New Israeli study finds Pfizer Omicron Covid-19 vaccine sharply reduced hospitalizations among elderly, man arrested for threatening to throw a grenade at home of Yesh Atid MK Elazar Stern, all-female Border Police unit deployed in south to combat lawlessness on the streets

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Car thefts have more than doubled in the past year. It’s being pushed by a shortage of spare parts and advanced technology in the hands of the car thieves. Most of the stolen cars wind up in the Palestinian-controlled territories and it’s pushing up the car insurance rates across the board. According to the vehicle location technology company Pointer, about 14,000 cars were stolen last year, more than half of them Sport Utility Vehicles, SUVs. Yaniv Baruch, the VP of business development and marketing for Pointer Israel, told reporter Arieh O’Sullivan that the best way to prevent car theft is linking a car with a security company and cracking down on car thief gangs. (photo: Moshe Shani/flash90)

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Coalition fast tracking bill to strip Israeli Arab terrorists of their citizenship. Govt to present judicial reforms this month. PM promises only life-saving work on rail tracks on Sabbath.

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In 2022, 24 women were murdered because they were women. 2022 saw 24 cases of femicide, compared with 16 in 2021 (2 per month in 2022 compared to 1.3 in 2021)—a rise of 50%.

Half of the women killed in 2022 were from the Arab/Palestinian sector, which makes up 21% of the total population in Israel.

In 58% of the cases, the suspect or murderer was the victim’s partner or ex-partner, and in the majority of cases the killer was a family member 

KAN's Mark Weiss spoke with Prof. Shalva Weil of the Seymour Fox School of Education at the Hebrew University, who established the Israel Observatory on Femicide.

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Prime Minister Netanyahu calls "baseless" claims judicial overhaul would destroy Israeli democracy. Former Supreme Court President Barak says he would go before a firing squad if it would stop the planned reforms. Israel's security cabinet approves sanctions against Palestinian Authority in response to what it calls the political and legal war against Israel

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High Court considers petitions against Arieh Deri's appointment as a minister. Judges critical of Deri. UN Security Council convenes today over Ben-Gvir's Temple Mount visit.

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Likud Knesset member Boaz Bizmuth , in a conversation with KAN's Mark Weiss , defends the visit by National Security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir to the Temple Mount and welcomes the radical reforms proposed by Justice minister Yariv Levin , transferring power from the judiciary to the Knesset.

But first they discussed today’s High Court of Justice hearing on petitions filed against the appointment of Shas Chair Arieh Deri as a cabinet minister.

KAN's Weiss asked Knesset member Bizmuth if it is reasonable to appoint a politician who has been convicted 3 times of criminal offenses to a senior ministerial position.

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Rocket fired by Palestinians at southern Israel from Gaza Strip falls short and lands in enclave. UN Security Council expected to meet to discuss Ben Gvir visit to Temple Mount. Transport Minister Regev plans to advance aide's appointment, after vetting committee says not qualified. 

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National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir visits Temple Mount, drawing condemnation from Palestinians and regional powers, Foreign Minister Eli Cohen to relay message to Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov at U.S. Secretary of State's request, Solider killed in accidental mishap with weapon by another soldier. 

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The ultra-Orthodox community is the fastest growing group in Israeli society, set to make up 16 percent of Israel's population by the year 2030, according to a new report released today by the Israel Democracy Institute.

The annual 2022 Statistical Report on Ultra-Orthodox Society in Israel assesses recent trends in the community in a range of areas, including standard of living, education, employment, social mobility, leisure and lifestyles. It found, among other things, that the poverty rate in haredi society is about  twice as high as the rest of the Israeli population.  About two thirds of haredim today regularly use the internet, largely a result of the coronavirus pandemic, though still less than the 94 percent of internet users among other Jewish Israelis. The editors of the statistical report say challenges remain in the integration of the ultra-Orthodox in employment; and time will tell how the policies of the new government, which includes members of the ultra-Orthodox parties, will affect these trends.

KAN reporter Naomi Segal heard more from Dr. Gilad Malach, Director of the Ultra-Orthodox in Israel Program at the Israel Democracy Institute, who edited the report with Dr. Lee Cahaner.

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