Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked said the government plans 'to accept serious cases of COVID and accept deaths,' then apologized. But she was telling the truth: if things continue, Israel might see 100 deaths a day

Education Minister Yifat Shasha-Biton will next be given the opportunity to decide whether to affirm Former Education Minister Yoav Gallant's decision to withhold prize from Prof. Oded Goldreich

Numbers of seriously ill COVID cases continues to rise as Israel tightens gathering, proof of immunity restrictions

A member of a workers' group in the Arab east of the city had to wait nearly four hours before seeing a clerk. In the Jewish west, the visit was finished in an hour and 40 minutes

Members of CIA Director Burns' delegation told their Israeli counterparts that they have little faith in the talks being pushed by global superpowers to bring Iran back into the 2015 deal, Israeli officials report

The postponement – despite a 2018 deadline – is attributed in part to the absence of a state budget and repeated rounds of inconclusive Knesset elections

The mayor of Acre asserted last week that 'buses coming from the West Bank are a serious health problem,' since 'we know that almost nobody in the West Bank is vaccinated'

The new restrictions require Israelis aged three and older to adhere to the Green Pass rules, which involve proving immunity by presenting a negative COVID test, vaccination or recovery proof

Foreign Minister Lapid says 'Israel will not compromise on a single comma when it comes to the memory of the Holocaust' after Polish lawmakers approve law limiting restitution claims for property stolen by the Nazis

The previous, heavily-criticized 'quality group' score assessed education, intelligence and suitability, the new version takes into account cognitive ability, resilience, managerial capabilities, adaptive capacity and more

Ahead of the inauguration of an Israeli mission in Rabat, Foreign Minister Lapid and Morocco's Bourita signed several cooperation agreements

Residents of the Neveh Kfir neighborhood have expressed opposition move, which was prompted by a shortage of space at kindergartens in the Hatikva neighborhood, where the children live

The move to approve construction in the West Bank's Area C, seen as part of the Israeli government's push to strengthen the PA's standing, also includes hundreds of settlement housing units, which Bennett wanted to push through before his upcoming me...

Seventeen-year-old is the 12th suspect in the case; the other eleven were indicted in September

Among those sought by the ICC is ousted president Omar al-Bashir, who is accused of masterminding a campaign that lead to the deaths of 300,000 people in Darfur

Following a ban on vaccines from western countries and sanctions from the U.S., Iranians are left to buy COVID shots on the black market

When Barack Obama secured a major political achievement in his first term, Benjamin Netanyahu failed to acknowledge it. Naftali Bennett should consider a different approach when he meets Joe Biden in Washington later this month

A house collapsed due to the deluge and cars were left stranded in water, as governmental emergency service reports hospital evacuation and closed roads

The government is planning to add health care staff every time the number of hospitalized patients doubles, but hospital officials say it won't be enough

Benny Gantz hoped to goad the UN Security Council to move against Iran. But his murky message just embarrassed the NATO ambassadors right in front of the representatives of Russia and China

Global investment fund to build data massive data center in central Israel for 600 million shekels

As COVID cases reach 42,000, Khamenei calls to import and produce vaccines

Out of power, but still eager for the spotlight, Netanyahu is now playing politics with Israel's COVID vaccine campaign. It's unforgivable

Apple original ‘CODA’ is a joyous comedy-drama about the honey-voiced teenager of deaf parents – and is the rare remake to actually improve on the original. Plus, reviews of ‘The Suicide Squad’ on HBO Max and ‘Not Going Quietly’

The unvaccinated elderly are over five times more likely to experience a severe case of COVID-19 than their immunized counterparts, according to Health Ministry data

With hundreds of older people in nursing homes across Israel falling ill with COVID-19, care homes suffer manpower shortages and call on the Health Ministry to help

British journalist and author Michael Vatikiotis went to the Middle East in pursuit of his Levantine roots, and found forgotten stories about vanished communities

Arrivals to Israel will have to self-isolate for at least seven days and return at least two negative COVID tests, and anyone found breaking quarantine will be subject to a 5,000-shekel fine ■ The U.S. earlier this week added Israel to its highest ...

