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Israel announces ‘green passports’ for Covid-19 recoverees; Pandemic expected ‘for at least another year’

Nachman Ash announces 'green passports' for Israelis who have recovered from the virus and have antibodies, allowing them to travel freely.

November 27, 2020

Proposed Knesset law would create memorial day for victims of the Spanish Inquisition

The day will be marked with educational activities that will teach the history of the Spanish crypto-Jews, as well as the mass expulsion of Jews from Spain and Portugal.

November 27, 2020

Netanyahu warns Gantz: Cooperate or Israel goes to elections

Likud and Blue and White leaders continue their war of words, threatening what would be Israel's fourth election in two years.

November 26, 2020

Israel to buy more coronavirus vaccines from UK, France

Ministry of Health is in talks to purchase new coronavirus vaccines from the UK's GlaxoSmithKline and French pharmaceutical firm Sanofi.

November 26, 2020

Second Temple period dice found in Beit El

'Housing units are expected to be built on the site, where people can look and see Jewish settlement from the Second Temple period in the heart of the neighborhood where they live.'

November 26, 2020

Israeli university’s Islamic history course is global hit

Students from Pakistan, Indonesia, Qatar and Afghanistan all tuned in to a course previously enjoyed only in a Tel Aviv classroom.

November 26, 2020

Government to formulate decision legalizing settlements

Minister Tzachi Hanegbi cautioned that this is a first step in a process that could take years.

November 26, 2020

People shop at the Ayalon Mall in Ramat Gan after it reopened, against coronavirus restrictions, on November 20, 2020. (Flash90/Miriam Alster)

Malls, outdoor markets to open in limited capacity on Friday

The program is set to run from November 28th to December 6th and requires shop owners and mall operators to adhere to strict health guidelines.

November 26, 2020

Palestinian tries to ram checkpoint, shot by police

Border police shoot and wound Palestinian suspected of trying to ram his car into security personnel east of Jerusalem.

November 25, 2020

Israeli police find 450-year-old Torah during drug raid in Druze village

The pieces of the Torah scroll were handed over to the Antiquities Authority for further research and safekeeping.

November 25, 2020

WATCH: Israel appears headed to 4th election within months

Uri Zaki of Meretz and Likud's Michael Kleiner discuss the likelihood of yet another Israeli election in the near future.

November 25, 2020

Israeli border police officers stand guard near the Yitzhar setllment where illegal structures where demolished earlier in the morning in April 2020. (Flash90/Sraya Diamant)

Injuries, 2 arrests as Border Police clash with settlers

According to the Border Police, a settler vehicle tried to evade the checkpoint, swerved, and intentionally hit an officer.

November 25, 2020

WATCH: ‘When are we going to see you?’ Netanyahu asks Pollard

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tweeted a clip of his call with Jonathan Pollard, whose parole conditions were recently cancelled in the U.S., which paves the way for his immigration to Israel.

November 24, 2020

WATCH: IDF investigates tank flip that nearly crushed soldiers

The IDF launched an investigation into an incident earlier this week in which a Merkava tank flipped, injuring the driver inside.

November 24, 2020

IAF pilot, trainee killed in plane crash in Israel’s south

'Every accident is a significant event and will be investigated in depth. This was an accident that didn’t need to happen,' said an IDF spokesman.

November 24, 2020

The Who’s Who of the first Israel-Dubai business conference

An Israeli delegation is traveling to the UAE for a historic summit to develop further trade and diplomatic relations.

November 24, 2020

Israel to send all students back to school, even as coronavirus cases rise

Cabinet decides all public school classes will resume by December 12, but in the past day country records highest number of new infections in a month

November 24, 2020

Netanyahu nominated for Nobel Peace Prize

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed have been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.

November 24, 2020

Netanyahu says he will visit Bahrain soon, has ‘friendly’ talk with crown prince

'Both of us are very moved by the fact that we can bring peace to our peoples and our countries in a very short time,' said Netanyahu.

November 24, 2020

Knesset passes bill to freeze MKs 2021 pay hike

The explanatory notes attached to the bill state that by freezing their salaries MKs will be 'setting a personal example.'

November 24, 2020

WATCH: Will Biden revert to Obama’s Middle East policies?

Danny Ayalon discusses what changes could be expected regarding U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East when President-elect Joe Biden takes office.

November 24, 2020

Israeli MK attacks opponents who use ‘Nazi’ label to attack Supreme Court bill

'The incessant comparisons to Nazism and fascism suffer not only from a moral flaw, but mostly from deep ignorance,' says Likud MK Sharren Haskel.

November 24, 2020

WATCH: Likud accuses Gantz of ‘launching campaign’ with submarine probe

Benny Gantz formed a committee to probe the submarine affair connected with Netanyahu allies, leading to Likud accusations that Gantz seeks to force elections.

