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Israel / The Environment

Environment Minister Calls for Halt to Eilat Beach Water Line Construction

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The minister from Meretz called on the city to stop and dismantle all their beachfront construction.

United Nations (UN)

Sarah Weiss Ma’udi Becomes First Israeli to be Appointed to Cabinet of UNGA President

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Sarah Weiss Ma’udi will serve as a Senior Adviser and Deputy Team Leader for the Legal, Budget and Reform Team.

Health and Medicine

New Israeli Method Eradicates Brain Tumors by ‘Starving’ Them of Energy

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The groundbreaking study at Tel Aviv University effectively eradicates glioblastoma, a highly lethal type of brain cancer.

Israel

Israel Holding First Ever Competition for Most Beautiful Cemetery and Mikveh in the Country

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The competition is a joint venture of the Ministry of Religious Services and the Council for a Beautiful Israel.

Israel / Travel / Interfaith Relations / Archaeology

New Partnership Invites American Christian Tourists to Participate in Archaeological Digs in Israel

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

“Unearth the Land of the Bible” is a 10-day tour starting in April 2023, of archaeological digs at heritage and nature sites of the Israel Nature and Parks Authority.

Police and Crime / News Briefs / Israeli Arabs

Jerusalem Arab Arrested After Breaking into Business He Worked at for Years

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

A search of his home uncovered a large sum of money and a helmet the suspect was seen wearing during the burglary.

Israel / Business and Economy

Israel’s Natural Gas Royalties Soar By 50% First Half of 2022

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

In the first half of 2021 total royalties were about NIS 557 million.

IDF & Security / Palestinian Authority / Archaeology / Fayyad Plan

IDF Razes 11 Illegal Arab Structures Near Jericho's Jewish Archeological Site

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The construction is yet another attempt by the Palestinian Authority (PA) to establish facts on the ground in Area c, the parts of Judea and Samaria under direct Israeli control.

US / Government / Iran

Naftali Bennett Asks US not to Sign New Nuclear Agreement with ‘Iranian Terror Government’

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

“The State of Israel is not a party to the agreement. . .and will utilize all available tools to prevent the Iranian nuclear program from advancing.”

Featured / Israel / Politics / Elections

Netanyahu Asks That You Call Him on His New Phone

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Netanyahu received close to 10,000 phone calls in a half hour.

Israel / Travel / News Briefs

Ben Gurion Airport to Go Digital in 2023

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The Airports Authority stated Sunday that “innovation is a key factor in enriching the passenger’s experience.”

Gaza / Police and Crime

Smuggling of 13 Tons of Sea Food from Gaza Thwarted

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The Ministry of Agriculture emphasizes that in order to protect public health, and according to law, it is prohibited to sell animal products from Gaza in Israel because it is not possible to monitor the entire breeding and production chain there.

Gaza / News Briefs / Business and Economy

Gazan Exports to Israel to Increase by 500% Over 2020 Totals

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

After a brief stoppage of trade during Operation Breaking Dawn, it’s back to business as usual.

Aliyah / Geulah

It Took 100 Years, but American Woman Makes Aliyah

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

On Sunday an Israel identity card was issued to a 100-year-old new oleh (immigrant) from the US named Judy Neiman.

Weather

Are Our Opinions Affected by the Weather? This Israeli Study Explains How

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The weather one experiences has an influence on the opinions he expresses, and in turn, on those who are influenced by these expressed opinions, a new Israel study has found.

Police and Crime

Authorities Raid Illegal Quail Hatchery

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Authorities became aware of the operation from postings on social media regarding the sale of quail chicks.

Business and Economy

Israel Becoming 'Alternative Proteins Developer' Powerhouse, Sees 160% Increase in Investments

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Israel is considered a world leader in food tech and has seen the launch of over 50 local start-ups in the food substitutes sector.

US / News Briefs

US Army Completes Latest Test of Israel’s Iron Dome Defense System

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

RAFAEL, the US Army, and the Israel Missile Defense Organization (IMDO) have successfully completed a live fire test of the first US Army Iron Dome Defense System (IDDS-A) Battery, which the U.S. acquired from Israel. The performance and live fire test was conducted at the White Sands New Mexico (WSMR) test range and marks the […]

Police and Crime / The Knesset / Israeli Arabs

Arab List MK Will Be Questioned for Assaulting Police Officer

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

MK Ofer Cassif took advantage of his immunity and entered with his vehicle into an area declared a closed military zone.