Wherefore art thou Romeo? In a dramatic change to one of the best known love stories in Western culture, the Israel Opera is staging a lesbian production of Bellini’s 'The Capulets and the Montagues'

Combatants for Peace organization asked the International Criminal Court to investigate what it terms a ‘war crime’ that occurred last month in Khirbet Humsah

Roee Adler joined WeWork when it was a rapidly growing startup, spearheaded by the charisma of Adam Neumann. Then things started to change ■ His new company seeks to reinvent the brick-and-mortar store with a fleet of 'mobile shops'

The list of appointees, including a hardline diplomat slated to continue nuclear talks with Western powers, will be announced officially on Saturday in parliament, according to state television broadcasters

Rhythmic gymnast Linoy Ashram welcomed by a huge crowd after winning a gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics

Benjamin Netanyahu long refused to bar Americans from traveling to Israel during the pandemic, apparently for fear of upsetting Donald Trump. But two new governments have brought a new, healthier approach

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and CIA Director William Burns discussed the situation in the Middle East, Iran and opportunities to expand cooperation

The proposed restrictions would require Israelis aged three and older to adhere to the Green Pass rules, which involve proving immunity by presenting a negative COVID test, vaccination or recovery proof

Israel took a first step on Monday by conducting antibody tests for 2,000 children. Results suggest that in some communities, the pandemic may have spread more widely among children than previously thought

The number of Israelis that received their third COVID shot tops 600,000, as health authorities discuss giving the booster shots to Israelis 45 and over

With much to discuss, from Iran and Jordan to China and the Palestinians, William Burns' first visit to Israel in his current role is meant to promote U.S. policy interests before Bennett's upcoming arrival to the White House

The Health Ministry's advisory panel broadly believes that the shot does more good than harm, but there's no broad consensus. But attitudes could shift in accordance with morbidity trends in Israel or signs of positive impact

The resumption of the ultra-Orthodox school year will test the efficacy of the vaccines against the COVID-19 delta variant, as Israel hits its fourth wave of the pandemic

Oil companies knew they were destroying the planet. They decided to tackle the problem by building a huge web of disinformation and by funding politicians who would deny scientific truths

Bennett's government has been trying to harness the United States to promote dramatic steps against Tehran, which is expected to top the agenda of the prime minister's meeting with CIA chief

Other ministries are responsible for Arab sites, ministry tells justices in response to activists' petition

'Only criminal hands can be behind the simultaneous outbreak of about 50 fires across several localities of the province,' the interior minister says

In all but two of this week's murder cases suspects have been apprehended

Pentagon later said remarks by Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Dana Stroul 'did not confirm Mercer Street UAV attack emanated from Yemen'

The investigation, detailed in a 168-page report, found that Cuomo groped, kissed or made suggestive comments to women including current and former government workers

Foreign Minister Lapid arrives in Rabat for a series of meetings with senior Moroccan officials and the inauguration of the Israeli liaison office

Archaeologists put doubts to rest: 65,000-year-old daubings in Ardales Cave in Spain were deliberate, not accidents with ocher or bacterial secretions. But was it art?

Education Ministry expects number of students infected every day to reach 5,000 by September 1 ■ Coronavirus cabinet to vote on tighter restrictions Wednesday

Imah Dumagay's comedy offers a glimpse into the lives of and discrimination against 2.2 million compatriots working across the Middle East

Prosecutor Karim Khan made the remarks in a meeting with Sudan’s justice minister, apparently referring to the handover of suspects wanted for war crimes and genocide, including former President Omar al-Bashir

Christian Maronite Patriarch Rai was sharply critical of Hezbollah, saying no group should decide on war and peace, and Lebanon didn't want to be embroiled in actions that would 'draw destructive Israeli responses'

