Wildfires in wooded hills outside Jerusalem sent smoke clouds billowing over the city as firefighters battled blazes which have forced hundreds to evacuate. Planes and crews on the ground fought […]
Opinion | Ben & Jerry’s New Mideast Flavor
More from our inbox: To the Editor: Re “Men of Ice Cream, Men of Principle,” by Bennett Cohen and Jerry Greenfield (Opinion guest essay, Sunday Review, Aug. 1): Ben & […]
Pfizer's Covid-19 shot provides shield against severe illness, less effective in halting infections
TEL AVIV (BLOOMBERG) – Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine provided a strong shield against hospitalisation and more severe disease in cases caused by the contagious Delta variant in Israel in recent weeks, […]
Israel launches third Covid-19 vaccine jab for most vulnerable
TEL AVIV (AFP) – Israel on Monday (July 12) began administering a third shot of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine to patients with compromised immune systems, as cases in the country […]
Explainer-Who's who in Israel's new patchwork coalition government
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s new government, due to be sworn in on Sunday, consists of a hodgepodge of political parties that have little in common other than a desire to […]
After High-Wire Act, Biden Faces Tough New Middle East Tests
WASHINGTON — As a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas came together late Thursday afternoon, White House officials who helped to mediate the agreement were divided over a crucial next step: […]
Democrats, Growing More Skeptical of Israel, Pressure Biden
WASHINGTON — President Biden’s carefully worded statement on Monday supporting a cease-fire between Israelis and Palestinians came amid growing pressure within his own party for the United States to take […]
Gaza militants, Israel trade new rocket fire and airstrikes – The Denver Post
By JOSEF FEDERMAN and FARES AKRAM JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinian militants launched dozens of rockets from Gaza and Israel unleashed new air strikes against them early Tuesday, in an escalation […]
Christians mark Good Friday in Jerusalem inching towards normalcy
JERUSALEM (AFP) – Huddled in a corner of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Angele Percenita struggled to contain her tears, overwhelmed to be marking Good Friday in Jerusalem’s Old […]
Opinion | The Israeli Feminist Trying to Save Liberal Zionism
When Merav Michaeli, a pathbreaking feminist, was elected head of Israel’s Labor Party in January, some people offered her condolences. Labor was once Israel’s governing party, the home of many […]