The international accord pledges to prevent, prosecute and eliminate domestic violence and promote equality ■ Turkey saw a rise in femicides in 2020

Alyssa McGrath, a current aide to New York Governor, has become the latest of at least eight women who publicly alleged sexual misconduct by Cuomo

The Taliban strongly warns the U.S. to honor its commitment to withdraw troops by May 1 or face 'reaction'

The show, which besides the name will share few thematic elements with the original will be directed by the acclaimed Jewish filmmaker Kennet Lonergan

The letter comes after earlier this month the ICC prosecutor Fatou Bensouda announced on a formal investigation of war crimes in the Palestinian Territories

Months after the United Arab Emirates normalized ties with Israel, an Israeli national rugby squad touched down in Dubai to meet the Emirati team on the field for the first time

Visiting the baptismal site of Qasr al-Yahud - also known as the Land of the Monasteries - in the occupied Jordan River Valley, is usually impossible for civilians. However, some have found a way in

Mossad's Yossi Cohen and Israel's former U.S. envoy Ron Dermer 'spoke with top U.S. officials over many months' on Dan Gertler's case, Bloomberg reports

Study shows under 80 percent have been inoculated compared with 86 percent for all Israelis over 50, even though the vaccine is recommended for immunosuppression patients, too

Neither major bloc secures a majority, polls show, but Prime Minister Netanyahu's Likud may have an easier path. Meanwhile, prospect of fifth election also remains likely

34 percent of Americans want to see the U.S. government further push Israel and 67 percent of Democrats polled support Palestinian statehood, according to Gallup's annual survey

Talks come amid ongoing maritime dispute between Turkey and Greece, a member of the European Union, and after months of intense tensions between Ankara and the 27-nation bloc

Egypt's information minister calls the move 'good initiative that creates an appropriate climate for discussing issues of dispute between the two sides,' as Erdogan seeks to improve strained ties with Sissi

Four leaders of the far-right Proud Boys conspired to encourage members of the group to attend the Stop the Steal protest, indictment alleges, in an attempt to block Congress from certifying Joe Biden's election

HDP calls the latest moves, including a court case to ban the party, 'political coup'

His death 'is an immense blow to administrating the affairs of the community's remaining assets, including cemeteries, shrines, synagogues, and legacies'

Now Icelandic Jews may register themselves and their children as belonging to the country's Jewish community

Public Security Minister Amir Ohana deleted the post soon after. He said the writing was added without his knowledge to the photo from an interview with Israel Hayom, which said 'there was no intention of promoting violence'

With schools nationwide locked down amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the mental health consequences on students have come into a sharp focus

Right-wing and religious politicians are vowing to curtail the powers of Israel's top court if their bloc triumphs on Election Day. How and why did the judicial branch become such a divisive issue in Israeli politics?

On Monday, Greene toured an Orthodox neighborhood in Brooklyn at the invitation of a local Republican activist

Suggesting Biden was hypocritical in his remarks, Putin said that every state had to contend with 'bloody events' and added Biden was accusing the Russian leader of something he was guilty of himself

Tucker Carlson is pulling Republicans rightwards beyond Trump's 'America First' talk. And his claims that the Capitol insurrection and violent white nationalism are 'hoaxes' weaponized by Democrats are going mainstream

Witnesses say Atef Hanaisheh, an imam at a local mosque, was shot in the head at close range by live fire during a protest in the West Bank against the establishment of an settler outpost

Iran has recently accelerated its breaches of the 2015 international nuclear deal in an apparent bid to pressure U.S. President Joe Biden to reverse his predecessors abandonment of the agreement

Large numbers of Paris residents headed to railway stations on Friday morning so they could get out of the city before the restrictions, due to last for a month, come into force at midnight

Government approves new regulations for sport and culture ■ Israel says it vaccinated 105,000 Palestinian workers with first dose

'Greetings from Ahuvia,' says graffiti in Palestinian town near Jerusalem, referring to 16-year-old Israeli settler's death in a police chase

Secretary of State Blinken opens remarks with list of grievances including, 'Xinjiang, Hong Kong, Taiwan, cyber attacks on the United States, economic coercion of our allies'

Witnesses of Qalansawe shooting say perpetrators broke into house and opened fire ■ Police say main avenue of investigation is crime family feud

An intense, low-intensity conflict: Alleged Israeli ops against Iranian oil shipments have cost Tehran billions of dollars

Victory for the pro-Netanyahu bloc might make him unstoppable, but the opposition's impulse to depose the ruler could lead to some short-term pragmatism ■ Lapid is concerned for Gantz's future in the Knesset, while also pushing for his extinction

Netanyahu's loyalists in the media praised Aviv Kochavi's when he was appointed. So why is he coming under an orchestrated attack?

