Statistical model from theoretical physics finds that 28 days after the second shot the vaccine is 95 percent effective

We're used to seeing President Rivlin hand the mandate to Netanyahu to form a government, but this time we may encounter a scenario we've never experienced before

In the year it normalized ties with Israel, the UAE gave UNRWA just $1 million, while in 2018 and 2019 the kingdom donated $51.8 million to the agency

'Human rights are going to matter - we're going to have a human rights-focused foreign policy,' Rep. Ro Khanna says

Official says reversal of last-minute Trump administration decision is because of its 'humanitarian consequences,' which UN and humanitarian orgs said 'would accelerate the world’s worst humanitarian crisis'

U.S. State Department says that the Palestinians are not a sovereign state and are not qualified for ICC membership after court decides to probe alleged Israeli and Hamas war crimes

Meanwhile, as elections near, the sheen is wearing off Netanyahu's Gulf achievement

The life of Jesus and the religion he spawned are taught in Israeli schools in a way that’s inconsistent with their influence on European culture and Western civilization, scholars lament in a new book

The Rorschach test, invented 100 years ago, still provokes fierce controversy. Do the mysterious inkblots really possess the almost magical qualities attributed to them?

Parties refusing to support Netanyahu receive 57-61 seats of 120 in two new polls, with United Arab List, which hasn't ruled out backing the PM, teetering on edge of threshold

97 senators vote in favor of amendment that sets aside funding to maintain embassy, which Biden has set he does not intend to return to Tel Aviv

Netanyahu accuses court of persecuting Israel for political reasons ■ U.S. State Dept. says it has 'serious concerns' over ICC exercising jurisdiction in non-member countries

The French president is set to visit a Lebanon on the verge of collapse – and maybe the formation of a Sunni militia – to promote economic reforms whether or not a new government is finally formed

Police say preliminary investigation suggests patrol officer shot his wife while the couple's children were at home, suspect allegedly called his commander to confess

With a rocketing murder rate and long-standing mutual distrust between the community and local police, Israel’s Arab towns are desperate to find a solution to a killer problem

On episode six of Election Overdose podcast: What’s the life-span of a new center-left party in Israel? Why has Netanyahu embraced the Jewish supremacists? And which of the parties are in danger of extinction?

'I have no regrets when I think back. I don’t think about the little things, but the bigger picture'

High-profile signatories of statement launching Black-Jewish Entertainment Alliance include Nick Cannon who apologized after making antisemitic statements last year on a podcast episode

Pressure to publish, a narcissistic personality or simply the pursuit of glory: What makes researchers cheat, and how does scientific fraud affect attitudes toward coronavirus vaccinations?

Turkish police have raided and detained around 50 Uighurs in recent months, according to lawyers. Although no hard evidence has yet emerged, some fear Beijing is using the vaccines as leverage to win passage of an extradition treaty

Biden has also moved to bring the United States, the world's second-largest greenhouse emitter, back into the Paris deal

A policy downplaying lockdowns and mask-wearing may have buoyed infection rates and deaths, but Swedes disagree on how the long term will look. How the world we knew has changed – the first in a series

Israel marks grim milestone of 5,000 deaths ■ Netanyahu warns of 'massive and rapid spread' of British coronavirus variant ■ Palestinians start vaccination campaign ■ Israel expected to sign tourism pact

According to Israeli military, no weapons were found on Palestinian man who they say tried to enter outpost

All the models predicting a sharp January decline in serious COVID cases have turned out wrong. But there is also good news

Rami Levy and his partners, the new owners of Israir, talk about their plans for the airline and how groceries and aviation are natural partners

Why did young ultra-Orthodox men attack Arab bus drivers in Bnei Brak last month? Why might they vote for the new racist-Kahanist party list? Here's why, over several decades, the Haredim have pivoted from doves to the hard right

Senior Israeli official warns that an 'uncontrolled, rapid exit' from the lockdown could bring another spike in an already high rate of COVID19 illness particularly among young people

Mohammed Nazal lived with his wife for only one month and has never met their son. For years, Israel prevented him from leaving the West Bank to be united with them, until a petition changed everything

An Israeli expat who sees himself as '100-percent Americanized,' and a dentist who splits his time between Israel and Italy, even in the middle of a pandemic

When it comes to fashion, Paris is no longer important and neither is Vogue, declares fashion designer Artsi Ifrach, which is why he left the City of Light for Morocco. He tells Haaretz why fashion doesn't exist in Israel and why the burka is inspiri...

