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4.14.21

LIVE: Israel celebrates Independence Day with Mount Herzl gala

Torch-lighting ceremony honors medical professionals on front lines of fight against coronavirus and others whose lives impacted Israeli society, expressing the event's theme of kinship; spring weather to facilitate traditional Yom Haatzmaut barbecues

For the bereaved, Memorial Day siren never stops

For many who lost their relatives in one of Israel's many military campaigns or terror attacks, every day is a day of mourning; to some it is a chance to share in the grief constantly felt by others

בני גנץ עם המשפחות השכוחות בבית העלמין בקריית שאול ביום הזיכרון

Remembering the fallen, Gantz urges Israeli unity

'No one asked them about their political persuasions before they went into battle,' says defense minister at Tel Aviv event; earlier Jerusalem ceremony saw names of the fallen read aloud

A Kurdish man holding the Israeli and Kurdish flags before the referendum on Kurdistan's independence

Kurds reject claim of Iranian attack on Mossad base

Kurdistan Regional Government says reports that 'Israeli intelligence center was targeted and number of its employees were killed and wounded' were meant to destabilize the region

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Israel to welcome vaccinated foreign visitors from May 23

Disabled IDF veteran in critical condition after self-immolation

שוטרים אוכפים את ההתקהלויות בכיכר דיזנגוף בתל אביב

COVID cases down in Israel but plenty of curbs are still in place

איראן מציגה ל ראווה ב 10 אפריל 2021 דור חדש של צנטריפוגות ש נחנך ב מתקן ב נתנז חסן רוחאני

Report: It could take '9 months' to restore Natanz nuclear facility

Ponzi schemer Bernard Madoff dies in prison at 82

Disgraced American Jewish financier was serving 150 years for engineering one of biggest frauds in history, scamming thousands of victims including Elie Wiesel and Sandy Koufax

Immigrants helping to change experience of alilyah

In recent years, veteran Olim have created support networks and groups to help new immigrants overcome the difficulties of adaptation and to soften their landing

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News

Vandals desecrate graves of fallen soldiers in Jerusalem

Nina Fuchs , 13:43 , 04.14.21

קברי חללים בהר המנוחות שהדגלים עליהם הושחתו

Iran president calls 60% enrichment an answer to Israel's 'evilness'

Associated Press , 11:23 , 04.14.21

Trump-era growth of settlement growth has only begun

Associated Press , 10:22 , 04.14.21

Sirens and sorrow: Israel honors its fallen on Memorial Day

Ynet , 09:55 , 04.14.21

Biden administration proceeding with $23 billion weapon sales to UAE

Reuters , 08:31 , 04.14.21

Sudan due to send first delegation to Israel next week, sources say

Reuters , 23:01 , 04.13.21

With sirens and songs, Israel remembers its fallen soldiers and terror victims

Yoav Zitun, Asaf Zagrizak, Nina Fox , 22:27 , 04.13.21

Israeli-owned ship reportedly attacked off UAE amid Iran tensions

Liad Osmo, Ahiya Raved, Ron Ben-Yishai , 19:19 , 04.13.21

News

Vandals desecrate graves of fallen soldiers in Jerusalem

Nina Fuchs , 13:43 , 04.14.21

Iran president calls 60% enrichment an answer to Israel's 'evilness'

Associated Press , 11:23 , 04.14.21

Trump-era growth of settlement growth has only begun

Associated Press , 10:22 , 04.14.21

Sirens and sorrow: Israel honors its fallen on Memorial Day

Ynet , 09:55 , 04.14.21

Biden administration proceeding with $23 billion weapon sales to UAE

Reuters , 08:31 , 04.14.21

Sudan due to send first delegation to Israel next week, sources say

Reuters , 23:01 , 04.13.21

שר המודיעין אלי כהן וראש מועצת הריבונות של סודן אל-בורהאן

With sirens and songs, Israel remembers its fallen soldiers and terror victims

Yoav Zitun, Asaf Zagrizak, Nina Fox , 22:27 , 04.13.21

הנחת זרים בטקס "שירים לזכרם" במשכן הכנסת

Israeli-owned ship reportedly attacked off UAE amid Iran tensions

Liad Osmo, Ahiya Raved, Ron Ben-Yishai , 19:19 , 04.13.21

דיווח: ספינה ישראלית הותקפה ליד איחוד האמירויות

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Magazine

The heroes of 1948

Noam Barkan, Chen Artzi Sror , 22:03 , 04.13.21

The cover of the book 'And there is no other way' on the War of Independence

Ramadan decorations up in Jerusalem as Palestinians prepare for Muslim holy month

Reuters , 17:31 , 04.12.21

Iran atomic sites targeted by diplomacy, sabotage

Associated Press , 13:03 , 04.12.21

What does U.S. shift on Mideast mean for Israel?

