Despite demands to investigate the murder as a hate crime, police have refrained from ascribing motives until all the perpetrators are caught

Footage shows Palestinian protesters approaching the border fence, throwing rocks at the Border Police officer, with one of them shooting at him through an embrasure

The deaths come as a new, perceived threat emerges from the Islamic State group affiliate in Afghanistan

The Saudi crown prince believes the path to Washington's good graces starts in Jerusalem. But he and Israel are ignoring an important issue

The relative restraint that Israel has shown recently vis-à-vis the Gaza Strip has to do with Jerusalem's warming ties with Cairo

With the collapse of the Afghan government and the rise of the Taliban regime, the issue of financing and managing the country’s civilian systems has been brought into sharper focus

New antibody survey among 3- to 12-year-olds, headed by Education and Health Ministries together with IDF Home Front Command, aims to measure extent to which COVID spread undetected among Israeli children

Thousands received the third jab over the weekend as the eligibility age was lowered to 40 and up; so far 1.3 million Israelis received the third dose of the vaccine

Merav Michaeli was initially slammed for flouting Israel's travel recommendations and flying to the U.S., yet she revealed in a Facebook post that she and her partner, comedian Lior Schleien, welcomed their son Uri

Central bank governor Riad Salameh told Reuters the bank's Sayrafa platform would provide dollars for fuel imports at its market rate

41 Gazans wounded in violent clashes on Israel-Gaza border, including a 13-year-old in critical condition. An IDF soldier is also in critical condition after being hit by live fire amid the protests

At least 12 people have been killed in and around the single runway airfield since Sunday, NATO and Taliban officials said

More than 4 million people in Lebanon could face a critical shortage of water as the country battles a severe fuel crisis

Six Israeli fighter jets targeted facilities in the provinces of Damascus and Homs from Lebanon, says Russian army. Four Hezbollah militants were killed according to watchdog

Police suspect woman's killing may be connected to her decision to move away, along with her children, from the home of her late husband's family

Expecting soldiers with PTSD to head toward healing in a linear way isn't only a mistaken approach – it’s also cruel

Facing a torrent of criticism for his handling of the U.S. troop withdrawal, Biden says he can't promise what the final outcome would be in Afghanistan

The view of increasing numbers of scientists that we should search for intelligent life beyond Earth is based on the assumption that human intelligence is a necessary product of evolution. That’s an arrogant approach that borders on religious zealo...

Petition filed this week claims Ashkenazi seminars use vague and secret 'entrance tests' to justify discriminatory policies against Jews of Middle Eastern descent, blasts Education Ministry for inadequate oversight

Even though views on Iran and China diverge between the new Israeli government and the Biden administration, a good first meeting between the two leaders could have positive effects on the relationship

Thousands of Israelis have moved to Cyprus – a quick flight from Tel Aviv – during the past few years. What does their life on that island in the sun look like?

Concentrations of two drugs were tested in the military intelligence officer's blood. One was found to be within normal range, but the results for the other were not obtainable

After five years, Intel Sports – which developed 3D viewing for football and basketball – is shutting down; 3D camera project also dropped

Merkel will meet with Bennett at the end of the month for the first time since he was sworn in as prime minister, Berlin says

Israel's security service recommended that Ze'ev Eckstein – who shot Israel Kastner in a murder that rocked Israel more than 60 years ago – be released just six years into his life sentence. Did threats by Eckstein play a role? Newly declassified...

Israel began providing booster shots over two weeks ago, despite WHO plea ■ This week, the country's top coronavirus expert and a leading health care provider said the booster shots seem to be working

Though Bennett’s White House invitation was expected, the public one from Egypt is unusual ■ Israel’s booster gamble seems to be paying off

The rumors are piling up that the new prime minister is sticking it to his ministers. Netanyahu, meanwhile, has found and old-new unvaccinated savior

Wildfires in Jerusalem used to break out once in 20 or 50 years, but suddenly occur every few years due to climate change

Ruling Afghanistan and gaining legitimacy will be more challenging than waging war

This new unsupervised axis through the Suez Canal will be perceived as a Hezbollah accomplishment testing both Israel and Egypt ■ The Israeli army’s love affair with psyops blurs ethical lines

This week at the Tel Aviv airport: An American biology student in Israel discovers the wonders of stem cells, and two Israelis explore their Ukrainian roots

After Syrian state TV blames Israel for airstrikes reportedly launched from area southeast of Beirut, Lebanese defense minister condemns violation of Lebanese airspace

Report compiled by a Norwegian intelligence group says Taliban hunting individuals linked to previous administration, and alternatively, arresting their families, punishing them pursuant to 'own interpretation of Sharia law'

Ashraf Ghani fled to the United Arab Emirates. Not far from there, Qatar has been home to senior Taliban leaders. Despite their sharp political differences, the two Gulf Arab states have much in common

A leading environmental group warns the proposal would harm 'one of the most sensitive and rarest nature sites in Israel'

The spyware maker NSO Group has featured in media reports for years – but Israelis have consistently preferred to avoid a serious discussion of its actions

The blistering heat hasn't stopped Israel from abusing Palestinians living in the Jordan Valley and destroying their property and meager livelihoods. This week the authorities confiscated precious solar panels, decimated dirt roads and uprooted grove...

