************************************* DECEMBER *************************************

 

 

AFP, The Times of Israel, December 31, 2021

COVID cases surge across globe but deaths drop

the countries with the highest number of infections per person : Denmark with 1,907 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, Ireland (1,784), Cyprus (1,497), the United Kingdom (1,441) and France (1,260)

 

D. Kuttab, Al Monitor, December 31, 2021        "we are witnessing the last opportunity before an explosion takes place"

Mahmoud Abbas shakes dormant Palestinian-Israeli relations

 

Yaron Druckman, YNetNews, December 30, 2021

As it enters 2022, Israel's population nears 10 million

 

Anna Ahronheim, The Jerusalem Post, December 30, 2021

In 2021, the IDF saw action on six fronts

 

AFP, The Times of Israel, December 30, 2021

Palestinian Authority’s Abbas warns Putin: West Bank poised for an ‘explosion’

 

Ido Aharoni, The Jerusalem Post, December 30, 2021

Desmond Tutu: A hero against apartheid first, a critic of Israel second - opinion

 

The Jerusalem Post, December 30, 2021

Settlers riot during demolition at West Bank outpost, 3 cops and several youths hurt

 

Rina Bassist, Al Monitor, December 29, 2021

Israel's Gantz announces confidence-building measures after hosting Palestinian President Abbas

 

Lahav Harkov, The Jerusalem Post, December 29, 2021

Gantz-Abbas meeting shows coalition's confused policy on Palestinians - analysis

 

Rina Bassist, Al Monitor, December 27, 2021

Tensions flare at Homesh West Bank outpost, following killing of Israeli

 

Ahmad Melhem, Al Monitor, December 23, 2021

Violence in West Bank may lead to new confrontation with Gaza

 

Al Monitor, December 23, 2021

Gaza at Christmas: a bleak outlook

 

Rick Jacobs, Jacob Blumenthal, The Jerusalem Post, December 23, 2021

Implement Kotel agreement and fulfill Isaiah's biblical prophecy - opinion

 

Ahmad Abu Amer, Al Monitor, December 23, 2021

Hamas leads military drills as Gaza blockade, reconstruction talks stall

 

Bassem Eid, The Times of Israel, December 22, 2021

Israel – the best place to be an Arab

 

Afif Abu Much, The Times of Israel, December 22, 2021

Arab Knesset member shocks crowd, says Israel 'born Jewish'

 

Ben-Dror Yemini, YNet News, December 21, 2021

Apartheid in Israel? Look at how Lebanon treats Palestinians

 

Aaaron Boxerman, The Times of Israel, December 21, 2021

Arabs should move past contesting Israel’s Jewish identity, Ra’am chief Abbas says

 

Mai Abu Hasaneen, Al Monitor, December 20, 2021

Israel’s security wall makes Gazans feel imprisoned

 

Erris Langer Klapper, The Times of Israel, December 19, 2021

COVID fatigue could be killing us

 

Rasha Abu Jalal, Al Monitor, December 16, 2021

Many female candidates' faces hidden as West Bank votes

 

Hadeel Al Gherbawi, Al Monitor, December 13, 2021

Gaza wine: from international brand to punishable crime

 

Al Monitor, December 10, 2021

Hamas slams Egypt for botched mediation, delayed reconstruction

 

Iyad Muhsen AlDajani & Martin Leiner, YNet News, December 10, 2021

The challenges of peace amid the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

  

Omri Nahmias, The Jerusalem Post, December 10, 2021

Israel and Morocco celebrate one year of normalization in DC

  

Avi Benayahu, The Jerusalem Post, December 9, 2021

Israel must engage in dialogue with Syria - opinion

  

Elisha Ben Kimon, YNet News, December 9, 2021

Israel can end lone wolf terror wave with five-step plan

 

Ron Kronish, The Times of Israel, December 6, 2021

Believe it or not: There is a peacebuilding community in Israel and Palestine

 

YNet News, December 6, 2021

Damascus Gate sees Israeli presence despite rampant terrorism

 

Ben-Dror Yemini, YNet News, December 3, 2021

Meet the delegation of Jewish and Arab 'angels of peace'

  

Rasha Abou Jalal, Al Monitor, December 2, 2021

Gazans prepare more protests of Hamas policies

 

************************************* NOVEMBER***************************************

 

Rina Bassist, Al Monitor, November 30, 2021

Israel’s Lapid campaigns against new deal with Iran in London

 

Entsar Abu Jahal, Al Monitor, November 27, 2021

Hamas student group hosts military exhibition in Gaza

 

 Ben Caspit, Al Monitor, November 26, 2021

Gantz says Israel, Morocco ‘leap together’ in historic agreement

 

Amos Harel, Haaretz, November 26, 2021

Analysis | 'Israel Will Have to Fortify Its Borders': Israeli Military Finally Sees Climate Change as Strategic Threat

 

Dan Diker, The Jerusalem Post, November 25, 2021 

Palestinian hybrid warfare is a strategic threat to Israel's security

  

The Times of Israel, November 25, 2021

After terror attack, Israel said mulling security checks for East Jerusalem teachers

 

 AP, YNet News, November 25, 2021

Winter rain floods Gaza homes damaged in May fighting

 

Ahmad Abu Amer, Al Monitor, November 23, 2021

Egypt, Qatar agreement with Israel, Hamas provides boost for Gaza economy

  

Rina Bassist, Al Monitor, November 22, 2021

After UK blacklist, Israel pushes for international Hamas, Hezbollah bans

  

Elior Levy, The Jerusalem Post, November 22, 2021

Israel must avoid falling into Hamas' trap

  

Elior Levy, The Jerusalem Post, November 21, 2021

Hundreds march in East Jerusalem in support of Hamas gunman

 

Al Monitor, November 19, 2021

UK moves to label Hamas as terror organization

  

Danny Zaken, Al Monitor, November 18, 2021

Israel calls to increase financial aid to Palestinian Authority

 

Yaron Druckman, YNet News, November 17, 2021

One-third of Israel's population under age of 18, report shows

 

Elisha Ben Kimon, YNet News, November 17, 2021

Two Border Police cops hurt in suspected stabbing attack in Jerusalem

 

Seth J. Frantzman,The Jerusalem Post, November 15, 2021

Could Qatar’s role in Afghanistan foreshadow Hamas takeover in West Bank? - analysis

  

Shahira Amin, Al Monitor, November 13, 2021

Israel, Egypt to increase military presence along Egypt's Rafah border

 

Khaled Abu Toameh, The Jerusalem Post, November 13, 2021

Israel’s army redraws wartime supply routes to avoid Arab villages

  

Entsar Abu Jahal, Al Monitor, November 12, 2021

Palestinian banks accused of colluding with Israel

 

Ben Caspit, Al Monitor, November 12, 2021

Israel loses patience with Iranian entrenchment in Syria

  

Aaron Boxerman, The Times of Israel, November 9, 2021

Hamas hands death sentence to two alleged collaborators with Israel

 

Rasha Abou Jalal, Al Monitor, November 9, 2021

Why fewer Palestinians learn Turkish

 

The Jerusalem Post, November 9, 2021

Police make largest arms dealer bust in Israeli history

 

 Israel Moskowitz, YNet News, November 9, 2021

Israel nabs dozens of arms dealers in major police raid on Arab sector  ["we are losing the country" PM Bennett]

 

 YNet News, November 8, 2021

Egypt to increase security forces at Gaza border  [IDF generals travel to Sinai for rare public meeting with Egyptian counterparts]

  

YNet News, November 7, 2021

Gaza’s traumatized youth increasingly turn to music therapy

 

YNet News, November 7, 2021

European Parliament members tour Hezbollah tunnels

 

Ariela Ringel Hoffman,YNet News, November 6, 2021

Even smallest deeds done by millions can aid in climate crisis

 

 

Aviva Bar-Am, The Times of Israel, November 6, 2021

Immersive Arabic program invites Israelis to blend into life in Abu Ghosh

 

The Jerusalem Post, November 6, 2021

Arab sector violence: Arab-Israeli shot dead in Nahariya  [|this year's 106th victim]

 

Daniel Revach, YNet News, November 5, 2021  [People's natural instinct to use mental shortcuts to make judgments quickly is being exploited by politicians and extremists ]

What does Israeli-Palestinian conflict have to do with cognitive neuroscience?

 

Al Monitor, November 5, 2021

Palestinians say no to work in settlements

 

AP, The Times of Israel, November 5, 2021

Scuffles at Western Wall as hundreds of Haredim try to block progressive prayer

 

Lazar Berman, The Times of Israel, November 4, 2021

European lawmakers taken to Hezbollah tunnel on northern border

 

Maya Margit, The Jerusalem Post, November 4, 2021

Dual narrative tour exposes Jerusalem’s complex political realities

  

Hadeel al Gherbawi, Al Monitor, November 3, 2021

Meet the foreign women living in Gaza against all odds

 

AFP, YNet News, November 3, 2021

Israeli, Palestinian olive growers face same climate challenge

 

Saar Haas & Aaron Drukman, YNet News, November 1, 2021

Israel - and Palestine - warming up almost twice as fast as rest of world, data shows

  

Afif Abu Much, Al Monitor, November 1, 2021

Mixed feelings in Israel over first Druze city

************************************* OCTOBER***************************************

 

Elior Levy, YNet News, October 15, 2021

Little Gaza: Jenin is once again a hotbed of terror

 

Tovah Lazaroff, The Jerusalem Post, October 31, 2021

Erdan tears up UNHRC report at UN General Assembly

 

Mai Abu Hasaneen, Al Monitor, October 31, 2021

Gazans study Hebrew as Israel increases work permits

 

AFP, YNet News, October 28, 2021

Hamas sentences six 'Israeli informants' to death

 

Lilach Shoval, Al Monitor, October 27, 2021

Israel's room to maneuver in Syrian skies faces new constraints

 

Seth J. Frantzman, The Jerusalem Post, October 25, 2021

Sudan ‘military coup’ sparks concern - analysis

 

