Palestinians expect first shipment of Russian vaccine 'within day' ■ UAE suspends visa-free travel from Israel, while Israel plans harsh travel restrictions ■ Israel to decide Tuesday on extending lockdown

A quarter of the population got first of two COVID-19 inoculations, yet the death rate so far this month has reached a record high

Burials from 8,200 years ago on a wee island far up in the north contain all kinds of gear for the afterlife – half of which is elk teeth engraved to be worn as pendants

Israeli Health Ministry obscured portions of the contract relating to commercial information such as the amounts to be paid to Pfizer

Over 10,000 Israelis test positive within two weeks of receiving the first dose, while antibody tests on health workers show 'the vaccine works wonderfully' after the second dose

In what seems to be based on orders from the top, the police are not trying to enforce the restrictions in ultra-Orthodox communities and infection rates are raging

The Hezbollah linked Al-Meyadeen TV reported that American warplanes were heard flying over Syria's border with Iraq prior to the explosions

The best projection leaves 300,000 Israelis jobless, forcing the government to act to prevent them from becoming chronically unemployed

Netanyahu said on Monday that Israel may extend its lockdown for another two weeks in light of high infection rates

When Anna Wintour showed the Vice President-elect who's the boss

Like many of my fellow immigrants to Israel from the United States, I am consumed by worry, frustration and anger at how easily I was able to get the vaccine while my elderly parents in the U.S. must sit and wait

Sissi and King Abdullah discuss regional issues, including the vote for Palestinian Authority leadership, in which Egypt and Jordan would play an important role in supervising – if it actually takes place

The Jewish organization lauded Alejandro Mayorkas' work as deputy secretary homeland security during the Obama administration in protecting Jewish institutions from antisemitic attacks

The meeting also approved an options plan for 117 senior employees

Former party leader says he 'found a lot of will and good intentions' among potential political partners, but these 'have not yet matured' and he will not stand for election on January 24

Bezeq-Walla owner tells court that positive coverage of Netanyahu sought ‘to balance website’s negative stance’ against him, rather than to receive benefits

Report issued by the Central Bureau of Statistics shows that in the last two weeks of December about 22,000 employees were placed on unpaid leave, raising the number of unemployed workers to more than half a million

Talk by Hagai El-Ad, whose organization recently branded Israel an apartheid regime, went against new Education Ministry rules barring schools from hosting groups 'that treat IDF soldiers with contempt and call Israel an apartheid state'

Assaf Granit's eatery is the first Israeli kitchen in France to receive the coveted ranking

Some Israelis and American Jews spend hours arguing if Donald Trump was 'good' or 'bad' for Israel. In reality, the entire debate is subjective and superficial

The rally website listed the teams as Belgian and American - a possible indicator of official reluctance to publicize an Israeli presence

In a video on his official Facebook, the prime minister shows off the syringe that gave him the COVID vaccine and says Israel will be the first country to exit the coronavirus crisis

Some of the thefts from the January 6 Capitol siege may have potentially jeopardized 'national security equities,' acting U.S. attorney says

On Friday, Haredi WhatsApp groups posted announcements about mass events, along with requests to pray for hospitalized patients – a stream of messages that reads like an illustration of cause and effect, as infection and fatality rates soar in ultr...

Police arrest about 1,000 as protesters shout 'No fear! No fear!' ■ Amnesty International calls for restraint as footage shows officers beating, dragging detainees

Germany has been trying to help ease tensions between fellow NATO allies Turkey and Greece after the two countries neared the brink of war last summer due to a maritime boundary and energy rights dispute

The lockdown was out of an abundance of caution as DC tightens security ahead of the Biden inauguration

Republicans remain poised to block most of Biden’s proposals, but 50/50 control permits action on special legislation that can’t be filibustered

With Ossoff and Warnock in Georgia, the Democrats were able to draw on decades of cooperation, dating back to the days of Martin Luther King Jr. in the 1950s, to win back control of the Senate

Apartheid must be fought by breaking its laws, especially the boycott law. The right to call for economic and cultural sanctions on Israel must be defended

