Israel lifts more COVID restrictions

Israel’s Coronavirus Cabinet is gradually introducing the second phase of the country’s exit plan from the nationwide lockdown that officially ended earlier this month. A month-long closure enacted on 18…

Trump appeals to US-Israeli voters

American citizens born in Jerusalem will now be able to list Israel as their birthplace on their passports, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has announced. The hoped-for move reinforces…

Macron-Erdogan row fuels Muslim protest

Israel “unites in shock and condemnation of the atrocious attack” at the Notre-Dame Basilica church in Nice that claimed three lives, said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. “All civilized peoples must…

Israel marks Rabin Memorial Day

A number of ceremonies were held across Israel today to mark the 25th anniversary of the assassination of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. Rabin was Israel’s fifth premier, who served two…

US ends ban on disputed Israeli lands

The Trump administration has lifted a decades-old ban that had prohibited U.S. taxpayer funding for Israeli scientific research conducted on lands in the West Bank and Golan Heights captured by…

Israel, Lebanon continue sea border talks

Israel and Lebanon today held a third round of U.S.-mediated talks over their disputed border in the Mediterranean Sea, that has held up hydrocarbon exploration in the potentially gas-rich area.…

US sanctions Iran for election interference

The United States has imposed several rounds of fresh sanctions on Iran over the past week. Some of the organizations were targeted in connection with an alleged disinformation campaign targeting the…

IDF holds major “Lethal Arrow” drill

The Israeli Defense Forces is conducting a wide-scale military exercise simulating battle scenarios on various fronts, although focusing primarily on the country’s northern border. “The aim of the exercise is…

Israel still rejected by some Arab states

Sudan became the third nation to declare official normalization of relations with Israel this week, following agreement by the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain to full diplomatic, cultural, and commercial relations…

Turkey-France tensions soar

Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan has called for a boycott of French goods and demanding that European Union leaders act to halt what he claims is the "anti-Islam" agenda of is…