Aaron Boxerman, The Times of Israel, October 24, 2021

With no crucial EU aid since start of year, Palestinian PM heads to Brussels

 

AFP, YNet News, October 24, 2021

Under Israel's blockade, Gaza's fishermen struggle for a catch

 

Daoud Kuttab, Al Monitor, October 23, 2021

Palestinian olive season begins with settler attacks, arson

 

Mazal Mualem, Al Monitor, October 22, 2021

Israel advances controversial legislation to battle crime in Arab society

 

Daoud Kuttab, Al Monitor, October 20, 2021

Jewish prayer continues to rile Al-Aqsa Mosque

 

AFP, YNet News, October 19, 2021

Social unrest threatens Mideast economic recovery, IMF warns

 

Rasha Abou Jalal, Al Monitor, October 19, 2021

Tribal courts rule Palestine with unforgiving traditions

 

AFP, YNet News, October 18, 2021

Israel says it expects 2,000 rockets a day in war with Hezbollah

 

Associated Press, YNet News, October 18, 2021

Hezbollah leader declares his group has 100,000 fighters

 

Emanuel Fabian, The Times of Israel, October 17, 2021

Northern police chief says area is ‘at war’ with ongoing Arab communal violence

 

Aaron Boxerman,  The Times of Israel, October 17, 2021

Government moves to expand warrantless police searches to fight Arab crime

 

Matan Tzuri, YNet News, October 16, 2021

The Wild Wild Negev [where there is no law and order]

  

Judah Ari Gross, The Times of Israel, October 14, 2021

Gantz orders ‘aggressive’ crackdown on settler violence after soldiers attacked

 

Rossella Tercatin, The Jerusalem Post, October 12, 2021

Coronavirus: Israel is reaching herd immunity – Health official

 

Anna Ahronheim, The Jerusalem Post, October 12, 2021

Hamas is increasing its activity in Lebanon and angering Hezbollah

 

Al Monitor, October 8, 2021

Egypt’s Sisi praises peace with Israel

 

Ahmad Abu Amer, Al Monitor, October 8, 2021

Thousands of Gazans flock to get work permits in Israel

  

Gideon Levy & Alex Levac, Haaretz, October 8, 2021

Freed From Israeli Prison, Khalida Jarrar Is Mourning Her Daughter but Won't Stop Speaking Out Against the Occupation

 

Mai Abu Hasaneen, Al Monitor, October 6, 2021

Hamas grows bolder in West Bank

 

Einav Schiff, YNet News, October 4, 2021

Israel's Left must accept Palestinian leader is not their friend

 

Eliav Breuer, The Jerusalem Post, October 2, 2021

Arab-Israeli man killed in Haifa, marking the 100th victim this year

 

Tzvi Joffre, The Jerusalem Post, October 1, 2021

Palestinians down Israeli quadcopter in West Bank - report

************************************* SEPTEMBER***************************************

 

 

Rina Bassist, Al Monitor, September 30, 2021

Israel’s Lapid meets with Bahraini king, inaugurates embassy in Manama

 

Al Monitor, September 28, 2021

Gaza's children ravaged by third wave of COVID-19 pandemic

  

Entsar Abu Jahal, Al Monitor, September 26, 2021

As reconstruction nears, Gaza fears donors won’t deliver on promises

 

Anna Ahronheim, The Jerusalem Post, September 25, 2021

Gilad Shalit: 'Hamas wanted me alive, a dead soldier is worthless' 

 

Associated Press, YNet News, September 24, 2021

Mideast in shambles, but the world has moved on for now

 

Tzvi Joffre, The Jerusalem Post, September 24, 2021

Watch: Palestinian crowd sings and dances to Hebrew music near Hebron

 

Korin Elbaz Alush, YNet News, September 24, 2021

'My friends joined the Islamic State, I enlisted in the IDF'

 

Reuters, The Jerusalem Post , September 23, 2021

After normalization with Israel, Sudan closes door on support for Hamas

 

Itamar Eichner, YNet News, September 20, 2021

In major win for Israel, 31 countries to boycott anti-Semitic UN conference [the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Greece, Czech Republic, Slovakia, the Netherlands, Romania, Bulgaria...]

 

Khaled Abu Toameh, The Jerusalem Post, September 20, 2021

Palestinians admit capture of Gilboa prisoners shows Israeli intel prowess

 

Anna Ahronheim, The Jerusalem Post, September 20, 2021

Palestinian fugitives might have been caught, but story isn't over - analysis

 

Elior Levy, Itamar Eichner, YNet News, September 20, 2021

Israeli commando recounts successful raid that ended prison break saga

 

Emanuel Fabian, The Times of Israel, September 19, 2021

Officials surprised by ‘easy’ recapture of jailbreak fugitives who fled to Jenin

 

The Times of Israel, September 19, 2021

Bloodless, efficient recapture of 6 fugitives won’t obscure the jailbreak fiasco

  

Tzvi Joffre, Anna Ahronheim, The Jerusalem Post, September 19, 2021

Last two escaped prisoners arrested in Jenin, ending manhunt

 

Judah Ari Gross, The Times of Israel, September 19, 2021

Israeli forces nab final 2 Palestinian fugitives in Jenin, ending jailbreak saga

 

Tovah Lazaroff, The Jerusalem Post, September 19, 2021

IDF probes army violence against left-wing activists in Hebron Hills

 

Aaron Boxerman, The Times of Israel, September 19, 2021

IDF soldiers injure left-wing activists at West Bank protest, drawing outcry

 

The Jerusalem Post, September 19, 2021

Ra'am MK: We won't leave coalition if Gaza conflict breaks out

 

The Times of Israel, September 17, 2021

Palestinians adopt spoons as ‘symbol of resistance’ following prison break

 

YNet News,  September 17, 2021

Lessons learned so far from Israel-Arab normalization

 

Al Monitor, September 16, 2021

Palestinian escapee allegedly beaten by Israeli forces after being recaptured

  

Afif Abu Much, Al Monitor, September 15, 2021

Capture of escaped Palestinian prisoners divides Arab-Israelis

 

 

Amy Spiro, Aaron Boxerman, The Times of Israel, September 13, 2021

Exuding warmth, Egypt’s Sissi hosts PM for talks, in first such visit in decade

 

Anna Ahronheim, The Jerusalem Post, September 13, 2021

There's no answer for the Gaza problem - analysis

 

The Times of Israel, September 13, 2021

Guard suspected of watching TV instead of cameras during jailbreak – report

 

 Associated Press, YNet News, September 12, 2021

Escaped Palestinian prisoners appear in court after capture

 

The Times of Israel, September 11, 2021

Palestinians rage at capture of fugitives, doctor fake grins onto their faces

 

Gadi Zaig, The Jerusalem Post, September 10, 2021

Two prisoners that escaped from Gilboa prison caught in Nazareth

 

Daoud Kuttab, Al Monitor, September 10, 2021

Jailbreak from Israeli prison shakes up Palestinian public opinion

 

The Times of Israel, September 10, 2021

Police captured two of the six escaped prisoners in northern town of Nazereth

 

Anna Ahronheim, The Jerusalem Post, September 10, 2021

Defense Minister Gantz: We have leads on the locations of the fugitives

 

Israel National News, September 10, 2021

Palestinian Authority helping Israel capture escaped terrorists

 

Associated Press, YNet News, September 9, 2021

Theater kid turned terrorist stars in Israeli prison break

 

Gideon Levy, Haaretz, September 9, 2021

Yes, the Palestinian Prison Escapees Are Freedom Fighters

 

Michael Starr, The Jerusalem Post, September 9, 2021

EU Commission directorate condemns antisemitism in Palestinian textbook

 

Khaled Abu Toameh, The Jerusalem Post, September 8, 2021

Jenin camp braces for defending Gilboa Prison fugitive

 

The Times of Israel, September 8, 2021

Asleep in the tower: Behind prison escape, a farcical litany of Israeli blunders

 

Emanuel Fabian, The Times of Israel, September 8, 2021

Security prisoners riot in jails as terror groups protest new curbs on inmates

 

Khaled Abu Toameh, The Jerusalem Post, September 8, 2021

Palestinians decry measures against inmates, hail ‘heroic’ fugitives

  

AFP, YNet News, September 8, 2021

Questions plague Israeli security forces after jailbreak

 

Roi Rubinstein, Yoav Zitun, Elior Levy, YNet News, September 7, 2021

Israeli police scour north as manhunt after Palestinian prisoners goes on

 

YNet News, September 7, 2021

Abbas-Gantz meeting raises hopes for some Palestinians in West Bank

 

Anna Ahronheim, The Jerusalem Post, September 7, 2021

Palestinian prisoners at large, wanted dead or alive

 

Ariella Marsden,  The Jerusalem Post, September 7, 2021

The security failings that led to the Gilboa Prison break

 

Anna Ahronheim, The Jerusalem Post, September 7, 2021

Israel security forces hunting for 6 Palestinian prisoners who tunneled out of jail

 

YNet News, September 6, 2021

Palestinian fugitives may be planning terror attack in Israel, police minister says

 

Jack Khoury, Haaretz, September 6, 2021

These Are the Palestinian Jailbreakers That Have Put Israel on Red Alert

 

Moshe Bar-Simon-Tov, YNet News, September 6, 2021

sraelis have become indifferent to deaths caused by COVID

 

Khaled Abu Toameh, The Jerusalem Post, September 5, 2021

Hamas, Israel reportedly close to reaching prisoner swap

 

The Jerusalem Post, September 3, 2021

Egypt pumps toxic gas into Gaza tunnel, three Palestinians dead - report

 

Rina Bassist, Al Monitor, September 3, 2021

Israel asks Egypt to pressure Hamas to end border violence

 

 

Rina Bassist, Al Monitor, September 1, 2021

Israel announces 'civil steps' to alleviate conditions in Gaza

 

************************************* AUGUST***************************************

 

Sarah Tuttle-Singer, The Times of Israel, August 31, 2021

I was healthy. And then I got sick with COVID-19

 

