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IDF troops scour area in southern Golan Heights following IAF airstrike on ISIS
IEDs found near border with Syria

Explosive devices were in Israeli territory, close to location where IDF foiled terror attack in the summer

Defense Minister Benny Gantz at the Knesset plenum, Oct. 15, 2020
Shas minister quits over fight with Blue and White

Gantz sets new deadline for leaving government

17/11/2020
MDA medic fired for spitting on Jesus portrait

Magen David Adom asserted that in the organization, "people of all religions work shoulder to shoulder."

By ABIGAIL ADLER
17/11/2020
Israel ranks 2nd worldwide in expensive house prices

The Jewish state follows South Korea as the second least affordable country in which to purchase a property.

By ABIGAIL ADLER
17/11/2020
Rivlin decries fear as being a driving force behind aliyah

Since the establishment of the State of Israel, more than three million immigrants have been absorbed – including those who came this year in the shadow of the coronavirus crisis.

Protest against coronavirus regulations at Carmel Market in Tel Aviv, Nov. 17, 2020
Israelis mob shopping centers, protest ‘senseless’ restrictions at shuk

Police were dispatched to break up a crowd of 150 shoppers in front of a sporting goods store in the northern city of Kiryat Ata on Tuesday

A truck carrying cattle arrives at Kerem Shalom crossing after it was reopened by Israel, in Rafah i
Israeli sentenced to 7 years in prison for selling equipment to Gaza

Michael Peretz, a resident of southern Israel, received millions of dollars for smuggling equipment believed to be used for rockets, missiles and other weapons.

Police at scene of explosion at metal plant in Ashdod, Nov. 17, 2020
Two killed in explosion at metal plant in Ashdod

"When we arrived at the scene we saw destruction."

High Court to Netanyahu, gov't: 30 days to respond on appointments, PM powers

The decision means that Netanyahu would be responding close to the December 23 deadline for passing the budget.

Gov’t not enforcing transparency law on NGO foreign funding

The Associations Registrar told the Knesset's researchers that "there was no need to exercise enforcement powers."

Santa Claus striking a pose for the cameras after sticking a Christmas tree on a salt formation in t
Santa keeps Christmas spirit afloat during Dead Sea photoshoot

Santa Claus rode a paddle board to a spot in the Dead Sea a short way from the shore and planted his Christmas tree there.

800 kilograms of tomatoes smuggled from Turkey found in Rehovot, Ashdod

By law, it is forbidden to import any plants to Israel, and doing so is considered a criminal offense.

By OMRI RON
17/11/2020
EU representative Sven Kühn von Burgsdorff tours Givat Hamatos in east Jerusalem
EU delegation heckled as antisemites, hounded off Givat Hamatos

Activists from the Im Tirzu movement and Jerusalem deputy mayor Aryeh King confronted EU representatives who were touring the site of the planned neighborhood.

Yair Netanyahu makes a stormy appearance at Tel Aviv Magistrate's Court, December 2018.
Yair Netanyahu compares Israeli kibbutz movement to Nazi Germany

“Kibbutzim are something that doesn’t exist outside of North Korea,” Yair Netanyahu said during a recent radio interview.

By BEN SALES/JTA
17/11/2020
Defense Minister Naftali Bennett and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Did Bennett teach Netanyahu
Likud, Yamina separated by three seats in new poll

Numerous parties currently in the governing coalition would not pass the electoral threshold.

16/11/2020
Superbus
Bus driver attacked by passenger after forgetting to open back door

Birani reportedly suffered a head injury and was rushed to the Carmel Medical Center in Haifa, where he received medical treatment.

Ultra-Orthodox Jews
Little enforcement means ultra-Orthodox schools have remained open

Police carry out patrols, but tread lightly when they find a school opened illegally.

