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Police used force against Palestinian journalists who tried to approach the site of a prisoner release, as well as removed journalists from prisoners' family homes, threatened interviewees, and summoned journalists for questioning. Police said 'journalists interfered with police duties'

The Israeli public has been saying it wants a state commission of inquiry loud and clear, but members of the far-right Netanyahu government are too interested in saving their own hides, and exonerating themselves, to heed them

Likud minister Haim Katz will hold portfolios of National Security, the Negev and Galilee, and Heritage, for a period of up to three months after Otzma Yehudit left the government. In 2021, he was convicted of criminal offenses and sentenced to probation

Fear of surveillance and a battle over every Palestinian prisoner: The talks in Doha were full of challenges and obstacles

Yuval Rafael's unique voice and terrifying brush with death on October 7, which she spoke about at a UN conference in Geneva, captivated the audience of TV's 'The Next Star of Eurovision'

Your Taxes | New OECD model tax treaty aims to streamline profit calculations for related-party imports, but Israel's status as non-covered jurisdiction raises questions.

Elizabeth Tsurkov was kidnapped in Baghdad in March 2023 by a Shi'ite militia. She had entered Iraq using her Russian passport as part of her academic research for Princeton University

A survey by the Jerusalem Municipality showed a significant lack in public structures for the residents of the Palestinian Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood, but a plan to establish an eight-story yeshiva at the heart of the neighborhood was nevertheless approved

Researchers from Tel Aviv University claim to have developed a precise method for selecting the most suitable sperm cells – and clinical research suggests it can dramatically improve the prospects of a healthy birth

Combining yuks and yarmulkes, Daniel Robbins' Tribeca-winning 'Bad Shabbos' is proving popular with Jews and non-Jews alike. In an interview, Robbins explains why he made a movie about his favorite day of the week and how he got Method Man to play along

Iran's lack of military backing from Russia and China paves the way to a full-scale attack of its nuclear facilities. But Trump's Middle East appointees may signal that Trump aims for a diplomatic solution instead

The Palestinian is detained for terror-related charges. Israel has in the past revoked the residency or citizenship of about ten Palestinians, including three since the Gaza war began last year

Reconstruction could happen much faster than experts say, but it is not clear that the political will and capital will be there to do it

Amir Tomashov's powerful works focus on scenes of devastation, and he is never short of inspiration due to man's appetite for destruction. 'I became the person you think about when everything is in ruins,' he says in an interview

Netanyahu praised Musk as 'a great friend of Israel' after the tech billionaire and Trump efficiency tsar attracted a barrage of criticism for making an apparent Nazi salute; Musk has voiced support for Israel throughout the Gaza war, despite also criticizing its conduct

Haaretz's Social History Workshop: As Syria builds an uncertain future, a look back at the story of Syrian resistance to the powers that blocked national unity – from French colonial rule to Bashar Assad

Trump said following his inauguration on Monday that he would consider making Saudi Arabia his first destination for a foreign visit if Riyadh agreed to buy $500 billion worth of American products

After a shooting attack that killed three Israelis in the West Bank, and especially with Palestinian prisoners being released in the hostage deal, extremist settlers have ramped up their calls to avenge Palestinian villages. On Monday, they carried out their threat

The watchdog group NGO Monitor revealed Thursday that the European Union is set to provide substantial funding to a Palestinian-Christian organization in east Jerusalem that has drawn fierce criticism for equating Israel's military operations with the crucifixion of Jesus and accusing the Jewish state of "genocide" and "apartheid." According to the International Aid Transparency Initiative […]

The cease-fire agreement signed in November included a 60-day target for completing Israel's withdrawal from southern Lebanon, but its ambassador to the U.S. says 'it isn't set in stone.' Hezbollah said in response that any breach of the agreement would not be accepted