill off Israel reaches south Lebanese beaches

Reuters , 15:27 , 02.22.21

Environment

In Israel, mayo provides miracle for endangered turtles

Associated Press , 19:02 , 02.23.21

A 6-month-old green sea turtle is cleaned from tar after an oil spill in the Mediterranean Sea at Israel's Sea Turtle Rescue Center, in Michmoret, Israel

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

Ahiya Raved, Ilana Curiel , 14:45 , 02.22.21

מנקים את החוף סמוך לחדרה

Oil spill off Israel reaches south Lebanese beaches

Reuters , 15:27 , 02.22.21

Tar is seen on the beach in the aftermath of an oil spill that drenched much of the Mediterranean, in Tyre nature reserve, Lebanon

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