Israel reopens skies ahead of election ■ Israelis can fly home from all locations ■ Pandemic czar says vaccine 'probably' effective for more than six months

55.3 percent of Israelis has received the first dose of the coronavirus vaccine, and 46.7 percent the second. Vaccine data shows promising results

A suspect was detained after an attack on three massage parlors across the state, amid a recent wave of anti-Asian racism across the U.S.

For years, the city and residents of Silwan's al-Bustan neighborhood were in talks on housing solutions for Palestinian families whose homes would be torn down to build an archaeological park

Iran has recently accelerated its breaches of the deal's restrictions on its nuclear activities in an apparent bid to pressure U.S. President Joe Biden

The child's parents, neighbors are protesting the 'humiliating' sentence ■ Leshem can walk free in a few months without having to undergo a rehab program for sex offenders, according to the sentence terms

The plan could also see malls, movie theaters, sports stadiums and offices built under the under the ground

The project in Israel's north was hailed as an 'important step toward making Israel a food technology powerhouse,' but TheMarker finds that the project is struggling to get off the ground

UN mediator tells council that there has been a dramatic deterioration in the more than six-year-long war with a Houthi offensive on Marib the Yemeni government's last northern stronghold putting millions of civilians at risk

Syria's military confirmed that air defenses were triggered to respond to strikes around 10:35 P.M. ■ No deaths reported by Syrian authorities

The 10-percent target of renewable energy fell short, with Israel producing only 5.8 percent of its energy from wind and sun last year

The original owner had to sell the painting 'Rosiers sous les Arbres' at a knock-down price to survive financially after the Nazis annexed Austria in 1938, says France's culture minister

The Jerusalem police investigations unit had information on sex crimes Yehuda Meshi-Zahav allegedly committed against minors, but it wasn't examined until accusations resurfaced following Haaretz investigation

Speaking at a Haaretz conference ahead of next week's election, the Joint List's Ayman Odeh urges Israeli center-left parties to build a new path based on more than 'Anyone but Netanyahu'

As campaigning enters its final stretch, Channel 12 poll has Likud pulling ahead to 30 seats, while four small parties facing electoral oblivion scrape into the Knesset

French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian says that while there was a stated will to return to talks, tensions remained

Former lawmaker Haneen Zoabi is one of three dozen Balad figures suspected of concealing nearly $1 million in 2013 election campaign funding

The currency has lost a quarter of its value in the last week alone, while half of the population resides in poverty. The protesters and France are blaming the government

After 40 years of cold peace, Cairo is signaling that it wants more trade, investment and tourism with its neighbor. Are ordinary Egyptians ready?

With most campaigning being done online this year, it's never been easier for parties to engage with potential voters from Israel's English-speaking community

The investigation into the incident in which 9-year-old Malek Issa lost an eye has revealed contradictory versions from officers, and the Justice Ministry seems to have skipped key parts of the probe. The case was closed anyway

Kotto, who was born in New York to a Jewish father from Cameroon and a mother who converted to Judaism, had a long career in film and television

Demonstrators accuse the police of turning a blind eye to the violence, which has taken the lives of at least 24 Arab citizens of Israel this year

The exploratory talks are meant to lay the ground for formal negotiations but the two countries have made little progress in more than 60 rounds of meetings since 2002 and cannot even agree on what issues to discuss

With Israel's vaccination drive being a success story, Israel is expected to invest an additional 2.5 billion shekels to buy more COVID vaccines, Health Ministry official tells lawmakers

Timothy Hale-Cusanelli was reportedly was known by his friends and co-workers as a white supremacist, Nazi sympathizer and Holocaust denier

The lead singer for the Charming Hostess, who was a fixture of the avant-garde and experimental music scenes in the Bay Area and New York, has died after struggling with a rare autoimmune disease

Iran's third local inoculation enters its clinical trial phase, with just 2 percent of the population vaccinated amid one of the worst outbreaks in the Middle East

Taylor Greenes embrace of QAnon conspiracy theories and comments suggesting that a Jewish space laser had sparked wildfires in California in 2018 have put her at odds with many Jewish leaders

Surging coronavirus infections took hold in much of Italy and parts of Poland on Monday, while in France, Paris risks being slapped with a weekend lockdown as ICUs near saturation

