Lapid and Macron talk about return to Iran deal, among other pressing topics
Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid talked with French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday evening, specifically discussing the ongoing nuclear talks in Vienna surrounding a possible return to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, according to...
Israeli population reaches 9,449,000 at start of 2022
Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) estimates Israel’s population at 9,449,000 as of Dec. 31, 2021.
Of that number, 6,982,000 are Jewish (73.9 percent of the total population), 1,995,000 are Arab (21.1 percent) and 472,000 identify as...
With uptick in Bedouin crime, calls grow for Israeli government to take back control...
Israel’s Sovereignty Movement, headed by Nadia Matar and Yehudit Katzover, organized a tour of the Negev Desert on Dec. 28 for journalists, think-tank professionals and influencers to get a glimpse into the lives of...
Study: Extensive use of smartphones by parents could hamper toddler development
A new study from Tel Aviv University found that interaction between mothers and toddlers is reduced by a factor of four when the mothers use their smartphones, which might damage the toddler’s development and...
Israeli committee approves more than 3,500 homes in eastern Jerusalem
A local committee in Jerusalem announced the approval of plans to build 3,557 homes in eastern Jerusalem, according to anti-settlement monitoring group Peace Now.
One building area is between Har Homa and Givat Hamatos, and...
Israel to end ban on incoming travelers amid rapid uptick in COVID infections
The Israeli government has announced that it will end all restrictions on international travel starting on Friday.
The director-general of Israel’s Ministry of Health Nachman Ash said that all countries will be removed from the...
Meretz MK blasted for calling Homesh residents ‘subhuman’; Netanyahu calls for his dismissal
Israeli Deputy Economy Minister Yair Golan came under fire on Thursday for referring to the residents of Homesh in Samaria as “subhuman,” “despicable” and “a disgrace.”
“These people keep resettling a place that has been...
IDF tanks fire warning shots near Syrian border
Israeli tanks fired warning shots near the Syrian border on Wednesday evening after “suspicious” activity was identified near Israeli troops, the Israel Defense Forces said in a statement.
According to the IDF, spotters identified a...
Report: Israel has reached agreement to end Palestinian prisoner’s hunger strike
A Palestinian security prisoner in Israeli administrative detention for 14 months is due to end his 140-day hunger strike after Israel elected to release him, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad-affiliated Filastin Al-Youm television channel stated on Tuesday.
According...
Israeli defense minister meets with King Abdullah in Jordan
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz traveled to Jordan on Wednesday to meet with Jordan’s King Abdullah.
The two discussed security and policy topics with Gantz highlighting the strategic importance of the relationship between the two...