When it isn’t the settlers who try to directly disrupt Palestinians' olive picking, it’s the Israeli army that prevents it from taking place

'The test showed that China had made astounding progress on hypersonic weapons and was far more advanced than US officials realized,' the Financial Times reported

The suspects are members of the Hasidic sect led by Rabbi Eliezer Berland, who in the past did prison time for sexual offenses

WhatsApp exchanges reveal difficulties faced by Israeli government legal advisers as they tried to draft rules for crowd sizes at the religious festival, ultimately giving up

Israel's high-tech industry has long been a professional destination for immigrants, but now even immigrants who lack tech experience have found opportunities

Eldad Peri had racked up a personal debt of about 342 million shekels ($106 million), in addition to some 500 million owed by his company, TheMarker reported in June

Heard of Oswald Mosley's Blackshirts, or the Battle of Cable Street? A new TV drama sheds light on the less well-known rise of a postwar, violently antisemitic far right, the authorities' failure to confront it, and how Jews fought back

Just one out of the 21 new seriously ill patients in Israel was fully vaccinated against COVID

Channel 12 reported the new testimony on Saturday, a week after former lawmaker Colette Avital made similar claims about the late president and prime minister to Haaretz

Just as it seemed Lebanon was marching towards a better political and economic future, simmering tensions surrounding the probe into the Beirut blast exploded

Since a coup attempt in September, the Sudanese military has demanded cabinet reforms in what civilian groups call 'a power grab'

Midhat Saleh, who serves on the Golan Heights portfolio for the Assad government, was reportedly killed by gunfire in a Syrian town near the border

The shelling of the town of Sarmada comes amid increasing tensions in the last rebel stronghold in the Syrian northwest, where a truce reached in March last year has been repeatedly violated in recent weeks

Two people treated for smoke inhalation as efforts continue to contain the fire

The armed clashes erupted at a boundary between Christian and Shi'ite neighborhoods, during a protest called by Hezbollah against the judge investigating last year's Beirut port blast

Some Arab teachers in Israel juggle the Zionist and Palestinian versions of history. Others just outright rebel

Lotte Cohn and other prominent architects designed buildings that have become an integral part of the Israeli landscape. But unlike their male colleagues, they remain unknown to the public and are ignored in academia

Life in the Pamir Manountains in Tajikistan regressed by decades after the collapse of the Soviet Union. A trip to one of the world's most isolated regions

The FDA's Advisory Committee backs the shots for all J&J recipients aged 18 and older at least two months after their first dose

In a separate incident, a 17-year-old settler herding sheep was attacked by Palestinians and taken to the hospital in moderate condition

The law was passed amid a wave of efforts in Republican-led statehouses to prevent 'critical race theory,' 'divisive' topics and concepts related to race and bias from being taught to children

Critics says that the purchase of Newcastle United by the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund is nothing more than an attempt to distract from the Kingdom's abysmal human rights record.

The Conservative lawmaker from Boris Johnson's party was stabbed while meeting with constituents in a church

Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack on the worshipers from the minority sect, the second week in a row

'The bigger the march the more awareness we can raise, and change will follow,' said one of the protesters

Iran must show by actions its willingness to resume Vienna talks with world powers over its nuclear program, said a spokesperson for the French Foreign Affairs Ministry

The UN summit in Scotland is intended to motivate countries worldwide to act and halt the most severe effects of climate change, though, unlike dozens of countries, Israel has not yet declared a climate emergency

Up to 1,000 Israeli soldiers, after taking a special course, will be permitted to vaccinate consenting civilians

A real estate agent in the city of Rehovot was shot to death early Friday on his way to synagogue ■ Police believe the victim was involved in the black market

Iran believes that Lebanon can overcome Thursday's deadly violence which 'was backed by the Zionist entity,' Iranian foreign minister says

An image of Avner Wishnitzer went viral last month when the historian, a veteran of Israel's most prestigious combat unit, was roughed up and detained by the army while trying to deliver water to Palestinian villagers

