Israel News

  JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli Cabinet has voted to extend a nationwide lockdown for at least five more days as it struggles to bring… Read More ›

Blue and White has conditioned its support for nationwide closure on passage of a law that will crack down on violators; ministers also expected to… Read More ›

Analysis: Empty threats of an Israeli strike on Iranian nuclear facilities during the Obama era gave the U.S. added incentive to reach a deal and… Read More ›

Israel’s surge in vaccinations means recent emigrants could get immunized sooner by flying home than staying put, but logistical hurdles make it near-impossible to achieve… Read More ›

“Going back to the Iran deal from 2015, or even to a similar deal with a few improvements, is a bad, wrong thing. It is… Read More ›

Country’s world-leading campaign has already been opened to 11th and 12th graders taking exams, pregnant women who may be at greater risk from new strains;… Read More ›

Opinion: 45% of new infections since start of 2021 have been among under-17s, despite schools being closed; with UK coronavirus strain showing alarming spread in… Read More ›

Palestinian Authority foreign minister claims Israel is obligated to inoculate population; Israeli envoy retorts that Oslo Accords charge PA with providing immunizations   In a… Read More ›

There was no immediate comment from Sudanese officials.   An Israeli cabinet minister visited Sudan on Monday, Israel’s Walla news site said, as the countries… Read More ›

Opinion: The government chose to allow flights to the UAE resort city out of diplomatic considerations and ignored the frantic warnings of health experts who… Read More ›

The order, in effect until January 31, marks the first time since the start of the pandemic the Jewish state is barring entry to its… Read More ›

It is impossible to hermetically seal the country – but that doesn’t mean that an effort shouldn’t be made to stop the spread of the… Read More ›

Analysis: The new U.S. administration is nothing like its predecessor and Netanyahu’s insistence on sidelining the defense establishment could leave Jerusalem with little to no… Read More ›

In-depth: Unlike his predecessor, Joe Biden will not interfere in Israel’s Knesset elections, something that could pose a problem for a prime minister used to… Read More ›

Ministers set to approve the establishment of ties with Rabat; separately, Netanyahu pushing to halt flights for 2 weeks to prevent import of coronavirus mutations… Read More ›

Analysis: Jerusalem must accept that the new occupant of the White House won’t have long, unscheduled telephone calls with Netanyahu and the Mideast conflict will… Read More ›