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Israel’s government must take responsiblity

Israel’s government must take responsiblity

Opinion: The elected officials have made every mistake in dealing with the pandemic, giving in to dirty politics, populism and incompetence; a lack of courage… Read More ›

Saudi king indicates to Trump Israeli-Palestinian peace a prerequisite for ties

Saudi king indicates to Trump Israeli-Palestinian peace a prerequisite for ties

In phone call, US president talks up peaceful overtures between Israel, Gulf; Salman says Riyadh appreciates US efforts but indicates Palestinians remain main focus for… Read More ›

Israel surpasses 1,000 coronavirus deaths, red cities prep for lockdown

Israel surpasses 1,000 coronavirus deaths, red cities prep for lockdown

List of over 30 areas to be released today • Balad head: Gamzu program does not address unique characteristics of Arab society   As Israel… Read More ›

High Holidays of discontent

High Holidays of discontent

Opinion: The government must end constant zigzagging on the restrictions it implements to counter the coronavirus pandemic; now is the time for officials to show… Read More ›

Kosovo’s Jerusalem embassy offer was available for years, but Israel was wary

Kosovo’s Jerusalem embassy offer was available for years, but Israel was wary

Pristina’s move to recognize the Jewish state is being hailed as a breakthrough, but it had long been courting Jerusalem, which balked at endorsing a… Read More ›

El Al to fly first cargo flight to Dubai by an Israeli carrier

El Al to fly first cargo flight to Dubai by an Israeli carrier

El Al, Israel’s flag carrier, said the new route will be an “import and export” link to Dubai and further east.   TEL AVIV –… Read More ›

Israeli leadership must stop shifting the blame on the people and act against COVID

Israeli leadership must stop shifting the blame on the people and act against COVID

Opinion: Instead of launching constant threats at the public, lawmakers and health experts must formulate a precise and responsible strategy to fight coronavirus, just like… Read More ›

Bahrain opens airspace to Israeli planes, following Saudi lead

Bahrain opens airspace to Israeli planes, following Saudi lead

Using Bahrain’s airspace could make route to UAE even more direct, though only if Qatari airspace is used as well   The tiny Gulf kingdom… Read More ›

Profile Of The Most Sought-After Shofar Blower

Profile Of The Most Sought-After Shofar Blower

  JERUSALEM (JNS) – As first-chair trumpet in the Orville Wright Junior High School band in Los Angeles in 1966, Robbie Weinger didn’t know it,… Read More ›

Arabic media: Israeli airstrikes on strategic T-4 airbase in Syria

Arabic media: Israeli airstrikes on strategic T-4 airbase in Syria

Syrian air defense were said to be active against the airstrikes that targeted the base, used by Iran   Arabic media reported on Wednesday night… Read More ›

Israel edges closer to 1,000 coronavirus deaths as cases spike

Israel edges closer to 1,000 coronavirus deaths as cases spike

Health Ministry says 969 have now died from the disease, while since midnight 2,386 people tested positive for COVID-19, highest daily tally recorded; officials say… Read More ›

Study gives life-saving impetus for Ashkenazi women to screen for breast cancer

Study gives life-saving impetus for Ashkenazi women to screen for breast cancer

‘This is absolute evidence that you could well be saving your life’ simply by getting screened, Jerusalem researchers report   Jerusalem research gives a new… Read More ›

Does Benjamin Netanyahu photobomb historical events – analysis

Does Benjamin Netanyahu photobomb historical events – analysis

Netanyahu’s critics would call it ego. His defenders would say that he is the son of a historian, and he likes to be part of… Read More ›

11 lose their battle with COVID as Israel sees 7.3% infection rate

11 lose their battle with COVID as Israel sees 7.3% infection rate

National death toll reaches 956, with 1,229 positive tests between midnight and 7pm; 20,960 people currently suffering from COVID-19 in the country, with 415 people… Read More ›

Kushner: 100% possible, and logical, for all 22 Arab states to recognize Israel

Kushner: 100% possible, and logical, for all 22 Arab states to recognize Israel

Concluding historic US-Israeli visit to Abu Dhabi, White House adviser says the ‘vocal minority’ against UAE’s normalization with Israel will become more isolated   Senior… Read More ›

Coronavirus cabinet rules: Schools in red cities to remain closed

Coronavirus cabinet rules: Schools in red cities to remain closed

Coronavirus czar clashed with education minister late into the night * 2.4 million students return to class * 14 people died on Monday   The… Read More ›

Israel on dangerous path to one-state solution

Israel on dangerous path to one-state solution

Opinion: New draft legislation demands a referendum or support from two-thirds of MKs in order to remove any settlements or outposts in a deal with… Read More ›

Dozens of Haredi Jews stuck on a plane in Kiev

Dozens of Haredi Jews stuck on a plane in Kiev

The passengers, who came on two different flights from London and Paris to Kiev, were barred from entering the country.   Dozens of Haredi Jews… Read More ›

Uman fiasco highlights ultra-Orthodox MKs’ political opportunism

Uman fiasco highlights ultra-Orthodox MKs’ political opportunism

Opinion: The pilgrimage is just another parable for Haredi political art of taking a questionable narrative and turning it into their raison d’etre in such… Read More ›

Historic first Israel-UAE commercial flight likely to cross Saudi airspace

Historic first Israel-UAE commercial flight likely to cross Saudi airspace

El Al fight 971 to depart Monday morning carrying high-level Israeli and US delegations to Abu Dhabi for two-days of talks on civil and economic… Read More ›