The rate at which complaints turn into legal procedures has remained constant however, with indictments jumping by 16 percent, while, like in 2019, roughly 80 percent of cases were closed

A history book referring to the role of a Polish mayor – in saving or murdering Jews – has triggered a libel suit that is testing freedom of speech and being closely watched in the academic world

Suddenly, common sense and justice seem to be prevailing: The justices have realized the absurdity of the 'tiny plot' regulations that prevents Palestinian farmers from cultivating their land

In December, Saudi state news agency SPA published a list of prominent 'events' of 2020 featuring several royal decrees, but the death penalty order was not included

The riot at the Capitol, incited by Trump’s comments before and during his speech at the Ellipse, has led to a reckoning unprecedented in American history

Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy told The Associated Press on Sunday that officials are conscious of the potential threat, and he warned commanders to be on the lookout for any problems within their ranks

I can’t say I inherited my love of television from my father, though he did make sure we had a color TV set after he saw how the gorillas at the local zoo had one

The incident marks the first time that a rocket was fired from the Gaza Strip at Israel in around three weeks

The plan would have retroactively legalized 46 outposts, but Attorney General Mendelblit refused to consider it without a directive from Defense Minister Gantz

Gideon Sa'ar, a onetime Netanyahu protege, has hired four of the founders of the Lincoln Project, which ran a relentless campaign to help defeat U.S. President Donald Trump

A senior official from the Prime Minister’s Office called to inquire about the committee meeting considering the plans, but it denies it was an attempt to halt the meeting

Gallant was responding to complaints over the director of the human rights group B’Tselem who is slated to address students at a Haifa elite high school

Former Jewish Agency chairman says he wants no part in Israel's 'new Judaism,' which ignores minorities and undermines democracy.

'Shin Bet tracking is meant to be used to monitor enemies of the state, not its own citizens,' Israel's High Court president says

The Russian opposition leader had spent the previous five months in Germany recovering from a nerve agent attack that he blamed on the Kremlin

Donald Trump's four years in office were some of the most dramatic in U.S. Jewish history. From Pittsburgh to Jerusalem, from Charlottesville to COVID, over a dozen American Jews reflect on the moments, memories and stories that defined this era

A reporter's footage from inside the Capitol gives an up close look at some of the violence that took place as a mob of angry Trump supporters occupied the state building

Netanyahu supports extending the lockdown by one more week if infection rates remain high. A final decision is expected on Tuesday

Last year, police identified remains classified as ‘Jane Doe’ since 2005 as those of Nadaa Barud. After interrogating her family, police turned to her brother, who was stabbed to death after she went missing

Many Kafkaesque stories have emerged since the beginning of the pandemic, but this one beats them all

Relatives of the girl, Hala Alkut of Adama, accuse a group of Israeli settlers of assaulting her and injuring her in the head and face

Biden meanwhile has a 58% approval rating

Israel spends some 25 million on tests per day at the expense of processing times and contact tracing, which are critical to break the chain of infection

Ocasio-Cortez claimed that Facebook treated white supremacists with 'kid gloves'

Ports in today’s Israel and Lebanon may have supplanted the great city of Ugarit as the main trading partner with the Aegean even before civilization collapsed in 1,200 B.C.E.

Early modern human art turns out to abound in Southeast Asia. The artists painting the Sulawesi cave wall over 45,500 years ago may have been depicting a whole social interaction between warty pigs

More than 2,000 years ago, miniaturized trees decorated King Herod’s palace in Jericho, in what could have been a display of the ruler’s power over nature – and his fealty to Rome

Police officials say it is impossible to determine what caused officers to crash into car in which Ahuvia Sandak was riding

Biden's actions to be taken on Wednesday include rejoining the Paris climate accords and reversing Trump's travel ban on several majority Muslim countries

Immigrants at the absorption center in Kiryat Yam were surprised by the request to leave, most likely in order to make place for families arriving from Ethiopia. 'We need answers,' one told Haaretz

An Israeli court judge sent a threatening message to local filmmakers last week. But she didn’t block the option of watching 'Jenin, Jenin' on YouTube

The Capitol Police is investigating whether members of Congress led people through the Capitol the day before the attack

There was no ‘economic anxiety’ among the pro-Trump mob besieging the Capitol, from CEOs to Olympic champions. There was, though, plenty of blatant racism and antisemitism. So why has the liberal media pampered these fascists for so long?

