Idit Harel Segal was spurred by memories of her late grandfather, a Holocaust survivor, who told her to live meaningfully, and by Jewish tradition, which holds that there’s no higher duty than saving a life

While Bennett says Israel is 'very close' to obtaining third COVID vaccine doses, experts disagree over whether a third dose is safe or necessary

After failing to reach a consensus, Israeli health officials advising Bennett are set to reconvene on the third COVID vaccine. The doubts are less about safety and more about efficacy

MK Gafni, who later retracted his statement, blamed Bennett for causing COVID deaths by ignoring the pandemic

The victim was identified as 41-year-old Shadi Lutfi Salim, a plumber who was heading home from work when he was shot dead near the city of Nablus

Law stipulates when and how Yair Lapid would replace Naftali Bennett as prime minister; opposition members leave the chamber in protest

Military sources criticize brigade commander in the Jordan Valley who let it happen, fearing it will create more friction; the Israeli army says settlers had permit to hike and stay there, but not to establish an outpost

Secretary of State Blinken says the incident is a reminder that antisemitism isn't a thing of the past and will be investigated

News outlet tied to president of Belarus implies Jewish groups in the country are paid by foreign agents and backing anti-government protests

The head of Ben & Jerry’s parent company reaffirms Unilever's opposition to boycotting Israel. While Jewish groups welcomed the letters, they also said the response doesn't go far enough

The Palestinian president removes director of national library three days after he criticized the death of Nizar Banat following his arrest

As Justice Minister Gideon Sa’ar's bill moves toward a Knesset vote, some Israeli legal experts say it goes too far and others say it doesn't go far enough

Cellebrite does nothing to prevent the abuse of its products by customers. It knowingly sells products and services to users of dubious repute

Sabich, which originated with Israel's Iraqi Jewish community, is commonly eaten for breakfast – but it makes a delicious lunch, too

The Health Ministry will examine each child on a case-by-case basis, and would only give approval it is highly likely that the child risks severe illness or death if COVID was contracted

Despite being fully vaccinated against COVID, many noncitizens in Israel can’t get official proof that they are inoculated – presenting them with numerous problems as the delta variant spreads

Settlers from the outpost in the South Hebron Hills say the mobile homes were placed there with the knowledge of the defense establishment

Even if it means quarantine en famille upon return, and even if they risk falling ill of COVID and being stuck in a strange country, many Israeli families are flying out for vacation now

Amazon reportedly cut NSO off from its AWS service - the same one that is supposed to support Israel’s new official state cloud. Could Jerusalem be cut off, too?

A new governmental plan to overhaul kashrut supervision in Israel could end the Chief Rabbinate’s monopoly. The Rabbinate is up in arms, but business owners welcome the move, which could produce more kosher restaurants

Cuba’s Jewish community has kept a low profile for decades, and is doing the same in light of the recent protests. Cuban-Jewish leaders in Florida, meanwhile, express strong solidarity with the island's demonstrators

Four suspects were arrested on suspicion of conspiring to attack Jews visiting Jordan and Israeli soldiers on the Israel-Jordan border, the report notes

The resolution was introduced in the wake of the Israel-Gaza conflict the previous month and referred to Israel’s 'establishment as a settler-colonial state in 1948'

Multimedia artist Yael Bartana has a provocative new solo show in Berlin, a Kindertransport memorial and a theater piece about Hitler's Jewish clairvoyant. She talks with Haaretz about Israel's occupation vs. Nazi ideology – and the need for activi...

