Though Israel claims that Bennett's mediation efforts are much appreciated by Kyiv and Washington, U.S. and Ukraine officials are expecting Bennett will step up his mediation attmeps

Rabbi Julia Gris – a Russian-born Jew, said she always felt very much at home in Ukraine, and had never felt discrimination

Russia invades Ukraine: As the war enters its third week, none of Putin's key objectives have been reached, despite thousands of people killed and more than two million made refugee

Kurdish and U.S. officials say there are no confirmed casualties so far from the estimated 12 missiles fired by Iran at Iraq’s northern city of Erbil

The new law replaces temporary legislation that barred Palestinians who marry Israeli nationals from resident status in Israel

Israel's military has been on heightened alert since Iran threatened retaliation for the deaths of two officers in Syria, which foreign media attributed to Israel

The Biden administration is welcoming Israeli mediation efforts, but insisted Israel join the growing list of 'democracies' sanctioning Russia over its brutal invasion of Ukraine

The executed Saudis were convicted of murder and membership in Islamic militant groups, local news agencies say

Alpine skier Sheina Vaspi, an above-the-knee amputee, talks to Haaretz about facing her fears and the challenge of combining an athletic career with Chabad Hasidism

The Israeli silence as Iran nuke talks continue signals that Jerusalem has accepted a new deal will be signed, and is preparing for next steps ■ Russia-Ukraine war highlights the demand – and danger – of cyberweapons

Saturday's meeting was the first sit-down meeting between the two countries' foreign ministers since 2009

Oil minister's remarks follow reports of a recent seizure of an Iranian oil tanker in the Bahamas, even as indirect Iran-U.S. nuclear deal talks could see the lifting of U.S. sanctions in return for Tehran curbing its nuclear work

On Friday, an unnamed Ukrainian senior government official harshly criticized Bennett's effort to mediate the crisis with Russia, saying that Bennett pressured Zelenskyy to accept Putin's conditions for ending the war

While thousands of refugees are begging to enter Israel, a few hundred people are making the trip in the opposite direction, including some aiming to join the fight

Rabbi Daniel Litvak detained as part of an ongoing inquiry by public prosecutors into the Portuguese citizenship granted to the oligarch in 2021 as part of naturalization process for Sephardi Jews

The U.S. administration aims to rebuild the Mideast scaffolding that it started to dismantle as it strives to shore up its Russia sanctions policy without destroying the global oil market or economy

We may think that veganism can play only a limited roll in combating global warming, as greenhouse gases have so many other sources. But a new study suggests a shift to plant-based nutrition could indeed turn the tables

There is talk in Israel of a ‘wave of terror attacks,’ but the surge in killings of Palestinians is barely mentioned

Throughout history many heads of state have seemingly made their mark thanks to their powerful personalities. In fact, something else entirely makes a leader great

When even traditionally dovish Social Democrats are beginning to change their minds about joining NATO, it's clear that Putin's assault on Ukraine is causing Sweden and Finland serious second thoughts on the subject

These Ukrainian refugees – unlike many other refugees – are eligible to come to Israel under the Law of Return, creating a fault line between them and those who don't have the privilege of being titled 'new immigrant'

The 21-year-old settler is suspected of acts of terror, arson, vandalizing, and assault of left-wing activists in the West Bank as well as in Israel

The Canadian operations of Russian steelmaker Evraz, of which Abramovich is the largest shareholder, will not be affected by the move

The official says Bennett is 'using mediation as an excuse to justify the fact that Israel is avoiding transferring military aid to Ukraine or joining the sanction slapped on Russia.' Bennett's office denies the claims

Iranian spokesperson said the pause could be 'momentum' for resolving remaining issues

Lapid will meet with the leaders of both nations, and visit ministry officials at the border crossing between Romania and Ukraine ■ The Ukrainian envoy calls on Israel to provide medical equipment and to sanction Russia

The team discovered that octopuses learn when neural activity sparks long-term changes in their synapses

Russia invades Ukraine: As the war enters its third week, none of Putin's key objectives have been reached, despite thousands of people killed and more than two million made refugee

As Ukraine war rages and the West tightens the screws on Russian oligarchs, many of them look to Israel to escape ■ Some already hold Israeli citizenship, exactly for these kinds of circumstances ■ Billionaires will benefit from Israeli law, allo...