Israel's Blue-and-white team hopes take a hit vs Czechs

Ruttensteiner’s troops suffer 1-0 Nations League defeat • Final group game vs Scotland on tap

By JOSHUA HALICKMAN
16/11/2020
Coronavirus cabinet approves: 5th and 6th graders going back to school

Strip malls to open, Eilat and the Dead Sea to welcome corona-free visitors

Israel prepares to send its second astronaut to space, a former IDF pilot

“An Israeli pilot...is proving once again, as we have proved here over the last 72 years, that even the skies are no limit.”

The Motza mask valued at $1.5 million
The $1.5 million COVID mask from Motza

First it's a COVID mask made to FDA standards, then it's a piece of art.

Police searching for man suspected of brutally attacking his wife

Police suspect that the victim's husband, a 40-year-old resident of Arraba, is responsible for the attack, following a dispute between them.

Sigd holiday, November 16, 2020
Deputy minister calls for Sigd to be celebrated by all Jews

‘We did not invent the wheel. We kept one of the most important days in the history of the people of Israel, no less than Yom Kippur’

16/11/2020
Amir Eshel, Director-General of the Defense Ministry
Eshel: Lack of budget has significant impact on Israel’s Defense Ministry

Amir Eshel, director-general of the Defense Ministry says they are running on ‘what was’ which does not allow for planning .

Will buying Israeli-made products create jobs or up living costs?

The government is considering turning Netanyahu’s request to buy Israeli-made goods into policy, but the Finance Ministry warns lack of competition will up the cost of living?

View of Bank Hapoalim branch in central Jerusalem on December 11, 2019.
How did Israel keep a solid credit rating despite having no budget?

S&P gives hi-tech nation a clean bill of health, affirms AA- rating.

Blue and White leader Benny Gantz and MK Yair Lapid
Will reverse psychology work on Benny Gantz? - Analysis

It may go against his nature, but perhaps Lapid has to silence himself.

16/11/2020
Saleh al-Arouri ‏
Palestinians resume unity talks ahead of Biden administration

“The goal is to show the Biden administration that the Palestinians are united."

Israel, EU discuss possible rail between Mediterranean and Gulf states

The discussion came after Israel recently signed historic deals to normalize ties with Gulf states Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates.

By REUTERS
16/11/2020
Defense Minister Benny Gantz at the Knesset plenum, Oct. 15, 2020
Gantz warns: Public will blame Netanyahu for elections

"If Netanyahu will not get his act together, the Knesset will be dispersed."

16/11/2020
Fashion
Israeli fashion week goes ahead in shadow of COVID-19

Along with displays of unique art to be projected on giant screens, a variety of celebrities will participate and present the fashion collections, including Michal Ansky, Shiraz Tal and Haim Cohen.

16/11/2020
The week in readers' pictures

Jerusalem Post readers send us their best shots of the week.

A medic of the regional hospital receives Russia's "Sputnik V" vaccine shot against the coronavirus
COVID-19 vaccine could reduce mortality rate by 70% - Weizmann professor

Professor Eran Segal emphasized that even if Israel can't acquire vaccines for the entire population, distributing it to a select group would significantly reduce hospitalizations and deaths.

By SARAH BEN-NUN
16/11/2020
Noble Energy fined over NIS 3.7 million for violations at Leviathan rig

"The ministry considers the violations to be serious and emphasizes that it will not allow the operation of facilities at sea without full transparency."

16/11/2020
Containers are seen in this general view of the port of the northern city of Haifa April 23, 2013.
Bazan signs MOU with UAE-based Mazrui to import polymers to Israel

The joint venture is the result of the many lucrative business opportunities created by normalization of ties between Israel and the UAE.

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, will have daily flights to Tel Aviv beginning in Ma
Abu Dhabi's Etihad to start direct flights to Israel next year

Flight will start March 28. "Etihad is delighted" about the "direct link between these important cities," said Mohammad Al Bulooki, Chief Operation Officer of Ethiad Aviation Group.

16/11/2020
Kinneret Galilee
Kinneret rises by 1.5 cm after rain, 1.19 meters below upper red line

The upper red line threshold marks 208.8 meters below sea level.

