The Palestinian Authority is trying is not only asking the United States to request Arab countries' support, but wants it make it clear to them that ties with Washington will depend on the PA's stability

Despite the highest daily COVID increase since the pandemic took hold in Israel, seriously ill cases retreat for the third consecutive day

The flavors, colors and aromas of couscous, an ancient and traditional dish, will make a New Year's feast - or any meal - a festive occasion. Here's

We eat simanim to symbolize the beginning of a good new year. Enjoy these Rosh Hashanah treats from a website where home cooks share and store all their favorite kosher recipes

Elran Shrefler, owner and chef of Tel Aviv's Azura Restaurant imbibed a love of Turkish cuisine from his restaurateur father. A holiday menu inspired from home

Yehi Zino is one of the few Israelis to have truly mastered the secrets of the Mediterranean, and his skills are on display daily at the Pescado fish restaurant in Ashdod. Four recipes for the holidays from one of Israel’s most talented young chefs

Temuri Yakobashvili and Yana Fremer, who come from a small Jewish community in Tbilisi, decorate their holiday table with a mix of Sephardi and Ashkenazi Georgian delicacies

Zalmanico offers a delicious fusion inspired by Polish butchers and chefs raised on North African cuisine. Try their chopped liver and meatballs with leek in pomegranate molasses

The prime minister was quick to forcefully distance himself from the meeting between Gantz and Abbas, yet he is advancing concrete initiatives to improve living conditions for Palestinians

After an inquiry was made by MK Ofer Cassif of the Joint List, Public Security Minister Omer Bar-Lev ordered the police to discontinue the policy in all but the most extreme of cases

Scientists from several Israeli institutions hypothesize that a dramatic event occurred in the Mediterranean Sea 4.5 million years ago which led to its diverse marine life today

The new Shin Bet chief, R., will have to live up to his predecessor by remaining above the fray and on the attack during a frenetic era that will certainly include surprises and new threats

Jewish community had asked Athanassios Plevris to apologize for comments he made as a defense lawyer in a case against his far-right father

'You killed the boy,' one protester says about the prime minister at the funeral of Barel Hadaria Shmueli. Another says the soldiers firing a salute should aim at Bennett instead

U.S. lawmakers and intelligence officials fear the country’s entry into the program would facilitate espionage by Israel, and homeland security officials worry that too many Israelis overstay their visas

The first multidisciplinary study of prehistoric Arabia finds a hominin presence going back almost half a million years – but not at all times

Israeli officials hope the intense COVID booster campaign will hinder the rise of new cases in September, as over 2 million students return to school

The percentage of individuals who replied that they ‘would forgo the holiday meals if they were to include unvaccinated people’ increased with age. Also in the poll: 39% give new government poor grade on COVID

Thousands of have been holding out against the Taliban in Panjshir ■ Taliban says rebels have rejected negotiations

This hacker hit an Israeli university and is demanding 2 bitcoins to release its data. The university refuses to pay. We spoke to them to learn more

Israel's foreign minister warns reopening would send 'wrong message' and could destabilize coalition, says U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan 'maybe wasn't performed in the right manner'

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett's appointment of R., 55, who is currently the deputy head of the Shin Bet Security Service, still awaits government approval

U.S. officials told CNN that Americans and Afghans gathered in designated areas so that Taliban can verify their identity and escort them to the airport

Officials estimate the spill could reach the island within 24 hours, with Cypriot and Turkish authorities in contact over plan

More Palestinians in Gaza have taken the vaccine in the past week than in the entire six-month period prior

Whether it’s the newly distinguished midget Yucatan spotted skunk or the Plains spotted skunk, all are beautiful. If you see one, by all means coo – then walk the other way

Israel is coming to the Palestinian Authority’s rescue with a badly needed loan, but it should be thinking about how to spur economic development

The trance music party scene has become increasingly popular in Israel among those seeking to escape the country's hectic reality. A new docuseries examines how the phenomenon provides a therapeutic space

The trip will be part of a broader regional tour and includes several senators critical of Israel for its treatment of Palestinians

Aviem Sella introduced Jonathan Pollard to his Mossad recruiter in the early 1980s while he was studying in New York, but never faced trial in the U.S. because Israel refused to extradite him

The man, Raed Youssef Jadallah, was returning from work in Israel when he was shot, eyewitnesses say

As Lebanon sinks deeper into poverty, more and more people are blaming Iran-backed Hezbollah for the devastating, multiple crises plaguing the country

Over 2 million children and more than 200,000 teaching staff begin the new school year on Wednesday under strict COVID-19 measures. Haaretz explains how they affect school life

Report criticizes decision-making by Netanyahu that bypassed coronavirus cabinet, haphazard planning and failure to create a special body to deal with the pandemic

In era of climate crisis, activists decry ban on planting trees and shrubs as dictated by Jewish law

Shasha-Biton’s big test will be to formulate a new vision for Israel's education system. The coronavirus crisis is an opportunity unlikely to repeat itself

After a two year delay and a High Court ruling, Israel's Interior Ministry resumes examining thousands of asylum requests, some of which have been pending for eight years or longer

Israeli officials also expanded entry permits for Gazan business people and the renewed the entry of badly needed building materials, despite the launch of incendiary balloons and the killing of a Border Policeman

The outcry following Barel Hadaria Shmueli's death at the hands of a Hamas gunman may push the government to take steps that don't line up with its Gaza policy, even if some of the claims seem baseless

The secret channel is the main tool with which Israel and the United States will deal with Iran's nuclear program

Year after year Israeli courts approve almost 100 percent of the police’s surveillance requests and the number of requests is continuously spiking - with little oversight

Shoshanna Keats Jaskoll is the driving force behind a new project to normalize the idea of seeing Orthodox women in everyday life. ‘The Orthodox world erases us and the secular world fetishizes us,’ she says

President Joe Biden withdrawing U.S. troops from Afghanistan and focusing on China and domestic problems isn’t a ‘doctrine,’ it’s just common sense

Much of today's traditions originated with Babylonian worship, and you have to read this to believe how a calf's head morphed into gefilte fish.

