Israel

Israel will ban most sales of animal furs, government minister says

The move would make Israel the first country to ban the sale of fur, according to the BBC.

Israeli lawmaker infected with COVID-19 accused of violating lockdown rules

Gila Gamliel of the ruling Likud Party is accused of breaking the lockdown to pray in a synagogue on Yom Kippur located more than 100 miles from her home.

Eli Rozenberg, 26-year-old son of millionaire US businessman, takes control of El Al airlines

The government rejected claims that his father, Kenny Rozenberg, will be the actual owner of the airline

Thousands of mourners attend Hasidic rabbi’s funeral in Israel, leading to clashes with police

Project to help struggling Israeli music industry produces covers of 50 classic Israeli songs

Rabbis pray at Western Wall for Trump’s recovery

Eight months into the pandemic, Israel is readying refrigerated morgues. How did it get here?

The city of Tyre in southern Lebanon seen from its coastline. (Wikimedia Commons/Roman Deckert)

Lebanon agrees to maritime border talks with Israel

Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky, a major haredi Orthodox rabbinic leader, tests positive for COVID

With funding plummeting for pro-Israel groups worldwide, Israel’s government planning aid program

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