Stars headlining the opening ceremony include Italian tenor singer Andrea Bocelli, British singer Ellie Goulding, Chinese pianist Lang Lang and Saudi singer Mohammed Abdu

As key metrics continue to show signs that COVID is waning, the director-general of the Health Ministry cautiously predicts Israel is 'on the way' out of the fourth wave

The judge denied the gunman, who killed one and wounded three in a San Diego synagogue, the opportunity to make a statement: 'I’m not going to let him use this as a platform to add to his celebrity'

The new government says it’s striving to reverse the alleged institutional neglect as homicides, sometimes the work of crime gangs, become a near-daily occurrence in Arab areas

As world leaders spoke about global challenges, the Israeli premier took the time to reeducate – as he sees it – his COVID experts ■ To counter Islamist rival's growing influence, the Joint List's Odeh goes rogue

In his new book, Brigadier-General Y., current commander of the elite 8200 unit, does not propose a dystopian AI-dominated future. Rather, he charts 'synergetic learning' between humans and machines to bolster deterrence, win wars and avoid collatera...

This week at the Tel Aviv airport: An unconventional grandmother who's making the most of her retirement, and a hard of hearing entrepreneur who makes music

She dreamed of being an astronaut, but Salma Abo Foul did what was expected of her – and became a physician. She’s not alone: Arabs and Druze, who make up about 20 percent of Israel’s population, constitute almost half of recipients of medical ...

Killed by an IDF sniper during the weekly demonstration against the Evyatar outpost, Muhammad Khabisa, father of an 8-month-old girl, became the seventh victim from his village, Beita, since May

A security source expresses concern over the risk of rising tensions and more lone wolf attacks

Haredi children smuggled abroad to avoid harming matchmaking options for their relatives, mothers compelled to flee the country and leave their children behind – these are the kinds of harrowing stories encountered by Divra Horowits from Israel’s...

Israeli data shows side effects after COVID booster much lighter than after first or second dose, heart muscle inflammation rare among vaccinated 12-15-year-olds

Investigation finds bus driver crossed the separation line and hit three cars. Another accident may have caused him to go off course

In a message to Iran, Israel's Foreign Minister Lapid visits a U.S. battleship alongside top military and diplomatic officials

PLUS: How Israel’s relations with Germany survived the bad blood, mistrust and shouting matches between Merkel and Netanyahu

Tunisia's president asked Najla Bouden Romdhane to form a government quickly amid a political crisis following his near total seizure of power

Haaretz spends a day with eight people without homes in Tel Aviv to see what street life is really like here

The Palestinians’ moment on the international stage could well be over, and Israel's prime minister realizes it. That’s bad news for those who, unlike him, refuse to ignore the conflict, but not yet catastrophic

The prime minister charged that some of Israel's top medical experts 'don’t see the big picture' after officials recommended harsher restrictions on the public to stop COVID spread

‘We never imagined they would come right up to our houses,’ a resident of Khirbet al-Mufkara says, as the village the South Hebron Hills struggles to recover. 'We all hid in one room. Suddenly a stone flew through the window'

From Sunday all Green Passes currently in use will expire and Israelis eligible for new ones must get them reissued. Who is eligible for the new pass, and how can they get it?

The return of Taliban rule to Afghanistan rekindled Israeli photographer-videographer Yoray Liberman’s memories of his perilous journey to the embattled country

The Israeli military said the drone 'fell within Lebanese territory,' adding that 'the incident is being investigated'

Speaking in Doha, the EU's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said that Washington and Tehran will resume talks 'within an acceptable period of time,' while a similar sentiment was expressed by Iranian officials

Drought, toxic algae, and exploding permafrost, oh my! Failure to prepare for the future is a failure of the imagination. Here is some helpful information

The giant futuristic exhibition aimed to boost Dubai’s tourism and real estate but if the city-state has a future, it is somewhere else

The former president was sentenced to a year in prison after having been convicted on a separate charge earlier this year, both convictions have been appealed

Was the Egyptian-Syrian attack in October 1973 proof that Israeli's nuclear policy had failed? Not so, says a scholar of the period. Sadat and Assad understood Israel's capabilities, but knew that their own goals would not trigger an unconventional r...

