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Top U.S. diplomat says committed to ensuring Tehran never acquires nuclear arms, will address other areas of concern, including Islamic Republic's destabilizing regional behavior and ballistic missile development and proliferation

Tel Aviv based Check Point Software Technologies report notes features in a piece of China-linked malware it dubs 'Jian' could only have been stolen from some of the National Security Agency break-in tools leaked to the internet in 2017

Western Wall gets its own inoculation ahead of holidays Equipped with delicate syringes, engineers work to conserve Judaisms holiest site to ensure safety of worshippers for generations to come without hurting places unique flora and fauna Itay Blumenthal | Published: 02.22.21 , 20:46 Before thousands of worshipers vaccinated against COVID-19 flock to the usually bustling Western Wall Plaza in Jerusalem, the Western Wall Heritage Foundation launched efforts to preserve the stones making up t...

Health minister also favors limiting public transport to prevent young people, especially in the Haredi sector, from arriving at places where illegal mass parties are planned; cultural, sporting events to be excluded

Anti-LGBTQ incident occurs every 3 hours in Israel, report finds Advocacy group reports almost 3,000 cases in 2020 - a 27% increase from previous year, with 1 in 5 victims under the age of 18; pandemic and subsequent lockdowns lead to rise in abuse and harassment at home, study found Hadar Gil-Ad | Published: 02.22.21 , 15:27 Incidents targeting the LGBTQ community were reported in Israel approximately once every three hours in 2020, with almost 3,000 cases of hate and violence actually taki...

Israel slaps gag order on oil spill probe Court approves ban on releasing key details including name of vessel believed to have leaked oil into sea off Israeli coast, port of origin and destination; state claims such information could cloud investigation into Israels worst environmental crisis Ahiya Raved, Ilana Curiel | Published: 02.22.21 , 14:45 A gag order was issued Monday on the details of the investigation into the massive oil spill that has polluted the majority of Israel’s beache...

Nazi guard deported from U.S. agrees to be questioned Native German arrives in Frankfurt to be investigated for his part in Nazi-sponsored persecution during WWII; official says interview will take place next month at the earliest Associated Press | Published: 02.22.21 , 18:24 A 95-year-old former Nazi concentration camp guard deported from Tennessee has agreed to be questioned by German prosecutors as they re-examine whether there is enough evidence against him to bring charges, authorities...

Hearings will resume on April 5 and will take place 3 times a week; judges blast AG, State Prosecutor for misconduct and will consider whether to throw out some evidence at the end of proceedings

Israelis suit up to save tar-soaked beaches Green bags filled with tar-coated shells and detritus quickly piled up on the beach. The ministry and environmental groups estimate at least 1,000 tons of tar washed up on the coast as cause of spill still dubbed worst ecological disaster, investigated Associated Press | Published: 02.22.21 , 22:43 A small Israeli task force scoured the sands of a nature reserve along Israel’s Mediterranean coast Monday, taking part in a widening effort to clea...

Palestinian Authority assured U.S. Hamas committed to state in pre 1967 borders Ynet | Published: 02.21.21 , 08:28 The Palestinian Authority briefed the U.S. on agreements reached with Hamas ahead of the Palestinian May elections. The first official letter to the new administrations coordinator of Israeli-Palestinians relations Hedy Lamar from Hussein Al Sheik, a senior Palestinian official, stated that all factions were committed to the establishment of a Palestinian state in the pre-1967 b...