Analysis of 3,000-year-old statuettes from pharaonic burials suggests disruption of international trade following the Bronze Age Collapse was not as catastrophic as we thought

Tallal al-Hariri has big hopes for Iraqi politics if he gets to stand in this October’s parliamentary election, including the right of Iraqi Jews to return to their historic homeland

As prime minister, Bennett can make personal appointments to some 40 positions in his office and personal residence, but has yet to name a director-general of the Prime Minister's Office

Netanyahu hosted Haley in the prime minister's residence, where he is currently a guest. She described him as if he's still the country's leader. Together, they showed a lack of respect toward Israel's new government

In his farewell TV interview, outgoing Mossad chief Yossi Cohen revealed secrets about Iran that Israeli authorities always censor out of journalists’ reports

At Tel Dor 3,800 years ago, relative sea level was 2.5 meters lower than it is now. Suddenly it began to rise fast in the Hellenistic period. Nobody knows why

According to security sources, supervision of materials entering Gaza is not sufficiently budgeted or staffed, and Hamas has taken advantage of that

Bennett can't afford to show restraint against Hamas, and thus, the army will have to recommend a response strong enough to be suitable but not so strong that it sparks renewed fighting

This marks the first escalation in violence since a cease-fire ended 11 days of conflict between Israel and Hamas last month

The court overturned a decision by the Knesset Finance Committee to deny tax benefits to an organization on account of it being 'publicly controversial'

As the former premier's bribery trial continues, lawyer says news site only wanted to balance its ‘leftist’ slant. Meanwhile, former Walla CEO admits to having spoken with journalists even after trial began

The environmental protection ministry faces an uphill battle in achieving goals

Nides has years of experience on both Wall Street and Capitol Hill and has been lauded for his ability to manage and navigate complex diplomatic and bureaucratic situations

Sources in the governing coalition say the move is meant to enable the new ministers and Knesset committees to start their work without delay

Pending a Senate confirmation, former Deputy Secretary of State Nides will be key to executing President Biden's Mideast policy with the new Bennett-Lapid government

Beyond their gender, these nine women ministers hold widely divergent backgrounds, values and policy priorities

The survey shows that 53 percent of Palestinians believe Hamas is 'most deserving of representing and leading the Palestinian people,' while only 14 percent prefer Abbas' secular Fatah party

Israel has one of the highest vaccination rates in the world – and one of the lowest rates of infection – but most vaccinated foreign tourists are not yet allowed to enter the country

In the years 2018-2020, at least 10 mosques and churches were vandalized, both in the West Bank and within Israel

Antisemitic incidents in the United States 'more than doubled during the May 2021 military conflict,' according to the Anti-Defamation League

This comes after former PM Netanyahu had already extended Nadav Argaman's term by a few months

Following Isaac Herzog's election as Israel's next president, his position as head of the Jewish Agency will soon be vacated. The race to replace him could have political implications in Israel and abroad

Tehran said in April it would begin enriching uranium to 60 percent, a move that would take it much closer to the 90 percent suitable for a nuclear bomb

British Karim Khan is set to take over from outgoing prosecutor Fatou Bensouda, inheriting probes opened in the Palestinian territories, Afghanistan, and other hotspots

While no country has claimed the air base, shipping traffic associated with a prior attempt to build a massive runway across the 3.5 mile-long island years ago links back to the UAE

Michael Ben-Yair was surprised to find that a religious nonprofit group had charged Palestinians living in his grandmother’s East Jerusalem house hundreds of thousands of shekels in rent, with the approval of a rabbinical court. His legal journey t...

Lawyer and human rights activist Sari Bashi explains why she wrote under the pen name ‘Umm Forat,’ and why she’s done hiding behind it ■ Post #32

According to official data, some 40 percent of the far-right extremists in Germany are believed to support the use of violence for political ends

Human Rights Watch said it documented many flaws in the Lebanese investigation of the explosion, including political interference

The former Bank of Israel governor and Federal Reserve vice chairman cited personal reasons for his resignation

Non-COVID hospital visits dropped in the early months of the pandemic, in part because people were afraid of being infected at the hospital and because hospitals were forced to postpone nonurgent care, the National Institute for Health Policy finds

Twenty fires broke out in Israel due to explosive-laden balloons launched from the Gaza Strip as tensions renew in Jerusalem

'We want our service to reflect the voices that shape the conversations that take place on our service,' said Twitter's communications head for the Middle East and North Africa

Uzia Galil, who pioneered radio, fiber optics and PCs and laid the groundwork for Israel's tech industry, passed away last week at 96

Biden was the first world leader to react to Bennett's swearing-in, which ended Netanyahu's 12 consecutive years as prime minister

The right-wing Flag March is a 'fuse for a new explosion,' Hamas spokesman says a day after PM Bennett takes office

The ministry approved 97 percent of requests by public bodies to receive data about most citizens, from names and addresses to test results, contact tracing, infection, quarantine and vaccination info

Israel's new leadership faces an immediate challenge in the form of right-wing Jerusalem march, but other security and political issues may be much more daunting and depend heavily on ties with the White House

Controversial congresswoman says she made a mistake by comparing logos for vaccinated employees to yellow stars Jews were forced to wear by the Nazis

'We think that there are no issues within U.S.-Turkey ties, and that areas of cooperation for us are richer and larger than problems,' Erdogan said at the NATO summit

Stone tools dating to 50,000 years ago found in the Negev desert signal the arrival of our ancestors from Africa and of a new technology that would spread with humans as they took over the world

Masks will still be required on flights, and in welfare institutions and institutions with elderly considered at high risk from coronavirus

