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Attack on military base, the second within a month, comes just days before Pope Francis's visit in Iraq on Friday and a week after U.S. carried out retaliatory airstrike in eastern Syria that killed one fighter in an Iranian-backed militia

Coronavirus cabinet to mull lifting some restrictions on entry to country Arrivals to be asked for proof of vaccination, proof of recovery from COVID or a negative coronavirus test done no more than 72 hours prior to arrival in the country; Israelis to be given option to quarantine in hotel or be monitored electronically Ynet | Updated: 03.02.21 , 09:16 The coronavirus cabinet will meet on Tuesday to decide on lifting some restrictions on entry to the country in order to enable Israelis to ...

Haredi legislator: Anyone marrying a non-Jew should be considered dead by family United Torah Judaism member of Knesset says a female soldier converted to Judaism during her military service is a shiksha, the derogatory term used to describe non-Jewish women; says will not compromise on religion to please others Kobi Nahshoni, Agencies | Updated: 03.02.21 , 11:05 United Torah Judaism member of Knesset Yitzhak Pindrus said on Tuesday that a female soldier who converted to Judaism during her ...

Austrian Chancellor Kurz says Vienna and Copenhagen will work with Jerusalem on second-generation vaccine production and jointly research further treatment options, slams Brussels for slow rollout and bottlenecked supply chain

Elections Committee bans Netanyahu stand-up TV segment Panel head Justice Uzi Vogelman says that although the nine-minute clip is for the purpose of entertainment, throughout it there are messages that relate directly to issues on the political agenda Sivan Hilaie | Published: 03.02.21 , 15:31 The Central Elections Committee (CEC) banned on Tuesday a broadcast of a stand-up program in which Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was slated to participate, claiming that it was "election propagan...

Letter signed by 400 European politicians says Biden administration 'presents a chance to correct course' in Middle East diplomacy, calls on multi-national cooperation to 'prevent unilateral action undermining possibility of peace'

Religious MKs vow Jewish Orthodoxy to be conversions to Judaism authority Religious lawmakers across the board commit to changing the law to ensure Reform or Conservative conversions in Israel are not recognized by the state, with one calling them ridiculous while others slam judges for attempt to alter the identity of the country Kobi Nahshoni, Yael Freidson | Published: 03.02.21 , 14:24 Religious politicians on Tuesday said they will demand legislation on Orthodox conversion to Judaism as...

Opinion: The High Court decision to recognize Conservative and Reform conversions is an important step for Israel to finally embrace and truly practice its core principles of being a Jewish and democratic state

Israel sees rise in juvenile COVID morbidity, drop in cases among elderly Health Ministry data shows that 1 in 5 of all cases diagnosed last month were of children aged 0-9, with two in three of all cases being of patients under 30; experts believe vaccination moved morbidity to younger age groups Yaron Druckman | Published: 03.02.21 , 14:19 One in five of all Israeli coronavirus cases diagnosed in February were in children aged under 10 years, while the country is seeing a significant decl...

Israels UN envoy blames Iran for attack on MV Helios Ray Itamar Eichner | Published: 03.02.21 , 21:42 Israels ambassador to the UN, Gilad Erdan, blamed Iran for the attack on the Israeli-owned MV Helios Ray carrier-ship in the Gulf of Oman. "Israel has repeatedly warned the Security Council against Iranian subversion in the Middle East and around the world. The attack in the Gulf attack once again that the regime in Tehran continues to act in any way to destabilize the region in violation o...