Lebanese singer Fairouz's first social media selfie ignites a debate over whether the 86-year-old is merely a cultural icon or a symbol of women's empowerment in Lebanon

Defense Minister Gantz wants to set red lines at the outset of the government, in which he is somewhat a fifth wheel. But in reality, it seems the left has already folded

The German head of state arrives in Israel Wednesday on a farewell trip marking the end of Israeli President Rivlin's term ■ Told Haaretz that the International Criminal Court has no jurisdiction over Israel

Authorities say they still have hope survivors might be found, though no one has been pulled alive from the ruins of the oceanfront building which collapsed last week

In an amendment to the proposed compromise, a yeshiva will only be built after a land examination is performed, according to Evyatar settlers

The law defines the use of prostitution (or an attempt to do so) as an administrative offense that carries a 2,000 shekels ($614) fine, and 4,000 shekels for a repeat offense

Some business owners express understanding regarding the hesitation of Jewish customers, but they think it’s delaying the healing of the rifts that the recent hostilities created

A judge said appeals by families of deceased relatives who were buried in distinct plots were justified, since 'they aren’t worthy of being buried with the rest of the community of Israel'

Meanwhile, Israel's ambassador to the UN slams Abbas for his speech in which he claimed Israel was a colonialist implant in the Middle East

A majority has not yet been formed to vote on the amendment which would prevent the granting of citizenship to Palestinians married to Arabs with Israeli citizenship, spurring the coalition to postpone the vote by a week

Following the Islamic Republic's recent election and ahead of a new round of nuclear talks, some in the administration are asking whether Tehran really wants an agreement or is happy with brinkmanship and stalling

149 people are still missing since the 40-year-old beachfront high-rise collapsed last Thursday

As with Evyatar, a number of settlements have originated with a compromise between the settlers and the government, or with a military institution like the hesder yeshiva that will go up at the site

Palestinian residents worry that removing the forces may reignite clashes with right-wingers and said that 'police wish to seemingly show as if everything is normal and there are no restrictions,' as a U.S. envoy visited the area

The Palestinians say a reported deal struck between the Israeli government and the settlers opens the door for an army post or yeshiva to take the settlement’s place

The plague bacteria found in the hunter-gatherer who died at a riverside village in ancient Latvia didn’t even have the gene to enable infection by flea

In response to a lack of weaponry, vehicles and riot gear, the Border Police appealed to the army for equipment, and deployment was delayed

While Lebanese protesters are blocking the roads of Beirut, President Michel Aoun says these new fuel prices should ease the country's crippling economic crisis

In a letter opposing the local event, Mitzpeh Ramon head says LGBTQ people are wrong for 'expressing their sexual orientation publicly' and urges residents not to join 'the LGBTQ army'

The affordable housing compound will feature a yeshiva, synagogues and schools for both its Ashkenazi and Sephardi populations, a kosher supermarket and a gym complex with a pool, spa and sport venue

Army intelligence units attract brilliant young people who get tempting offers from the private sector even during their service. To keep them in the system, the defense establishment needs creative solutions

President-elect Raisi oversaw brutal mass killings in 1988, according to the U.S. Amnesty International has put the number executed at 5,000, but said 'the real number could be higher'

A bulldozer took down a butcher shop, one of at least eight properties slated for demolition that Israel says were built illegally

District court judges partially agree to prosecution’s request, granting extension for provision of materials from former Walla chief's phone, due to ‘tremendous amount of material’. Hearings will now resume on July 12

The two leaders discussed last month's escalation between Israel and Hamas, as well as strengthening ties between their groups in their activities against Israel

The generals aren’t doing any better than the crony capitalists in managing the economy for the greater good of the people

The prime minister urges Israelis – and especially teenagers – to get inoculated before Israel’s COVID vaccine supply expires next month

The Israeli police opened a special email to allow citizens to report attempted identity theft. The only problem: The email looks like a phishing attempt

Diaspora Affairs Minister Nachman Shai tells Haaretz that Israel’s assistance to the search and rescue efforts in Surfside, Florida, reflects the new government's commitment to the relationship with American Jewry

Even liberal parents may struggle to find the right approach. In short: Start early, love, accept and support

