News from israel
Israel no longer has chief rabbis after ministry fails to hold timely elections
The Religious Services Ministry failed to hold elections in time to reinstate the tenure of chief rabbis.
Al Jazeera’s Jerusalem bureau chief on shutting site in Israel: 'There are no security reasons'
Beersheba couple attempts smuggling 173 iPhones into Israel, arrested
Israeli bodybuilder Dana Shemesh back and as good as ever
INNOVATION: High technology
Innovations in Israeli cannabis farming could lead to global solutions to feed the world
Books: Killing Yair
A new book presents the hunt for the Jewish underground during the British Mandate as a game of cat and mouse.
Media Comment: The dogs don’t watch
At the end of the day, the Israeli media does not live up to its self-image as the watchdog of democracy. It fails where it is most crucial – election time.
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Judge rules 'Israel Hayom' not an election campaign
Ben-Meir's petition called to to avoid printing “election propaganda that it has been publishing for many years, for the candidate for the 20th Knesset Netanyahu, as it is illegal campaigning.
Meni Naftali submits libel, defamation suit against Netanyahu associates
The lawsuit names senior Netanyahu advisor Nir Hefetz, his attorneys David Shimron, Shuli Eshbol, Yaakov Buravsky, and Yossi Cohen, and two employees of the residence.
First-ever Health Ministry survey shows patient treatment highly satisfactory across Israel
Most patients very satisfied with their hospital treatment, but some medical centers have room for improvement
Yahad courts Chabad vote at Kfar Chabad
The party’s efforts to attract votes from the Chabad community, after derogatory comments made by the party’s spiritual patron Rabbi Meir Mazuz against the hassidic group were aired earlier this week
Political parties spare no effort to woo first time voters
On March 17th, thousands of twelfth graders will be eligible to cast their ballot, and the political parties are hard at work wooing these first time voters through panels and mock elections.
Weinstein to decide on criminal investigation of PM this week
Attorney-General Yehuda Weinstein will make a decision by the end of the week on whether to open a criminal investigation of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s handling of public funds.
Glushko knocked out in Rio quarters
The Israeli, ranked No. 149 in the world, held her serve just twice against Begu (34), winning 17 of 43 points overall on her serve.