Al Monitor, August 30, 2021

Gantz announces $155M loan for PA following Abbas meeting

 

Liad Osmo, Yoav Zitun, Reuters, YNet News, August 30, 2021

Gantz holds rare meeting with PA's Abbas in Ramallah

 

Anna Ahronheim, Tovah Lazaroff, Lahav Harkov, The Jerusalem Post, August 30, 2021

Gantz offers Abbas series of goodwill gestures in rare Ramallah meeting

 

Afif Abu Much, Al Monitor, August 30, 2021

First Arab-Israeli athlete to win gold medal in Paralympic Games

 

Associated Press, YNet News, August 29, 2021

Dozens of Gazans riot along Israeli frontier for second day in a row

 

Shelly Kittleson, Al Monitor, August 29, 2021

Macron visits Erbil and Mosul, vows to stay the course against IS

 

 

Ben-Dror Yemini, YNet News, August 29, 2021

The West must wake up to the threat of Jihad

 

AP, YNet News, August 25, 2021

The deepening costs of 4 Gaza wars in 13 years, in 4 charts

 

Judah Ari Gross, The Jerusalem Post, August 25, 2021

Serious violence averted as over 1,000 Palestinians protest on Gaza border

 

AFP, The Times of Israel, August 24, 2021

UN, EU denounce Palestinian Authority for arresting activists

 

Yossi Yehoshua, YNet News, August 23, 2021

Israeli military has never been in a more dangerously rotten state

 

Al Monitor, August 23, 2021

Egypt closes Gaza's Rafah crossing after weekend clashes

 

YNet News, August 22, 2021

Israel sees highest number of serious cases in 4th wave of pandemic

 

Reuters, YNet News, August 22, 2021

IDF strikes Hamas sites in Gaza after border clashes

 

Bachir El Khoury, The Times of Israel, August 21, 2021

‘Hell on earth’: Lebanon unlivable as economic, fuel crises deepen

 

Al Monitor, August 20, 2021

Hamas welcomes Israel-Qatar deal on Gaza aid

 

Ben Caspit, Al Monitor, August 20, 2021

Ahead of Bennett’s visit to Washington, Israel tightens cooperation with Egypt

 

Rina Bassist, Al Monitor, August 19, 2021

Israel, Egypt signal closer cooperation as Sisi invites Bennett to Cairo

 

 

Linda Gradstein, The Jerusalem Post, August 19, 2021

Jerusalem could have all gone up in smoke in latest wildfire

 

Entsar Abu Jahal, Al Monitor, August 19, 2021

Hamas welcomes Taliban’s triumph in Afghanistan

 

Itamar Eichner, Elior Levy, YNet News, August 18, 2021

Gaza's terror factions taking on strategy of gradual escalation

 

Matan Tzuri, YNet News, August 18, 2021

Israel must stop treating Gaza like a chore

 

The Times of Israel, August 18, 2021

The Abraham Accords One Year Later: Can They Change the Middle East?

 

The Jerusalem Post, August 16, 2021

Israel requests international aid amid largest fire since Carmel blaze

 

The Jerusalem Post, August 16, 2021

Jerusalem area wildfire in pictures - see the devastation

 

Anna Ahronheim, The Jerusalem Post, August 16, 2021

The West Bank is a tinderbox. Israel can't let it explode - analysis

 

Khaled Abu Toameh, The Jerusalem Post, August 16, 2021

Hamas congratulates Taliban for ‘defeating’ US

 

Khaled Abu Toameh, The Jerusalem Post, August 15, 2021 

Palestinians warn: Israel, Hamas headed toward another war

 

Anna Ahronheim, The Jerusalem Post, August 14, 2021

Hezbollah has inter-regional tunnel network stretching hundreds of km.

 

Fleur Hassan-Nahoum, YNet News, August 13, 2021

In praise of the Abraham Accords, one year on

 

AFP, YNet News, August 12, 2021

Palestinian groups in Gaza committed 'war crimes' during May conflict, HRW says

 

Rasha Abou Jalal, Al Monitor, August 12, 2021

Gaza resort attacked for holding mixed-gender concert

 

Daoud Kuttab, Al Monitor, August 12, 2021

Saudis sentence 60 Palestinians, Jordanians for supporting Hamas

 

Seth J. Frantzman, The Jerusalem Post, August 11, 2021

Abraham Accords, one year later: The inside story

 

The Times of Israel, August 11, 2021

In praise of the Abraham Accords, one year on

 

Hottest day in European records, as ‘Lucifer’ anticyclone sweeps through Italy

 

Lazar Berman, The Times of Israel, August 11, 2021

Lapid: Israel, Morocco to upgrade to full diplomatic relations within two months

 

Danny Zaken, Al Monitor, August 11, 2021

Government report details how Israel has failed Bedouin community

 

Ben-Dror Yemini, YNet News, August 10, 2021

West, not Israel, to blame for spread of radical Islam

 

Lahav Harkov, Reuters, The Jerusalem Post, August 9, 2021

Israel to send firefighting planes to Greece to combat wildfires

 

Giora Eiland, YNet News, August 9, 2021

Israel must act wisely on the Lebanon issue

 

Sever Plocker, YNet News, August 9, 2021

Israel must choose between vaccine mandate or lockdown 

 

Ariela Ringel Hoffman, YNet News, August 8, 2021

Israel went from COVID cocky to catastrophe

 

Khalid Hassan, Al Monitor, August 7, 2021

Gadhafi's son announces return to Libyan politics

 

Judah Ari Gross, The Times of Israel, August 7, 2021

With 1st declared rocket attack in 15 years, Hezbollah risks war to test Israel

 

Ben Caspit, Al Monitor, August 6, 2021

Israel treads cautiously as fire exchanged on border with Lebanon

 

Maayan Jaffe-Hoffman, The Jerusalem Post, August 6, 2021

Israel and COVID-19: A national obsession or out-of-the-box thinking?

 

Erga Atad,  The Jerusalem Post, August 5, 2021

COVID-19: Why do a million Israelis refuse to get vaccinated? - opinion

 

Ron Ben-Yishai, YNet News, August 5, 2021

Israel must stop Lebanon becoming new Gaza

 

Emmanuel Fabian, The Times of Israel, August 5, 2021

3 rockets fired from Lebanon at Israel; IDF responds with 3 rounds of shelling

 

AFP, The Times of Israel, August 4, 2021

Macron says Lebanon leaders ‘owe their people the truth’ about Beirut blast

 

Reuters, The Jerusalem Post, August 4, 2021

'5-6 armed Iranians' responsible for tanker hijack off UAE coast - report

 

Lazar Berman, The Times of Israel, August 4, 2021

Gantz: Iran 10 weeks away from amassing enough weapons-grade material for nuke

 

YNet News, August 4, 2021

Two rockets fired from Lebanon strike northern Israel

 

Ahmad Melhem, Al Monitor, August 4, 2021

Hamas insists Marwan Barghouti be part of any prisoner swap with Israel

 

Nathan Jeffay, The Times of Israel, August 3, 2021

Global COVID death toll over a million higher than reported, Israeli study finds

  

Mazal Mualem, Al Monitor, August 3, 2021

Israeli budget approved in victory for Arab coalition party

 

Ben Caspit, Al Monitor, August 3, 2021

Israel considers options after drone attack on ship blamed on Iran

 

Sarit Zehavi, Eric M. Mandel, The Jerusalem Post, August 3, 2021

Should the West support the Lebanese army to counterweight Hezbollah?  [Lebanon is on the verge of collapse]

  

Rina Bassist, Al Monitor, August 2, 2021

Israel says Iran behind drone attack on ship

  

Afif Abu Much, Al Monitor, August 2, 2021

War of words rages between Israeli-Arab coalition, opposition legislators

  

Rina Bassist, Al Monitor, August 2, 2021

Israel grants 15,000 more work permits to Palestinians

 

 

************************************* JULY***************************************

 

 

Al Monitor, July 30, 2021

Two reported dead in attack on Israeli-operated ship near Oman

 

Ben Caspit, Al Monitor, July 30, 2021

Israel weighs risks, options for dealing with Hezbollah’s precise missiles

 

Maayan Jaffe-Hoffman, The Jerusalem Post, July 29, 2021

Is COVID-19 a symptom of climate change?

 

Mazal Mualem, Al Monitor, June 29, 2021

Fourth coronavirus wave in Israel rattles Bennett’s leadership

 

Sarit Rosenblum, YNet News, June 27, 2021

Israel's new COVID outbreak was caused by hubris

 

YNet News, July 25, 2021

For the first time in months, Israel sees over 11,000 active COVID cases

 

Ami Spiro, The Times of Israel, July 25, 2021

Jordan’s king: I was ‘very encouraged’ after meeting with Bennett, Gantz

 

 Khaled Abu Toameh, The Jerusalem Post, July 24, 2021

Palestinians accuse Hamas of storing weapons in residential areas

 

Seth J. Frantzman, Khaled Abu Toameh, The Jerusalem Post, July 22, 2021

36 members of French parliament visit Israel

 

Associated Press, YNet News, July 21, 2021

War's trauma apparent in portraits of Gazan children

 

Ben Caspit, Al Monitor, July 20, 2021

New Israeli government on mission to rehabilitate ties with Jordan

 

 

Sue Surkes, The Times of Israel, July 20, 2021

Hotter here, wetter there: How and why climate change will remake our world

 

Ahmad Melhem, Al Monitor, July 17, 2021

Jenin becomes flashpoint for Israel-Palestinian confrontations

 

Rina Bassist, Al Monitor, July 15, 2021

Israel’s Lapid, Herzog out to rehabilitate Israel’s global image

 

Maayan Jaffe-Hoffman, The Jerusalem Post, July 14, 2021

Who is most likely to develop severe COVID-19 even after a second jab?