The humanitarian reasons for Israel to offer shelter, now, to Afghans fleeing Taliban rule are compelling. And it would be a powerful retort to decades of racist fearmongering against desperate non-Jewish refugees

According to the FBI, overall hate crimes reached a 12-year peak in 2019

Instead of running in the open with a chaperone, female fitness groups in Israel are increasingly meeting to exercise and run on the outskirts of villages

2.5 million students are expected to return to classrooms across the country, though some 150,000 eighth- to 12th-graders in cities with high COVID rates will study from home

Want to cook a big holiday meal with as little stress as possible? Vered Guttman draws on her catering prowess to create this day-by-day prep schedule — plus two fancy but easy appetizer recipes

This much-loved Jewish cookie is ubiquitous in Israel nowadays, where varieties range from average pastry at neighborhood grocery stores to gourmet delicacies at the country's best bakeries. This recipe takes the treat up a notch

Today, as decades ago, ATA creates clothes with an all-Israeli look, aided by workers in the Strip. The brand’s chief designer talks about fashion and flare-ups

As an occupying power, Israel has an obligation to provide suitable health services to the Palestinians, says Physicians for Human Rights

A young generation of activists have had enough of older generations' failure to address the climate crisis. Hundreds of them meet on Fridays, skipping school if necessary, to demand action

Alexander Kahn, who flew hundreds of refugees to the U.S., says his father was liberated from Buchenwald and arrived in U.S. 'not much differently'

Warning: Israelis wear their gas masks while grating horseradish to make gefilte fish with chrein

The Yehi Ratzon blessings, which have their roots in the Babylonian Talmud, have been rising in popularity in modern Israel. Here are the foods that will add meaning to your holiday meal.

'We are looking forward to what will no doubt be a very productive tenure, advancing relations between our two countries,' Israeli Foreign Ministry chief said ahead of the ambassador's arrival

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

The preconceived notion of the Taliban's primitive use of technology doesn't hold up looking at their prolific social media machine

57-year-old Mohammed Fayez is the 78th murder victim in the Arab community this year. No suspects have been apprehended

As Israel opens school year, nearly 115,000 people got their third COVID vaccine shot. Number of new cases approaches 11,000, a record, but other statistics suggest boosters are having a positive effect

After two decades of fighting against an insurgency, U.S. ends its longest war as last plane departs Kabul ■ Taliban: 'The world should have learned their lesson'

The High Court ruled the practice illegal when used against asylum seekers crossing over from Egypt. Advocates say it violates international law and puts their lives at risk

The Palestinian journalists were handcuffed and interrogated after covering a protest at a closed military zone. According to the Israeli military's own regulations, journalists are allowed in such areas

Some protesters were wounded by Israeli military fire, Palestinian reports say. Meanwhile, the Israeli officer who died from gunshot wounds during Gaza border clashes last week was laid to rest

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid are happy to let their defense minister meet with the Palestinian president. It may even give him a sense of purpose, but it won’t revive any peace talks

Prior to the pandemic, tens of thousands of people attended services at Jerusalem's Western Wall every night from before Rosh Hashanah through Yom Kippur, but now the crowd is restricted to 8,000 people

The EU has no unified COVID-19 tourism policy and states have the authority to decide whether they keep their borders open to Israeli and American tourists

Israel Weiser was a colorblind photographer, Raisa Zeitlin studied Hebrew to her last day, and Yossi Barkai flew rescue missions in war

The judges wrote that the boys were harmed in a 'harsh manner by severe things that cannot be written down,' and that even now these 'grave acts are continuing'

Although Biden’s opponents keep labeling him Sleepy Joe, his meeting with the Israeli prime minister – even as the president was dealing with the Kabul attack – proved otherwise

Qatar’s role in the evacuations reflects its position as host of the Middle East’s biggest U.S. military base, but also its decision years ago to host the Taliban’s political leadership in exile

The justice minister is advancing the legislation in coordination with Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, Sa’ar also intends to introduce similar legislation instituting term limits for mayors

Shapiro has advocated for improved U.S.-Israel cooperation on Iran's nuclear program

Though the leak only caused limited soil pollution, environmental officials say the event demonstrates environmental risk posed by transporting fuel by pipeline

Israel's defense minister, who met with the Palestinian president in first for a cabinet member in over a decade, also said they agreed on residency rights for thousands of people living in the West Bank with no legal status

Israeli Border Police officer Barel Hadaria Shmueli, 21, was shot on Gaza border 9 days ago during clashes

A leading Israeli credit card service used a single smartphone to communicate with clients. The phone had all their details on it. Then someone stole it

The beloved actor and activist incorporated Judaism in his many roles: 'I was raised to believe that giving back to your community is the good and right way above all'

Right-wing politicians and activists in Israel and the U.S. spread a false claim that the U.S. president fell asleep in his meeting with Prime Minister Naftali Bennett last week. Here’s what actually happened

Netanyahu has not denied allegations of meeting with billionaire Larry Ellison, a key witness in his ongoing trial, while staying on Hawaiian island of Lanai, almost wholly owned by Ellison

The conviction of 20-year-old Lahav Nagauker in the May 12 assault of Said Moussa in Bat Yam came as part of a plea agreement, sentencing is to follow