Only a few people in the Israeli health care system seem to be aware of the existence and importance of a crucial decision made by the US Department of Education

The national flood forecaster isn't functioning, and some 20 towns are paying private firms to make projections – leaving towns that can't afford that in danger

'I drew my weapon, I didn't aim at them,' Israeli lawmaker Itamar Ben-Gvir says after pulling his gun during a confrontation with security guards in Tel Aviv

Israel's COVID cabinet approves a series of restrictions meant to curb the spread of omicron, after Bennett warns of 'dramatic' spike in COVID infections

The short Netflix animated documentary by Israeli filmmakers Daniel Sivan and Mor Loushy’s tells the story of a secret U.S. facility for Nazi prisoners during World War II

A month before a deadly shooting, officers warned that growing tensions in the immediate area could undermine security throughout the West Bank

The bribery probe of Shas leader Arye Dery, who served nearly two years in prison for bribery in the past, is one of the worst failings by law enforcement in recent years

Study of Mycenaean teeth reveals that Bronze Age Greeks burned coal in their workshops 3,300 years ago, with laborers suffering the consequences of constant smoke inhalation

While he headed Israel's Mossad intelligence agency, Yossi Cohen disclosed secrets and methods to a woman and her husband, Channel 13 report says

'We’re seeing a real jump' in suspected cases of omicron, says the director of laboratories for one of Israel's HMOs. Omicron cases, which take up to 7 days to confirm, appear to be spreading domestically, scientists say

President Herzog acknowledged that he had no authority to decide the issue, but promised the parents of Yehuda Dimentman to convey the family’s request to visiting U.S. National Security Adviser Jack Sullivan

A forensic analysis published by the Washington Post phone links an Emirati agency to a hack of Hanan Elatr's phone. NSO, maker of the Pegasus malware, maintains the findings are 'false'

Two vehicles, including the attacker's, caught fire after the attempted ramming

Europe is gradually succumbing to lockdowns to fight omicron, and Israel may have no choice but to join them. If so, the finance minister should be ready to open his wallet

After Sunday’s election, members of the community are realizing it’s not so bad to keep a possible Chilean Bolsonaro out of office, especially since Gabriel Boric’s acceptance speech was so moderate

Greg Baird, who said he worked many years ago for the UAE airline Emirates, said he was not given an explanation, and was asked mostly about his Israeli partner and his employment with the Emirates

The U.S. is among 10 new countries on Israel’s no-fly list as of Wednesday. This is how any applications to leave Israel for countries designated as COVID hot spots will be treated

The presidential election was meant to take place this Friday, but without any clear agreement on rules, and with bitter disputes over the eligibility of major candidates, the process has stalled and cannot go ahead

In a campaign launched ahead of Christmas, leaders of Christian denominations in the city criticize Israel for its response to violent attacks and moves by settler groups to acquire more properties in the Old City

U.S. blacklisting and scathing reports by Google and Facebook-owner Meta are only some of the steps being taken against Israeli firms that are not being properly supervised by agencies at home

Israelis living next to Bental reservoir in the Golan Heights have a good reason to want to keep it under wraps. Too bad, we have all the details

The American chipmaker instructs its employees to cut all ties with the Israeli spyware firm after the U.S. blacklisted NSO over accusations that its Pegasus software was used on hundreds of journalists and activists

U.S. born brewmaster Neil Churgin describes how his kibbutz ideology and one-time hobby led him to get adventurous with small-batch brewing

Before omicron fears prompted Israel’s latest tourist ban, residents of the biblical town of Bethlehem were preparing for a sea of pilgrims this Christmas season. Now the magnificent church, the hotels and the shops stand empty, and locals are wond...

Iran says its missiles are capable of reaching arch-foe Israel and U.S. bases in the region after it vowed a 'crushing' response to any move against it

In response to the pro-Palestine left's charge that Zionism is colonialism, a rising tide of pro-Israel supporters claim Jews are genetically 'indigenous' to Israel. That argument swims in fascist waters

Index measuring ‘religious freedom’ names Tel Aviv’s neighboring city Givatayim as Israel’s most pluralistic place

One of Naftali Bennett’s biggest achievements to date as premier was his management of the delta variant, so why are things different with omicron?