November 23, 2020

David Ben Gurion's grandson Yariv Ben Eliezer speaks to a crowd of protesters at Kibbutz Sde Boker on November 22nd, 2020. (Twitter/Almog Ben Zikri/Screenshot)

Ben Gurion’s grandson curses Netanyahu at rally

David Ben Gurion’s grandson Yariv Ben Eliezer cursed Prime Minister Netanyahu during a memorial event-turned anti-government rally.

November 23, 2020

Jonathan Pollard and his wife, Esther, enter federal court in New York, Thursday, April 7, 2016. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

Former PM Olmert says Pollard move to Israel bad for diplomacy

'With all due respect, I would prefer that he not move to Israel,' Olmert said, claiming it would be detrimental to Israel-U.S. relations.

November 23, 2020

Gaza hospitals on verge of collapse, 2nd full lockdown considered

'The health system in the Gaza Strip may collapse if the number of coronavirus infections continues to increase,' said Abdelnaser Soboh of the World Health Organization.

November 23, 2020

Biden to nominate Blinken as secretary of state, signaling new US policy on Iran

Blinken was heavily involved in shaping the Obama administration’s 2015 nuclear deal with Iran and harshly criticized Trump’s decision to unilaterally withdraw from the agreement in 2018.

November 23, 2020

WATCH: Spike in serious corona cases threatens Israel’s reopening plan

Serious COVID cases began to rise again as Israel rolls back restrictions.

November 22, 2020

Gantz launches probe in submarine case, testing Netanyahu partnership

The $2 billion purchase of submarines is the focus of a sweeping corruption scandal in which seven businessmen, including confidants of Netanyahu, have been named as suspects.

November 22, 2020

Breakthrough Israeli study shows hyperbaric oxygen can reverse aging

New study shows high-pressure oxygen treatments can reverse two major cellular processes associated with aging and its illnesses. By Abigail Klein Leichman, Israel21c Hyperbaric oxygen treatments can stop...

November 22, 2020

Netanyahu to Gaza border communities: $335 million in aid on the way

Prime Minister announces aid package for regional councils on Gaza border hard hit by rockets, incendiary bombs from Hamas-controlled Gaza.

November 22, 2020

Israeli judoka Peter Paltchik takes gold at European championship

Paltchik, 28, overpowered Russia’s Arman Adamian and finished first in the under-100 kilogram weight class at the tournament in Prague.

November 22, 2020

Justice minister boycotts cabinet meeting, angry at Gantz and Netanyahu

Avi Nissenkorn is furious that his party leader, Defense Minister Benny Gantz, failed to update him on senior civil service appointments that skipped over his ministry.

November 22, 2020

Israeli high school champion fencer inspires citywide volunteer network to help elderly

What started out as a high school project delivering food to senior citizens has grown into award-winning network looking out for the elderly.

November 22, 2020

Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., speaks before introducing Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., at a campaign stop at St. Ambrose University, Saturday, Jan. 11, 2020, in Davenport, Iowa. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Anti-Semitism panel to feature BDS advocate Rashida Tlaib

“This is like a panel to fight anti-Semitism featuring Goebbels, Himmler and Goehring,” a Twitter user responded.

November 22, 2020

WATCH: MK fights for families of new immigrants to visit Israel amid corona

MK Michal Cotler-Wunsch, herself an immigrant to Israel, explains why it was so important for her to fight for the right of the families of new olim to visit during the pandemic.

November 22, 2020

Israelis warned against complacency as vaccines not ready yet, hundreds of new cases

Health Ministry buys 10 million more doses of vaccine from the UK, but warns they won't arrive in time to help this winter.

November 22, 2020

Netanyahu: ‘Israel expects to see Jonathan Pollard soon’

In a statement issued Saturday evening, Netanyahu said he had worked for Pollard's release for many years.

November 21, 2020

US frees Jonathan Pollard from parole

With his newfound freedom, Pollard will now be able to achieve his lifelong dream of moving to Israel, where he has citizenship. By JNS Jonathan Pollard, a former intelligence analyst who served three dec...

November 21, 2020

Outgoing deputy AG compares government to ‘Protocols of the Elders of Zion’

Dina Zilber slams behavior of government, likening attacks on the judiciary to faked document of plan for global domination.

November 21, 2020

Palestinians protest against US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's visit to the Jewish settlement of Psagot near the Ramallah suburb of Al-Bireh, on November 18, 2020. (Flash90)

Palestinians protest Pompeo visit to Judea and Samaria

Pompeo’s visit marks the first time a high-ranking American diplomat has formally visited Judea and Samaria.

