Israel

Israelis are bending the rules to get COVID-19 vaccines — and nurses are helping them do it

Israel’s vaccination rate is outpacing the world, partly because many Israelis are trying to jump the line.

Secular Israelis are obsessed with traditional Judaism. Micah Goodman helps explain why.

After Micah Goodman published his latest book, “The Wondering Jew: Israel and the Search for Jewish Identity,” in Hebrew last year, he enjoyed a resurgence of interest in his previous work by his fellow Israelis.

A flag map of the Middle East inside an UNRWA-produced textbook shows a blank space on Israel's territory. (IMPACT-se)

UN aid agency for Palestinians says it mistakenly gave out textbooks calling for jihad

UNRWA said the textbooks, which celebrate “martyrs,” holy war and “any kind of sacrifice for the homeland,” were the result of a rushed effort during COVID-19 lockdowns.