According to the Qatari statement, about 100,000 Palestinian families in Gaza will receive $100 in cash starting in early September

The president's statement, which accused unnamed parties of blocking coalition formation efforts, comes amid dwindling optimism that a deal could be struck to steer Lebanon out of its two-year financial crisis

France, Germany and the United Kingdom express 'grave concern' over UN watchdog report confirming Iran has accelerated enrichment of uranium to near weapons-grade

According to coalition agreements, the Birthright Israel program, which brings tens of thousands of Jews to Israel a year, was supposed to become the Diaspora Ministry's responsibility

Firefighters say that the blaze returned at Har Etan in the Judean Hills following increased wind speeds and dry conditions

The U.S.-based company, which currently has around 14,000 employees in Israel, is one of a number of corporations that have enacted reward schemes to encourage vaccination against COVID

'We can say COVID-19 vaccine booster shots are doing their job in the sense that they reduce infection rates,' Israeli Prof. Ran Balicer says

Riyadh is bald about extracting its oil to the last drop, even if it has to use it for plastics, but it’s actually just the tree that hides the forest of climate inaction

In his documentary, Zvi Landsman offers a frank look at Haredi men who try to change their sexual orientation – and the therapists behind them

As the latest wildfires amply demonstrate, the effects of climate change are now upon us. But the region is wholly unprepared to deal with them

The Taliban fired at crowds who took to several Afghan cities to wave national flags in protest against the militants. In some places, demonstrators also reportedly tore down white Taliban flags

In his thought-provoking new book ‘Haifa Republic,’ philosopher Omri Boehm reminds us that the binational state was a concept promoted by parts of the Israeli right as recently as the late 1970s

A candidate for the position of Jewish Agency chairman must be endorsed by nine of the 10 members of the nominations committee, but given the current makeup of the committee, the front-runner could be blocked from obtaining this majority

Israel's Health Ministry worked up to the last minute to arrange the rapid COVID testing required for children between 3 and 11 to enter public venues, but in the end, there were long waits and no clear information

Combining local products and a radical approach, Israeli ice cream makers are revolutionizing everyone’s favorite summer treat. And once you accept that ice cream doesn’t always have to be super-sweet, it’s really quite delicious

The German Federal Court of Justice said in a statement it had rejected her appeal against her conviction on 10 counts of murder. Moreover, there can be no further appeal

'I was certain I was coming to someone non-Ethiopian,' an Ethiopian dental hygienist recalls one of her patients telling her ■ Many of the women are met with prejudice, racism, discrimination and mistrust on the part of Israeli employers

In a world of remote work, neobanks and ecommerce, Weav helps small business get the credit they need

Iranian news agency says shipments were purchased by a group of Lebanese Shi'ite businessmen

Many countries, including Israel, prohibited men having sex with men from donating blood in the 1980s over fears that they might be carriers of HIV, the virus that causes AIDS

The victim, identified as Shmuel Silverberg, was shot in what does not appear to be a 'bias-motivated' incident according to police

Regulations drafted in 2014 have yet to be approved or funded, and firefighters don't have a long-term system for forecasting fires

Calls from patients soar, while violence – mostly but not only verbal – is also on the rise, doctors say ■ Aside from all their regular work, family doctors treat 98 percent of coronavirus patients

Judge had ordered that Roman Zadorov, convicted in 2010 for the murder of 13-year-old Tair Rada, be released to house arrest until his retrial is completed

Lawmakers urge secretary of state to press for full reopening of border crossings and work to get clear guidance on what goods and materials can be brought into Gaza

The body of alleged attacker Ahmad Erekat has been held by Israel for more than a year, despite a cabinet decision in force at the time of his death

Israel's National Security Council announces that the level of terrorism threats off the coast of the Sinai Peninsula and the resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh had dropped from level one – meaning high-risk – to level three

With infections and serious cases still on the rise, Israel is in a rather unique moment of epidemiological doubt. The prime minister is gambling his political future on the third vaccine shot being able to avert another lockdown

Bennett says Israel will expand COVID booster shot drive to those 40 and over ■ Decision on starting the year for elementary schools will be made Sunday

This will be the first meeting between the two leaders since Bennett took office in June

A British commando unit made up mostly of Jewish refugees helped tip the scales in favor of the Allies during World War II, even as they faced prejudice and antisemitism along the way. A new book tells the remarkable story of X Troop

The UAE says 'it has welcomed President Ashraf Ghani and his family into the country on humanitarian grounds,' after he fled Afghanistan when Taliban took over Kabul

Israel is considering giving the third COVID shot to people 40 and over, down from the current 50

Within a week and a half of schools reopening, the infection rate in the Haredi community more than doubled, to 12 percent of new coronavirus cases

There's no Arabic, Russian or Amharic, but it's said to be just a pre-translation ‘beta’ version

Gaza sources say protests will only begin Saturday in order to give indirect talks with Israel a chance ■ Egypt invites Bennett to first official Cairo visit

Tastewise uses big data to understand how and what people are eating. The firm is help corporations give us the food we really want

Some Israeli experts side with the World Health Organization and claim current policy is both morally and epidemiologically wrong

Since Israel kicked off its third COVID vaccine campaign two weeks ago, more than 1.1 million Israelis have received their third shot

A debate is raging over the remains of the ancient reptiles found in Israel. Some researchers want them analyzed and displayed in a museum, others believe that the real museum is nature itself

Although he had the opportunity to flee to the U.S., Zabulon Simantov will remain behind to look after Afghanistan’s last standing synagogue

Meanwhile, Afghans flock to Kabul airport as Western evacuation efforts continue

Haaretz photographers document what remains as more than 4,200 acres of land are consumed by fire

The process of setting up private schools for kids of Israeli COVID anti-vaxxers has so far gone largely unnoticed, with most of the activity taking place on the Telegram platform. 'These parents have lost faith in the system and have begun to take i...

Watching a film about racism in the Deep South, I wonder when I will have to tell the children why some members of my Jewish family oppose my relationship with Osama ■ Post #33