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Likud Head MK Benjamin Netanyahu seen during a plenum session at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on December 19, 2022. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** ???? ????? ????? ???? ???? ?????? ?????? ??? ??????

[Photo] Israel’s attorney general says Netanyahu is not in contempt of court

Published April 3, 2023
Right-wing Israelis attend a rally in support of the governments planned judicial overhaul, in Tel Aviv on March 30, 2023. Photo by Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90 ?????? ??????? ????? ???? ?????? ???? ????

[Photo] Government supporters rally in Tel Aviv

By Bradley Martin, JNS
Published March 31, 2023
Dairy all round. An Israeli family celebrate the holiday of Shavuot in Tzur Hadassah. Photo by Nati Shohat/flash 90.

[Photo] 8 fun facts about Shavuot in Israel

NAAMA BARAK, Israel21c.org
Published June 2, 2022
People carry the coffin of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Aqleh who was killed during a raid of Israeli security forces in Jenin a few days ago, during her funeral at Jaffa Gate in Jerusalems Old City, May 13, 2022. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** ??? ??? ?????? ????? ??????? ???????? ???? ???????? ????? ????? ???-????

[Photo] Israel Police to launch investigation after clash erupts at Shireen Abu Akleh’s funeral

Published May 15, 2022
American singer Adam Levine visits at the Western Wall, in the Old City of Jerusalem on May 8, 2022. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** ירושלים כותל מערבי הכותל זמרת אדם לוין מרון 5

[Photo] Maroon 5 front man Adam Levine visits Western Wall

Published May 10, 2022
Secretary General of Amnesty International Agnes Callamard (C) attends a press conference in East Jerusalem, on February 1, 2022. Photo by Flash90 *** Local Caption *** ????? ???????? ?????? ??? ???? ??????? ?????? ??????????? ?????? ????

[Photo] Rebuffing criticism, Amnesty urges US to pressure Israel over ‘apartheid policies’

Published February 3, 2022
Israeli soldier from the Paratroopers Brigade, some of them ultra orthodox Jewish man during a swearing-in ceremony for the Paratroopers Brigade, at Ammunition Hill in Jerusalem on November 11, 2021. Photo by Arie Leib Abrams/Flash90

[Photo] Why do Jews have such a love affair with the IDF?

Tabby Refael, JNS
Published December 12, 2021
Tourists will be barred from traveling to Israel for 2 weeks as the country monitors Omicron variant

[Photo] Tourists will be barred from traveling to Israel for 2 weeks as the country monitors Omicron variant

Shira Hanau
Published November 28, 2021
Less than half of Jewish Israelis support a mandatory army draft, per new poll

[Photo] Less than half of Jewish Israelis support a mandatory army draft, per new poll

Published November 24, 2021
Nearly 1 in 3 Israeli Jews will be haredi Orthodox by 2050, per Israeli economic projections

[Photo] Nearly 1 in 3 Israeli Jews will be haredi Orthodox by 2050, per Israeli economic projections

Published November 23, 2021
Israeli couple detained in Turkey for 8 days return home

[Photo] Turkey releases Israeli couple after 8 days

Published November 18, 2021
Women’s Western Wall service interrupted by protesters after Netanyahu amplifies call to oppose their prayer

[Photo] Women’s Western Wall service interrupted by protesters after Netanyahu amplifies call to oppose their prayer

Published November 5, 2021
View of the Cave of the Patriarchs in the West Bank city of Hebron, on October 21, 2021. Photo by Gershon Elinson/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** ??? ???? ????? ???? ?????? ?????

[Photo] Jewish leaders, Holocaust survivors livid over auction of Nazi prisoner stamps

HANAN GREENWOOD AND YORI YALON, JNS
Published November 2, 2021
Palestinian militants from the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) take part in a military show to celebrate the 47th anniversary of the groups founding, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, on December 11, 2014. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** ôìñèéðéí òæä äçæéú äòîîéú ôìñèéï öòãä òöøú

[Photo] The ‘human rights’ scam at the heart of the NGO controversy

JONATHAN S. TOBIN, JNS
Published October 26, 2021
View of the U.S. Consulate General on Agron Street in Central Jerusalem, Israel, March 4, 2019. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** ????? ???????? ????? ????? ?????? ????? ????? ???????? ????????? ??? ??????

[Photo] Will US deny Israel sovereignty over Jerusalem by reopening consulate for Palestinians?