Iranian news outlet says the ship is the same one on which a fire broke out in April, allegedly after being attacked by a drone coming from Lebanon

Wix-based websites in Israel will now have the ability to provide local delivery services. However, antitrust concerns loom large

More than 78 percent of Israelis eligible for COVID-19 vaccination have been inoculated. As delta variant spreads, booster shot campaign is under way

Sissi has discovered that it’s easier to build a new city or widen the Suez Canal than it is to tinker with the outmoded system that has been keeping most Egyptians’ heads just above water

A decision made by Israel Police Commissioner Kobi Shabtai will prioritize the enforcement of the indoor mask mandate over Israelis in quarantine, which until now was the police's main task

Advocates believe separate, specialized courts for sex crimes would relieve some of the emotional stress that accusers face within the judicial system, and encourage more victims to report attacks to the police

Signals in Minoan pottery from palaces and homes of just folks show they imported cumin, adding to local spice flavors such as fennel and mint

A new study unequivocally refutes the accusation made by right-wing Israeli organizations

Attack, revealed by FireEye, also targeted Israeli defense bodies and was part of a broader campaign by Chinese intel. It is the first documented case of a large-scale Chinese attack on Israel

During the incident, the driver loudly protested the women's outfit choices, saying they were un-Islamic, local reports say; Girls aged nine and older have to wear a head covering in Iran

Eighty-eight percent of participants in the survey reported that they felt 'similar or better' to how they felt after the second shot in the days after receiving the third dose

Zoya Cherkassky is influenced by Toulouse-Lautrec, YouTube videos and the streets of south Tel Aviv in her provocative new show

A Romanian law prohibiting live exports when temperatures surpass 45 degrees Celsius was breached during a recent import from Romania to Israel that contained thousands of cattle

William J. Burns visits the region as tensions run high

Number of seriously-ill COVID cases in Israel rises to 394, Health Ministry data shows

In the past three months over 40 Palestinians have been killed by soldiers, including some non-combatants who were killed by mistake

Additionally, only 16 percent of children age 12-15 in the Arab community have been vaccinated compared to 34.6 percent in the general population

The assailant reportedly tried to stab a soldier at the Yitzhar junction in the West Bank and was shot in response; her condition remains unknown

Chiding the police for failing to justify the arrest, let alone explain it, the judge referred the case to the Justice Ministry's police misconduct unit due to suspicions that officers beat the man while arresting him

Real change in lifestyle and habits are needed to mitigate climate change, and Israel needs to recognize the importance of regional cooperation

Number of seriously-ill COVID cases in Israel rises to 373, Health Ministry data shows

Israel reportedly also mulls adding the United States to its list of countries barred from traveling, fearing the spread of COVID variants

David Bitan, indicted a month after the attorney general said he had received 715,000 shekels in bribes over the course of several years

An Amnesty poll in the wake of global investigation into NSO finds half of Jewish Israelis support increasing oversight on offensive cyber technology

Eviction orders were delivered last month to 15 families that have lived in Givat Amal Bet for years. A day before the scheduled eviction it was delayed, as lawmakers work on compensation scheme

The Finance Ministry proposes that the unvaccinated shouldn't be eligible for government grants in case of a coronavirus lockdown

Israel's government continues to encourage search for more gas fields before 'window of opportunity' closes, as UN says a third of global warming caused by methane

Jerusalem rabbinical court sides with ex-husband in divorce dispute, saying High Court's ruling on higher alimony was against Jewish law

First flights arrive after lifting of ban imposed in 2015 after crash that killed over 200 ■ Moscow attributed the crash to a bomb, and ISIS claimed responsibility

Following disapproval from his ultra-Orthodox political allies, Israel's opposition leader says his staff does not understand that 'what applies to a prime minister applies to me now as well'

Before the pandemic struck, Birthright would bring tens of thousands of young Jewish adults to Israel each year