The first case of the COVID-19 delta plus variant was diagnosed in Israel on Wednesday

At 80, Esther Ofarim still doesn’t like to give interviews, is embarrassed when dubbed ‘the greatest singer’ (though she agrees it’s true), and prefers to stay at her home in Germany. Ahead of three special performances in Israel, she relents...

'It was startling to aides, however much they were anticipating an eruption, that Trump’s wrath fell on Bibi Netanyahu,' journalist Michael Wolff writes in his new book

Freshly unearthed parts of a luxury banquet hall first found in 1867 indicate it was built after Herod’s death – and was built before the temple compound was finished

Prime minister Hassan Diab's unconvincing speech to diplomats couldn't cover up Lebanon's political dysfunction. Now its leaders need to do the impossible

Iraqi militia groups aligned with Iran vowed to retaliate after U.S. strikes on the Iraqi-Syrian border killed four of their members last month

Families of victims were told that crews would stop using rescue dogs and listening devices, but would continue to search for remains in the rubble after the condo collapsed on June 24

Cash for 45,000 Gaza residents to buy food and housing for over 4,000 families whose homes were either destroyed or damaged is needed immediately, says a new report issued by the World Bank, UN and EU

Dwellings in Khirbet Humsah, located in an area designated by the Israeli military as a firing zone, demolished in third such operation within a year, leaving residents homeless

Ron Eliyahu Oved, 18, was killed outside a Negev army base by a runaway bus while trying out for the paratroops

No deaths were reported in a blast which appears to have been caused by a shipping container which caught alight

Amid escalating rhetoric between officials, Israel’s acting ambassador to Poland calls on legislators in Warsaw to ‘listen to the voices of Holocaust survivors’

Pollak was arrested for refusing to agree to a restraining order that he keep out of the West Bank

PM Bennett's sparse diplomatic experience could open up a broader role for Herzog, who will look to mend Israel's relationship with the Diaspora

The Israeli citizen was denied the right to meet with his lawyer in the first 20 days of his detention, at the order of the court

According to new book by a WSJ reporter, Trump was told by his chief of staff during 2018 visit to Europe that he 'cannot ever say anything supportive of Adolf Hitler’

Jibril was the initiator of a 1985 prisoner exchange deal that saw the release of 1,150 convicted terrorists, including future leaders of the first intifada

A vaccinated arrival from abroad and a person who came in contact with her in Israel have been diagnosed with the COVID delta plus variant

Arrests and police violence are surprising considering recent conciliatory comments and the identity of the arrested protesters

A new biography shines a light on Maj. Gen. Maurice Rose’s vital wartime contribution to the U.S. cause in Europe, and how he led a hitherto floundering tank division to prominence

Despite the bad faith insinuations, progressive Chilean Jews like us can’t support Daniel Jadue's presidential bid. Not because he is a communist, but because he is an unrepentant antisemite

U.S. army says 14 rockets were fired at Ain Al-Assad, damage is being assessed. On Monday, at least three rockets hit the base

He’s restless and hyperactive; He liberally quotes everything from the Bible to Disney movies: And he was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, then released and the case was closed. Meet rapper Bazzi B, a rising voice in Israel

During a press conference on Monday, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett was corrected by a reporter after referring to his former boss as prime minister. The next day, Interior Minister Shaked experienced a slip of the tongue too

Ancient Israelites, Canaanites and others in the southern Levant had to import silver. Now we know from where

Officials have blamed Iran’s recent blackouts on surging demand for power, along with low rainfall cutting hydroelectric output and illegal cryptocurrency mining farms

The London School of Jewish Studies reinstates Lindsey Taylor-Guthartz after deciding that her teaching role was an academic, not religious, appointment

While the expiry of the amendment means thousands of Palestinians can apply for family reunification, what happens next is unclear

On the occasion of the last day of his term, Shin Bet security service releases image of disguised outgoing President Rivlin on anonymous jaunt outside, thanks him for 'years of significant work' for Israel

