In a first vote of the new Democrat-led U.S. Senate the chamber confirmed Biden’s nominee for Director of National Intelligence, Avril Haines

Twitter's suspension of the embassy's account came a day after the Trump administration, in its final hours, accused China of committing genocide in Xinjiang

The arrest of Palestinian DJ Sama Abdulhadi after she played a set at the Nabi Musa complex wasn’t merely a struggle between secularism and religiosity

Netanyahu needs an experienced Iran hand on American soil at this time, and at least, unlike Ron Dermer, Yossi Cohen isn’t a walking red flag

Over 200,000 vaccines administered for second day in a row ■ Medical panel recommends vaccinating pregnant women ■ Lockdown extended through January 31 ■ West Bank active cases drop below 5,000

Although all expressed support for Israel, many of Biden's picks for senior foreign policy roles were instrumental in brokering the Iran nuclear deal, butting heads with the Jewish state

Chopping tools were the real original Swiss army knife of the archaic human set, says Prof. Ran Barkai, but nobody knew what they were used for – until now

A piece of the door-frame of an early church was reused in the wall of a luxury house in the late Byzantine or early Islamic period and has now been found during road work

To justify broken bones, officers claim Palestinians tried to flee ■ Victims remanded in detention, not allowed to testify in person because they are a COVID risk - without medical proof

Another question is whether Biden is seeking to repair the world or whether he will get sucked into the whirlpool that Trump bequeathed him and just try to fix a few things

Biden's focus will be rebuilding trust, with American people and foreign allies, press secretary Jen Psaki says, breaking sharply with combative style of Trump administration

More masks and less wall, back in Paris accord and out with the Muslim travel ban: As expected, incoming president rolls back iconic Trump decisions

Sanctions will ban the officials, including O'Brien, Bolton and Bannon, from entering or doing business with China

Democrat Chuck Schumer – 'a kid from Brooklyn, the son of an exterminator and a housewife, a descendant of victims of the Holocaust' – becomes first Jewish Senate majority leader

Impact investing was estimated to have totaled $715 billion in 2019. Technology plays a small part – only $5 billion a year – but Israel has a chance to stand out

As the country's vaccination craze is waning, it is left with two million unvaccinated children, which raises many medical and ethical questions

Israel Democracy Institute study finds salaried employees were much better off than the self-employed as the coronavirus takes a toll on Israel's economy

Supreme Court president says complaints shouldn't have to wait long to testify, and their cases will be heard by a mixed-gender panel

'This is not a policy change or indication of future policy change,' embassy spokeswoman says

The Biden-Harris administration will need to act with 'courage, speed, and vision to heal the nation,' says Reform leader. World Jewish Congress' Lauder: 'The Jewish community could not have a better ally in the White House'

Yamina candidate and self-employed group protest leader was also convicted for assaulting an officer. The party decries a 'shameful' attempt to hurt Abir Kara's image ahead of Israel's March election

The 46th president of the United States calls on Americans to 'reject the culture in which facts themselves are manipulated and even fractured' and urges the nation to 'defend the truth and defeat the lies'

The prime minister, a close ally of Trump, tells Biden: 'You and I have had a warm personal friendship going back many decades' ■ Rivlin: 'The people of Israel wish you great success'

The UAE and the Trump administration were working to ink a deal before Biden, who has said he will re-examine it, takes office

Democrat Biden assumes the helm of a country reeling from deep political divides, a battered economy and a raging coronavirus pandemic

Talk by B’Tselem director came after Education Ministry banned schools from hosting people from groups ‘that treat IDF soldiers with contempt and call Israel an apartheid state’

Former Democratic President Bill Clinton rescinded his own ban barring senior White House officials from lobbying when he exited the White House in 2001

According to the charges against him, Anan Abu Dahir smuggled drones into Gaza to track Israeli forces

Harris will be sworn in by Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, the first woman of color to serve on the high court

Move comes after Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt ended their boycott of Qatar, in place since 2017 over alleged terrorism links

Initial investigations suggest that the blast in Calle de Toledo was been caused by a gas leak, Madrid mayor tells reporters