In a letter posted on Twitter, Ambassador Marek Magierowski writes that freedom of research should not override the right to defend someone's reputation

Judge invalidates lower court's ruling that relied on the controversial law in dismissing a suit by Arab parents for the expense of sending their children to an Arabic-language school outside the city, but still denies the parents' appeal

While Neom hopes to be model for all future cities, right now Saudi Arabia can't find jobs for its unemployed, and Riyadh is full of empty skyscrapers

The Georgia Republican says she is 'allowed' to believe certain ideas and blames the media for her political problems as the House prepares to vote on removing Taylor of her committee assignments

The flyers show the entrance to the death camp with the words 'Vaccines are safe path to freedom.' Piers Corbyn rejects accusations of antisemitism

In first speech on foreign policy, Biden did not address the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, nor has he spoken with Netanyahu since taking office

Ron Huldai and Ofer Shelah exit race weeks after forming their own parties, vow to do whatever possible to help replace Netanyahu in March election

The Pentagon has yet to define how it will deal with extremism or offer data estimating how many service members hold white nationalist ideology

The six parallel lines on an aurochs bone weren’t made by nature or a butcher, but by the intent of the manufacturer, whether Neanderthal or sapiens

The ultra-Orthodox resistance to coronavirus lockdown measures could perversely be the catalyst for finally integrating them into the economy

Several Jewish lawmakers told Haaretz why they don't accept Republican attempts to tie Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene to Rep. Ilhan Omar on antisemitism

Military prosecution indicts Palestinian Muhammad Maruh Kabha in the December murder of Esther Horgen, who lives in a West Bank settlement

The refusal by the vast majority of the 147 lawmakers to take a firm stand on the truth of Trump’s central claim underscores the political peril they face

During a September presidential debate, Donald Trump had urged the Proud Boys to 'stand back and stand by' when asked to condemn them by a moderator

While the justices decided that this law barred the claims that the Jewish heirs brought against a German agency that administers state museums, they directed lower courts to re-examine other arguments

Former military judge Fadi Sawwan, who is heading the probe, could be stopped in his tracks if he crosses a red line, receives threats of pressure, or simply because he fears the consequences of his findings.

'Even animals have culture. Here there’s nothing,' says celebrated Israeli actress Gila Almagor, who is coping with the demise of her life’s two great loves: husband Yaakov Agmon and cultural institutions

Different drones from different companies will fly in the same airspace – and coordinate between themselves. If the trial is a success, it could pave the way for fleets of thousands if not tens of thousands drone delivery flights

The EU representative in Jerusalem warns that the 73 residents ordered to leave their homes by the civil administration are 'facing the danger of forced transfer'

The Turkish FM warned that the criticism encouraged 'illegal actions' after the anti-LGBTQ rhetoric and the crackdown on demonstrators were roundly condemned

The list features a mix of familiar names, such as the often-awarded rapper Drake and TV star Tracee Ellis Ross, along with rising artists like actress Jurnee Smollett and rapper Doja Cat

Some Israelis went into crisis mode because Biden has yet to reach out to Netanyahu. But relationships between U.S. and Israeli leaders are measured by matters of policy, not when they first spoke

The appointment of retired police Maj. Gen. Aharon Franco was announced by Prime Minister Netanyahu at a news conference where he presented a $30-million plan to curb Arab community crime

Assadollah Assadi, a Vienna-based diplomat detained in Belgium, refused to testify during his trial last year, invoking his diplomatic status

Antisemitism is not alone among Greene’s problematic beliefs — as is often the case, it comes along with myriad other conspiracy theories. She has also used anti-Black and anti-Muslim rhetoric

Liz Cheney holds onto leadership position as Marjorie Taylor Greene earns standing ovation during closed-door GOP conference meeting

Lokman Slim, a longtime Shi'ite political activist who also ran a publishing house, was shot in the head, but circumstances surrounding his death are still unclear

Sexual harassment and assault are pandemics stalking the Middle East, aided by fear and the impunity granted to perpetrators. But boosted by #MeToo, women and are slowly, surely, breaking their silence