16/11/2020
Sunset over the Zin Valley in the Negev Desert.
First Israel-UAE academic convergence to take place at BGU conference

This year's virtual International Drylands, Deserts and Desertification Conference will discuss the issues of desertification and climate change, presenting research from lecturers around the world.

By SARAH BEN-NUN
16/11/2020
Larry Frisch
Larry Frisch: A man who lived life to the full, dead at 91

Veteran filmmaker kept working till he was past his mid-eighties

AN ETHIOPIAN-ISRAELI spiritual leader participates in the main Sigd holiday prayer gathering at the
COVID-19 restrictions threaten role of Ethiopian Jewish holiday in Israel

Sigd is being observed in a scaled-down fashion this year.

By TARA KAVALER/THE MEDIA LINE
16/11/2020
Israel's rain radar remains inoperative, November 2020
Is it raining? Without a radar, Israeli meteorologists remain in the dark

"As a forecaster, without a rain radar I am blind. Until someone dies and there is a disaster, no one will wake up."

COVID doesn’t stop Ethiopian-Israeli Sigd festivities

Friendship House in Kiryat Bialik, the annual holy Sigd Festival activities are still going ahead as planned.

By BENJAMIN SINGER
16/11/2020
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, wearing a mask, stands inside the courtroom as his corruption tri
Playing politics will not help Netanyahu in court - analysis

Sunday’s hearing was a reminder that the courtroom is a no spin zone and that winning a court case is a different game than playing politics.

Bnei Brak infection rate plummets

The city has had more than 25,000 infections, and 143 have died from COVID-19. But now, instead of being in the top 10 for infection rates, it is No. 93.

A map to a world that no longer exists

How should we look for the language of this story about genocide, about the Volhynia Massacre, and how can one make it universal and comprehensible?

By NERIA BARR
15/11/2020
National Library's Docu.Text film festival goes online

This year’s international festival highlights some of the best Israeli documentary films from recent years.

CBRE Israel: Rental prices dropped 20% since Q1

According to a study by CBRE Israel, Tel Aviv is ranked 25th in the world among metropolitan cities in office rents.

Key state’s witness accused police in 2018 of evidentiary games to nail PM

The witness in question was former top Netanyahu aide and current state’s witness Shlomo Filber.

Knesset to vote on anti-Bibi bill

KAN reported on Sunday morning that preparations in Blue and White are underway for what the party will do once it leaves the coalition.

15/11/2020
Green Line
In Biden slight, Netanyahu publishes controversial Givat Hamatos tender

The Israeli right is looking to Netanyahu to solidify Israel's hold on areas over pre-67 lines in the last months of Trump's presidency.

Bahrain FM to meet with Netanyahu, Pompeo in Jerusalem this week

The cabinet ratified the normalization deal with Bahrain on Sunday.

Sudanese protesters chant slogans as they gather ahead of a rally to put pressure on the government
Israeli defense delegation heading to Sudan this week

A second, larger Israeli delegation is planned to depart in the coming weeks. The second delegation will focus on economic issues, including water and agriculture.

El Al plane
Flight from Tel Aviv to Kiev delayed after passenger refuses to wear mask

According to Ynet, after being asked to put on a face mask, the passenger started swearing and confronting the flight attendants on the plane.

Dozens of academics oppose new controversial Yad Vashem chair

Effi Eitam is a former IDF general and right-wing politician who has made comments in the past endorsing ethnic cleansing.

Israeli Opera chorus fights back against proposed layoffs

Members of the chorus make about NIS 50,000-60,000 per year, depending on how much they work, which is on the borderline of the minimum wage.

Druze village of Majdal Shams.
Gov't approves Druze, Circassian investment, promotes Hebrew education

The decision also includes a plan for promoting the Hebrew language in all age groups in the Druze and Circassian villages included in the decision.

Protest in front of Labor Court
Concerns about ‘chronic unemployment culture’ mount

22% of Israelis under 22 are unemployed • Economy Minister Amir Peretz calls to begin using the German Model.

