Israel
Former US ambassador: Israel would be 'making itself an international outlaw' with West Bank annexation
The annexation process could start as soon as next week, despite widespread condemnation from Palestinians, US-Arab allies and numerous foreign governments.
Capt. Michel Bacos, Entebbe hijacking hero, dies at 95
Objects from Palestine are now enshrined at a makeshift museum in this Beirut refugee camp
A life of statelessness derailed this Eritrean runner's hopes to compete in the Olympics
Hundreds of Israeli rabbis say they will personally hide African asylum-seekers in their homes
Why moving the US embassy to Jerusalem is so controversial
President Donald Trump announced his decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and move the US embassy there.
An Israeli woman traveled to the West Bank so she could be sure she’d have a boy
An Arab Israeli woman with three daughters decided to make sure her next pregnancy would be a boy. So she traveled to the West Bank for a sex selection procedure that is highly regulated in Israel.
An Israeli choreographer reflects on the experience of war through dance
"The Hill" takes its name and inspiration from Ammunition Hill, the site of a brutal battle during the Six-Day War in 1967.
Israel has developed a system for pushing out refugees it doesn't want
A year-long investigation by Foreign Policy magazine reveals Israel's secret system for shuffling out African asylum-seekers, via Rwanda or Uganda, into third countries, where they are no longer anyone’s responsibility.
Israel develops new ties with Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states
‘A new set of geopolitical circumstances make Israeli outreach — and Arab acceptance — much more possible than it was before’
Israel teaches cybersecurity skills to its high schoolers
A program for gifted 10th-graders teaches them coding, encryption and how to defend a computer network against hacking. Many of the students will end up in Israel's equivalent of the NSA.
Does Israel recognize Ivanka Trump's Jewishness? It does now.
The Israeli press was raising questions about Ivanka Trump's conversion to Judaism. Then, after the US election, Israel's rabbinical authorities changed the rules.
This Eritrean woman found out her husband had abandoned her when she couldn't find her bank card to pay rent
Israel has a policy of offering incentives to African migrants to leave the country. But when they go, they often leave their families behind.
Shimon Peres wanted Israelis to be organ donors — like him
Israel has one of the lowest rates of organ donation in the developed world. But advocates hope that religious and political leaders like the late Shimon Peres can help persuade Israeli Jews to sign up.
Israel Space Agency fears launchpad explosion could jeopardize China deal
The destruction of an advanced Israeli communications satellite may have dealt a blow to the country's aerospace industry.