Russia used its own hypersonic missile in Ukraine – the first use of such a weapon in combat – but U.S. officials downplayed the importance of that strike

Israel's Foreign Ministry said that it is 'handling' the case

A new UN climate report provides ready solutions for solving climate change, but is just as grim as its predecessors

In Israel, a cruel, corrupt religious ordeal awaits thousands of Ukrainian refugees from Russia’s invasion. It will have fateful consequences for their future and for the character of the Jewish state itself

Ukraine's president's office calls for new wave of sanctions against Russia as 'atrocities' and 'war crimes' found in Bucha following retreat of Russian troops

Israeli army's plans were updated in the wake of riots in mixed Jewish-Arab cities during fighting with Hamas in May 2021

While Hamas has been encouraging violence in the West Bank, it is showing total restraint from the Gaza Strip in a bid to avoid being drawn into a direct conflict with Israel

Class hours for Bible, civics, history and literature are set to shrink under matriculation shake-up; term papers will replace matriculation exams

A comprehensive report by a panel of UN scientists details a long list of effective and available steps to slow the crisis. 'As emissions rise, so do the risks. The measures taken thus far are too weak,' says one expert

Jordan, Egypt and the Palestinian Authority say Israel bears responsibility for the escalation in Jerusalem and calls on them to stop any measures barring Muslim worshipers from entering the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound

Shlomo Filber, the ex-head of Communications Ministry, says he tried to move quickly to allow a merger of telecom giant Bezeq’s subsidiaries into a single company, which meant major financial savings for the company

U.S. President Joe Biden vows to impose additional sanctions against Russia, as evidence mounts of mass killings in the city of Bucha

Concerned about the large numbers of Jewish Ukrainians who are opting to settle in Germany, Israel's government plans to reach out personally to persuade them otherwise in a major new campaign

Israeli security forces killed three Palestinians in the West Bank on Saturday, apparently on their way to commit terror attacks in Israel

Israel needs to be thinking about new variants rather than more waves, says a leading health expert, after new data suggests the country’s daily infection rate is receding again

Israel's finance and energy ministries oppose legislation setting interim greenhouse gas emission targets, essentially rendering the climate law devoid of content

A study by the Israel Medical Association finds that even a prisoner missing a limb has been restrained, something that not only violates the person’s dignity but can impede the treatment itself

Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz visits Israeli-built field hospital ■ FM Lapid and Israel's envoy to Ukraine also denounced the killings in the Kyiv suburb of Bucha as a 'war crime'

After three terror attacks, two claimed by ISIS, a familiar, grisly ritual began: Israel's Arab leaders denounce the attacks, right-wingers accuse all Arabs of collective responsibility. Is there any way to break out of this dismal, racist cycle?

Police are not excluding the possibility that tensions such as those that sparked last year's Gaza war could repeat

Researchers recently claimed a groundbreaking find in biblical archaeology: the oldest Israelite inscription, dating from the 13th century B.C.E. In addition to doubts about whether it’s ‘kosher,’ the manner in which it was obtained in the West...

'America is responsible for the halt of these talks, a deal is very much within reach,' Iranian official states, while the U.S. says some issues are still outstanding

A well-known loophole exposes a rare stigma in Israel’s ultra-Orthodox community. Instead of fixing the issue – which is leading to expulsions from religious schools – Israel is ignoring it

Retired IDF General Amos Yadlin joins the podcast to discuss Putin's failure in Kyiv, the 'barbaric' Russian attack over the weekend, and what Iran, and also Israel, can learn from the dramatic events in Europe

Israel wants to collect the names, passport numbers and even credit cards of every person entering or leaving. ‘We cannot allow ourselves to become a dictatorship,’ experts warn

Wertheimer was considered a mainstay of the Israeli corporate scene and credited with selling his family-controlled business, Iscar, in one of the largest buyouts in the history of Israeli industry

Israel's COVID infection rate also continues to decline, suggesting that a surge in infection caused by the omicron variant BA.2 has been blunted

A work due to appear at a College exhibition includes the Islamic declaration of faith. Following protest, the curator called off the show instead of removing the piece. The artist: ‘The surrender to 'Im Tirtzu' is pathetic’

Lieberman says he 'foremost supports Israel's interests' ■ Ukraine envoy to Israel invites Lieberman to 'see the bodies and meet the women who were tied up and raped'

Haim Revivo and singer Eyal Golan were summoned by police in connection to the 9-year-old case ■ Revivo denies all accusation

