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Israel’s ‘judicial coup’ protests are going strong. They still might fail.
After turning out tens of thousands of anti-government protesters every weekend for more than four months, they did it again. On Saturday night, more than 100,000 people turned out in central Tel Aviv to say no to the government's plans for judicial reform.
As Israel-Palestinian truce holds, Gaza power plant restarts
Gang riot in Ecuador prison leaves more than 100 dead, dozens injured
Amid US-UAE arms deal and US election, Israelis wonder how balance of power in region might change
Israelis protest against new COVID-19 measures that restrict protests
Israel considers a second lockdown as coronavirus cases surge
Israeli officials took quick action against the coronavirus this spring and reduced the rate of infections to one of the lowest in the world. The situation is quite different today. Experts say Israel went from being a model for other nations to a cautionary tale on what happens when a nation opens too much and too quickly.
Iran-Israel cyberattacks threaten unofficial rules of engagement
A recent exchange of alleged cyberattacks on critical infrastructure between the two regional rivals is rattling the Middle East and threatens to change the unofficial but implicit agreement on the rules of engagement.
Israel's Democrats Abroad cast their votes in the US primary election
Some Americans showed up to a local sports bar in Israel on Super Tuesday to cast their votes for the next American president.
After Soleimani's death, Persian Israelis are caught between two homelands
After the United States killed Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu applauded the move. Israel’s security forces went on alert. Meanwhile, Iranian Jews in Israel say they hope for a day when they can go back to visit Iran.
'They need to stop killing our kids': Ethiopian Israeli lawmakers tackle police brutality
Over the summer, Ethiopian Israelis held protests in several cities after a police officer shot and killed an Ethiopian teenager. Protesters said they were upset about police brutality, discrimination and racism. Those issues were still on the minds of two Ethiopian candidates for the Knesset in the run-up to last month's election in Israel.
Capt. Michel Bacos, Entebbe hijacking hero, dies at 95
Michel Bacos chose to stay with his Jewish passengers who were being held hostage in Entebbe, Uganda, in 1976. He "took over immediately as a real captain and as a real commander, remembers one of the youngest passengers on the flight.
For the first time in a decade, Netanyahu has a serious challenger
Former military general Benny Gantz seems eager to make it clear that he can be Israel’s next Mr. Security, distinguishing himself from Benjamin Netanyahu with a strong anti-corruption message while the prime minister faces corruption charges and a looming indictment.
This Israeli Facebook group is a lifeline for women caught in a cycle of prostitution
The volunteers who came to Dorit's aid are part of an Israeli, Hebrew-language Facebook group made up of women currently or formerly in prostitution and other people who want to help.
Gaza's water crisis is 'a ticking time bomb'
Humanitarian organizations fear the water crisis in Gaza is so acute, it may become uninhabitable by the year 2020.
She wanted to study at Hebrew University, but Israel is blocking her
University of Florida graduate Lara Alqasem applied and got accepted to a master's program at Hebrew University. But Israeli authorities say her political past disqualifies her.