Parental control apps, meant to filter and block internet content, don’t guarantee children’s digital safety. But they do disrupt the role of the parent, says Israeli expert

Exactly three decades ago, the Israeli public - sheltered in safe rooms and donning gas masks - entered a new type of war. Forty-three Scud missiles and 77 fatalities (mostly from heart attacks) later, Israel would never be the same again

Nebraska Republican Senator Ben Sasse took aim at the antisemitic, right-wing conspiracy theory known as QAnon in a blistering op-ed

Did Stalin kill him? And why? Until Putin reveals his fate, Raoul Wallenberg is still Russia’s prisoner

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani issued a statement condemning attacks on civilians by the Taliban and other militant groups

The heightened rhetoric mimics language far-right extremists and white supremacists have used for years

Tim Gionet, 33, launched his career at BuzzFeed in 2015 but soon left after turning to the far right

The FBI has found no evidence of Antifa involvement in the mob, but the idea has taken root in many right-wing circles

Iran is urging the International Atomic Energy Agency not to release any information that may 'pave ground for misunderstanding' within the international community regarding its nuclear ambitions

Western diplomats have said Iran's repeated breaches have already reduced the 'breakout time' to a bomb to well below a year

Iran has missile capability of up to 2,000 kilometers (1,250 miles), far enough to reach archenemy Israel and U.S. military bases in the region

More than a dozen states have activated National Guard troops to help secure their capitol buildings following an FBI warning of armed protests

Israeli intelligence officials worry Washington will lose interest in Iraq after Biden takes office. Latest attack attributed to Israel was much broader than previous ones

Besides an apparent renewed effort to disrupt Iran’s attempt to move arms and militias through Iraq and Syria, there’s the message that Israel will continue to strike regardless of the new president’s Iran policy

Concerned that Israel might be trying to attain nuclear capability, the U.S., in the mid-1960s, insisted on regular visits to Dimona. The visiting experts came away reassured of Israel’s intentions, but not everyone in the U.S. government was convi...

An Israeli minister celebrating a birthday with 12 aides in a small room and an influx of COVID cases returning from Dubai are only some examples

December poll finds over half of Palestinians think elections under current conditions would not be fair or free

It's an open secret that Iran has become a haven for Al-Qaida, so why did the secretary of state see fit to call Tehran out for it only now?

The premier is hoping that his success in having his indictments amended will lead Knesset legal adviser to decide he has the right to request immunity again

Much of the discourse on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict today is happening thousands of miles away and increasingly dealing with abstract concepts

Hospital says staff was busy responding to other ICU emergencies, as number of patients hospitalized in serious condition continue to rise

The process could revive the Palestinian political system, as long as Israel doesn’t arrest candidates indiscriminately

The Geneva talks aim to encourage the factions of Libya to form a transitional government, years after the country was split into independently governed regions in 2014

The Yesh Atid chairman and opposition leader previously supported similar deal between the Joint List after last election, but his then-partner Gantz refused

Israel extends coronavirus vaccination campaign to people over 45 ■ 140,000 patients weren't informed their data was shared with Shin Bet ■ Two million Israelis vaccinated, as cases remain at record highs ■ West Bank active cases drop below 7,0...

In Jerusalem, thousands marched through the city toward Paris Square, the central site of the demonstrations in the capital, adjacent to the prime minister's official residence on Balfour Street

Benjamin de Rothschild was the chairman of Edmond de Rothschild Holding SA, and the grandson of famed Israel benefactor, Baron Edmond Rothschild

Those opposing the meeting say they refuse to be exploited by and take part in Netanyahu’s election campaign, who has visited three Arab cities in two weeks