The hostage-taker was known to British intelligence and assessed to no longer be a threat at the time he travelled to the United States, according to the BBC

'Dubai, Dubai,' a satirical song in Arabic from Israeli comedienne Noam Shuster-Eliassi slamming the normalization between Israel and the UAE has caused a Middle Eastern storm

U.S. President Joe Biden sows doubt over the West's response to Putin by suggesting there could be a lower cost for a 'minor incursion' into Ukraine, but vows Russia will be 'held accountable'

Israel's Defense Ministry revamps its arsenal with the purchase of the three submarines, despite ThyssenKrupp raising the price and corruption charges shrouding the previous transaction

The Israeli-made Pegasus spyware is suspected of infecting over 450 phones targeted by clients of NSO, who range from Saudi Arabia to Mexican drug lords. Here’s a list of the confirmed Pegasus victims

Pfizer's Paxlovid, which became available in Israel three weeks ago, has encountered both refusal by COVID patients and logistical hurdles

Netanyahu would have to admit he took perks from Bezeq owner in return for regulatory favors, which the former prime minister's associates say he will find difficult to accept

The military's chief ordered to investigate the incident in which two commanders were killed by friendly fire, however experience suggests that this time too bereaved families' queries will remain unanswered

According to Netanyahu, he acted fast to ensure they get more subs at a reasonable price, but the new government tarried. Bennett's version of events is completely different

The Palestinian Foreign Minister calls for a meeting between U.S., United Nations, European Union and Russia 'to mobilize efforts to get out from the current impasse'

Israel Police deny claims of using NSO's spyware against civilians without a warrant and say that ongoing use of hacking tool is always authorized

The condemnation highlighted an uptick in demolitions by Israeli authorities as Jerusalem advances a 1,450-home settlement plan in East Jerusalem

'They would not tell us why they want him to resign,' one congregant says of the rabbi who led the escape from the gunman

The greenback has gone from 4 to nearly 3 shekels in recent years, but many donors don’t notice when they write their checks to Israeli nonprofits in dollars

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett is also weighing up a proposal to exempt schoolchildren who come into contact with COVID carriers from quarantine

The Russian leader and Iran's Raisi are discussing their role in helping bolster the government of Syrian President Assad, the situation in Afghanistan and other issues

The death would mark the first killing in the wave of growing protests against President Kais Saied's suspension of parliament last July

Gideon Greif now agrees that 8,000 Bosnian Muslims were murdered by Bosnian Serb forces at Srebrenica in 1995. However, a critic calls the move a ‘desperate attempt at damage control’

After Msallam Hdaib, an Amman-born rapper, performed in Haifa and Ramallah, the BDS called for boycotting him. Arab sources claim that this policy harms people living under oppression

It’s not the 1980s all over again, but prices are rising faster than they have in a decade and policymakers seem oblivious to the threat

Israeli cuisine had become fashionable before COVID and despite the hard times, new eateries owned and run by Israelis are on the rise again

The UNWRA appeal is asking for an additional $87.5 million for cash assistance, hospital expenses and other needs for Palestinian refugees amid Lebanon's economic collapse

Hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees in Lebanon and Jordan are sheltering in poorly heated tents relying mostly on layers of blankets to keep warm

A delegation from Israel will also meet with the head of the military-run ruling council in Sudan, Al Arabiya reports

Suleiman al-Hathalin died of his injuries earlier this week after attempting to block the path of a truck removing unlicensed cars in the West Bank

Seyed Hossein Mousavian, a visiting scholar at Princeton and an influential figure in the corridors of power in his country, recently spoke with a smirk of satisfaction about the threats directed against former American official Brian Hook

What is Russian President Vladimir Putin really thinking with regard to Ukraine and Russia’s place in the world? If we could interview him, this is probably what he would have to say

In experiments with ants conducted by scientists at the Weizmann Institute, the majority group was seen to compromise with the minority in order to preserve unity − the first time behavior of this kind has been documented in the animal kingdom

Even if police use of spyware against Israeli citizens was legally approved, the NSO affair highlights how the judicial system is used as a rubber stamp for draconian tools

The Texas hostage-taker tried to free Aafia Siddiqui from U.S. prison. Why she inspires such dangerous fans is a story about Islamism, Pakistan's duplicity, open antisemitism and apologists for terror, from Islamabad to the U.S.

