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The project, presented by MKs from both the coalition and opposition, aims to “open the Israeli transportation market to competition and allow the operation of ride-sharing apps."

The supercomputer is part of Israel’s National Program for AI R&D Infrastructure and is the first supercomputer designed for AI usage in Israel.

I was fired from the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust for my activism with Standing Together, Israel's grassroots Jewish-Arab coexistence movement. Our community leaders are telling young Jews like me that any diversity of opinion on Israel and Palestine is not only unwelcome, but will be punished

The total number of job vacancies in Israel rose to 152,134 in December, compared with 150,953 in November

Tchaikovsky's 'Iolanta' debuts in Israel for the first time. Plus, contemporary pop stars keep cranking out duets with Israel's older stars, and a biography on a pioneering Israeli feminist hits the shelves

Tchaikovsky's 'Iolanta' debuts in Israel for the first time. Plus, contemporary pop stars keep cranking out duets with Israel's older stars, and a biography on a pioneering Israeli feminist hits the shelves

A closer look at the history of U.S. aid to Israel and Netanyahu's proposal to phase it out reveals less a rupture with Washington than a strategic recalibration shaped by Trump-era isolationism, domestic U.S. politics, and Israel's enduring dependence on American power

Tchaikovsky's 'Iolanta' debuts in Israel for the first time. Plus, contemporary pop stars keep cranking out duets with Israel's older stars, and a biography on a pioneering Israeli feminist hits the shelves

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convened a meeting of his ruling coalition partners on Sunday after objecting to the composition of a Gaza advisory panel formed by the White House, according to an official and media reports. The White House announced this week the setting up of a “Gaza Executive Board,” which would operate under a broader so-called “Board of Peace” to be chaired by US President Donald Trump as part of his 20-point plan to end the war in Gaza. The executive board, described as having an advisory role, includes Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and Qatari diplomat Ali Al-Thawadi, alongside other regional and international officials. Late on Saturday, Netanyahu’s office objected to the composition of the executive board. “The announcement regarding the composition of the Gaza Executive Board, which is subordinate to the Board of Peace, was not coordinated with Israel and runs contrary to its policy,” the office of Netanyahu said. “The prime minister has instructed the foreign affair...

In 1979, the last Israelis were expelled from Iran and the new regime declared a complete severing of ties. Yet this didn't prevent Israel from selling weapons and ammunition to the ayatollahs' regime a few years later. The full details of the secret ties between the two countries may come to light if the regime in Tehran falls

If the legal tools exist, and they can be applied to marginal groups such as Betar, then Jewish leadership and the state of New York can also apply them to WOL and other anti-Israel groups.

As of Thursday, violent crime has taken the lives of 17 people in Israel since the beginning of the year, including 14 in the country's Arab society. The death toll due to violent crime in the country reached an all-time high last year, with 307 people being killed

Part of a wider campaign against UNRWA, the move follows new laws banning its activity in Israel and orders to cut water and power to remaining Jerusalem sites. UNRWA warns clinics, schools and centers serving hundreds of refugee youths could shut, ending its decades-long presence in the city

In 1979, the last Israelis were expelled from Iran and the new regime declared a complete severing of ties. Yet this didn't prevent Israel from selling weapons and ammunition to the ayatollahs' regime a few years later. The full details of the secret ties between the two countries may come to light if the regime in Tehran falls

State Senator Scott Wiener was booed onstage last week during a debate for refusing to answer whether Israel had committed genocide. Wiener is a favorite to replace Nancy Pelosi

Facing an expiring aid agreement and shifting American politics, Netanyahu is recasting the likely U.S. move away from Israeli military support as a win for Israel

The California State Senator explained that he had been reluctant to call the war between Israel and Hamas a genocide because of the term's creation in response to the Holocaust.

Prof. Vincent Lemire, a French historian of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict who previously lived in Israel, was notified days before his arrival in Tel Aviv that his visa had been revoked. French officials said Israel cited alleged 'anti-Zionism.' Lemire said: 'I've never boycotted Israel, yet Israel has decided to boycott me'

Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, speaking in parliament on Sunday, warned the United States and Israel against “a miscalculation”, saying that Tehran will retaliate if it is attacked. “Let us be clear: in the case of an attack on Iran, the occupied territories (Israel) as well as all US bases and ships will be our legitimate target,” said Qalibaf, a former commander in Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards. With the country’s government facing the biggest demonstrations since 2022, Trump has repeatedly threatened to intervene if force is used on protesters. Authorities intensify crackdown The protests began on December 28 in response to soaring prices. Authorities accuse the US and Israel of fomenting unrest. Iran’s police chief Ahmad-Reza Radan said security forces had stepped up efforts to confront “rioters”. The flow of information from Iran has been hampered by an internet blackout since Thursday. Footage posted on social media on Saturday from Tehran showed large crowds marching along a str...

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said on Sunday that Pakistan believed the recognition of the so-called “Somaliland” as an independent state by Israel was an act of “political aggression that sets a perilous precedent, threatening peace and security in the Horn of Africa, the Red Sea region, and beyond”. Dar said this while addressing the extraordinary session of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation’s Council of Foreign Ministers in Saudi Arabia. His statement follows a joint statement by the OIC, which initiated its 22nd extraordinary session in Jeddah on Saturday. The moot has been convened against the backdrop of Israel recognising Somaliland as an independent and sovereign state, with Soma­liland’s president, Abdira­hman Mohamed Abdul­lahi, saying his state will join the Abraham Accords. Later, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar visited Somaliland, condemned by Somalia as an “unauthorised incursion”. Dar expressed Pakistan’s “unwavering support for the sovereignty, unity and terri...