After receiving death threats, Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky reiterates his belief that vaccination campaigns in ultra-Orthodox educational institutions are necessary

The decision to boycott the Israeli legal system is made in protest of the broad use of administrative detention, or arrests without trial, by the defense establishment

Israel's COVID cabinet is set to debate new measures, in a bid to curb the spread of the omicron variant

A biblical exegesis attributed to the followers of the first and second century sage Rabbi Yishmael was believed to be gone forever. But using new technology, researchers were able to comb a 19th century text for the original work

The staff member at the Washington, D.C. school also reportedly told students to reenact Holocaust scenes, like dying in a gas chamber

The woman with whom ex-Mossad chief is reported to have had an affair with is seeking to gag a TV report, citing concern for her children's privacy and wellbeing

The evacuation of Hassan Irloo from Yemen initially led to swirling speculation that his departure signals emerging friction between the Houthis and their Iranian backers

Rain floods Tel Aviv promenade ■ Man injured by falling tree, in critical condition ■ 23 centimeters of snow on Mt. Hermon ■ Kineret rises two centimeters ■ The storm will fizzle out by Wednesday

With omicron cases expected to more than double by the end of the week and waning immunity the country braces for a fifth wave

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, Foreign Minister Yair Lapid and Defense Minister Benny Gantz will meet with Jake Sullivan, who could shift the American strategy toward Iran

Lebanon’s journalists’ union is facing a new challenge from younger, more aggressive professionals. But the media just reflects the political battle heating up ahead of the elections to be held

Nir Hefetz met with businessman Shaul Elovitch, who indirectly controlled the Walla news site that allegedly provided positive coverage of Netanyahu for regulatory favors

For more than 20 years now, Israel has tried to block Iran’s quest for nuclear weapons – and the time has come to draw conclusions from these efforts

Gilad Erdan condemns the planned UN contributions to two of the six civil organizations Israel deemed terrorist groups in October

The deal would make it unnecessary to rule whether the former interior minister's acts constituted moral turpitude, thereby allowing him to run in the next Knesset election

Haaretz takes you back into the ups and downs of Israel's COVID vaccination campaign

UAL member Walid Taha cancels all meetings for the coming week in protest of the interior minister's opposition to the bill

The groups will be the last Birthright participants allowed into the country, following the designation of the U.S. and other countries to Israel's 'red list' barring entry

Humans did cause mass extinction throughout the Pleistocene, Israeli archaeologists and zoologists prove in first meta-study on megafaunal extinction in the southern Levant

Yusef Mabhouh, from the Gaza Strip, was sentenced to 15 years in an Israeli prison last year for his activities on behalf of Hamas

William Daroff joins Haaretz Weekly to discuss Israeli travel restrictions, and slams Donald Trump over his Mideast peace assertions. Plus, Esther Solomon on why Jews must speak out against abuses in Bosnia

'Soleimani’s assassination is an achievement, since our main enemy, in my eyes, are the Iranians,' the head of Israeli Military Intelligence says

Prominent activist Alaa Abdel Fattah was sentenced to five years for spreading fake news. President Sissi announced the end of the state of emergency in October, but special court continues operating

Critics say Naftali Bennett’s team is bound to succumb to infighting, but clashing policies are a useful venting mechanism. As Ariel Sharon said, just watch what the prime minister does, not what Minister X. says

After 15 years in charge, Hamas has only become more resilient, and Israel has been forced to accept that its enemy is here to stay

After 50 years of supporting the two-state solution, I see its growing helplessness in the face of the West Bank's gloomy reality

Israeli PM Bennett warns omicron outbreak makes it essential to vaccinate kids, as the R number hits 4-month high and daily COVID cases hit a 2-month peak

At Ben-Gurion Airport they yelled at us and threatened us as we were accused of 'planned participation in human rights demonstrations' – something that should be allowed in a democratic country anyway

Uri Geller, self-proclaimed telekineticist, said he received his supernatural powers from aliens, a claim he later rolled back somewhat.

