The delivery is the first out of a total of 5,000 COVID vaccines intended for healthcare workers in the West Bank

Thirty-three percent of Israel's population (3.1 million) was inoculated with first dose of the coronavirus vaccine, while 19.4 percent has received their second jab (nearly 1.8 million)

Government extends lockdown by one week ■ Schools in ultra-Orthodox cities remain open despite restrictions ■ Israel to transfer 5,000 COVID vaccines to PA medical staff ■ Israel closes borders, airport

Alongside the agreement, Noble struck a deal with the Israel Electric Corporation, under which the Israel Electricity Company will buy gas from the Tamar reserve at lower prices

Kosovo is third country, and first Muslim-majority one, to open embassy in Jerusalem ■ Deal includes Kosovo recognizing Hezbollah as terror organization, and pledged to begin process of retrieving Jewish property looted in Holocaust

Schools in ultra-Orthodox cities remain open despite restrictions ■ Israel to transfer 5,000 vaccines to Palestinian medical staff ■ Israel closes borders, airport

Pharmaceutical giant Bayer invests in Israeli start-up looking into ways of eliminating allergies and food sensitivities

With small and medium businesses struggling to stay afloat, a dogged high cost of living and a whopper deficit, Israel's post-pandemic horizons remain bleak

Washington is concerned that Chinese company's presence could provide an opening for technological surveillance of what goes on at the port, including collecting information about joint Israeli-American operations

Otonomo had considered launching another fundraising round and had talked with Israeli institutional investors, but ultimately chose to raise money through a special-purpose acquisition company

American-Israeli developer Jack Leibowitz justified the establishment of the 300-household community as the only way to attract wealthy American Jews to Israel.

Although more than 200,000 Israelis were vaccinated against COVID daily, the number of confirmed cases remained high, with troubling scenes of overwhelmed coronavirus wards

Sunday’s mass funeral in Jerusalem turned the Israeli government’s claim of equitable management of the coronavirus crisis into a farce, undermining the public's faith and increasing anger at the Haredi public

Public Security Minister Amir Ohana’s letter was 'a rankling act of defiance, pointing to a total misconception in the way the respondent perceives his role and authority,' wrote Justice Mazuz in the court's ruling

Educational advisers reported having receiving tens of thousands of new requests for treatment by students seeking support for loneliness, distress, anxiety and sexual abuse

Experts tell Haaretz how they expect the Biden administration to handle Trump's Abraham Accords and how it will all impact Israel and the Palestinians

According to text messages obtained by Haaretz, the ministry's regional inspector not only approved the Zoom conference held by Haifa’s Reali School earlier this month that included B'Tselem's director, but also complimented the school’s principa...

Rabbi Yitzhak Scheiner, who died of COVID-19 at 98, had been vocal against flouting coronavirus regulations

Labor link-up with Tel Aviv mayor’s party would get 7 seats; anti-Netanyahu camp musters razor-thin majority

Instead of a three-day visit Netanyahu was supposed to hold in December, the prime minister will visit the kingdom for only a few hours

Even if the lockdown is extended – given the current state of enforcement and lack of law and order – no miracle can be expected that would significantly curb Israel's coronavirus infection rates in a week

Some participants have said that many did not wear masks or observed social distancing rules, while the military is saying COVID restrictions were not violated

Ben-Gurion International Airport will remain shut for another week, while overland borders will remain closed until Tuesday at midnight

Efficient community health system, or committing to decentralization: It seems the secret is doing what makes the most sense

The internet giants didn't 'save democracy' by dumping Trump - and the Biden Administration is planning to clip their wings. What does that mean for Israel?

Two researches are facing a libel suit for citing a Holocaust survivor who recounted that a village mayor who saved her had also turned in about 20 other Jews to the Germans

Jacob Ziv created what we call ‘lossless’ compression and laid the ground for everything from GIF to PDF, to ZIP and MP3 files. Surprisingly, it didn’t make him rich

The town of Le Chambon-sur-Lignon and its Protestant villagers are estimated to have saved 2,500 Jews and more recently have taken in refugees from the Middle East and Africa

Abrams, who has returned to the Council on Foreign Relations, urged Republicans and others who supported Trump’s withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal to give President Joe Biden a grace period

The new findings raise questions about how highly-effective vaccines from Pfizer Inc with partner BioNTech, and Moderna Inc will fare against new variants

Turkish forces and their Syrian insurgent allies seized territory in the region in an offensive in 2019 against the Kurdish YPG militia which holds swathes of north and east Syria

Britain announced in July that it would open a special immigration pathway for up to 5 million eligible Hong Kongers to live, work and eventually settle in the U.K.

