For a city recently designated the most expensive in the world, Tel Aviv can seem pretty shabby. But an influx of wealthy residents and rising prices are changing the face of many neighborhoods

Omicron drives an almost fourfold increase in infection rate in last week and a climb in serious COVID cases, as Israel is set to ease travel restrictions on arrivals

Knesset efforts to widen travel criteria for both Israelis and foreign citizens, including ability to travel to ‘red’ countries for life-cycle events, still awaiting official approval despite being backed by lawmakers last week

'My heart goes out to the victims,' Rabbi David Lau says amid criticism over his visit to Chaim Walder's shivah despite the allegations of sexual abuse against him

Four leading rabbis threaten to revoke the kashrut authority of municipal rabbis who cooperate with a gov't plan that aims to take away the rabbinate's monopoly on kosher certification

Palestinian witnesses who spoke with Haaretz bolster police investigators’ suspicions that a car accident in which a Nablus resident was badly injured was caused by stone throwing

'We are close to you where you do not think about it,' the message from the hackers read

Witnesses said bombs were dropped by Russian Sukhoi jets on several towns near the city of Idlib, as well as on a water pumping station serving the area

Health Ministry to rely more on rapid antigen tests, in place of PCR swab tests, and consider amending testing requirements based on vaccines and symptoms as testing centers in Israel fall under heavy loads

The Meteorological Service recorded heat waves in almost every part of the past year, and found that the number of days with rainfall dropped – hurting Israel’s water reserves significantly

Abdalla Hamdok was reinstated six weeks ago as part of an agreement with the military following a coup in October

Rosemary Perez sued Israel's Population and Immigration Authority over the decision to deport them straight from the detention facility, without allowing them to go home first and collect their belongings

Twitter has permanently banned the personal account of the congresswoman, who previously likened mask mandates and vaccination efforts to the treatment of Jews in Nazi Germany

The Egyptian efforts come a day after militants launched rockets into the sea off Tel Aviv, prompting Israel to carry out airstrikes on militant positions in Gaza

Prime Minister Bennett says fourth COVID shot will be administered to Israelis aged 60 and over as well as medical workers ■ Meanwhile, the prime minister eases quarantine requirements for vaccinated individuals

This brings to 56 the death toll in protests since the coup in October, the Central Committee of Sudanese Doctors says

Gebran Bassil, head of the Free Patriotic Movement, signals an unprecedented level of frustration with Hezbollah, suggests the alliance credited with helping maintain peace in Lebanon is in jeopardy

As Israelis report long lines at testing centers, some having to wait hours, Prime Minister Bennett calls to cap and tighten the criteria for tests ■ Meanwhile, a second antiviral pill against COVID is set to arrive in Israel

It is difficult to remember when a strategic discussion similar to the one involved in developing the plan was conducted on Arab education in Israel

A guide to the new COVID regulations that took effect on December 30 in light of the omicron wave in Israel

Almost every U.S. Netflix subscriber has watched a foreign-language show in recent times. Here are four more ways to go global, from ‘Anna’ in Italy to ‘Anxious People’ in Sweden

Atlanta-born Stuart Eizenstat, the recently appointed special adviser on Holocaust affairs at the State Department, discusses his ongoing fight for survivors’ welfare and reparations

Not long ago, no one could have dreamed that Tel Aviv would be dubbed the priciest city in the world. Should anything be done to strip the city of its newfound status?

