Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz says 'there is light at the end of the tunnel,' as Israel continues to see a decline in the spread of COVID

The first visit by an Israeli president to the Emirates presses on after the UAE says it intercepted Houthi missiles on Sunday night

Jamal Hakroosh, who headed Israel's division on tackling crime in the Arab community, didn't try to stop the suspect or offer aid to the victim, who eventually succumbed to his wounds

Jonathan Pollard's wife, who was battling cancer even before her move to Israel in December 2020, contracted the coronavirus two weeks ago

The attack amid President Isaac Herzog's visit only fuels the ongoing tensions affecting the wider Persian Gulf which has seen a series of attacks as Yemen's yearlong war rages

Outgoing attorney general had his reservations about Netanyahu’s criminal cases at first, but as time passed he became convinced that the man who supported his appointment really was corrupt

The first strike of the year, which caused material damage but left no reported injuries, comes after Israel struck Syria 29 times in 2021, according to an opposition war monitor

This is the fourth senior Mossad official to resign since new agency head David Barnea took charge some seven months ago

The Kuwaiti Foreign Minister did not give any details of Lebanon's response, a draft of which had sidestepped the issue of disarming Hezbollah

Some Israeli experts warn that program may give false sense of security ■ Ministry sources say extension of COVID vaccination pass mainly intended to give time to finalize new proposal

Finalists are former Tel Aviv District Attorney Gali Baharav-Miara, deputy attorney general for international affairs Roy Schondorf and Itay Offir, the Defense Ministry’s legal adviser

Scheduled to open in 2023, a permanent exhibit on Hollywood’s Jewish pioneers will explore how and why they established the film industry in Los Angeles

It comes when public confidence in the police was already undermined by its crowd-control measures at Mt. Meron, where 45 people died in a stampede, and now over its use of NSO spyware against civilians

Iraq sees an uptick in violence as military strikes ISIS militants in retaliation for attack that left 11 soldiers dead

Washington is brokering negotiations between Beirut and Jerusalem, which are both claiming an area in the Mediterranean lies in their exclusive economic zones

Demonstrations in front of the Prime Minister's Office is the continuation of protests against the JNF's forestation work in the Negev, where Israel's Bedouin demand recognition and development

Inquiry findings set to be presented to Israeli military chief of staff ■ Officers say suspected conduct of those involved in detaining the man is highly concerning

The bill making its way through Polish parliament would mainly target groups focused on human rights and Holocaust education, and is being peddled by Poland's nationalist leaders and educators

In a string of interviews to weekend newspapers, the prime minister tried to draw a line beneath the Netanyahu era and lay the foundations for a different kind of right-wing politics in Israel

One killed as protesters are met with sponge-tipped bullets and tear gas during an attempted march to Sudan's presidential palace

Don’t be like the pundits blaming NATO expansion, or the West’s post-Cold War hubris, for the pointless, terrifying crisis around Ukraine. Just listen to Putin, and his decades of crude imperial coercion

The secular, mixed Jewish-Arab city of Haifa is belying its sleepy stereotype and attracting more Israelis thanks to its affordable housing, diversity and relaxed vibe. Just watch out for the wild boars

At a time when conservatism in the Arab world is on the rise, controversial new films like 'Perfect Strangers' that raise the ire of politicians and pull no punches, are absolutely vital

Aristotle was first to note fish vocalizations and even speculate on language. Now, Cornell scientists have proven it: Most fish can generate sounds, an ability that goes back at least 155 million years

Special permits given to Gazan laborers don't include social benefits, unlike permits for workers from the West Bank. In an accident, no one will compensate them, says a representing lawyer

The hosts of ‘Real Time’ and ‘Last Week Tonight’ increasingly represent two sides of the American left. Who will have the last laugh?

The Tel Aviv municipality is fed up with the world's most expensive city looking like a dump. So it is demanding that homeowners underwrite façade face-lifts on derelict buildings

Six victims of Pegasus, represented by the ACLU in Hungary, are taking Orban’s government and Israeli spyware firm NSO to court over hacking

Overall, the country got 13 inches of total rainfall so far this season, constituting 65 percent of full season normal, the Israel Meteorological Service reported

Fox News marked Holocaust Remembrance Day with a Tucker Carlson 'Special' glorifying Hungary’s white Christian nationalism and accusing Holocaust survivor George Soros of waging a 'secret war' on Western civilization. There should have been far mor...