Last month, the government secured an indictment against two other Proud Boy members - Dominic Pezzola and William Pepe - on charges they conspired to impede Capitol Police on Jan.6

John Matze’s announcement followed Amazon’s decision to remove Parler from its web-hosting service over failure to remove posts that called for the killing, rape and torture of politicians, tech executives and others

10,000 doses arrive in the West Bank, setting in motion the inoculation drive for the general Palestinian population, after medical staff received the COVID-19 vaccine from Israel earlier in the week

Israel marks grim milestone of 5,000 deaths ■ Netanyahu warns of 'massive and rapid spread' of British coronavirus variant ■ Palestinians start vaccination campaign ■ Israel expected to sign tourism pact

The official statement attributed the delay to Israel's COVID lockdown, but sources say Prime Minister Netanyahu feared a fallout over Israeli citizens stuck abroad

Ayman Odeh will continue to lead the slate after nighttime talks that left the United Arab List by the wayside, after long-running disputes over cooperation with Netanyahu and religious tensions

Disregarding mounting criticism of the custom, even from within the community, Housing Ministry issues guide for planners enjoining them to limit spaces where sexes could meet unsupervised

The coronavirus vaccination drive might not work as well as it should with basics not in place ■ The choice between the consequences of isolation and the risks of a particularly severe pandemic has become especially difficult to make

Despite explicit promises to residents of Masafer Yatta, military vehicles drive onto farmland, damaging vital crops and cisterns, during large-scale drills

The company expects growth to accelerate to 25% this year ■ SPAC deal values Payoneer at $3.3 billion

After talks late into the night, the three other factions comprising the alliance of Arab parties confirmed they would run together

As the coronavirus pandemic puts many people on unpaid leave, leaving them with excess time and money on their hands, Israel sees a 44% increase in new trading accounts

Israeli justices divided on the Shin Bet's opinion about the effectiveness of demolishing Palestinians' homes in preventing future terrorist attacks

Syria's air defenses responded to 'an Israeli aggression' over the country's southern region, report says

For the first time in his nine years in politics, Lapid is Netanyahu’s main challenger. This election could bring him a difficult but viable majority coalition

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer announces Thursday vote after GOP fails to take action against the Georgia congresswoman who has peddled conspiracy theories and endorsed calls for violence

Citing the experience of last year’s holiday, which became a super-spreader event, the Orthodox Union and Rabbinical Council of America are stressing the need for caution this year

Mordechai Kedar, a Military Intelligence operative, was sent to Argentina in the ‘50s to launch sabotage operations in Egypt in the guise of a businessman, but would be convicted of killing a businessman in cahoots with him

Haya Harareet, born Haya Neuberg in Haifa to Polish immigrants, also played in the 1955 Israeli classic ‘Hill 24 Doesn’t Answer,’ was honored at Cannes and became an international star in the late ‘50s

Alaa, a Syrian national scarcely in Iraq one year, envisions a clandestine establishment that can serve as a refuge to evade the stigma of drinking alcohol in a conservative Muslim-majority society

Organizations that advocate for people in prostitution say these records are a psychological impediment, but without getting the Israeli police on board, the proposal is ineffectual

'WeCrashed' is the second show on the Israeli-American entrepreneur in the works in addition to a movie based on an upcoming book by journalist Katrina Brooker

China and Russia are embedding themselves in the Balkans; nationalism, authoritarianism and the anti-NATO camp are rising. But it’s not too late for Biden to reassert America’s role, and influence, in this corner of Europe

Ahead of Thursday's deadline, the anti-Netanyahu bloc has so far resisted mergers as Benny Gantz and Meretz decide to go it alone in Israel's election

This is the first Instagram account in Hebrew for an NBA team, which will also launch a Wizraeli podcast to 'feature interviews with Wizards personnel and voices from around the NBA and Israel'

Anchor Bob Sellers and fellow host Heather Childers had Mike Lindell on to discuss 'cancel culture' after Twitter permanently suspended his account

The Hezbollah militant group fired at the drone, Lebanese security sources say

‘Unorthodox’ star Haas is accompanied by Sacha Baron Cohen, who got two nods for ‘Borat Subsequent Moviefilm’ and ‘The Trial of the Chicago 7’

The expanded drive will make an additional 1.7 million people eligible for the vaccine, as the daily rate of inoculation falls by almost half