The Pentagon’s top strategists, in concert with their Israeli peers, prepared for an almost apocalyptic war in Iran in the 1980s, to counter a Soviet invasion. So why have those plans just been declassified – and published?

Israel Police have reportedly used Pegasus spyware to hack phones of civilians, including leaders of an anti-Netanyahu protest group and mayors â–  Minister says he will check to ensure activities had explicit approval from a judge

Meanwhile, some 500 coronavirus patients are in serious condition as number of patients on ventilators stands at 100, senior Israeli health official says

Bypassing the Knesset and the public, Israel's Defense Ministry is going ahead with the purchase of three submarines to revamp its navy's arsenal, despite ThyssenKrupp raising the price

In the last decade, Israel's prosecution has raised the threshold in crimes of breach of trust to include prison time. Anything less for Netanyahu will be a grievous violation of the principle of equivalence under the law

Mutual motivation rather than external pressures could lead to a breakthrough in the nuclear talks, as both Washington and Tehran appear to need a deal

Despite military checkpoints, some 1,200 people celebrated a Tu B’Shvat seder in the flashpoint settlement outpost of Homesh

After two high-profile arrests of reporters by Israeli police forces, officers will now have to seek permission from high-ranking officials before any such arrest

Airline asks court for immediate injunction to force pilots to fly as part of government contract. Pilots say that 'they need to stay home to watch the cat,' company says

Bill on draft exemptions for yeshiva students falls one vote short of moving to next stage, with Meretz lawmaker voting against it in protest of 'racist' policies. The government pushes for another vote this week

'Until someone dies, they won’t do anything,' says resident of Kafr Aqab, which is cut off from the rest of the city because it falls on the West Bank side of the Israeli separation barrier

The investigator was being questioned about the treatment of state's evidence and former Netanyahu aide, Nir Hefetz, during interrogation

Opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu tells attorneys to push on in negotiations with Israel's attorney general. Sources close to the former PM claim he missed Knesset events due to COVID concerns

According to one study, if Israel’s Haredi population centers were considered their own sovereign state, their infection level would be more than twice as high as that of any country in the world

At least seven died in what activists describe as one of deadliest days in the capital Khartoum since the October military coup

The tree-planting, which sparked scenes of violence and a crisis in Israel’s governing coalition last week, will now be discussed at the next JNF executive board meeting on Sunday

Israeli researchers identify rise in antibody levels in people administered a second booster of the Pfizer COVID vaccine, but not enough to block the omicron variant

The diplomats come to represent Tehran in the Organization of Islamic Cooperation a development which reflects possibility of diplomatic exchange and strengthening of ties between the rival countries

After a December vote that never happened, if parties agree to a new date, it would be the first election held in the country since the 2011 ousting of Moammar Gadhafi

Prominent activist Suleiman al-Hathaleen from the South Hebron Hills was hit by a police tow truck after blocking its path. Police say that they were not able to help him after he fell as Palestinians were pelting them with stones

The Russian president is forcing the United States to show tenacity in a crisis, a dynamic closely watched by China as the confrontation may exact a high economic price from Moscow

A new historical study reveals that Germans who were expelled after the war from homes stolen from Jews received state compensation for ‘loss of property.’ The government often believed the false claims of the Germans over the Jewish heirs

Rabbi Charlie Cytron Walker who was held hostage at the Congregation Beth Israel synagogue in Colleyville tells CBS in an interview about the tense 10-hour siege, and how it ended

As of Wednesday, Israelis diagnosed with COVID can leave quarantine after five days, but must have two negative tests and no symptoms

Showers and thunderstorms spreading from Israel's north to the center are expected overnight on Tuesday, while Wednesday will see more rain

The cabinet was supposed to vote Sunday on establishing the commission of inquiry on Israel's previous sub purchases from Germany but deferred it until the contract on the purchase of additional submarines is signed

'Dubai, Dubai,' a satirical song in Arabic from Israeli comedienne Noam Shuster-Eliassi slamming the normalization between Israel and the UAE has caused a Middle Eastern storm

The Arab city's mayor proposes bolstering police force and installing security cameras, as Joint List chairman accuses plan of not addressing short-term issues

Israeli digital forensics firm Cellebrite has a new campaign praising its support for police forces across the world - however, in some case it seems the real heroes are those fighting their clients

There were no casualties among the Israeli soldiers, the army says, as Palestinian media says the assailant, Falah Jaradat, was killed

Over 2,500 years ago a Greek general identified the link between quakes and tsunamis, but how often have tsunamis plagued the Mediterranean? An expert tells us how to identify mega-waves of the distant past – and the future risks

From psychologists to respiratory technicians: The fifth COVID wave has caught health care personnel in hospitals and clinics in a state of unbearable devastation - emotionally, physically and financially. 'We all suffer from trauma and post-trauma â...