The long regional rivals are 'serious about the talks' says Saudi foreign minister after several rounds of negotiations with Iran, according to the Financial Times

A spokesperson for the former president said he is on the mend after two days of antibiotic treatment

Bennett's Yamina party has no desire to mollify the ultra-Orthodox ■ Bibi's challenger Yuli Edelstein shouldn't be expected to deliver statements with any cogency ■ Yair Lapid has to deal, again, with a scandal in his party

Iran has reduced its activity in the Damascus airport area, and cut down the number of Tehran-backed militia members. Israel has mainly Russia to thank

The crime wave in the Arab Israeli community is the most pressing – and politically loaded – challenge facing Ronen Bar ■ While Hamas plots, 86-year-old Mahmoud Abbas seems more vital than ever

'The weapon gives you courage and confidence,' five young Arab men who live in Israel outline their reasons to keep and bear weapons

Israeli Arabs are 'responsible for 99 percent of the murders, 99 percent of the shootings, 65 percent of the arsons and 80 percent of the robberies,' said Israel Police Northern District commander

This week at the Tel Aviv airport: Two friends who believe that if you take it easy everything will work out, and a former globe trotter who settled in a small town in southern Israel

Mohammed and Mustafa Amira were in the Israeli army's custody for 29 hours. Their parents weren't informed of their whereabouts. Their crime? Playing a game they saw on Youtube

Amnon Alkalai, a retired officer who was chief of operations for the Israeli force during the Mount Meron tragedy, told the commission of inquiry that he requested to resign, but stayed at the police chief's urging

Despite Israel's expected attendance at the conference, which will also include Iraq and Egypt, the country is yet to declare a climate emergency or pass laws preparing for climate disasters under Bennett's government

In the clip, the officer, who had been investigated in the past for assaulting a civilian, can be heard asking the youth if he would like to be hit with a club

European Parliament's inaugural prize for reporters went to the 17 media outlets, including Haaretz, that revealed Israeli firm NSO's spyware targeted people across 50 countries for potential surveillance

Colette Avital is one of the female pioneers in Israel's foreign service and had a long political career. But she's been tied to one of the ugliest rumors ever spread in Israel: She’s Peres’ lover, it was said; that’s how she rose up the ladder...

Over 4,000 entities on social media platform's blacklist, including Israeli anti-Arab group and politicians, according to The Intercept

Accusing Sally Rooney of virtue signaling is too easy. Much of the talk about the conflict, from left to right, is now characterized by zombie phrases, dictatorial outsiders, rhetorical inflation and performative outrage

Joshua Angrist, co-winner of this year’s Nobel Prize in Economics, changed the face of economic research through the methods he devised. He left Israel in the 1990s, critical of the fixed salary in local academia, but remains proud of his work on t...

The collection of 32 award-winning films showcases films either directed by Palestinian filmmakers or tell Palestinian stories of life in the West Bank and Gaza

Even pro-regime media criticizes the government as more than half of Iranians live under the poverty line ■ Analyst says major inflation serves the government's interests

Why are teenage boys most liable to suffer from myocarditis after being vaccinated against COVID? Does the heart inflammation have anything to do with the way the shot is administered? New studies are trying to answer these questions, or at least to ...

Heath Ministry data shows that the number of serious COVID patients in Israel has been falling over the past three weeks and now stands at 403

When Hamas and Islamic Jihad fire missiles at Tel Aviv, Israel strikes targets in Gaza. When Houthi rebels attack Saudi Arabia, that leads to retaliation in Yemen. But what if the response instead was aimed directly at Tehran?