When we decided to stand behind Jessie Sander, a teacher who was fired by a New York synagogue for her anti-Zionist views, Eric Yoffie asked: 'What were you thinking?' Here's our response

Students will no longer be required to show a negative COVID test twice a week, and employees at Israeli schools who are neither vaccinated nor recovered won't need to present a negative test every 48 hours

It's not certain that Israel's prime minister had a chance to repair the damage caused by his predecessor and his pal Trump, but Bennett's Russia-Ukraine mediation is much more than theatrics

Russia-Ukraine war: Whatever credit Israel hoped to gain with Bennett's mediation efforts, it lost with its embarrassing handling of refugees

The Senate passed the bill one day after the House and will be sent to President Biden who will sign it into law

This week at the Tel Aviv airport: A psychotherapist who travels the world while treating patients remotely, and an occupational therapist heading to India to find herself

Anthropologist Emanuel Marx took a new look at Nazi state violence

A new book claims, falsely, that Bulgaria’s army saved the country’s Jews from the Holocaust. And Elbit funded it

Israel announced it will limit on the number of Ukrainian refugees allowed in its territory. Haaretz explains the nuts and bolts of Israel's policy from entry and work permits, to health insurance

'I can't watch mothers not shower for three days and sleep on mats with their children,' the director of Ben-Gurion International Airport said of the situation

Militiamen, wounded children, police patrols, volunteers delivering food and panicky residents – all hoarding whatever food comes their way, all summoning whatever strength they have left. A week on the Ukrainian front

Why the Russian leader was 'surprised' by Biden's tough sanctions, and how Americans' belief in happy endings contributed to the Ukraine crisis: journalist Julia Ioffe joins the podcast to discuss Ukraine, Russia and NATO

The writer won the award for fiction in English translation in 2017 for 'A Horse Walks into a Bar' and is now being nominated for the translation of his work 'More Than I Love My Life'

The Lebanon Tribunal reverses its acquittal based on an erroneous assessment of evidence, convicting the two men for their part in the killing then-Prime Minister Rafik Hariri in a 2005 car bombing in Beirut

The 'Wing of Zion' cost Israeli taxpayers 600 million shekels ($183M), and some people turned a profit from it. So why are the culprits nowhere to be found in the new report?

Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi was killed during a raid by U.S. forces in Syria last month, and his replacement will be Abu Al-Hassan Al-hashemi Al-Quraishi

According to a statement from the Jordanian palace, Abdullah reiterated the importance of establishing a Palestinian state along the 1967 borders

‘The pilot realized he had exceeded the speed limit and immediately decreased speed,’ Israeli army says

Bosnians look at Ukraine and shudder with déjà vu: The unprovoked aggression, refugees, indiscriminate shelling, besieged cities. And they fear pro-Russia actors using the crisis to stir up big trouble in the Balkans

The personal use of marijuana will become an administrative – and not criminal – violation with a fine of 500 shekels, pending approval by a committee in Israel's parliament

The former vice president got a tour of occupied Hebron with far-right leaders who are boycotted by Israel’s own prime minister and the pro-Israel establishment in the U.S.

The British Isles were awash in gorgeous gold jewelry and objects but there’s no sign they were regularized by mass, deduces Raphael Hermann of the University of Goettingen

One video from a suburb of Kyiv appeared to show over 20 Russian armored vehicles retreating under fire, but Ukraine's efforts may not be enough to turn the tide

The Holocaust memorial had previously come to the defense of Abramovich, Israel's second-richest person, considered a Putin ally, who now faces sanctions in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine

The bill managed to pass comfortably in a last-ditch vote before the Israeli parliament enters recess, despite opposition from the United Arab List and Meretz

Iran and Hezbollah are officially neutral on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, not expressing official support for Moscow or for Kyiv. But a deeper dive reveals a very different picture of what they call the 'Russia vs America' war

Fischer brought top-tier international artists to Israel – and helped discover and nurture local talent. Right up to his death, he worked to expand Israel’s artistic horizons

Ukrainian and Russian foreign ministers trade accusations in remarks after first high-level meeting in Turkey

For the first time since its ascendance to superpower status, China can apply its strengths and put an end to a major world crisis. But is Xi Jinping even interested?