'Have a good life – we will see you soon,' says Trump, whose refusal to greet his successor and attend the inauguration represents a break with more than a century and a half of political tradition

After a year of Trump's denials of reality and responsibility, the pandemic’s U.S. death toll has eclipsed 400,000. And the loss of lives is accelerating

Palestinian petition alleges discrimination, as 40% of planned homes in neighborhood outside pre-1967 borders are part of government-subsidized program only open to citizens

Sen. Jacky Rosen and three representatives underscore ‘importance of U.S.-Israel relationship’ and why they believe Israel must remain a bipartisan issue; Rep. Elaine Luria says she will take up the mantle of ex-Reps. Nita Lowey and Eliot Engel

Yes it was very small, but the insect found in Colorado is so extraordinarily preserved that we can still see the stripes on his little legs too

Sea of Galilee water level raises six centimeters in one day, frost expected in some areas as temperatures drop below usual for the time of year

Rainbow's viral videos have become a kind of soundtrack for the Trump years

Coronavirus czar says spread slowly decreasing and lockdown likely to end on January 31, as health minister says over 200,000 vaccines administered per day

'The mob was fed lies. They were provoked by the president and other powerful people,' McConnell said of Trump in a speech on the Senate floor that raised Hannity’s ire

As Haredi society is counting its dead, and Israel as a whole is sinking into a fierce crisis, with Haredi irresponsibility among the reasons, it must be asked: Where is our leadership?

The R number has dropped to 1.04, as compared to 1.3 at the end of December, though the rate of infection and hospitalized patients remain a serious concern

American-Israeli artist Iddo Markus couldn't stop painting Donald Trump. Now he deals with people reacting with anger and disgust to his work

Trump touted his legacy and wished luck to the new administration, but refused to acknowledge Biden by name

Opposition lawmakers fume at Likud deputy minister Yoav Kish, calling the suggestion an attempt to harm democracy in guise of a health crisis

Health Ministry and council for gynecological health endorse COVID vaccine ■ ‘At least at the theoretical level, the vaccine is much less risky than other vaccines that we give pregnant women,’ one expert says

Before the Capitol riot, Trump had been expected to remain his party’s de facto leader, wielding enormous power as he served as a kingmaker and mulled a 2024 presidential run

Meanwhile calls grow in the U.K. to cut off trade with countries engaged in genocide

Sen. Dick Durbin calls Reema Dodin an ‘amazing woman’ who will be a ‘tremendous asset’ to the nation. Conservative media criticized the appointment when it was first announced

Iran has long denied launching the attack on the Saudi sites of Abqaiq and Khurais while Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels initially claimed the assault

'If Washington returns to Iran's 2015 nuclear deal, we will also fully respect our commitments under the pact,' the Iranian president says as Biden prepares to take office

A White House statement says the request for clemency for Aviem Sella, who introduced Pollard to his Mossad recruiter, was supported by Netanyahu, ambassadors and Miriam Adelson

Since the Capitol insurrection, there’s been a surge of historians rightly identifying fascist elements in Trumpism. So what’s behind the skeptics’ determined opposition?

Just like the failures in implementing mask use and the high death rate in nursing homes, it seems that sometimes, the epidemiological opinions of Health Ministry professionals simply fail the test of reality

Steve Bannon, a former key adviser in Trump's 2016 presidential run, was charged last year with swindling Trump supporters over an effort to raise private funds to build the president's wall on the U.S.-Mexico border

The prime minister is a master campaigner with decades of experience in shrugging off criticism. How can Gideon Sa’ar’s hired guns get under Netanyahu’s skin?

