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Israel records 4 cases of S. African COVID-19 variant Health authorities say all cases of new, more infectious strain found in travelers arriving from the African country; Pfizer said last week its vaccine appeared to work against a key mutation in both UK and South African variants AFP | Published: 01.10.21 , 09:54 The Health Ministry said on Saturday that four people had tested positive for the novel coronavirus strain first detected in South Africa, with dozens of cases of the new Britis...

Haredi MKs irate as court ends hospital ban on chametz at Passover Religious parties launch attack on ruling to deviate from long-standing status quo, vowing to amend decision through legislation; Meretz welcomes move, says state has no place putting its hands on peoples plates Kobi Nachshoni, Yael Freidson | Published: 01.10.21 , 18:55 The High Court of Justice on Sunday rejected the Chief Rabbinate’s request to ban visitors from bringing food products that are not kosher for Passover (ch...

IDF: Officer beaten by settler during West Bank protest Lt. Col. Ayub Kayuf and his troops were evacuating group blocking road during protest over Ahuvia Sandaks death, when one turned violent and begin hitting the officer, the army said; Kochavi condemns incident Yoav Zitun , Elisha Ben Kimon | Published: 01.10.21 , 20:25 An IDF officer was attacked by a settler Saturday night during a protest in the West Bank, the army said Sunday. The incident occurred when a group of settlers was bloc...

Israels vaccine drive gets booster shot with new Pfizer delivery Receiving shipment, PM lauds national vaccine campaign, saying Israel is leading the world and has become a global model for inoculating against coronavirus, vows to see 170,000 vaccinated every day Ynet | Published: 01.10.21 , 16:04 Another shipment of Pfizers coronavirus vaccine, numbering some 700,000 doses, landed at Ben Gurion Airport on Sunday. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Health Minister Yuli Edelstein were pr...

Austrian-born actor, former California governor draws parallel between pro-Trump extremist group Proud Boys and Nazis who carried out 1938 pogrom against Jews in Germany; 'Wednesday was Day of Broken Glass right here,' he says

Right-wing leaders fire up their base with judicial reforms vows Analysis: Likud defector Gideon Saar is promising changes to the nomination process for Supreme Court justices, long a hot topic for the right, and could threaten the continued rule of Netanyahus Likud party in the upcoming elections The Media Line | Published: 01.09.21 , 18:53 With less than 80 days left until Israelis head to the polls for the fourth time in two years, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s strongest challenge...

Health Ministry reports 7,808 new coronavirus cases diagnosed Friday Ynet | Published: 01.09.21 , 18:01 The Health Ministry Saturday evening reported that 7,808 new coronavirus cases have been diagnosed on Friday. The death toll since the start of the pandemic rose to 3,633. Out of the 68,766 patients battling the disease, 964 are in serious condition, with 236 connected to ventilators. With 121,757 tests conducted Friday, the contagion rate stands at 6.5%. comment

Faces of tragedy: Israels virus victims A new initiative seeks to remember and share the story of the 3,497 coronavirus fatalities in Israel, such as the stories of Yizhar Sharon, Liora Tzror and Yehuda Moshe, which are presented here in their families own words Hadar Gil-Ad, Yael Friedson | Published: 01.09.21 , 08:40 Israel is in the midst of an ongoing national vaccination campaign, yet the number of confirmed coronavirus cases throughout the country has recently seen a steep increase, wh...

Israels ultra-Orthodox need a Haredi-free government Opinion: Haredi politicians preserve their power by perpetuating the inability to earn a decent wage and ensuring they alone can provide state handouts to their constituents, but ultra-Orthodox communities abroad prove that work and pray is possible Batya Kahana-Dror | Published: 01.09.21 , 23:30 Israels current blanket lockdown exposes the true relationship between Benjamin Netanyahu and the ultra-Orthodox politicians who are actually d...

Opinion: From free press to independent judiciary, PM has already planted seeds of insurrection against democratic institutions, but the true size of his base and how far they are willing to go to preserve his grip on power remains to be seen