Netanyahu to be mandated to form new Israeli government Israeli president has said he will officially give Benjamin Netanyahu the mandate to form a new government on Sunday. Al Jazeera · Nov 11, 2022
Israel's Netanyahu given chance to form far-right government Israel’s president has asked former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to form a new government, presenting the longtime leader currently standing trial on corruption charges with the chance to end an era of political instability and elections in Israel with his partners on the far right The Independent UK · Nov 11, 2022
Israel detects cholera in reservoir in north Israel has detected cholera in a reservoir in the north of the country, likely the result of an outbreak in neighbouring Syria spreading, the health ministry said on Friday. Reuters · Nov 11, 2022
Abbas Calls on Palestinians to Prepare to Thwart Annexation of West Bank Lands Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas urged Palestinians on Thursday to prepare to thwart plans to annex parts of the West Bank to Israel, after the victory of Israel’s far-right in the Nov.1 ballot. In a speech broadcast on state television, Abbas addressed Palestinians who gathered in the central Gaza Strip to… Asharq Al-Awsat · Nov 11, 2022
Israel's president to ask Netanyahu to form new government Israel's President Isaac Herzog will task veteran leader Benjamin Netanyahu with forming a government on Sunday, the president's office said in a statement. Reuters · Nov 11, 2022
For Shireen Abu Akleh, a university project became personal Abu Akleh highlighted the plight of a young man who was denied an ID by Israeli authorities for more than 20 years. Al Jazeera · Nov 11, 2022
Rightwing group pushing US states for law blocking ‘political boycott’ of firms Lobbying group Alec wrote model legislation to protect oil companies, big ag and gunmakers from economic backlash The Guardian - US · Nov 11, 2022
Politics of Israel and Iran ensnare 1st World Cup in Mideast Qatar may hope that soccer fans will ignore politics at the first World Cup in the Middle East The Independent UK · Nov 11, 2022
Israelis, Palestinians can fly on same flights to World Cup Soccer fans from Israel and the Palestinian territories will be able to share flights to the World Cup in Qatar in a breakthrough agreement announced by FIFA The Independent UK · Nov 10, 2022
Israel's Netanyahu says UAE president invited him to visit Former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is on track to regain top office after last week's election, said he spoke on Thursday to the president of United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan. Reuters · Nov 10, 2022
Israelis, Palestinians Can Share World Cup Flights to Qatar Football fans from Israel and the Palestinian territories can share flights to the World Cup in Qatar in a breakthrough agreement announced by FIFA on Thursday. Charter flights to Doha from Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv for soccer games starting on Nov. 20 will be open to all Palestinians,… Asharq Al-Awsat · Nov 10, 2022
Egyptian Comb Discovered In Israel Records Humanity’s Struggle With An Ancient Foe Written on an ivory comb unearthed in 2017, the sentence comprises seven words—a spell against lice. Zenger · Nov 10, 2022
Direct Tel Aviv-Doha flights to operate during World Cup Direct charter flights will operate between Israel and Qatar, which do not have formal diplomatic ties, during the upcoming World Cup in Doha, FIFA said on Thursday, facilitating attendance by eligible Israeli and Palestinian fans. Reuters · Nov 10, 2022
Germany's Scholz congratulates Israel's Netanyahu on election victory German Chancellor Olaf Scholz congratulated Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu on his victory in parliamentary elections in a phone call, said a German government spokesperson on Thursday. Reuters · Nov 10, 2022
Asharq Al-Awsat · Nov 10, 2022 Gantz Rules out Attack on Iran After his failure in the elections, outgoing Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz, delivered a speech to sum up his tenure, stressing that Israel “is capable of attacking Iran,” but expects the next prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, to act in a balanced manner. Speaking to military reporters, Gantz said he thinks…
Asharq Al-Awsat · Nov 10, 2022 Rare Canaanite Inscription Found on Ivory Comb in Israel A rare inscription that sheds new light on the use of Canaanite language some 3,700 years ago has been discovered on an ivory comb in southern Israel, archaeologists said Wednesday. The comb was found at the Tel Lachish site in 2017, but the letters were not noticed until earlier this…
Asharq Al-Awsat · Nov 10, 2022 Lebanon’s Deputy Speaker Calls for Talks with Syria to Demarcate Maritime Border Lebanon’s Deputy Speaker Elias Bou Saab has called for communicating “directly and publicly” with Damascus to delineate the maritime border between Lebanon and Syria, following a recent border demarcation agreement with Israel. “The Lebanese government must engage directly and publicly with the Syrian government...
Reuters · Nov 10, 2022 COP27: Israel harnessing DNA of bygone wild crops to enhance food supply Could the key to securing the world's food supply for the future be hidden in the DNA of crops from the distant past?
Reuters · Nov 10, 2022 Far-right jeers, U.S. censure for Ben-Gvir attendance at Kahane event Far-rightist Itamar Ben-Gvir, a likely senior partner in Israel's next government, drew U.S. condemnation on Thursday for attending a memorial service for Meir Kahane, despite his having been booed at the event for disavowing the late militant leader's call for mass expulsion of Arabs.
The Independent UK · Nov 10, 2022 Palestinian seeks early release in case that shook Jerusalem A 13-year-old Palestinian boy whose case became a lightning rod for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict seven years ago is now a man languishing in solitary confinement and struggling with schizophrenia
Daily Mirror · Nov 10, 2022 Oldest known written sentence giving head lice advice is discovered A comb dating back 3,700 years has been found by Israeli archaeologists, which has the earliest known full sentence written in the Canaanite alphabet and gives advice about head lice
The Guardian - AU · Nov 10, 2022 Calls for Australia to recognise state of Palestine intensify as Penny Wong refuses to commit to timeline Penny Wong says decisions on recognising the state of Palestine are a ‘matter for government’ despite prior resolution from Labor national conferences
USA Today Sports Media Group · Nov 10, 2022 Photos: UFC 281 press conference, faceoffs Check out these photos highlighting the UFC 281 press conference in New York.
France 24 · Nov 9, 2022 Previously unseen photos show Nazis' Kristallnacht pogrom up close Harrowing, previously unseen images from 1938's Kristallnacht pogrom against German and Austrian Jews have surfaced in a photograph collection donated to Israel's Yad Vashem memorial, the organization said Wednesday.
Benzinga · Nov 9, 2022 A Global List Of Cannabis Operators And Executives To Keep An Eye On In 2022 And Beyond Less than 30 years after Israel became the first nation in the world to allow its citizens to use cannabis for medical purposes, the medical and adult-use cannabis markets have spread across the globe at a dizzying rate.