Kamel Jendoubi, who was chairman of the UN-backed panel tasked with investigating human rights violations and possible war crimes in Yemen, was targeted by the Israeli firm's Pegasus spyware in 2019

Ukraine is asking the world to recognize the death by starvation of millions of its people in 1932-33 as an act of genocide by the Soviet Union. In recent years, victims of the 'Holodomor' are being memorialized, echoing Holocaust commemorations

Media regulator in the UAE introduces 21+ age category, instead of the current practice of removing whole scenes deemed offensive

A 28-year-old man died after being shot by security forces near the capital Khartoum, a medical union says, a day after scores of protesters marched on the presidential palace

Bennett is about to be the guest of honor at a Google event. What is the Antitrust Authority or the Tax Authority supposed to think?

I refuse to label them terrorists and am not obligated to use the lexicon of the usurper. Dispossession is a high form of terrorism

Drill is Iran's second at a nuclear site this month, as negotiations with the U.S. and Europe over Tehran's nuclear program are adjourned

Israel Air Force posted a photo on Twitter of secret IDF unit combatants after they won a marathon. It forgot to blur out one essential detail

Germany and Italy are also on the list of so-called red countries, as Israel's total omicron cases reach 175

The storm will reach its peak on Monday and fizzle out by Wednesday, with high winds and strong rain set to slam central and northern Israel ■ Egypt closes ports, suspends classes

Elisha Haibatov found himself again in prison last week after protesting the state's failure to compensate him. 'This isn’t how a criminal investigation should be conducted in a democratic country,' the justices wrote in 2018

Haaretz explains Israel's criteria for restricting travel to a country and which are expected to join the 'red countries' list over omicron

The demonstrators were protesting near the Israeli premier minister's residence against the government’s COVID policies and restrictions imposed to fight the pandemic

Israel is slated to expand its list of 'red countries' to include the U.S. and Canada on Sunday, as the number of omicron cases climbs to 175

The army said that about 200 settlers attempted to reach Homesh, which was evicted as part of Israel's 2005 disengagement plan, but encountered large forces at checkpoints en route

Many 'were able to get into Israel and later on found out that they were sick,' said a participant, after 17 passengers on a Miami flight to Israel tested positive for COVID, with almost all suspected of carrying omicron variant

Iran's new condition is announced only days after a breakthrough agreement was reached between the UN nuclear watchdog and Tehran

Anastasia Gorbenko's 100-meter win comes days after setting a new Israeli record in the Abu Dhabi competition

From ‘The Rescue’ to ‘Allen v. Farrow,’ here are 21 must-see documentary films and series from the past year

Turkey’s economy is in free fall: The lira is diving, inflation is rising and food costs are spiraling. The government is resorting to Kremlin-style misinformation and conspiracy theories to divert blame. But sabotaging livelihoods and the country'...

The host country and the local organizers of the event in Eilat managed to eke out a significant public relations victory in the face of multiple obstacles, including COVID and BDS

Israeli sources believe parties won't return to the original agreement signed in 2015, and that the international community faces two possible outcomes instead

Turkish President Erdogan is counting on the tumbling lira to turn his country into an export powerhouse and keep him in power in 2023. It won’t work

The researchers, who collected their data while spelunking into shafts and digging through mud and chilly water, also discovered the aqueduct’s 'cutting-edge' method of construction

Bennett is frustrated by the public's relative indifference to the early steps taken against omicron. The main effort against it is being sabotaged by the Education Ministry  

'On the one hand I realize that it is a very Jewish song but in my opinion it’s also racist,' says Tel Aviv basketball club point guard about Israel's national anthem

The storm will reach its peak on Monday and fizzle out by Wednesday, with high winds and strong rain set to slam central and northern Israel

Demonstrators are marking three years since the start of protests that led to Bashir's overthrow, while calling for the military to loosen its grip on Sudan's political life

The quick and bloodless capture of the suspects in the murder of an Israeli settler may restore some deterrence, but a weakened PA and rising settler violence mean Palestinian attacks are likely to continue

'Like turning Eichmann into a folk hero': How far right nationalists in the Balkans are rehabilitating war criminals and their atrocities, from the perpetrators of the Holocaust to Srebrenica genocidaires, and why