The Latest Breaking News from Israel

Yotam Ottolenghi on the most important ingredient in any kitchen: diversity

As Covid and Brexit push many restaurants to the brink, the Israel-born chef celebrates the multiculturalism that has made British food great

The Guardian - UK · Jan 22, 2022

Booster shots are instrumental in fighting Omicron, CDC data show

Booster shots of the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines are not just preventing infections with the contagious omicron variant — they are also keeping infected Americans from ending up in the hospital, according to data published Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The Times of India · Jan 22, 2022

Gantz Isolates at Home after Positive COVID Test

Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz said on Friday he was isolating after testing positive for COVID-19 and was in good health. "I feel good because I am vaccinated. In the coming days I will manage security affairs from my home," Gantz wrote on Twitter. According to Reuters, Israel has shortened…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 21, 2022

Israel Releases Palestinians Held After Eviction

Five members of a Palestinian family arrested after Israeli police demolished their house in east Jerusalem have been released, their lawyer told AFP on Thursday. The arrest of several members of the Salhiya family came as they were evicted from their house in the sensitive neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah by…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 21, 2022

Palestinian Minister: Biden Moving Too Slow on Pushing Peace

Palestinian Foreign Minister Riad Malki said Wednesday US President Joe Biden was moving too slowly to reverse all of the Trump administration’s adverse policies against the Palestinians and not using Washington’s special relationship to pressure Israel to abandon “its rejection of a two-state solution and peace negotiations.” Malki told the…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 21, 2022

UN Approves Resolution Condemning Denial of Holocaust

The UN General Assembly approved an Israeli-sponsored resolution Thursday condemning any denial of the Holocaust and urging all nations and social media companies “to take active measures to combat antisemitism and Holocaust denial or distortion.” The 193-member world body approved the resolution by consensus -- without a vote -- and…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 21, 2022

Israel's attorney general orders probe into police spyware allegations

Israel's attorney general has ordered an investigation into police surveillance tactics amid reports that law enforcement improperly used a disputed hacking tool.

Reuters · Jan 21, 2022

UN Agencies Calls on Israel to Immediately Release Detained Palestinian Child

A number of United Nations agencies called for the immediate release of a seriously ill Palestinian child detained in Israel. Israel has extended the detention of Amal Nakhleh until May 18 without charge or trial. He was 17 years old when Israel arrested him and has been in administrative detention…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 21, 2022

Israeli general turned lawmaker emerges as settler critic

A retired Israeli general has emerged as one of the country's most vocal critics against settlers in the occupied West Bank

The Independent UK · Jan 21, 2022

Israel's attorney general orders probe of NSO spyware claims

Israel’s attorney general says he is launching an investigation into the police’s use of phone surveillance technology following reports that investigators tracked targets without proper authorization

The Independent UK · Jan 20, 2022