Have you heard the latest in progressive trolling – Jewface, from the family of blackface crimes?

Russia has forced the U.S.-led defense alliance to negotiate over regional security by massing around 100,000 troops near Ukraine

As an international center for business and pleasure, the United Arab Emirates is especially vulnerable to security threats – and the Houthis know it

The Canaanites built the fortress to defend themselves against the Philistines

Jonathan Pollard's wife, who has been battling cancer for several years, contracted the coronavirus two weeks ago and is now suffering from a case of sepsis brought on by her infection, a spokesman for the family confirms

Serious COVID cases rise to 1,069 ■ Israel extends proof of vaccination scheme for another week amid calls to scrap it ■ Teachers' strike averted after deal reached

Although serious COVID cases surpass 1,000 and the mortality rate witnesses an 80 percent rise in the past week, Israel is starting to see a consistent decrease in the number and spread of infection

Meteorological service forecasts include seven heat waves of over 48 degrees Celsius at Lake Kinneret a year, double the days above 34 in Jerusalem and much more extreme heat on the coast 

The Turkish president has been making efforts to warm relations between the two countries recently, including publicly inviting the Israeli President last week to visit Ankara

The president tells Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed that Israel 'completely supports your security requirements' following attacks by Yemen's Houthis

A nearby comic-book store is pledging to give away the Holocaust book for free to every student in the county, an area church plans to hold a discussion on its themes and a professor intends to offer free classes on it

Today, Ukraine's army is far from marching in flip-flops to war against Russia, but it still continues to march on the efforts of citizen volunteers. Haaretz meets those leading the efforts on Ukraine's home front since 2014

The Turkish president's removal of the chairman of the statistics agency comes as potentially damaging economic data is set to be published, with inflation hitting its highest level during Erdogan's 19-year rule last month

The boy was sitting in a car in the Bedouin city of Rahat when a shot was fired at him from a passing vehicle

ISIS is good at spotting weakness, as it has done in Iraq. Plus the Kurdish loyalties spread among Russia, Syria, Iran and the United States make it hard to predict a Kurdish reconciliation or a diplomatic solution in Syria

Larissa doesn’t believe the media and refuses to leave. Vadim prefers not to think about it but is ready for power outages. Despite the authorities’ soothing words, the anxiety is high

About 24,000 Israeli teachers have confirmed cases of COVID, and others are in quarantine with their young children who are also infected with the virus

Earlier, the NYT reported that Netanyahu used NSO's spyware as a central pillar of Israel's diplomatic policy in recent years, confirming past reporting by Haaretz

In newly issued instructions, Israel's state prosecutor details how to treat sex crime victims during criminal proceedings, including mandating lawyers to speak to complainants before closing cases

Xi Jinping’s regime is forcibly bringing back Chinese citizens suspected of corruption who've fled the country. This practice, which includes kidnapping, targets anyone seen as a threat, says a new human rights group report

Getting the vote on the table was described as a 'success' by Algeria, which has spearheaded the campaign ■ Major players like Egypt, Nigeria and South Africa back it, but still no clear majority

If appointed, Kruger, the daughter of a Jamaican immigrant mother and a Jewish father, will become the first Black female justice and the fifth justice of Jewish heritage over the last 100 year

Cabinet ministers accused her of treason and she routinely received threats on her life. Yuli Novak, who headed the anti-occupation group Breaking the Silence, felt that her only recourse was to flee. After a long journey far from Israel, she conclud...

An investigation by the New York Times reveals NSO offered new spyware called Phantom to the FBI in 2019 ■ Saudi Arabia's MBS was reauthorized to use Pegasus only after a personal phone call with Netanyahu

'They need our oil, and we need to find a market to sell our oil. The road goes two ways'

Israel buys 5 million Novavax COVID vaccines ■ Top health official mulls scrapping proof of vaccination or recovery for venue entry, as daily COVID cases and rate of infection begin to tail off

At least three rockets landed in the Baghdad International Airport compound and damaged a disused plane, according to the police

Jessie Sander was only employed for 16 days before being let go for a blog post against Israel's 'apartheid regime' in light of the escalation with Gaza in May

‘Without vaccines, instead of 8,500 people we’d have close to 30,000 people dying – and that would be a disaster,’ says Prof. Nadav Davidovitch of Ben-Gurion University