President Erdogan has recently toned down his anti-Western rhetoric as he seeks foreign investments for his country

Having a weak prime minister is not normally a good thing for any country. But after Netanyahu, that is exactly what Israel now needs: a premier who will exercise what power he has sparingly

Secretary-General Stoltenberg said China's growing military presence from the Baltics to Africa meant nuclear-armed NATO had to be prepared

Ayelet Shaked dubs moves to deport asylum seekers 'a strategic matter'

A boat sank miles off the coast of al-Mokha, local official said

'Levy challenges the Israeli consensus in courageous work on the ground that brings the voices of Palestinians' in the West Bank and Gaza, Sokolow Prize committee says

Lawyer for three of six Arab suspects argues Shin Bet extracted false confessions from his clients ■ Investigators increasingly believe Lod murder of Jewish resident amid wave of ethnic violence was a hate crime

During Bennett's speech ahead of new government's swearing-in, Religious Zionism leader Smotrich held pictures of Israelis killed by Palestinians and was kicked out of the Knesset

Naftali Bennett’s decision not to relocate his family to the prime minister’s residence in Jerusalem is proving unpopular with his neighbors, who now face major upheaval to their daily routines

On entrenching the Hamas regime in the Gaza Strip and other recent achievements of the Israeli army that should not be dismissed

Dov Lipman is involved in a legal battle with two women over accusations of sexual misconduct, but was removed from his position at the World Confederation of United Zionists after details of the lawsuit broke. He denies being fired

Sawa - 'Together' in Arabic - fielded around 37,000 calls during the May violence, twice its usual workload

Will Bennett perpetuate Netanyahu’s toxic policies towards the Palestinians? Will the EU and the Biden administration back up their fine words about rights and freedom?

U.S. evangelical Mike Evans is outlier in comments comparing new coalition with ‘rabid dogs’ as Ted Cruz, Nikki Haley and other Republican leaders applaud Netanyahu for his achievements but bid welcome to Bennett and Lapid government

Filmmaker Jesse Dylan, the eldest son of Bob Dylan, tells Haaretz how he tried to get the real story on the Jewish billionaire philanthropist who’s loathed by far-right forces around the world

Israel's 36th government, comprised of eight parties, takes the reins after ousting Netanyahu

Touching on Israel's relations with European states, Lapid says 'shouting that everyone is antisemitic is not a policy and not a work plan'

'This government has no right to exist if it ignores the rights of the Palestinian people,' says Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh

Naftali Bennett became Israel's 13th prime minister on Sunday while Isaac Herzog was elected as the next president two weeks ago

Benjamin Netanyahu could have been leading a stable government in Israel right now. Instead, former allies like incoming Prime Minister Naftali Bennett brought him down after he betrayed and lied to them for too long

The Bennett-Lapid government received prompt welcomes from Biden, Russia's Putin, India's Modi, Canada's Trudeau and the European Council

'Iran's enemies are gone and powerful Iran is still here,' Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh says

Naftali Bennett was appointed as Israel's prime minister Sunday, however, Yair Lapid became the undisputed candidate of the center-left bloc for prime minister

Netanyahu's office informed Bennett's office on Sunday night that the former prime minister would not hold a formal inauguration ceremony

Bennett sworn in as Israel's prime minister, ending Netanyahu's 12-year rule ■ Biden congratulates new government ■ The new coalition will be comprised of eight parties

While Palestinians followed closely the developments in the Knesset with despair, Islamist leader Mansour Abbas has an opportunity to earn an influential role among Israeli Arabs

His assumption was that he must remain prime minister as long as the trial against him proceeded, so he would be able to stop or subvert it

The White House said it 'intends to work closely with the Israeli government on efforts to advance peace, security, and prosperity for Israelis and Palestinians'

The center-left paid a hefty price for the ousting of Netanyahu from the premiership, and now has to find a way to navigate through explosive issues like settlements alongside right-wing coalition partners

The outgoing prime minister entered politics with four main goals. He achieved them, but to what end?

Eliezer Berland was supposed to pay a security firm to patrol his house arrest, but instead a follower, who put down hundreds of thousands of shekels, is the responsible for guarding him

'Apart from Iran, the second challenge we face is preventing the establishment of a Palestinian state,' Netanyahu told the Knesset

U.S. president congratulates the two leaders in first remarks by any world leader on end of Netanyahu's 12-year rule

Organizations highlight diversity of parties in new coalition, as swearing-in of new government brings end to 12 years of rule by Netanyahu

60 voted for the new government and 59 opposed, 1 abstained in historic vote

U.S.-Turkey relations have become increasingly strained after the White House recognized the Armenian genocide in April and removed Turkey from an F-35 fighter jet program in 2019

Three reformist presidents have shown Ayatollah Ali Khamenei that the capabilities of the supreme leader, despite his enormous power, are indeed limited

The two were arrested in early April when former heir Prince Hamza was placed under house arrest over allegations that he had liaised with foreign parties over a plot to destabilize Jordan

The Association of Cities for the Environment slammed the decision, since many environmental concerns regarding the pipeline have surfaced in recent years

After Netanyahu has worked to diminish the influence of the foreign ministry, Israel's incoming Foreign Minister Yair Lapid will face several new challenges in the region, as well as further afield

Micky Ron, a former engineer at the Dimona reactor, sheds light on Israeli atomic energy experts' role in foiling Saddam Hussein’s nuclear plans, and confirms Mossad complicity in a related, earlier operation in France

Judges in the Bezeq-Walla bribery case have ordered the prosecution to find all relevant correspondence on the former Walla chief’s phone and send them to Netanyahu’s lawyers