First covid vaccines arrive as Israel’s ruling party splits and a new election date is set
No wonder that many Israelis feel they are under siege with all that happened in 24 hours. The Netanyahu government
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Majority backs opposition motion for Knesset dissolution
The bill’s preliminary reading was passed by 61 to 54 MKs Wednesday, Dec. 2, in an opposition move to dissolve
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Father of Iran’s nuclear and missile programs assassinated near Tehran
The reclusive Dr. Mohsen Fakriazadeh, reputed father of Iran’s nuclear weapons and missile programs, was assassinated near Tehran on Friday,
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Government rift sets Israel on slippery slope to spring election
The bones of contention between the two parties leading the coalition government pile up day by day. After just seven
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The patchy ebb of covid infection in Israel sparks rifts over exit tactics
The lockdown, imposed by a panicky Israel when new covid cases soared to 9,000 per day, is biting. The Health
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Tougher covid restrictions stalled by tussle over protest demonstrations
The coronavirus cabinet ministers’ discussion of tougher lockdown measures boiled down on Tuesday, Sept. 22, to a debate over a
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With coronavirus surging past 4,000 a day, the ministers opt for full Festival closure
The covid ministerial panel agreed on Sept. 9 that a form of lockdown was unavoidable in the coming festival season,
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Night curfews in 41 locales instead of lockdown of covid-19 hotbeds
PM Binyamin Netanyahu, deferring to the clamor raised by the ultra-Orthodox parties, Sunday night, Sept. 6, had the coronavirus cabinet
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The UAE-Israel normalization deal upends rigid Arab conventions on Mid-East peace
An almost religious precept held by the Arab world was that no normal relations with Israel were allowed before Palestinian
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Israeli air force, tanks bombard Hamas targets in response to balloon terror
“Fighter jets, attack helicopters and tanks hit a number of Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip,” at dawn on Wednesday,
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