Female Yamina lawmaker Idit Silman was praised on social media for maintaining her composure after facing yet another sexist onslaught by Netanyahu allies and ultra-Orthodox lawmakers

The accelerated departure of U.S. troops is rife with symbolism. Not least, it’s the second time that an invader of Afghanistan has come and gone through Bagram Airfield

Neither president could hide their joy at the new political era beginning in Israel, as the old friends shared memories and discussed urgent issues

Revenues from selling and leasing land increased by 600 million and costs were cut but spending on raising money outstripped donations

Yosef Weitz, who led the Jewish National Fund, was revered by his family. But a new film, set for release next week at the DocAviv festival, delves into some of the more troubling policies he promoted in Israel's early years

A new report by Credit Suisse shows that while global wealth increased during the year of the pandemic, the numbers in Israel tell a more complicated story

Israeli online content-recommendation company Taboola will merge with ION, an Israeli investment fund ■ More than $500m to be invested and existing shareholders will receive up to $150 million

In first-ever visit by Israeli minister, Yair Lapid thanks Netanyahu, 'architect' of the normalization deal. 'We are now enjoying the fruits of the infrastructure of peace that we've built in the last decades,' Foreign Ministry spokesman says

The White House stresses that air strikes against Iran-backed militias are intended to limit escalations, but experts say that these groups are waging a sustained campaign against the U.S. military presence in Iraq

Diplomatic source says Israel's outgoing president presented Biden with information on Iranian overtures to Arab countries during their White House meeting

The proposal includes restoration of the Palestinian Authority’s diplomatic standing, the reopening of Palestinian institutions in East Jerusalem and the suspension of construction in West Bank settlements

237 deaths during the protests that began in 2018 have been investigated, with 146 investigations completed and 91 still ongoing

Senior Israeli security officials warn that preservation of the illegal outpost risks escalating West Bank tensions

U.S. president says Washington's commitment to Israel is 'iron clad' as Israel's outgoing president makes final U.S. visit of his seven-year term

The compromise on the illegal outpost of Evyatar is a surrender to West Bank settlers

Hours earlier, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and the White House had defended the U.S. strikes in Iraq and Syria on Sunday as a way to tamp down on the risk of conflict

Nizar Banat’s family says Palestinian Authority forces broke into his house last week and hit him repeatedly with a metal rod before arresting him

151 people still unaccounted for five days after the 12-story building fell without warning as residents slept

As he wraps up his seven-year term as Israel's president, Reuven Rivlin is visiting the United States, meeting leaders of the Jewish community, and President Biden

Names that have emerged for the prestigious post include former IDF Chief Gadi Eisenkot; Defense Ministry Director General Amir Eshel; and former consul general in New York Dani Dayan

Justice should be achieved 'in a manner that is both consistent with our religious values and that spares us from the painful ordeal of prolonged legal maneuvering,' president of Congregation Dor Hadash writes

'If I have money I eat. If I don't, I don't eat,' a survivor of Lebanon's 15-year civil war says

As Foreign Minister Yair Lapid heads to the UAE for an unprecedented state visit, supporters of the 45th U.S. president see a continuation of the Abraham Accords, now with a new government in Israel

Lax enforcement, delayed COVID tests, electronic bracelets languishing in warehouses: Israel talks tough on unauthorized travel to high-risk countries, but the flights keep coming in

Environmental Protection Minister Tamar Zandberg has her work cut out for her: amending the Defense Export Control Law so Israel won't be tied to activists' murders and plundered natural resources overseas

The threats and slurs directed at Joe Biden, a devout Catholic, from within his own church have been extraordinary, but not exceptional. Hardline gatekeepers in the Jewish world, and in Israel, follow the same playbook

Israeli Health Ministry classes Tel Aviv a coronavirus hotspot ■ 113 new cases recorded Saturday

Dozens of rabbis from ultra-Orthodox to Reform have mobilized to provide material and spiritual support to those waiting anxiously for news of their loved ones in the Miami-area collapse

Although residents will leave the Evyatar outpost, their houses will not be dismantled ■ Bennett says 'compromise isn't a done deal yet'