The town is enjoying unprecedented growth, but many residents fear plans for a big ultra-Orthodox neighborhood will change its character

Police believe the incident occurred due to the fathers mental problems and are looking into whether he had taken any mind-altering substances before attacking his son

This year Said Awwad has filed three trespassing complaints, but the police ask him to 'bring proof.' When he tried to take a picture of an incursion, masked men from the nearby outpost attacked him, his wife and their children ages 1 to 15

Fifteen labor law experts write that a policy limiting the right to employment for those who are unvaccinated against COVID will mainly harm weaker segments of Israel's labor force

'I cant explain it, I dont know what came over me' said Aviad Moshe who is accused of stabbing his ex-wife 20 times and beating her with a rolling pin in front of their son

Incomes fell more than spending, causing the share paid on VAT to grow

Living in a ground-floor apartment in East Jerusalem, the Aabeds watch their street turn into a battleground almost every night

No one immediately claimed responsibility for the blast. Yemen's new prime minister, Maeen Abdulmalik Saeed, ordered an investigation

Cellebrite will stop selling hacking tools to Russia and Belarus after its technology was used against minorities, pro-democracy activists and opposition forces

One man alleges he was assaulted at the age of eight, while another woman describes alleged assault at Meshi-Zahavs Jerusalem offices

Election Overdose podcast, episode 12, five days to go: Did Bibi's handling of COVID-19 help or harm his electoral prospects ■ How the center-left opposition failed so miserably ■ Plus: Polls galore and last-minute surprises

The move reflects the massive gulf between Biden and Trump on climate change that is likely to result in sweeping policy changes in the coming years

As Israel election nears, demonstrators demand a solution the surge of violence, which claimed the lives of 24 citizens this year

This week at the Tel Aviv airport: One Israeli who lives without commitment, and another seeking to make the greatest commitment of all

Earlier Thursday, Putin said 'it takes one to know one' after Biden called him a killer, prompting Russia to recall its Washington ambassador for consultations

Jewish extremism has broken its Haredi glass ceiling with the rise of the ultra-nationalist, virulently racist Religious Zionism party, and it's thanks to staunchly secular Netanyahu. But the battle for Judaism's future will continue after he's gone

After a decade of bloodshed, Daraa is back under Assads rule, but only tenuously

Last week, Israel's Health Ministry told Physicians for Human Rights that Palestinians who are living in Israel without legal residency may also receive the COVID vaccine

Gaza resident Niveen Gharqoud hasn't seen four of her five children in three years. Behind the family's separation is a complex system of restrictions that makes it difficult for her to see her family in the West Bank

Newly declassified files show that the Shin Bet saw the Canaanite movement as a subversive sect, and kept it under surveillance for years

From baseless claims of fraud to attempts to fill poll observer spots with pro-Netanyahu volunteers, head of Israeli election committee warns against attempts to delegitimize the vote

A chance encounter on Instagram led me to some exceptional friends. One is exploring her family's Syrian roots, the other is preparing splendid meals in her Druze village, which was once part of Syria but is now in Israel

In a Facebook post, Fania Oz-Salzberger says her sister Galia Oz is 'turning an isolated incident into a never-ending past'

In his hometown of Maghar in the Galilee, Mansour Abbas is no hero, but not a bogeyman either, as Arab Israelis yearn for politicians who will secure what their community needs

Pro-Nazi displays are very rare in Belarus, where the Nazis killed more non-Jewish civilians than the 800,000 Jews murdered in its territory

'Zack Snyders Justice League,' debuts on HBO Max on Thursday. Its not just a directors cut. Its a whole new movie. And, it seems, even critics have gotten on board

