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Poll predicts Likud as clear election frontrunner Channel 12 survey puts PMs party on 30 seats, followed by Yesh Atid on 17, while Gantz Blue & White plummets to just 4 Knesset seats; poll also shows slide for Saar and Bennetts right-wing parties i24NEWS | Published: 02.01.21 , 08:29 If elections were held in Israel today, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud would remain the largest party in the Knesset with 30 seats, a new poll published Sunday by broadcaster Channel 12 found. Yesh ...

Health Ministry says a large portion of the seriously ill are people below the age of 50, including 6 children; infection rate in the general population stands at 9.7%, while in the ultra-Orthodox sector it's at whooping 20.1%

Discovery offers glimpse into wardrobe of David and Solomon First such sample of woven wool found with valuable dye made from mollusks dating to 1,000 B.C. unearthed in Timna Valley dig, used by priests and royalty, corroborating belief area was populated by elites TPS | Published: 01.31.21 , 11:43 Groundbreaking research conducted by Israeli archaeologists enabled them to recover scraps of fabric dyed in royal purple from the time of King David and King Solomon, some 3,000 years ago, the fi...

Ministers set to extend lockdown by additional week following fines hike row Coronavirus testing results show 10% positivity rate as 1,162 hospitalized in serious condition with 298 on ventilators; Knesset to pass bill doubling fines to individuals flouting coronavirus restrictions; Ben Gurion Airport shuttering to be extended by two weeks Itamar Eichner, Itay Blumenthal, i24NEWS | Published: 01.31.21 , 08:36 Ministers were set to meet Sunday to extend Israels lockdown following week-long di...

Man from central Israel, who recovered from the pathogen in August, contracted virus strain during visit to Turkey; he is the second Israeli to be officially diagnosed with the mutation after visiting the country

Vaccines starting to bring infection down, health expert says Weizmann Institutes Prof. Eran Segal says cities with a high vaccination turnout for over 60 saw a 50% drop in new confirmed cases, a 40% decrease in hospitalizations and 15% less patients in serious condition Attila Somfalvi | Published: 01.31.21 , 15:40 A senior health expert said Sunday that despite the current coronavirus infection wave being the toughest Israel has seen since the start of the pandemic, the vaccines have beg...

Source: Mossad head opposes IDF position on Iran nuclear deal Yossi Cohen reportedly says discussions should be held away from public view, after IDF chief said in a speech a return to 2015 nuclear deal would be a grave mistake; adds Israeli position to be made public after U.S. makes its position known Yossi Yehoshua | Updated: 01.31.21 , 15:31 Mossad head Yossi Cohen reportedly criticized IDF chiefs speech last week, in which he warned the U.S. return to the Iran nuclear deal would be a mi...

Thousands attend rabbis funeral in Jerusalem, flouting virus rules Police say over 10,000 people joined the procession for Rabbi Meshulam Dovid Soloveitchik, who died on Saturday from coronavirus at age 99; police claimed to have issued dozens of fines despite failing to disperse crowd Kobi Nahshoni, Gilad Cohen | Updated: 01.31.21 , 15:02 Thousands participated Sunday in the funeral a prominent rabbi in Jerusalem in violation of coronavirus regulations, as police forces were nowhere to be s...

Hundreds attend illegal Hasidic holiday gathering in Jerusalem Despite orders by mainstream leadership to not hold Tishes, dozens of Haredim hold secret or blatantly open Tu BShevat ceremonies attended by hundreds of participants who dispersed once police officers arrived Haim Goldich, Kobi Nachshoni | Published: 01.28.21 , 22:32 Hundreds of guests from a radical ultra-Orthodox faction on Thursday attended an illegal mass gathering in Jerusalem in honor of the Tu BShevat holiday, blatantly...

Jewish Instagram star posts period stain skirt pic Leandra Medine Cohen, who founded popular fashion site The Man Repeller, wins praise from one million of her followers after posting an image wearing a luxury skirt stained with blood; Unsarcastically, I love being a woman, she says Yulia Karra | Published: 01.28.21 , 23:45 Jewish fashion influencer posted an image of herself on Instagram, wearing a period stained skirt in an effort to encourage female empowerment. Leandra Medine Cohen, 32,...