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1.21.21

Israel COVID-19 'R' reproduction number dips below 1 in first since vaccine drive

Deputy Health Minister Kisch credits the lockdown and the vaccines for the reduction in morbidity; Health Ministry panel expected to recommend vaccinating youths aged 16-18

An MDA ambulance at Sharee Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem

Public hospitals pull plug on emergency admissions

Six medical centers say will receive only COVID patients, those in life-threatening condition over Finance Ministry failure to provide more assistance despite surge in new virus cases

Earthquake rattles Cyprus, felt in Israel

Geological Survey says shock's epicenter located 224 kilometers from Nahariya; Ynet users report feeling the tremor across the country, including in Nahariya, Haifa and J'lem

70% of newly jobless in 3rd lockdown are women

Since the start of the current lockdown, 144,599 Israelis have registered for unemployment, 37,885 of them teachers and educational workers

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תיעוד: ישראלים שחזרו מדובאי מתפרעים במלון דן פנורמה בירושלים לאחר שנלקחו לשם לבידוד

Israelis riot, refusing to isolate in hotel after Dubai return

Biden becomes the 46th U.S. president: 'Democracy prevailed'

President Donald Trump arriving for a campaign rally at Richard B. Russell Airport, Sunday, Nov. 1, 2020, in Rome, Ga.

OPINION: The good, the bad and the Trump

עימותים בין כוחות משטרה לחרדים בשכונת סנדריה בירושלים

Haredi extremists threaten mass riots over virus crackdown

Son of Likud founder Begin joins Saar party

Benny Begin joins the long list of Likudniks who opted to switch alliances before the election; says state institutions under attack by the government, which we must do everything to replace

A bubble in the making? TASE has record year

CTech by Calcalist: The public may remember 2020 as a year of unemployment and lockdowns, but investors have put pedal to the metal with 25 companies going public

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News

Holocaust survivor gives up on food for medicine

Hadar Gil-Ad , 13:38 , 01.21.21

Hundreds of shuttles seen unloading children at Haredi schools in Beit Shemesh

Gilad Cohen , 12:00 , 01.21.21

יש ניידת אבל אין אכיפה: תלמידות נוסעות ללימודים בבית ספר בבית שמש בזמן הסגר

Israelis riot, refusing to isolate in hotel after Dubai return

Itamar Eichner , 10:12 , 01.21.21

Israel again sees over 8,000 new virus cases, ventilated patients at record high

Ynet , 08:52 , 01.21.21

Netanyahu congratulates Biden, calls for unity on Iran

Itamar Eichner , 21:08 , 01.20.21

Haredi extremists threaten mass riots over virus crackdown

Kobi Nachshoni , 18:05 , 01.20.21

Tlaib calls Israel 'racist' for not supplying virus vaccines to Palestinians

i24NEWS, Reuters , 14:53 , 01.20.21

Israel pushes for further settlement construction as Trump leaves office

Associated Press , 12:53 , 01.20.21

News

Holocaust survivor gives up on food for medicine

Hadar Gil-Ad , 13:38 , 01.21.21

Hundreds of shuttles seen unloading children at Haredi schools in Beit Shemesh

Gilad Cohen , 12:00 , 01.21.21

Israelis riot, refusing to isolate in hotel after Dubai return

Itamar Eichner , 10:12 , 01.21.21

Israel again sees over 8,000 new virus cases, ventilated patients at record high

Ynet , 08:52 , 01.21.21

Netanyahu congratulates Biden, calls for unity on Iran

Itamar Eichner , 21:08 , 01.20.21

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

Haredi extremists threaten mass riots over virus crackdown

Kobi Nachshoni , 18:05 , 01.20.21

Tlaib calls Israel 'racist' for not supplying virus vaccines to Palestinians

i24NEWS, Reuters , 14:53 , 01.20.21

Israel pushes for further settlement construction as Trump leaves office

Associated Press , 12:53 , 01.20.21

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

Israeli study: Green Mediterranean diet ideal to promote healthy liver

TPS , 13:12 , 01.19.21

Health & Science

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

Israeli study: Green Mediterranean diet ideal to promote healthy liver

TPS , 13:12 , 01.19.21

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Commentary & Analysis

The good, the bad and the Trump

Sivan Rahav-Meir , 22:19 , 01.20.21

What will survive of U.S. Middle East policy under Biden?