The Secret Service, responsible for the security of the president and vice president, said the suspect, Paul Murray, 31, was detained by its uniformed officers

In the quarter century that passed since he first took office, Netanyahu has transformed Judaism in destructive ways. In the end, that will be his main legacy

Netanyahu's election campaign is laser-focused on centrist competitor Yair Lapid, but also makes big short-term economic promises that would require his full-time attention

Genesis of COVID disinformation: Social media quickly spread the exaggerated claims that COVID-19 jabs cause female infertility

Houthi rebels are pushing into a key province in Yemen, with UN saying fighting could displace at least 385,000

When a 'feminist rewrite' of Hitler's autobiographical manifesto was accepted for publication, the stunt won breathless kudos from right-wing media stars. But what did the three academic provocateurs actually 'prove'? And how does their prank fit int...

EU Parliament rapporteur says move will harm Turkey-EU ties as U.S. State Department says it would undermine democracy

Evangelical YouTube channel says accepting Jesus will free you from the same-sex lifestyle; YouTube: We have a strict policy

Israeli officials and experts agree herd immunity can't be achieved without vaccinating under-16s. Clinical trials on Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine are still not completed, but that's far from being the trickiest part of it

More than a year before party primaries begin for congressional and state elections in 2022, Republicans are in a mad scramble to secure Trump's approval

Biden's comments show the U.S. has no interest in mending ties with Russia, the Kremlin says

One other reason to keep your guard up after getting one dose of a two-dose vaccine: infection while having partial protection sets up the potential for the virus to mutate

Netanyahu says Bennett's Yamina will join his government only if it wins a low number of Knesset seats

Israel says it vaccinated 105,000 Palestinian workers with first dose ■ Israel approves digital surveillance for all quarantined arrivals ■ Israel reopens skies ahead of election, but COVID czar 'worried' it might lead to renewed outbreak ■ 60,...

Health experts in the U.S., though, say whats happening in Europe should serve as a warning against ignoring social distancing or dropping other safeguards too early

Biden has made it clear that containing China's influence is a priority. Israel's warming trade relations with the superpower can throw a wrench in an already-complicated relationship

Emirati Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed is outraged at what he views as Netanyahu exploiting the normalization deal with Israel as a part of his election campaign

Naftali Bennett and Yamina party colleague Ayelet Shaked havent forgotten the trauma of the 2019 election or the last one

Recent polls provide encouraging forecasts for the Joint List and the United Arab List, but it remains unclear how the pandemic will influence election results

Organizers will have to overcome several obstacles, including a petition filed against the protest and Jerusalem's decision to start comprehensive work to upgrade Paris Square the main site of the protests

Plan still in an early working stage but sources say it could eventually form the basis for rolling back parts of Trump's approach that Palestinians denounced as heavily biased in favor of Israel

'What has been heard from the U.S. since the emergence of the new regime is only lunatic theory of 'threat from North Korea' and groundless rhetoric about 'complete denuclearisation,'' top diplomat says

Domestic extremists who promote white racial superiority have potentially troubling contacts with foreign extremists, the spy agencies assess

Local Jewish leader says 'Anti-Asian hate crimes have been on the rise' after attack the left eight people dead, likely exacerbating the Asian community's fears

COVID strain fears stall green light for Israel's tourism industry to fully reopen

Dean Yaakov Shoshani and Stav Harari died last year after being trapped in an elevator, presumably due to a short circuit

Aoun and Hariri have been at loggerheads over government formation for almost five months, as Lebanon nears an economic abyss that is posing the biggest threat to its stability

In wake of a massive protest wave over police inaction on violence in the Israeli Arab community, Netanyahu tells senior officers they should act to 'bring crime organizations to a breaking point'

In a letter to the 46th president, left-wing Jewish leaders and activists urged him to pick an envoy for combatting antisemitism who will fight anti-Jewish bigotry within the context of other progressive issues

Documents show two figures in the so-called submarine affair were involved in businesses in Israel and Cyprus reliant on regulation, foreign relations

Israel's envoy to the Netherlands pushes back after criticism of Netanyahu's response to 'antisemitic' ICC war crimes probe