 

Adir Yanko, YNet News, July 14, 2021

Israel to crack down on indoor masks as 'Delta pandemic' surges

 

Afif Abu Much, Al Monitor, July 14, 2021

Report reveals heavy impact of COVID-19 on Israeli Arabs

 

Lazar Berman, The Times of Israel, July 13, 2021

In meetings with Lapid, EU expresses eagerness to improve Israel ties

 

Lahav Harkov, The Jerusalem Post, July 12, 2021

Yair Lapid: Europe must recognize Israel is under attack

 

Lazar Berman, The Times of Israel, July 12, 2021

Stressing new coalition’s liberal values, Lapid looks to revive ties with EU

 

Rina Bassist, Al Monitor, July 12, 2021

Israel’s Lapid pumps European hands in Brussels

 

Amy Spiro, The Times of Israel, July 12, 2021

Lapid meets top EU diplomat in Brussels as Israel looks to improve ties

 

Tovah Lazaroff, The Jerusalem Post, July 11, 2021

Bennett more American than Netanyahu as PM? - why it matters

 

Shlomi Heller, The Jerusalem Post, July 11, 2021

Yehuda Glick detained for taking Palestinian in his car

 

Lahav Harkov, Tovah Lazaroff, The Jerusalem Post, July 10, 2021

King Abdullah ‘satisfied’ new Israeli gov’t rebuilding ties with Jordan

 

Daoud Kuttab, Al Monitor, July 9, 2021

Palestinian vaccine-gate investigation report out

 

Tovah Lazaroff, Khaled Abu Toameh, The Jerusalem Post, July 8, 2021

How serious are the recent protests against the Palestinian Authority?

 

The Jerusalem Post, July 8, 2021

Israeli NGO urges UNICEF to probe Hamas, PIJ for using child soldiers

 

Mervat Ouf, Al Monitor, July 8, 2021

Gazan children wander cemeteries for pennies

 

Mohammad Amjad Hossain, The Jerusalem Post, July 8, 2021

Fatah, Hamas need unity for the sake of a Palestinian state - opinion

 

Rina Bassist, Al Monitor, July 8, 2021

Israel’s Bennett, Jordan's king meet secretly, make water deal

 

 

Amotz Asa-el, The Jerusalem Post, July 8, 2021

The US war in Afghanistan is over, but who won?

 

Seth J. Frantzman, The Jerusalem Post, July 8, 2021

Iran has declared war on the US in Iraq through its proxies - analysis

 

Afif Abu Much, Al Monitor, July 7, 2021

Israeli government's Arab party pays dearly for place in coalition

 

Alex Fishman, YNet News, July 7, 2021

Hamas is freeing Israel of its Gaza albatross

 

Daoud Kuttab, Al Monitor, July 6, 2021

Palestinian plainclothes security agents further popular dissent

 

Mervat Ouf, Al Monitor, July 5, 2021

Italians build Gaza’s largest sports park

 

Dalal Iriqat, The Jerusalem Post, July 5, 2021

Not the Palestine we dreamed of, nor were promised - opinion

 

Entsar Abu Jahal, Al Monitor, July 4, 2021

Yoga for Gaza paramedics raises controversy

 

Aaron Boxerman, The Times of Israel, July 4, 2021

Hundreds of protesters call for Abbas to resign over death of PA critic

 

Amany Mahmoud, Al Monitor, July 3, 2021

Jerusalem bilingual school promotes coexistence

 

Entsar Abu Jahal, Al Monitor, July 3, 2021

Hamas launches military summer camps for Gaza youth

 

Al Monitor, July 2, 2021

Israeli army bombs Hamas site after balloons start fires

 

Hana Salah, Al Monitor, July 1, 2021

Gazans rebuild with rubble as reconstruction delayed

 

************************************* JUNE***************************************

 

Khaled Abu Toameh,  The Jerusalem Post, June 29, 2021

Israel, Hamas diplomatic blitzes highlight Abbas’s solitude

 

Mai Abu Hasaneen, Al Monitor, June 29, 2021

Marginalization leads Fatah in Gaza to stage coup against Abbas

 

Tovah Lazaroff, The Jerusalem Post, June 29, 2021

Israel digs in heels on Gaza, demands captives' release

 

YNet News, June 29, 2021

Lapid opens landmark UAE embassy: 'Peace is victory of all that is good'

 

Al Monitor, June 28, 2021

Palestinian children 'feel abandoned' after home demolitions: study

 

Aaron Boxerman, The Jerusalem Post, June 27, 2021

Protests after death of Abbas critic reflect growing crisis over PA’s legitimacy

 

Seth J. Frantzman, The Jerusalem Post, June 27, 2021

Hamas continues recruiting child soldiers: Where is the condemnation?

 

Reuters, YNet News, June 27, 2021

Sisi makes first Iraq visit by Egyptian leader in decades

 

Al Monitor, June 25, 2021

Can Abbas survive summer of Palestinian discontent?

 

Reuters, The Jerusalem Post, June 25, 2021

Palestinian mourners call for change at funeral of Abbas critic

 

Aaron Boxerman & Jacob Magid, The Times of Israel, June 25, 2021

US joins calls for probe into death of outspoken Abbas critic arrested by PA

 

Aaron Boxerman, The Times of Israel, June 25, 2021

‘Get out Abbas’: Thousands protest at funeral of activist who died in PA custody

 

Afif Abu Much, Al Monitor, June 25, 2021

Druze woman appointed Jewish Agency representative in US

 

Associated Press, YNet News, June 24, 2021

Critic of Palestinian Authority dies during arrest

 

Elior Levy, YNet News, June 24, 2021

Israel to expand Gaza fishing zone, allow import of raw materials

 

Omri Nahmias, The Jerusalem Post, June 24, 2021

55 US House members introduce Hamas International Financing Prevention Act

 

Tovah Lazaroff, The Jerusalem Post, June 24, 2021

Israel-Hamas truce remains very fragile - UN envoy

 

Yoni Froim, YNet News, June 23, 2021

Former Hamas prisoner Gilad Shalit gets hitched to long-term girlfriend

 

Elior Levy, YNet News, June 22, 2021

'Silent intifada': West Bank is at boiling point

 

Rasha Abou Jalal, Al Monitor, June 20, 2021

Hamas leader says Marwan Barghouti a priority for next prisoner swap with Israel

 

Maayan Jaffe-Hoffman, The Jerusalem Post, June 18, 2021

COVID-19 gives Bennett unexpected first win on the Palestinian front

 

Hassan Shaalan, YNet News, June 18, 2021

'Police must do something before we are all dead'

 

Tammy Gottlieb,  YNet News, June 18, 2021

The Western Wall does not belong to Haredi men

 

Khaled Abu Toameh, The Jerusalem Post, June 10/17, 2021

Is Egypt planning to retake control of the Gaza Strip?

 

Reuters, YNet News, June 16, 2021

Palestinian woman shot dead after attacking Israeli troops

 

Entsar Abu Jahal, Al Monitor, June 16, 2021

Gaza holds summer camp for children traumatized by war

 

The Times of Israel, June 16, 2021

Hamas boasts ‘new formula of deterrence’ against Israel after flag march

 

Associated Press, YNet News, June 15, 2021

Poll finds dramatic rise in Palestinian support for Hamas

 

Liad Osmo, YNet News, June 14, 2021

'Who is Bennett?' Arab media enthralled by Israel's change of guard

 

Tzvi Joffre, The Jerusalem Post, June 14, 2021

Hamas calls for 'Day of Rage' to confront Jerusalem Flag March

 

Gil Hoffman, The Jerusalem Post, June 14, 2021

Ra'am head Mansour Abbas: 'We are fully in the coalition'

 

Mervat Ouf, Al Monitor, June 14, 2021

Israeli bombs ignite pesticide stores, spew dangerous chemicals in Gaza

 

YNet News, June 13, 2021

Knesset holds stormy session to confirm new Bennett-Lapid government

 

The Jerusalem Post, June 13, 2021

Bennett's full speech to Knesset - Read it here

 

Uri Cohen, YNet News, June 11, 2021

Mansour Abbas' big gamble

 

Mai Abu Hasaneen, Al Monitor, June 9, 2021

Gazans flock to beaches despite pollution disaster

 

Lahav Harkov, Tobias Segal, The Jerusalem Post, June 9, 2021

EU study finds incitement in Palestinian textbooks, kept from public

 

Afif Abu Much, Al Monitor, June 9, 2021

Israeli Arabs, Jews not giving up on coexistence

 

 

Reuters, The Jerusalem Post, June 9, 2021

Many Gazan children traumatized after last round of Hamas-Israel fighting

 

Hana Salah, Al Monitor, June 8, 2021

Gazans struggle with continued Israeli restrictions

 

Ben-Dror Yemini, YNet News, June 7, 2021

No to Jewish and Arab provocation in Jerusalem

 

The Times of Israel, June 6, 2021

Sinwar says next fight will reshape region, denies IDF crippled tunnel network

 

Sanaa Alswerki, YNet News, June 4, 2021

Outrage in Gaza as Mansour Abbas signs onto new government

 

Reuters, YNet News, June 3, 2021

Palestinians see little difference in old and new Israeli leaders

 

 AFP, YNet News, June 2, 2021

IDF arrests Hamas leader planning base in West Bank

 

Khaled Abu Toameh, The Jerusalem Post, June 2, 2021

Palestinians declare UNRWA Gaza director ‘persona non grata’

 

Lahav Harkov, The Jerusalem Post, June 2, 2021

Dr. Ali Al Nuami: The Abraham Accords increase tolerance and respect

 

Afif Abu Much, Al Monitor, June 2, 2021

In first for Israel, Arab party speaks with official voice in coalition talks

 

Ron Ben-Yishai, YNet News, June 1, 2021

Hamas will not get the prisoner swap it wants

************************************* MAY***************************************

 

Rina Bassist, Al Monitor, May 31, 2021

On backdrop of Gaza escalation, Israel-Europe rift widens

 

Lahav Harkov, Tovah Lazaroff, The Jerusalem Post, May 30, 2021

Ashkenazi lands in Egypt in first Foreign Minister visit in 13 years

 

Tovah Lazaroff, The Jerusalem Post, May 30, 2021

Can Gaza talks lead to Israeli-Palestinian negotiations? - analysis

 

Tobias Siegal, The Jerusalem Post, May 30, 2021

Israel, UAE agree to collaborate on education, exchange programs

 

Adnan Abu Amer, Al Monitor, May 28, 2021

Gaza reconstruction deepens PA-Hamas dispute

 

Michael Milshtein, YNet News, May 27, 2021

Changing the rules of the Gaza game

 

The Times of Israel, May 27, 2021

Hamas chief’s niece has been hospitalized in Israel for over a month — report

 

Tzvi Joffre, The Jerusalem Post, May 27, 2021

Hamas's Sinwar: We have 500 km of tunnels in Gaza, only 5% were damaged

 

Anna Ahronheim, The Jerusalem Post, May 27, 2021

Israel's operation against Hamas was the world's first AI war

 

The Times of Israel, May 27, 2021

Sinwar: Ceasefire will be broken if Israel ‘desecrates’ Al-Aqsa, or Sheikh Jarrah families evicted

 

Jacob Magid, The Times of Israel, May 26, 2021

Can US help rebuild Gaza without rehabilitating Hamas?