An easy video guide to making shakshuka, the most delicious egg dish in the Middle East

Police suspect that the shooting was part of an inter-family conflict, but do not understand why Mohammed Abu Najm, a member of the local sulha mediation committee, with no criminal record, was targeted

The alleged Mossad agents had been planning 'to use the equipment during urban riots and assassinations,' an Iranian news website reports, citing a counterintelligence official

Moscow's announcement that it disrupted an Israeli attack in Syria reflects concern over Israeli airstrikes reaching closer to areas where Russia is present

New arrivals came from the Caucasus region 4,900 years ago and changed the character of a village, study shows

Israel records 2,112 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, the highest number in four months

Gantz's trip, scheduled for Wednesday, follows the report that Macron's phone was on a list of targets that were possibly under surveillance by Morocco, which used NSO Group's Pegasus software

Israir and El Al flights from Tel Aviv landed in Marrakesh on Sunday ■ Israelis, many of Moroccan descent, have routinely traveled to Morocco since the relaxation of restrictions in the 1990s, but via third countries

America’s own government watchdog says oversight of the money spent on military efforts in Afghanistan has been poor with hundreds of millions of dollars misspent and corruption rife

The report accuses Palestinian militants of apparent war crimes by launching over 4,000 rockets at Israeli population centers; HRW also stated that there were no 'evident military targets in the vicinity' of three Israeli airstrikes that it said kill...

Israeli plane had erroneously strayed into the Eastern European state and was gunned down by two Bulgarian air force fighter jets

The study, which queried 87 percent of the total number of judges and registrars in Israel, finds that the majority of respondents feel their job is too emotionally burdensome

Where this black-and-white rodent could go, so could humans: If it got here over 100,000 years ago, so could people, researchers posit

The Afghan soldiers 'have been provided food, shelter and necessary medical care as per established military norms,' the Pakistani army said

Daniel had a clear code of right and wrong in life, army, and politics. He was never willing to be subordinate to political interests ■ Daniel unexpectedly passed away at 73

Taekwondo fighter wins first Tokyo 2020 medal for Israel ■ Israeli swimmer finishes in eighth place in 100m final in Tokyo

Anastasia Gorbenko is the first Israeli female swimmer to compete in an Olympic final

Turkish President Erdogan is entrenching the partition of the island, regardless of the reaction from Cyprus, Greece or the rest of the world

Distau Bissat was killed while waiting at a bus stop with his family near a mall when several riders on electric bikes hit him and fled, according to security cameras

Bafel Talabani's takeover of the organization controlling eastern Iraqi Kurdistan is thought to be the fruit of assistance from Iran and Turkey

Historians studying media coverage of Israel's recent violence with Gaza will rub their eyes in wonder at a regional power’s endless preoccupation with restricting the fishing of sardines in response to balloon warfare

An ‘academic institute’ tied to an antisemitic Italian ‘Nazi-Maoist’ linked to Iran has released a report denying China’s atrocities against the Uyghurs. It’s been loudly welcomed by America's conspiracy theory-riven, autocrat-loving, ‘...

The Democratic lawmakers further call for sanctions to hold accountable individuals and companies that sell spyware tools to authoritarian regimes

Police probe into agent Shai Avital comes after sexual assault complaint and TV reports that said he abused his power to exploit women and girls for years

There are currently 2,500 U.S. troops in Iraq focusing on countering the remnants of Islamic State

The CDC's Level 3 rating, one level below the most severe, says unvaccinated travelers should avoid nonessential travel to Israel

Having failed to dominate the news agenda with various attempts at inventing diplomatic crises, the former prime minister may enjoy more success with his current scare campaign

A letter sent by progressive Jewish organizations rejects allegations that Ben & Jerry's decision to stop selling in settlements is a boycott of Israel, an endorsement of BDS, or an act of antisemitism

At least five people have been killed during days of protests in Tehran, Iranian media reports

The ADL’s Center on Extremism will be one of multiple partner organizations in the effort for PayPal to uncover extremist funding methods

Hoping to ensure that FM Lapid succeeds Bennett as prime minister, the governing coalition is due to call for votes on key changes to Israel’s Basic Law of Government

Twelve cases of the COVID delta plus variant have been found in Israel in the past three weeks, with 10 of them having traveled abroad

Prof. Ran Balicer, who heads a committee of experts advising the Health Ministry on the coronavirus pandemic, tells Haaretz what Israel needs to do now to combat the delta variant

Zeev Rothstein, who clashed publicly and often with hospital staff, management and finance ministry officials, reached a severance agreement with Hadassah's board

The reason we haven’t found traces of the United Monarchy of David and Solomon is because they ruled over a kingdom of nomads, top researcher posits. But many of his colleagues balk.

