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Gantz urges center-left parties to unite into one bloc against Netanyahu Former IDF chief says he is ready to sacrifice a lot to initiate the move as Blue & White crashes in the polls and manages to barely hover over the electoral threshold i24NEWS | Published: 01.11.21 , 22:31 Blue & White leader Benny Gantz on Monday urged center-left parties to unite in a bid to oust Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the upcoming March 2021 elections, saying he was "ready to sacrifice a lot" to initiat...

Netanyahu gets A for vaccines, F for pandemic Opinion: In 71 days, Israelis will head to the polls and might finally decide on who they want as a leader: a flashy showman and political trickster or a sensible leader whose decisions and governance make such flashiness irrelevant Amichai Attali | Published: 01.11.21 , 23:46 Israel has vaccines because of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, which is admittedly excellent - but we might have not needed them in the first place but for him. The pr...

Israels budget deficit reaches all-time high in 2020 Accountant general says deficit stands at NIS 160.3 billion, or 11.7% of countrys GDP - highest such figure since the mid-80s when Israel went through an inflation crisis Gad Lior | Published: 01.11.21 , 20:15 The Finance Ministry said on Monday that Israels budget deficit at the end of the year 2020 has reached an all-time high. Accountant General Yahli Rotenberg said that the deficit stood at NIS 160.3 billion, or 11.7% of the countrys G...

Israeli women bear brunt of pandemics financial crisis While many are struggling to make do during the economic emergency, single mothers in particular have been mostly left to fend for themselves, facing an employment drought and potential fiscal ruin Alexandra Lukash | Published: 01.11.21 , 22:47 Israel’s unemployment figures have soared steadily since the coronavirus pandemic first broke out in the country in March 2020. And while many are struggling to rejoin the workforce in the mids...

Yeshivas reopen in Jerusalems Haredi neighborhood amid lockdown Although majority of the ultra-Orthodox sector appear to be obeying the health orders, some extremist factions opt to ignore the rules, reopening schools and even staging weddings so their younger generation does not degrade without Torah Gilad Cohen, Kobi Nachshoni | Published: 01.10.21 , 11:20 The yeshivas in Jerusalems Haredi neighborhood reopened on Sunday as usual despite the tightening of the nationwide lockdown that saw ...

Israel resumes vaccine drive as new Pfizer delivery arrives Healthcare providers begin administering second dose of vaccinations as Israel aims to be first country to emerge from coronavirus pandemic, with more than 1.8 million members of the public having already received first jab Ynet | Published: 01.10.21 , 11:37 Israel was set to resume an internationally lauded campaign to vaccinate its population against coronavirus on Sunday, with the delivery of a new shipment of inoculations from p...

Holocaust survivors live in mold and poverty with no money for cancer drugs Victor Urahi fled the Nazis in Belarus as a child with his mother and sister; 30 years after arriving in the Jewish state, he and wife Ella are struggling to pay their bills and buy food - and advanced medication is far out of reach Hadar Gil-Ad | Published: 01.10.21 , 10:13 The walls of Victor and Ella Urahis apartment are covered in mold that has been building up for years. The paint on their bedroom walls peeled...

Health Ministry says of that number, 240 are connected to ventilators, while 62 more patients passed away over the weekend; meanwhile, vaccination campaign reaches new stage, with delivery of second doses from Sunday

Israel’s policy of demolition and confiscation Opinion: No matter how many outline plans and permit requests Palestinians submit and how many times they prove it is their own land – they will never receive building permits because such permits are not given to villagers in the Masafer Yatta area Sarit Michaeli | Published: 01.10.21 , 13:34 The first shocking thing about watching the footage of in the Palestinian village of a-Rakeez in the South Hebron hills happens even before two shots ...

Retired justice to head Submarine Affair inquiry committee Tovah Tzimuki | Published: 01.10.21 , 22:01 Former State Comptroller, retired justice Yosef Shapira, agreed to accept Defense Minister Benny Gantzs proposal and serve as chairman of the commission of inquiry that will examine the Submarine Affair - which allegedly saw Israeli officials advocating for the purchase of submarines and patrol boats in return for kickbacks. This is after the previous chairman of the committee, retired ju...