ISRAEL KASNETT, JNS
Published October 24, 2021
Travelers at Ben-Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv in 2018 (Moshe Shai/Flash90)

[Photo] Israel set to permit vaccinated tourists starting Nov. 1, but questions remain around children and boosters

Shira Hanau
Published October 21, 2021
People reflected in a water fountain in front of the concert hal Charles Bronfman Auditorium, at HaBima square in Tel Aviv, June 26, 2014. Photo by Miriam Alster/Flash90

[Photo] The ultimate guide to Rothschild Boulevard

Sol Gruffy
Published October 14, 2021
Director Eran Kolirin, far left, and cast members of Let It Be Morning, receive an award at the Ophir Awards, Israels Oscars equivalent, in Tel Aviv, Oct. 5, 2021. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)

[Photo] A story about Palestinians won Israel’s highest film honor. Its stars skipped the award show in protest.

Shira Hanau
Published October 7, 2021
A view of the South Hebron Hills, taken in 2015. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)

[Photo] 3 Israelis arrested after settler attack that injured 12 Palestinians

Shira Hanau
Published September 30, 2021
IDF kills at least 4 Palestinian terror operatives in West Bank arrest raid; 2 Israeli soldiers wounded

[Photo] IDF kills at least 4 Palestinian terror operatives in West Bank arrest raid; 2 Israeli soldiers wounded

Published September 26, 2021
Israeli security forces seen at entrence to the Al-Jalama checkpoint near the West Bank city of Jenin, January 18, 2018. Israeli forces raid on the West Bank city of Jenin overnight following the drive-by shooting terror attack earlier this month. Photo by Basel Awidat/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** ??? ??? ??? ????? ???? ???? ???????? ????? ????? ????? ????? ????

[Photo] Four terrorists killed, two IDF soldiers wounded in clashes during pursuit of Hamas operatives

LILACH SHOVAL , SHAHAR KLAIMAN, ARIEL KAHANA AND JNS STAFF, JNS
Published September 26, 2021
Benny Gantz: Israel is OK with Biden efforts to reenter Iran deal, but wants to see a ‘Plan B’

[Photo] Benny Gantz: Israel is OK with Biden efforts to reenter Iran deal, but wants to see a ‘Plan B’

Published September 17, 2021
Police officers and prison guards inspect the scene of a prison escape of six Palestinian prisoners outside the Gilboa Prison in northern Israel, Sept. 6, 2021. (Flash90)

[Photo] 6 Palestinian terrorists use crawl space to escape maximum-security Israeli prison

Cnaan Liphshiz
Published September 9, 2021
Birthright trips to resume in October without quarantines for the vaccinated

[Photo] Birthright trips to resume in October without quarantines for the vaccinated

Published September 3, 2021
Jewish Israelis support new government’s proposed religious reforms, survey finds

[Photo] Jewish Israelis support new government’s proposed religious reforms, survey finds

Published September 1, 2021
Yair Lapid says the Holocaust ‘defined’ him. That’s adding fuel to the fire in Israel-Poland relations.

[Photo] Yair Lapid says the Holocaust ‘defined’ him. That’s adding fuel to the fire in Israel-Poland relations.

Published August 25, 2021
Palestinian protesters clash with Israeli forces during a protest at the Israel-Gaza border, east of Gaza City, on Aug. 21, 2021. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90.

[Photo] IDF soldier critically wounded in Gaza border riot; Israel hits Hamas terror targets

JEWISH NEWS SYNDICATE
Published August 23, 2021
Israel will now let gay men donate blood

[Photo] Israel will now let gay men donate blood

Published August 22, 2021
An Israeli cabinet member was criticized for traveling abroad during a COVID surge. Then she introduced her new baby.

[Photo] An Israeli cabinet member was criticized for traveling abroad during a COVID surge. Then she introduced her new baby.

Published August 23, 2021
Daily Beast to review editorial standards after writer calls Israeli army ‘genocidal’

[Photo] Daily Beast to review editorial standards after writer calls Israeli army ‘genocidal’

Published August 16, 2021
Israeli firefighters and citizens try to extinguish a fire in a forest near Beit Meir, outside of Jerusalem, on Aug. 15, 2021. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

[Photo] Wildfire in Jerusalem hills mostly under control, but firefighting efforts continue

Published August 16, 2021
The Israeli Olympic and Paralympics delegation competing at the upcoming Olympic Games in Tokyo attends a ceremony at the Presidents Residence in Jerusalem on June 23, 2021. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90

[Photo] ‘Thrill of victory and agony of defeat’? Paralympic athletes are already winners, say Israelis

Howard Blas, The Jewish News Syndicate
Published August 12, 2021
Hezbollah fires 19 rockets at Israel in worst fighting since 2006 war

[Photo] Hezbollah fires 19 rockets at Israel in worst fighting since 2006 war

JTA
Published August 6, 2021
Israeli soldiers stand near artillery units deployed near the Lebanese border outside the northern Israeli town of Kiryat Shemona, northern Israel, on September 1, 2019. Photo by Basel Awidat/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** ??? ?????? ???????? ???? ????? ????? ???? ???

