Spielberg, 74, was born to Jewish parents in Cincinnati but moved to Arizona at age 11. He has talked about experiencing antisemitism as a teenager

The three-term governor faces harassment allegations from several other women and increasingly urgent calls for his resignation or impeachment from at least some fellow Democrats

Syria, Lebanon and Iraq are all Iran’s client states and are all in profound economic trouble. The U.S. should make a deal that includes them.

The Supreme Court’s refusal to allow ISIS recruit Shamima Begum to return to the UK has triggered a renewed but broken debate that romanticizes, orientalizes and infantilizes women who choose violence

54.5 percent of Israelis has received the first dose of the coronavirus vaccine, and 43 percent the second. Vaccine data shows promising results

Sources say Netanyahu's departure to UAE delayed because of diplomatic issues with Jordan

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to visit the United Arab Emirates on Thursday

High Court hears petitions against limiting entry of Israelis ahead of election ■ Passover lockdown unlikely, pandemic czar says ■ COVID infection rate in Israel in decline ■ 18,000 Palestinians working in Israel vaccinated so far

The Gaza-based movement uses its electoral process to boost its demographics and ideological credentials

Speaking at a conference on Israeli national security held by Haaretz and Commanders for Israel's Security, Netanyahu challengers criticized the premier's policies – and each other

Customers are back, but business owners are contending with a labor shortage and enforcement of COVID rules

Poll conducted for TheMarker showed disconnect between financial distress and party choice across political spectrum

With gyms closed most of the past year due to coronavirus restrictions, Israelis looked for alternate forms of exercise, leading to a spike in the price of bicycles

Israel is facing is 'racism on wheels,' says specialized unit chief, with targets constantly changing – this year, it's the ultra-Orthodox, and still Ethiopian Israelis and Arabs

According to the bill, anyone over 14 years of age who refuses to accept the surveillance tool or who doesn’t meet the conditions for home isolation will be sent to a government-sanctioned hotel

Statement comes ahead of a strategic meeting between Israel and the United States, with U.S. lawmakers putting pressure on the Biden administration to be tough on Iran

Channel 12 News poll shows right-wing party Yamina making some gains, four parties teetering on the verge of the electoral threshold

Loujain al-Hathloul, who was released from prison just weeks ago, is unable to leave the Kingdom for the next five years and faces tough limitations of her freedom of speech

Isotope analysis of remains from these fabled Iron Age people who terrified Herodotus reveals some Scythians did get about, but most settled down

Genetic analysis of skeletons from 6,200 years ago, found in a pit in Croatia, shows the victims were unrelated: Men, women and children appear to have been brutally slaughtered en masse

Kushner is 'not looking to settle scores but rather to provide historical context and help readers understand what it was like to work in the Trump White House,' source adds

The children, aged 8 to 12, were taken to a police station in a nearby settlement, where one parent said officers wouldn't let him see his son

Israeli police chief says 'there will be justice' after rising gun violence in the Arab community claims Mohammed Ades' life, but in his town of Jaljulya 'everyone is living in fear'

Some 13 children were detained as authorities tried to dissuade protesters from gathering to mark the 10th anniversary of a 2011 pro-democracy uprising, according to joint statement

When can the U.S. strike overseas? How much power does a president have in making these decisions? And how should the U.S. handle Iran’s proxies? Experts explain the early crossroads where Biden finds himself

Nizar Awadallah, one of Hamas's founders, won the first round, but Sinwar clings on to power in second round, as Palestinian general elections near

Organized efforts by the Proud Boys and the Oath Keepers could mean more serious charges for individuals but could also fuel Trump’s claims that he did not incite the riot

Research has shown that weekly coronavirus testing, with results provided in than 24 hours, reduces infection rates by about 50%, but the new school testing program designed to allow schools in relatively high-infection areas to reopen has been slow ...

