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Amid virus vaccine hopes, Moderna top execs said to have sold millions in stocks

Amid virus vaccine hopes, Moderna top execs said to have sold millions in stocks

US biotech firm’s shares soar as it claims progress in trials; analysts says sales, including by Israeli chief medical officer, are legal but undermine faith… Read More ›

India evacuates 115 citizens from Israel as part of ‘Vande Bharat Mission’

India evacuates 115 citizens from Israel as part of ‘Vande Bharat Mission’

Passengers received protective gloves and masks as they prepared for takeoff.   One hundred and fifteen Indian nationals boarded an Air India flight from Ben-Gurion… Read More ›

Israel is not prepared for the next war

Israel is not prepared for the next war

Opinion: As tensions with Iran and Hezbollah rise and a massive rocket assault becomes a question of when and not if, we must look with… Read More ›

New legislation to increase technological cooperation between Israel, US

New legislation to increase technological cooperation between Israel, US

The legislation would enhance collaboration on the research and development of technology used for national defense.   WASHINGTON – New bipartisan legislation aims to increase… Read More ›

Netanyahu’s victim mentality

Netanyahu’s victim mentality

Opinion: The prime minister’s trial will be conducted in two parallel universes – one inside the courtroom where the rule of law prevails and another… Read More ›

Government adds NIS 14 billion to coronavirus financial aid package

Government adds NIS 14 billion to coronavirus financial aid package

Finances will also serve the acceleration of infrastructure projects, including connecting businesses to optical fiber cables, and to enable advance payments of so-far unclaimed deposits… Read More ›

As Netanyahu’s trial gets underway, let’s keep an open mind

As Netanyahu’s trial gets underway, let’s keep an open mind

Opinion: Amidst the fervid public discourse, we must try to halt any preemptive convictions or acquittal; it is crucial that the prime minister’s trial is… Read More ›

Netanyahu says he won’t accept plea bargain in his corruption trial

Netanyahu says he won’t accept plea bargain in his corruption trial

PM doubles down on attack on justice system, says he has nothing to hide, in TV interview hours after taking defendant’s bench   Prime Minister… Read More ›

Let’s admit it, Israel is not really right-wing

Let’s admit it, Israel is not really right-wing

Opinion: When taking a closer look into the views of the average Israeli, especially on social and economic issues, the reasons the right thinks it’s… Read More ›

Settler umbrella group protests Trump plan, but some mayors endorse it

Settler umbrella group protests Trump plan, but some mayors endorse it

Organization of West Bank mayors expresses total opposition to Palestinian state, even at cost of US backed annexation, but some members publish separate statement backing… Read More ›

Is Israel heading for a second coronavirus wave?

Is Israel heading for a second coronavirus wave?

“The numbers are very low, but the numbers were very low when we started this pandemic.”   Tightfisted testing policies and logistical delays may lead… Read More ›

Education Min. reviews incident of child left in underpants during school day

Education Min. reviews incident of child left in underpants during school day

‘The school could have demonstrated more flexibility’ the ministry says in a statement but the offended child opts to transfer to another school while her… Read More ›

Israeli officials confirm Palestinian Authority is ending security coordination

Israeli officials confirm Palestinian Authority is ending security coordination

After years of threats, sources say this time Abbas has truly halted cooperation, in protest of new government’s plans to annex West Bank areas  … Read More ›

Hungary, Austria stand against rest of EU blasting Israel

Hungary, Austria stand against rest of EU blasting Israel

European states in UNSC threaten “consequences” of annexation   Hungary and Austria, the sole EU states that opposed sharp criticism of Israel by High Representative… Read More ›

Lifting the fog on the Israel-Iran cyber war

Lifting the fog on the Israel-Iran cyber war

Analysis: If reports are to be believed, Iran’s recent attempted attack on Israeli water infrastructure was retaliation for IDF strikes against Iranian interests in Syria,… Read More ›

Biden: Israeli threats of annexation choke off hope of peace

Biden: Israeli threats of annexation choke off hope of peace

Biden vowed that if elected, he would support the Taylor Force Act while restoring funding to security cooperation with Israel.   Former vice president and… Read More ›

Abbas: PA no longer bound by agreements with Israel, U.S.

Abbas: PA no longer bound by agreements with Israel, U.S.

Palestinian president says decision also extends to security cooperation with Israel; announcement believed to be in response to Jerusalem’s declared plans to declare sovereignty over… Read More ›

Iran leader accuses UAE of ‘treachery’ after first direct flight to Israel

Iran leader accuses UAE of ‘treachery’ after first direct flight to Israel

Etihad Airways flies 16 tons of aid for Palestinians via Tel Aviv, but Khamenei says Gulf states ‘betray Palestine by supporting Israel;’ calls for armed… Read More ›

Mask requirements temporarily lifted in public spaces due to heat wave

Mask requirements temporarily lifted in public spaces due to heat wave

“The effectiveness of the masks in preventing infection among the kids themselves is unclear and there is no evidence for it yet in the scientific… Read More ›

Police arrest woman suspected of desecrating grave of fallen IDF soldier

Police arrest woman suspected of desecrating grave of fallen IDF soldier

Police apprehend 41-year-old woman from Rishon Lezion, who reportedly suffers from mental problems; the woman’s mental health worsened after surviving a deadly terror attack 18… Read More ›