Yesh Atid MK Aliza Lavie
Former Yesh Atid MK: Party is Leftist

Yesh Atid attacked its former MK on Twitter, writing: “As long as Aliza Lavie received jobs in the Knesset and on Mount Herzl she, of course, did not think that way."

15/11/2020
‘Israel can count on Romania as a good friend’

Romanian FM Aurescu tells ‘Post’ Bucharest is working to bring Israel and the EU closer.

Israeli children in second grade (7 - 8 years old) using computers in a class room during a lesson a
Education Ministry releases conditions for using cameras in classrooms

Installing cameras in classrooms will allow students who are sick, quarantined or in high-risk groups to actively participate in class together with their schoolmates.

SORTING RICE at Beit Shalom Synagogue, Churachandpur, Manipur, India
Zionist movement 'World Herut' announces first branch in India

"We wish to promote Zionism in order to bring about a deeper sense of love and belonging to Eretz Yisrael."

Nefesh B’Nefesh makes the virtual pivot

When the pandemic hit, the aliyah organization quickly pivoted to holding online, virtual meetings, webinars, and sessions.

A doctor stands with stethoscope in this undated handout photo.
Mother sues after infection caused by poor hygiene left her crippled

The doctor, who had a strep infection, didn't wear a mask, spreading it to her. This led to the necessary removal of her uterus, as well as other damages.

By SARAH BEN-NUN
15/11/2020
Round three of the trial of Benjamin Netanyahu takes place in Jerusalem, with none of the defendents
Netanyahu trial: defense accuse law enforcement of playing with evidence

Jerusalem District Court has convened for the third hearing in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's trial on corruption charges.

A vegan friendly sticker in seen on the door of a Domino's Pizza restaurant in Tel Aviv
Domino's Pizza to offer kosher mehadrin menu for first time

In the next two years, ten new kosher mehadrin branches are expected to open across Israel.

Distance learning struggles to keep distracted students focused

"I told him he was wasting the teacher's time and thought he would stop, but he kept coming back to games because they were right in front of him."

Shoppers put their umbrellas to good use as the rain comes down in Tel Aviv, November 15, 2020
Flooding reported across Israel as winter rains return

Israel Fire and Rescue Services rescued a number of residents from cars that were trapped in flood waters in southern Israel.

United Hatzalah ambulance shot while responding to call

Shooting reflects worsening violence in the Arab sector

15/11/2020
The latest group to go through the Hybrid Accelerator, a program run by Unit 8200 alumni to assist I
Elite army unit alumni give Arab Israeli entrepreneurs boost in high-tech

Hybrid Accelerator’s connections-and-skills program spawns myriad startups.

By TARA KAVALER/THE MEDIA LINE
15/11/2020
People hike in the Judean desert, in the West Bank, on November 5, 2020.
Israelis banned from Area B of West Bank as COVID-19 cases spike

As of Friday morning, the total number of coronavirus cases in Israel stood at 322,159, with 2,706 deaths and 310,605 recoveries, according to Worldometer.

By JOSHUA ROBBIN MARKS/THE MEDIA LINE
15/11/2020
The porcupine, taken from the backpack, November 14, 2020.
Five arrested for illegally abusing and hunting a porcupine

When Border Patrol officers and volunteers searched the suspicious backpack in the backseat of their car, they found the lifeless porcupine.

By SARAH BEN-NUN
15/11/2020
People participate in a meditation walk in support of Black Lives Matter organized by the Portland B
Union for Reform Judaism appoints racial equity and inclusion director

The URJ's Racial Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion efforts focus mostly on addressing racial equality, homophobia, transphobia, ableism, sexism and other forms of discrimination.

Israeli police officers detain a demonstrator during a protest against Israeli prime minister Benjam
Police and protesters clash violently, at least 25 arrested

The protesters marched to Balfour Street to protest the recent decision not to investigate the "Submarines Affair".

