Graffiti sprayed at the scene in Kiryat Arba apparently refers to the death of 16-year-old Ahuvia Sandak, who was killed a year ago in high-speed police chase

Complaints that two giants of the ultra-Orthodox Jewish world have sexually abused children have encouraged more victims to speak out and wrenched the community out of its complacency. Some of them are my friends

Nir Hefetz, a former adviser turned state's evidence in Netanyahu's corruption trial, tells court that the former prime minister's party had control over coverage at Walla

New technology is a baby step toward detecting liars everywhere based on nothing but their twitching, lying face

U.S. officials say it's already much more difficult to carry out a cyberattack to set back Iran’s nuclear program as Iran improves air defenses and places nuclear facilities underground

Cat wants treat. Box is shut. Cat asks for help, yes, she does! How she does that is another matter, and it depends on you

Hezbollah’s External Security Organization was designated a terrorist organization under Australia’s Criminal Code in 2003, but the latest move would see all Hezbollah entities banned

Israeli officials point to a correlation between the timing of attacks and interests that Iran was pursuing in talks with the U.S. and other powers

The study comes as Israel launches a vaccination drive to inoculate 5-11-year-olds amid rising infection rates

Israeli officials deny earlier reports of a Syrian anti-aircraft missile that crossed into Israel following the strike in the Homs area

This year, as the COVID lockdowns that had intensified domestic violence eased, Israel finally broke its apathy about femicide. That may already have saved women’s lives

$25 million was awarded to nine people who suffered physical or emotional injuries during two days of demonstrations in Charlottesville, but no verdict was reached on two additional counts

Many economists in Turkey are calling the interest rate cuts reckless and opposition politicians are intensifying calls for elections

The local council member, Fabio Meroni, referred to Liliana Segre by her concentration camp tattoo number in a Facebook comment on COVID restrictions, claiming he would have been censored otherwise

The expert cabinet advising the Israel's government said that the children's vaccination drive would not be enough by itself to halt the spread of COVID

Tech giant also wants to ban NSO, whose software has reportedly been used by governments to spy on journalists and dissidents, from using its products

No damage or injuries after five rockets target U.S. base in northern Syria, Damascus' official news agency says

Prime Minister Johnson added that the designation of Hamas as a terror group 'was almost immediately vindicated by the appalling incident that we saw in Israel,' referring to the Old City attack that killed a 25-year-old

Dozens of legislators are pushing to admit Israel into the program allowing 90-day visits without visas, but officials say Israel doesn't meet the strict standards

Food, medical care and education increasingly become luxuries as Lebanon's historic economic collapse sees currency hit new low

The international community lauded the agreement between the army and the ousted prime minister, but with the deal lacking details, the U.S., UAE, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Israel may have to ensure calm

A new design center and amusement park have just opened in the settlement of Ma’aleh Adumim, close to the controversial E1 corridor next to Jerusalem. Is someone being taken for a ride?

India, a rising world power, enjoys good relations with both Israel and Iran – a fact that hasn’t gone unnoticed by either country, and has turned it into a new stage for competition between the Middle Eastern rivals

StarkWare was born to deal with two familiar problems in the crypto world: the limited ability to make transactions and the cost of using blockchain. It is already valued at $2 billion

The decision by the defense and finance ministries is expected to cost $291 million next year

Israel begins to vaccinate younger children as figures signal an end to the country's downward trend in new coronavirus cases and alarming experts

The long-standing political debate over the composition of justices in the Supreme Court threatens to keep seats vacant on Israel's top judicial court

The president's dramatic announcement was supposed to restore normal civil life. Will it?

