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11.04.2021 / 19:01

Pentagon chief declares 'ironclad' US commitment to Israel

TEL AVIV – U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Sunday declared an “enduring and ironclad” American commitment to Israel, reinforcing support at a tense time in Israeli politics and amid questions about the Biden administration's efforts to revive nuclear negotiations with Israel's archenemy, Iran.

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EXPLAINER: Israelis vote in fourth election in 2 years

JERUSALEM – Israel is holding its fourth election in two years on Tuesday, with nearly 6.6 million citizens eligible to vote for the 24th Knesset, or parliament. It is widely seen as a one-issue referendum, with the electorate almost evenly divided on whether longtime Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should remain in power.

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Israel says will send 5,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccine to Palestinians

Palestinians are vaccinated."I confirm we are going to send 5,000 vaccines to medical teams in the Palestinian Authority," a spokesperson for Defence Minister Benny Gantz told AFP.The Jewish state has launched an aggressive coronavirus vaccine campaign on Israeli territory, an effort widely regarded as the world's fastest per capita.More than three million of the country's nine million people have received the first of two required jabs of the Pfizer vaccine.Vaccinations have not yet begun in the West Bank, a Palestinian territory under Israeli military occupation since the 1967 Six Day War.The Palestinian Authority, based in the West Bank city of Ramallah, has not publicly asked for Israel's help procuring vaccines against the virus.The PA

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Israel to give some coronavirus vaccines to Palestinians

JERUSALEM – Israel has agreed to transfer 5,000 doses of the coronavirus vaccine to the Palestinians to immunize front-line medical workers, Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz's office announced Sunday.

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Israel to start human trials of COVID vaccine candidate soon

Israel has named its COVID-19 vaccine candidate 'Brilife' and its human trials will begin by October-end, according to an official press release.The prospective vaccine is being developed by the Israel Institute of Biological Research (IIBR) that was established in 1952 as part of the Israel Defence Forces' Science Corps, and later became a civilian organisation.Israel had claimed in August that it already has the vaccine against the coronavirus "in hand" but it has to go through regulatory processes that would begin with human trials following the autumn holidays.Defence Minister Benny Gantz on Monday visited the IIBR and described the process of beginning of human trials as a "very significant moment" and "source of national pride" that

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Israel says it’s ‘not necessarily’ behind Iran nuclear site incident

Israel’s Defence Minister Benny Gantz said on Sunday that the country was not “necessarily” behind the fire at the Natanz nuclear site in Iran, an incident which prompted some Iranian officials to say it was the result of cyber sabotage.

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Coronavirus puts Israel’s West Bank annexation on pause, defence minister says

Israel’s defence minister says Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan to begin annexing West Bank territory will have to wait due to the country’s coronavirus crisis.Benny Gantz, who also holds the title of alternative prime minister, told his Blue and White Party on Monday that his top priority is helping the country navigate the health and economic crisis stemming from the pandemic.“Anything unrelated to the battle against the coronavirus will wait,” he said. Israeli annexation of West Bank could ignite religious war, Arab League warns Netanyahu has said he wants to begin annexing occupied land as soon as this week, in line with President Donald Trump’s Mideast plan.

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Trudeau denounces Israel’s plan to annex parts of the West Bank

Speaking to reporters outside Rideau Cottage in Ottawa on Tuesday, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau denounced Israel’s plan to annex parts of the occupied West Bank.

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Israeli defense minister apologizes for Palestinian's death

JERUSALEM – Israel's defense minister apologized on Sunday for the Israeli police's deadly shooting of an unarmed, autistic Palestinian man.

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Israel finally swears in government after 3 elections

JERUSALEM – After three deadlocked and divisive elections, a year and a half of political paralysis and another three-day delay because of political infighting in his Likud party, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu finally swore in his new government on Sunday.

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EU weighs stance amid concern over Israeli annexation plans

BRUSSELS – European Union foreign ministers will weigh later Friday what action the bloc could take should Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu push ahead with plans to annex the West Bank in coming months.

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Israeli Supreme Court: Netanyahu may form government

JERUSALEM – Israel's Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may form a new government while under indictment.

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Israeli court to weigh in on whether Netanyahu can stay PM amid criminal charges

Israel’s Supreme Court began a two-day hearing on Sunday to determine whether Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s indictment on criminal charges disqualifies him from forming a new government.

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Israel's Netanyahu notches key wins in a deal with his rival

JERUSALEM – Israel’s embattled prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has notched two critical victories in this week’s power-sharing agreement with his chief rival: He can stay in office throughout his upcoming corruption trial, and he can press forward with a potentially explosive plan to annex large parts of the occupied West Bank.

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Israeli president asks parliament to choose prime minister

JERUSALEM – Israel’s president Thursday asked the Knesset to choose a new prime minister, giving parliament three weeks to agree upon a leader or plunge the country into an unprecedented fourth consecutive election in just over a year.

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Israel's coalition talks falter ahead of midnight deadline

JERUSALEM – Israel was bracing for more political turmoil Monday as talks between the country's rival political leaders faltered ahead of a midnight deadline to form a coalition government.

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Israeli president rejects request for coalition extension

JERUSALEM – Israel's president on Sunday turned down a request from Blue and White party leader Benny Gantz for a two-week extension to form a new coalition government.

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