Bennett recalls Netanyahu threatening him in coalition talks. In Syria, Israel has 'significantly increased activity,' and on Iran, 'I’m not looking for a quarrel with the Americans for the sake of a quarrel'

Behind the scenes, a myriad of political and personal interests played a part in the decision to nix COVID quarantine for Israeli schoolchildren

As opposed to his corruption trial, Netanyahu will find it harder to intimidate those who will have to rule on the submarine affair ■ Recent accident underscores the problem in Israel’s commando units

"We simply do not believe that this work is an appropriate text for our students to study," the McMinn County Board of Education said, emphasizing the Pulitzer-winning graphic novel's use of curse words

Stepping up his recent criticism of Hezbollah, Jumblatt said Lebanon was not a rocket-launching platform, in reference to the group's massive arsenal

Details still emerge weeks after Israeli troops violently arrested an 80-year-old Palestinian. Omar Abdalmajeed As'ad was bound, beaten and tossed to the ground. An autopsy found that the brutality he suffered resulted in a fatal heart attack, but ar...

All eyes are now on President Vladimir Putin, who will decide how Russia will respond to NATO's near total rejection of his list of demands amid fears that Europe could again be plunged into war

Vladimir Putin may have calculated that the fear of war in Ukraine would force the U.S. and NATO to compromise, but the Biden administration has surprised him with its firm resolve

She disputes the anomalous image of the imperial Reich, likens the history of Prussia to that of the U.S. and is even intervening in formulation of domestic policy. Unsurprisingly, Germany's Prof. Hedwig Richter is drawing fire

Palestinian authorities say only a third of Gaza's residents are fully vaccinated against the coronavirus

Attorney General Mendelblit said police were not criminally responsible because the chase, in which 16-year-old Ahuvia Sandak was killed, was justified due to suspicions that the occupants of the car threw stones at Palestinians

Nitzan Horowitz backs health insurance subsidies for children of those living in Israel without legal status, overruling panel calling to halt it

Hundreds of thousands of Israelis aged 12-15 have received a coronavirus vaccine shot, and a new study shows it's very rare for them to develop myocarditis

Workers in the public sector will soon be getting more, but many are concerned the pay increase will be tied to other moves that will leave Egyptians worse off

Moshe Aviad will be put behind bars for brutally attacking Shira Isakov, nearly killing her, in front of their toddler son

The survey also found that respondents with a comparatively higher level of Holocaust awareness had warmer feelings toward minority groups

This week at the Tel Aviv airport: A photographer who has taken pictures of more than 400 Holocaust survivors, and a PhD student researching technology that makes texts accessible to readers of all levels

The ministry director general approved the coronavirus booster for those who declare they may be ‘significantly exposed to the virus at work,’ but no proof is required

A campaign showing a pop star against a backdrop of children in the Holocaust, and a deepfake video of Hitler’s lover interviewing the Polish prime minister is one NGO’s attempt to keep the Holocaust relevant for the youth

There was confusion, even ridicule, when two non-Jewish members of Congress recently launched a caucus for the "Advancement of Torah Values." The lobby's real agenda is even more remarkable, and disturbing

Their parents immigrated to Israel years ago from the former Soviet Union, but these children still prefer to speak, watch movies and use TikTok in Russian. They explain why

Tuly Ziv’s mother sorted toys looted from Jewish children at Auschwitz. In a new exhibit he shows drawings of doll skeletons and gutted teddy bears, and recalls his father, who created the oven where Eichmann’s body was cremated

The Forward has found 178 statues, monuments, streets or other ways of memorializing Nazi collaborators across Germany and Austria

Former deputy health minister signed a plea deal in case that saw him accused of using his influence to help keep alleged child rapist from being extradited to Australia

In excerpts from a Haaretz interview – to be published in full on Friday – Bennett reveals what happened in his meeting with the former PM before he decided to run against him, and what he thinks about a plea deal for Netanyahu. And what does he ...

An anomalously large prehistoric cemetery in Russia precisely overlaps a 160-year cold spell in the Early Holocene epoch

‘From the streets of Charlottesville, Virginia, to a synagogue in Colleyville, Texas, we are continually and painfully reminded that hate doesn’t go away; it only hides,' the U.S. president said