• Beny Steinmetz, a Mining Magnate, Found Guilty in Swiss Corruption Trial
  
  Mr. Steinmetz, a French-Israeli businessman, was convicted on charges of corrupting foreign public officials in a bid to reap iron ore resources in Guinea. He was sentenced to five years in prison.
  The Associated Press.  New York Times.  Sat, 23 Jan 2021 02:33:23 +0000.
• It's too early to draw conclusions about Israel's vaccine drive, insists Sir Patrick Vallance
  
  Israel is currently leading the global vaccination drive, with nearly 33 per cent of its citizens having had at least a single dose of a jab so far.
  Daily Mail.  Sat, 23 Jan 2021 02:06:15 +0000.
• Coronavirus: Number of new cases continues to slowly decline
  
  Health Ministry requirement to show negative coronavirus test on return to Israel goes into effect Saturday night at midnight.
  Jerusalem Post.  Fri, 22 Jan 2021 21:13:54 GMT.
• Inscription Offers Earliest Evidence of Christianity in Israel's Jezreel Valley
  
  The fifth-century engraving, found repurposed in a Byzantine building's wall, references "Christ born of Mary"
  Smithsonian.  Fri, 22 Jan 2021 20:45:49 +0000.
• Five years for tycoon in Guinea corruption trial
  
  Israeli businessman Beny Steinmetz is given a jail term by a Swiss court in a historic corruption case.
  BBC News.  Fri, 22 Jan 2021 18:30:07 GMT.
• Amorphous time
  
  When the Israelites prepared to leave Egypt, they knew what they needed to do, yet could not have known what would follow - a sentiment that resonates today (Bo)
  Times of Israel.  Fri, 22 Jan 2021 11:50:10 +0000.
• Steinmetz trial: Swiss verdict for tycoon in Guinea mine corruption trial
  
  The trial of Israeli businessman Beny Steinmetz is seen as the biggest corruption case in mining.
  BBC News.  Fri, 22 Jan 2021 01:23:17 GMT.
• Palestinian prisoner dies in Israeli jail of unknown causes
  
  Palestinian advocacy group says Maher Saasa received COVID jab a day before his death but cause of death still unknown.
  Al Jazeera.  Thu, 21 Jan 2021 14:23:24 +0000.
• Chevron's (CVX) Pipeline Venture to Ship Israel's Gas to Egypt
  
  Chevron (CVX) along with other energy players aims to pump nearly $235 million into pipelines to dispatch Israel's natural gas to Egypt.
  Zacks Equity Research.  Zacks.  Wed, 20 Jan 2021 16:53:00 GMT.
• Israel pushes settlement construction as Trump leaves office
  
  JERUSALEM (AP) - An Israeli watchdog group said Tuesday that the government approved nearly 2,600 new housing units in east Jerusalem and the West Bank settlements a day before President-elect Joe Biden takes office. ...
  Washington Times.  Wed, 20 Jan 2021 02:25:16 -0500.
• US UN Ambassador Craft calls for even-handed treatment of Israel, as UN looks to life under Biden
  
  The historic out-of-the-box peace deals negotiated by the Trump Administration between Israel and four Arab countries were largely done without the help of the United Nations
  Ben Evansky.  Fox News.  Wed, 20 Jan 2021 02:19:52 GMT.
• An end to range anxiety? New electric car battery can charge in five minutes
  
  A new electric car battery that can be fully charged in five minutes has been manufactured for the first time on a normal production line in China, based on designs by Israeli company StoreDot.
  Sky News.  Tue, 19 Jan 2021 09:35:00 +0000.
• Netanyahu challenger pledges change with Biden but stands firm on settlements
  
  Gideon Saar, who defected from Netanyahu's ruling Likud party to form the New Hope party last month, shares the Israeli PM's hardline nationalistic ideology.
  Sydney Morning Herald.  Mon, 18 Jan 2021 17:21:26 +1100.
• Israel approves hundreds of new settlement homes in occupied West Bank
  
  Israeli authorities on Sunday (Monday NZT) advanced plans to build nearly 800 homes in West Bank settlements, in a last-minute surge of approvals before the friendly Trump Administration leaves office later this week.COGAT, ...
  New Zealand Herald.  Mon, 18 Jan 2021 13:00:25 +1200.
• Israel celebrates record-setting Covid-19 vaccination drive
  
  Israel says it wants to become the first country in the world to inoculate its entire population against Covid-19. ...
  France 24.  France 24.  Thu, 14 Jan 2021 16:54:13 GMT.
• Israel airstrikes on east Syria leaves 57 dead, reports say
  
  Earlier reports suggested 40 people were killed
  Tass.  Wed, 13 Jan 2021 21:31:08 +0300.
• Dozens Said Killed As Alleged Israeli Strikes Hit Iran-Backed Militias In Syria
  
  A Syrian war monitor says at least 40 government soldiers and allied paramilitaries have been killed in alleged Israeli air strikes apparently targeting positions and arms depots of Iran-backed forces.
  Radio Liberty.  Wed, 13 Jan 2021 13:21:21 +0000.
• Israeli Warplanes Strike Eastern Syria
  
  Israel has conducted an air campaign to oppose Iran-linked forces.
  Voice of America.  Wed, 13 Jan 2021 06:58:50 -0500.
• Israel is an apartheid regime, not a democracy, says prominent rights group
  
  Israel countered that the claims were false
  Bel Trew.  The Independent.  Tue, 12 Jan 2021 13:55:16 GMT.
• Israel expects to start vaccinating children by March, virus chief says
  
  
  Yahoo.  2021-01-12T10:38:51Z.

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