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Coronavirus in Israel: 6,782 new cases on Tuesday, 11.4% of those tested

Coronavirus in Israel: 6,782 new cases on Tuesday, 11.4% of those tested

More restrictions expected Wednesday as coronavirus cabinet meets to decide outlines for protests and prayers.   The country is expected to be handed its latest… Read More ›

Israeli society, heal thyself

Israeli society, heal thyself

Opinion: Despite the lack of trust in the government, the people of this country must work together to reinvigorate a sense of mutual responsibility and… Read More ›

Cabinet approves coronavirus economic relief package

Cabinet approves coronavirus economic relief package

The cost of the approved plan is estimated at NIS 10.5 billion.   After a lengthy debate, the government on Monday night approved the plan… Read More ›

Anti-Netanyahu protests have shot themselves in the foot

Anti-Netanyahu protests have shot themselves in the foot

Opinion: Holding what are essentially beach parties and packed holiday feasts while the rest of the country is locked down with either their nuclear families… Read More ›

Palestinians: Qatar first Arab country to endorse Trump peace plan

Palestinians: Qatar first Arab country to endorse Trump peace plan

A senior State Department official told reporters that Washington sees Qatar as another Gulf country potentially prepared to normalize relations with Israel after the UAE… Read More ›

Sale of F-35s to UAE was missed opportunity for Israel

Sale of F-35s to UAE was missed opportunity for Israel

Opinion: Instead of denying that the sale was going ahead, Netanyahu should have used it as leverage for more American defenes aid and access to… Read More ›

11 arrested at first major anti-Netanyahu protest since start of new lockdown

11 arrested at first major anti-Netanyahu protest since start of new lockdown

Thousands gather outside premier’s Jerusalem residence for weekly demonstration against corruption, government handling of pandemic; 1 detained for speeding car toward barricades   Police arrested… Read More ›

Israel’s leaders must pull themselves together or resign

Israel’s leaders must pull themselves together or resign

Opinion: Imposing a second closure is an admittance of failure on part of the politicians who have thus far torpedoed any practical suggestion from our… Read More ›

The ‘Netanyahu lockdown’ is dangerous sham

The ‘Netanyahu lockdown’ is dangerous sham

Opinion: Imprisoning the Israeli public, who have lost all trust in the prime minister, brings with it all the health and psychological risks that surfaced… Read More ›

One-Third Of Netanyahu’s Voters Believe COVID-19 Was Sent By God

One-Third Of Netanyahu’s Voters Believe COVID-19 Was Sent By God

  JERUSALEM (JTA) — One quarter of Jewish Israelis, and more than one-third of Jews who voted for Benjamin Netanyahu, believes the coronavirus was sent… Read More ›

First Chadian military cargo plane to land in Israel for humanitarian aid

First Chadian military cargo plane to land in Israel for humanitarian aid

  The first military cargo plane from Chad is set to land in Israel late Wednesday night to pick up humanitarian aid from a private… Read More ›

Israel-UAE-Bahrain peace deal is the new Middle East

Israel-UAE-Bahrain peace deal is the new Middle East

Opinion: The peace treaty, alongside the rocket fired from Gaza to Israel during the signing ceremony, symbolizes the shift taking place in the Arab world… Read More ›

26 years after first Israeli-UAE meet, accord brings diplomat full circle

26 years after first Israeli-UAE meet, accord brings diplomat full circle

Recalling his first discreet contact with an Emirati official, Jeremy Issacharoff relishes in finally being able to ‘take the mask off’ bilateral relationship   At… Read More ›

The peace treaties between the UAE, Bahrain and Israel are signed

The peace treaties between the UAE, Bahrain and Israel are signed

Netanyahu: ‘Treaty could end Arab-Israel conflict once and for all’   WASHINGTON DC – Marking the “dawn of a new Middle East”, Prime Minister Benjamin… Read More ›

Mideast peace, Trump style

Mideast peace, Trump style

Opinion: The agreements signed Tuesday are testament to U.S. weakness and Gulf nations’ understanding that the American president cannot be trusted to defend them; Israel… Read More ›

Analysis: Peace agreements suggest UAE, Bahrain are now less pro-Palestinian than Europe

Analysis: Peace agreements suggest UAE, Bahrain are now less pro-Palestinian than Europe

The documents signed by Abu Dhabi and Manama vaguely call for a ‘solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict’ but don’t explicitly mention the two-state solution or… Read More ›

Abraham Foxman Endorses Biden, Calling Trump A ‘Demagogue’

Abraham Foxman Endorses Biden, Calling Trump A ‘Demagogue’

  NEW YORK (JTA) – Abraham Foxman, the former longtime leader of the Anti-Defamation League, has broken his tradition of not endorsing political candidates to… Read More ›

Israel deal protects Bahrain’s interests amid Iran threat, minister says

Israel deal protects Bahrain’s interests amid Iran threat, minister says

Bahrain and Israel’s defense ministers held their first publicly acknowledged phone call on Monday.   Bahrain’s interior minister said on Monday that normalizing ties with… Read More ›

New lockdown is test of public faith in government

New lockdown is test of public faith in government

Opinion: After showing discipline and adhering to health directives during the first nationwide closure, Israelis have become critical of the politicians and their motives in… Read More ›

White House peace confab to aim for social distancing, but masks won’t be forced

White House peace confab to aim for social distancing, but masks won’t be forced

Senior US official says documents to be signed at ceremony won’t mention Temple Mount access for Muslims, assures F-35s won’t be sold to UAE unless… Read More ›