 

YNet News, May 25, 2021

UNRWA director outrages Gazans with comment on IDF precision

 

Seth J. Frantzman, The Jerusalem Post, May 25, 2021

Iran increasingly takes responsibility for Gaza war

 

Mark Stone, Sky News, May 24, 2021

Israel-Hamas ceasefire 'will hold for now but no peace with Israel without justice for Palestinians', Hamas co-founder Mahmoud Zahar says

 

The Times of Israel, May 24, 2021

Hamas co-founder to UK TV: Israel has no right to exist

 

Khaled Abu Toameh, The Jerusalem Post, May 24, 2021

No ceasefire in Jerusalem as violence continues - analysis

 

Reuters,  The Jerusalem Post, May 24, 2021

Two Israelis, including soldier, stabbed in Jerusalem, terrorist killed

 

Chaim Golditch, YNet News, May 24, 2021

Three Palestinians indicted in lynching of Jewish passerby in Sheikh Jarrah

 

Tovah Lazaroff, The Jerusalem Post, May 24, 2021

5 reasons why Gaza war won’t lead to Israeli-Palestinian peace - analysis

 

Reuters, YNet News, May 24, 2021

Amidst rocket debris, 88-year-old Israeli intends to rebuild home

 

Associated Press, YNet News, May 24, 2021

After another war, displaced in Gaza face familiar plight

 

Elior Levy, YNet News, May 23, 2021

Gaza residents: We are tired of fighting Israel

 

YNet News, May 23, 2021

On top of the world: First Israeli woman conquers Everest

 

The Times of Israel, May 22, 2021

Israel to lift all COVID restrictions on gatherings as virus fades

 

Judah Ari Gross, The Times of Israel, May 22, 2021

‘Guardian of the Walls’ wasn’t the resounding victory the IDF had hoped for

 

Adnan Abu Amer, Al Monitor, May 21, 2021

Hamas ignores Abbas' call for unity government as cease-fire holds

 

Yulia Karra, YNet News, May 22, 2021

How anti-Israel celebs became mouthpieces for terror and poster children for anti-Semites

 

Rachel Sharansky Danziger, The Times of Israel, May 21, 2021

The sun will rise and we have work to do

 

Anna Ahronheim, The Jerusalem Post, May 21, 2021

No rockets since 2 a.m. ceasefire, over 100 km of Hamas tunnels destroyed

 

Al Monitor, May 21, 2021

A ‘new level of force’: Netanyahu warns against further Hamas attacks

  

Aaron Boxerman, The Times of Israel, May 21, 2021

Hamas chief says war foils Israel’s attempts at Arab coexistence, normalization

 

The Jerusalem Post, May 21, 2021

Riots break out in response to ceasefire, Hamas flags waved

 

Tobias Segal, The Jerusalem Post, May 21, 2021

Hamas' Haniyeh vows to destabilize Jerusalem, thanks Iran for support

 

Anna Ahronheim, The Jerusalem Post, May 20, 2021

Hamas threatens large-scale missile attack despite ceasefire in sight

 

Itamar Eichner, YNet News, May 20, 2021

Israel and Hamas agree to Gaza ceasefire after 11 days of fighting

 

The Jerusalem Post, May 19, 2021

Israelis to form human peace chain in Jerusalem amid Gaza, Israel violence

 

Itamar Eichner, YNet News, May 19, 2021

EU foreign ministers to arrive in Israel in show of solidarity

 

Aaron Boxerman, The Times of Israel, May 19, 2021

As Gazans flee airstrikes, crowded shelters could increase COVID spread

 

The Times of Israel, May 19, 2021

Gaza officials say Israeli strike kills disabled man, his wife and child

 

Matan Tzuri, Hadar Gil-Had, YNet News, May 19, 2021

Under fire from Gaza, disabled Israelis left to their own devices

 

YNet News, May 19, 2021

Living under fire in Israel, when the rocket shelter becomes your home

 

Yonah Jeremy Bob, The Jerusalem Post, May 19, 2021

Why is there no ceasefire? Stuck in Gaza with no strategy - analysis

 

Anna Ahronheim & Tzvi Joffre, The Jerusalem Post, May 19, 2021

Israel strikes Hamas's tunnel network as rockets aimed at Air Force bases

 

Anna Ahronheim, The Jerusalem Post, May 18, 2021

IDF preps for 'intensive night' of Gaza airstrikes as two Thai workers killed

 

Reuters, YNet News, May 18, 2021

Divisions curb EU peacemaking role in Israel-Gaza violence

 

Eli Senyor, YNet News, May 18, 2021

Suspect in lynching of soldier in Jaffa arrested

 

YNet News, May 18, 2021

Israeli Arabs stage nationwide general strike in protest of Gaza, Jerusalem violence

 

Elior Levy, Yoav Zitun, YNet News, May 17, 2021

Fatah to West Bank Palestinians: Confront Israeli security forces

 

Yonah Jeremy Bob, The Jerusalem Post, May 17, 2021

How much does Hamas’s rocket arsenal cost?

 

Susan Hattis Rolef, The Jerusalem Post, May 17, 2021

Jewish, Arab conflict not symmetrical, but both sides need to douse flames

 

 

The Jerusalem Post, May 17, 2021

Israel is fighting an image war and losing - Editorial

 

Gabi Bar-Haim & Ido Shvartzthüch, YNet News, April 29, 2021

Iron Dome veterans link their service to high rates of cancer

 

Anna Ahronheim, The Jerusalem Post, May 16, 2021

Imagine if Gaza rockets were landing in Washington, not Israel

 

The Jerusalem Post, May 16, 2021

Wide scale Hamas rocket barrage scores direct hits in Ashkelon, Ashdod

 

Eli Senior, Gilad Cohen, YNet News, May 16, 2021

Security forces arrest dozens on suspicion of rioting, attacks

 

Eli Senior, Gilad Cohen, YNet News, May 16, 2021

Jewish residents of Lod find homes ransacked

 

Tzvi Joffre, The Jerusalem Post, May 16, 2021

Israel is winning battles, Hamas is winning the war - analysis

 

Seth J. Frantzman, The Jerusalem Post, May 15, 2021

Iran reveals its strategy advising Hamas on war against Israel

 

YNet News, May 15, 2021

One killed in Ramat Gan as heavy rocket barrage fired at central Israel

 

Hana Salah, Al Monitor, May 14, 2021

Gazans recount how they are dealing with death and destruction

 

Sue Surkes, The Times of Israel, May 14, 2021

Jews and Arabs start to push back against violence, rallying nationwide

 

Mazal Mualem, Al Monitor, May 14, 2021

Despite Gaza rockets, Israelis most concerned over internal Jewish-Arab rift

 

Rachel Sharansky Danziger, The Times of Israel, May 14, 2021

It is dark in Israel tonight

 

Nathan Jeffay, The Times of Israel, May 14, 2021

Parenting under fire: As rockets rain, a bomb shelter guide for Israeli parents

 

 

Rasha Abou Jalal, Al Monitor, May 14, 2021

Hamas scrambles to learn how Israel killed its military leaders hiding in secret locations

 

The Times of Israel, May 14, 2021

In war-weary Ashkelon, resilience, experience and concern over one fresh twist

 

The Times of Israel, May 14, 2021

WATCH: Arab rioter torch Acre theater seen as symbol of coexistence in city

 

Seth J. Frantzman, The Jerusalem Post, May 14, 2021

Iran says Hamas is targeting Iron Dome sites, airports

 

Haviv Rettig Gur, The Times of Israel, May 13, 2021

In rocket war ‘for Al-Aqsa,’ Hamas has already won the Palestinian leadership

 

Liat Collins, The Jerusalem Post, May 13, 2021

My Word: Unmasking Hamas’s unholy war

  

 YNet News, May 13, 2021

Stories and faces behind the numbers: Israel's victims of Gaza rocket fire

 

Judah Ari Gross, The Times of Israel, May 13, 2021

Gaza rocket volleys target south at dawn as IDF hits key Hamas positions

 

Reuters, The Jerusalem Post, May 13, 2021

Ben-Gurion closes to arriving flights amid escalating conflict

 

YNet News, May 13, 2021

Israel loses control over riots with dozens wounded, detained

 

Itamar Sharon & Stuart Winer,  The Times of Israel, May 13, 2021

Jewish-Arab violence rolls through cities like wildfire, with police overwhelmed

 

Idan Zonshine, The Jerusalem Post, May 13, 2021  [In Lod synagogues and cars torches]

Israel in chaos: Police arrest hundreds in Jewish-Arab violence across country

 

Ron Ben-Yishai, YNet News, May 12, 2021

Israel's diminished deterrence and political turmoil are recipe for disaster

 

Jeremy Sharon, The Jerusalem Post, May 12, 2021

Closure, curfew declared over Lod following severe riots

 