On Sunday, Swiss voters passed a referendum banning face coverings by 51 percent. Although the proposal does not directly mention Islam, it has been dubbed by many as a burqa ban

The left-wing party fears that the controversial remarks by one of its Knesset candidates, an Israeli Arab, on LGBTQ rights will chase away potential voters

Only 3.3 percent of coronavirus tests in Israel returned positive on Wednesday, accompanied by a drop in the infection rate and number of seriously ill

Biden’s re-engagement with Iran will reverberate far beyond the Middle East, encompassing Bitcoin, the Taliban and Beijing’s ambitious regional influence game. The cost of failure would be immense – not just for America

Netanyahu will meet with UAE Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Zayed and return to Israel on the same day. Israeli officials are also hoping for a meeting with Saudi crown prince, but no confirmation from Riyadh

Australia’s long months of COVID-19 lockdowns may have tested the community’s resolve in Melbourne, but its synagogues were never busier – even if it was only virtually

'And I asked myself (during the trip), 'who sold the weapons to the terrorists?, who sells weapons to terrorists today who are carrying out massacres elsewhere, for example, in Africa?,'' the Pope said

Study published Wednesday shows infection with the new variant led to 227 deaths in a sample of 54,906 COVID-19 patients, compared with 141 among the same number of patients infected with other variants

Secretary of State Antony Blinken last week proposed in a letter to Afghan leaders that a senior-level meeting take place 'in the coming weeks'

Republican politicians and conservative commentators have new interests: Dr. Seuss, Mr. Potato Head, intense scrutiny of Meghan Markle and even Milo Yiannopoulos becoming 'ex-gay'

Netanyahu’s official Arabic-language Facebook has accumulated thousands of followers since its launch; an investigation found dozens of suspect accounts, some with profile pictures from porn sites

Morgan stormed off the set of 'Good Morning Britain' Tuesday after confrontation over Markle coverage

Passover lockdown unlikely, pandemic czar says ■ COVID infection rate in Israel in decline ■ 18,000 Palestinians working in Israel vaccinated so far

‘The One’ is a hugely enjoyable British sci-fi thriller, while Russell T. Davies’ ‘It’s a Sin’ is a heart-on-sleeve AIDS drama set in 1980s London

Israel has a total of about 129 species defined as having an especially close relationship to cultivated species, and the number rises to 300 species if the count includes a somewhat more distant relationship

Sector sources say that younger employees are expecting a high salary and a generous benefit package

By international measures, Israel is off the charts and is way ahead of other countries in terms of the percentage of the population that’s vaccinated against COVID, at 57 percent

With a track record in the real world, some conclusions can be drawn about possible side effects, which are generally minor, at a time when nearly 6,000 Israelis and more than 2.6 million worldwide have died of the virus

From polling place confusion to vote counting, the coronavirus may have a profound effect on Israel’s election for these eight reasons

On Sunday, 3,662 new cases were diagnosed; So far, 4,995,253 Israelis have received at least the first dose of the vaccine, while 5,922 have died from the virus

Netanyahu was asked to respond to the petition by Tuesday, after the Prime Minister’s Office said that disclosing the diary would constitute an invasion of privacy

Israel's Justice Hayut: Privacy rights are being eroded because of the COVID-19 pandemic

A WHO report on the pandemic in the West Bank noted a rise of 38 percent in infections and 61 percent in deaths in the week compared to the week before the report was published

Police suspect shooting was result of a family feud; teen's death marks the 23rd murder in the Arab community since January this year

In latest Channel 13 Israeli election poll, anti-Netanyahu parties also fail to reach 61-seat majority, and former Likud member Gideon Sa'ar's party drops below 10 seats

Current Hamas political leader in Gaza is facing a challenge from Nizar Awadallah, one of the organization’s leaders; Gaza reports say Awadallah wins first round, with another remaining

It’s perfectly legitimate if the prime minister’s political inclinations sit squarely with the Republicans. It’s not legitimate to make Israel a wedge issue in American politics

Al Thani Foundation will pay Sotheby’s to return the 268 rare artifacts to the Museum for Islamic Art in Jerusalem, which came under fire for its decision to sell them

