Later in his career, Taharlev transitioned to writing books and producing 'intelligent stand-up comedy,' citing a disillusionment with Israeli music which he was so central in shaping

Over 16,000 new cases are diagnosed in Israel, more than double the number a few days earlier, though serious COVID cases are increasing at a slower late

The accuser, the film actor Yehuda Nahari, told the Walla news site that he recently passed a polygraph test to discuss the meeting a decade ago with Azar, who denies the allegations

BDS movement’s campaign is protesting a $15,000 donation by the Israeli embassy for an Australian dance company show choreographed by Ohad Naharin at the Sydney Festival

With Israel’s population density set to surge, Jerusalem, Haifa and Be’er Sheva might divert demand from the center, or smaller towns from Nahariya to Dimona could fill the gap

The Palestinian was shot dead by Israeli security forces during an attempted arrest near Balata refugee camp by the city of Nablus

Yehuda Dimentman's murder last month has intensified setters' revival efforts around the illegal Homesh outpost, and has led to a number of attacks against the local Palestinians

The zoo-like unruliness in the Knesset's opposition benches, together with the nationalist-racist metaphors that accompanied it, did more to bring the government's unlikely ruling coalition closer together than to tear it apart

Home COVID testing prioritizes at-risk groups and prevention of hospitalization. In the current omicron wave, unlike before, Israel has to choose what to focus on

An unprecedented outbreak of avian flu takes a toll on migrating birds, turning an Israeli nature reserve into a danger zone

Minister's remarks in 1948 that he can 'forgive instances of rape' and Ben-Gurion's assertion that some Palestinian villages must be 'wiped out' were censored from unclassified docs, but exposed due to technical error

The Population Authority approved only 16 out of 1,063 asylum applications that were slated for re-examination in light of new acceptance criteria in the last two years, a much lower rate than among EU countries

Human Rights Watch reported a list of abuses against the Tigrayans in Ethiopia, including being beaten by rubber or wooden rods, deprived access to families and denied food and water

Right-wing activists were demonstrating against the release of hunger striker Hisham Abu Hawash from administrative detention in front of Assaf Harofeh Hospital in central Israel

No casualties were reported in the latest attacks, part of a series that began Monday, on the anniversary of a U.S. airstrike that killed top Iranian general Qassem Soleimani in Baghdad

The application, turned down by the Interior Ministry, was viewed as a test case for a landmark court ruling recognizing conversions performed in Israel by non-Orthodox movements

With testing facilities overwhelmed due to the rapid rise in infections, the Health Ministry has decided to change the rules, effective Friday. Who can get a PCR test and how long will they have to go into quarantine?

Activists in Beit Shemesh are skeptical about the new steps: 'Girls are still growing up with modesty signs being part of their daily reality'

Studies have shown that while the Pfizer vaccine marginally increases the risk of myocarditis, it is still higher among those infected with the coronavirus

'I simply don’t see how I or in fact any Jew who has any pride in that name can be associated with the Corporation anymore,' Rabbi YY Rubinstein argued

Researchers at Ben-Gurion University taught six goldfish to ‘drive’ a motorized fish tank in just 10 days – creating a very unique driving school

European hedgehogs were carrying ‘enhanced’ staph bacteria, MRSA, a century before artificial antibiotics were invented. But Israelis can still love our local spiky animals without fear

The flare-up came during the vote on the Electricity Law, which seeks to connect Israelis in unrecognized Bedouin villages to basic infrastructure, and which passed 61 to 0 after an opposition boycott

The outcry over a song by one of Israel’s biggest stars, featuring crude caricatures of alcoholic, hypersexualized Russian-speaking immigrants, has even reached Moscow. But what it says about Israeli identity is even more revealing

20-year-old Jewish man gets a year in prison over incitement and racist violence in Bat Yam attack that left an Arab driver in seriously wounded

While Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin warned about the settlers, Shimon Peres pushed to negotiate with them

In bid to secure ‘technological independence’ for Israeli firms, new processor developed with millions in state funding to be provided free of charge

Gantz thanks King Abdullah for his work to safeguard stability in the region and to bolster peace and normalization with Israel