[Photo] IDF shells targets in Lebanon following rocket fire on Israel’s north

Published August 4, 2021
A compromise to avoid contentious evictions in Sheikh Jarrah might be coming together

[Photo] A compromise to avoid contentious evictions in Sheikh Jarrah might be coming together

Published August 3, 2021
Right-wing protesters demonstrate outside the Facebook company branch in Tel Aviv on July 15, 2021. Photo by Tomer Neuberg/Flash90.

[Photo] Israel vs. Facebook? Knesset bill seeks to rein in social-media censorship

David Isaac, Jewish News Syndicate
Published August 2, 2021
Israel becomes first country to begin giving third COVID vaccine shots

[Photo] Israel becomes first country to begin giving third COVID vaccine shots

Ben Sales
Published August 1, 2021
Naftali Bennett, now Israels prime minister, visits the haredi Orthodox town of Elad, September 2020. (Flash90)

[Photo] Orthodox institutions dominate Jewish ritual in Israel. Could the new government change that?

Ben Sales, JTA
Published July 29, 2021
Portrait of Israeli professional basketball player Omri Casspi. July 28, 2014. Photo by Moshe Shai/FLASH90 *** Local Caption *** ????? ???? ????? ????? ??????

[Photo] His basketball chapter may be over, but Omri Casspi’s next story has yet to be written

Howard Blas, JEWISH NEWS SERVICE
Published July 22, 2021
Israeli restaurants are changing their kosher certification — and signaling a religious revolution

[Photo] Israeli restaurants are changing their kosher certification — and signaling a religious revolution

Published July 26, 2021
Likud lawmaker Nir Barkat speaks at a conference in Tel Aviv, June 10, 2021. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

[Photo] Meet the former Jerusalem mayor who wants to succeed Netanyahu — and lead Israel

Ben Sales, JTA
Published July 21, 2021
Israeli security forces guard as a group of religious Jews visit the Temple Mount, also known as Haram al Sharif, in Jerusalems Old City, during Tisha Bav, July 18, 2021. Photo by Jamal Awad/Flash90

[Photo] Why is support for ‘freedom of worship for Jews’ on the Temple Mount so controversial?

Published July 20, 2021
Jewish man robbed in Brooklyn • Tisha B’Av strife at Western Wall • Orthodox pitcher has faith in the bigs

[Photo] Jewish man robbed in Brooklyn • Tisha B’Av strife at Western Wall • Orthodox pitcher has faith in the bigs

Published July 19, 2021
Israeli rescue forces and police at the scene after a mass fatality scene during the celebrations of the Jewish holiday of Lag Baomer on Mt. Meron, in northern Israel on April 30, 2021. Photo by David Cohen/Flash90

[Photo] A year with too much to mourn

Jonathan S. Tobin, JEWISH NEWS SERVICE
Published July 16, 2021
How Israel became a judo powerhouse

[Photo] How Israel became a judo powerhouse

Published July 16, 2021
UAE Ambassador to Israel Mohamed Al Khaja and Israeli President Isaac Herzog at the opening ceremony of the UAE embassy in Tel Aviv, July 14, 2021. Photo by Miriam Alster/Flash90

[Photo] UAE becomes first Gulf state to open an embassy in Israel

Ariel Kahana, JNS
Published July 14, 2021
Israeli youth receive Covid-19 vaccine injection, at a vaccination center of Magen David Adom, in Jerusalem, July 8, 2021. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** ðâã ðâéó ä÷åøåðä àøðä ÷åøåðä çéñåï öòéøéí úì àáéá àæøçéí çéñåðéí

[Photo] Israel becomes first country in world to ok Covid booster for immunocompromised

Nicky Blackburn, Israel21c
Published July 12, 2021
A general view of the the settlement of Halamish In the West Bank near Ramallah, Monday, Sept. 27, 2010. Photo by:Issam Rimawi / FLASH90