Mohammad al-Kassim/The Media Line , 13:02 , 04.09.21

Magazine

The heroes of 1948

Noam Barkan, Chen Artzi Sror , 22:03 , 04.13.21

Ramadan decorations up in Jerusalem as Palestinians prepare for Muslim holy month

Reuters , 17:31 , 04.12.21

Muslim kids play music at Temple Mount in Jerusalem's Old City during preparation for the holy Muslim month of Ramadan as COVID-19 restrictions ease around Israel April 10, 2021

Iran atomic sites targeted by diplomacy, sabotage

Associated Press , 13:03 , 04.12.21

איראן טהרן תערוכה הישגי גרעין חסן רוחאני עלי אכבר סאלחי

What does U.S. shift on Mideast mean for Israel?

Mohammad al-Kassim/The Media Line , 13:02 , 04.09.21

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

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Health & Science

Report reveals Israel's most contaminated hospitals

Adir Yanko , 15:16 , 04.12.21

Tel Aviv University reveals major breakthrough in battle against brain cancer

i24NEWS , 19:45 , 04.11.21

Israel has 'type of' herd immunity, says health expert

Attila Somfalvi , 13:15 , 04.11.21

South African variant can 'break through' Pfizer vaccine, Israeli study says

Reuters , 06:32 , 04.11.21

Health & Science

Report reveals Israel's most contaminated hospitals

Adir Yanko , 15:16 , 04.12.21

Tel Aviv University reveals major breakthrough in battle against brain cancer

i24NEWS , 19:45 , 04.11.21

Israel has 'type of' herd immunity, says health expert

Attila Somfalvi , 13:15 , 04.11.21

South African variant can 'break through' Pfizer vaccine, Israeli study says

Reuters , 06:32 , 04.11.21

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Commentary & Analysis

A nation of grief and joy

Elyakim Rubinstein , 23:40 , 04.13.21

Iran's powerful Guard faces scrutiny after attacks

Associated Press , 20:39 , 04.13.21

Attack on Iran's Natanz plant muddies U.S., Iran nuke talks

Associated Press , 07:17 , 04.13.21

Israel's high stakes game

Itamar Eichner , 23:34 , 04.12.21

Israel fears Iran could become next North Korea

Ron Ben-Yishai , 23:28 , 04.11.21

Commentary & Analysis

A nation of grief and joy

Elyakim Rubinstein , 23:40 , 04.13.21

Iran's powerful Guard faces scrutiny after attacks

Associated Press , 20:39 , 04.13.21

Members of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) march during the annual military parade marking the anniversary of the outbreak of the devastating 1980-1988 war with Saddam Hussein’s Iraq, in the capital Tehran

Attack on Iran's Natanz plant muddies U.S., Iran nuke talks

Associated Press , 07:17 , 04.13.21

Israel's high stakes game

Itamar Eichner , 23:34 , 04.12.21

רה"מ נתניהו עם שר הביטחון בני גנץ והרמטכ"ל כוכבי בהרמת כוסית

Israel fears Iran could become next North Korea

Ron Ben-Yishai , 23:28 , 04.11.21

An IAEA inspector at Iran's nuclear facility at Natanz

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Mideast & World News

Growing concern over Iran's decision to up uranium enrichment level

Reuters , 17:10 , 04.14.21

Iran to enrich uranium to 60%, highest level ever, official says

Associated Press , 17:49 , 04.13.21

Muslims mark Ramadan amid virus surge, curbs

Associated Press , 17:32 , 04.13.21

EU sanctions elite Iran commander, seven others, over 2019 protests

Reuters , 20:03 , 04.12.21

Jordan's Prince Hamzah not to face trial, PM says

AFP , 19:42 , 04.12.21

Mideast & World News

Growing concern over Iran's decision to up uranium enrichment level

Reuters , 17:10 , 04.14.21

Iran to enrich uranium to 60%, highest level ever, official says

Associated Press , 17:49 , 04.13.21

Muslims mark Ramadan amid virus surge, curbs

Associated Press , 17:32 , 04.13.21

Filipino Muslim men attend prayers on the first day of Ramadan, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, at Golden Mosque in Quiapo, Manila, Philippines

EU sanctions elite Iran commander, seven others, over 2019 protests

Reuters , 20:03 , 04.12.21

גנרל חוסיין סלאמי מפקד משמרות המהפכה של איראן

Jordan's Prince Hamzah not to face trial, PM says

AFP , 19:42 , 04.12.21

ירדן נסיך חמזה יורש העצר לשעבר לכאורה נעצר דיווח על תוכנית הפיכה

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Jewish World

Ethiopian Jews wait and hope for life in Israel

AFP , 11:54 , 04.13.21

A member of the Ethiopian Jewish community attends a religious service at the synagogue of the community in the city of Gondar, Ethiopia

