World Mar 14 Israel grapples with fate of oligarchs as Ukraine war rages Israel is grappling with how to deal with dozens of Jewish Russian oligarchs as Western nations step up sanctions on businesspeople with ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Arts Mar 02 U.S. returns billionaire’s plundered artifacts to Jordan American authorities have returned nine looted artifacts to Jordan that were seized from a U.S. billionaire collector as part of a landmark deal announced in December.
World Jan 27 One-third of Israeli Holocaust survivors live in poverty, advocates say Several dozen impoverished elderly Israelis, among them Holocaust survivors, received food donations from a charity ahead of International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
World Nov 16 Netanyahu appears in court as former aide prepares to testify in corruption case JERUSALEM (AP) — Former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared in court for the first time in over half a year on Tuesday as a one-time confidant prepared to take the stand against him in a high-profile corruption case. But…
World Oct 27 Israel approves some 3,000 new settler homes according to settlement monitor The decision by a government committee comes a day after the Biden administration issued its strongest condemnation yet of the proposed construction.
World Jul 29 Israel to offer 3rd COVID booster shot to older citizens Thursday's announcement by Naftali Bennett makes Israel the first country to offer a third dose of the Pfizer/BioNtech vaccine to its citizens on a wide scale.
Politics Jun 15 Israeli ultranationalists march in show of force in east Jerusalem Hundreds of Israeli ultranationalists, some chanting "Death to Arabs," paraded in east Jerusalem in a show of force that threatened to spark renewed violence just weeks after a war with Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip.
World May 10 Hamas rocket attack is the latest in series of growing clashes in Israel The rocket fire drew heavy Israeli retaliation in the Gaza Strip. Health officials said at least 20 people, including nine children, were killed in fighting, making it one of the bloodiest days of battle between the bitter enemies in several…
World May 09 More Jerusalem clashes on eve of contentious Israeli parade Jerusalem Day is meant to celebrate Israel’s capture of east Jerusalem, home to the Old City and its sensitive holy sites, in the 1967 Mideast war. But the annual event is widely perceived as provocative, as hardline nationalist Israelis, guarded…
World Apr 11 ‘Suspicious’ blackout strikes Iran’s Natanz nuclear site If Israel caused the blackout, it further heightens tensions between the two nations, already engaged in a shadow conflict across the wider Middle East.