The former owner of the scripture book, Rabbi Rothschild, was a close friend of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Former PM Barak, outgoing chairman Peretz already said they would not seek nomination ■ Netanyahu-backed candidate elected Habayit Hayehudi chair, first woman to lead the far-right party

Gaza rocket landed in open area in southern Israel, causing no casualties, in the second incident in two days

A collapsing infrastructure is a starting point in most Arab cities, and the government is not managing to find the means or cultural sensitivity to address it, new study finds

Final paper may be in Arabic, but not the proposal, state says

The foreign minister also claimed in a Bloomberg interview that the desire for talks was shared by other Gulf countries

Israel to extend vaccination campaign to people over 40 ■ Palestinians expect first shipment of Russian vaccine 'within day' ■ UAE suspends visa-free travel from Israel, while Israel plans harsh travel restrictions

Travelers coming through Tel Aviv airport will need to be tested 72 hours before takeoff ■ Ministers also renew Shin Bet tracking until February 10

Secretary of State-nominee Antony Blinken said in his confirmation hearing he is committed to keeping the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem ■ He also stressed an 'urgent responsibility' to stop Tehran from acquiring nukes

A hunter of Jewish manuscripts, a doting doctor and the first settler in an East Jerusalem neighborhood are three of the recent victims of the coronovirus, which has caused the death of more than 4,000 people in Israel

Although Likud clinches 30 seats, according to Channel 12 News poll, its potential coalition still hovers under 61-seat majority

Antony Blinken told the Foreign Relations Committee of his late stepfather’s escape from a concentration camp and rescue by U.S. troops at Tuesday’s hearing

Mendelblit issued a legal opinion that restrictions on the powers of a caretaker government, such as the current one, preclude the convening of the committee

Domestic extremism, white supremacy and hate crimes to take top priority if he becomes Homeland Security Secretary, Mayorkas says in his confirmation hearing

As the arrests have mounted, many of the suspects are accused of having ties to far-right fringe groups such as the Oath Keepers and the Proud Boys

32-year-old Schlesinger, who represented Israel until a dispute with the national judo association, ends her career with one World Championship and four European championship medals

Residents of two West Bank villages have been demonstrating against the takeover of their lands, and the settler harassment they face is only increasing

Multinationals with development centers in Israel could bolt due to the rising cost of manpower

Court drops hate crime charges brought against activists demanding that Matisyahu, who is not an Israeli citizen, declare his support for Palestinian statehood as a condition for his performance

The U.S. decision does not automatically unleash any penalties, but it means countries will have to think hard about allowing companies to do business with Xinjiang

Meet the eleven Jewish figures – four of them women – that will be part of the incoming U.S. administration

The Trump administration rained sanctions down on Iranian officials, politicians and companies after withdrawing the United States in 2018 from Tehran's 2015 nuclear deal with world powers

With a potential eye on a 2024 presidential run, Pompeo has doubled down on his support for Trump in the last week

The newly launched Punchbowl News reported that Biden invited both McConnell and Schumer to pray with him before taking the oath of office

One British diplomat described the countries' moves to bar Saudi Arabia, UAE and Cyprus as 'the beginning of the end of multilateralism'

'The whole system must go... We will return to the streets and we will regain our rights and our dignity that a corrupt elite seized after the revolution,' says unemployed protester

The NGO Israel Hofsheet finds that Arab and secular towns received more fines for breaking coronavirus regulations than ultra-Orthodox ones, even when they had far fewer infections

U.S. defense officials are also worried about an insider attack or other threat from service members involved in securing Biden’s inauguration

Elsa Gidoni's buildings in New York and Berlin became famous, but her work in 1930s Tel Aviv was largely forgotten. Now Gidoni and other female pioneering architects receive the spotlight

Russia's DDoS-Guard has worked with other racist, rightist and conspiracy sites that have been used by mass murderers to share messages, including 8kun. It has also supported Russian government sites

Ministers in Gantz’s Kahol Lavan party were surprised the prime minister tried to advance the issue at a cabinet meeting reserved for the coronavirus

Health Minister Edelstein now aims to inoculate 250,000 people a day

New infections have been decreasing in recent days and pressure on intensive care units has eased slightly, but virologists are worried about the possible spread of more infectious variants of the virus

Many administration officials for months argued the restrictions no longer made sense given most countries were not subject to the entry bans

So far, COVID-19 vaccines seem to remain effective, but there are signs that some of the new mutations may undermine tests for the virus and reduce the effectiveness of antibody drugs as treatments