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A view of Beitar Illit and Tzur Hadassah, as seen from Gush Etzion in Judea and Samaria, on Nov. 25, 2019. Photo by Gershon Elinson/Flash90.

Should purchasing land in Judea and Samaria be part of KKL-JNF’s mission?

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In what is likely to be a heavily contentious meeting, the board of directors of Keren Kayemet LeIsrael-Jewish National Fund (KKL-JNF) is set to vote on April 22 to establish policies regarding where in...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives at a Likud Party meeting at the Knesset on April 19, 2021. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90.

Likud loses key Knesset vote, as opponents seek to replace Netanyahu

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Israel’s ruling Likud Party lost a key Knesset vote on Monday, giving opponents of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a narrow majority in a newly formed Arrangements Committee. The committee sets the parliamentary agenda...
An overweight person weighs in. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Israeli scientists find brain’s ‘hunger switch’

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When Hebrew University of Jerusalem medical student Hadar Israeli studied a family with multiple members suffering from severe obesity and plagued with constant hunger, she found that they all shared a common mutation affecting...
Vials of Pfizer's-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination center in Tzfat on Feb. 14, 2021. Photo by David Cohen/Flash90.

Israel signs additional agreement with Pfizer for millions of vaccines in 2022

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Israel has signed an additional agreement with Pfizer-BioNTech for the supply of millions of vaccines for the year 2022, the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Monday. The PMO said the signing...
Israel Interior Minister Aryeh Deri with Education Minister Naftali Bennett during a Shas Party press conference at the Knesset, on Feb. 27, 2017. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Israeli lawmakers eye direct vote for prime minister as way out of gridlock

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The Shas Party is pushing for a vote to reform Israel’s electoral system to enable a special election for prime minister, Israel’s Channel 12 reported on Sunday. The plan was the result of a meeting between...
Villages around the Ramat Hovav industrial zone in southern Israel have a high level of air pollution from nearby chemical-evaporation ponds and the Israel Electric Company power plant, Dec. 28, 2017. Photo by Yaniv Nadav/Flash90.

Israel’s Energy Ministry unveils plan to combat air pollution

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The Israeli Ministry of Energy announced on Sunday a new plan designed to significantly reduce air pollution in the energy market. The plan, which the ministry says is part of Israel’s efforts to counteract climate...
Israeli veterans and disabled soldiers protest outside the Defense Ministry in Tel Aviv, April 18, 2021. Photo by Miriam Alster/Flash90.

Netanyahu promises reform after disabled veterans stage mass protest in Tel Aviv

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with disabled Israel Defense Force veterans on Sunday in Tel Aviv, hours after hundreds of veterans blocked the city’s Ayalon highway in protest against their treatment by the...
Tkuma Party head Bezalel Smotrich gives a press statement in the Knesset, in Jerusalem, on Apri 4, 2021. Photo by Olivier FItoussi/Flash90.

Lapid steps up coalition-building efforts as Smotrich digs in heels

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Yesh Atid leader Yair Lapid and Blue and White chief Benny Gantz met on Saturday evening for talks on forming a potential coalition in the event that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is unable...
IDF Brig. Gen. (res.) Yair Kulas (right) and Theodoros Lagios, director-general of the Greek General Directorate for Defense, at the signing of the largest-ever defense procurement agreement between Israel and Greece, April 18, 2021. Credit: Hellenic Ministry of Defense.

Israel and Greece sign $1.6 billion defense agreement

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Israel and Greece announced on Sunday the signing of a defense cooperation agreement worth approximately 5.4 billion shekels ($1.6 billion). The agreement includes the establishment of a flight training center for the Hellenic Air Force,...
Israeli students return to school in Tel Aviv on April 18, 2021. Photo by Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90.

Israeli schools resume full activity

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Israel’s education system resumed full activity on Sunday, following a government decision based on low coronavirus transmission rates. Grades one through 12 returned to in-school learning at full capacity, with no restriction on movement between...