Israel

Israeli rabbis are divided over temperature checks on Shabbat, a tool to stop the spread of disease

An Israeli nonprofit that designs electronics and other equipment that can be used by observant Jews on Shabbat, recently developed a digital thermometer that does not require users to engage in prohibited activities.

Yousef Al Otaiba, Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to the United States, speaks at the United Against Nuclear Iran 2018 Summit in New York City. (Michael Brochstein/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Annexation will undo diplomatic progress with Gulf states, UAE ambassador tells Israelis

Yousef Al Otaiba took the unusual move of publishing an op-ed in an Israeli daily newspaper.

400 Jewish studies scholars denounce Israeli annexation as ‘apartheid’ and a ‘crime against humanity’

A range of liberal and left-wing Jewish studies scholars across North America, Europe and Israel signed the letter.

Israel’s Supreme Court strikes down law allowing expropriation of Palestinian land for settlement outposts

Israeli COVID-19 deaths reach 300 as resurgence of virus follows reopening

Trump authorizes sanctions against International Criminal Court and blasts its investigation of Israel

Pop star Noa Kirel signs multimillion-dollar deal with Atlantic Records, possibly largest ever for an Israeli artist

AIPAC tells lawmakers it won’t push back if they criticize annexation

Giant posters on buildings in Jerusalem feature photos of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (right) and President Donald Trump, beneath slogans supporting West Bank annexation and opposing a Palestinian state. They were hung by the Yesha Council, an umbrella organization of Israeli settlements in the West Bank, which is split on Netanyahu's annexation plan. (Ahmad Gharbali/AFP via Getty Images)

Israel could annex parts of the West Bank on July 1. Here’s what you need to know.

Palestinians release counterproposal to Trump peace plan

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