WHO head praises the move, which will allow developing countries to produce their own vaccines based on U.S. companies' intellectual property, while pharmaceutical companies censure Biden

From election-by-raffle to a sectarian system like in Lebanon, here’s some out-of-the-ballot-box thinking for how Israel might finally get a functioning government. Sounds crazy? Not any more than a fifth election in the summer

The bronze oil lamp was found in the wall of a building dating to almost 2,000 years ago, situated on the old pilgrimage route into the city

Methuselah the tree was grown from a 2,000-year-old seed found at Masada. Now more have been grown and genetic analysis finds a twist in the origin story of the ‘Judean date’

The alleged attack comes a day after Syrian state media reported that Israel fired missiles toward northwest Syria, killing one person and wounding six

It’s said that haste is of the devil; in Lapid and Bennett’s current political reality, they have to establish a government as if they were being chased by demons

Hadash and Ta'al recommended Lapid. Balad and the Abbas' United Arab List didn't. If a government is formed, however, they will have to start delivering results

The Palestinian Health Ministry identified the 16-year-old as Saeed Yusuf Muhammad Oudeh, and said another Palestinian was moderately wounded

The police leadership also supports the establishment of a state commission of inquiry to probe the disaster itself, as well as responsibility for the hillula and the safety of the site

19-year-old Yehuda Guetta succumbs to wounds from drive-by shooting attack. Israel says captured suspected shooter, Muntassir Shalabi, who is also a U.S. citizen

Defense attorney quotes Ilan Yeshua’s statements to police that all news sites owned by tycoons, including Walla, play favorites

Yosef Elitzur received a four-month suspended sentence for his inflammatory opinion pieces; state prosecutors want nine to 12 months either in prison or community service. The maximum is five years behind bars

The pandemic has dealt a particularly heavy blow to asylum-seekers who lost their jobs and are not entitled for government benefits

As American resumes flights to Israel, competition for U.S. destinations is heating up. This summer 86 weekly flights are expected between Ben-Gurion Airport and New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and Miami

Palestinian residents of the East Jerusalem neighborhood have been fighting for nearly a decade and a half against their eviction

'For the first time we have a peer institution in the Arab world which is interested in active partnership,' said the NLI

This support was most pronounced on the left, where the idea enjoyed 83 percent support as of late April, up from 77 percent in February and 71 percent in September

The glue that holds the anti-Netanyahu bloc together is a fundamental rejection of the prime minister. In the next week or so, we’ll see if that's enough

‘Cuba Ransomware’ group found via bitcoin payments, showing crypto-currency transfers aren’t as anonymous as thought

Baghdad hosted talks between officials from its two neighbors and mutual adversaries on April 9 in the only round of talks to have been previously reported

Decision comes with easing of many COVID-19 restrictions in Israel including limits on public gatherings

Lapid says unity government is not a compromise, but the goal ■ Bennett, slated to become prime minister in the new ‘unity’ government, says Netanyahu ‘slammed the door shut’ on right-wing alternative

A shrouded toddler was placed on its side, with its head on a pillow, in a shallow grave at the mouth of Panga ya Saidi Cave, Kenya

Napoleon Bonaparte’s legacy may be tainted by his reinstatement of slavery, among other things, but his achievements include emancipating the Jews, explains Napoleonic expert Thierry Lenz

Bennett calls on all right-wing parties to join 'broad emergency government' in order to avoid fifth election

Signal’s founder says he is fighting for free speech. But his conduct and threats to Israeli mobile data firm Cellebrite pose no less of a moral problem

Amid complaints of false positive tests, Israel calls on its citizens to follow the archipelago's COVID guidelines, as the most vaccinated country in the world reimposes restrictions over hiking infection rates

Jewish groups are angry after unnamed officials in Canada's Foreign Ministry claimed that Vivian Bercovici, who is Jewish, was 'a spokesperson for the Israeli government' while serving as ambassador in Tel Aviv

‘The operations undertaken by Israel in and against Iran are driving them nuts, and cyberspace is an easy and simple way for them to retaliate’

