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After 16 years, DNA solves young womans murder Police recently uncovered genetic evidence that helped solve the killing of 19-year-old Nadaa Barud, who was likely murdered in 2005 by her brother, who apparently objected to her lifestyle and who himself died a few days later in a brawl Ahiya Raved | Published: 01.17.21 , 15:32 After 16 years, police investigators have managed to solve the murder of a young woman from Haifa whose body was found in 2005 but remained unidentified due to being fo...

Vaccinated Israelis exempt from quarantine 1 week after 2nd dose, virus czar says Prof. Ash says national inoculation campaign planned to reach 200,000 daily vaccinations within a week; Health Ministry DG Levy tells hospital officials number of hospitalizations for coronavirus not expected to decline in coming 2 weeks Ynet | Published: 01.17.21 , 19:02 Israelis who had been given the second and final dose of the COVID-19 vaccine will not be required to go into quarantine after coming in cont...

How Israel failed to manage the coronavirus crisis Opinion: Though successful in its rollout of the COVID-19 vaccines, the country has been unable to fight the spread of pathogen among the population, thanks to mishandled policies, politically motivated decisions and unkept promises Nadav Eyal | Published: 01.17.21 , 15:54 Some think Israel should be congratulated for a relatively low death rate from coronavirus with around 4,000 Israelis having succumbed to the virus since the start of the ...

United Women’s Economic Development network seen as bridge to future First gathering of female business leaders and entrepreneurs from every corner of the globe hits the ground running, and has a plan to reach 50 million women across the developing world by the year 2025 The Media Line | Published: 01.17.21 , 12:24 Faces of women business leaders and entrepreneurs from the United States, Bahrain, Morocco, Israel, United Arab Emirates, Sudan, Uzbekistan and Kosovo encircled computer screens...

Time to take Mideast peace process out of deep freeze Opinion: Normalization with Israel will advance because it responds to Arab state interests; Palestinians have already seen they cannot stop it, and it presents both opportunity for region and revived role for U.S. as sole broker with true leverage Dennis Ross | Published: 01.17.21 , 23:50 After Ariel Sharon announced his intention to withdraw from Gaza but months before Israel actually did so in 2005, I gave speech in Gaza City to the P...

Will Biden be Obama redux for the Middle East? In-depth: Recent normalization between Israel and parts of the Arab world – borne largely out fear of Iranian influence – means the new president and his foreign policy team are returning to a region very changed from just four years ago The Media Line | Published: 01.16.21 , 22:40 Outgoing U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo confirmed last week that he has met with his designated successor, Antony Blinken. Both have been trusted, loyal conf...

Heads of Arab local authorities call to boycott Sundays meeting with PM Hassan Shaalan | Published: 01.16.21 , 13:36 The heads of the Arab authorities are calling for a boycott a meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, which is set to take place on Sunday, which they labeled as "political exploitation". The meeting was initiated by Chairman of the Local Authorities Federation Haim Bibbs and Mod Yunis, the chairman of the committee of the Arab local authorities heads. The head of ...

Israel is still long way from being coronavirus free Opinion: Despite optimism over successful vaccine roll out and hopes that seriously ill cases would decline, there is much that is unknown about vaccines ability to protect from new strains of virus which are only expected to multiply Sarit Rosenblum | Published: 01.16.21 , 22:41 In the past five days, one in five people who tested for coronavirus in Los Angeles were found to have COVID-19 - with tragic consequences for the states hospita...

Germanys Buchenwald Camp raps disrespectful tobogganers Site complains masses of daytrippers disturb the peace of the dead with winter sports at former Nazi camp; Historical sensitivity is fading, says foundation director AFP | Published: 01.14.21 , 22:50 The German memorial at former Nazi concentration camp Buchenwald Thursday demanded an end to visitors playing winter sports at the site, after some were even spotted sledding at its mass graves. Criticizing "disrespectful" behavior, the fou...

Analysis: By showing Hamas that cross-border fire is tolerated, Israel stands to lose the last scraps of the deterrence it needs for a long-term truce even as it displays operational and technological might in foiling Iran's entrenchment efforts in Syria