Israel

• Britain, Israel explore ‘green travel corridor’ after vaccine drive progress

  Israel's Foreign Ministry gave no timeline for implementing such a measure, which apparently would apply only to vaccinated travellers.

  World

  Apr 20
• Iranian ship attacked in the Red Sea, Tehran says

  An Iranian cargo ship believed to be a base for the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard and anchored for years in the Red Sea has been attacked, Tehran acknowledged Wednesday.

  World

  Apr 7
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• Israeli president tasks Netanyahu to form new government

  Israel’s president handed Prime Minister Netanyahu the difficult task of trying to form a government from the country’s splintered parliament.

  World

  Apr 6
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• Netanyahu falls short after final vote count in Israel

  Under Israel’s fragmented political system, Netanyahu could still try to reach across the aisle and cobble together a governing coalition.

  World

  Mar 25
• Israel election: Netanyahu’s future uncertain as exit polls indicate no clear winner

  The election was seen as a referendum on Netanyahu’s polarizing leadership style.

  World

  Mar 23
• Israel heads to polls for 4th election in 2 years as Netanyahu looks to keep power

  Public opinion polls forecast a tight race between those who support Israel's longest-serving premier and those who want anyone else.

  World

  Mar 23
• New Dead Sea Scroll fragments found in Israel’s Cave of Horror

  Archeologists also discovered the 6,000-year-old bones of a child and a 10,000-year-old woven basket said to be the oldest in existence.

  Science

  Mar 16
• IKEA Israel to offer COVID-19 vaccines at stores. Should Canada follow suit?

  The move has been quick to draw the attention of doctors and public health experts, with several in Canada signaling praise for the idea's implementation.

  Canada

  Feb 21
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• Israel reports 94% drop in symptomatic COVID-19 cases with Pfizer vaccine: study

  Health maintenance organization (HMO) Clalit, which covers more than half of all Israelis, said the same group was also 92 per cent less likely to develop severe illness.

  Health

  Feb 14
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• Israel to deliver 5K Pfizer-BioNtech coronavirus vaccines to Palestinian Authority

  Israel leads the world in COVID-19 vaccinations, inoculating almost 15 per cent of the country’s 9.3 million population in about two weeks.

  Health

  Jan 30