November 19, 2020

Israel adjusts some corona restrictions, no sign yet of flu season

More customers allowed into large stores, zoos reopen, but no signs yet of winter flu as Israel prepares 4.3 million flu shots.

November 19, 2020

Sadi Ben Shitrit compares Netanyahu Hitler

Gantz slams activist who compared Netanyahu to Hitler

'I strongly condemn the despicable comparison made between Netanyahu and the tyrant Adolf Hitler,' said Defense Minister Benny Gantz.

November 19, 2020

Israel was well-prepared to face COVID-19 crisis, says International Monetary Fund

Minister of Finance Israel Katz welcomed the IMF report as 'another expression of confidence in the Israeli economy and its stability.'

November 19, 2020

A bottle and glass of wine in the Psagot winery in Judea and Samaria, which would need to be labeled as "Made in the West Bank" under current U.S. customs guidelines. (Flash90/Garrett Mills)

Judea and Samaria products must be labeled as Israeli goods, say Republican senators

The letter hinted at the possibility of a Biden administration that would be unfriendly to the Jewish state.

November 19, 2020

Israeli basketball sensation Deni Avdija picked in NBA draft

Wiz kid from Herzliya selected ninth overall by the Washington Wizards, says he's 'super excited' to be going to the NBA.

November 19, 2020

Israel gearing up for Iran nuclear deal

Ashkenazi said he expects that Biden will attempt to re-enter the 2015 nuclear deal and that Israel must appropriately adjust its strategy for that possibility.

November 18, 2020

Bahrain delegation touches down in Israel, announces plan to open embassy

The world's first commercial flight from Manama to Tel Aviv was named as Gulf Air GF972, in a nod to Israel’s international dialing code.

November 18, 2020

Survey: Working from home may cost Startup Nation its innovative edge

Newly released Startup Snapshot report based on data from over 200 Israeli startups has highlighted the many disadvantages of remote work.

November 18, 2020

Return Ministries Head Dean Bye reads a passage from the New Testametn emphasizing the importance of conversion. (YouTube/Beyneynu/Screenshot)

Report: Missionaries in Israel running facilities for new immigrants, lone soldiers

Beyneynu, a watchdog group based in Israel, released a video alleging that Return Ministries is active on the grounds of the Jewish Agency-run Bikat Kinarot campus in northern Israel.

November 18, 2020

Iran foreign minister: ‘Ready to discuss how US can re-enter’ nuclear deal

'The situation will improve in the next few months,' said Iranian FM Zarif. "Biden can lift all sanctions with three executive orders.”

November 18, 2020

Netanyahu, Rivlin congratulate Biden, ‘an old friend of Israel,’ on presidential victory

President-elect Joe Biden stressed his commitment to Israel’s security, according to the prime minister’s office.

November 18, 2020

7-Eleven prepares to enter the Israeli market

The international conveniences store chain could open as many as 500 stores in Israel, with the first one coming by the middle of 2021.

November 18, 2020

Families return to Sa-Nur, hope to reestablish Samaria community 15 years after disengagement

'There is not a single person in the country who still thinks that it was right to evacuate these places,' said Yossi Dagan, head of the Samaria Regional Council.

November 17, 2020

Moderna’s chief scientist says company initiated vaccine deal with Israel

Israel will be among the first to receive the vaccine made in Moderna’s European manufacturing plant, which is owned by Switzerland-based Lonza.

November 17, 2020

Israel eases some coronavirus restrictions as infections rise

Outdoor shopping centers opened, grades 5 and 6 back to school, but statistics show infections are rising.

November 17, 2020

Yair Netanyahu, the son Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, with supporters after the release of exit polls results of the Israeli general election, at the Likud party's headquarters in Tel Aviv, on March 3'rd, 2020. (Flash90/Gili Yaari)

Yair Netanyahu: Kibbutzim are a throwback to Nazi, Soviet eras

“Kibbutzim are something that don’t exist outside of North Korea,” the younger Netanyahu said in an interview with a local radio station.

November 17, 2020

WATCH: Israel’s global economic standing confirmed by S&P rating

At this week's cabinet meeting, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu discussed Israel's recent 'stable' S&P credit rating and advancing ties Bahrain.

November 16, 2020

WATCH: Netanyahu, Likud party dominate in new poll

Israelis were asked who they would vote for if elections were held today and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Likud party made strong showings.

November 16, 2020

President Reuven Rivlin congratulates Eytan Stibbe, at a press conference in Jerusalem announcing that Stibbe will be Israel's second-ever astronaut, on November 16th, 2020. (Twitter/Reuven Rivlin/Screenshot)

Israel preparing to send second astronaut into space

Eytan Stibbe, a former fighter pilot, is slated to take off for space from Florida during the last months of 2021.

November 16, 2020

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