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Merkel warns of rise in anti-Semitism on last official visit to Israel

Angela Merkel accompanied Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett to the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial on her last visit to Israel as German Chancellor.

10/10/2021

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Ancient seeds defy sell-by 'date' to become oldest ever germinated

Seven date palm trees have been grown from 2000-year-old seeds that were found in the Judean desert near Jerusalem.

09/10/2021

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Thousands of Jewish worshippers flock to the Western Wall for Sukkot

Jewish worshippers flock to the Western Wall Plaza, the holiest site at which Jews can pray, for the Sukkot festival Priestly blessing.

23/09/2021

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Israel recaptures two more Palestinians who broke out of jail

Six Palestinians tunnelled out of the Gilboa prison on Monday, setting off a furious manhunt across Israel and in the West Bank.

11/09/2021

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Jerusalem: Western Wall notes cleared ahead of Jewish New Year

Prayer notes were removed Wednesday ahead of the Jewish New Year from between the stones of the Western Wall in Jerusalem.

25/08/2021

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Israel strikes Gaza after violent protests along border

Israel's military bombed Palestinian militant weapons sites in the Gaza Strip early on Sunday.

22/08/2021

Health news

Why is this lab 3D printing a deadly cancerous tumour?

Researchers in Tel Aviv are using MRIs, CT scans and cells from patients suffering from Glioblastoma to 3D print tumours to find new treatments.

20/08/2021

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Israel announces resumption of Qatari payments to Gaza

Israel has reached an agreement with Qatar for the Gulf Arab country to resume aid payments to thousands of families in the Gaza Strip, a step aimed at easing tensions with the Hamas-ruled Palestinian territory in the wake of an 11-day war in May.

20/08/2021

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Residents face wildfire outside Jerusalem

Firefighters supported by firefighting aircraft work to put out a large forest fire, as smoke is visible from much of the city of Jerusalem. The fire threatened the villages of Beit Meir, Shoeva and Ramat Raziel, west of Jerusalem, police said in a statement.

17/08/2021

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Israel to offer coronavirus vaccine booster to people over 60

Israel is leading the world in its vaccination drive, and soon those over 60 who are already vaccinated will be offered a booster jab.

30/07/2021

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Ben & Jerry's to stop sales in Palestinian territories

The announcement was one of the strongest and highest-profile rebukes by a well-known company of Israel’s policy of settling its citizens on war-won lands.

20/07/2021

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Tel Aviv plans to have a dog DNA register to clear up its poo problem

The Israeli city says its dog owners abandon 500 kg of mess on pavements every month. Now they're looking for a high-tech solution.

16/07/2021

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Israel blocks law that keeps out Palestinian spouses

Israel’s parliament early on Tuesday failed to renew a law that bars Arab citizens from extending citizenship or residency rights to spouses from the occupied West Bank and Gaza.

06/07/2021

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Bones found in Israeli quarry belong to relatives of Neanderthals

After years of study, scientists reported bones found in an Israeli quarry are 120,000 to 140,000 years old, and probably belonged to a group closely related to Neanderthals.

28/06/2021

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Tel Aviv Pride returns after Covid cancellation

Thousands attend the first Tel Aviv pride event since before the Covid pandemic even as officials urged marchers to wear masks amid a surge in infections

25/06/2021

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Skunk water used against Palestinian protesters

Israeli police used a water cannon spraying skunk water to disperse Palestinian protesters from Damascus Gate in east Jerusalem on Thursday, the epicenter of weeks of protests and clashes with police in the run-up to the Gaza war.

18/06/2021

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Israel strikes Gaza after Palestinians launch incendiary balloons

The new escalation of violence comes after hundreds of Israeli ultranationalists, some chanting “Death to Arabs,” paraded in east Jerusalem.

16/06/2021

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Israel swears in new coalition ending Netanyahu's long rule

Naftali Bennett, a former ally of Netanyahu turned rival, became prime minister after a 60-59 vote

13/06/2021

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Israel to swear in new government, ending Netanyahu's long rule

Naftali Bennett, the head of a small ultranationalist party, will take over as prime minister, sending Netanyahu into opposition after a record 12 years in office.

13/06/2021

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Mossad's ex-chief hints Israel attacked Iran's nuclear assets

The outgoing chief of Israel's Mossad intelligence service has offered the closest acknowledgement yet his country was behind recent attacks targeting Iran's nuclear programme and a military scientist.

11/06/2021

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Israel Antiquities Authority unveils 1000-year old chicken egg in excavations

Israel Antiquities Authority archaeologists in Yavne find an unbroken chicken’s egg while excavating an ancient cesspit dating from the Islamic period roughly 1,000 years ago

09/06/2021

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Members of Hamas' armed wing parade in Gaza City

Members of the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, armed wing of the Palestinian Hamas movement, parade in Gaza City after Hamas threatened a renewed escalation over a planned right-wing Israeli march through flashpoint areas of annexed east Jerusalem on Thursday

08/06/2021

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Israel arrests Jerusalem activists in contested neighbourhood

Israeli police arrested 23-year-old Muna al-Kurd who has led protests against attempts by Jewish settlers to evict Palestinian families from their homes. She was later released.

06/06/2021

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Israel launches vaccination campaign for teens aged 12 to 15 years old

Young Israelis aged between 12 and 15 years old head to Misgav Ladach hospital to receive a dose of the Covid-19 vaccine.

06/06/2021

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Thousands join Jerusalem Pride march in call for LGBT rights

"It is very important to come to parades like this, not only to party... but also to protest for our rights.”

04/06/2021

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Israel: PM Netanyahu's opponents strike coalition deal to oust him

Centrist Yair Lapid and ultranationalist Naftali Bennett said they reached a deal to form a new governing coalition, which also includes a small Islamist party.

02/06/2021