The Times of Israel, May 12, 2021

Harrowing scenes of violence in Jewish-Arab cities; Rivlin: ‘Stop this madness’

 

Adnan Abu Amer, Al Monitor, May 12, 2021

Hamas' attacks on Israel also aimed at Palestinian Authority

 

Patrick Kingsley, The New York Times, May 12, 2021

As Gaza War Escalates, New Front Opens in Israeli Cities

 

David Horovitz, The Times of Israel, May 12, 2021

Israel’s leadership taken by surprise, in a conflict it failed to see coming

 

Oliver Holmes & Sufian Taha, The Guardian, May 12, 2021

‘All I saw was fire’: rockets fracture the sense of safety in Tel Aviv

  

Rina Bassist, Al Monitor, May 12, 2021

1,000 rockets from Gaza fired at Israel overnight

 

YNet News, May 12, 2021

Father and daughter killed in Lod in early morning rocket barrage

 

Ben Caspit, Al Monitor, May 12, 2021

Disaster unfolds as hell breaks loose in Israel, Gaza

 

YNet News, May 12, 2021

1 dead, 2 hurt as anti-tank missile from Gaza hits border area, IDF says [Kornet missile, from Libya]

 

Joe Snell, Al Monitor, May 12, 2021

'Mountain of information' against Islamic State leads UN investigators to recognize Yazidi genocide

  

Al Monitor, May 11, 2021

Protests, violence break out in mixed Jewish-Arab cities of Israel

 

The Jerusalem Post, May 11, 2021

Hamas uses 'A-120' rocket, named for slain commander, to fire at Jerusalem

  

Rina Bassist, Al Monitor, May 10, 2021

Jerusalem hit by Hamas rockets

 

Hana Salah, Al Monitor, May 9, 2021

Gaza preparing for escalation between Israel and Hamas over Jerusalem, says Hana Salah

 

 

Dr Nasreen Haddad Hadj-Yahya, YNet News, May 8, 2021

Israel's Jerusalem Syndrome

 

The Times of Israel, May 8, 20

Security officials said to fear escalation toward larger conflict within days

 

Khaled Abu Toameh, The Jerusalem Post, May 8, 2021

Sensing victory, Jerusalem 'shabab' turn Sheikh Jarrah into major crisis

 

The Times of Israel, May 8, 2021

Riots renew on Gaza border as Jerusalem seethes on Ramadan holy night

 

Associated Press, YNet News, May 8, 2021

200 Palestinians hurt in night of heavy clashes on Temple Mount

 

The Times of Israel, May 7, 2021

‘We are all Hamas’: Palestinians wave terror group’s flag on Temple Mount

 

The Times of Israel, May 7, 2021

Palestinian gunmen were headed to Jerusalem to carry out a terror attack — TV

 

Ambassador Mohamed al Khaja, YNet News, May 6, 2021

My first month with the Sabras

 

Daoud Kuttab, Al Monitor, May 6, 2021

Israeli-Palestinian battle seethes in Jerusalem

 

Seth J. Frantzman, The Jerusalem Post, May 6, 2021

Iran IRGC head: Israel can be destroyed in one operation

 

Adnan Abu Amer, Al Monitor, May 6, 2021

Hamas rallies opposition to Abbas after elections pushed back

 

Lahav Harkov,  Anna Ahronheim,  Yonah Jeremy Bob, Tovah Lazaroff, The Jerusalem Post, May 6, 2021

IDF on alert for Jerusalem violence

 

Matan Tzuri, YNet News, May 6, 2021

Seven fires break out in southern Israel as incendiary balloons return

 

Judah Ari Gross, The Times of Israel, May 6, 2021

Shin Bet: Palestinian terror group stole millions from European aid donors

 

YNet News, May 4, 2021

Police closes Temple Mount to Jews indefinitely

 

Tovah Lazaroff, Anna Ahronheim, The Jerusalem Post, May 3, 2021

Night of West Bank violence followed shooting attack on three Israelis

 

Cnaan Liphshiz, The Times of Israel, May 3, 2021

What the Sarah Halimi case and current protests mean for French Jewry

 

Khaled Abu Toameh, The Jerusalem Post, May 2, 2021

Gunmen attack home of candidate Nizar Banat who called on EU to halt funding to PA

 

************************************* APRIL***************************************

 

Aaron Boxerman, The Times of Israel, April 30, 2021

Hamas slams Abbas’s decision to delay Palestinian vote as a ‘coup’

 

Reuters, YNet News, April 30, 2021

Abbas postpones parliamentary elections, blames Israel

 

Aaron Boxerman, The Times of Israel, April 30, 2021

Abbas delays first Palestinian elections in 15 years, blaming Israel

 

Cnaan Liphshiz, The Times of Israel, April 30, 2021

At Sarah Halimi rally in Paris, signs French Jewry is nearing a breaking point

 

Mazal Mualem, Al Monitor, April 29, 2021

First woman to head Knesset defense committee

 

Adnan Abu Amer, Al Monitor, April 29, 2021

Hamas braces for delay of Palestinian elections

 

Sarah Chemla, The Jerusalem Post, April 28, 2021

Charlie Hebdo's Sarah Halimi cover: Should antisemitism be decriminalized?

 

Cnaan Liphshiz, The Jerusalem Post, April 28, 2021

Sarah Halimi case: French-Jewish judge resigns to protest high court decision

 

Jacob Magid, The Times of Israel, April 27, 2021

Israel not seeking to thwart Palestinian election, official tells EU envoys

 

Ben Caspit, Al Monitor, April 27, 2021

How Israeli hurdle in Palestinian elections may benefit Abbas

  

Ben-Dror Yemini, YNet News, April 27, 2021

 

A most dangerous and mendacious report

 

Giora Eiland,  YNet News, April 26, 2021

Israel needlessly limping from one Gaza flareup to the next

 

Associated Press, YNet News, April 26, 2021

Virus surge in crowded Gaza threatens to overwhelm hospitals

 

The Times of Israel, April 26, 2021

Gaza hospitals buckle under strain of COVID surge in crowded enclave

 

Aaron Boxerman, The Times of Israel, April 26, 2021

Abbas expected to delay election, but could pay heavy price – diplomatic source

 

 Elior Levy, YNet News, April 26, 2021

Hamas is preparing for battle over fishing, elections and Jerusalem

 

Khaled Abu Toameh, The Jerusalem Post, April 25, 2021

PA President Mahmoud Abbas: No Palestinian elections without Jerusalem

 

 Elior Levy, YNet News, April 26, 2021

Palestinian election infighting will end in rockets on Israel

 

Jeremy Sharon, The Jerusalem Post, April 25, 2021

Sarah Halimi: Thousands in Paris, Tel Aviv protest court ruling

 

Nahum Barnea, YNet News, April 25, 2021

In Jerusalem and Gaza, Israel opts to contain the violence

 

Ben Caspit, Al Monitor, April 23, 2021

Syrian missile exposes Israel’s fragility

 

Rina Bassist, Al Monitor, April 23, 2021

Riots in Jerusalem become diplomatic crisis

 

Liat Collins, The Jerusalem Post, April 22, 2021

My Word: Justice for Sarah Halimi and justice for all

 

Al Monitor, April 22, 2021

 A tale of two elections: Netanyahu, Abbas face the abyss

 

The Times of Israel, April 22, 2021

Israel crosses milestone of 5 million fully vaccinated against COVID-19  [ 54% vaccinated]

 

Mazal Mualem, Al Monitor, April 22, 2021

Arab parties to determine Israeli government

 

Judah Ari Gross, The Jerusalem Post, April 22, 2021

IDF probing why air defenses didn’t intercept Syrian anti-aircraft missile

 

YNet News, April 22, 2021

Gantz admits attempt to down Syrian missile was 'unsuccessful'

 

Seth J. Frantzman, The Jerusalem Post, April 22, 2021

A late-night missile attack that sums up all of Israel's fears - analysis

 

Elior Levy, YNet News, April 22, 2021

Divided and weakened, Fatah seems ready to nix elections

 

The Times of Israel, April 21, 2021

Condition of army vet with PTSD who set himself on fire deteriorates

 

Editorial, The Jerusalem Post, April 21, 2021

Sarah Halimi murder: No excuse for killing, hating Jews - editorial

 

Associated Press, YNet News, April 21, 2021

Amnesty: Mideast countries top 2020 global executions list

 

Adir Yanko, YNet News, April 21, 2021

Life of IDF veteran who set himself alight in 'imminent danger'

 

Rina Bassist, Al Monitor, April 21, 2021

Jerusalem seethes with clashes between Jews, Arabs

 

Maya Margit, The Jerusalem Post, April 20, 2021

Coronavirus: Lifting of outdoor mask mandate ‘liberating,’ Israelis say

 

Daoud Kuttab, Al Monitor, April 20, 2021

Abbas faces tough decision on Palestinian elections

 

Sarah Tuttle-Singer, The Times of Israel, April 19, 2021

I saw more people smiling in 15 minutes than I saw in an entire year

 

Khaled Abu Toameh, The Jerusalem Post, April 19, 2021

Are Jerusalem riots linked to the Palestinian elections? - analysis

 

Sarit Rosenblum, YNet News, April 18, 2021

A cautious COVID celebration

 

Elior Levy, YNet News, April 18, 2021

Hamas speaking volumes in recent rocket fire from Gaza

 

Maayan Jaffe-Hoffman, The Jerusalem Post, April 17, 2021

In Israel, ‘COVID-19 could return in the winter’

 

Shira Hanau, The Jerusalem Post, April 17, 2021

Leader of anti-Zionist haredi group Neturei Karta dies from coronavirus

 

The Times of Israel, April 16, 2021

IDF vet with PTSD warned he might hurt himself before self-immolation — repor

 

Matan Tzuri, YNet News, April 16, 2021

Hamas did not break the spirit of Israel's south

 

Rossella Tercatin, The Jerusalem Post, April 16, 2021

COVID-19: Mask wearing outside to no longer be required as of Sunday

 

