Israel News

Gunman opens fire on soldiers, Border Police — first at Qalandiya checkpoint, then at patrol sent to investigate   An IDF force identified bullet marks… Read More ›

Friend of Dikla Dvir, who pushed knife-wielding Palestinian from her home, describes harrowing living-room skirmish   A friend of the woman who fought off a… Read More ›

Netanyahu to Herzog: Condemn the NGO; Herzog to Netanyahu: Condemn the ‘terrible and awful incitement’ against president; Lapid condemns them both   A Knesset session… Read More ›

Amiram Levin backs NGO that publishes alleged abuses by soldiers, says army should encourage such groups to speak out   A retired IDF major general… Read More ›

After Cofix opens seven branches in ultra-Orthodox city offering all products for NIS 5, local store owners fight back with their own price reductions; battle… Read More ›

A new study says climate change will cause growth of Israel’s economy to slow until 2055, after which the economy will significantly shrink by the… Read More ›

Following inciting rhetoric against President Rivlin, hundreds of left-wing activists take to the streets to fight what they said is a delegitimization of human rights… Read More ›

“The normalization of relations between Turkey and Israel will not change Ankara’s position towards Hamas,” says senior Hamas official.     Hamas is closely following reports… Read More ›

Meyer Habib, French MP representing dual citizens in Israel and other countries, calls on his government to enforce anti-boycott laws.   The French government firmly… Read More ›

American football is seeing a unlikely hike in interest as team values, strategic thinking gird recruits for elite army unit draft   AP — Under… Read More ›

Day of Atonement joins Christmas, Eid al-Fitr and Thanksgiving as Israeli, American efforts bear fruit   The United Nations on Thursday recognized the Day of… Read More ›

Zehava Shaul says so long as there’s any uncertainty about her son Oron’s fate, she won’t give up hope for his return   The family… Read More ›

The state is suing Niv Asraf and Eran Nagaoker, who faked Asraf’s kidnapping in Hebron last April, for NIS 625,000. The incident prompted a massive… Read More ›

Op-ed: Overseas, the prime minister voices his support for all Jewish denominations; in Israel, he appoints a chief rabbi who criticizes the education minister for… Read More ›

One Czech lawmaker says decision “may evoke awkward reminiscence of marking Jewish people during World War II.”   The Czech parliament passed a resolution on… Read More ›

The meeting is especially significant since Israel suspended contact with the EU regarding the peace process last month.   Israeli officials met with a high-level Quartet… Read More ›

The UN’s Human Development index has ranked Israel in 18th place for its list of the best countries in the world to live, putting it… Read More ›

Zionist Union Chairman Herzog and Prime Minister Netanyahu face off as the opposition chief demands that the PM condemn incitement against President Reuven Rivlin, while… Read More ›

Tourists should know where the nearest bomb shelter is, and the security situation ‘can change day to day’, US State Department tells potential visitors to… Read More ›