Israel is refraining from steps that might inflame the Palestinian street and hopes the PA leadership does its part too ■ Israeli security forces are focusing their efforts on intelligence and preemptive arrests

Israeli officials believe that videos posted on social media from the scene of recent attacks are a driver of copycat attacks, and have already issued orders restricting movement for six Israeli Arabs, with several more pending

With their country in dire straits, a whole industry has sprung up to recruit Syrians to fight the war in Ukraine. This is not the first time Syrians have fought for Russia, and there are plenty of other precedents to emulate

An officer was lightly wounded, a statement from Israel Police says, as clashes erupt for second day in a row

The prime minister said that Israel is entering a period of 'alert routine' and that stopping the current terror wave requires 'not a single operation but hundreds of continuous operations'

The suspect entered Israel without a permit before being arrested near the town of Kafr Qasem, just inside the Green Line

With 90% of votes counted, results showed Orban's Fidesz controlling 135 seats in the 199-member parliament, while the united opposition alliance had 56 seats

Though Israel has walked a tightrope throughout the Russian offensive on Ukraine, Foreign Minister Yair Lapid says 'it's impossible to remain silent' on Bucha killings

After eight children are diagnosed with polio – Israeli Health Ministry official warns 'hundreds' could be carrying the virus

According to the petition, a right-wing NGO has raised almost $100,000 to reestablish two illegal outposts that were demolished by Israeli security personnel two weeks ago

Israel's health minister instructs hospitals to allow patients to eat leavened bread on Passover. In response, outraged Idit Silman invokes Jewish observance during the Holocaust

Russian Iskander missiles can reach almost all of Western Europe and there is no missile shield in place to protect against this threat, says Germany's defense chief Eberhard Zorn

Hamzah bin Hussein posted a letter on Twitter saying that his values 'are not in line with the approaches, trends and modern methods of our institutions'

Jordan's king also requests that Israel will allow the entrance of worshipers to Al-Aqsa Mosque as Jerusalem mulls Ramadan restrictions amid a spate of deadly terror attacks

Ukraine's president's office calls for new wave of sanctions against Russia as 'atrocities' and 'war crimes' found in Bucha following retreat of Russian troops

Based on the wars in Chechnya, Georgia and Syria, it was widely assumed that Russia committed war crimes in Ukraine. The shocking footage from Kyiv is unlikely to alter Western policy, but makes a cease-fire less likely

Lt. Col. (ret.) Alexander Vindman, the whistleblower from Trump's first impeachment trial, told Haaretz how U.S divisions encouraged Putin to attack Ukraine, and why Israel should adopt a tougher stance on Moscow

As Russian forces withdraw from Bucha, reports describe bodies lying in the streets, with the mayor saying that some 300 Ukrainian civilians were killed ■ Israel's Foreign Ministry spokesman says in response that the tweet 'didn't blame Russia'

Justice Uzi Vogelman refused the presidency as he would have served for less than a year before turning 70, the age at which Israel's Supreme Court justices must retire

We have a moral obligation to extend a hand to those fleeing war. Unfortunately, shameful obstacles are being put before the few who are knocking at our gates, but were not born into the right religion

In recent surveys, Israelis and Palestinians hold sweepingly different attitudes towards Russia’s war on Ukraine, exposing how far their own conflict filters how they see the world, all the way to Kyiv and Moscow

Some Palestinians believe Israel is responsible for escalating tensions during the holy month. Others are concerned about something more basic

Hundreds of African asylum seekers who are over 60 and live in Israel have no social or other benefits and live in limbo. Meanwhile, they watch as Israel plans to provide coverage to refugees from Ukraine

The Islamist group hopes its crackdown on drugs will rouse international recognition, while opium production in Afghanistan has spiked amid dire economic circumstances

Ukraine-Russia negotiations are set to resume on Monday, but Moscow says no draft deal ready to present to leaders Putin and Zelenskyy

The Islamic State isn't going to establish a foothold in Israel or the Palestinian territories any time soon, but attacks outside of a clear organizational framework pose a new kind of challenge for security services

Parliament is dissolved after failed no-confidence motion by the opposition, which claims Khan failed to revive Pakistan's economy and crack down on corruption

‘The Castle of the Pyrenees,’ the great surrealist René Magritte’s famed painting, is the focus of a new grand exhibition at the Israel Museum, bringing back the Belgian genius who visited Israel in 1966

The R number, representing the average number of people each coronavirus carrier infects, has dropped below 1, as the number of serious cases remains largely stable