The Houthis have for years attempted to take Marib to complete their control over the northern half of Yemen. But since February, they have waged an intensified offensive from multiple fronts

Ministries deferred blame onto one another for delays in finding a suitable treatment program for 24-year-old A., who copes with drug addiction and mental illness

Saudi leaders like Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman have focused on the benefits of normalization with Israel. But the recent violence highlighted the downside, which is far more serious for Riyadh than for the UAE or Bahrain

Israel's coronavirus cabinet decides to ramp up vaccination efforts, as serious COVID cases increase to their highest point in weeks

Gantz's statement reflects Israel's concern that Iran will cast itself as Lebanon's savior. Israel is aware of a possibility, which currently seems remote, that Hezbollah could be tempted to seize power

As the delta variant spreads across Israel, and with other COVID mutations looming on the horizon, the smart move remains to cover your mouth and nose indoors

Herzog, a married father of three, was elected as Israel's president in early June, after winning a Knesset vote over Miriam Peretz, 87 votes to 26

Israel didn't have the authority to expel foreigners living in the country illegally to a third country, lawyer says, decrying an 'extraordinary and extremely serious measure'

The three ultra-Orthodox Yeshiva students were not given a reason for being detained, one officer, however, said that 'We are detaining everyone we think might pull something'

U.S. State Department spokesman said that Washington was not setting a deadline for the talks

Speaking at a Fourth of July event, Israeli prime minister says he will work with the Biden administration and Congress to strengthen the American-Israeli partnership

SafeSchool Analytics is helping schools help students. The company has raised nearly $ 1 million from the likes of Nir Zohar, Michael Eisenberg and others

Surrogacy in Israel is currently available to heterosexual couples as well as single women, in cases where the woman has medical issues that prevent her from becoming pregnant or carrying the pregnancy to term

According to the attorney general, for six years Bitan received benefits from a number of contractors and stakeholders at a sum of hundreds of thousands of shekels, and promoted their interests in return

At the moment of truth, what had been considered the coalition’s weakest links went out of their way to help the government – but a few rogue coalition members may hold them back

Three weeks since the new government was sworn in, the Netanyahu family is vacating the official residence days before the July 10 deadline; Bennett and his family intend to keep living in their private Ra'anana home

Although 30,000 quarantine orders were issued in the last two weeks, only a few dozen fines were handed out to quarantine violators

Officials have blamed the blackouts on surging demand for power, along with low rainfall cutting hydroelectric output and illegal cryptocurrency mining farms

Coronavirus cabinet meeting ends without any new decisions, as new cases spiked by 50 percent in 24 hours

Last week, Rivlin addressed Abbas at a UN event, calling on the Palestinians to put the past behind them in order to forge a peaceful future

The head of Poland's ruling party says 'We owe nothing to no one' after Lapid calls the World War II restitution law 'a disgrace'

Temporary legislation that bars Palestinians who marry Israelis from residency status expires, after a controversial vote that put Israel's new coalition to the test

Restrictions on Pride events and other curbs on free speech reflect the government's heavier hand on the LGBTI community

Israeli citizens who hoped to visit family this summer discover they can’t bring their kids into the country due to a decades-old law suddenly being enforced

Filmmaker Daniel Sivan follows his acclaimed John Demjanjuk series ‘The Devil Next Door’ with a film about the rise and fall of Israeli bridge player Lotan Fisher. In an interview with Haaretz, he explains why

Estranged Prince Hamza, half-brother of King Abdullah II and a former heir to the throne, was accused of liaising with disgruntled members of powerful tribes. He avoided punishment after pledging allegiance to the king

Coalition's failure on annual vote to deny Palestinian spouses official status was a coup for Netanyahu camp, but it also steers public debate in the right direction and rectifies years-long collective discrimination

Saudi Arabia and Gulf allies continue to pressure Iran over its nuclear program and its support for militant groups