Trump launched a new web page on Tuesday to share messages that readers can then re-post to their Facebook or Twitter accounts. A senior adviser has said he also has plans to launch his own social media platform

Though Tom Nides is the reported front-runner, key figures in the U.S.-Jewish community are lobbying for Wexler, citing his lifelong commitment to Middle East issues

Fears of enraging his constituency and facing a powerful Likud-led opposition are just two factors perturbing the right-wing leader as he mulls forging a broad cabinet

Israeli missiles targeted Haffeh and Masyaf and struck a civilian plastic warehouse among other locations, state TV says

Protesters say strong lighting and other features will harm the local hedgehogs and other animals, while busloads of tourists will show up. But the city wants to improve security after dark

SafeUP creates a virtual safety network that allows women to contact other women in the area when they feel in danger. The Israeli women behind it already created communities of female guardians in Boston, New York and Washington

Israeli president likely to task Lapid with forming government, after he receives most recommendations; right-wing block moves to throw vote back to Knesset; Islamist party abstains

More than two weeks after Netanyahu promised to promote legislation for the benefit of disabled veterans and in the wake of a 26-year-old self-immolation, army veterans take to the streets again

America allocates nearly $4 billion in military aid to Israel every year. Congress and the Biden administration must establish it’s not exploited to undermine U.S. interests and Palestinian rights by entrenching the occupation

Netanyahu failed to form a government. Israeli president now has three days to pick a new candidate - Lapid or Bennett

First this Viking’s grave was looted by farmers, then the remains and rich grave goods were recollected – and then mislaid. Moral of the story: Be careful what you write on boxes

The recent incidents in Jaffa position Jewish settlers as victims in need of protection, reminiscent of the process spearheaded by settlers in Hebron

Residents of the village reported smoke and sounds of explosions and gunfire

Families seek inquiry committee into stampede that killed 45 at religious festival, and are expected to meet soon to discuss possible lawsuit

Mohammed Deif issues warning over tensions in East Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah, where dozens of Palestinians face eviction

Yamina denies a report that Bennett had approached United Arab List chairman Mansour Abbas in an effort to get his endorsement for the next round of recommendations

The Mount Meron stampede, Israel's deadliest peacetime disaster, left many rescuers and volunteers trying to cope with the lingering effects of the chaotic scenes they've witnessed

Abu Dhabi's Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan 'expressed his full support for strengthening and expanding these arrangements,' White House says

Residents of Turmus Ayya point to Muntassir Shalabi, who one says faced severe economic hardship following gambling losses, as the shooter of three Israeli teens

Organizations are waiting on the attorney general to decide who will run the probe, while officials from agencies who have been blamed have consulted criminal defense attorneys

'Nearly everyone was exterminated,' Joseph Zalman Kleinman told of conditions in Auschwitz, where he was taken at the age of 14

Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky, an influential figure in Israel's ultra-Orthodox community, is the latest leader to apparently avoid blaming anyone for the Mount Meron stampede that killed 45 pilgrims

The agreement is expected to significantly increase the amount of oil passing through Israel. A suit filed by green groups says the pipeline company has yet to examine the environmental impact

Yosef Schwinger said in 2009 'no one can understand how so many people can move through such narrow passages' at Mount Meron. Two weeks ago, he opposed police demands to restrict entry to the site’s Lag Ba’omer celebration

Sports centers will open to Israelis fully vaccinated against the coronavirus, and indoor gatherings of 50 people will be allowed starting Thursday

The resignation came shortly after the Cabinet voted on the recommendations of an investigative committee that probed the catastrophic fire at Ibn al-Khatib hospital

Democratic lawmakers are being asked to drop plans to ask Secretary of State Antony Blinken to add new definitions that reference the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

The Israel Biological Institute's clinical trials would be repeated, sources say, due to indications that a larger dose would eliminate the need for a second shot of its coronavirus vaccine

All three vaccinated Israelis had recently returned from abroad; Two cases of Brazilian COVID variant and one Chilean variant found

'I'm sure that the absolute majority of Ukrainians do not support it,' writes the director of Ukraine's Institute for National Memory, marking a small, but significant, shift in Kyiv’s approach

The high expectations in the agency over Cohen’s imminent departure are not due to any operational failures, but reflect the disgust at his behavior and fears that he was politically motivated

With his deadline set to expire on Tuesday at midnight, Netanyahu might even bring a government to a vote at the Knesset in a bid to force his right-wing rivals' hands

Annihilation of the Armenians in the early 20th century was part of a broader and deeper process involving all Christians in Turkish territory, and lasting three decades

Hours before the prime minister's coalition deadline expires, the head of an influential panel – trying to drive a wedge between right and left-wing parties seeking to replace Netanyahu – admitted securing majority for key pieces of legislation w...

