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Raam, Arab politics and becoming Shas In-depth: This election revolutionized the political power of the Arab sector, with its representatives now the deciding voice who could either end the political stalemate or plunge the state into a fifth vote in some two years Sivan Hilaie | Published: 04.03.21 , 18:37 Voter turnout may have been relatively low and the campaign season rather lackluster, but there is no doubt that the March 23 election shone a spotlight on the Arab sector. It made key ...

IAF Independence Day flyover to cover more cities this year Yoav Zitun | Published: 04.02.21 , 08:50 The Air Forces Independence Day flyover will pass over more cities than usual this year, with the theme of the flyover being "Israeli Brotherhood." The flyover will go over dozens of cities and locations between 10:30am and 1pm on Independence Day later this month. comment

Air Defense chief appointed as next IDF spokesperson Yoav Zitun | Published: 04.02.21 , 11:40 Commander of the IDFs Air Defense Command, Brig.-Gen. Ran Kochav, was appointed Friday as the militarys next spokesperson by Chief of Staff Aviv Kohavi. The appointment was approved by Defense Minister Benny Gantz. Kochav will replace current IDF Spokesperson Brig.-Gen. Hidai Zilberman. comment

Only Bennett can unite Israel Opinion: Religious Zionists who follow teaching of Rabbi Kook understand need to unite humanism and faith, nationalism and universalism; they can accept the Islamist Raam party just as they accept Evangelical Christians Moti Shklar | Their pre-ballot promises to act only in the interests of the country were never believable and egos were guaranteed to take precedence over any willingness to compromise. 3 צפייה בגלריה (Photo: AFP) As we celebrate Passo...

J&J finds problem with COVID vaccine batch; NYTimes says 15 mln doses ruined Reuters | Published: 04.01.21 , 08:06 Johnson & Johnson said on Wednesday it had found a problem with a batch of the drug substance for its COVID-19 vaccine being produced by Emergent Biosolutions, and said the batch did not advance to the final fill-and-finish stage. J&J did not say how many vaccine doses the batch would have produced. The New York Times reported that about 15 million doses were ruined, without cit...

U.S. clarifies it views West Bank as occupied by Israel State Department spokesman tells reporters its a historical fact that Israel occupied the West Bank, Gaza and the Golan Heights after annual report on human rights appeared to have used terminology introduced by Trumps administration AFP | Published: 04.01.21 , 13:18 U.S. President Joe Bidens administration said Wednesday that Israels control of the West Bank is indeed "occupation," clarifying its stance after the release of a report th...

Raam leader Abbas to make public statement at 8pm Ynet | Published: 04.01.21 , 13:28 Raam leader Mansour Abbas was set to make a public statement Thursday at 8pm. His speech comes as his party has become potential kingmakers for Israels next government. comment

Houthis push anti-Jewish, anti-Israel rhetoric through Yemeni textbooks, report says Watchdog says materials by Iranian-backed insurgents appear to have pervaded mainstream Yemeni education system, calling for uncompromising struggle for reality without Jews, Israel and American-Saudi influence Daniel Salami | Published: 04.01.21 , 21:58 The Ansar Allah Houthis, an Iranian proxy movement, have penetrated the mainstream Yemeni education system and are spreading anti-Israeli and anti-Jewish rh...

Health Ministry reports 489 new coronavirus cases Ynet | Published: 04.01.21 , 09:58 The Health Ministry reported Thursday morning that 489 new coronavirus cases had been diagnosed the previous day. The death toll since the start of the pandemic stands at 6,214. Out of 7,200 active patients, 385 are in serious condition, with 187 connected to ventialtors. comment

Prosecution tells court Netanyahu must be present in trial hearing Monday Gilad Morag | Published: 04.01.21 , 11:42 The State Prosecution told the Jerusalem District Court on Thursday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu must be present in the opening remarks of the evidentiary phase of his corruption trial hearing next week following a request of absence by his legal team. comment