Seventy Democrats and 70 Republicans urge Biden admin. to address Iran’s nuclear program, Iran’s ballistic missile program and Iran’s broader illicit activities

There was no immediate comment from Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on the draft proposal or a sternly worded letter from U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken

Fuelled by COVID, 129 billion face masks are now used and trashed every month around the world. From spreading infection to entangling birds to littering the oceans, we’re now facing a pandemic of pollution

The group, numbering in thousands, includes suspected collaborators with Israel, LGBTQ Palestinians and those married to Israelis ■ Two COVID vaccination centers, in Tel Aviv and Be'er Sheva, were allocated for the drive

Foreign students, diplomats, asylum seekers and other non-citizens have received the Pfizer vaccine in Israel. But getting certification that grants them access to public spaces is proving more complicated

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Rising sea is unstoppable and the world is in dangerous denial about the ramifications, not only for homes with a view of the great blue yonder

'There is more openness and enthusiasm for the presence of a Jewish community,' says Elie Abadie, new senior rabbi of the Jewish Council of the Emirates

Rescuers were blocked from passing to the other side of the separation barrier without a military escort, as they tried to reach the family in the neighborhood of Kafr Aqab

The military denied reports that economic hardship spurred a rise in forces abandoning duty, but sources say a buildup of pressure on lower-ranking servicemen has fueled concerns

Pfizer, Moderna and AstraZeneca are in advanced stages of trials for under-16s, and Israel's coronavirus vaccination drive is set to expand. But parents may be less willing to get their children inoculated

In latest debate over the historicity of the Bible, Israeli researchers get potty-mouthed over whether a 2,800-year-old shrine in Lachish was really desecrated by installing a lavatory

OECD doubles U.S. growth forecast to 6.5% on stimulus

The Aphrodite gas field, discovered in 2011, has remained untouched because part of the Cypriot reserve juts onto Israeli waters

'You go completely insane,' said British-Australian Kylie Moore-Gilbert, who was sentenced to 10 years on espionage charges, in first public remarks since her release in a prisoner swap

Al Mezan makes rare public call as its own investigation finds the three Palestinians died in an explosion on their boat, apparently caused by a rocket fired by a local armed group

Haberman, 47, joined The New York Times in 2015 to cover the 2016 presidential race. Her reporting on Trump earned her a share in the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting

While some corporations have condemned the 147 Republicans and cut off contributions, mega-rich individual donors have largely stayed quiet since the Capitol riots

The figure represents almost 54 percent of the population, but the Health Ministry warns against another severe coronavirus wave unless 90 percent are inoculated

The Rapid Action Battalion is accused of extrajudicial killings and torture of hundreds of civilians. Documents show they purchased Cellebrite’s phone-hacking tech and received training

Israel's top court hears petition on disclosing details of unvaccinated ■ Palestinian prime minister warns of delays to further vaccine deliveries ■ Vaccination of Palestinian workers in Israel begins

Justice Ministry officials voice concern after Israeli leader urges supporters to rally at its headquarters

18,000 delegates and dozens of politicians converged on Washington, D.C. for the AIPAC Policy Conference in March 2020 with nary a face mask or social-distancing rule in sight. A year on, attendees recall the event that first brought the coronavirus ...

Far-right Religious Zionism party holds meetings in publicly funded yeshivas throughout the country, ignoring IDF laws

As Israel's general election gets closer, dubious interests are surrounding the lifting of coronavirus restrictions and the hasty return to routine

Shas ads marketing food coupons as a personal project of Arye Dery have popped up throughout the country

The Kahol Lavan chairman, who fears that his ministers will be fired after the elections, is asking for the justice minister position to be filled at the same time

Dan Gertler, who is embroiled in a corruption scandal in the Democratic Republic of Congo, received a reprieve in Donald Trump's very last days in office

Israeli forces reportedly fired flares in the area

Last week, Hadassah director announced he would bar all unvaccinated workers from contact with patients unless they had an approved medical reason for forgoing the coronavirus shot