Israel’s parliament gave preliminary approval Wednesday to two measures that would limit calls to prayers from mosques, including one prohibiting the use of loudspeakers at all hours, a parliament statement said.
The Israeli government voted on Sunday in favor of decriminalizing recreational marijuana use, joining some U.S. states and European countries who have adopted a similar approach.
The Health Ministry on Tuesday warned Israelis to avoid purchasing coffee from cafes and restaurants after irregular amounts of lead traces were discovered in industrial coffee makers across the country.
The Israelis and Palestinians were facing off in Jerusalem again — but this time they actually seemed to be enjoying each other’s company.
Bar Rafaeli and husband Adi Ezra welcomed a daughter into the world Thursday, according to Channel Two news.
Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon on Wednesday lashed out at the legal gambling industry and vowed that so long as he controlled the treasury, no casino would be built in Israel.
Two Israelis have been taken to hospital in the last 24 hours after sustaining injuries while playing the new popular Pokemon Go app game.
For generations of Israelis, brand names like Heinz Ketchup, Skippy peanut butter and Kellogg’s Cornflakes were a costly luxury — available in stores but often passed over in favor of cheaper, locally made products.
They came with drums, hundreds of Israeli flags attached to cheap sticks, and shirts with images of a rebuilt Jewish Temple on them.
When Hanin Radi tried to make her dream come true of staging a marathon in her hometown, the Arab Israeli received death threats from radical Islamists. “I’ve run marathons everywhere, but in the streets of my town I’m afraid to
The Times of Israel reports: South African rave band Die Antwoord revs up for its performance in Israel on June 8 in Rishon Lezion’s LIVE Park, it sent a video message to its Israeli fans.
The Jerusalem Post reports: People of the world are living longer, thanks to dramatic gains in life expectancy since 2000, but there remain inequalities among and within countries, a WHO report released on Thursday revealed. Life expectancy increased by five
REGAVIM (ISRAEL) (AFP) – Krav Maga, the close-combat method conceived in secrecy by the Israeli army, has kicked its way firmly into civilian life and with Hollywood’s help, has become the ultimate form of self-defence.
KIDMAT ZVI, Golan Heights (AP) — With his wide-brimmed hat, Wrangler jeans and ornate belt buckle, Yehiel Alon could easily pass for one of the Montana ranchers he once worked with.
In conservative Jerusalem, the last thing you might expect to find in the cramped back of a bar is a clutch of amateur drag queens railing against political and religious taboos.
TEL AVIV – Israeli supermodel Refaeli’s new swimsuit commercial has been censored from national television for being too provocative.
TEL AVIV (AFP) – When saxophonist Eli Degibri left Israel at the age of 18 to study jazz at the prestigious Berklee College of Music in Boston, he knew he’d come back home one day.
Police detained seven Jewish men suspected of planning to sacrifice goats in the Old City of Jerusalem on Friday in honor of the Passover holiday, which begins at sundown.
Variety reports: TEL AVIV — The Israel Broadcasting Authority, the nation’s sole public broadcaster, earned an eleventh-hour reprieve last month after nearly succumbing to the death knell, which has been tolling for the beleaguered station for years. The clemency, however,
The Times of Israel reports: A bill that would bar mosques from broadcasting the call to prayer on loudspeaker systems was withdrawn by its sponsor. Knesset member Moti Yogev of the Jewish Home party withdrew the bill on Sunday before
The Times of Israel reports: A new bill proposed by an opposition MK seeks to mandate the installation of security cameras in every childcare center and kindergarten attending to children under the age three. The bill, submitted by Zionist Union MK
Ynetnews reports: The Prime Minister’s Office, the Ministry of Welfare, and the Claims Conference (which represents the interests of Holocaust survivors) announced on Thursday that they have reached a principle agreement regarding the transfer of millions of shekels to organizations
The Jerusalem Post reports: Mili, the Labrador, was minding her business on Saturday when all of a sudden she suffered a terrifying fall into a well seven meters deep while walking in the Alexandroni Forest near Petah Tikva. Stranded seven
The Times of Israel reports: Payam Feili, a gay Iranian poet seeking asylum in Israel, told journalists Monday in Jerusalem that his visa has been extended until October after his current one was set to expire. “I’m planning my life
TEL AVIV – The Israeli Knesset held its first-ever LGBT Rights Day on Tuesday with support from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, on the heels of a report indicating an increase in homophobic incidents in the country. The prime minister
TEL AVIV – Kuwaiti daily Al-Qabas recently published an article extolling Israel’s upper hand over Arabs in all fields, including democracy, military capabilities, science and technology, economics, human rights, and freedom of religion.
Ynetnews reports: Hundreds of thousands of Israelis took advantage of the unusually warm weather on Saturday to go out to nature and enjoy the bloom. Atop the Hermon Mountain, visitors enjoyed excellent conditions for skiing. About 120,000 Israelis visited parks and
TEL AVIV – Despite a huge gap between rich and poor, a dismal housing market, and low wages, Israel still ranks high in terms of overall life satisfaction, according to a report released Sunday by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
Arutz Sheva reports: Israel was ranked #25 in the world’s “best countries” list of 2016, as compiled by US News & World Report. The single category in which Israel made the top 10 was Power; Israel ranked #8 in that category, and the
TEL AVIV – According to a recent OECD report, Israel has the highest percentage of people living below the poverty line as well the third biggest gap between rich and poor of Western countries. 21 percent of Israelis live below the
TEL AVIV – An androgynous Israeli model is set to become the new face of fashion label Diesel, Ynet reported. Stav Strashko, a male who models both men and women’s clothing, was announced as the face of Diesel’s global ad
TEL AVIV – Music by a trio of Jewish Israeli sisters has become hugely popular in the Arab world, most notably in Yemen, the Washington Post reported. The sisters, who sing in a Yemeni dialect of Arabic, are descendants of
TEL AVIV – The New York Times published an article on Sunday about a revolution taking place in the port city of Haifa that is forging a young, hip, and progressive Arab society. Secular, feminist, and gay-friendly, these Israeli Arabs have found freedom
TEL AVIV – Israel has ranked in the top 20 of the United Nations’ index of the best countries to live in. The UN’s Human Development Index is an annual ranking of nations based on measures like life expectancy, crime, income, and education.
A Romania-born woman who immigrated to Israel won the third annual Miss Holocaust Survivors Beauty Pageant in Haifa. Rita Berkowitz, 83, was chosen among the 16 European natives who participated in the contest on Tuesday. She came to Israel in 1951.