[Photo] Jewish Song of the Week: A tune to enjoy while tending the garden

Eric Berger, Associate Editor
Published July 8, 2021
Putin holds up Israel as a model of unity for Ukrainians and Russians

[Photo] Putin holds up Israel as a model of unity for Ukrainians and Russians

Published July 1, 2021
Israel reintroduces mandatory face masks amid a rise in COVID-19 cases

[Photo] Israel reintroduces mandatory face masks amid a rise in COVID-19 cases

Published June 28, 2021
Netanyahu finally agrees to leave the prime minister’s residence — in 3 weeks

[Photo] Netanyahu finally agrees to leave the prime minister’s residence — in 3 weeks

Published June 21, 2021
Palestinian worshippers gather rocks to throw at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalems Old City, June 18, 2021. (Jamal Awad/Flash90)

[Photo] Violence renews on Temple Mount and in West Bank amid escalating tensions between Israel and the Palestinians

Ben Sales, JTA
Published June 20, 2021
An Israeli student receives a COVID-19 vaccine injection at a vaccination center in Tel Aviv, Jan. 23, 2021. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

[Photo] Palestinian Authority cancels deal for 1 million COVID vaccine doses from Israel

BEN SALES
Published June 18, 2021
In shift, Israel will advance 1 million COVID vaccines to the Palestinian Authority

[Photo]

Poll: Most American voters back banning Israel from using U.S

[Photo] Poll: Most American voters back banning Israel from using U.S. funds to annex land or detain Palestinian children

Published June 18, 2021
Americans for Peace Now calls for conditions on aid to Israel — a first for group calling itself ‘pro-Israel’

[Photo] Americans for Peace Now calls for conditions on aid to Israel — a first for group calling itself ‘pro-Israel’

Published June 16, 2021
Netanyahu, pictured here in 2019, was hailed in Israel for steady economic growth and relative security, and derided by opponents for corruption and stoking division in Israeli society. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)

[Photo] Benjamin Netanyahu replaced as Israeli prime minister after 12 years in office

Ben Sales and Shira Hanau, JTA
Published June 13, 2021
Is Israel heading for its own Jan. 6? In Jerusalem, officials fear political violence during the transition.

[Photo] Is Israel heading for its own Jan. 6? In Jerusalem, officials fear political violence during the transition.

Published June 7, 2021
Netanyahu condemns incitement from ‘all sides’ but also decries ‘election fraud’ as Israeli officials fear violence

[Photo] Netanyahu condemns incitement from ‘all sides’ but also decries ‘election fraud’ as Israeli officials fear violence

Published June 6, 2021
Netanyahu’s rivals are getting death threats as they prepare to replace him

[Photo] Netanyahu’s rivals are getting death threats as they prepare to replace him

Published June 3, 2021
Isaac Herzog, longtime booster of Israel-Diaspora ties, to be Israel’s next president

[Photo] Isaac Herzog, longtime booster of Israel-Diaspora ties, to be Israel’s next president

Published June 2, 2021
Who is Naftali Bennett, Israel’s (likely) next prime minister?

[Photo] Who is Naftali Bennett, Israel’s (likely) next prime minister?

Published June 1, 2021
A man walks next to a synagogue that was set on fire in the central Israeli city of Lod following a night of violent protests, May 14, 2021. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)

[Photo] The Gaza fighting is over, but Jewish-Arab violence in Israel still has me afraid

Uriel Heilman, JTA
Published May 27, 2021
Irish parliament calls Israel’s presence in the West Bank ‘de facto annexation’

[Photo] Irish parliament calls Israel’s presence in the West Bank ‘de facto annexation’

Published May 27, 2021
Settlers like me have an alternative to the two-state solution: Let’s start by learning to live with our Palestinian neighbors.

[Photo] Settlers like me have an alternative to the two-state solution: Let’s start by learning to live with our Palestinian neighbors.

Published May 25, 2021
Israel is ending its COVID restrictions and starting to allow tourists back

[Photo] Israel is ending its COVID restrictions and starting to allow tourists back

JTA STAFF
Published May 24, 2021
A woman and child take cover as a siren sounds a warning of incoming rockets fired from the Gaza strip on a road between Ashkelon and Sderot, southern Israel, on May 19, 2021.(Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)

[Photo] Despite calls for de-escalation, Hamas and Israel trade blows amid ceasefire talks

CNAAN LIPHSHIZ
Published May 20, 2021
Israel’s mixed Jewish-Arab cities are on fire. Here’s how put out the flames.

[Photo] Israel’s mixed Jewish-Arab cities are on fire. Here’s how put out the flames.