The court accepts Gantz's request to delay the evacuation of a major settlement farm. In response, the lawyer representing the Palestinians submits proof that West Bank settlers have ignored the law before

From a former Pentecostal pastor to entire families, a growing number of Afrikaners are converting to Orthodox Judaism and swapping South Africa for Israel – and, in many cases, West Bank settlements

Yale team stands by its report finding disparity in immune response to COVID, but Harvard argues the statistics are one thing, and their interpretation is another

‘Shrinking the conflict’ is the hot political Israel/Palestine mainstream merchandise of the day, Bennett is the loudest hawker of those stale, regurgitated lies, and Biden is buying them wholesale

The Knights of the Al-Aqsa Mosque drew calls to boycott the streaming site, but the Palestinian-Brazilian developer stood firm amid criticism: 'There are no Jewish, Israeli civilians for the player to attack'

As countries around the world begin to resettle traumatized Afghan refugees, they need specific care to recover and start new lives – and research into Holocaust survivors and their families can help

The military is investigating the shooting, which comes after a Palestinian woman was killed earlier that day after an attempted stabbing and an Islamic Jihad militant was killed overnight

Irmgard Furchner, who worked as a secretary for an SS official in Stutthof concentration camp, was to be tried on 11,000 accounts of accessory to murder, but has fled on the day of her trial

Serious COVID cases hit a five-week low, the positive test rate is at an almost two-month nadir, and Israel's R number – the number of people each coronavirus carrier infects – has reached its lowest figure since mid-May

The chair of Israeli parliament’s health committee wanted to increase COVID vaccine transparency among elected officials. She got trolling instead

Minister Lapid tells his Bahraini counterpart in Manama that he supports a two-state solution, but 'not everyone in government think so'

Following their win, the filmmakers say that all that remains is to 'build a future here of justice and equality for everyone'

In Israel, COVID is fast becoming a pandemic of the unvaccinated: Of the 644 patients in serious condition on Tuesday, 73 percent were from the small population of eligible Israelis who had not received any shots

The woman, a 30-year-old from south of Jenin, pulled out a knife and tried to stab officers near Jerusalem's Chain Gate, according to police

Sources in village of Burkin say man was member of Islamic Jihad armed wing and shot at troops ■ Incident comes days after arrest operation in West Bank left five Palestinians dead

A journalist and top NATO commander have co-written a thriller that lays out a series of incidents in the South China Sea, the Strait of Hormuz and D.C. that spark the apocalypse. Former Mossad chief Efraim Halevy reviews the book

Studies in Israel and abroad get underway following growing anecdotal evidence of menstruation being affected by COVID vaccines

In cross-examination of former editor of Walla news site, Netanyahu's defense works to show that other politicians intervened to influence coverage

The police say the move would help fight crime in Arab communities, as camera footage is often erased before a court order can be obtained. Human rights group expresses concern: 'Enforcement based on ethnic background'

Yair Qedar's documentary about Amos Oz was ready. Then Oz's daughter made an explosive revelation and turned the story upside down. In an interview, he talks about his discovery of a man full of contradictions, and explains how the movie lets people...

Around 20,000 years ago, an elderly person with terrible dental hygiene passed on from this great void. Now we know what he did with his mouth

Israel has been trying to uproot the residents of the caves of the Hebron Hills for years by declaring it a military zone. Tuesday’s attack is another attempt to drive them out

Kamala Harris tells George Mason University student that her 'truth cannot be suppressed' after she complained that Israel was committing 'ethnic genocide'

The Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan is an extreme and televised version of the kind of oppression of minds and bodies far too many Middle Eastern women face

The individuals include citizens of Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, as well as a Palestinian, U.S. Treasury Department said in a statement

The outgoing German chancellor occupied a special place in modern politics, and there’s a good reason her approach is being celebrated as she exits the world stage

After Arab states ended ties with Syria over its decade-long civil war, Damascus hopes wider business links with Jordan will help it recover from the devastating conflict and attract much-needed foreign currency

Magen David Adom reported that in total 48 people were injured in the accident, including three in serious condition, who were evacuated by helicopters to a nearby hospital