Ahmad Melhem, Al Monitor, April 15, 2021

Israel cracks down on Hamas as Palestinian election nears

 

Adir Yanko, YNet News, April 15, 2021

Israel to scrap outdoor mask-wearing from Sunday

 

Editorial, The Jerusalem Post, April 15, 2021

The IDF must help care for soldiers with PTSD - editorial

  

Rina Bassist, Al Monitor, April 15, 2021

Israel celebrates Independence Day with taste of peace

 

Judah Ari Gross, The Times of Israel, April 14, 2021

Israel’s care for traumatized veterans is broken. Fixing it will be hard

 

David Grossman, Haaretz, April 14, 2021

Israel Memorial Day | Over the Abyss

 

David Horovitz,  The Times of Israel, April 14, 2021

The wake-up call of Itzik Saidyan

 

The Times of Israel, April 14, 2021

As Memorial Day siren blares, dozens stand where IDF veteran self-immolated

 

Stuart Winer & Judah Ari Gross, The Times of Israel, April 13, 2021

PTSD-afflicted IDF veteran still critical after setting himself alight

 

Yaniv Kubovich, Haaretz, April 13, 2021

Disabled Israeli Army Veteran Sets Himself on Fire Ahead of Memorial Day

 

Nina Fox & Yoav Zitun, YNet News, April 13, 2021

Disabled IDF veteran in critical condition after self-immolation

 

Moshe Cohen, The Jerusalem Post, April 12, 2021 [Out of 9.3 millions : 7 million Jews, 2 million Arabs, half-a-million others]

Jewish population at lowest percentage since founding of Israel

 

Michael Fenenbock, YNet News, April 10, 2021

Blinken’s perilous two-state diktat to Israel

 

Mohammad al-Kassim, YNet News, April 9, 2021

What does U.S. shift on Mideast mean for Israel?

 

Adir Yanko, YNet News, April 8, 2021  [Israel's trailblazing COVID-19 vaccine campaign continues to gradually stamp out its virus outbreak]

Top health official: Despite warranted optimism, pandemic is far from over ["We are in the midst of a continued fall in morbidity"]

 

Reuters, YNet News, April 8, 2021

Palestinian refugees welcome U.S. decision to restart aid

 

 Adnan Abu Amer, Al Monitor, April 8, 2021

Hamas boosts military capabilities amid preparations for Palestinian elections

  

Adir Yanko, YNet News, April 6, 2021

The pandemic in Israel is dying out, senior health official says

 

Afif Abu Much, Al Monitor, April 5, 2021

Arab legislator's speech marks historic moment in Israeli politics

 

 

Reuters, YNet News, April 5, 2021 [with over half population under 29, no one under 35 ever voted]       ]

Young Palestinians express little faith in first elections they have known

 

AP, The Times of Israel, April 4, 2021

Dubai police arrest group over balcony video of nude women

 

Hassan Shaalan, YNet News, April 1, 2021

Ra'am chair calls for Jewish-Arab cooperation, says doesn't rule out working with anyone

************************************* MARCH***************************************

 

The Times of Israel, March 31, 2021  [NO MORE COVID-19 'RED ZONES' FOR FIRST TIME IN 10 MONTHS]

Worst-ever Passover traffic chaos as reopened Israel enjoys vaccinated vacation

 

AFP, The Times of Israel, March 31, 2021

267 in 2020: Iran ‘obsessively’ carrying out executions, rights groups say

 

Aaron Boxerman, The Times of Israel, March 31, 2021

As 13 Yemeni Jews leave pro-Iran region for Cairo, community of 50,000 down to 6

 

Reuters, YNet News, March 30, 2021

EU to sanction Iranians for rights abuses in first since 2013

 

Elior Levy, YNet News, March 30, 2021

Hamas, Israel to cooperate on plan to vaccinate 7,000 Gaza traders

 

Matan Tzuri, YNet News, March 30, 2021

Happy 10th birthday Iron Dome

 

Khaled Abu Toameh, The Jerusalem Post, March 30, 2021

In blow to Abbas, Barghouti to form own list for elections - reports

 

Rina Bassist, Al Monitor, March 29, 2021

Houthis deport some of Yemen's last remaining Jews

 

Salam Faraj & Sarah Benhaida, The Times of Israel, March 28, 2021

On Passover 2021, Iraq’s Jewish community dwindles to fewer than five

 

Zachary Keyser, The Jerusalem Post, March 28, 2021

Uri Geller claims ship in Suez Canal was moved by mind power

 

YNet News, March 27, 2021

For Israelis, this Passover marks freedom from virus

 

Khaled Abu Toameh, The Jerusalem Post, March 27, 2021

Hamas: Arab countries asked Abbas to scrap elections

 

Al Monitor, March 26, 2021

Once again, Netanyahu could win with a draw

 

Jack Khoury, Haaretz, March 26, 2021

Israel elections- Arab parties take stock after failure in polls

 

Agencies, YNet News, March 25, 2021

Final results confirm political deadlock after election

 

Yaakov Katz, The Jerusalem Post, March 25, 2021

How the IDF invented 'Roof Knocking', the tactic that saves lives in Gaza

 

Aaron Boxerman, The Times of Israel, March 25, 2021

How Islamist Ra’am broke Arab politics and may win the keys to the government

   

The Times of Israel, March 25, 2021

Man convicted then acquitted in Daniel Pearl killing to leave Pakistan prison

 

Reuters, YNet News, March 25, 2021

'Beached whale' ship could block Suez Canal for weeks

 

Elizabeth Hagedorn, Al Monitor, March 25, 2021

Intel: US announces $15 million in aid to West Bank, Gaza

 

Agencies, The Times of Israel, March 23rd, 2021

 Poll: Neither Fatah nor Hamas would win majority in coming election

 

Aaron Boxerman, The Times of Israel, March 23rd, 2021

Arab voters fear electoral disaster amid dire turnout figures

 

YNet News, March 21, 2021

Israel ranks 12th happiest nation in the world, survey shows

 

Cody Levine, The Jerusalem Post, March 20, 2021

Israel's election is heading toward a deadlock, final polls predict

 

Rina Bassist, Al Monitor, March 18, 2021

Israel’s president campaigns in France against Hezbollah

  

Seth J Frantzman, The Jerusalem Post, March 17, 2021

ISIS in Mozambique 'beheading' children, reports say

 

Aaron Boxerman, The Times of Israel, March 16, 2021

Palestinian factions pledge ‘transparent’ election without violent intimidation

 

Seth J Frantzman, The Jerusalem Post, March 16, 2021

Israel's three defense giants lead world in arms industry  [The Middle East is where all the arms seem to be going]

 

Reuters, YNet News, March 16, 2021

Israeli Arabs stage flash mob to highlight fatal shootings

 

Gadi Zaig, The Jerusalem Post, March 15, 2021

Stress and anxiety caused by smartphone use revealed in new TAU study

 

Crime wave rattles Israel's Arab communities ahead of vote

 

Michael Milstein, YNet News, March 15, 2021

Israel's Arabs and Jews must redefine their relationship

 

The Times of Israel, March 15, 2021

Female terrorists become Palestinian role models on International Women’s Day

 

The Times of Israel, March 14, 2021

Poll: Blocs split 58-58; Ra’am could be tie-breaker

 

Nathan Jeffay, The Times of Israel, March 12, 2021

Cellphone obsessives are grinding their teeth, losing sleep — Israeli study

 

Afif Abu Much, Al Monitor, March 12, 2021

Israeli Arabs wonder how COVID-19 will shape Ramadan 2021

 

Amos Harel, Haaretz, March 12, 2021

Gaza Election Reflects Common Israel-Hamas Interests. With One Exception

 

Sue Surkes, The Times of Israel, March 11, 2021

Is Israel burying its head in sand as climate change makes Mideast a hot mess?

 

Odelya Robins-Morgenstern, The Jerusalem Post, March 10, 2021

Israel is warming at twice the average global rate and it is not my fault

 

Dr Osnat Levtzion-Korach, YNet News, March 8, 2021

Protecting Israel's health with a social Iron Dome

 

Lazar Berman, The Times of Israel, March 8, 2021

After walling itself in, Israel learns to hazard the jungle beyond

 

Ahmad Abu Amer, Al Monitor, March 8, 2021

Oil spill in Mediterranean reaches besieged Gaza Strip

 

Tzvi Joffre, The Jerusalem Post, March 8, 2021

Three attempted terror attacks in last 48 hours

 

Nicole Winfield, Samya Kullab, The Times of Israel, March 7, 2021

Amid Mosul church ruins, Pope laments ‘barbarous blow’ of extremism in Iraq

 

Adir Yanko, Attila Somfalvi, YNet News, March 7, 2021

 

Hassan Ali Ahmed, Al Monitor, March 7, 2021

Pope Francis, Iraq's Ayatollah Sistani call for unity in historic meeting

 

Reuters, YNet News, March 7, 2021

Abbas battles Fatah discord ahead of Palestinian elections

 

Seth J. Frantzman, The Jerusalem Post, March 7, 2021

Pope arrives in Mosul to spread renewal, hope and coexistence - watch

 

Aaron Boxerman, The Times of Israel, March 7, 2021

Three Gazan fishermen killed in suspected Hamas rocket misfire

 

Talia Liben Yarmush, The Times of Israel, March 6, 2021

2 women, Muslim and Jew, co-write children’s book about standing up to prejudice

 

 The Times of Israel, March 6, 2021

In ancient Ur, birthplace of Abraham, pope urges peace among monotheistic faiths

 

Sebastian Castelier, Al Monitor, March 5, 2021

Are Gulf oil giants ready to go green?

