Aug 9, 2020 Aug 9, 2020A 40-year-old document found in the Israel State Archives recently offers a rare look into the state’s actions to force Palestinians from their homes. It shows that in the 1980s, the state declared an area as a military shooting zone for the sole purpose of removing its residents.The document was submitted to the of Justice in July, in a bid to help a few hundred Palestinians who remained in the vicinity of Yatta, a town in the South Hebron Hills, to fight the state’s efforts to remove them.The document – minutes of a July 1981 meeting of the Ministerial Committee for...…Aug 9, 2020 Aug 9, 2020A 40-year-old document found in the Israel State Archives recently offers a rare look into the state’s actions to force Palestinians from their homes. It shows that in the 1980s, the state declared an area as a military shooting zone for the sole purpose of removing its residents.The document was submitted to the of Justice in July, in a bid to help a few hundred Palestinians who remained in the vicinity of Yatta, a town in the South Hebron Hills, to fight the state’s efforts to remove them.The document – minutes of a July 1981 meeting of the Ministerial Committee for...WW…

Sep 27, 2020 Sep 27, 2020>> Israel, the West Bank and Gaza are dealing with a renewed coronavirus outbreak, leading to proposals and measures intended to curb its spread and mitigate the economic ramifications of the crisis by both Israeli and Palestinian authorities.Israel currently has 68,586 active cases; 1,439 people have died. In the West Bank, there are 11,425 active cases and 291 deaths, and in Gaza 1,825 active cases and 17 deaths.LIVE UPDATES9:13 A.M. Serious cases decline slightlyIsrael’s Health Ministry reported a slight decrease in the number of coronavirus patients in...…Sep 27, 2020 Sep 27, 2020>> Israel, the West Bank and Gaza are dealing with a renewed coronavirus outbreak, leading to proposals and measures intended to curb its spread and mitigate the economic ramifications of the crisis by both Israeli and Palestinian authorities.Israel currently has 68,586 active cases; 1,439 people have died. In the West Bank, there are 11,425 active cases and 291 deaths, and in Gaza 1,825 active cases and 17 deaths.LIVE UPDATES9:13 A.M. Serious cases decline slightlyIsrael’s Health Ministry reported a slight decrease in the number of coronavirus patients in...WW…

Sep 25, 2020Sep 25, 2020Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is seeking emergency powers Friday in order to enact restrictions that would prevent Saturday's protests against the prime minister in Jerusalem under the coronavirus regulations.The Knesset, mired in political deadlock, failed to pass legislation that would limit the right to protest under the coronavirus restrictions that took effect at 2 P.M. Friday.Health Minister Yuli Edelstein said Friday afternoon that he would bring a proposal for emergency measures to the government for approval. The measures will forbid all gatherings until...…Sep 25, 2020Sep 25, 2020Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is seeking emergency powers Friday in order to enact restrictions that would prevent Saturday's protests against the prime minister in Jerusalem under the coronavirus regulations.The Knesset, mired in political deadlock, failed to pass legislation that would limit the right to protest under the coronavirus restrictions that took effect at 2 P.M. Friday.Health Minister Yuli Edelstein said Friday afternoon that he would bring a proposal for emergency measures to the government for approval. The measures will forbid all gatherings until...WW…

Jun 21, 2020Jun 21, 2020The Tel Aviv Municipality announced on Sunday that it will allow couples to declare their relationship, and to enjoy all the benefits provided to married couples by the municipality. Couples will be able to go to city hall with a declaration stating that they are living together, and to register as a couple in the municipal registry to be established for this purpose.Any couple will be able to register in the couples registry, including couples; , who cannot marry according to state laws; and secular couples who don’t want to marry in the rabbinate. The couples will...…Jun 21, 2020Jun 21, 2020The Tel Aviv Municipality announced on Sunday that it will allow couples to declare their relationship, and to enjoy all the benefits provided to married couples by the municipality. Couples will be able to go to city hall with a declaration stating that they are living together, and to register as a couple in the municipal registry to be established for this purpose.Any couple will be able to register in the couples registry, including couples; , who cannot marry according to state laws; and secular couples who don’t want to marry in the rabbinate. The couples will...WW…

Jun 21, 2020 Jun 21, 2020The Ministerial Committee for Legislation approved Sunday two bills that would decriminalize the possession and personal use of cannabis in Israel.The bills, promoted by Likud lawmaker Sharren Haskel and Kahol Lavan lawmaker Ram Shefa, will be brought to the Knesset for a preliminary vote on Wednesday.Three weeks ago, the parties of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Alternate Prime Minister Benny Gantz released a that they will advance legislation to . Kahol Lavan aimis to legalize the possession of certain amounts of the substance and is examining the...…Jun 21, 2020 Jun 21, 2020The Ministerial Committee for Legislation approved Sunday two bills that would decriminalize the possession and personal use of cannabis in Israel.The bills, promoted by Likud lawmaker Sharren Haskel and Kahol Lavan lawmaker Ram Shefa, will be brought to the Knesset for a preliminary vote on Wednesday.Three weeks ago, the parties of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Alternate Prime Minister Benny Gantz released a that they will advance legislation to . Kahol Lavan aimis to legalize the possession of certain amounts of the substance and is examining the...WW…

