All 15 of Israel’s Supreme Court justices will appear on the bench — for the first time ever — on Tuesday to hear an appeal against the first part of the overhaul that parliament passed in July
For decades, scientists have pondered the usefulness of certain carved balls found at sites dating back a million and a half years
After talks with his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu and Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides, Kyriakos Mitsotakis also said that Israel could be brought into the European Union fold when it comes to civil protection initiatives
It is a small breakthrough for Israel’s government, whose hard-line policies toward the Palestinians have led to a cooling of its burgeoning ties with the Arab world
Members of the small and independent Fulcro theater group – who left Saint Petersburg because of the war – are trying out another scene in Israel
A fiction series takes on the 2011 rape accusation of the then-president, Moshe Katsav. The case had such an impact on the country that only television has dared to deal with it
The July unrest exposed Palestinians’ seething resentment toward their semi-autonomous government and forced a reckoning for their beaten-down security forces, who in their blue camouflage uniforms have come to embody the tensions tearing at Palestinian society
The deal could draw the attention of Russia, which Israel has maintained working relations with throughout the war on Ukraine. Israel has repeatedly rebuffed requests to sell arms to Kyiv for fear of antagonizing Moscow
The proposed loan to the Museum of the Bible in Washington also underscores the deepening ties between Israel and evangelical Christians in the U.S.
The performer talks to EL PAÍS about the mass protests against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s judicial reform, her love of flamenco and her upcoming concert in Spain
This contradiction reflects a widely held belief among Jewish Israelis that the conflict with the Palestinians is both intractable and somehow separate from Israel’s internal strife
The country’s Supreme Court typically hears cases with smaller panels, but appears to have opted for a full complement of judges in light of the highly delicate nature of the matter
The shooting came hours before an ultranationalist Israeli Cabinet minister visited a sensitive Jerusalem holy site that has been a flashpoint for violence between Israel and the Palestinians
The court lets it take effect but will hear appeals by critics of PM Netanyahu’s judicial reform. The case has no legal precedent in the country
Israeli civil society groups and others have filed petitions asking the country’s highest court to strike down the law enacted Monday and which has unleashed massive protests
Supporters of the plan say Israel’s unelected judges wield too much power. But opponents say the judges play an important oversight role, and that the plan will push Israel toward autocratic rule
Set during the 1973 Yom Kippur War, the movie stars Helen Mirren as the renowned prime minister
Five Israeli newspapers ran frontpages in black, an advertisement paid for by the high-tech sector following the passage of the controversial reform
Netanyahu’s allies say the overhaul will rein in the power of unelected judges. But protesters say the overhaul amounts to regime change, pushing Israel toward autocracy
The vote came after a stormy session in which opposition lawmakers chanted ‘shame’ and then stormed out of the chamber
Netanyahu’s doctors said on Sunday the heart pacemaker implantation went smoothly and that Netanyahu, 73, felt fine
The protests have blocked major highways and thronged Israel’s main airport and train stations ahead of a vote on a key piece of legislation Monday
Herzog is the second Israeli president, after his father, Chaim Herzog, to address Congress. His speech marks modern Israel’s celebration of its 75th year
A total of 28 countries have opened consulates in the former Spanish colony and a dozen European states are looking favorably on Morocco’s autonomy proposal
The protests, now in their seventh month, have taken on a sense of urgency as Netanyahu and his allies in parliament march ahead with the program
Benjamin Netanyahu’s government is pushing forward with judicial changes that have sparked widespread protest in Israel, and he has authorized the construction of thousands of new housing units in the West Bank
A parliamentary committee was meeting Monday to prepare a bill that would limit judicial oversight on some government decisions. It is expected to come to a final vote in parliament that would make it law early next week