Lawyers say court took 'special circumstances' into consideration and call 8-month prison sentence moderate and proportional

Criminal youths need specialized programs, experts have been warning for years. Meanwhile, state plans for a dedicated treatment center in Dimona encounter opposition from the city

Former Rep. Robert Wexler, member of the advisory board for new peace fund created by Congress, tells Haaretz what can be done to support the Palestinian economy, and how the Biden administration can make a difference

The pay is good and so is the office pampering, but while most former and current NSO employees say the Israeli spyware maker aims to do good, others admit: ‘Today it’s an embarrassment to say you worked at NSO’

Palestinian health authorities say Youssef Nawaf died after a May 14 gunshot wound in the neck damaged his spinal cord, leaving him in critical condition

The Channel 12 News commentator spent half a century in journalism, where he was known for his militant stance and putting himself in the line of fire

Test kits can return results in as little as 15 minutes, but Israel's coronavirus czar warns they will not replace the standard PCR test

New regulations restricting access to Israel's Ben-Gurion International Airport go into effect Monday night

The issue of family reunification in Gaza and the West Bank is not included in Israeli military briefings to the Israeli press about the 'Palestinian situation,' yet it is one of the most important for Palestinians

After President Kais Saied fired prime minister and parliamentary speaker, police close Al Jazeera's Tunis offices

The figures for May and June underscored the dire situation for Afghan civilians as intense fighting picked up after Biden announced American troops would withdraw by September

Interpreting a fragment of proto-Canaanite writing as connoting 'Jerubbaal' relies on identifying its first letter as Y. But one expert suggests it's a Z

Mongooses give birth on the same day in the same den so a mother mongoose has no idea who her pups are. That ignorance leads to a fairer society, study shows

It is not clear whether Mikati – widely considered an extension of the political class that brought the country to bankruptcy – would be able to break the year-long impasse over the formation of a new government

Opera composer Giacomo Meyerbeer enjoyed great success in the 1830s, before three words from his protégé Richard Wagner had a devastating impact. A new book seeks to reintroduce the Jewish maestro to modern audiences

While Israel recorded 1,398 new coronavirus cases on Sunday, it also saw an almost three-week high in the number of people getting inoculated

Israel's foreign minister writes: We need to lower the level of hysteria over criticism. Not everyone who opposes Israel’s policy in the Gaza Strip is antisemitic

'New Zealand has not taken this step lightly,' says Prime Minister Ardern, arguing 'international responsibilities' and 'the fact that children are involved' led to the decision

A political outsider seeking to reform Tunisia's 2014 constitution he had helped draft, Kais Saied's move to dismiss government and freeze parliament are seen by critics as an attack on democracy

'There is no need for any foreign combat forces on Iraqi soil,' says Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi ahead of a round of talks with President Joe Biden

President Kais Saied said he would assume executive authority with the assistance of a new prime minister, in a move critics call a coup

Medical personnel at Israeli hospitals indicate that while the number of hospitalized COVID patients may be growing, vaccines are likely weakening the severity of symptoms

Avichai Mendelblit heads the committee that is considering choosing his assistant Gil Limon for a role that handles conflict of interest in the civil service

Earlier, Israel halved Gaza's fishing zone after explosive-laden balloons from the Strip started three brush fires in the Negev

The suspect, an Israeli student, spent a short time in Iran, according to an investigation by police and the Shin Bet

According to the poll, 29 percent of Hungarians agree with the statement that 'intellectuals of Jewish descent keep the media and culture under their control'

Amir Hayek is one of the 11 ambassadorial appointments FM Lapid is allowed to make from outside the Foreign Service

Israel has long used arms sales as a form of diplomacy, and its countenancing of cyberarms to dictators and corrupt regimes is just the latest upgrade. Despite the Pegasus spyware scandal, don’t expect anything to change

Abdullah tells CNN that the Bennett-led government may not be the 'most ideal' to advance a two-state solution, but that it's important to get Israelis and Palestinians 'back to the table'