Sep 29, 2020Sep 29, 2020Hezbollah is storing missiles in a secret depot at a residential neighborhood in Beirut, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the UN General Assembly on Tuesday.Netanyahu presented intel that showed the alleged depot was located at the Janah neighborhood in Beirut, and said it was a few meters away from a gas station.He called upon the residents of Janah to act now and tell the Lebanese government to tear the warehouses down. "Israel means you no harm. But Iran does. Iran and Hezbollah have deliberately put you and your families in grave danger, and what you should...…Sep 29, 2020Sep 29, 2020Hezbollah is storing missiles in a secret depot at a residential neighborhood in Beirut, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the UN General Assembly on Tuesday.Netanyahu presented intel that showed the alleged depot was located at the Janah neighborhood in Beirut, and said it was a few meters away from a gas station.He called upon the residents of Janah to act now and tell the Lebanese government to tear the warehouses down. "Israel means you no harm. But Iran does. Iran and Hezbollah have deliberately put you and your families in grave danger, and what you should...WW…

Sep 22, 2020Sep 22, 2020Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that the "farce" of anti-government protests calling for his resignation must be curbed under the coronavirus restrictions.Israel's coronavirus cabinet met Tuesday to discuss amid a spike in infections and mortality and the increasing burden on hospitals.Discussions were adjourned without a decision. Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi offered to hold a meeting on Tuesday evening with representatives of the Attorney General, the police and the Health Ministry to clarify restrictions on prayers and protests. Their...…Sep 22, 2020Sep 22, 2020Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that the "farce" of anti-government protests calling for his resignation must be curbed under the coronavirus restrictions.Israel's coronavirus cabinet met Tuesday to discuss amid a spike in infections and mortality and the increasing burden on hospitals.Discussions were adjourned without a decision. Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi offered to hold a meeting on Tuesday evening with representatives of the Attorney General, the police and the Health Ministry to clarify restrictions on prayers and protests. Their...WW…

Jun 24, 2020 Jun 24, 2020Israel Police released Wednesday security camera footage from what they suspect was a car-ramming attack in East Jerusalem a day earlier, after which officers shot the driver dead, but the man's family denies the official Israeli account of the incident.The footage shows veering off the street in Abu Dis towards the checkpoint's booth and into the officers. After that, Erekat exits the car. The Border Police officers fire at him, wounding him.The police said that officers fired several shots at Erekat, and that he died shortly afterwards. One Border Police officer...…Jun 24, 2020 Jun 24, 2020Israel Police released Wednesday security camera footage from what they suspect was a car-ramming attack in East Jerusalem a day earlier, after which officers shot the driver dead, but the man's family denies the official Israeli account of the incident.The footage shows veering off the street in Abu Dis towards the checkpoint's booth and into the officers. After that, Erekat exits the car. The Border Police officers fire at him, wounding him.The police said that officers fired several shots at Erekat, and that he died shortly afterwards. One Border Police officer...WW…

Jun 26, 2020Jun 26, 2020Millions of children could be pushed to the brink of starvation as the coronavirus pandemic sweeps across war-torn Yemen amid a , the UN children’s agency warned Friday.The stark prediction comes in a new UNICEF report, “Yemen five years on: Children, conflict and COVID-19.” It said the number of malnourished Yemeni children could reach 2.4 million by the end of the year, a 20 per cent increase in the current figure.“As Yemen’s devastated health system and infrastructure struggle to cope with coronavirus, the already dire situation for children is likely to...…Jun 26, 2020Jun 26, 2020Millions of children could be pushed to the brink of starvation as the coronavirus pandemic sweeps across war-torn Yemen amid a , the UN children’s agency warned Friday.The stark prediction comes in a new UNICEF report, “Yemen five years on: Children, conflict and COVID-19.” It said the number of malnourished Yemeni children could reach 2.4 million by the end of the year, a 20 per cent increase in the current figure.“As Yemen’s devastated health system and infrastructure struggle to cope with coronavirus, the already dire situation for children is likely to...WW…

Sep 23, 2020 Sep 23, 2020President Donald Trump has questioned the loyalty of American Jews to the United States, according to a new report in The Washington Post focusing on the president’s attitudes and policies around race. Behind closed doors, Trump “has muttered that Jews ‘are only in it for themselves’ and ‘stick together’ in an ethnic allegiance that exceeds other loyalties,” the newspaper based on interviews with two dozen former and current White House officials. His remarks about Jews, the officials told the Post, took place after he finished a phone call with Jewish members of...…Sep 23, 2020 Sep 23, 2020President Donald Trump has questioned the loyalty of American Jews to the United States, according to a new report in The Washington Post focusing on the president’s attitudes and policies around race. Behind closed doors, Trump “has muttered that Jews ‘are only in it for themselves’ and ‘stick together’ in an ethnic allegiance that exceeds other loyalties,” the newspaper based on interviews with two dozen former and current White House officials. His remarks about Jews, the officials told the Post, took place after he finished a phone call with Jewish members of...WW…