A man who has known Vladimir Putin for 30 years and taught him body language believes his bizarre behaviour in Ukraine demonstrates how much his mind has degraded in only a few months. Allan Pease, a world-renowned body language specialist and popular author from Australia, first encountered Putin, then 39, in his native city of … Read more
WASHINGTON: A fourth dose of existing mRNA Covid-19 vaccines may have only “marginal benefits” for younger, healthy adults, according to a new Israeli study published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine. The research assessed 270 health care workers at the Sheba Medical Center in Tel Aviv who received a second booster shot of … Read more
NABLUS, Palestinian Territories: Israeli troops killed two Palestinians in separate shootings in the occupied West Bank Tuesday, the latest in a flurry of deadly clashes as a US envoy tours the region seeking to ease tensions. A 16-year-old died in an exchange of fire with troops carrying out an arrest raid outside the northern city … Read more
LISBON: Portuguese prosecutors have detained a rabbi and carried out raids over the naturalisation process of a number of Jewish people, including Roman Abramovich, the Russian billionaire owner of Chelsea football club. Portugal’s Public Prosecution Service said late Friday that it has detained the leader of Porto’s Jewish community, Daniel Litvak, as part of their investigation … Read more
ANKARA, March 9, 2022 (AFP) – Israel and Turkey proclaimed a new era in relations on Wednesday following more than a decade of diplomatic rupture, as Israeli President Isaac Herzog made a landmark visit to Ankara. Herzog’s Turkey trip, which included talks with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, was the first by an Israeli president since 2007, … Read more
NOF HAGALIL, Israel – In a parking lot under his municipality office in northern Israel, Nof Hagalil mayor Ronen Plot juggled phone calls as volunteers unloaded blankets and clothes donated for refugees fleeing war in Ukraine. “Nof Hagalil is built on immigration,” said Plot, 67, who arrived in Israel nearly 50 years ago from Moldova. … Read more
JERUSALEM – The Israeli Ministry of Health on Sunday said it has detected polio infection in a 4-year-old child in Jerusalem. This is the first case of polio detected in Israel since 1989, according to Israeli media. The child was not vaccinated as part of the routine vaccinations that children receive in Israel, the ministry … Read more
JERUSALEM – Israel’s premier said Sunday his country had a “moral obligation” to help stem fighting in Ukraine even if chances of success were “not great”, after shuttle diplomacy that saw him visit the Kremlin. Prime Minister Naftali Bennett met for three hours with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin on Saturday, before flying … Read more
JERUSALEM – Israel condemned Russia’s attack on Ukraine Thursday as a “violation of the international order” but underlined its close ties with both Moscow and Kyiv. “The Russian attack on Ukraine is a serious violation of the international order,” Foreign Minister Yair Lapid said, adding that Israel “condemns” the assault. But Lapid also noted that “Israel has deep, long-lasting … Read more
JERUSALEM – An ancient marble pillar, dated at about 1,500 years old, was discovered on a beach in the eastern coastal city of Ashdod, the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) said Tuesday. The pillar was found in a sand dune near an ancient fortress by police officers who were on a routine patrol, according to the … Read more
JERUSALEM – The death toll from the COVID-19 in Israel exceeded 10,000 on Monday, nearly two years after the first fatality from the virus was reported in the country in March 2020. Israel reported 29 new deaths from the coronavirus in the past 24 hours, increasing the death toll to 10,001, the Ministry of Health … Read more
JERUSALEM – Seventeen Israelis have been arrested on suspicion of involvement in a racist attack on a Palestinian village in the occupied West Bank last month, police said Wednesday. Police said Jewish Israelis armed with stones, clubs and “other objects” wounded one Palestinian and vandalised shops, vehicles and property in the northern West Bank village … Read more
JERUSALEM – The Israeli Ministry of Health on Tuesday approved the administration of AstraZeneca’s Evusheld COVID-19 drug to people with weakened immune systems. The antibody drug, which includes two injections of two types of long-acting antibodies given at the same time, is only authorized for those who are not currently infected or have not recently … Read more
JENIN, Palestinian Territories – Israeli forces have shot dead a 17-year-old Palestinian in West Bank clashes during what Israel on Monday described as an operation to demolish the home of a “terrorist” suspected of a recent attack. The Palestinian health ministry said Mohammed Abu Salah was killed in the village of Silat al-Harithiya near the … Read more
RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories – Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas pledged commitment to reform on Sunday as the embattled Palestine Liberation Organization, where he serves as chairman, held a rare meeting to name new key leaders. The PLO, tasked since its creation in 1964 with steering the struggle against Israel for Palestinian statehood, has faced growing questions … Read more
RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories – The Palestine Liberation Organization meets Sunday to elect key leadership figures tasked with keeping up the struggle for statehood, at a gathering which may hint at a potential successor for president Mahmud Abbas. The most important post up for grabs is that of the late chief negotiator Saeb Erekat, who was … Read more
ADDIS ABABA – Just three months ago, foreigners were fleeing Ethiopia in droves, responding to alarming security warnings from mostly Western embassies about a possible rebel advance on the capital. This week, traffic is moving in the opposite direction, as delegations from across Africa fly in for the latest summit of the African Union this … Read more
JERUSALEM, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) — Israel and Britain have agreed to upgrade the free trade agreement between the two countries, the Israeli Ministry of Economy and Industry said in a statement on Wednesday. Agreed at a meeting held in Jerusalem between Israeli Economy Minister Orna Barbivai and British Secretary of State for International Trade Anne-Marie … Read more
Joseph R. Biden Jr. was sworn in as the 46th president of the United States on January 20, 2021, where he talked about unity and major legislative goals. However, his administration has been plagued by tensions within the Democratic Party, highly controversial foreign policy decisions and legislative failures. President Biden has faced criticism over soaring … Read more
GAZA – Each morning more than 140 Palestinian farmers gather in the town of Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip to plant and tend to crops to sell locally or in Israel. “This scene has long been absent from a town famous for being an agricultural area, due to the difficult political and economic … Read more
JERUSALEM – Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz announced on Friday that he has tested positive for COVID-19. “I feel good,” Gantz tweeted about his diagnosis. “In the coming days I will conduct defense matters from my home.” In recent weeks, Israel has been facing a spike in coronavirus cases, with more than 65,000 new cases … Read more
JERUSALEM – The Israeli Defense Ministry and Germany’s ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems signed a deal for the development and production of three advanced submarines for the Israeli Navy, the ministry said. Under the agreement, Israel will purchase three submarines from a new series called “Dakar” for about 3 billion euros (3.41 billion U.S. dollars), the Defense … Read more
JERUSALEM – Israel and the United States have completed a successful flight test of the Arrow-3 ballistic missile interceptor, the Israeli Ministry of Defense announced on Tuesday. At a test site in central Israel, the ballistic missile interceptor detected and destroyed a target in outer space, the ministry said in a statement. The completion of … Read more
JERUSALEM, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) — Preliminary results from an Israeli study showed low efficacy of the fourth COVID-19 vaccine dose against the Omicron variant, Israel’s largest hospital said in a statement on Monday. In the study, launched in late December, 270 staff members of Sheba Medical Center received the fourth dose of Pfizer or Moderna … Read more
JERUSALEM – An Israeli soldier shot dead a knife-wielding Palestinian who attempted to stab him in the occupied West Bank on Monday, the Israeli military said. The incident took place at the Gush Etzion Junction, a major crossroad near a Jewish settlement bloc in the central West Bank. “The soldier fired toward the assailant and … Read more
JERUSALEM – Israel on Friday reported 40,430 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 1,713,563, or 18.1 percent of the total population, the state’s Health Ministry said. The COVID-19 death toll of the country increased by three to 8,293, while the number of patients in serious condition rose from … Read more
NABLUS, Palestinian Territories – A Palestinian was killed by the Israeli army in the occupied West Bank early Thursday, Palestinian medical and security sources said. Bakir Hashash, 21, of the Balata refugee camp, was shot in the head after the Israeli army entered an area east of the northern city of Nablus to make arrests, … Read more
DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has suspended talks on a $23 billion deal to purchase American-made F-35 planes, armed drones and other equipment, in a rare dispute between Washington and a key US ally in the Arabian Gulf, AP reported. The Emirati Embassy in Washington said it would “suspend discussions” with the US, though meetings at … Read more