Steinmeier: Buchenwald example of Nazi 'barbarism'

Associated Press , 14:59 , 04.11.21

Lithuanian WWII research head fired for 'whitewashing' Nazi collaborator

Itamar Eichner , 12:12 , 04.11.21

Virtual March of the Living honors medical workers battling COVID-19

Associated Press, Ynet , 18:11 , 04.08.21

Jewish World

Ethiopian Jews wait and hope for life in Israel

AFP , 11:54 , 04.13.21

Steinmeier: Buchenwald example of Nazi 'barbarism'

Associated Press , 14:59 , 04.11.21

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier speeking at the 76 anniversary of the liberation of the Buchenwald concentration camp

Lithuanian WWII research head fired for 'whitewashing' Nazi collaborator

Itamar Eichner , 12:12 , 04.11.21

Adas Jakubauskas fired from heading the Lithuanian Genocide Research Center

Virtual March of the Living honors medical workers battling COVID-19

Associated Press, Ynet , 18:11 , 04.08.21

ששת הלפידים שהודלקו בבירקנאו לזכר נספי השואה

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Business & Tech

Israeli startup on mission to lift 'shadow of misconception' over cannabis

i24NEWS , 19:33 , 04.13.21

H&M's sister chain '& Other Stories' lands in Israel

Ynet , 11:38 , 04.11.21

Four Seasons lands in Israel with first hotel in Tel Aviv

Hila Tsion , 22:47 , 04.08.21

IMF raises Israel's economic growth forecast to 5% in 2021

Gad Lior , 18:54 , 04.06.21

Business & Tech

Israeli startup on mission to lift 'shadow of misconception' over cannabis

i24NEWS , 19:33 , 04.13.21

H&M's sister chain '& Other Stories' lands in Israel

Ynet , 11:38 , 04.11.21

Four Seasons lands in Israel with first hotel in Tel Aviv

Hila Tsion , 22:47 , 04.08.21

IMF raises Israel's economic growth forecast to 5% in 2021

Gad Lior , 18:54 , 04.06.21

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Culture, Travel & Archaeology

Israel to welcome vaccinated foreign visitors from May 23

Adir Yanko, Reuters , 15:25 , 04.13.21

The sights and sounds of Israel's oldest religious communities

Uri Sharon , 08:51 , 04.10.21

Israel's X Factor to pick next Eurovision entry, with help from Simon Cowell

Ran Boker , 20:36 , 04.06.21

Abu Dhabi's Etihad starts direct passenger flights to Israel

Reuters , 17:13 , 04.06.21

Culture, Travel & Archaeology

Israel to welcome vaccinated foreign visitors from May 23

Adir Yanko, Reuters , 15:25 , 04.13.21

The sights and sounds of Israel's oldest religious communities

Uri Sharon , 08:51 , 04.10.21

Samaritan worshipers pray on Mount Gerizim as they celebrate the Shavuot festival at dawn, June 2017

Israel's X Factor to pick next Eurovision entry, with help from Simon Cowell

Ran Boker , 20:36 , 04.06.21

Abu Dhabi's Etihad starts direct passenger flights to Israel

Reuters , 17:13 , 04.06.21

n Etihad Airways Boeing 787-9 "Dreamliner" aircraft displays Israeli and Emirati flags after landing upon arrival from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) at Israel's Ben Gurion Airpor

Environment

For first Reform rabbi MK, the environment is a Jewish issue

Tara Kavaler/The Media Line , 13:57 , 04.10.21

Runaway antelope caught on camera galloping down southern Israeli highway

Ilana Curiel , 19:17 , 04.04.21

Video of overworked pony ride sparks animal cruelty row

Noa Fisher , 09:37 , 03.31.21

Israelis throng national parks and nature reserves during Passover

Daniel Salami, Gilad Carmeli, Assaf Zagrizak, Raanan Ben Tzur , 18:12 , 03.30.21

Environment

For first Reform rabbi MK, the environment is a Jewish issue

Tara Kavaler/The Media Line , 13:57 , 04.10.21

Runaway antelope caught on camera galloping down southern Israeli highway

Ilana Curiel , 19:17 , 04.04.21

Video of overworked pony ride sparks animal cruelty row

Noa Fisher , 09:37 , 03.31.21

Israelis throng national parks and nature reserves during Passover

Daniel Salami, Gilad Carmeli, Assaf Zagrizak, Raanan Ben Tzur , 18:12 , 03.30.21

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