Trump is set to stand trial on the week of Feb. 8 on a charge that he incited the deadly riot inside the U.S. Capitol

Omer Yankelevitch, Israel’s diaspora affairs minister, called on the channel that broadcasts the show not to show the clip

Funds will be used to pay employee salaries, provide financial aid to families in need and operate power stations in the Gaza Strip, state media reports

Iran has often faced criticism from world bodies and Western human rights group for its rights record and high number of executions - the world's highest after China

Snags to creating a park starring Tell Megiddo, a proto-church, a unique Roman legion camp and much more, include a pesky prison smack in the middle and the billion-shekel bill to move it – and the plan to expand a highway

Dominic Pezzola, 43, had 'weapons- and bomb-making manuals' on a thumb drive device found within his home near Rochester, New York, prosecutors said

Revered rabbi dies at 99, weeks after contracting COVID ■ Israel Police: 'No way to enforce restrictions at an event like this'

Plus, Netflix’s ‘The Dig’ is well worth exploring, and two documentaries take differing approaches to the subjects of Hitler and COVID-19

Throwing baseless accusations at Biden’s envoy Rob Malley when he faces such a monumental challenge concerning Tehran’s nuclear program is futile and wrong

A Finance Ministry report found that parental education and financial security were key factors in entrepreneurial success, and that the exalted universe of Israeli startups is far from meritocratic

'You represent the U.S.,' Kate McKinnon asked in a skit. 'People can Google you and it’ll say she’s a real member of the U.S. government?'

Leaving QAnon is not as simple as it may seem

Greene has been under fire the past week for several past posts on social media, including pushing a conspiracy theory that Jewish space lasers started deadly forest fires

Steve Cohen's Point72 Asset Management thrust itself into the recent stock-market controversy involving the rising price of GameStop stock

The Wall Street Journal said the funding from Julie Jenkins Fancelli, a prominent donor to Trump's 2020 campaign, was facilitated by far-right show host Alex Jones

NATO and Washington will have a challenge getting the Taliban to agree to an extension beyond May

Nissenkorn, who recently left Benny Gantz's Kahol Lavan to join Ron Huldai's new party, says he's stepping aside from overcrowded center-left bloc ahead of March election

Israeli army says suspect rushed at soldier armed with a stick with three knives attached at a West Bank junction south of Bethlehem, army says; no soldiers or civilians were wounded

More than 3 million Israelis have received first dose of coronavirus vaccine; 1.7 million Israelis have received both doses, according to the latest data released by Health Ministry

Netanyahu and Gantz approved the transfer, making this the second time Israel has sent coronavirus vaccines to Palestinians ■ No word on whether Gaza will receive vaccines from Israel at this stage

Despite nearly 20 percent of Israelis being vaccinated for coronavirus, the death toll is rising swiftly. Israel's Health Ministry is adamant that the restrictions should be renewed for at least another week

Between mergers, messages and 'stars' to be unveiled, Israeli parties have until Thursday to present their slate. Here is where they stand

During third week of demonstrations, police say protesters threw stones and threw firecrackers at them while protesters accuse police of using disproportionate force and violence against them

City issues statement defending decision about ‘illegal infiltrators,’ although those in question have valid residency permits as asylum seekers

The killing this week of a prominent accountant stoked a sense of insecurity in Jaffa. Some locals say Israelis just don’t care when Arabs are murdered

Michael Stepakoff, who leads a Messianic congregation in Florida, had been captured on security footage and identified by a witness

One officer injured as protesters rally in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Caesarea and at bridges and intersections nationwide for the 32nd week

French president also warns a very short time remains to prevent Tehran from having a nuclear weapon, Al Arabiya reports

Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have said that Gulf Arab states should be involved this time in talks, which they say should also address Iran's ballistic missile program and its support for Mideast proxies

Unlike its online outreach to the Gulf states, the Foreign Ministry's ‘Israel in the Iraqi Dialect’ Facebook page draws on Iraq’s rich Jewish history. Could it help secure the unlikeliest Arab accord of them all?

