A new initiative would force aliyah applicants to provide proof that they intend to live in Israel 'permanently,' but advocates say it's based on misinterpretation of the law: 'This is essentially a policy change, and it is not the job of civil serva...

Diplomatic efforts continue amid escalating tensions in Ukraine and fears of an imminent Russian invasion

Naftali Bennett was physically in Bahrain this week, but his mind was back in Sheikh Jarrah, making sure that Mk Itamar Ben-Gvir's antics don't ignite a war with Hamas

Former intel officer Moshe Tal charts the strategy he hopes will aid in bringing the missing Israelis and soldiers' bodies back, and reveals a shift in Egypt's approach

However, one former Israeli army official says the real risk is not an armed conflict but the growing reality of one state for two peoples

This week at the Tel Aviv airport: A Costa Rican readjusts to life back home after 32 years in the U.S., and a mother-daughter team returns from a bat-mitzvah trip that was meant to bring them closer together

A repulsive and depraved trio, Josh Hawley, Tucker Carlson and Donald Trump, are active partners in Putin’s efforts to gaslight the West on Ukraine – and to undermine the United States itself

Algorithms developed at Harvard by Ben Reis can predict psychosis and detect domsetic abuse by analyzing medical files

The incident occurred just as Mayor Eric Adams was set to hold a meeting on the rise of antisemitic incidents in the city

Official sources say the agreement will be a version of the 2015 deal with minor changes, which Israel is expected to oppose. Iran, meanwhile, denies reported draft agreement

The Tesla CEO posted a meme of a photo of Hitler with the text: 'Stop comparing me to Justin Trudeau. I had a budget.' Musk later deleted the tweet

The ultra-Orthodox Netzah Yehuda battalion, based in the West Bank, has become a byword for insubordination, lawlessness and racist violence against Palestinians. And that’s not its only critical failure – nor Israel's

An average of 15 people go missing in Israel every year, never to be heard from again. Sociologist Ori Katz is examining what people do when they discover that a relative has vanished into thin air

Tamir corporation, which is responsible for placing the bins, says that the 2,000 orange bins allotted are far too few to meet the needs of a city the size of Jerusalem

Avi Shalev swapped the Israeli army for classes conducted in classical Arabic, surrounded mainly by young Bedouin women who educated him on another side of life in Israel

Struck-down Kuwaiti law banned 'imitation of the opposite sex' and set the maximum penalty at a year in prison or a fine of $3,300

While not actively wanting a Russian invasion, the Azov ultranationalist movement will see it as a chance to build its brand, warns far-right expert Michael Colborne

Michael Sfard talks about ‘the new antisemites’ – spoiler, they're Jewish extremists attacking Palestinians – and Judy Maltz discusses the plight of Ukrainian Jews living in the shadow of potential Russian invasion

The Shin Bet's former No. 3 thinks it's time for Israel to rethink its modus operandi

'I was devastated when the shop was destroyed and our friends and loved ones have boosted my morale. But today I was born again, today is a new birthday for me'

The police will allow both left- and right-wing activists to protests at separate sites some two kilometers away from Evyatar

The Israeli president is set to make a visit to Turkey, with media outlets in that country saying it will take place on March 9

In a strongly worded letter from the Foreign Ministry, Israel accuses members of UN commission of inquiry into latest Gaza war of 'politically motivated' bias and anti-Israel positions

Sixth drone interception in a year comes a day after Nasrallah boasts to followers about gaining technology to turn thousands of missiles into precision-guided munitions

New study at Tel Aviv University suggests that the presence of microplastics can exacerbate the toxicity of organic pollution in the environment roughly tenfold

The draft agreement on Iran's nuclear program spells out steps to be implemented before sanction waivers

A software glitch on the phone of Saudi activist Loujain al-Hathloul has revealed hack blueprint of NSO software, leading to Apple lawsuit and trade blacklisting

Twenty ornately decorated Roman graves have been located so far, and the excavation team expects to unearth 80 in total. Two graves have been opened, one contained skeletal remains and some clay jars

Prime Minister Bennett and U.S. House Speaker Pelosi also discuss the ongoing negotiations between Iran and Western countries over the Islamic republic's nuclear program, which are in their 'final stages'

Biodegradable caskets, mushroom suits, traditional Jewish bone collection or launching grandpa’s ashes into space: Minds in Israel and throughout the world are thinking up alternatives to wasteful burials

Source says Ukraine angered by Israeli media reports that Jerusalem had requested Moscow's assistance in evacuating its citizens in case of war