Israel and Indonesia do not have diplomatic relations, but for years there have been back-channel overtures to establish official ties

British vocal ensemble Mosaic Voices wants the world to hear that there’s much more to Jewish music than just klezmer. Look out Gregorian chanting, ‘Avinu Malkeinu’ is coming for you

The crowdfunding campaign calls Netanyahu's corruption trial 'the result of persecution and an attempt to obtain a conviction'

A 16-year-old has been arrested in the murder of Mohammed Khamis Amash, a husband and father of five with no criminal record

The Colleyville attack should serve as a reminder that size, location and religious persuasion really don’t matter. Any Jewish gathering point can be targeted

Suspected attack targeted oil facility and also started a fire at Abu Dhabi's international airport

The hacking of Ebtisam Al-Saegh and Hala Ahed Deeb's phones with NSO’s Pegasus highlights the gendered threat that spyware poses to female activists, a report by Front Line Defenders says

It is 'very likely' that Jewish notary Arnold van den Bergh gave up the Franks to save his own family, says team of researchers that includes retired FBI agent and about 20 historians

The Jerusalem Municipality has expropriated the land on which the Israeli-Palestinian family home is built in order to build a school

As infection rates surge and lines at testing centers stretch on, some begin to question the usefulness of Israel's COVID policy which drives thousands of people into isolation

Fingerprint collection is not included in the Biometric Database Law passed in 2017, but rather an emergency order set to expire in June

The proposed sentence of several months of community service is seen by many as too light, which may force the court to intervene

Even if Benjamin Netanyahu accepts all conditions of the deal, including one barring him from political office for years, it might still be too late to settle all the details before Israel's attorney general retires

A ministerial committee votes to back a version of the controversial legislation in an effort to keep the door open for negotiations with the opposition

The high court rejected a petition against the attorney general's decision not to include moral turpitude in Dery's deal since he already promised to resign from the Knesset

Meanwhile, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett speaks with Governor Greg Abbott expressing his gratitude for the rapid resolution of the situation that unfolded in Texas

The second season of Sam Levinson’s drug-fueled series is best left to those who can relate to the Gen Z characters – while another HBO show, ‘Somebody Somewhere,’ starring Bridget Everett, is a little gem

Rabbis and leaders say the events in Colleyville on Saturday emphasize why security has become an increasingly major concern in the community again, even as the pandemic has moved many activities online

The examination was pursued from a legal rather than political standpoint amid negotiations on a possible plea agreement that would end Netanyahu's corruption trial

In protest, four members of Israel’s cabinet abstained from voting on the government proposal to funnel millions of shekels into Western Wall infrastructure while ignoring the site’s equalitarian prayer space

'There'll be attempts to make today’s events in Texas about everything except antisemitism,' says one Jewish leader after the FBI asserted hostage situation wasn't 'specifically related' to Jewish community

Israel's AG has backtracked on all his decisions in the cases against the former prime minister, determined to sign a deal with the man who terrorized him. But even after both sides show their cards, talks could still blow up

A tale of three neighborhoods with the winners and losers of Tel Aviv’s booming real estate market

The full program, which appears to involve the development of autonomously guided weaponry, involves a 12-year commitment and experts warn against the use of children by the military

A year ago, Israel faced a nearly perfect storm, from Netanyahu’s assault on democracy to unprecedented domestic disquiet and rising tensions with the U.S. Now, an almost banal, but critical, sense of normalcy has returned

How did the devastating, albeit too round number of 6 million Jewish victims of the Holocaust become so profoundly embedded in our minds? In his new documentary Israeli filmmaker David Fisher dares to try and recount

Femtech startups face an uphill battle. This Israeli entrepreneur is hoping to succeed where others have failed

