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Israels Haredi women deserve a seat at the table Opinion: Despite being better educated and more qualified than many of their American sisters, female ultra-Orthodox Israelis remain marginalized and ignored by the men in their sector who hold political power and deny them a voice Esti Shoshan | Published: 02.27.21 , 18:19 The appointment of an American Haredi woman as Deputy National Security Advisor for Cyber and Emerging Technology in the Biden administration made the news on an ultra-Ort...

Israeli high-tech solutions could help Texas winter storm Israel-based firms say their water filtration, farming and energy products could have helped when Lone Star States power grid collapsed during crisis as infrastructure failed to adapt to extreme weather, leading to worst-case scenarios Tara Kavaler/The Media Line | Published: 02.27.21 , 09:16 While the State of Israel can fit into the state of Texas approximately 31 times, it has technological prowess that could help the Lone Star S...

Police disperse mass Purim party at Jaffa Flee Market Itay Blumenthal | Published: 02.27.21 , 18:11 Police on Saturday afternoon dispersed a massive, impromptu Purim party at Jaffa Flee Market attended by hundreds of people in violation of coronavirus restrictions. The party went on for nearly three hours before police officers arrived, with many of the attendees not wearing face masks or maintaining social distance. comment

Opinion: Ranking third among the countries that most taint the Mediterranean, Israel must immediately reduce its yearly amount of pollution or face an ecological disaster far worse than the massive amount of tar blanketing the country's entire coastline

U.S. pharmaceutical giant together with its German partner examine modifications to tackle highly infectious S.African coronavirus variant as well as overall effects of a third dose on those inoculated with 2 shots

Hassan Shaalan | Published: 02.26.21 , 13:54 Hundreds of demonstrators in Umm al-Fahm Friday protested rampant violence in the Arab sector. Some of the protestors threw rocks and police, resulting in officers breaking up the demonstrations and several wounded. Four were arrested for disorderly conduct. comment

Health Ministry reports 3,782 new coronavirus cases Ynet | Published: 02.26.21 , 10:59 The Health Ministry Friday morning reported that 3,782 new coronavirus cases had been diagnosed the previous day. The death toll since the start of the pandemic rose to 5,694. Out of 40,445 active patients, 738 are in serious condition, with 238 connected to ventilators. With 70,039 tests conducted Thursday, the contagion rate stands at 5.6%. comment

Analysis: While PM's Likud party is frontrunner, its center-right voter base overlaps with Yamina and New Hope, with the latter's leader Gideon Saar positioning himself as center-right alternative who will 'unequivocally not sit in Netanyahu-led government'

U.S. strikes Iranian-backed militia in Syria after Baghdad attack Pentagon spokesperson says calibrated response to rocket attacks against American targets in Iraq destroyed multiple facilities at border control point used by number of Iranian-backed militant groups Reuters | Published: 02.26.21 , 10:12 U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday directed American military air strikes in eastern Syria against facilities belonging to what the Pentagon said were Iran-backed militia, in a calibrated r...

While Israelis will celebrate the holiday of Purim under strict limitations, coronavirus czar Prof. Nachman Ash answers the most burning questions regarding curfew restrictions, the vaccine and the virus itself