Republican candidate Herschel Walker cancelled the event hours after his campaign defended the hosts' use of the image that featured several needles laid out in the shape of the Nazi symbol

The changing attitude toward the nuclear accord is the new government’s most significant policy change, but Netanyahu’s campaign to shape public opinion on the subject still looms large

If the talks between Iran and Saudi Arabia would end in reconciliation, the rest of the Arab world could swiftly follow suit. The Middle East would look like a very different place – and so would Israel's place within it

From cranes and pelicans to warblers and swallows: The choice birdwatching sites to witness Israel’s stunning migration season

Tensions over the probe Beirut blast, one of the largest non-nuclear explosions ever recorded, are fueling divisions in Lebanon as Hezbollah leads calls for lead judge's removal. The U.S. will offer $67 million to support the Lebanese army

The poor representation stems from years of inequality in the school system, plus Arabs lack the army-tech connections that many Jews have, a Bank of Israel study says

All agree that the biggest mistake this summer was to believe Israel had defeated COVID, while vaccination still remains the key tool in the fight

Two people were wounded in the drive-by shooting in northern Israel; police are searching for the shooter

The Biden administration is so far refraining, at least publicly, from pressuring Israel to freeze construction plans beyond the Green Line

The driver rammed a Border Police officer while he was standing next to Civil Administration inspectors overseeing construction violations in the West Bank

The death toll is the worst of any attack in Norway since 2011, when far-right extremist Anders Behring Breivik killed 77 people, most of them teenagers at a youth camp

'We always had ties with settlers and other Israelis. Now they suddenly say we can’t have a plan for the village because we pose a danger? That hurts me, it’s simply not true,' says a Palestinian village council chief

The Syrian Defense Ministry said, however, that a Syrian soldier was killed, and three others were wounded in the Israeli strike

According to an eyewitness, an IDF officer arrived to the area to talk to a Palestinian farmer who witnessed arson

Ronen Bar also comments on Iran, saying 'the Iranian threat will continue to figure at the core of our operations in Israel, overseas and in the cyber world'

Lapid sought to delay vote on high-profile position after government-backed Elazar Stern withdrew from the race over comments on handling of sexual assault complaints during his time as an army general

Government and social media representatives in Malmo vow to crack down on hate speech, disinformation and denial

Party leader Smotrich, often accused of racism, launches latest tirade against Arab lawmakers in the Knesset, calling them 'terror supporters.' Joint List MK: We're dealing with 'this filthy fascism' every day

Palestinian officials are concerned over COVID restrictions barring tourists from spending the night in the city, just before the holiday season. Israeli officials say talks are underway to permit overnight stays

The EU document on antisemitism failed to mention bans in multiple EU countries preventing the production of kosher and halal meat through ritual slaughter and attempts to outlaw nonmedical circumcision

Mahmoud Aardeh took his interrogators step by step through the escape plan – from the planning, through the digging, to the escape itself

In a video of the incident, a Jerusalem officer forcefully hits a Palestinian man with a bat, after he identified a different officer who assaulted him

Foreign Minister Yair Lapid meets with his U.S., Emirati counterparts in Washington, a year after normalizing ties

The soldiers are expected to be charged with aggravated assault at a military court. One of them is also suspected of pressing his gun against the Palestinian man's behind

The Oxford School of Rare Jewish Languages has launched its inaugural semester of courses in 12 Jewish languages, from Judeo-Greek to Karaim

Shatner is one of four passengers to journey to the edge of space aboard the white fully autonomous New Shepard spacecraft, as U.S. billionaire businessman Jeff Bezos's company carried out its second tourist flight

Lawyers for unnamed 21-year-old ultra-Orthodox man who is trying to avoid service in Israeli military say victory in British court could set a precedent for both Israelis and Palestinians

Vaccinated citizens from 40 countries could be welcomed back in Israel as early as November 1, but U.S. tourists will likely need to request individual approval to get into the country

Economics laureate Joshua Angrist left Hebrew University after a few years in the holy land and returned to America. Unfortunately, his decision is all too typical, not just in academia but also in high-tech

Instead of keeping to its agreements, Israel offers ‘a gesture’ in the form of Palestinian IDs to people without status in the West Bank and Gaza. Still on hold is family unification for residents of the territories married to Israeli citizens

Islamist leader, whose party thwarted the bill in 2019, threw support behind it because of its medical aspects

Lenny Bruce began with impersonations, then pushed the boundaries of good taste - and the law.

Employees condemn cloud service deal with Israel, saying 'products we build are used to deny Palestinians their basic rights'