 

 Khaled Abu Toameh, The Jerusalem Post, March 4, 2021

Meet the Arab-Israeli, Palestinian women making an impact on society

 

Ben-Dror Yemini, YNet News, March 4, 2021

Israel cannot repeat past mistakes with ICC

 

Udi Shaham, The Jerusalem Post, March 4, 2021

IDF completes underground wall as Israel readies for Hamas war

 

Hana Salah, Al Monitor, March 3, 2021

Gaza welcomes child conceived through smuggled sperm from Israeli prisons

 

Ilana Curiel, YNet News, March 3, 2021

Israel: Massive oil spill off coast caused by Libyan ship sailing from Iran to Syria

 

Eyal Biram, YNet News, March 3, 2021

The Peace Formula

 

Taghreed Ali, Al Monitor, March 2, 2021

Palestinians to lose only airport in Jerusalem to Israeli settlements

 

Micky Aharonson, Al Monitor, March 1, 2021

The Israel-Russia-Syria deal: Cost, beneficiaries and future deals

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Ahmad Melhem, Al Monitor, February 28, 2021

Despite international support, obstacles threaten Palestinian elections

 

Ahmad Abu Amer, Al Monitor, February 28, 2021

Gaza launches vaccination drive amid low turnout

 

Oraib al-Rantawai, YNet News, February 26, 2021

Israel-Syria peace is not such a farfetched idea

 

Reuters, YNet News, February 25, 2021

Gaza is open again, to the south, but for how long?

 

Reuters, The Jerusalem Post, February 23, 2021

A day that will live in infamy: US crosses 500,000 COVID-19 deaths

 

Daoud Kuttab, Al Monitor, February 23, 2021

Will Nasser al-Qudwa be the dark horse of Palestinian presidential race?

 

Adnan Abu Amer, Al Monitor, February 22, 2021

Is Israel trying to keep Hamas from running in Palestinian elections? [10 PLC members remain in detention, 60 arrested since 2006]

 

Al Monitor, February 22, 2021

Oil spill reaches shores of Israel, Lebanon

 

Taghreed Ali, Al Monitor, February 20, 2021

A trip down memory lane in this ancient neighborhood of Nablus

 

The Times of Israel, February 19, 2021  [89% of those over 50 are either vaccinated or recovered] [almost half of the population vaccinated]

COVID-19 pandemic ebbs in Israel with lowest positive rate in almost 2 months

 

Entsar Abu Jahal, Al Monitor, February 18, 2021

Is Hamas exploiting Libya chaos to smuggle arms into Gaza?

  

Samer al-Atrush, The Times, February 8, 2021

Marwan alAshqar: Hamas envoy to Libya attempted to smuggle missiles into Gaza

 

The Jerusalem Post, February 18, 2021

Beautiful pictures of Jerusalem under the snow - Have a look!

 

YNet News, February 18, 2021

Palestinian president's rival promises 20,000 vaccines for Gaza

 

Aaron Boxerman, The Times of Israel, February 18, 2021

As Palestinians plan vote, Jerusalem looms as possible obstacle — or pretext

 

Daoud Kuttab, Al Monitor, February 17, 2020

Marwan Barghouti insists on running for president in Palestinian elections

 

Efraim A. Cohen, The Jerusalem Post, February 15, 2021

Trump's second impeachment trial an assault on the presidency - opinion

 

Associated Press, YNet News, February 15, 2021

Hamas court says women need guardian's approval to travel

 

Danny Zaken, Al Monitor, February 15, 2021

Conflicting messages leave Palestinian workers outside Israel jobless

 

Rasha Abou Jalal, Al Monitor, February 14, 2021

Gazans outraged over million-dollar mosque reconstruction

 

Adnan Abu Amer, Al Monitor, February 12, 2021

Can Hamas run — and win — on its record in Gaza?

 

Daoud Kuttab, Al Monitor, February 11, 2021

Egypt back as ringmaster as Palestine talks progress

  

Aaron Boxerman, The Times of Israel, February 11, 2021

From Israeli prison, Barghouti mulls presidency bid, turning up heat on Abbas

 

Associated Press, YNet News, February 11, 2021

Top IDF commander says Hamas has amassed vast arsenal

 

Afif Abu Much, Al Monitor, February 11, 2021

Joint List splits as elections near

 

Agencies, The Times of Israel, February 10, 2021

Gazans hope for vote after years of deterioration under Hamas rule

 

AFP, YNet News, February 9, 2021

For first time in years, Egypt opens Gaza border crossing 'indefinitely'

 

AFP, The Times of Israel, February 9, 2021

Egypt opens Rafah border crossing with Gaza Strip ‘indefinitely’

 

Reuters, YNet News, February 9, 2021

Rival factions agree on procedures for Palestinian elections

 

Samer al-Atrush, The Times, February 8, 2021

 

Marwan alAshqar: Hamas envoy to Libya attempted to smuggle missiles into Gaza

 

 Associated Press, YNet News, February 7, 2021

Palestinian leader’s path to elections is fraught with peril

 

Yonah Jeremy Bob, The Jerusalem Post, February 7, 2021

Who will be the next ICC prosecutor who will really decide Israel’s fate?

 

YNet News, February 6, 2021

ICC ruling brings hope for Palestinians, dismay for Israelis

 

The Times of Israel, February 5, 2021

New Israeli drug cured 29 of 30 moderate/serious COVID cases in days — hospital

 

Aaron Boxerman, The Times of Israel, February 5, 2021

As the Arab Joint List falls apart, the biggest winner is Netanyahu

 

The Times of Israel, February 5, 2021

In first, Saudi paper prints op-ed by Israelis — on Erdogan’s private militias

 

Hassan Shaalan, YNet News, February 4, 2021

Arab Joint List launches Knesset run separate from Ra'am

 

The Times of Israel, February 4, 2021

Hamas Gaza chief: If Israel messes with our elections, we’ll mess with theirs

 

Dr Shlomo Zadok, YNet News, February 3, 2021

It's not Haredi blackmail, but the bedrock of our democracy

 

Associated Press, YNet News, February 3, 2021

Tarnished by its Gaza rule, Hamas may struggle in elections

 

Taghreed Ali, Al Monitor, February 2, 2021

One of the world’s oldest churches sits in small town in the West Bank

 

 Itamar Eichner, YNet News, February 1, 2021

Israel extends lockdown by 4 days amid 'worst infection wave'

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 Khaled Abu Toameh, The Jerusalem Post, January 31, 2021

PA arrests Hamas supporters ahead of elections

 

Itamar Eichner, YNet News, January 31, 2021

Israel to vote on lockdown extension amid 'worst infection wave'

 

The Jerusalem Post, January 30, 2021

Palestinian Authority praises Munich massacre as a 'quality operation'

 

Rasha Abou Jalal, Al Monitor, January 30, 2021

Hamas leaders in West Bank warn of Israeli intimidation ahead of elections

 

Abigail Adler, The Jerusalem Post, January 28, 2021 [number of deaths in January is the highest since outbreak of virus]

Average age of coronavirus deaths in Israel is getting lower  [from 81 to 77]

 

Zev Stub, The Jerusalem Post, January 28, 2021

Israelis spend 12 hours a day on screens, survey finds

 

Khaled Abu Toameh, The Jerusalem Post, January 28, 2021

Infighting likely to harm Fatah’s chances of winning election

 

Haviv Rettig Gur, The Times of Israel, January 27, 2021

Enfeebled and enraged, Haredi society feels forsaken on all sides

 

Afif Abu Much, Al Monitor, January 27, 2021

Polls show surprising support for Jewish parties among Arab voters

 

Hadar Gil-Ad, YNet News, January 26, 2021

No one is thinking of the children

 

Daoud Kuttab, Al Monitor, January 26, 2021

Criminal violence is escalating among Arab communities in Israel

 

Amihal Attali, YNet News, January 25, 2021

Israel is rudderless amid a Haredi intifada

 

Taghreed Ali, Al Monitor, January 24, 2021

Israeli settlers threaten Palestinian archaeology in historic town of Sebastia

 

 

Ahmad Melhem, Al Monitor, January 23, 2021

Dahlan complicates Abbas' plans for Palestinian elections

 

Gil Zohar, The Jerusalem Post, January 21, 2021

Grand Mufti’s Jerusalem mansion to become synagogue

 

Sarit Rosenblum, YNet News, January 18, 2021

Israeli hospitals are trapped in a zero sum game

 

Jacob Magid, The Times of Israel, January 18, 2021

Mauritania, Indonesia were next in line to normalize, but Trump ran out of time

 

The Times of Israel, January 18, 2021

Government extends lockdown until January 31 amid soaring virus rates

 

AP, The Times of Israel, January 18, 2021

In Trump’s final hours, US crosses 400,000 virus deaths, nearly its WWII toll

 

AFP, YNet News, January 18, 2021

Palestinians urge EU to send monitors for May/July polls

 

Reuters, YNet News, January 16, 2021

Distrust, division and doubt cloud Palestinian election call

 

 Khaled Abu Toameh, The Jerusalem Post, January 15, 2021

Abbas announces dates for presidential, parliamentary elections

 

Aaron Boxerman, The Times of Israel, January 15, 2021

Abbas issues decree ordering Palestinian elections for first time in 14 years [Observers are skeptical this time too]

 

Daoud Kuttab, Al Monitor, January 12, 2021

Cairo talks on Mideast peace show key players preparing for post-Trump era

 

AP, The Times of Israel, January 11, 2021

Egypt, Germany, France, Jordan meet on reviving Israeli-Palestinian peace talks

 

Adir Yanko, YNet News, January 6, 2021

Overwhelmed by COVID, Israel's hospitals cut back on surgeries

 

YNet News, January 5, 2021

Bill by Algerian lawmaker looks to criminalize promoting peace with Israel   [if passed, offenders could face up to 15-yr imprisonment]

 

The Times of Israel, January 4, 2021 [hospitals are seeing “younger cases. We have patients who are 48, 32, 55. I see whole families infected.]

Third wave of pandemic shaping up to be worst one yet, hospital chiefs warn  [“We are at the very beginning of a very serious wave.”]

 

Khaled Abu Toameh, The Jerusalem Post, January 4, 2021

Calls for 'popular resistance' behind upsurge in West Bank violence

 

Tovah Lazaroff, The Jerusalem Post, January 4, 2021

Settlers start hunger strike, saying they, not Arabs are Netanyahu's base