A continued rise in COVID figures comes as the country is expanding its vaccine booster campaign to people aged 50 and up

Israel is already administering the third shot to avoid another crisis due to the contagious delta variant of the coronavirus

On the nuclear issue and with the U.S. departure from Afghanistan, Iran may again have to display what Khamenei has called 'heroic flexibility'

The increase in the number of Palestinians killed this year – almost twice as many as in every other recent year – is due to a combination of circumstances

Bennett might succumb to pressures regarding a lockdown, despite his previous objections ■ Meanwhile, Netanyahu is more interested in criticizing the new PM than in paying for his own hotel

As Israel's northern border heats up, army intelligence is forced to disentangle a complicated tangle of power brokers and interests between Hamas, Hezbollah and Iran's Quds Force

The resurgent Taliban are estimated to hold over two-thirds of Afghanistan, weeks before the end of the U.S. military mission some 20 years after its invasion

A seemingly furry shrimp and soldier termites on the march featured in BMC Ecology and Evolution Image Competition 2021

This week at the Tel Aviv airport: She's an Arabic teacher, he's training for Ironman. Here's their secret to a great relationship

Many health care leaders warned that the extra staff won’t have a profound impact anytime soon because it will take time for them to be trained in treating COVID-19 patients in the midst of a crisis

Imad Duikat was the sixth Palestinian to be shot dead by Israeli troops during recent protests against the settler outpost of Evyatar, and the 40th to be killed in the West Bank since May

The Health Ministry formally endorses advisory panel's recommendation, two weeks after a decision to begin administering COVID vaccine booster shots to those over 60

While trying to educate people about historical injustices – by posting reports about the past in the present tense – this American got himself in hot water

Greece's largest fire broke out on the country’s second-largest island of Evia and was still smoldering more than a week later, after having destroyed most of the island’s north

The news is one of the most significant signs of concern in President Joe Biden's administration about the security situation and the failure of the Afghan government to protect key cities

The launch of a new fundraising round, the surprising acquisition offers, the pandemic shake-up – Yael Vizel, a founder of the virtual fitting room startup Zeekit, talks about the sale of her firm to the giant American Walmart corporation for an es...

The drone was monitored by Israeli forces from the moment it entered Israeli airspace, military says in statement a day after the incident

Little to nothing was known about the range of the woolly mammoth. Now we know the life story of one young bull in Alaska thanks to the isotopes in a tusk

Tumarkin, whose works include monuments and sculptures found all over Israel as well as paintings and drawings, was a controversial artist who frequently spoke out against the establishment

The victim, who brings foreign workers from China to Israel to work in the construction industry, was pulled out of his car and forced into a van by a group wearing police hats

For years powerful entities with vested interests, whether petroleum giants or conservative politicians, tried to deny a connection between human activity and extreme weather events. Dr. Friederike Otto, a trailblazing scientist from Oxford, provides...

'On the Polish subject, I don’t think there needs to be continuity with the previous government's policy,' Foreign Minister Lapid says

Matthias Koch first visited Iran in 2015 out of curiosity to see beyond the headlines. What was supposed to be a tourist experience, turned into an impressive project that gives Iranian musicians access to new listeners around the world

The court reversed the conviction of a man for importing drugs found in a random search at Ben-Gurion Airport on his arrival from Amsterdam. He had not aroused suspicion justifying the search, the court ruled

The offer is limited to orders over $65 and mostly applies to tech products, a scaled-down version of pre-coronavirus policy

The newly released study 'Beyond the Count: Perspectives and Lived Experiences of Jews of Color' is the first large-scale examination of the lived experiences and perspectives of Jews of color in the United States

Bullets, bayonet and grenades were found alongside remains during light rail works near Ammunition Hill, site of famed Six-Day War battle between Jordanian Legion and Israeli army

The official residence is set to undergo renovations, state tells High Court in response to a petition by Bennett's neighbors, who aren't happy with demonstrations near his private home in Ra'anana

Administering third COVID shots for Israelis in their 40s and 50s could start as early as next week, Bennett said

Israeli decision to build over 2,000 new settlement homes violates Biden's stance against unilateral steps, Palestinians say, hours before meeting between President Abbas and CIA director Burns

The shift to working at home full time or adopting a hybrid model is forcing the Israeli economy to adjust to a new reality. Experts say the impact will be felt not just financially, but culturally as well

At the inauguration of Israel's diplomatic mission in Morocco following normalization, Foreign Minister Lapid says the two countries will mutually open embassies in two months

The pro-Israeli lobby targeted four congresswomen, including Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib, drawing criticism from J Street and prompting Tlaib to respond, ‘I am so sick of this shit’

Twelve percent of Jewish Americans are also the least likely to look to religious leaders for information on vaccines, tied for the least likely of religious groups surveyed

Former Transportation Minister Miri Regev demands there be a Mizrahi prime minister, asserting that 'after Bibi Netanyahu, the Likudniks must have a reckoning'

As Israel police roll out new department to combat surge in violent crime in Arab communities and aim to increase number of Arabs on the force, many prominent Arab voices contend the approach is inadequate and unsuitable

For every factor that could send the Israeli economy back into recession, there is one that could save it. It all depends if and how long the next lockdown is.

With Lapid visiting, officials say defensive cyber cooperation between Israel and Morocco already in swing: ‘Morocco is no chump in the cyber field’

Conservative pilgrims to Orban's Hungary, like Tucker Carlson and Rod Dreher, dream of a 'Christian democracy' in America, too. But their hug for Hungary's illiberal strongman, like their embrace of Trump, is all about opportunism

Aviv Kochavi says the IDF will crack down on soldiers who don't follow regulations after 40 Palestinians were killed by IDF fire in the West Bank since May 2021, including non-combatants killed by mistake

Upon investigation, Human Rights Watch said Hamas rocket attacks that killed 12 civilians in Israel, as well as a misfired rocket that killed seven Palestinians inside the Gaza Strip, 'violated the laws of war'

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