Nvidia, which has become one if the biggest employers in Israeli high-tech, is expanding its activity in the local market - but faces a tough challenge from giants like Google and Meta

Over 71,000 new COVID cases diagnosed as shortened isolation period goes into effect in Israel and officials consider exempting students from quarantine

The Genesis Prize Foundation notes Bourla's decision to reject U.S. funding of the Pfizer vaccine in order to speed up the jab's development, adding him to a list of Jewish figures to win the prestigious prize

The model describing a material where order doesn’t disappear as heat is applied also has implications for our understanding of the early universe

U.S. says it doesn’t want to anger the leaders of Russia and Turkey by going ahead with the EastMed project; Israel has no choice but to comply

The pre-dawn demolition marked the end of a struggle over a family home in East Jerusalem's Sheikh Jarrah on land that has been expropriated by the Jerusalem Municipality to build a school

Senior cops say they were not aware of NSO's Pegasus spyware being used in any investigation, while Israel Police vehemently denies tapping into phones without a warrant

When found in a Bronze Age tomb over a century ago, the metal rods were assumed to be scepters. But royal batons wouldn’t be hollow and have tiny filters clogged with beer crud

Deadly drone attacks on Abu Dhabi are not expected to hinder nuclear negotiations in Vienna

With two weeks left to reach a plea deal, Israel's attorney general will demand Netanyahu accept a finding of moral turpitude, suspending Israel's once longest serving prime minister from political office

Israeli officials say talks are underway, as the Turkish president eyes warmer ties

An agreement shouldn’t be rejected out-of-hand, so long as it bars Israel's former prime minister from politics and prevents from later claiming the corruption cases against him were rigged

Activists say police have unlawfully sought to keep protesters in detention, and plan to keep demonstrating in front of the court to secure the release of dozens more arrested last week

Not only has Israel used the offensive cyber firm for its foreign relations, but a new report shows its law enforcement and defense agencies have used it for their own needs, too — all with minimal legal oversight

New COVID cases in Israel top 65,000 on Monday as omicron keeps spreading ■ Shorter isolation time goes into effect

Israel's government watchdog has launched a probe into claims that Israeli police spied on citizens and activists with Pegasus software, while Justice Ministry officials say they had no knowledge of such activities

In a tweet, Prime Minister Bennett condemns 'terrorism' after deadly strike by Yemen's Iran-backed rebel forces

The Russian president is forcing the United States to show tenacity in a crisis, a dynamic closely watched by China as the confrontation may exact a high economic price from Moscow

Despite the dire predictions, Netanyahu being forced to resign from the Knesset won’t bring the government down so quickly if he does agree to a plea bargain

Anders Behring Breivik, a far-right extremist who killed 77 people in 2011 and sentenced to 21 years, appeared before a parole hearing in an attempt to reduce his time in prison

This is the second training accident in the same area in a week

Egyptian-born Dr. Mohamed Helmy is the only Arab to be honored by Yad Vashem as a righteous among the nations – yet the author of a new biography says his actions were not unique

44-year-old Malik Faisal Akram, the gunman who took four people hostage at a Texas synagogue, 'was assessed to be no longer a risk at the time he flew to U.S. at New Year,' BBC journalist says

Israeli cybersecurity firms profit immensely from the coronavirus pandemic, which pushed the world to work from home and increased global internet traffic

Pulled by conflicting interests, the JNF can’t see the forest for the trees. Its tree plantings in Bedouin areas of the Negev prove that it must end its role as a so­-called protector of national interests

As negotiations resume, Haaretz explains the basic details of the agreement that may bring Benjamin Netanyahu's corruption trial to an end and potentially bar him from politics for years

Security analyst Yossi Melman on middle-aged female spies and loose-lipped Israeli intelligence officials. Plus, digging into the JNF tree-planting controversy

There’s nothing new about Erdogan’s control over media outlets in his country. What is less well known is the regime’s attacks against artists, musicians and even belly dancers

The alliance strikes on Houthi-held Sanaa follows an attack claimed by the Iran-aligned group on Monday targeting two sites in the UAE, in which three people were killed

Abu Dhabi takes a stricter approach than its neighboring Dubai, requiring visitors to not only get a COVID booster shot but also present a negative test result from the past two weeks

ElectReon has now hired Corey Johnson, a former N.Y.C. Council Speaker, as it sets its sights on the U.S. market. He is joining Rivlin and will serve as an advisor

A senior Israeli official calls the test an 'overall success that represents a technological leap in the ability to adapt and improve in the face of missile threat'

The Pentagon’s top strategists, in concert with their Israeli peers, prepared for an almost apocalyptic war in Iran in the 1980s, to counter a Soviet invasion. So why have those plans just been declassified – and published?

