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Vote on dissolving Knesset, elections likely delayed till next week.

COVID Commissioner Prof. Ash says Israel could be back to normal by March-April • Netanyahu says first vaccine to be administered on Sunday

The imminent changing of the guard in Washington, , and Netanyahu’s natural desire to want to start off with the president on the right foot, do not change the way he views the JCPOA.

"On every tombstone of an elderly person who died from COVID, will it be written that they died due to the Tender Obligation Law?" Committee chairman Ofer Shelah asked.

The legislation provides a two-year time frame for the legalization of the fledgling communities.

Finance Minister Israel Katz came into contact with the same confirmed case.

The ECMO machine pumps and oxygenates a patient's blood outside the body, allowing the heart and lungs to rest.

Benny Gantz has frequently been accused of being indecisive and to willing to bend to the circumstances dictated by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

The Our Common Destiny scroll project is a joint initiative of Genesis Philanthropy Group and the State of Israel, under the auspices of President Reuven Rivlin.

This latest sanction follows a NIS 3.8m. fine that Noble Energy was handed last month for violating its permit for gas flow into the sea.

About 6,000 Bezeq employees were promised all rights, with “industrial silence” among them, as well as an improvement in wages and retirement conditions.

When the composer-producer-guitarist died in 1993 at the age of 52, he left behind him a body of work that would do well to squeeze into three or four lifetimes.

"The violent attacks are carried out by perverted supporters of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu who view anyone who isn't a "Bibi-ist" as a traitor," reads the complaint filed to A-G Mandelblit.

National Economic Council chair Avi Simhon: ‘This crisis has an expiration date’

Though they do not coincide this year, Hanukkah and Christmas are often associated with one another due to seasonal concurrence.

Due to coronavirus restrictions, the number of tourists from the UAE to Israel is minimal in comparison, but delegations are certainly coming.

The clip lampoons the health establishment's handling of the coronavirus crisis with its trademark black humor.

Hear leading Middle East and US experts discuss the new realities Thursday, December 17 at 17:00 Israel time / 10:00 EST / 15:00 UK time.

Likud is seeking to stymie party funding and social media transparency stipulations in dissolution bill, wait for automatic dissolution of Knesset on Dec. 23 when budget deadline expires

Jerusalem Post readers send us their best pics of the week

"I give them this hanukkiah with my whole heart," said Moshe Hartman.

The festival features premieres of films, both full-length features, documentaries and short films, from Israel and abroad.

WHO experts have pointed to a 65%-70% vaccine coverage rate as a way to reach population immunity through vaccination.

Cramped flights have some worried that many Israelis would catch the disease on the plane, leaving tests unable to detect the virus so close after infection.

Artem Dolgopyat also won the bronze medal for vault, and Israeli Alexander Myakinin won bronze on the high bar.

93% of the Israeli public believe that locking up animals in crowded cages for their entire lives is considered animal abuse, a new survey found.

ESIL also announced that it will invest in four to six new start-ups that work in the field of sustainability and the environment every year.

The delegation was taken on a tour of the new excavations in the Western Wall Tunnels where they encountered Jerusalem’s rich past and the deep connection between the Jewish nation and its capital.

At issue are the fate of over 70 unauthorized fledgling communities built over the last three decades.

Part of the Arrangements Law, dictates how health care providers and hospitals secure payments • suggested mental health, “payment-per-bed" reforms spark anger

If Levin blocks the bill, the Knesset will automatically disperse on December 23 and initiate elections on March 23.

Attorney-General Avichai Mandelblit urged Netanyahu and Gantz over the weekend to make key appointments, including a new state prosecutor and police chief.

Were Bhutan a kid in high school, it would be that small, reclusive, rather odd kid with the crew-cut in class that nobody knows too much about.

What you may have dreamed of when you fought before and after the establishment of the state, has risen and become a reality," said Gantz.

"It is not a coincidence that in Morocco there was no Reform, Conservative, or Orthodox [communities]. It is because the leadership said ‘we accepted everyone,'" said Shimon Ohayon.

In 2020, there was a drastic decrease in the number of construction projects to about 30,000 housing units compared to about 60,000 starts in 2019.

The company is working for the first time in Dubai to set up a safe complex that will operate without human hand contact

It seems that not a day goes by without reading reports on Dubai and its fellow UAE members

This year the board of directors of the Israel Film Festival has selected Meir Fenigstein, the festival’s founder and executive director, to receive the 2020 IFF Lifetime Achievement Award.

Labyrinth is a study in opposites, how they attract and even enhance one another.

With hope that the pandemic is near its end, Israel's Olympic athletes are looking toward the Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo.

The National Cyber Directorate is concerned that the attackers are from a foreign country and are aiming to disrupt the entire industry.

The oldest luxury hotel in Israel and one of the most veteran hotels in the country, the King David officially opened for business in early 1931.

Before the second lockdown, 17% of those on unpaid leave reported in August that they are expecting to return to their jobs. In October, that number dropped to 13%.

The new product, Itzik Kadosh said on Sunday, was a way "to appreciate the peace process" upon which Israel and the UAE have embarked.