Poland is the initial destination of more than half of Ukrainians fleeing their homeland and the Polish government has offered stipends to families hosting the refugees, some of whom are Jewish

It’s estimated that dozens of Israelis have answered the call from the Ukrainian Embassy in Tel Aviv to join the fight against Russia's invasion. Who are these foreign fighters, and what really motivates them?

The U.K. said it would allow Chelsea to continue playing matches after it imposed sanctions on Abramovich, a dual Russian-Israeli citizen, halting his plan to sell the club

From Haifa to Nazi Germany, and back: 'The watch itself isn’t particularly beautiful, but what’s written on it excited me,' says antiques collector David Silvera who found it on eBay

In his second day in Turkey, Herzog says he hopes the first visit by an Israeli leader since 2008 would lay 'the groundwork for the reestablishment of relations'

Iran's top security official says that the U.S. is maintaining 'unacceptable proposals,' as the European parties step aside to allow the two countries to resolve the final issues to reach a new nuclear agreement

Attractive prices and amazing returns attracted many Israelis to gamble on Ukraine, despite its instability ■ They invested all their savings in the country now fighting violent Russian invasion

Between blaming American imperialism, whataboutism and full-on indifference, the Israeli left is not standing with Ukraine. Does our commitment to freedom, self-determination, law and universal justice end at Palestine?

Russia invades Ukraine: As the war enters its third week, none of Putin's key objectives have been reached, despite thousands of people killed and more than two million made refugee

While the Bennett-Lapid coalition lost a record 32 votes over five months, one bill remains a threat on the final day of the Knesset's winter session

UNHCR representative says 'no doubt' Israel's latest policy shift on taking in Ukrainian people is 'a step in the right direction,' but calls for more action to ensure their welfare

The bill, which comes after months of stalling, also includes $3.3 billion in security assistance to Israel and $500 million in missile-defense partnerships

Erdogan's vicious insults were replaced by positive, optimistic statements about the mutual advantages of cooperation with Israel, yet years of fraught relations are rarely overcome in one meeting

In addition to his profession as journalist, Golan wrote books, plays and screenplays, and directed and presented radio and television programs

'The war in Ukraine needs to set off a warning light as to Israel’s preparedness for wars,' the state comptroller's report says, adding that the assessment of threats hasn't been updated since 2016

Prior attempts at such transplants – or xenotransplantation – have failed largely because patients’ bodies rapidly rejected the animal organ

Zelenskyy says that children were still under the rubble following the Russian strike on Mariupol, which has seen some of the deadliest fighting since Russia's invasion of Ukraine began

Accusing Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked of 'playing games,' Nachman Shai says Israel 'should behave like all the European countries, none of them set any limits'

Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi's meetings with top Bahraini officials follow those of Gantz and Bennett last month, part of Israel's push for regional security cooperation as negotiators in Vienna near a revived Iran nuclear deal

‘We will fill up the planes, come back to Israel, and then fly back again and pick up more refugees,’ Jewish Agency deputy director general Yehuda Setton explained

Russia's insinuation that it could tie the nuclear accords to a resolution in Ukraine only testifies to its fraying relationship with Iran, which is sensing new opportunities from a détente with the West

Netanyahu tests positive for COVID after attending a ceremony at the Israeli parliament

Alina Sobczak, a resident of Krakow, knew she wanted to help Ukrainian refugees crossing the border into Poland but wasn't sure how. Thanks to a tip from a friend, she turned her home into a sanctuary

According to psychologist Yaakov Ophir, the last two years of ‘ongoing trauma’ have taken a heavy toll on our children

The Kremlin casts the West's sanctions on Russia over the Ukraine crisis as a hostile act that had roiled global markets

For years, Russia’s state media has promoted a spurious myth equating Zelenskyy’s government to the Third Reich, backed by efforts to recruit Israel, and Jewish suffering, into its revisionist narrative. Now, Putin’s using that same myth to jus...

Prostitution, the ‘oldest profession,’ was a potent revenue generator for the governments of ancient Greece and Rome and for some, a key aspect of masculinity