Graffiti in Pompeii could be usually emotionally charged: 'Cruel Lalagus, why do you not love me?' And guess what’s drawn next to the caution ‘Handle with care’

Moody's drops credit rating for Israel's NSO Group, whose Pegasus software is used to hack cell phones. The firm was added to an American trade blacklist earlier this month

The corruption trial of Benjamin Netanyahu took a dramatic turn Monday with the arrival of Nir Hefetz – former close aide and confidant, spin doctor, and, now, key state witness against his former boss

The defense minister also revealed the locations of two Iranian drone bases used for maritime attacks during his speech at the Reichman University in Herzliya

Ahead of a restart of talks to revive the Iran nuclear deal, IAEA head Rafael Grossi is in Tehran over a range of queries – from replacing surveillance cameras to investigating trace uranium at undeclared sites

As pressure in Germany grows to introduce a COVID-19 vaccine mandate, residents of Saxony are grappling with the highest infection rates, the lowest rates of vaccination – and a rise in antisemitism related to the pandemic

The main protagonist is brilliant, the script is more intelligent than most of those you've seen in similar shows. Here's what our critic thought of 'Tehran,' the winner of the International Emmys

The Lebanese government just took the unusual step of inviting Jews who’d left Lebanon to a 'family reunion' in its Paris embassy. But this wasn’t a welcome home event: it was a cynical fundraising ploy by a Hezbollah-dominated state utterly inho...

Prime minister says 2015 nuclear agreement was 'like a sleeping pill' for Israel, adds that this would not be the first time Israel has disagreements with 'the best of friends'

'Like her, we will continue to respond to the Palestinian call for effective solidarity, just as millions supported the campaign against apartheid in South Africa,' says pro-Palestinian group Artists for Palestine UK

The Kan and Apple TV+ show's executive producer Dana Eden says 'Tehran' win 'gives a lot of hope for the future' in reconciling Israelis and Iranians

Most Israelis are impressed by the IDF's capabilities and moral conduct during war, but concerns over its treatment of conscripts is driving the highest ever support for a professional army

Children and teens have been the main source of infections in recent weeks, and Israeli officials hope to reverse this trend as the COVID inoculation drive for younger children begins

The testimony of 'Trojan horse' Nir Hefetz in the corruption trial of Netanyahu and the ex-Walla was limited from the start because he never won the full confidence of either man

The agency head said Iran broke an agreement to allow monitoring of a uranium centrifuge workshop and restricted the work of the IAEA, ahead of the resumption of nuclear talks

Despite an IDF probe alleging that in September ‘violence was employed against the army,’ police decided against opening an investigation into six activists arrested at the time in the West Bank, citing lack of evidence

The E1 settlements, which cut off East Jerusalem from the rest of the West Bank, are a cause for 'immense concern,' the 26 lawmakers say

The panel's recommendations also included banning tents and pirate vendors to free up space at the site

The 19-year-old Israeli defendant allegedly struck a human rights activist with a club in the West Bank, who was consequently taken to the hospital

Carved into the city square by bored Roman soldiers, the identity of the strange game had been a mystery until an expert got involved

Fadi Abu Shkhaidem from East Jerusalem used an automatic weapon to open fire in the Old City on Sunday, killing one and wounding four

As part of the project, Jordan will produce solar energy for Israel, which will in turn desalinate Mediterranean water for the Kingdom's supply

Meanwhile, Israel's pandemic advisory panel recommended a COVID booster shot to be administered to teens

Natali Oknin, the Israeli absurdly detained in Istanbul for spying, says she'll never return to Turkey. But despite yet another diplomatic crisis, this time wisely de-escalated, the cultural dialogue between Turkey, Jews and Israel is going through a...

Daniel Keidar planned the assassination after real-estate developer Eldad Peri, under ballooning debt, demanded hundreds of thousands of shekels for two apartments he had already bought

The Shin Bet security agency says it disrupted a major Hamas plot to resume suicide bombings. The network, which was based in the West Bank, had enough explosives for two to four suicide vests

Eliyahu David Kay, who worked as a guide at the Western Wall, was shot dead by a Hamas gunman in Jerusalem on Sunday

For female soldiers in jail, writing is the rarest of ‘privileges’

On this week's episode: how a Haaretz investigation rattled the courts of the strongest ultra-Orthodox rabbis, and also, why 'Sultan' Recep Tayyip Erdogan agreed to release two innocent Israeli tourists from prison

