Israel

Netanyahu orders crackdown on migrants after unrest involving Eritrean asylum seekers in Tel Aviv

There are an estimated 30,000 African asylum seekers in Israel. Most came before 2012 from Eritrea, where a repressive regime has been in place for 30 years.

US officials call for Yad Vashem’s ‘independence’ amid reports that Netanyahu plans to fire Holocaust memorial’s director

The statements came from the U.S. State Department officials charged with combating antisemitism and Holocaust denial.

Palestinian rams truck into group of Israeli soldiers, killing one and injuring five

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he would convene a security review at the defense ministry.

Palestinian stabs man near Jerusalem’s Old City, is shot dead

Unilever wins pensioner shareholder case over Ben and Jerry’s Israel boycott

Iran banned a weightlifter for life after he took a photo with an Israeli opponent

Israeli cops and firefighters barred by far-right minister from Wexner fellowships at Harvard University

George Simion, president of Romania's right-wing AUR party

This Romanian party called the Holocaust a ‘minor topic.’ Israel’s envoy just met with its leader.

Israel wins first-ever gold medals at rhythmic gymnastics world championships

First passenger flight from Saudi Arabia arrives in Israel after emergency landing

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