Netanyahu’s office denies he called Gantz unfit to be prime minister

Both Likud, Blue and White say fate of current gov’t to be decided this week

14/11/2020
Netanyahu’s lawyers to push for disqualification of parts of allegations

Third hearing in Netanyahu’s corruption trial takes place Sunday

S&P affirms Israel’s AA-rating despite economic hit

"Israel is in a good position compared to other countries who are struggling [financially] with the coronavirus crisis."

14/11/2020
Israel signs official contract with Pfizer worth NIS 800 million

Hadassah reports 23 people vaccinated with Brilife, feeling fine.

Italian Zodiac clock
Horoscopes for Hodesh Kislev 5781/2020 - November 17-December 15

Two eclipses and a short, sharp shock

By LORELAI KUDE
14/11/2020
PHOTO ESSAY: Flamingos passing through Israel for the winter

Only a few hundred of these birds that visit Israel in the winter choose to stay here for the whole season

By ITSIK MAROM
14/11/2020
Are Israel and the US planning to attack Iran?

An Israeli strike against Iran is extremely complicated and has always been viewed by the IDF as a last resort.

14/11/2020
'Rabin was a Nazi' graffiti targets Crime Minister movement

The graffiti appeared to attack the left-wing anti-Netanyahu protest movement 'Crime Minister.'

Anti-Israel bias at UN has become institutionalized, Erdan tells Guterres

Erdan said he was proud to represent his country at the UN, before criticizing the UN’s treatment of Israel.

A nose-swab is taken from a driver at a drive-through coronavirus testing station in east Jerusalem,
East Jerusalem residents obtain forged COVID-19 results from West Bank

Obtaining the forged document begins by travelling to Ramallah or Bethlehem, where individuals can visit medical labs that provide paying coronavirus patients with fake permits.

AN ETHIOPIAN-ISRAELI spiritual leader participates in the main Sigd holiday prayer gathering at the
Israel prepares for Ethiopian Jewish holiday of Sigd under lockdown

Sigd - a unique Ethiopian Jewish holiday marking the deep connection between the Ethiopian Jewish community and Jerusalem - will be celebrated on Monday.

MDA has sampled almost 2.5 million COVID-19 tests since pandemic began

MDA's 101 Emergency Call Center showed a significant increase in citizen inquiries, which reached 11,285 calls a day this week, an increase of about 190% compared to a routine day.

Demolition of home of terrorist who killed Rabbi Shai Ohayon
Fatah vows to rebuild home of terrorist accused of Rabbi's death

Khalil Doikat's house was demolished in November by the IDF, after he was accused of committing the murder of Rabbi Shai Ohayon.

Parents permitted to visit child after arrest for alleged child abuse

In an unusual turn of events, parents accused of committing child abuse were furloughed and given permission to visit their injured child.

13/11/2020
Firefighters rescue pets trapped in Haifa pet store blaze

"Alongside the success we feel at saving a life, we are left with the sour taste from those we couldn't rescue," said a firefighter.

13/11/2020
A HAREDI STUDENT works on a computer  at the Jerusalem College of Technology.
New course aims to integrate religious Jews into hi-tech industry

“In light of rising unemployment, we need to respond to the COVID-19 crisis by helping young people get ready for a dynamic and innovative employment market.”

beersheba
Netanyahu, Elkin: Step back from joining in Holocaust denial

Anyone with any responsibility, whether direct or indirect, for beating a civilian to death is not fit to lead an institution of Holocaust memory.

Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi meets with his Bulgarian counterpart Ekaterina Zakharieva
Ashkenazi calls on Bulgarian FM to sway PA to hold peace talks with Israel

"These are historic times and it’s important that the international community helps strengthen the new peace agreement."

Israeli MKs propose giving Diaspora Jews a formal role in Israeli affairs

Proposed Knesset legislation that would give Diaspora Jewish leaders a formal role in Israeli affairs may herald a new era in Israel-Diaspora relations.

By LARRY LUXNER/JTA
13/11/2020
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