On the campaign trail, Labor's Merav Michaeli rallies the party faithful but has no illusions about the huge task facing her ahead of Israel election

Europe has the luxury to be able to pick from several COVID vaccine candidates but the decision is still not an easy one on the continent

The so-called social investment platform had a very good year. eToro lets users invest in a range of assets - including stocks, commodities and cryptocurrencies

During a late-night conversation at their Richmond restaurant, Ari Augenbaum, Trey Owens and Narine Hovnanian decided to launch JewFro, a pop-up-style spot that fuses Jewish and African cuisines

Israel will soon require parents to install back seat alarms to prevent children from being forgotten in hot locked cars

Yesh Atid chair, who so far shied away from declaring a bid for prime minister, also says it's 'important' left-wing Meretz makes it into the Knesset after next week's vote

On Sunday, Israeli school principals were given access to records of students and staff exempt from quarantine, meaning they were inoculated or recovered from COVID-19

Meretz leader Nitzan Horowitz dreads the possibility of his party vanishing in next week's election. In an interview with Haaretz, he tells about his disgust with homophobic statements made inside and outside his party, and says identity politics is ...

Israeli archaeologists and looters are playing a game of cat and mouse in the Judean Desert around Dead Sea Scrolls ■ And: how a serendipitous bathroom break changed history

Here's what you need to know about the notable Jewish nominees. The awards will be presented in a ceremony April 25

Prime minister and other members of Yemen's internationally recognized government remain remain inside the building, officials say

Campaign to vaccinate Palestinians who work in Israel and West Bank settlements sees high compliance by laborers, as settler leader calls on Israel to give COVID jabs to all West Bank Palestinians

BeeWise has invented a new kind of beehive that can help prevent colony collapse - which is threatening pollination across the world

Call from Yesha Council head David Elhayani comes during meeting with chairman of the Palestinian workers' organization and PA presidential candidate ■ As of March 11, more than 50,000 Palestinians received first COVID vaccine dose

The conditions amenable to the mosquito had been thought to be correlated with agriculture creating stagnant water. Yet in Southeast Asia, the disease predated farming by at least thousands of years

Israel's borders are officially open again, but quarantine regulations and a limited number of flights have created major obstacles for Israelis hoping to fly home for Election Day

Nachman Shai tells Army Radio that the party will back the Yesh Atid chairman to lead the coalition, day after Meretz's Nitzan Horowitz declares the same

Force takes action after 20th century screed 'Protocols of the Elders of Zion' found at a checkpoint inside the congressional office building

55.9 percent of Israelis has received the first dose of the coronavirus vaccine, and 46.1 percent the second. Vaccine data shows promising results

Written mainly in Greek, newly unveiled Dead Sea Scrolls fragments contain parts of the book of the 12 minor prophets. Massive survey of Israel's Judean Desert caves also discovered body of mummified child wrapped in a 6,000-year-old blanket

The apocalyptic and messianic visions in the Dead Sea Scrolls are clear even if who the Scrolls Sect members is anything but. The Essenes are no longer a consensus option

Israel reopens skies ahead of election ■ Israelis can fly home from all locations ■ Pandemic czar says vaccine 'probably' effective for more than six months

Israeli voters tell Haaretz why they will vote differently in next week's election

Only 20.5 percent consider the Israeli-Palestinian conflict an important electoral issue, poll shows

The Association for Civil Rights in Israel calls this a 'severe violation of privacy' ■ Last month, attorney general allowed Health Ministry to release data to Education Ministry, but only in order to sever COVID infection chains

Economists are divided about whether Israel coped successfully; GDP fell a modest amount but population growth is high, automatically boosting GDP

More than 3,000 people have signed a petition calling for more serious charges against Yarin Sherf, who was charged with consensual prohibited relations, assault and battery

Large populations were found in the shallow waters between Haifa and Netanya last summer; researchers say it is already affecting the food chain in the sea

Working from home at a time of great uncertainty and without the usual psychological supports caused burnout to grow

A government-funded initiative, which allocates 2M shekels to fight climate change, draws municipalities' attention amid challenges to realize them

Nitzan Horowitz says Meretz seeks to be a partner in a Lapid-led gov't, while the Yesh Atid leader avoids declaring he's vying for prime minister