Judea & Samaria / Archaeology

Rare Discovery in Ancient Shiloh – 5 Intact 2,000-Year-Old Giant Jugs

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

During the excavation, additional finds were found such as coins, a key that was probably used to open a box, and a wooden game cube.

Israel / News Briefs / Business and Economy

Fitch Maintains Israel’s A+ Rating with a Stable Outlook

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Similarly, S&P has Israel at a AA- Stable rating, and Moody’s has ranked Israel with an A1 positive ranking.

News Briefs / Aliyah / Geulah

84 Jews from 7 Countries in South America Make New Homes in Israel

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The new arrivals came from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Paraguay, and Peru.

Government / Business and Economy

Minister of Finance Liberman Orders More Gasoline Tax Cuts

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Nothing like an election to get a politician to take the right action.

Health and Medicine

Israel-Canadian Study Indicates Diagnosis for Fibromyalgia, Offering Hope to Patients

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Thousands of fibromyalgia patients, the vast majority of whom are women, have struggled for years to get a diagnosis and effective treatment for their disease.

Israel / Travel

Israeli Airport Locates and Returns 1,300 Missing Suitcases

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Similar to other destinations in countries in the world, Ben Gurion has been finding it hard to return to full operations after two years of limited international travel.

IDF & Security / US / Judea & Samaria

Biden's Gone, IDF Resumes Counterterrorism Ops

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Counter-terrorist operations were halted due to US President Joe Biden’s visit to the country last week.

IDF & Security / US / News Briefs

US Marine Corps Successfully Tests Iron Dome-Based Defense System

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The Tamir interceptor has been proven to be effective in intercepting cruise missiles, rockets, artillery, and mortar threats.

Terrorism / Israel / Lebanon / Hezbollah

Hezbollah Threatens to Attack Israel Over Gas Fields

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

“The new equation is Karish, what’s beyond Karish and what’s beyond, beyond Karish” will be attacked, Nasrallah declared ominously.

IDF & Security

IDF Soldier on the Spectrum Presents Iron Dome to President Biden

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Biden was surprised to learn that one of the IDF’s top weapons technicians is a brilliant young man with autism and that Israel incorporates young people with disabilities into its ranks.

Jerusalem / Israeli Arabs

Majority of Jerusalem’s Arabs Prefer Israeli Citizenship over PA Rule

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Around half of eastern Jerusalem’s Arabs expressed hope that “someday we can be friends with Israelis since we are all human beings after all.”

Israel / The Environment

Northern Israel Experiences Light Tremor

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Israel experiences a devastating earthquake approximately every 100 years and have warned that such a disastrous occurrence is just a question of time.

Police and Crime / Judea & Samaria

Samaria: Israeli Pregnant Woman Lightly Injured in Carjacking by Arabs

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

This method employed by Arabs to hijack cars from Jews has become more common in recent years.

Hamas / News Briefs / Palestinian Authority

‘Systematic Mistreating and Torturing’: PA and Hamas Again Accused of Crimes Against Humanity

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Omar Shakir, Israel and Palestine director at HRW pointed out that “systematic abuse by the PA and Hamas forms a critical part of the repression of the Palestinian people.”

Headline / Terrorism / Hamas

Hamas Releases Video of Israeli Hostage Hisham a-Sayed Being Given Oxygen

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

“Hamas is playing on people’s emotions. It is abusing human beings. . . According to the publication, it is impossible to know if he is alive.”

Government / Travel

Ministers Liberman and Michaeli Agree to NIS 410 Million Upgrade to Road 90

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The work will include overtaking lanes, rest bays, lighting and road upgrades that will reduce traffic accidents on the road.

Archaeology

Israeli Scientists Uncover Traces of Fire Dating Back At Least 800 Millenia

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The scientists used AI tools to search for molecular signals from the stone tools.

Qatar / News Briefs / "Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords / Sports

Israelis Can go to Qatar for 2022 World Cup Soccer Tournament

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Previously, Israeli citizens could only enter Qatar for such events if they also held another nation’s passport.

US / Palestinian Authority / Jerusalem

US Upgrades Ties with Palestinian Authority – Restructures Liaison Office in Jerusalem Embassy

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The move comes as Israel continues to try and stop efforts by some in the Biden administration to reopen the US consulate in downtown Jerusalem and transform it into a mission to the PA.