Thus far four suspects were arrested for the attack in the East Jerusalem neighborhood

'As we don't know how the situation will evolve in Ukraine, we call upon all Israeli citizens to leave the country as long as the borders and the skies are open,' Ambassador Joel Lion says

The four leading candidates are Ruth Ronnen and Khaled Kabub of the economic division of the Tel Aviv District Court; Jerusalem District Court Judge Gila Kanfy Steinitz; and Yechiel Kasher, who is in private practice

During the confusion of the pandemic, the Israeli literary giant found some comfort returning to his childhood. His new children’s book ‘Every Wrinkle Has a Story’ explores the power of the grandparent

Israel’s finance minister. Avigdor Lieberman, is planning measures to coax the Haredim into the workforce. If he fails, Israel is headed for poverty

The hybrid warfare developed and practiced by Russia over the past two decades relies - like in the Ukraine crisis - on propaganda, psychological warfare and cyberattacks as much as on conventional firepower

Meanwhile, Israel records 886 coronavirus patients in serious condition marking another decline from Wednesday's 927 ■ Israel to discuss lifting restrictions on foreign tourists on Thursday

When a Scarsdale, N.Y. synagogue fired an educator who accused Israel of genocide and U.S. Jews of enabling violent racism at home, Beinart and others rushed to her defense. What on earth were they thinking?

Project Pegasus consortium and Amnesty reveals that the personal assistant and father of Polish senator were both targeted ahead of 2019 general election

Abandoned towns, the vanishing Dead Sea and the country's longest border: Route 90 is a gateway to a forgotten Israel

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett calls the move an important step in the 'global movement against terror,' after Australia announces it will add the entirety of Hamas to its list of outlawed groups

Ukraine and Russian-backed rebels trade accusations of shelling ◾ Rebel forces in eastern Ukraine say Ukrainian forces opened fire on their territory four times in the past 24 hours

Israel carries out the attack using surface-to-surface missile causing some material damage but no casualties

U.S. says Hezbollah leader Nasrallah gave his approval to the Lebanese government to proceed with negotiations on a deal that may alleviate the energy crisis in Lebanon

While the former prime minister pushes his supporters to protest, his party's faction head is blocking the committee that would establish a commission of inquiry into the NSO police spying scandal

The military claims the soldiers conducted a proper operation because they feared the suspect would flee and that the dog had been muzzled ◾ The man was taken to an unknown location, condition remains unknown

The Israel Prison Service announced the change in policy, which was set in place at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, following petitions from human rights organizations

The Finance Ministry has eased the regulation regarding developers' safety history, allowing companies with several infractions to participate in government contract bids

Senior Turkish officials are in Israel to discuss a longer visit by Israel's president, which his office has yet to publicly confirm

'Nothing is agreed until everything is agreed, though,' Iran's top nuclear negotiator cautions as parties meet in Vienna

For the second time this week the coalition held back bills from votes because of the United Arab List's refusal to support the legislation

Official agencies expected sharp growth in 2021, but not 8.1 percent, after a 2.2 percent shrinkage in the Israeli economy due to COVID in 2020

The interior minister rejected the expansion of Yokne'am into Hashalom Valley, home to a host of wildlife species

The non-Orthodox delegation will meet Bennett in less than two weeks, and leaders are expected to press the Israeli premier on reinstating the Western Wall deal

Three years after generating hundreds of millions of views by recounting the tragic story of a teenage girl during the Holocaust, Equiano.Stories hopes to do the same for another traumatic historical event

One critic in Syria says that such aid from the Israeli side ‘will have severe consequences and cause social and ethnic polarization in Syria’

The investigation started with a freedom of information request by a pro-Palestinian group, but 'has led to feelings of unrest and insecurity within universities'

After a year of paid training, the women will drive bullet trains between Mecca and Medina as more opportunities open to the kingdom's women

As United Arab List chairman makes a push for a historic plan to recognize Bedouin towns, a rift deepens with the Joint List over political support and how best to oppose JNF tree-planting

After two tremors in northern Israel, the Home Front Command responded to concerned citizens by warning of a devastating earthquake sometime in the future

Shimon Hayut, who allegedly defrauded several women out of thousands of dollars, tells Israeli media he might pursue a career in politics. And what would be his contribution to Israeli diplomacy? 'I speak excellent English'

In advance of Herzog's trip, planned for March, Turkish officials are visiting Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah and will then meet with Israeli figures