Israel's awful media coverage abroad is blamed on antisemitism or the futility of prettifying bad policies. But there's another factor, a dysfunction so deep it qualifies as a complete breakdown, which makes the whole debate preposterous

The Third Reich stole millions of books from Jews. I discovered there were 3,000 of them, bearing a swastika stamp, in the basement of the Manchester Central Library

The two leaders discussed a wide range of issues, including rebuilding Gaza after last month's fighting with Israel and plans to strengthen economic ties between Egypt and Israel

Israeli defense exports not under court’s jurisdiction, justices rule, in what activists say is a death blow to ability to use courts to fight sale of cybertech to repressive regimes

Taking to Twitter, an adviser to Pakistan's Prime Minister dismisses Israel Hayom report that he traveled to Israel to meet Mossad chief

Though the meeting between Biden and Rivlin is largely ceremonial, the Israeli president is expected to raise a number of strategic issues with Biden, including Iran, Hezbollah and Gaza

Egypt and Qatar had pledged $1 billion to rebuilding of Gaza homes, but Israel conditions aid on progress in hostage talks, guarantees Hamas won't access funds for military buildup

A 2018 inspection found major structural deterioration in the parking garage beneath the 40-year-old tower, though a Miami inspector told residents the building was 'in very good shape'

The last possible day to get vaccinated in Israel is July 9, Bennett said in a video, appealing to young Israelis ■ 145 new coronavirus cases recorded on Sunday in Israel as the delta variant continues to spread

After reports that Israel and Hamas had arrived at an agreement, both parties refer only to a deal on Qatari fuel earmarked for Gaza's power stations

Iran calls on the U.S. to 'stop creating crisis in the region' ■ The strikes against Iran-backed militia come in response to drone attacks on U.S. personnel and facilities in Iraq

The PA knows that uncertainty about what would happen if it collapsed scares the public, and that the West and Palestinian public can't do without the modicum of stability it provides

Soldiers are killing and seriously wounding demonstrators in the West Bank village of Beita – to deter other Palestinians. It’s all part of the noncombat legacy of the Israel Defense of Settlements Forces

Lawmakers Tamar Zanberg, Merav Michaeli and Pnina Tamano-Shata abstained in protest over abusive remarks new state prosecutor Amit Aisman had made towards women who were subordinate to him

Tensions are running high after former residents of the central Israel town, Yousef and Nawal Jarushi, and their teenage daughter, Riyan, were killed in the north in a drive-by shooting

Gov’t pursuing compromise that would have outpost settlers leave voluntarily, while allowing buildings erected there to remain until status of site is reexamined

Erdan, a former Likud party politician who was appointed by the prior Netanyahu government, said a new ambassador to the U.S. should be appointed by the Bennett-led government

Knowing how difficult it is to defeat a sitting PM, Netanyahu delegitimizes Bennett, but if he fails, he’ll likely leave for more lucrative pastures

Chezy Levy's announcement comes as Israel's coronavirus cabinet meets to discuss the spread of the delta variant of the coronavirus, and decides not to impose any new restrictions at present

FM Lapid says he seeks to 'minimize conflict' with Palestinians and reiterates opposition to the Iran deal. U.S. secretary of state says normalization cannot replace talks with Palestinians

Sudan was one of the Arab countries to sign onto normalization pacts with Israel last year, agreements that the Biden administration has praised and expressed interest in expanding to include other countries

Passed in 2003 and renewed annually, the citizenship law was designed, on security grounds, to prevent West Bank residents who marry Israeli citizens from receiving Israeli citizenship

One victim died in the hospital, while workers pull five more bodies from the wreckage since yesterday

The main beneficiaries of Netanyahu's misguided, bellicose advice to the U.S. on the Middle East have been Iran, al-Qaida, ISIS and Iran again. On Iran's nuclear program, Israel's new government must avoid repeating his failures

Man found with around 790 bite marks had baffled the researchers for a century: Shark attack victims are understandably rare in the archaeological record, because usually, the fish finishes the job

Samar Badawi and Nassima al-Sadah were detained in July 2018, along with more than a dozen other activists, on suspicion of harming Saudi interests