The letter also mentions the father of Iran's nuclear weapons program assassinated in November, saying the blast was only the 'preview'

A rare window into the early life of the generation that fought Israel’s wars and built the country

The Paper Brigade set out to rescue Jewish intellectual treasures, first from the Nazis, then the Russians – even at peril of their lives

It’s convenient for Netanyahu to have security officials disagree with the U.S., ostensibly with no political agenda. But officials describe the military chief’s Iran speech this week as an own goal, even as he insists he carried out his duty

Staff shortages, patients expiring quickly, families coming to say goodbye. A social worker, resident, nurse, physiotherapist and doctor tell Haaretz about the current treacherous wave of the coronavirus

Israel's overall plan for the energy industry and infrastructure through 2050 should be approved soon, and then likely come under the wrath of some environmentalists

Marjorie Taylor Greene has also drawn condemnation from lawmakers on both sides of aisle after it was revealed that she spread several QAnon-related antisemitic conspiracy theories

M. was held by police for 12 hours before he was released to house arrest for five days and said he was interrogated in the absence of his parents, which is generally prohibited by law

Jake Sullivan emphasizes multilateral approach to dealing with Iran's growing nuclear capabilities and ballistic missile program, as well as reiterating commitment to expanding Israel's normalization deals with Arab states

History shows that politics based on incitement flares up fast – 
but it is also likely to fade away fast

More than 30 lawmakers signed a letter on Thursday calling for greater protection in their districts. They highlighted that threats against members of Congress have spiked in recent years

The article quoted only anonymous sources, including multiple who suggested that Neuberger’s ties to AIPAC donations 'would raise a lot of eyebrows' about her impartiality

Ayelet Zurer, Lihi Kornowski and creator Sigal Avin reveal all about their Apple TV show ‘Losing Alice’ – and which of them shaved off their hair for nothing at the start of lockdown last year

Stewart defended the army of small investors behind this week's dramatic squeeze on Wall Street hedge funds

Following an initial wave of condemnation, Republicans appear to be warming toward Trump, fully aware that his supporters are poised to punish anyone who displays disloyalty

The Israeli Foreign Ministry confirmed no casualties, no damage to the embassy building ■ Israeli official says it is treated as a terror incident ■ Indian police issues alert to airports, government buildings

With Biden in charge, the Turkish president suddenly faces someone who cares about things like human rights. So Ankara is talking about restoring full diplomatic relations with Israel

GameStop vs. Wall Street: Here’s what you need to know

Threatening disciplinary action against Haifa school that hosted B'Tselem's director, Gallant is the latest of several education ministers who betrayed their duty and sought to restrict thought through censorship and reprimands

The protests in the northern Lebanese city came as Lebanon grapples with both the coronavirus pandemic and a dire economic crisis

After the U.S. then ramped up sanctions, Iran gradually and publicly abandoned the deal’s limits on its nuclear development

Sanders put the first of the so-called 'Chairman Sanders' merchandise on his campaign website Thursday night and the first run sold out in less than 30 minutes

Like others who have amplified the QAnon theory, Marjorie Taylor Greene frequently calls George Soros, a Hungarian-American Jewish billionaire and mega-donor, an enemy of the people

The Pakistani Supreme Court acquitted British-born Ahmad Omar Saeed Sheikh and three others convicted of the 2002 kidnap and murder

President Biden’s repeal of the ban brought a sigh of relief from citizens in the countries covered by the measure. But amid the celebrations are tales of broken dreams

Since late December, Israel has required those coming from the UAE to go into a two-week quarantine, but authorities say returnees created a chain of infections numbering more than 4,000 people

Hinting at the Trump administration, the United Nations' Guterres says 'we were completely locked down in a situation in which there was no progress visible'

Election Overdose podcast, episode 5: Will COVID clashes have a wider effect on Israel's election? Can newly elected Labor leader make something better out of the worst job in politics? Plus: some last-minute predictions