Associated Press , 18:17 , 01.20.21

With Biden, Israel has a true Zionist in the White House

Ben-Dror Yemini , 23:29 , 01.19.21

UAE's new vision for Mideast includes Israel

Ebtesam al-Ketbi , 00:00 , 01.19.21

Israeli hospitals are trapped in a zero sum game

Sarit Rosenblum , 23:05 , 01.18.21

Commentary & Analysis

The good, the bad and the Trump

Sivan Rahav-Meir , 22:19 , 01.20.21

What will survive of U.S. Middle East policy under Biden?

Associated Press , 18:17 , 01.20.21

With Biden, Israel has a true Zionist in the White House

Ben-Dror Yemini , 23:29 , 01.19.21

UAE's new vision for Mideast includes Israel

Ebtesam al-Ketbi , 00:00 , 01.19.21

Israeli hospitals are trapped in a zero sum game

Sarit Rosenblum , 23:05 , 01.18.21

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Mideast & World News

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

White House says Biden will be discussing Iran with foreign partners

Reuters , 09:33 , 01.21.21

World hopes for renewed cooperation under new U.S. president

Associated Press , 00:18 , 01.21.21

Biden inaugural signals pivot to civility in post-Trump era

Associated Press , 23:43 , 01.20.21

Mideast & World News

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

White House says Biden will be discussing Iran with foreign partners

Reuters , 09:33 , 01.21.21

An Iranian clergyman looks at domestically built surface to surface missiles displayed by the Revolutionary Guard in a military show marking the 40th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, at Imam Khomeini Grand Mosque in Tehran, Iran, February 3, 2019

World hopes for renewed cooperation under new U.S. president

Associated Press , 00:18 , 01.21.21

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

Biden inaugural signals pivot to civility in post-Trump era

Associated Press , 23:43 , 01.20.21

נשיא ארה"ב הנכנס ג'ו ביידן עם אשתו ג'יל וקמלה האריס מגיעים ל טקס ההשבעה

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Jewish World

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

Haredi ZAKA chair calls rabbis playing down virus 'worse than Holocaust deniers'

Attila Somfalvi, Meshi Ayad , 18:19 , 01.19.21

Mein Kampf published in Poland as 'homage to victims'

AFP , 17:04 , 01.18.21

Jewish World

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

Haredi ZAKA chair calls rabbis playing down virus 'worse than Holocaust deniers'

Attila Somfalvi, Meshi Ayad , 18:19 , 01.19.21

Mein Kampf published in Poland as 'homage to victims'

AFP , 17:04 , 01.18.21

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Business & Tech

United Women’s Economic Development network seen as bridge to future

The Media Line , 12:24 , 01.17.21

U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues Kelley Currie addresses first meeting of United Women's Economic Development Network

Israeli settlers export to UAE to Palestinian chagrin

Reuters , 19:34 , 01.14.21

Israel's budget deficit reaches all-time high in 2020

Gad Lior , 20:15 , 01.11.21

Israel to sell its 'smart' shopping carts to UAE

Mirav Crystal , 13:18 , 01.11.21

Business & Tech

United Women’s Economic Development network seen as bridge to future

The Media Line , 12:24 , 01.17.21

Israeli settlers export to UAE to Palestinian chagrin

Reuters , 19:34 , 01.14.21

An employee sorts wine bottles as he works at Tura Winery in Rehelim, an Israeli settlement in the occupied-West Bank

Israel's budget deficit reaches all-time high in 2020

Gad Lior , 20:15 , 01.11.21

Israel to sell its 'smart' shopping carts to UAE

Mirav Crystal , 13:18 , 01.11.21

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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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