Migration is not a crisis unless we are willing to call most of human history a crisis, from Abraham onwards. Casting migration in a hostile light is still one of the most effective propaganda instruments of extremists on the far right

Lebanon is home to 1.5 millions Syrian refugees, with the UN estimating that 90 percent of them live in extreme poverty

The two men are suspected of raping the 22-year-old woman, who is on the autism spectrum, in an apartment near the central bus station in south Tel Aviv

Under present legislation in Israel, free legal representation is only available from when the criminal legal proceedings begin, and it is limited to specific crimes

Head of Israeli army's COVID task force: 'We will reach tens of thousands of infected people a day. People will not be able to be hospitalized'

Hezbollah are turning an old military base south of Damascus into a drone training and operations center to protect from Israeli strikes, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights

Damari, whose Yemenite roots were part of her appeal, touched the American dream, but preferred the Israeli one. Two men who spent four years making the documentary film ‘Queen Shoshana’ discuss what they did – and didn’t – include

Hungary's Orban refuses to accept Muslims can be Europeans. His bigotry, and his collusion with Serbian nationalists, are provoking another war, while the backlash from fellow EU states is barely audible

Egypt fears that Israel's new oil pipeline could hit their revenues from the Suez Canal, especially if Saudi Arabia starts using it too. And it’s not just the pipeline that has Egypt nervous

A British study shows older people are three times less likely to be hospitalized with omicron than with delta. But as new infections are spiking at an unprecedented rate, Israel shifts to focusing on at-risk populations

Thousands of Afghan refugees live on temporary visas in neighboring countries, but for many, the document’s expiration date reads like a death sentence. Marina, a journalist and interpreter, shares her story

On the two most major challenges Israel faces, the Palestinians and Iran, 'continuing the status quo' is a euphemism for avoiding decisions, which can be good for politicians, but doesn't make for good policy

Adviser to COVID cabinet warns that Israel's testing infrastructure will 'collapse' under the pressure of the omicron wave, and that the country could soon lose track of new infections

Shifting priorities of students and parents within the school system reflect changes in Israel's labor market and the country's aspiration to compete in the global marketplace, experts say

Hamas told Egypt earlier on Saturday that a disproportionate response would lead to escalation

Hamas and Islamic Jihad are trying, each for its own reasons, to pressure Israel into easing restrictions, even at the risk of renewed hostilities in the Gaza Strip

Kalansua residents in a government-approved project say they will press for fully legalizing their homes, built on land zoned for a high-voltage power line that was only built two years ago

Gertrude Pressburger, who lost her family in Auschwitz, became famous in Austria during the 2016 presidential campaign with a video warning about hate and exclusion

The Sistan-Baluchistan province, near the Pakistani and Afghan borders, has long been plagued by unrest from both drug smuggling gangs and Sunni Islamist militants fighting Iran's Shi'ite authorities

Hebrew University researchers predict the rapid spread of omicron would lead to as many as 20,000 new cases a day next week

Palestinian groups call for the release of Hisham Abu Hawash, who has refused food to protest his detention without trial for 139 days

Prof. Gideon Greif denies that he minimized the death toll of the 1995 Srebrenica massacre in which around 8,000 Bosnian Muslims were murdered by Serb nationalist forces

The killing of Gen. Qassim Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis at Baghdad’s airport pushed Iran and the U.S. perilously close to all-out conflict and sparked outrage in Iraq

Nir Hefetz's comment that 'neither I nor Netanyahu had any awareness of anything criminal' helps, but an 'accumulation of incidents' conviction against a former top cop augurs badly for Bibi regarding his ties to the media

Hamas warns that disproportionate response by Israel would lead to escalation

In its eagerness to sell tickets, the Tel Aviv Museum sinned to Yayoi Kusama, her work, and the public that crowded cheek-to-jowl at the exhibit

Bird flu has ravaged Israel, with over half a million chickens culled as a precautionary measure

The Byzantines and the Crusaders both did well this year, but let’s not forget that plan to make the Apocalypse a great day out

The amoral Roy family rose to even greater heights in 2021, while there was bad news for ‘Hummussolini’ in Israel. A look back at the year in television, and a look ahead to 2022

In the new year, local alliances will replace international coalitions. The process dividing the region into American- and Russian-led blocs is falling apart

The attempted launch drew criticism for occurring during negotiations in Vienna over Iran's nuclear program

