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Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas has informed Russian President Vladimir Putin that the PA is ready to resume peace negotiations with Israel, Palestinian news agency Wafa reported Wednesday. According to…
Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Finance Minister Yisrael Katz were not able to deliver Wednesday night on a promised financial aid package for workers and businesses hit hard by…
The city of Bnei Brak has decided to establish a committee of rabbanim and medical professionals to oversee compliance with Health Ministry regulations in educational institutions and batei knessiot. The…
Israel’s Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit has supported an NGO’s petition to the High Court to cancel the immunity from prosecution granted by the Knesset to Likud MK Chaim Katz in…
President Reuven Rivlin’s office dismissed a claim that he had a hand in blocking a proposal to investigate alleged conflicts of interest in the Israeli judiciary, a Likud-backed move which…
With the looming possibility of a military conflict with Iran in mind, Israel has asked the U.S. Department of Defense to significantly hasten delivery on a deal for acquisition of…
At the end of May, the Palestinian Authority appeared to have quashed a coronavirus outbreak in the its towns and cities, with only around 400 confirmed cases and just two…
President Reuven Rivlin joined critics of the government’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic on Wednesday, as it struggles to craft a policy to stem a rising infection rate. “Up to…
After several meetings with the mayor of Beitar Illit, Rabbi Meir Rubinstein, the government decided to open a “Coronavirus Hotel” for treatment of patients from Beitar Ilit. Following an assessment,…
A proposal to form a Knesset committee to investigate judges’ alleged conflicts of interest was voted down in a Knesset plenum vote, Wednesday afternoon. 43 MKs voted in favor of…
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s lawyer Micha Fettman on Wednesday quit the defense team, only days before the trial is due to restart. The decision came days after the permit committee refused…
The apparent solution to the unity government’s high-profile dispute reached Tuesday is expected to please both sides and calm the coalition jitters, according to a report on Channel 12 News.…
Defense Minister and Alternate Prime Minister Benny Gantz entered quarantine on Wednesday morning, after he came into contact with a coronavirus patient. Gantz said that he will remain in quarantine…
The number of coronavirus cases in Israel continued to climb, with 1,319 new coronavirus infections reported on Tuesday, according to the daily update of the National Coronavirus Information and Knowledge Center…
Iran has appealed to the international community to help it respond to attacks on the nuclear facility at Natanz, which Tehran blames on Israel. “This method Israel is using is…
Frustration and anger over the government’s handling of the economic crisis erupted during a teleconference of business owners with Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Tuesday. The scene was captured…
The government decided on Tuesday night to impose a lockdown on the chareidi city of Beitar Illit due to the spread of coronavirus. The municipality was declared a restricted…
Israel has pushed back the creation of a sovereign wealth fund because tax revenue from natural gas has not yet reached the minimum needed to begin investing, and fund managers…
Coalition partners Likud and Blue and White may have reached a compromise on a state budget. After two days of negotiations, it appears that the budget will cover one year,…
Until now, foreign residents who reside permanently in Israel and work privately could not apply for the state’s coronavirus grant, even though vis-à-vis the Tax Authority, they pay taxes just…