Israel / United Nations (UN)

Israel’s Ambassador to UN Elected Vice President of General Assembly

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan was elected on Tuesday to serve as Vice President of the 77th UN General Assembly for the coming year.

Travel / Israeli Arabs

Arab Couple Arrested at Ben Gurion Airport with 146 Gold Coins Worth NIS 300,000

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The couple also tried to smuggle 165 cigarette boxes that they did not declare.

Health and Medicine

New Israeli Study Sheds Light on Promising Antidepressant

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

A newly revealed mechanism of ketamine’s action on potassium channels in neurons may lead to improved therapies for depression, a new study by Weizmann Institute researchers shows.

IDF & Security / Government

Israel Sees 600% Increase in Applications for Firearm Licenses Following Wave of Terrorism

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Shocking! MK Nir Barkat noted that less than 10% of firearm applications were approved.

US / Boycott / BDS

Survey: Only 2% of Americans Support BDS

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Two-thirds of Americans expressed a favorable view of the Israeli people, including one-in-five who say they feel “very favorably” toward the Israelis.

Antisemitism / United Nations (UN)

WHO Singles Out Israel as Violator of Health Rights

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

“Out of 28 items on the current world health assembly’s agenda,” said Neuer, “only one focused on a specific country—Israel.”

The Knesset / On Campus / Education

‘Raising PLO Flag Has Become Routine’: Knesset Hears Accounts of Pro-Palestinian Events at Israeli Universities

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Israeli universities have recently seen a series of events lamenting Israel’s existence by marking the Nakba, attacks on Israelis waving Israelis flag, marches with PLO flags, calls for terrorism during student protests, calls for revenge, and calls for another Intifada.

Science and Tech / Sports

Israeli MindFly’s Bodycams Will Enable EuroLeague Fans to Experience Everything the Players on the Court Do

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Fans will be able to watch, hear, and experience everything their favorite player does while on the court.

IDF & Security / Iran

Shin Bet Exposes Iranian Attempts to Lure Israeli Businessmen and Academics abroad Through Impersonation and Deception

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The Iranians coopted the identities of real people to lure Israeli academics and businessmen abroad for their nefarious purposes.

Terrorism / Social Media

NGO with Links to Terrorism Funded by Meta and Influences Leading Tech Corps

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

While the organization says it is involved in training and advocacy, research into the organization demonstrates that 7amleh has ties to organizations that are closely linked to the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), which makes its “Trusted Partner” status with Meta troubling.

Police and Crime / News Briefs / Israeli Arabs

5 Jerusalem Arabs Arrested for Gold Smuggling Operation

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The value of the smuggled coins is estimated at about NIS 1.8 million ($540,000).

Police and Crime

Police: Dramatic Increase in Seizure of Airsoft Guns Converted to Lethal Weapons since 2018

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Importers of Airsoft guns and owners of Airsoft clubs said the guns are used solely for sport and leisure, and that the law would put them out of business.

Israel / US / Business and Economy

In First, Israel Exports Cannabis Seeds to US

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Israel has been exporting medical cannabis for several years.

IDF & Security / News Briefs / Lebanon / Hezbollah

IDF Downs Hezbollah Drone

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Several such incidents have occurred in the past.

Archaeology

Surprising Source Sheds Light on Ancient Nabataean–Roman Trade Across the Negev

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Spices were not the only commodity traded over the ancient “Incense Route” that linked the Arabian Peninsula and the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea and ran through the Land of Israel.

Israel / Syria / Chessed and Tzedaka

Israeli Water-From-Air Generators Arrive in Syria

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Watergen’s devices are deployed in more than 80 countries around the world, as well as Gaza.

Police and Crime / Travel / Israeli Arabs

9 Arrested for Instigating Panic Aboard Plane at Ben Gurion Airport

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The nine were distributing photos of plane crashes, which caused panic on the airplane.

Palestinian Authority / United Nations (UN)

​’UN Credibility at Stake’: UN’s Palestine Investigator Accepts PLO Award, Watchdog Protests

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

“For the past six years, we documented how Lynk was acting not like an impartial UN investigator, but rather like an agent for the PLO,” said Hillel Neuer, executive director of UN Watch.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Police and Crime / Government / News Briefs

Israel Establishing National Guard to Contend with Security Threats Within Its Borders

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Naftali Bennett: “The supreme task of the Israeli government is to restore personal security to the citizens of Israel.”