The gap between well-off and disadvantaged localities in Israel is even greater when it comes to COVID booster shots

With the original plan to shift operations to the Panorama complex abandoned, some 50 percent of the Central Bus Station's operations will be transferred to new terminals in south Tel Aviv within two years

The government's decision to look into the death of 92-year-old Beji Caid Essebsi in 2019 comes at a time of acute tensions in Tunisian politics

The strike, which took place in the province of Shabwa, also wounded at least eight Yemeni troops

IDF soldiers invaded a Palestinian home to take a young man to meet a Shin Bet agent. He was released, but meanwhile, four of his relatives were hospitalized after being beaten or suffering shock

Choosing Israel’s Eurovision representative means excluding certain groups, as painful as that may be

At least one settler was struck with a rubber bullet by Israeli troops during the removal of a caravan near Yitzhar in the West Bank

Brig. Gen. Eran Niv, one of the most interesting voices in the Israeli army, says failure can be key to success: Look at Iron Dome, he says

The man reportedly got out of a car and charged a bus stop where civilians and soldiers were present, the army is searching for the vehicle which fled the scene

Israel's Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz said the decision stemmed from the high rate of COVID infection in care homes, geriatric wards and assisted living facilities

A man in his fifties was murdered in Umm al-Fahm, while another Arab man in Haifa was critically injured after shooting at a nightclub in Haifa

Israel's prime minister learns a lesson about Zoom meetings. Meanwhile, Netanyahu isn't even bothering to pretend he'll be returning to power

As both Israel and Hamas sum up this year's most significant confrontation, the result is more of a grim tie ■ In the 'cyber vs. fighters' argument within the army, the paratroopers stand out

This week at the Tel Aviv airport: Two Israelis who have found an international community on an unlikely app, and a Portuguese ex-gymnast who found home at the circus

Israeli historian Aron Shneyer has found himself at the forefront of a campaign by Moscow against Russia’s leading human rights organization

Nihaya Daoud is used to seeing eyebrows raised. That’s the reaction she got when going abroad to do a postdoc for two years without her children, and when she became the first Arab woman in Israel to be appointed professor of public health. And she...

Novy God, the New Year holiday celebrated by immigrants from the former Soviet Union, is casting off its stigma in Israel as second-generation Russian speakers embrace its festive trappings

The protests were the latest in near-daily demonstrations across Sudan over the October military takeover that upended the country's fragile transition to democracy

The state accused Teva of engaging in misleading marketing practices that fueled the opioid epidemic in New York, including by pushing drugs for off-label use

Religious Services Minister Matan Kahana decision will extend to synagogues and religious structures in West Bank settlements, outposts and communities of former Gush Katif settlers

A conversation with the man who led Israel's justice system through a series of major crossroads, and one day decided to get up and leave

The decision to vaccinate the immunocompromised is a world first, as Israel reintroduces an outdoor mask mandate for gatherings of more than 50 people amid the spread of omicron

The 25-year-old Israeli, who suffered from mental health problems and sought to make contact with Hezbollah, was repatriated by UNIFIL forces following quiet negotiations

The Biden administration's decision comes amid a grave financial crisis for UN Relief and Works Agency, which provides essential services and care to over 5 million Palestinians across the Middle East

With a mountain of caveats, and for all the criticism it gets, Israeli democracy survived this year. It was a remarkable display of resilience, against considerable odds

Despite optimistic headlines in Israel in recent months, the two sides are now cooling expectations amid technical difficulties. Meanwhile, Biden could face criticism over Israel's treatment of Palestinian-Americans

Video featuring mega-star Amr Diab shows him using a camera installed in the car's rearview mirror to secretly take photos of a woman crossing the street, and then invites her in

The antiviral Paxlovid pills are 'an important addition to our toolbox in fighting the pandemic,' Israel's PM says, as the medication arrives a week after FDA approval

A twin pregnancy of this type, where the children develop separately, has a probability of about one in a million