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3.1.21

High Court recognizes non-Orthodox converts as Jewish

Ruling will allow those who have converted to Judaism through Conservative or Reform procedures in Israel to obtain citizenship and be considered as full Israeli citizens; chief rabbis slam verdict; Haredi minister says decision is 'wrong'

בג"ץ דן בהסכם הקואליציוני שנחתם בין הליכוד לכחול לבן

מחלקת קורונה בבית חולים בצפת

Virus deaths drop sharply as vaccinations increase

Health Ministry data also indicates drop in severe COVID-19 illness, with over 60s now largely vaccinated while younger Israelis infected by virus make up almost half of serious cases

בית ספר בירושלים

PM, HM: grades 7–10 to return to school next week

Going against education minister's previous remarks, relaunch of in-person learning reportedly pushed back without him knowing due to resurgence of infection rates

Court orders to limit use of Shin Beit virus tracking

Seven-judge panel rules the continued use of security tools on civilians threatens the democratic fabric of life in Israel, reveals the agency's capabilities to the country's enemies

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התקהלות וחגיגת פורים בנמל תל אביב

New infection wave will bring less serious cases, expert says

IDF soldier killed in accident has lungs donated to virus patient

עלייה לרגל, המסיבה ההמונית

Denied transport, Haredi Israelis walk to Jerusalem for Purim parties

ספינת Helios Ray

Israeli investigators to join probe into blast that hit ship in Gulf of Oman

גבי אשכנזי ומוחמד מחמוד פתח עלי אל חאג'ה

Ashkenazi greets first UAE envoy in Jerusalem

Mohammad Mahmoud Al Khajah lands in Israel 5 months after 2 nations signed a normalization agreement; FM says opening of UAE Embassy in Israel 'crucial' step in promoting peace'

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Israeli-founded SentinelOne targeting historic IPO

CTech by Calcalist: The cybersecurity company is preparing to go public at a value of around $10 billion

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Iran denies Netanyahu's accusations it was behind blast on Israeli-owned ship

Associated Press , 10:08 , 03.01.21

ספינת Helios Ray

Syria reports Israeli missile attack near capital, Damascus

Associated Press , 23:16 , 02.28.21

תקיפה תועדה בשמי דמשק בסוריה

Pompeo claims 'many' in Saudi want normalization with Israel

AFP , 22:05 , 02.28.21

Netanyahu says Israel to extend school year until end of July

Haim Goldich, Tamar Trabelsi Hadad , 20:28 , 02.28.21

Thousands of Haredim crowd Jerusalem streets for last day of Purim

Kobi Nachshoni , 18:22 , 02.28.21

Sources: Israel to extend school year until end of July

Ynet , 17:30 , 02.28.21

Israel to vaccinate Palestinian laborers against COVID-19

Reuters, Elior Levy/Ynet , 17:18 , 02.28.21

Israel enters first day of nighttime Purim curfew

Ynet , 20:29 , 02.25.21

Iran denies Netanyahu's accusations it was behind blast on Israeli-owned ship

Associated Press , 10:08 , 03.01.21

ספינת Helios Ray

Syria reports Israeli missile attack near capital, Damascus

Associated Press , 23:16 , 02.28.21

תקיפה תועדה בשמי דמשק בסוריה

Pompeo claims 'many' in Saudi want normalization with Israel

AFP , 22:05 , 02.28.21

Netanyahu says Israel to extend school year until end of July

Haim Goldich, Tamar Trabelsi Hadad , 20:28 , 02.28.21

בי"ס גבריאלי הכרמל

Thousands of Haredim crowd Jerusalem streets for last day of Purim

Kobi Nachshoni , 18:22 , 02.28.21

תיש בחסידות גור

Sources: Israel to extend school year until end of July

Ynet , 17:30 , 02.28.21

בית ספר בירושלים

Israel to vaccinate Palestinian laborers against COVID-19

Reuters, Elior Levy/Ynet , 17:18 , 02.28.21

חיסון קורונה במחסום קלנדיה

Israel enters first day of nighttime Purim curfew

Ynet , 20:29 , 02.25.21

מחסום משטרה בצומת סילבר

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Magazine

State-run virus hotels became drugs and sex hubs

Hadar Gil-Ad , 11:14 , 03.01.21

ירין שרף ושוטרי מז"פ במלונית הקורונה במרכז הארץ

The Peace Formula

Eyal Biram , 17:31 , 03.01.21

Has Abbas reached the end of the political road?

