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ISRAEL

Japan Times
WORLD
May 17, 2021
After years of quiet, Israeli-Palestinian conflict exploded. Why now?
A little-noticed police action in Jerusalem last month was one of several incidents that led to the current crisis.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 16, 2021
Biden laments recent civilian deaths in call with Israeli leader
U.S. President Joe Biden ramped up efforts to calm Israeli-Palestinian tensions and urged the protection of civilians, including children, after an Israeli airstrike targeted media offices in Gaza.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
May 13, 2021
Limits of Israel’s Arab partnerships tested as violence rages
While the UAE and Bahrain are unlikely to tear up their normalization deals, experts say the recent violence will complicate efforts to translate them into a genuine partnership.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
May 13, 2021
Israel-Gaza crisis drags Biden into vortex he sought to avoid
Biden had been trying to pivot America's foreign policy to China, revive the Iran nuclear deal and wind down America's 'forever wars.”
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 10, 2021
The A-word (apartheid) gives Palestinians a new path to normalcy
The new HRW report relies on international legal definitions of apartheid and draws a direct connection between Israeli policies towards Palestinians in the West Bank and inside Israel.
Japan Times
SOCCER
May 4, 2021
Transgender soccer referee makes Israeli sports history
Sapir Berman made sports history on Monday, officiating at a soccer match in Israel's Premier League for the first time since coming out as transgender.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 30, 2021
Dozens killed in stampede at religious bonfire festival in Israel
Tens of thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews had gathered at the Mount Meron tomb of the 2nd-century sage Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Apr 22, 2021
Israel intensifying air war in Syria against Iranian encroachment
Israel has dramatically expanded air strikes on suspected Iranian missile and weapons production centers in Syria to repel what it sees as a stealthy military encroachment by its regional arch-enemy, Western and regional intelligence sources say.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 11, 2021
South African variant can 'break through' Pfizer vaccine, Israeli study says
The study suggests the vaccine is less effective against the South African variant, compared with the original coronavirus and a variant first identified in Britain.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Mar 19, 2021
'Vaccine passports' could help global travel resume. But is Japan on board?
Japan has consistently been opposed to installing a system domestically out of concern that doing so would discriminate against those who cannot be inoculated.
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COMMENTARY / World
Mar 8, 2021
Who is a Jew? Israel’s Supreme Court expands the answer
The case before the Supreme Court involved the vexed question of the meaning of the word 'converted:” Which conversions count as qualifying a person for citizenship under the law?
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 28, 2021
Left out? Israeli's unvaccinated fear exclusion as economy reopens
Other countries are likely to scrutinize Israel's early experience to see how it addresses mostly unanswered questions about balancing individual rights with obligations to public health.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 25, 2021
Pfizer-BioNTech shot could help end pandemic, Israel study shows
It was the largest study yet to quantify the impact of the vaccine outside the rigorous confines of a randomized, blinded clinical trial aimed at measuring effectiveness for regulators.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 23, 2021
Even the world’s most-vaccinated economy faces a tough reopening
The nation shows that an emerging new normal that may not look much like the pre-pandemic world for some time to come.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 22, 2021
Pfizer-BioNTech shot stops COVID-19 spread, Israeli study shows
The study provides the first real-world indication that the immunization will curb transmission of the coronavirus, but experts cautioned that more data is needed.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 21, 2021
Israel secretly agrees to fund vaccines for Syria as part of prisoner swap
To secure the release of an Israeli civilian held in Syria, Israel agreed to finance a supply of Russian-made COVID-19 vaccines for Damascus, an official said.
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COMMENTARY / World
Feb 17, 2021
To revive the two-state solution, Europe must recognize Palestine
Leadership from global players like France and Germany is essential to strengthen the Palestinian negotiating position and push Israel toward a fair peace agreement.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 6, 2021
International Criminal Court says it has jurisdiction in Palestinian territories
Judges at the International Criminal Court on Friday found the court has jurisdiction over war crimes committed in the Palestinian territories, paving the way for a possible criminal investigation, despite Israeli objections.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 30, 2021
Israel’s vaccine data has lessons for all
Tiny Israel is set to immunize its population months before far bigger and richer countries, partly by ordering early but also by sharing patient information after vaccination.
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EDITORIALS
Dec 3, 2020
An alarming assassination in Iran
The assassination last week of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, Iran's most important nuclear scientist, was aimed as much at the administration of U.S. President-elect Joe Biden as it was the regime in Tehran.

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