Terrorism / Hamas / Antisemitism / News Briefs

W.O.O.C.S. Calls on Leaders to Condemn Hamas Leader Synagogue Threat

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The World Organization of Orthodox Communities and Synagogues called on world leaders to condemn Hamas Leader Yahya Sinwar after he apparently called to attack synagogues around the world.

Police and Crime / Jerusalem / Israeli Arabs

Muslim Indicted for Racist Attack on Jews in Jerusalem’s Old City During Passover

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The man attacked ultra-Orthodox Jews who were on their way to pray near the Temple Mount gates during the Passover holiday.

Israel / The Courts / News Briefs

Court Rules Israeli Citizen Can Be Extradited to US on Money Laundering Charges

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

However, since the defendant was a citizen and resident of Israel at the time of the commission of the alleged offenses, it was determined that he is entitled to serve his sentence in Israel should he be convicted and sentenced to prison time.

Israel / Business and Economy

2021: Israel’s Defense Exports Reach New Record at $11.3 Billion

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Defense export data by geographic distribution: Asia and the Pacific - 34%, Europe - 41%, North America - 12%, “Abraham Accords” countries - 7%, Africa - 3%, Latin America - 3%.

Headline / Israel / Business and Economy

Bank of Israel Raises Interest Rate by 0.25 Percent

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The Bank predicts Israel's GDP will grow by 5.5 percent in 2022 and by 4 percent in 2023. Housing prices rose by 13 percent over the past year.

Terrorism / Police and Crime / News Briefs / Israeli Arabs

Bnei Brak to Name Street After Israeli-Christian Cop Killed Defending It

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Khoury was the first to arrive at the scene of the deadly shooting attack in Bnei Brak in which five people were killed.

Israel / Business and Economy

Moody’s Maintains Israel’s A1 Ranking, Updates Outlook Change to Positive

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Moody’s international rating agency announced Friday that Israel will maintain its high A1 credit ranking, following the Israeli economy’s strong fiscal performance.

Terrorism / Judea & Samaria / Settlements

Terrorist Infiltrate into Binyamin Community, 1 Injured in Attack

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The terrorist’s infiltration point was near a house where a woman and children were staying at the time.

Government / Bedouin / News Briefs

Israel Adding 100,000 Housing Units for Bedouin

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Thirty thousand of the housing units are to be developed within the next five years.

Jerusalem / The Temple Mount

Israel Relaxes Restrictions on Travel to Temple Mount During Ramadan

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Women of all ages, men aged 50 and over and children up to the age of 12 who do not already have permits are to be allowed to enter Israel to attend Ramadan prayers in Jerusalem.

Gaza / Islamic Jihad

3 Islamic Jihad Members Injured in Apparent ‘Work Accident’

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Reports indicate the terrorists were attempting to test-launch a rocket when the explosion occurred.

Headline / Government

Gantz Points Finger at Lapid Over Arab Riots in Jerusalem

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

It should be noted that Israeli Police did not point to any specific cause for Sunday night’s rioting, which followed a similar spate of violence the previous night.

Israel / Business and Economy / Poland

Israel Approves Egg Imports from Poland to Avoid Passover Shortages

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Poland joins countries that have previously been approved for egg imports – Bulgaria, Portugal, Spain and Italy.

Israel / Antisemitism / United Nations (UN)

UN Names Investigator on Israel Who Compared Jewish State to Nazi Germany

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Albanese has repeatedly equated the "Nakba" with the Nazi Holocaust, accusing Israel of apartheid, genocide, ethnic cleansing, and war crimes.

US / United Nations (UN)

68 US Senators Call on Secretary Blinken to End the UNHRC ‘Unfair, Unwarranted’ Commission of Inquiry on the Israel

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

In May 2021, the UNHRC approved an open-ended investigation of Israel’s alleged “war crimes, treatment of Palestinians, and human rights violations.”

"Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords / Gulf States / UAE / Interfaith Relations / Religion

Israel-UAE-US Religious Coexistence Working Group to Advance Interfaith and Intercultural Dialogue

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The new forum is a direct outcome of the historic Abraham Accords and was announced last October at the first trilateral meeting of the Foreign Ministers of all three countries.

The Knesset / On Campus / Education / Israeli Arabs

22% of Arab Teachers in Israeli Education System Not Trained in Country, Many Hostile

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

A number of the recent Islamic terrorists worked as teachers and were educated in the Palestinian Authority system.

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