An Israeli strike against Iran could trigger normalization with Saudi Arabia. But that’s just one part of the far more precarious Middle East such an attack would birth, with China, Russia, and the U.S. forced to respond

The new entry in the Duden dictionary states that the term 'Jude' can also be considered derogatory, citing its use in Nazi Germany, and recommends instead using terms such as 'Jewish fellow citizens'

In a televised speech threatening Israel, the Hezbollah leader says that since Israel is preventing advanced weapons from reaching them via Syria, the group can convert its missiles into precision weapons

Prosecutors say there is no reason to further delay the former prime minister's corruption trial as only key witness Shlomo Filber was successfully hacked by police – but material never made it to investigators

French President Emmanuel Macron and China's President Xi Jinping agreed on the need to step up their joint efforts to reach a nuclear deal with Iran, statement says

Even though no one in Ukraine will publicly admit that they support Russia, many miss the close ties and continue to consume Russian culture – which has created a complex political situation for President Volodymyr Zelenskyy

In a discussion set to be held Thursday, Bennett is expected to support lifting measures by March 1

After Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates both signed agreements with Israel as part of the Abraham Accords, the million dollar question is if and when Saudi Arabia will join. Experts say it's possible, but complicated

The U.S. believes the crisis is part of a tacit Sino-Russian agreement to challenge the existing world order, while Russia is focused on restoring its superpower status – leaving little common ground for a diplomatic process

Relationship with Israel 'cannot be unilateral,' Ukrainian diplomat says, claiming efforts to solicit Israeli support are underway

Modesty or a counterreaction? In recent years, more and more women who wear a hijab are revealing their inner struggle to define their identity and the boundaries of freedom of choice within the framework forced upon them

Crowds rile up as Herzog quotes Rabbi Abraham Kook and Deuteronomy to show that the chain of events leading to the death of a 78-year-old Palestinian contradicted Jewish teachings

Haaretz has been accompanying an asylum seeker who believed the authorities in Israel and departed for Uganda. Once there, his passport was taken and he is too afraid to leave his home. The Ugandan government: ‘There is no such agreement, not now a...

Deutsche Welle, the state-funded broadcaster, fires seven employees over antisemitic social media posts

The Israeli quantum computer - intended for the defense establishment and tech scene - is a national security project to give Israel 'quantum’ independence: ‘We see China and U.S. racing’

Netzah Yehuda is a special battalion of ultra-Orthodox soldiers. Following the latest in a series of violent incidents against Palestinians, calls are growing to rethink its existence – and Haredi deployment in general

Rabei Khamisy of Mi'ilya finds not one but three water shafts integrated into in the walls of King Baldwin’s castle, leading to ancient cisterns cut into the bedrock

When a brand-new art museum censored an ‘offensive’ painting, it was not just about Israel normalizing intolerance, or the rightwing witch-hunt against ‘controversial’ work. It’s much bigger, more global and far darker

The COVID infection rate known as the R number – the average number of people each coronavirus carrier infects – continues to drop below 1, meaning that the pandemic is shrinking in Israel

Israeli company Hargol wants to convince Westerners of the benefits of eating locusts, including serving them as candy or chocolate-flavored protein shakes

Four bodies were found in a grave on the edge of the Atacama, a place prone to terrible quakes, and tsunamis

'Physical observations that we see show the opposite of some of the recent rhetoric coming out of the Kremlin,' British defense secretary says

U.S. House Speaker Pelosi, who once lauded the 2015 Iran nuclear deal as a 'diplomatic masterpiece,' arrives in Israel as U.S. efforts to reenter the agreement reach an inflection point

Israel’s dependence on Russia has greatly increased since its entry into Syria. If Moscow invades Ukraine, any sanctions imposed will require Israel to toe the Western line

Three Palestinians were injured in the incident, after a convoy of cars passed through the West Bank village of Hawara and some passengers hurled stones at vehicles and shops

The third visit by a senior Israeli official to Bahrain in less than six months shows how much the Abraham Accords have changed the Middle East, with a renewed focus on the shared enemy in Tehran

The quake, measuring 3.1 on the Richter scale, follows another only a few hours earlier and marks the fifth felt in Israel since October

The search was conducted by Shin Bet and military officers during her arrest and despite admissions by those who conducted it, the case was closed for lack of evidence

Volunteer work on land developed by Elad and the Israel Parks and Nature Association counts toward students’ matriculation requirements

In Russia, the church has become intertwined with the nuclear establishment. Is a similar process happening in Iran, and will it happen in Israel?