No one seems to believe that Bennett has burned his bridges and won't find himself back in Netanyahu's coalition after the election

Two policemen used a stun gun against the man, who refused to identify himself after they attempted to fine him for violating coronavirus regulations, causing severe head injuries, the indictment said

Deal with fund Thoma Bravo would value combined entity at $10 billion

The police said they would open a formal investigation into Yehuda Meshi-Zahav, following accusations of sexual assault and exploitation of women, men, and children revealed in a Haaretz report on Thursday

Despite facing electoral oblivion after Benny Gantz's decision to join up with Netanyahu's government, Kahol Lavan has mustered up a motley coalition of tactical and ideological voters that might keep it in the Knesset

Since the outbreak of weekly protests almost a year ago, Haaretz has found that only nine indictments have been filed for attacks on anti-gov't demonstrators, even though dozens of incidents have been caught on video

Ten years after the Syrian civil war began and with their motherland lying in ruins, young Druze in the Golan Heights are increasingly shifting their focus, if not always their allegiance, to Israel

Qatar increased its purchase by 361 percent, while Saudi Arabia, the world's largest arms importer, increased by 61 percent

Despite both main sides of the conflict formally backing the UN-negotiated government, foreign mercenaries and forces remain in place and local armed groups hold sway over specific areas and state institutions

Assad may still be in power, propped up by Russia and Iran, but millions are being pushed deeper into poverty, and a majority of households can hardly scrape together enough to secure their next meal

Prime Minister Netanyahu is showing voters that no U.S. president will prevent him from promoting a quiet transfer in the West Bank or imposing an apartheid regime in the territories

Morocco has sought in recent years to recognize the Jewish role in its history, launching a program to restore synagogues, Jewish cemeteries and heritage sites, and reinstating the original names of some Jewish neighborhoods

Footage released by Armenian officials shows drone destroying Russian-made anti-air battery during war in which Israel was criticized for not suspending arms sales to Azerbaijan

Lahav 433 officer turns away Yehuda Meshi-Zahav, telling him that his version cannot be heard when he has not yet been summoned to an interrogation or to testify. Accusations surfaced following Haaretz investigation

Security forces killed three people they said were terrorists and arrested three more, state media reported

'White Eye' tackles Israel's 'blind' bias toward African migrants

Those sanctioned include the president's foreign minister and close advisers as country marks ten years of conflict

Female spy-warriors who worked in Israel's testosterone-fueled intelligence agency are exposed in new book 'The Mossad Amazons'

Two page decree, approved by Pope Francis, distinguished between the churchs welcoming and blessing of gay people, which it upheld, but not their unions

New Iranian systems 'capable of launching precision missiles from underground, and increasing the range and destruction power in operations'

'Israeli officials are aware how Iran defends itself,' Foreign Ministry spokesperson says

The Environmental Protection Ministry said that, according to the controversial Black Cube intelligence firm, the company that owns the suspect ship can be traced back to the Syrian Malah family

Cabinet removes some COVID restrictions to let citizens return to the country and vote, but keeps 3,000-person cap on daily arrivals

By using the Health Ministry's 'Back to Life' slogan in its election campaign, Likud is 'improperly using public assets,' and could harm the vaccination drive, Mendelblit tells Israel's election panel

Israel's Law of Return entrenches Jewish exceptionalism, suffocates democracy and empowers a grotesquely theocratic and discriminatory view of citizenship. American Jews should oppose it

What's Yair Lapid's plan, will Naftali Bennett really be kingmaker and can Netanyahu clinch it. WATCH this election briefing by Haaretz and Plus61J

Starting Tuesday, Israelis can fly home from all locations ■ Pandemic czar says vaccine 'probably' effective for more than six months ■ Israel to reopen nightclubs next week ■ Infection rate reaches 5-month low

First Digital Bank, started by auto-tech firm Mobileye's founder Amnon Shashua, is built around AI, not branches

Religious Zionism's Ben-Gvir will be made minister ahead of many others for one simple reason: He will be the 61st lawmaker Prime Minister Netanyahu needs for a Knesset majority

Police apparently won’t charge Arab driver who fatally ran over pedestrian while trying to escape attackers