Dr. Kirill Dneprovskiy has been excavating Chukotka in supreme near-isolation for around 30 years. On the Paleo-Eskimos’ extraordinary art and diet, and what to do when a bear walks into a bar

Iranian emergency services spokesman says cause of death yet to be determined

Mouna Maroun’s trajectory as a neuroscientist extends from a Druze village to a postdoc in France and department head in Haifa. She is now developing a treatment to erase the negative emotions that accompany trauma – and also working to open the ...

Lebanon, plagued with a deep financial crisis, is eager to resolve the border dispute with Israel, paving the way for potential lucrative oil and gas deals

Defense attorneys question Ilan Yeshua, who testified two weeks ago that he was pressured to slant news coverage in Netanyahu's favor in a bid to obtain regulatory concessions

Days after police barriers were removed from Damascus Gate, the police dispersed two Palestinian demonstrations in East Jerusalem

Israel officials claim there must be an evaluation of whether current policy on the use of force has run its course because of the strategic changes in the Middle East

At midnight Tuesday Netanyahu's mandate to form a government will expire ■ Netanyahu's offer was generous, but Bennett reminded him that he has no coalition ■ Lapid is eager to form a government, but is Bennett ready to lead?

The anticipated approval comes after the drugmakers said in March that the vaccine was found to be safe, effective and produced robust antibody responses in 12- to 15-year-olds in a clinical trial. Israel stands prepared

The Rafale jets will cost $4.5 billion, a defense ministry statement said, but Macron faces increased heat over Egypt's human rights record

Biden's U-turn comes just two weeks after his administration announced it would keep Trump's cap at the record low of 15,000

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seems unlikely to meet the Tuesday midnight deadline for creating a coalition, after which Israel’s president can task any lawmaker with building a government

Sapir Berman officiated a soccer match for the first time since coming out as transgender, and the players are already using her pronouns correctly

Saudi Arabia will reopen its embassy in Damascus with the intention of restoring the diplomatic relations between the countries, according to the independent Rai Al-Youm newspaper

Israeli state comptroller Matanyahu Englman is due to arrive at Mount Meron on Tuesday, making it the first step in the investigation into the disaster

The police and religious establishment are trading accusations on who’s to blame for last week's stampede where 45 pilgrims died

A coalition of organizations from Amnesty to Human Rights Watch called the Israeli spy tech firm out for lack of compliance. Now NSO is promising a ‘new standard for transparency’

Palestinian news agency reported that the car used for the shooting was found ■ Five Palestinians suffered gunshot wounds during the army's pursuit overnight Sunday

On Monday evening, supporters of the far-right Religious Zionism party are expected to protest in front of Bennett's home, demanding he join a right-wing government

The 34-year-old's success has also drawn resentment from male colleagues — some tainted her polishing pads with acid to burn the paint of her cars, others tampered with her machines and tore up the costly pads

Yemen has received 360,000 doses from the global COVAX vaccine-sharing scheme, yet many Yemenis seem reluctant to get inoculated on religious grounds, due to distrust of the vaccine, or because of the dangers of war

The reported Cohen-Biden meeting capped a week-long visit to Washington by a senior Israeli delegation, relaying their concerns about a possible return to the 2015 nuclear deal

Blinken's visit to London, his first since being appointed by President Joe Biden, comes amid mounting speculation of a prisoner exchange deal with Iran

Police chief says he will 'not allow Israel Police to be anyone's scapegoat' for tragedy that left 45 dead at Lag Ba'omer celebration