Mohammad al-Kassim/The Media Line , 23:22 , 02.27.21

Israel's divisions caused by coronavirus magnified at Purim

Tara Kavaler/The Media Line , 18:57 , 02.26.21

Magazine

State-run virus hotels became drugs and sex hubs

Hadar Gil-Ad , 11:14 , 03.01.21

ירין שרף ושוטרי מז"פ במלונית הקורונה במרכז הארץ

The Peace Formula

Eyal Biram , 17:31 , 03.01.21

GIrls draped in flags of Israel and the UAE in Dubai

Has Abbas reached the end of the political road?

Mohammad al-Kassim/The Media Line , 23:22 , 02.27.21

אבו מאזן ב רמאללה

Israel's divisions caused by coronavirus magnified at Purim

Tara Kavaler/The Media Line , 18:57 , 02.26.21

מצעד התחפושות המסורתי של פורים בשדרות רוטשילד בתל אביב

Health & Science

New infection wave in March will bring less serious cases, virus expert says

Attila Somfalvi , 19:30 , 02.28.21

התקהלות וחגיגת פורים בנמל תל אביב

Israel's infection spread creeps up despite subdued Purim

Adir Yanko , 15:04 , 02.28.21

U.S. authorizes Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, making it third available

Reuters , 08:52 , 02.28.21

Pfizer testing 3rd dose of its COVID-19 vaccine in new trial

Reuters , 22:23 , 02.25.21

Health & Science

New infection wave in March will bring less serious cases, virus expert says

Attila Somfalvi , 19:30 , 02.28.21

התקהלות וחגיגת פורים בנמל תל אביב

Israel's infection spread creeps up despite subdued Purim

Adir Yanko , 15:04 , 02.28.21

בדיקות קורונה בירושלים

U.S. authorizes Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, making it third available

