Pandemic czar says fourth lockdown 'possible' before election ■ Israel hopes to vaccinate teenagers by May ■ Israeli ultra-Orthodox party threatens to stop cooperation with police

In a series of statements, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand has said accusations of offensive behavior by Governor Andrew Cuomo are 'serious and deeply concerning'

Rep. Lee Zeldin has been one of former president Donald Trump’s most vocal boosters in a state where Trump is reviled

A U.S. contractor died after at least 10 rockets slammed into the base where American and coalition troops are housed. U.S. officials point the finger at Iran-backed militia for the attack

Houthis battling the Saudi-led military coalition in Yemen have targeted airports, military installations and oil infrastructure, within Saudi Arabia. In recent weeks, the group has stepped up its attacks

The pandemic accelerated trends in business and employment in the Emirates that could revolutionize the education system, in a good way

U.K. academic David Miller has the right to express his antisemitic conspiracy theories. But together with the fans of his hateful idiocy, he is dealing an unnecessary, tragic blow to pro-Palestinian activism

The driver had been fleeing an attack during a violent ultra-Orthodox protest when he ran over and killed a 47-year-old man. Police also arrested two more suspects for attacking an ambulance earlier this week

Israel is lifting restrictions, leaving some experts worried that without enough forward planning, the country is exposing itself to a renewed coronavirus outbreak

Closing the borders did not stop this coronavirus strain from entering Israel: Dozens are being infected each day with the only variant to have shown to lessen vaccine effectiveness

Shin Bet coordinators have warned activists that running for the legislature could result in their being separated from their families

The House was scheduled to debate and vote on a police reform bill, but plans changed due in part to the police warning, based on intelligence that "an identified militia group" could present a security threat

Merav Michaeli said she wasn't treated enough 'like a Messiah,' while fellow left-winger Nitzan Horowitz hits at Labor party for being ashamed of its Arab candidate

State Department argues the International Criminal Court 'has no jurisdiction' over the Palestinian territories, after prosecutor's statement that was hailed by Palestinian leadership and denounced by Israel

COVID vaccines from Moderna have been allocated for the 120,000 Palestinians with permits to work in Israel and in West Bank settlements

Israeli employers struggle to fill jobs as generous unemployment benefits create a disincentive to work

Israeli leadership mismanaged the COVID pandemic, while the health care system and demographics saved the population

During the war, a cook rescued the recipe book of Steven Fenver’s family. 75 years later, famed Israeli-American chef helps the Holocaust survivor recreate the dishes after translating the recipes from Hungarian

Israeli minister claims Libyan-owned tanker that sailed out of Iran is responsible for massive pollution of Mediterranean coastline, while Israeli intel officials say statement caught them by surprise

United Torah Judaism says it will reconsider its position on government coronavirus restrictions, in the wake of an hours-long freeze of bus and train service to Jerusalem meant to curb large Purim gatherings

'The AfD's destructive politics undermine our democratic institutions and discredit democracy among citizens,' The Central Council of Jews in Germany said

Violence has risen around Afghanistan and media workers and civil society members in urban areas have been targeted in recent months even as a peace process takes place in Qatar's capital of Doha

After ICC announces investigation into alleged war crimes by Israel and Hamas, Palestinian Authority says it is step toward justice, while Hamas says international law approves ‘legitimate resistance’

Breakdown of deaths by level of vaccination shows 84 percent of Israel’s COVID deaths in February hadn’t received second vaccine dose

'Israel has come under attack,' the prime minister argues, defending 'heroic and moral' actions of the Israeli military in the Palestinian territories, as ministers blast 'illegitimate' ICC

Yes, the song by Finnish researcher Jakub Kubecka features ‘endearingly crude’ dance on a rooftop and the immortal line ‘I’m the first author, you’re just et al’

Las Vegas Sands said the deal underscores its strategy of reinvesting in its Asian operations, with a focus on Macau and Singapore

A new consensus is emerging among scientists, according to Reuters interviews with 18 specialists who closely track the pandemic or are working to curb its impact

For people who had Conservative or Reform conversions in Israel, the verdict, which will grant them citizenship, is the end of a bureaucratic nightmare that challenged their identities. But the struggle isn't over