The meeting with President Raisi comes amid faltering talks between Iran and world powers to revive the 2015 nuclear agreement

What is Russian President Vladimir Putin really thinking with regard to Ukraine and Russia’s place in the world? If we could interview him, this is probably what he would have to say

Although rain is set to tail off on Sunday, very low temperatures and frost are anticipated in Israel at night â–  Lake Kenneret water level sees sharpest rises since the beginning of winter

Lawmakers from Mansour Abbas' party are set to arrive in the Negev for discussions with Bedouin leaders, as clashes subside after days of violence between locals and Israeli police over a controversial forestation plan

Jordanian officials say Lebanon's Hezbollah and other militias are behind smuggling of one of a popular stimulant, Captagon, which has a thriving market in the Gulf

The four hostages taken at the Beth Israel synagogue in the Fort Worth suburb of Colleyville were ulimately all released unharmed after a long standoff

With the omicron wave driving over 100,000 students across Israel into isolation, the Education Ministry is calling on Prime Minister Bennett to loosen the COVID quarantine policy

The model describing a material where order doesn’t disappear as heat is applied also has implications for our understanding of the early universe

Former Supreme Court President Aharon Barak calls Netanyahu 'one of the great defenders of the justice system' â–  Former PM, lawyers back settlement, Netanyahu family divided

A ‘moral turpitude’ clause would keep Netanyahu from running in elections until he’s around 80, effectively ending the career of your average politician

Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker tried to calm down the man holding him hostage and offered him food, says a congregant who was tuned into the livestream from the Texas synagogue

Rabbi Cytron-Walker, who doubled his community's size during his 15-year tenure, was leading the Sabbath service at Beth Israel in Colleyville as usual when the suspect took him and three other congregants hostage

Global health experts just said repeated, frequent booster shots are not a viable solution. So what lies ahead for COVID vaccines in Israel and beyond?

The hostage taker in Texas demanded the release of Aafia Siddiqui, who is serving 86 years in prison for attacking U.S. forces in Afghanistan. Who is this Pakistani neuroscientist turned 'al-Qaida operative and facilitator'?

Protesters called to 'investigate the Attorney General.' Concurrently, several dozens protested at the home of Alternate PM Yair Lapid demanding establishment of inquiry commission in submarines affair

The policy of severely punishing soldiers for the loss of equipment may be reasonable, but one of its unreasonable results is that commanders frequently go out on improvised hunts for thieves with fatal consequences

Ending the boycott, which was issued over investigation of Beirut port blast, means the Lebanese cabinet will convene for the first time in three months

The rabbi and three congregants were held hostage for more than 10 hours by a man seeking the release of Aafia Siddiqui, who is serving life for planning to kill U.S. servicemen who questioned her in Afghanistan

The structure, which has been set ablaze a number of times in the past, stands adjacent to the West Bank settlement of Ma'ale Hever

The death of two Israeli military commanders has prompted renewed debate on open-fire regulations, which were eased last November despite opposition from an internal IDF report in 2020

The Israel Association of Public Health Physicians' chairman calls on Bennett to treat COVID like any other infectious disease â–  Health Ministry replies: 'An irresponsible conversation aimed at eroding the public trust'

Israel Police launch an investigation after the man in his forties was found dead near Dimona

PA officials say Palestinian-American Omar Abdalmajeed As'ad, who previously lived in Wisconsin, had a heart attack after being bound and beaten by Israeli soldiers; the IDF says he had been released much earlier

Israeli researchers accidentally make a breakthrough in growing meat in the lab – at lightning-fast speed

Ballistic missile launched hours after North Korea slammed the United States for pursuing new sanctions in response to its recent missile launches, warning of retaliation

Everyone laments the vanishing of the Dead Sea. Yet discussions, articles and forecasts of decades ago show that every stage of the sea’s demise was actually anticipated in advance

The housing projects and public structures of Israel's early decades were considered boring and ugly, and have been forgotten. But the story of one remarkable building could offer an alternative to Tel Aviv's glittery towers

A tow truck escorted by a police vehicle hit Haj Suleiman Hathaleen, an older anti-occupation activist, in the South Hebron Hills. Both Israeli vehicles fled without summoning assistance for the fearless protester, who now in vegetative state