Iran has offered few details on the attack, which it said targeted a sprawling nuclear center located about 40 kilometers from Tehran

From the start in 2016, Zeev Rothstein's time at the helm was fraught with conflict with the New York-based Hadassah Women’s Zionist Organization, which owns Hadassah, and with its employees

Monday night’s failure is a wake-up call for the new government ahead of the crucial budget vote in October, but will only harden right-wing coalition parties against the former prime minister

Efforts by the king to further democratize Jordan's unstable politics may be too little, too late

'No one today would dare to raise a voice and deny the Holocaust,' President Lukashenko says on Independence Day, while Belarus allows the memory of Nazi actions in their country to be played down

The offer from Defense Minister Benny Gantz comes as Lebanon's caretaker PM called on the international community to provide immediate aid

Forty-two percent of Israelis who caught COVID on Monday were vaccinated, spurring concerns over the efficacy of the vaccine against the highly contagious delta variant

Vulnerable and yet brave, do not miss Yudith Levin’s voice – as reflected in her show on display at Tel Aviv’s Dvir Gallery through this Saturday

Talks with foreign entities are aimed at selling Israeli scientific know-how – if they will finance COVID clinical trials

The revamped panel from the Oslo Accords era will aim to deliver 17,000 more work permits to Palestinian for construction and industry jobs in Israel, and will be headed by Meretz's Esawi Freige

Investigators say agent acted with ‘excessive motivation,’ and has already been dismissed by Shin Bet chief

When the lockdowns ended, secular Jewish men returned to work relatively quickly, while recovery for Haredi men and Arabs was slower

Israel to deliver 700,000 expiring doses of Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine to South Korea, which will send doses to Israel in late 2021, according to agreement

Investigations conducted by the Housing Ministry 'create mistrust between people living in poverty and their immediate environment,' says judge

Former Balad lawmaker Haneen Zoabi is among the 13 defendants who filed false campaign financial reports to the state comptroller in 2013

Some reports claim that the warehouse is a state-owned facility. The Iranian government has yet to officially respond

Law barring family unification between Palestinians married to Israeli citizens expires, despite coalition's compromise ■ Interior Minister Shaked warns of '15,000 citizenship applications,' says sight of Likud, far-right lawmakers cheering alongsi...

Health Ministry says COVID vaccine at 64 percent effectiveness in preventing infections, but experts differ ■ Ministry notes vaccine is still 93 percent effective in preventing hospitalizations and severe symptoms

A new film by director Michal Weitz, which serves as reckoning with her family history, should once again remind Israeli society to deal with its past

The Central Elections Committee barred Heba Yazbak from a 2020 run, citing alleged support for terrorism and the denial of Israel’s right to exist as a Jewish and democratic state, but the Supreme Court overturned the ban

Apparently Neanderthals were the only homo species in Germany 51,000 years ago, but by then they had mixed with Homo sapiens, so the muse behind this early art remains enigmatic

The U.S. has previously accused Iran of attacks on the Ain al-Asad air base, which was also targeted by a drone last month

Figures obtained by Haaretz also show increased interest in immigration to Israel from U.S. and Britain

The Oslo-based company cites risk of complicity in human rights abuses as the reasoning behind the move

Don’t make fun of Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef’s disparaging remarks about schooling until you’ve looked at how poorly Israel ranks on skills and education

Knesset set to vote to extend law preventing Palestinians who married Israeli citizens from residing in the country

In their first phone conversation since Israel's new prime minister assumed office, Bennett thanked President Vladimir Putin for Russia's efforts in maintaining stability in the Middle East

The new Bennett-Lapid government needs to concentrate on working with Washington to expand the Iran deal so it covers nonnuclear issues; it must also start preparing for the next agreement

The Taliban took over six key districts in northern Afghanistan, following which hundreds of Afghan forces fled across the border with Tajikistan's permission