Reuters , 08:52 , 02.28.21

A vial of J&J's COVID-19 vaccine

Pfizer testing 3rd dose of its COVID-19 vaccine in new trial

Reuters , 22:23 , 02.25.21

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

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Commentary & Analysis

Iran has identified Israel's vulnerability on the high seas

Alex Fishman , 23:26 , 02.28.21

Israeli-owned cargo ship Helios Ray sits docked in port in Dubai, Feb. 28, 2021

Israel's Haredi women deserve a seat at the table

Esti Shoshan , 18:19 , 02.27.21

Israel's oil spill disaster is merely a drop in the ocean

Elad Zeret , 13:11 , 02.27.21

Israel-Syria peace is not such a farfetched idea

Oraib Al Rantawi , 23:32 , 02.26.21

Netanyahu's biggest electoral threat is on the right

Ariel Ben Solomon , 08:56 , 02.26.21

Commentary & Analysis

Iran has identified Israel's vulnerability on the high seas

Alex Fishman , 23:26 , 02.28.21

Israeli-owned cargo ship Helios Ray sits docked in port in Dubai, Feb. 28, 2021

Israel's Haredi women deserve a seat at the table

Esti Shoshan , 18:19 , 02.27.21

Israeli Haredi women training in the high-tech industry

Israel's oil spill disaster is merely a drop in the ocean

Elad Zeret , 13:11 , 02.27.21

Rubbish, much of it plastic, washes up on shore in southern Israel

Israel-Syria peace is not such a farfetched idea

Oraib Al Rantawi , 23:32 , 02.26.21

Civilians run from bombs in Aleppo in 2016 during the Syrian civil war

Netanyahu's biggest electoral threat is on the right

Ariel Ben Solomon , 08:56 , 02.26.21

נפתלי בנט גדעון סער בנימין נתניהו

Mideast & World News

Former French president Sarkozy sentenced to jail over corruption charges

Reuters , 15:57 , 03.01.21

נשיא צרפת לשעבר ניקולה סרקוזי יוצא מבית המשפט ב פריז

Iran rejects offer of direct talks with U.S., EU on nuclear deal

i24NEWS, Reuters , 21:34 , 02.28.21

EU mulls vaccination passports to resurrect tourism after COVID-19

Reuters , 23:47 , 02.24.21

Ex-Syria secret policeman convicted in groundbreaking war crimes case

Associated Press , 14:39 , 02.24.21

Bells toll for lives lost as U.S. reaches 500,000 COVID deaths

Reuters , 06:42 , 02.23.21

Mideast & World News

Former French president Sarkozy sentenced to jail over corruption charges

Reuters , 15:57 , 03.01.21

נשיא צרפת לשעבר ניקולה סרקוזי יוצא מבית המשפט ב פריז

Iran rejects offer of direct talks with U.S., EU on nuclear deal

i24NEWS, Reuters , 21:34 , 02.28.21

ג'ו ביידן וחסן רוחאני

EU mulls vaccination passports to resurrect tourism after COVID-19

Reuters , 23:47 , 02.24.21

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

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

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Professor in Michigan fired after anti-Semitic, racist tweets

Associated Press , 22:49 , 02.28.21

Ferris State University in Michigan

German police officers charged over Nazi chats, explosives

Associated Press , 19:13 , 02.25.21

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

TPS , 22:50 , 02.23.21

Poland drops Holocaust case against journalist

Associated Press , 17:27 , 02.23.21

Professor in Michigan fired after anti-Semitic, racist tweets

Associated Press , 22:49 , 02.28.21

Ferris State University in Michigan

German police officers charged over Nazi chats, explosives

Associated Press , 19:13 , 02.25.21

Far-right and neo-Nazi supporters walk through Plauen in eastern Germany

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

Katarzyna Markusz

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Business & Tech

Israeli high-tech solutions could help Texas winter storm

Tara Kavaler/The Media Line , 09:16 , 02.27.21

ארה"ב שלג אוסטין טקסס מזג אוויר

Israeli ancestry startup sold to private equity fund

Meir Orbach , 14:01 , 02.25.21

'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

Business & Tech

Israeli high-tech solutions could help Texas winter storm

Tara Kavaler/The Media Line , 09:16 , 02.27.21

ארה"ב שלג אוסטין טקסס מזג אוויר

Israeli ancestry startup sold to private equity fund

Meir Orbach , 14:01 , 02.25.21

'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

Culture, Travel & Archaeology

Sasha Baron Cohen's 'Borat 2' wins big at Golden Globes

Reuters, Associated Press , 09:46 , 03.01.21

סשה ברון כהן גלובוס הזהב

Froome comeback on track after UAE test on Israel Start-Up debut

AFP , 22:22 , 02.28.21

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

Culture, Travel & Archaeology

Sasha Baron Cohen's 'Borat 2' wins big at Golden Globes

Reuters, Associated Press , 09:46 , 03.01.21

סשה ברון כהן גלובוס הזהב

Froome comeback on track after UAE test on Israel Start-Up debut

AFP , 22:22 , 02.28.21

Chris Froome during the UAE Tour

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

Environment

Israel widens search for oil spill culprit after ruling out ship in Greece

Reuters, Ynet , 13:56 , 02.28.21

In Israel, mayo provides miracle for endangered turtles

Associated Press , 19:02 , 02.23.21

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

Environment

Israel widens search for oil spill culprit after ruling out ship in Greece

Reuters, Ynet , 13:56 , 02.28.21

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

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