White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan and al-Sisi also agreed to intensify international efforts over upcoming elections in Libya at talks in Cairo

Lapid will inaugurate Israel's embassy in Manama and sign bilateral deals during the visit

The Internet of Things, which encompasses everything from nuclear reactors to baby monitors, is notoriously difficult to secure. Israel's Sternum, co-founded by a former NSO and Cellebrite employee, is trying to solve it

Built on the concept of the Universal Basic Income, eToro's GoodDollar project is creating a digital currency to distribute funds in developing countries

What do Israeli couples do once the kids leave the nest? Move back to the city, trade a garden for a seaview and live in a home with no stairs are a few of the more popular options

The 4.5 billion shekels developers paid the state to start building at Tel Aviv’s evacuated Sde Dov airport will go straight to army pensioners, one of the few groups that can afford to buy there

Implying that politicians, not physicians, deserved credit for defeating the fourth wave of COVID, Bennett uses UN speech to settle scores at home

With his focus on foreign policy, pragmatic progressive Chris Murphy is very much an outlier in the current Senate. He explains why the Israel-Palestine conflict still matters, and the damage done by former PM Benjamin Netanyahu

Najla Bouden Romdhane is set to take office at a moment of national crisis, tasked with forming a new government two months after the president sized most executive powers

Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky was the lone Republican to vote against the Iron Dome funding bill. His reasoning? 'Foreign aid is the result of foreign influence exerted on U.S. politicians at home'

The Bank of Israel has a dual and contradictory role – on one hand it’s pouring oil on the real estate fire, while with the other hand it’s pulling out a fire extinguisher

Ivgy, who has won Israel's highest acting award a number of times, was convicted of sexual harassment and indecent acts against several women

The High Court accuses Israel of stalling its decision on the contested West Bank village for over a decade, though still gives it six more months, despite saying earlier this month it won't approve any further delays

Could I afford to stay in my Tel Aviv neighborhood? Should I buy something – anything – as an investment? Do I need a mortgage broker? A guide to trying to beat the ever-increasing real-estate prices in Israel

Israel's Arab community disproportionately hit by the current COVID infection wave, as authorities still struggle to convince more to get vaccinated

Ground-breaking research finds correlation between eye size and falling prey to brood parasitism

The Israeli prime minister mentioned Iran almost as much as Netanyahu, while the word 'Palestinians' was not uttered even once

The parties involved in the lawsuit reached a compromise and agreed not to refer to the payment as 'compensation'

Dozens of settlers came to the West Bank village of Khirbat al-Mufkara, residents say, where the Israelis destroyed cars, damaged water tanks, and pelted locals with stones. Three settlers were lightly wounded

Instead of using an international platform to sketch out a vision for the future alongside the Palestinians, Israel's Bennett avoided uttering 'the P word' and sounded as if he was still campaigning for office

'Musicians don't belong here anymore. We must leave'

Black Box Security recorded Britney Spears in her bedroom, sent her text messages to her father and spied on the Free Britney movement, a former employee alleges in a New York Times documentary

Secretary Austin acknowledged miscalculations in America's longest war, leading to the whiplash Taliban takeover. Army General Milley says damaged 'is one word that could be used' to describe U.S. credibility after withdrawal

The kingdom hopes renewed transport links will help boost its debt ridden economy impacted by the coronavirus

The official assesses that up to a million Israelis will get their COVID vaccine shots in the coming week and a half, as Israel prepares for new Green Pass regulations come October 1

Request for emergency use is set to be filed with U.S. regulators in the coming weeks, meaning children aged 5 to 11 could start receiving their COVID shots as soon as late October

The hacker's family had been hoping Israel would free him as part of a potential prisoner swap involving Naama Issachar, a U.S.-Israeli woman jailed in Russia in 2019 for drug offenses

The event comes one year after Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez backed out of a memorial event organized by the left-wing Jewish group for late Israeli PM Yitzhak Rabin following backlash from pro-Palestinian activists

Using all the clichés in the Israeli textbook, and not a single mention of the Palestinians and a lot of words on Iran, Bennett said everything that Netanyahu would have said

Delivering his first UN speech, Bennett said that Iran has 'crossed all red lines' and ignored international inspections