Military court hands down two life sentences and $820,000 in fines to Muntasir Shalabi over shooting attack that killed Yehuda Guetta and wounded two others last year

Meetings on a plan to build in the West Bank's E1 region – described as 'doomsday settlements' by members of U.S. Congress – were delayed due to 'expert opinions' of unnamed Civil Administration members

Omicron spreads in Israel: 11,978 new COVID cases, six percent of tests positive ■ 14 percent of Israelis over 20 aren't vaccinated, and they account for 68 percent of serious cases

The new policy is meant to relieve the pressure on COVID testing facilities, relying more on home antigen swab tests to clear vaccinated Israelis who aren’t in a high-risk group from quarantining

Brooklyn-born chef Ayesha Nurdjaja has created two popular restaurants inspired by visits to Israel. With 'Not Your Average Hummus' and 'shawarma spiced fries,' she’s winning over diners and critics alike

'Finding Ola' star Hend Sabry is a lawyer fighting for women’s rights besides portraying roles that confront feminist issues. With her new series on the streaming service, she responds to critics claiming that she is too bold

Put forward by Mansour Abbas' United Arab List, this legislation is primarily aimed at helping that party’s constituents, many of whom live in illegally built homes in the Negev that are not connected to Israel's national grid

Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein, who signed off on millions of dollars in fraud schemes, took government funds to boost the Poway synagogue's security but never made changes before the 2019 attack occurred

Analysis of cesspit in Judahite palace reveals even elites were afflicted by intestinal bugs – which may have been thanks to the Assyrian conquest, archaeologist suggests

Islamabad announces deal to buy 25 Chinese J-10 fighters, thought to be based on a plane whose production Israel canceled over 30 years ago

The search for biblical treasures starting in the 19th century fundamentally changed the way Westerners, including Jews, saw Jerusalem. The consequences were enormous

This attack is the second this week targeting the base near Baghdad's international airport as Iran marks the second anniversary of the killing of top general Qassem Soleimani

State Department reports modest progress in Vienna nuclear talks, but suggests any deal reached could be rendered meaningless by the pace of Iran's ongoing nuclear proliferation

Controversial proposals for a phosphate mine and tree planting by the JNF were stopped after pressure from the United Arab List, coalition sources say

The Public Security Ministry says 19,375 people sought licenses last year, 120 percent more than in 2020

The coronavirus 'has led to welcome thinking on how we can contribute to streamlining the service and making public accessibility more transparent,' Supreme Court president says

Rights activist Alex Odeh was assassinated in Santa Ana, California, 36 years ago in a crime that people tracking the case say may have been committed by three men with links to the Meir Kahane-founded Jewish Defense League – two of whom are now li...

The drone flew into Israeli airspace before being shot down, the latest in a series of Hezbollah drones that enter Israeli airspace every few months

Opposition lawmakers plan to boycott debate on connecting Bedouin villages in the Negev to the electrical grid over what they see as excessive use of fast-tracking procedures

The three-person crew tried to return to shore, but only had two minutes to act, preliminary investigation finds, as Erez Sachyani and Chen Fogel are laid to rest

One teacher likened the suicide of the children's author amid sexual assault allegations to 9/11: 'When America the great instantly turned into dust and rubble, that’s what happened to us with Walder. And we had to talk to the children about that'

Meatless meat, cow-less milk and eggless eggs are just a small taste of what Israel’s alternative protein startups offer. ‘Countries across the world are investing to bring in Israeli food tech’ - but can Israel keep its edge?