In ceasefire talks, Saudi Arabia has been seeking assurances on border security and curbing the influence of regional arch-rival Iran

'This is the glorification of a fatalistic submission and surrender to the powers of the devil,' the Holy Synod, the ruling body of Cyprus's Greek Orthodox Church, said of the song in a statement

Palestinian Authority, Hamas welcome Fatou Bensouda's statement, promising an 'independent, impartial and objective' probe

Israel's 'long arm will reach' all those who 'harmed our nature, beaches and coasts,' environmental protection minister says

Over the past 3,000 years, the Christian town of Alqosh has survived the Mongols, Persians, Kurds, Ottomans and the Islamic Sate. Now roughly 1,000 families remain

Linor Abergel, the first transgender person to advise lawmakers, has a beef with feminist parliamentarians who set out to criminalize consumers of prostitution without securing rehab for prostitutes

NGO and local council heads say Israeli settlers responsible after stones thrown at windows and houses days after similar incident in another West Bank town

The ecommerce giant released a new logo for its smartphone app, but altered the image after some users compared it to Hitler’s mustache

The first two seasons of the show, which follows members of an Orthodox family in Israel, became popular with audiences around the globe, Jewish and non-Jewish

Facebook takes down video as Israel's election campaign turns vile in wake of top court's ruling on Jewish conversions

Almost 90 percent of Israelis aged 50 and older have been vaccinated against the coronavirus or have recovered from it, health minister says

I battled Ben Gvir in radio interviews, challenged Hilltop Youth, leafleted synagogues and ran protests. But our counter-arguments to the poison of Kahanism, made from within the religious Zionist camp, have failed

Following months of COVID closures, Israel will begin a new normal on Sunday. The numbers seem to justify the move, but it is uncharted territory in the global pandemic

The geopolitical undertones weigh heavy on the meeting, along with twin threats from a viral pandemic and ongoing tensions with rocket-firing Iranian-backed rogue groups

The governors of Michigan, Mississippi and Louisiana likewise eased up on bars, restaurants and other businesses Tuesday, as did the mayor of San Francisco

The military has long been aware of small numbers of white supremacists and other extremists in its ranks, but the problem burst into public awareness after the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol

Israeli construction work at the nuke site began in late 2018 or early 2019. It may be for burying radioactive waste or simply be an anti-aging effort

Whether or not to designate Jews as members of an ethnic group — a debate among Jews themselves — has political and cultural implications

There was no immediate comment from the Houthis

The MV Helios Ray was attacked on the strategic Strait of Hormuz. Netanyahu has blamed Iran, which denies all allegations

The renovation of the city’s central library is the first step in revamping a cultural hub that includes a museum, opera house and theater

No information on any casualties

Number of seriously ill coronavirus patients hits two-month low, data shows ■ Cabinet approves lifting ban on flights for Israeli citizens ■ Israel discovers first three cases of New York strain

Zaka searches for and rescues missing people on land and sea, and tends to victims of terror attacks, accidents and disasters; Former Foreign Ministry Director General Joseph Ciechanover will also receive the award

The IDF has previously promised that religious objections to women’s service would not be taken into account

'Hilltop youth' attack the army and its commanders, hold blatant contempt for non-Jews (particularly Arabs) and violent practices, but are rewarded by a heart-to-heart chat with the Central Command commander

The Palestinian Health Ministry says those who received vaccine against the rules found their own way of getting it from Israel

Legislation requiring local governments to make their services accessible to people with disabilities was passed 16 years ago, but enforcement has been lacking. The proposed amendment hopes to change that

Gifts and activities were always used to lure and keep employees; COVID has upped the game

It’s not just democracies that let their citizens return home – almost every country in the world allows citizens and permanent residents to return, a Haaretz investigation has found

In order to prevent any collapse, which would endanger those on the beach, the plan calls for one part of the cliff to be removed and cleared away

A Channel 12 poll shows the left-wing party, along with the United Arab List, failing to cross the electoral threshold, while a Channel 13 poll shows them barely scraping by

The debate began when Israel was established, and there was no legal framework for defining who was a citizen, Jewish or not

Chris Wray calls January 6 attack 'domestic terrorism' and vows to hold those involved accountable during testimony to U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee

His message has changed from ‘go get vaccinated’ to ‘the vaccines won’t provide enough protection’ as he presents himself as Israel’s only savior from the coronavirus pandemic

The strain, which was found in three members of the same family, contains a mutation which experts say may make it more resistant to vaccines

Jewish activists have recently taken a higher profile, particularly in Britain, in advocating on behalf of the Uighurs Muslims

Erdogan's government and its allies accuse the HDP of links to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), accusations that escalated after Ankara said Turkish captives were killed by the PKK in Iraq last month

With COVID-19 cases soaring, there is a serious public health emergency among Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza. And Israel won’t be immune

Officials say 'bandits' were behind the abduction, referring to the groups of armed men who operate in Zamfara state and kidnap for money or to push for the release of their members from jail

Israel managed the vaccine rollout admirably but its spotty ban on its own citizens flying home, trapping me abroad for weeks, is emblematic of a rot in the system

Information security experts reverse engineered Israel’s coronavirus vaccination certification app and discovered that despite already being live - it’s exposed and even dangerous

U.S. officials, speaking to reporters on a conference call, said the moves were being taken in coordination with the European Union

The letter, dated Feb. 26 and made public on Monday, notes that NATO ally Turkey has long been an important U.S. partner but says the administration of President Tayyip Erdogan has strained the relationship

The decision to cease publication and sales of the books was made last year after months of discussion, the company told AP

'Improving freedom of expression, organization and religion is the goal we have so far worked the hardest on,' the Turkish president claims

Reporters Without Borders complaint identifies five primary suspects, inclding Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and his close adviser

The move comes amid diplomatic tension since the Trump administration took the unusual move of recognizing Morocco’s sovereignty over Western Sahara

Funds are to be allocated immediately for police station construction, but Arab politicians labeled Netanyahu's plan an election gimmick, noting that most of it is to be implemented only after March

Anyone listening to Netanyahu in recent months would think he’d developed the COVID-19 vaccine and administered all the shots himself. Pfizer’s CEO can still keep his company out of Netanyahu's election campaign

Health experts say most at-risk Israelis are now vaccinated, and they expect the number of seriously ill coronavirus patients to drop

The Anti-Defamation League’s New York-New Jersey office called for a 'full & transparent investigation' of the incident

Modeling ear structures of Homo sapiens, Neanderthals and an archaic human from Spain shows the Neanderthals could hear, and produce sounds, much as we do

'Political and economic interests must not take precedence over human life', Turkish Medical Association warns, as Turkey reopens restaurants and some schools

Chancellor Sebastian Kurz is due to travel to Israel this week with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen to see the country's rapid vaccine roll-out up close

Proposed legislation follows the release of intel report that determined Crown Prince Mohammed had authorized the murder of dissident journalist Khashoggi

The comparisons were 'outrageous and slanderous,' Matt Schlapp, American Conservative Union chair, said in a Twitter post on Saturday

From a reading of the Megillah by Rabbi Shmuley Boteach to a comparison of Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar to Haman, the Young Jewish Conservatives’ Purim luncheon at CPAC had it all

France's intelligence services concluded that a sarin gas attack near Damascus that killed 1,400 people had been carried out by government forces, which the Syrian regime has denied

The report notes 'massive scale of detention' and abuses perpetrated by Syrian President Bashar Assad’s government and also lists detentions by insurgent groups, including Turkey-backed opposition fighters

On Monday, President Joe Biden, a longtime Cuomo ally, declined to stand behind the embattled governor

In 'The Vigil,' Keith Thomas’ directorial debut, a mazzik provides the spooks for one of the most uniquely Jewish mainstream horror films ever made

The controversial measure would exempt Israelis from being sent to a state-run COVID-19 quarantine facility

The signatories of the letter published Friday supporting David Miller include linguist Noam Chomsky and gender theorist Judith Butler, both Jewish Americans

In Israel’s election, one woman wants to hold men to account for their apathy towards and even defense of gender-based violence. No wonder the backlash against Ibtisam Mara’ana is so sweeping – and vicious

Golden Globe nominee known for her role in 'Unorthodox' will portray Israel’s only female prime minister in an upcoming TV series