Gary Oldman is just one of the reasons to watch the Apple TV+ gem ‘Slow Horses,’ the best of the genre since 'The Night Manager,' while HBO’s ‘How to Survive a Pandemic’ will induce ‘happy tears’ about the COVID vaccine

Born in 1920's New York City and raised in a Pittsburgh suburb, Harris started tapping her comedic talents in high school productions where she realized she 'could make the audience get hysterical'

Voters in Hungary will decide whether the nationalist leader and Putin's longtime ally Orban continues for a fourth term, but rare unity in the opposition is expected to make the contest closest since he first took power

The only concrete 'achievement' of the Abraham Accords summit was the note from Egypt, UAE, Morocco and Bahrain for the Palestinian people: We 'brotherly' Arab states have abandoned you, again

Latest attacks against Israelis are 'an exception,' senior Israeli official says, pointing to Palestinians' willingness to 'prevent a deterioration' in Jerusalem and elsewhere

People lying dead in the streets, burn-out tanks, and devastation in the town of Bucha as Ukraine claims to have retaken all areas around Kyiv. Moscow denies targeting civilians as it presses on port city of Mariupol

Education Ministry panel's recommendations include expanding spoken Arabic studies, appointing a coexistence coordinator and holding field trips with schools of different backgrounds, but makes no mention of funding for these changes

The police is showing restraint compared to the same period last year by keeping distance from the Damascus Gate and not dispersing people from there. 'Ramadan is not a war,' Jerusalem police chief said last week

'I am the descendant of Holocaust survivors. How could I vote for fascists? Of course I cannot,' said a 64-year-old father of five. Instead, he will be voting for a parody party that is promising free beer and eternal life

Israel's prime minister meets with heads of Shin Bet security service, who earlier said that the three Palestinians killed near Jenin were on their way to a shooting attack. A recorded will was also found in their vehicle

'Should the strikes on Sanaa stop, the airport open, Hodeidah port open, then we will feel there is a truce, that it has something tangible,' said one Yemeni, reflecting widespread skepticism over whether a ceasefire will hold

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warns Russian forces are leaving mines behind as they retreat, fears of airstrikes remain ■ Russia redirecting its efforts to eastern Ukraine, Mariupol remains in crosshairs

Tzedek Chicago already defined itself as 'non-Zionist' and was explicitly established to attract Jews disenchanted with communal support for Israel and skeptical of Zionism at large

While the Palestinian public understands the attackers’ motives, the vast majority does not choose this path, which does not advance their cause, and has reservations about targeting civilians. But condemnation? Let Israelis first condemn the viole...

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has driven up food and energy prices in the region, casting a shadow over the Muslim holy month of fasting

Embattled Pakistani premier Imran Khan is brandishing a big conspiracy, based on anti-Americanism and antisemitism. How many voters buy his claim of a coup will decide the country's future

The three were responsible for a recent shooting attack near the city of Tul Karm in the West Bank, and planned to carry out further attacks

Roman Zadorov is just one of many defendants worldwide who was convicted on the basis of a confession he later recanted. False confessions take place for many different reasons, and don't necessarily require violence

Following the terror attack in Hadera, Mohammed Abad, a resident of the West Bank village of Jalud, refused to go to sleep, fearing settlers' revenge. He went up to his roof when he heard noises, to find his yard in flames

President Isaac Hezog thanked Erdogan and the two agreed that on the eve of Ramadan, Passover, and Easter, peace and calm must be maintained in the entire region

The nomadic Avars appeared suddenly in Eastern Europe 1,500 years ago, crushed the remains of the Roman Empire under their boots and ruled for two centuries. Who were they?

This comes against the backdrop of an ongoing terror wave which took the lives of 11 Israelis in one week

On the Haaretz Weekend podcast, the former U.S. National Security Adviser, who served under Trump in 2017-2018, says Israelis should be ‘embarrassed’ by their government’s position on Ukraine, and attacks Biden for Afghanistan withdrawal

The campaign to fight crime in Arab communities was already launched in October, rebuilding the West Bank separation barrier was never a top priority and police motorcycle units are already operating

Recidivism rates are lower for prisoners who went through rehabilitation programs, but the Israel Prison Service insists that people detained for ideologically-motivated crimes or those that harm national security cannot be helped

As long as Washington remains committed to containing China, there will be a clear reason for India to align with the West. But that doesn't make New Delhi's diplomatic dance between China and America less complicated

Ukraine's foreign minister says he could not confirm or deny reports of Ukrainian involvement in the strike as Kremlin spokesman says the strike on the fuel depot could jeopardize Moscow's peace negotiations with Kyiv