Published May 19, 2021
Day 10 of the fighting: Israel strikes Hamas tunnels, Gaza rocket fire decreases, ceasefire efforts continue

[Photo] Day 10: Israel strikes Hamas tunnels, Gaza rocket fire decreases, ceasefire efforts continue

Published May 19, 2021
2 dead, over 210 injured in synagogue bleacher collapse In West Bank settlement

[Photo] 2 dead, over 210 injured in synagogue bleacher collapse In West Bank settlement

Published May 17, 2021
No sign of ceasefire on Shavuot: Israel destroys 7-mile stretch of Hamas tunnel bunkers as fighting continues

[Photo] No sign of ceasefire on Shavuot: Israel destroys 7-mile stretch of Hamas tunnel bunkers as fighting continues

Published May 17, 2021
Israel’s deadliest barrage yet kills at least 42 in Gaza as Hamas continues its rocket attacks

[Photo] Israel’s deadliest barrage yet kills at least 42 in Gaza as Hamas continues its rocket attacks

Published May 16, 2021
Arab citizens in a Jewish state: What to know about Arab-Israelis as protests sweep the country

[Photo] Arab citizens in a Jewish state: What to know about Arab-Israelis as protests sweep the country

JTA STAFF
Published May 13, 2021
Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip, May 4, 2019. (Hassan Jedi/Flash90)

[Photo] Hamas top official, 3 children among 9 reported killed in Israeli retaliatory strike in Gaza

Cnaan Liphshiz
Published May 10, 2021
Israeli security forces clash with protesters during a protest against Israels plan to evict Palestinians from the eastern Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah on May 10, 2021. Itamar Ben-Gvir, a far-right Israeli lawmaker, is at right wearing a white kippah. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)

[Photo] Jerusalem in tumult, 9 dead in Gaza, as Israel and Hamas exchange fire

Philissa Cramer
Published May 10, 2021
Did Netanyahu just lose? Here’s what happened Tuesday in Israeli politics.

[Photo] Did Netanyahu just lose? Here’s what happened Tuesday in Israeli politics.

Published May 4, 2021
My son was at the Mount Meron disaster

[Photo] My son was at the Mount Meron disaster

RABBI ROBYN FRISCH, JTA
Published May 3, 2021
At least 45 Israelis reported dead in likely stampede at mass Lag b’Omer holiday celebration

[Photo] At least 45 people dead in stampede at mass Lag b’Omer holiday celebration in Israel

BEN SALES
Published April 29, 2021
At least 45 people dead in stampede at mass Lag b’Omer holiday celebration in Israel

[Photo]

At least 40 Israelis reported dead in likely stampede at mass Lag b’Omer holiday celebration

[Photo]

At least 15 Israelis reported dead in likely stampede at mass Lag b’Omer holiday celebration

[Photo]

At least 15 Israelis reported dead and critically wounded in likely stampede at mass Lag b’Omer holiday celebration

[Photo]

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to the media in Jerusalem, Aug. 13, 2020. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

[Photo] Netanyahu backs down on Cabinet appointment of loyalist, averting a constitutional crisis in Israel

ASAF SHALEV
Published April 28, 2021
Birthright restarting trips to Israel as nation nears herd immunity

[Photo] Birthright restarting trips to Israel as nation nears herd immunity

BY RON KAMPEAS
Published April 27, 2021
A fire burns amid violent protests in Jerusalem, April 22, 2021. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)

[Photo] What you need to know about the violent clashes rocking Jerusalem this week

Ben Sales
Published April 23, 2021
Hundreds of Palestinians protest barriers in Jerusalem during Ramadan

[Photo]

A cowshed in the Jezreel Valley, northern Israel. Photo by Nati Shohat/Flash90

[Photo] 73 fun facts about Israel

Nicky Blackburn
Published April 8, 2021
A cowshed in the Jezreel Valley, northern Israel. Photo by Nati Shohat/Flash90

[Photo] Israeli company develops biological alternative to antibiotics for dairy cows

By Brian Blum
Published January 11, 2021
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara Netanyahu visiting the Great Wall of China, May 9, 2013. (Avi Ohayon/GPO/FLASH90)

[Photo] Sara Netanyahu signs plea deal in restaurant meals fraud case

Marcy Oster
Published May 29, 2019
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to the media in Ramat Gan, Israel, Feb. 21, 2019. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)

[Photo] Netanyahu in public statement calls on Liberman to join government coalition

Marcy Oster
Published May 27, 2019
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