Israeli police reportedly use Pegasus spyware to hack phones of civilians, including anti-Netanyahu protesters, mayors ■ Commissioner denies 'technological capabilities' used against innocent citizens, activists

Meanwhile, some 500 coronavirus patients are in serious condition, 100 of whom are on ventilators, senior Israeli health official says

Bypassing the Knesset and the public, Israel's Defense Ministry is going ahead with the purchase of three submarines to revamp its navy's arsenal, despite ThyssenKrupp raising the price

In the last decade, Israel's prosecution has raised the threshold in crimes of breach of trust to include prison time. Anything less for Netanyahu will be a grievous violation of the principle of equivalence under the law

Mutual motivation rather than external pressures could lead to a breakthrough in the nuclear talks, as both Washington and Tehran appear to need a deal

Despite military checkpoints, some 1,200 people celebrated a Tu B’Shvat seder in the flashpoint settlement outpost of Homesh

After two high-profile arrests of reporters by Israeli police forces, officers will now have to seek permission from high-ranking officials before any such arrest

Airline asks court for immediate injunction to force pilots to fly as part of government contract. Pilots say that 'they need to stay home to watch the cat,' company says

Bill on draft exemptions for yeshiva students falls one vote short of moving to next stage, with Meretz lawmaker voting against it in protest of 'racist' policies. The government pushes for another vote this week

'Until someone dies, they won’t do anything,' says resident of Kafr Aqab, which is cut off from the rest of the city because it falls on the West Bank side of the Israeli separation barrier

The investigator was being questioned about the treatment of state's evidence and former Netanyahu aide, Nir Hefetz, during interrogation

Opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu tells attorneys to push on in negotiations with Israel's attorney general. Sources close to the former PM claim he missed Knesset events due to COVID concerns

According to one study, if Israel’s Haredi population centers were considered their own sovereign state, their infection level would be more than twice as high as that of any country in the world

At least seven died in what activists describe as one of deadliest days in the capital Khartoum since the October military coup

The tree-planting, which sparked scenes of violence and a crisis in Israel’s governing coalition last week, will now be discussed at the next JNF executive board meeting on Sunday

Israeli researchers identify rise in antibody levels in people administered a second booster of the Pfizer COVID vaccine, but not enough to block the omicron variant

The diplomats come to represent Tehran in the Organization of Islamic Cooperation a development which reflects possibility of diplomatic exchange and strengthening of ties between the rival countries

After a December vote that never happened, if parties agree to a new date, it would be the first election held in the country since the 2011 ousting of Moammar Gadhafi

Prominent activist Suleiman al-Hathaleen from the South Hebron Hills was hit by a police tow truck after blocking its path. Police say that they were not able to help him after he fell as Palestinians were pelting them with stones

A new historical study reveals that Germans who were expelled after the war from homes stolen from Jews received state compensation for ‘loss of property.’ The government often believed the false claims of the Germans over the Jewish heirs

Rabbi Charlie Cytron Walker who was held hostage at the Congregation Beth Israel synagogue in Colleyville tells CBS in an interview about the tense 10-hour siege, and how it ended

As of Wednesday, Israelis diagnosed with COVID can leave quarantine after five days, but must have two negative tests and no symptoms

Showers and thunderstorms spreading from Israel's north to the center are expected overnight on Tuesday, while Wednesday will see more rain

Snowfall also covers the Galilee to the Golan, but fails to settle in Jerusalem, as temperatures plummet across Israel

The cabinet was supposed to vote Sunday on establishing the commission of inquiry on Israel's previous sub purchases from Germany but deferred it until the contract on the purchase of additional submarines is signed