Showers and thunderstorms spreading from Israel's north to the center are raising water levels and prompting concerns over continued flooding

Over 71,000 new COVID cases diagnosed as shortened isolation period goes into effect in Israel and officials consider exempting students from quarantine

The Genesis Prize Foundation notes Bourla's decision to reject U.S. funding of the Pfizer vaccine in order to speed up the jab's development, adding him to a list of Jewish figures to win the prestigious prize

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

U.S. says it doesn’t want to anger the leaders of Russia and Turkey by going ahead with the EastMed project; Israel has no choice but to comply

The pre-dawn demolition marked the end of a struggle over a family home in East Jerusalem's Sheikh Jarrah on land that has been expropriated by the Jerusalem Municipality to build a school

Pfizer's Paxlovid, which became available in Israel three weeks ago, has encountered both refusal by COVID patients and logistical hurdles

Senior cops say they were not aware of NSO's Pegasus spyware being used in any investigation, while Israel Police vehemently denies tapping into phones without a warrant

When found in a Bronze Age tomb over a century ago, the metal rods were assumed to be scepters. But royal batons wouldn’t be hollow and have tiny filters clogged with beer crud

Deadly drone attacks on Abu Dhabi are not expected to hinder nuclear negotiations in Vienna

With two weeks left to reach a plea deal, Israel's attorney general will demand Netanyahu accept a finding of moral turpitude, suspending Israel's once longest serving prime minister from political office

Israeli officials say talks are underway, as the Turkish president eyes warmer ties

An agreement shouldn’t be rejected out-of-hand, so long as it bars Israel's former prime minister from politics and prevents from later claiming the corruption cases against him were rigged

Activists say police have unlawfully sought to keep protesters in detention, and plan to keep demonstrating in front of the court to secure the release of dozens more arrested last week

Not only has Israel used the offensive cyber firm for its foreign relations, but a new report shows its law enforcement and defense agencies have used it for their own needs, too — all with minimal legal oversight

New COVID cases in Israel top 65,000 on Monday as omicron keeps spreading ■ Shorter isolation time goes into effect

Israel's government watchdog has launched a probe into claims that Israeli police spied on citizens and activists with Pegasus software, while Justice Ministry officials say they had no knowledge of such activities

In a tweet, Prime Minister Bennett condemns 'terrorism' after deadly strike by Yemen's Iran-backed rebel forces

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

The story of Aafia Siddiqui, and her zealous fans, exposes the intersection of Islamist violence, Pakistani politics, raging antisemitism and the relentless, hypocritical apologists for terror, from Islamabad to the U.S.

In experiments with ants conducted by scientists at the Weizmann Institute, the majority group was seen to compromise with the minority in order to preserve unity − the first time behavior of this kind has been documented in the animal kingdom

Despite the dire predictions, Netanyahu being forced to resign from the Knesset won’t bring the government down so quickly if he does agree to a plea bargain

Anders Behring Breivik, a far-right extremist who killed 77 people in 2011 and sentenced to 21 years, appeared before a parole hearing in an attempt to reduce his time in prison

This is the second training accident in the same area in a week

Egyptian-born Dr. Mohamed Helmy is the only Arab to be honored by Yad Vashem as a righteous among the nations – yet the author of a new biography says his actions were not unique

44-year-old Malik Faisal Akram, the gunman who took four people hostage at a Texas synagogue, 'was assessed to be no longer a risk at the time he flew to U.S. at New Year,' BBC journalist says

Israeli cybersecurity firms profit immensely from the coronavirus pandemic, which pushed the world to work from home and increased global internet traffic

Pulled by conflicting interests, the JNF can’t see the forest for the trees. Its tree plantings in Bedouin areas of the Negev prove that it must end its role as a so­-called protector of national interests

As negotiations resume, Haaretz explains the basic details of the agreement that may bring Benjamin Netanyahu's corruption trial to an end and potentially bar him from politics for years

Security analyst Yossi Melman on middle-aged female spies and loose-lipped Israeli intelligence officials. Plus, digging into the JNF tree-planting controversy

There’s nothing new about Erdogan’s control over media outlets in his country. What is less well known is the regime’s attacks against artists, musicians and even belly dancers

The alliance strikes on Houthi-held Sanaa follows an attack claimed by the Iran-aligned group on Monday targeting two sites in the UAE, in which three people were killed

Abu Dhabi takes a stricter approach than its neighboring Dubai, requiring visitors to not only get a COVID booster shot but also present a negative test result from the past two weeks

ElectReon has now hired Corey Johnson, a former N.Y.C. Council Speaker, as it sets its sights on the U.S. market. He is joining Rivlin and will serve as an advisor

A senior Israeli official calls the test an 'overall success that represents a technological leap in the ability to adapt and improve in the face of missile threat'

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?

Israeli police reportedly use Pegasus spyware to hack phones of civilians, including anti-Netanyahu protesters, mayors ■ Commissioner denies 'technological capabilities' used against innocent citizens, activists

Meanwhile, some 500 coronavirus patients are in serious condition, 100 of whom are on ventilators, 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

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: Israel's fifth COVID wave has caught health care personnel in hospitals and clinics in a state of unbearable devastation - emotionally, physically and financially

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