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1.25.21

Israel is rudderless amid a Haredi intifada

Opinion: Before he condemned the mob, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spent hours making sure none of his friends were linked to the beasts attacking police, people and property in Bnei Brak on Sunday night; it turns out that we Israelis have no leaders to look up to, no pillar of fire to save us

The scene of the riots in Bnei Brak on Sunday night

שרון אלרעי פרייס

Public health chief: Airport must stay shut for month

Dr. Sharon Elrai-Price tells Knesset panel that prolonged ban on international flights is only way to battle UK strain of virus, which she says is responsible for rise in serious cases in Israel

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

Parkour brings Gaza youngsters a taste of freedom

With help from sporting goods giant Decathlon, youths in blockaded enclave can train in sport that involves navigating urban areas using fast-paced mix of jumping and unning

Sephardi Chief Rabbi of Israel Yitzhak Yosef and Bnei Brak rioters

Chief Rabbi says Bnei Brak rioters are 'fringe youth'

Yitzhak Yosef says the rioters must be 'disavowed' by society but nevertheless urged the police to show restraint because 'we are brotherly people'

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Planes belonging to Israeli national carrier El Al are parked at Ben-Gurion Airport in July after a suspension of international flights

PM seeks 2-week closure of Ben-Gurion Airport as virus mutation spreads

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

OPINION: Israel desperately needs a Joe Biden of its own

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

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

הצוות הרפואי המחלקת הקורונה בסורוקה

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

אוטובוס חברת אפיקים עולה ב אש ב בבני ברק

Driver of torched bus recalls attack by Haredi mob

Eyal Tzipori arrived in predominantly ultra-Orthodox city of Bnei Brak with five passengers and had his vehicle set upon by rioters enraged by police efforts to enforce health regulations

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

Associated Press, Ynet , 09:55 , 01.25.21

מלכה לייפר עולה על מטוס בדרך לאוסטרליה

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

Ynet , 08:55 , 01.25.21

בדיקות קורונה ב בית שמש

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

Israel to 'hermetically seal' state as it shutters Ben-Gurion Airport

Adir Yanko, Itamar Eichner , 18:19 , 01.24.21

U.S.: We will work with Israel to build on peace deals

News Agencies , 17:43 , 01.24.21

Hundreds riot in Bnei Brak over virus measures

Matan Zuri, Gilad Cohen, Itay Blumenthal , 17:41 , 01.24.21

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

Associated Press, Ynet , 09:55 , 01.25.21

מלכה לייפר עולה על מטוס בדרך לאוסטרליה

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

Ynet , 08:55 , 01.25.21

בדיקות קורונה ב בית שמש

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

Israel to 'hermetically seal' state as it shutters Ben-Gurion Airport

Adir Yanko, Itamar Eichner , 18:19 , 01.24.21

נתב"ג בימי קורונה

U.S.: We will work with Israel to build on peace deals

News Agencies , 17:43 , 01.24.21

US President Donald J. Trump (L) speaks as (2L-R) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, UAE Foreign Affairs Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan and Bahrain Foreign Affairs Minister Sheikh Khalid Bin Ahmed Al-Khalifa during the Abraham Accords signing ceremony

Hundreds riot in Bnei Brak over virus measures

Matan Zuri, Gilad Cohen, Itay Blumenthal , 17:41 , 01.24.21

אלפים מפגינים בבני ברק

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Health & Science

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

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

המרכז בראשון לציון

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

Adir Yanko , Yael Friedson , 13:43 , 01.20.21

מתחם בדיקת בדיקות קורונה ב ירושלים

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

Adir Yanko , 22:27 , 01.19.21

מחלקת קורונה בית חולים שיבא תל השומר

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Commentary & Analysis

Biden will not wait for Israel to make moves on Iran

Alex Fishman , 23:38 , 01.24.21

ג'ו ביידן ובנימין נתניהו

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

Israelis are dying but the ultra-Orthodox keep dancing

Sima Kadmon , 13:19 , 01.22.21

Commentary & Analysis

Biden will not wait for Israel to make moves on Iran

Alex Fishman , 23:38 , 01.24.21

ג'ו ביידן ובנימין נתניהו

Israel cannot rely on coronavirus vaccines alone

Sarit Rosenblum , 14:56 , 01.24.21

אכיפת הסגר השלישי

Israel desperately needs a Joe Biden of its own

Ben-Dror Yemini , 18:50 , 01.23.21

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

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

Israelis are dying but the ultra-Orthodox keep dancing

Sima Kadmon , 13:19 , 01.22.21

בנימין נתניהו ובני גנץ

Mideast & World News

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

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

Mideast & World News

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

Polluting chemical plant in China

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

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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

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

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

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

Attila Somfalvi, Meshi Ayad , 18:19 , 01.19.21

משי זהב על קבר אמו

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Business & Tech

Netanyahu and Katz unveil economic relief plan, despite AG objections

Ynet , 20:11 , 01.24.21

בנימין נתניהו ישראל כץ

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

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

The Media Line , 12:24 , 01.17.21

Business & Tech

Netanyahu and Katz unveil economic relief plan, despite AG objections

Ynet , 20:11 , 01.24.21

בנימין נתניהו ישראל כץ

Israeli tech keeps UK and Irish buses COVID-free

The Media Line , 08:52 , 01.23.21

הרכבת הקלה בירושלים

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

Gad Lior , 23:42 , 01.21.21

אנשים מחפשים אוכל בפחים בצל משבר הקורונה

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

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

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

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

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

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

ערפל כבד על תל אביב

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