The museum, which was closed due to the coronavirus pandemic, celebrated its anniversary in November with a special event.

Intel acquired Habana Labs for a whopping $2 billion in December 2019.

Over 47% of the respondents reported a poor mental state, including loneliness, depression and even feelings that "in the current situation, life has no meaning."

There is speculation that Oman and Indonesia would be next.

Emunah Samuels has worked her way up to European taekwondo championships, with her sights set on the 2028 Olympics.

A vertical farm will be installed next to each branch, providing customers with fresh produce grown out of the company's indoor farms.

The photos will give the Bedouin women an opportunity to showcase and present their perspective to the greater public, even amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Haim Bibas, the head of Israel’s federation of local authorities, said he looks forward to future cultural exchanges.

MDA carries out testing at drive-thru testing centers, nursing homes, schools and the homes of Israeli residents who can't come to testing sites.

About 30 people were forced to enter quarantine after coming into contact with him.

"We just came back from an amazing place, one of the most beautiful places on Earth, and it took one second for us to forget all about it," one passenger said.

About 50 meteors or more per hour can be seen on a dark night during the peak of the Geminids, with optimum showers reaching as high as 150 per hour.

Three coronavirus wards and one coronavirus ICU were in operation at the hospital as of Sunday.

She was walking near the Keshet Cave and missed a sharp turn. "If you miss [it]," said attending EMT Moshe Raveh, "you can fall over the edge of the cliff."

Hanukkah candles will also be lit in honor of the holiday. The theme of the forum is aptly titled, "To light up Israel's public healthcare."

In Tel Aviv, protesters gathered outside of Habima Theatre and marked Hanukkah by lighting a large hanukkiah before embarking on what they called a "march of light."

Lapid's spokesmen declined to comment.

On Saturday evening, Hadassah announced that Yair, the 10-year-old who was critically injured is in stable condition and fully conscious. The 25-year-old uncle is intubated and sedated.

The ‘great conjunction’ of Jupiter and Saturn:

The cliff creates a beautiful shoreline with unique habitats along its rugged slopes and curved wadis.

Fox and his producer/husband Gal Uchovsky were on hand, as was one of the movie’s stars, Niv Nissim.

Palestinian officials reportedly told Lebanese newspaper Al Akhbar that Israel has made an offer to Hamas via the Egyptian intelligence delegation that visited the Gaza Strip earlier this week.

"There is a huge community of [Jewish] Moroccans and their descendants here - almost a million people," Shalom said.

Police arrested the woman's son, who was found at the scene.

The survey was based on 501 responses, and was drawn from a sample of the Arab Israeli population in the Galilee area, the Arab Triangle and mixed Jewish-Arab cities .

Remilk creates their dairy substitute in a lab via a process which replicates the properties of the dairy proteins.

Were the bill to be approved, it would not only promote food security, but would also help damper both the economical and environmental effects of food waste.

Police also found porcupine quills and hunting tools in the vehicle.

The statue depicts an anti-Netanyahu protester waving the Israeli flag as he is blasted by a police water cannon.

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Some 59 years ago the Gaitos lived in Israel. Now, they are back.

Fans protesting the purchase sang "Moshe Hogeg [the Beitar Jerusalem and owner] is dead" and "f**k bin Khalifa."

A shift in Israel's voting pattern could allow a loss for Netanyahu.

Eisenkot is seen as the only potential game changer who remains on the sidelines.

The IEA is at the forefront of tackling climate change, promoting renewable energies, energy efficiency and other energy issues.

The Trump administration viewed finalizing establishment of ties between the two countries as a prime goal in the past few weeks.

Medical personnel top the list, while children will be ineligible for inoculation

From the US to the UAE to Egypt, Israel and Morocco saw plenty of praise for their newly-announced normalization agreement.

Ticket prices for all the events in the festival program range from NIS 10 to NIS 150, and offer the public access to the Zoom-broadcast concerts as well discussions with the artists.

All we need now is for the festival to beat the COVID-19 trap.

The New Orleans setting, far removed from the usual locations for a crime drama such as New York and New Jersey, gives the American remake an interesting atmosphere.

POLITICAL AFFAIRS: Likud renegade Gideon Sa’ar’s new party could be a long-term flash in the pan but a short-term kingmaker.

DIPLOMATIC AFFAIRS: In Spain, BDS is illegal and the government adopted the IHRA definition, but banning Hezbollah and greater scrutiny of antagonistic NGOs are off the table.

MIDDLE ISRAEL: Few things can be more ironic, hopeful and poetically just than Arab investors’ purchase of soccer club Beitar Jerusalem

TOURISM AFFAIRS: Israelis would rather visit Dubai or the Seychelles than pay similar amounts in resorts that cannot even offer a decent meal, to say nothing of the vaunted Israeli breakfast.

Palestinians can continue to live here, he explained as long as they do not participate in terrorism.

Right-wing politicians and settler leaders are pushing to advance the issue now prior to US President Donald Trump’s departure from the White House in January.

The Attorney-General's Office asked for the court to demand that the appointment be made by the end of the month.

With new UFC contract, 29-year-old Natan Levy reflects on journey from France to the octagon

A different kind of redemption from Greek tyranny