Israel news feed
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Haaretz - 15:41 Aug 18, 2026
After Haaretz reported that Channel 14 was illegally withholding its polling data, the channel reported some of the data to the Central Elections Committee. Experts said the report fails to meet transparency standards, and leading questions may have skewed results -
Haaretz - 15:39 Aug 18, 2026
Over two years on a Tel Aviv rooftop, Helmar Lerski shot portraits of a single man from countless angles. Now the Israel Museum has acquired several of them -
JPost.com - Business & Innovation - 15:30 Aug 18, 2026
National water company posts NIS 243 million net profit in Q2, while regulatory changes led to a further NIS 83 million decline in the value of its assets during the first half of the year
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Haaretz - 14:53 Aug 18, 2026
Despite holding valid visas, six of the seven booked comedians were denied entry to Israel, and sets in Nablus and Jerusalem were canceled over safety concerns. But in Ramallah and Bethlehem, the 1,001 Laughs Palestine Comedy Festival returned for the first time since 2023 -
Haaretz - 14:46 Aug 18, 2026
A police source told Haaretz that the unexploded ordnance that detonated Tuesday morning was likely a submunition from a cluster bomb fired from Lebanon. Three of those wounded were taken by helicopter to a hospital in Haifa -
JPost.com - Antisemitism - 14:43 Aug 18, 2026
The state announced the ban on Tuesday, after an administrative court determined that Palästina e.V.'s purpose and activities go against Germany's constitutional order.
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JPost.com - Antisemitism - 14:14 Aug 18, 2026
The number of hate crimes targeting Jews was over seven times higher than the next highest target: anti-Muslim crimes (205 incidents).
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JPost.com - Antisemitism - 12:59 Aug 18, 2026
Among the signs held by the protesters were ones reading "No place for Israel in a good world" and "Israelis are baby killers."
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JPost.com - Business & Innovation - 12:20 Aug 18, 2026
"As soon as the FAA authorizes Israir to fly to New York... Israir will immediately start operating the flights, and, as a result, start selling tickets," the airline stated.
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Haaretz - 11:32 Aug 18, 2026
If Katz's body has indeed been found, only two other Israeli soldiers will remain missing. Katz is the last missing Israeli from the Battle of Sultan Yacoub in June 1982, considered one of the most violent battles of the First Lebanon War -
Haaretz - 10:54 Aug 18, 2026
The monkey was handed over to inspectors from the Nature and Parks Authority and then to the Israeli monkey sanctuary. A resident of central Israel was arrested on suspicion of involvement and released under restrictive conditions -
Haaretz - 10:42 Aug 18, 2026
The Likud primary rewarded quiet loyalists and judicial-coup architects alike – and the slate that emerged was fairly predictable. The Kahanist wing strengthened its bond with the Likud ballot -
JPost.com - Tech & Start Ups - 10:35 Aug 18, 2026
A Knesset report reveals a plunge in US returnees, harsh health penalties, and ministry opposition to equal benefits, pushing top talent away.
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JPost.com - Business & Innovation - 10:35 Aug 18, 2026
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Haaretz - 09:29 Aug 18, 2026
Netanyahu allies and leading figures in the judicial overhaul top Likud's primary results; Polls put Likud at about 22 seats, leaving many current ministers and lawmakers at risk of losing their Knesset seats -
Haaretz - 08:35 Aug 18, 2026
Yashar, led by Gadi Eisenkot, is the largest party, followed by Likud. Jewish parties opposed to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are one short of winning a majority without the support of Arab parties -
Haaretz - 08:18 Aug 18, 2026
New York Magazine's 'Habibi City' issue celebrates the rise of Muslim and Palestinian culture in the city and argues that Israeli cuisine built its success on the appropriation of Palestinian and Arab dishes. Since October 7, the fight over falafel and tahini has become another front in the struggle over Israel and Palestine -
Haaretz - 06:40 Aug 18, 2026
The ministry said it suspects an Israeli woman gave birth to babies who are not genetically related to the sperm donor she selected, adding that concern arose following a genetic test conducted privately at a laboratory abroad -
JPost.com - Tech & Start Ups - 05:06 Aug 18, 2026
Decart's shareholders believe they can produce a higher return from shares of a company like Anthropic, which is planning to launch the largest IPO in history, at a company valuation of $2 trillion.
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JPost.com - Business & Innovation - 05:06 Aug 18, 2026