Figures from the Association of Rape Crisis Centers in Israel show the number of requests for help has doubled in five years

They were used by Belarus to blackmail Europe, but the corruption at home is so pervasive that it can’t be cured easily any more

A single mother erected a week ago a tent and moved her four children into it to protest the lack of housing and rising rents in Tel Aviv-Jaffa

New report analyzes the unicorn phenomenon, with 100 Israeli high-tech companies joining the 'billion dollar club' in the last decade. ‘If the bubble bursts, companies will be able to survive – and then continue to grow’

Study of ancient pollen at fishing site in northern Israel suggests that climatic swings combined with technological and social advances drove the Neolithic revolution at the end of the Ice Age

COVID Infections among children represent 49% of all new cases as new data suggests the pandemic stopped shrinking in Israel

Former Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni warned at Haaretz-UCLA national security conference that Israel, even after replacing Netanyahu as prime minister, was moving farther away from a two-state solution

This comes a day after a woman was stabbed to death in Israel's north, bringing the death toll from violence in the country's Arab community to 111

Hamas is expected to exploit the tensions in Jerusalem to undermine the Palestinian Authority, as it did in May in the run-up to its war with Israel

Israeli officials reportedly dismissed U.S. warnings that attempts to slow down Iran's nuclear program with sabotage are causing Iran to speed it up

Former media adviser Nir Hefetz’s testimony in Netanyahu's corruption trial was delayed a week due to new material obtained by the prosecution

The inoculation campaign for children aged 5-11 is set to begin Tuesday, but many parents are still undecided as to whether to vaccinate their children. Haaretz has gathered relevant information about illness at this age group

SUV drives through crowded Christmas parade, hitting more than 20 people ■ Witness describes 'small children laying all over the road'

Israel is also gearing up to vaccinate children between the ages of 5 to 11 after Prime Minister Bennett said that the country is 'on the brink of a wave of coronavirus infections among children'

Police suspect that the mayor was a member of Hasidic sect led by Rabbi Eliezer Berland at time of murders

The court denied the appeal of a Palestinian who was injured in 2015 after setting fire to a gas cylinder at a checkpoint and asked for her prison to fund her nose reconstruction

Police suspect that the 55-year-old woman was a victim of domestic violence

The law, which would limit prime ministers to a total of eight years in office, would not apply retroactively to Benjamin Netanyahu

Speaking at Haaretz-UCLA national security conference, former U.S. ambassador Martin Indyk says new government in Jerusalem will try to avoid the confrontational approach of former PM Netanyahu

Former Defense Minister Ya’alon says at Haaretz-UCLA Israeli National Security Conference that Trump and Netanyahu’s attempt to collapse the nuclear deal was ‘the main mistake’ in Iran policy over past decade

Transportation Minister Merav Michaeli says at Haaretz-UCLA Nazarian Center Conference that new government is committed to strong ties with U.S. Jews and to passing ‘long overdue’ Western Wall compromise

After a deadly shooting attack earlier on Sunday, clashes between Palestinians and police forces broke out in the Shoafat refugee camp, which was home to the assailant, Fadi Abu Shkeidem

During a panel on Iran’s nuclear program at the Haaretz-UCLA Israeli National Security Conference, top experts discuss upcoming talks with Tehran, and the legacy of Trump and Netanyahu on the nuclear issue

In an interview with Haaretz, former Mossad chief Yossi Cohen acknowledged Iran has been enriching more uranium since former President Trump, with Netanyahu's encouragement, left nuclear deal

In a keynote address to the Haaretz-UCLA Israeli National Security Conference, Defense Minister Benny Gantz warns of a dangerous Iran, but hails new opportunities for cooperation between Israel, Arab countries and the Palestinians

VP Kamala Harris and husband Doug Emhoff hung a mezuzah on the front door of their official residence last month, just the latest public sign of the second gentleman’s pride in his Jewish identity

Amazon Prime’s lavish new show ‘The Wheel of Time’ is surprisingly gripping and rewarding, even though ‘Game of Thrones’ fans will be disappointed by the lack of sexposition