One of the women who complained against Dr. Guy Rofe says she feels 'an immense sense of relief'

Despite rumors to the contrary, Israelis have actually moved to the left in recent times – but that doesn’t mean they’ll vote for Labor or Meretz. They’ll consider the message, but they hate the patronizing messenger

Administrative detainee Hisham Abu Hawash will be kept in an Israeli hospital for medical follow-up, and the order against him will be revoked

Abdalla Hamdok stepped down after not being able to find a compromise between the army generals, who have been ruling since the October coup, and the pro-democracy movement

A second COVID booster shot, administered to more than 25,000 Israelis, produces a five-fold increase in the level of antibodies, the Sheba Medical Center reports

Countries including Canada and France are being removed from the high-risk list, but aliyah official decries a pattern of opening and closing that has proved ‘taxing and unsustainable’

The search for someone to replace Isaac Herzog may now stretch until July, as none of the six remaining candidates are thought to meet the agency’s criteria

Over 100 of the Iranian victims had Canadian citizenship or residency, prompting some families of the victims to sue Iran in Canadian civil court

After the second COVID booster shot was authorized for some Israelis, Bennett cites a new study showing that the fourth shot upgrades antibody levels dramatically within seven days

Activist Ramy Sha’ath, who was arrested on terrorism charges in 2020, will be deported to France where his wife lives

In this week’s episode, Israel’s former deputy national security adviser discusses the risks, and potential benefits, of an attack on Iran’s nuclear sites. Also: why Israelis should worry about unemployment in Gaza

For years, Israeli artist David Reeb has taken part in demonstrations in the West Bank and done paintings based on what he saw. After his painting with the words 'Jerusalem is Shit' was removed from a new exhibition he explains what he considers the ...

Israel also records a 41 percent increase in serious COVID cases over a week, as omicron drives infections at an unprecedented speed

U.S. bases in Iraq have been targeted recently as Iran and its allies mark the anniversary of top Iranian general Qassem Soleimani's assassination

With restrictions becoming inefficient, the question of whether the highly contagious omicron will produce herd immunity raises again, experts however doubt it

Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz announced that homosexuals will have access to surrogacy in Israel, which was previously limited to heterosexual couples and single women with fertility issues

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

Israeli authorities say fatal construction accidents in 2021 fell by 8 percent from 2020, but the data doesn't provide a full picture

Yedioth Ahronoth Books is negotiating with Netanyahu, who owes the publisher for cancelling a previous book, and never returning his $45,000 advance

A Jerusalem court ruled that the church must pay the Jewish National Fund $13 million over an unsigned agreement, which the Greek Orthodox Patriarch views as a kind of extortion

While the COVID tsunami is fast approaching, the question is what shape the hospitals and Bennett will be in when the omicron wave is over

The omicron variant has exposed the soft underbelly of the Education Ministry, which failed to adapt regulations to changing circumstances

From fully remote learning to allowing students to choose, higher educations centers are making different choices about how to proceed as omicron infections swell

Palestinian prisoner Hisham Abu Hawash's life is in 'immediate danger' after more than 4 months on a hunger strike, a medical report by Physicians for Human Rights has warned

A third crew member in moderate condition remains in hospital in northern Israel

Foreign minister says Israel is having influence on the powers negotiating nuke accord with Iran

Instead of getting a clear idea from the prime minister, the overall public impression is one of chaos as kilometer-long lines form outside testing centers and Israelis lose track of the changing guidelines

Officials predict that within weeks one in four Israelis will be infected with COVID

Tehran has urged the United Nations Security Council to hold the United States and Israel, which Tehran says was also involved in the killing, to account

The Baghdad-born Ben-Porat, who became a Knesset member and cabinet minister, left Iraq in 1945, only to return to organize the immigration to Israel – initially clandestinely and then openly – of 120,000 Iraqi Jews

A string of reports published two weeks ago reveal that at least three prominent Polish opposition figures had their phones hacked using NSO's Pegasus in recent years

Rabbis criticize planned change, which would allow owners of ‘kosher’ phones that can’ t go online to keep their number after switching to a smartphone

The launch was timed to coincide with the second anniversary of the death of Revolutionary Guards' Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani

Jordanian deputies traded punches during a debate last week on constitutional amendments that are meant to protect women's rights, but as one lawmaker admitted, offer little beyond 'linguistic equality'

The late Egyptian culture minister fought a lonely battle for cultural ties with the Jewish state

Israel's move comes amid growing concerns by the Biden administration over China's increasing involvement in the Middle East

Settlers attacked a Palestinian shepherd and his family who came to his assistance, in the northern Jordan Valley. The Israel Defense Forces and police arrested those attacked