August 18, 2016
2:52 pm

Former prime minister Ehud Barak speaks at a conference for the left-wing Darkenu organization in Rishon Lezion on August 17, 2016. (Neri Lider)

Hundreds protest in Tel Aviv over soaring housing costs

Demonstration comes day after government report finds 13-percent rise in apartment prices in the city since last year

By Sara Miller

August 18, 2016
8:36 am

A shotgun, ammunition and other equipment seized by IDF troops in the Palestinian village Jaba in an overnight raid on August 18, 2016. (IDF Spokesperson's Unit)

IDF troops arrest 5, seize weaponry in West Bank raids

Palestinians detained on terror-related charges as shotgun, homemade grenades and cash confiscated from Nablus home

By Times of Israel staff

August 17, 2016
8:25 pm

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman, along with MK Avi Dichter and IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot, visit a new section of the security barrier between Israel and the West Bank near Tarqumiyah on July 20, 2016. (Haim Zach/GPO)

Liberman unveils ‘carrot and stick’ policy to combat terror, weaken Abbas

Defense minister reveals plan to punish hometowns of terrorists, while also improving direct contact with Palestinians

By Judah Ari Gross

August 17, 2016
1:42 pm

Sarona market at night, with Tel Aviv's ultra-modern Azraeli tower in the background. (Shmuel Bar-Am)

Two sides of the coin

Israel’s economy is either in the pits or doing great, and the police are either covering up crime or helping stop it. It depends who you ask

By Ilan Ben Zion

August 16, 2016
9:08 pm

IDF chief of staff Gadi Eisenkot attends a State Control committee meeting at the Knesset on August 16, 2016. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

IDF chief: 50,000 Palestinians enter Israel illegally each day

Gadi Eisenkot calls for completion of West Bank security barrier to curb entry, reduce terror attacks

By Tamar Pileggi

August 16, 2016
7:54 pm

A wounded Palestinian is evacuated by medical staff during clashes with Israeli soldiers in the al-Fawar refugee camp on August 16 2016. (Wisam Hashlamoun/Flash90)

Palestinian teen said killed in clashes with IDF troops in West Bank

PA medical officials say Mohammed Abu Hashash, 17, dies of wounds sustained in riot against soldiers during operation to uncover weapons near Hebron

By Agencies and Times of Israel staff

August 16, 2016
4:01 pm

A wounded Palestinian is evacuated during clashes with the IDF in Al-Fawwar refugee camp south of Hebron, August 16 2016. (Wisam Hashlamoun/Flash90)

Some 35 Palestinians injured in clashes with IDF near Hebron

Army carries out overnight operation to uncover weaponry, ammunition in al-Fawar refugee camp

By Agencies and Times of Israel staff

August 15, 2016
9:05 pm

Israeli security forces stand guard as a group of Jewish men end their visit to the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, during the annual Tisha B'Av fast day on August 14, 2016. (AFP PHOTO/AHMAD GHARABLI)

‘Temple Mount won’t be like Mecca, Medina,’ senior Likud MK says

Ex-Shin Bet chief says Israel won’t allow holy site to be exclusive to Muslims; Jordanian minister accuses Jews of ‘viciously storming’ compound

By Times of Israel staff

August 15, 2016
8:01 pm

George Soros speaks at the Festival of Economics in Trento, Italy in 2012. (Wikimedia Commons, Niccolò Caranti, CC BY-SA 3.0)

Soros email hack reveals plans to fight ‘racist’ Israeli policies

Documents show Jewish-American billionaire contributed millions to combating Jewish state’s ‘restrictive measures’ against minorities

By Ron Kampeas

August 15, 2016
6:51 pm

In a video released by the left-wing B'Tselem human rights organization, a Border Police officer appears to pin down an 8-year-old Palestinian girl's bicycle before his comrade takes it and puts it in a nearby bush in Hebron on July 25, 2016. (Screen capture: B'Tselem)

Cops caught tossing Palestinian girl’s bike won’t be charged

Investigation finds conduct of 2 border policemen is ‘inappropriate, unprofessional’ but does not warrant criminal prosecution

By Tamar Pileggi and Judah Ari Gross

August 15, 2016
12:23 pm

Jordanian King Abdullah II reviews Kosovo's Security Force honor guard during a welcoming ceremony as part of Abdullah's official visit to Kosovo in Pristina on November 17, 2015. (AFP/Armend Nimani)

Jordan’s king: Israel ‘blatantly’ changing Jerusalem status quo

In interview, Abdullah also argues that Palestinian-Israeli conflict feeds extremism in the region

By Dov Lieber

August 14, 2016
4:01 pm

Police, Palestinians scuffle on Temple Mount as Jews flock to Western Wall for Tisha B’Av

9 Jews detained for ‘disturbing the peace’ during visit to holy site on day marking destruction of the Temples

By Raoul Wootliff

August 14, 2016
5:47 am

Students for Justice in Palestine has one of its most active chapters at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology, organizing anti-Israel campaigns and events throughout the year (SJP at UOIT/DC Facebook page)

Canadian university accused of ‘banning’ Jewish students

Suit filed in Ontario seeks legal review, damages for alleged discrimination, starting when the student government endorsed BDS in January

By Matt Lebovic

August 13, 2016
8:14 am

Rabbi Chaim Richman, the international director of the Temple Institute, which is dedicated to the rebuilding of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)

The third Jewish Temple is coming to your Facebook feed

The Temple Institute, dedicated to rebuilding ancient holy site, now using new internet tools to bring its message to the masses

By Andrew Tobin

August 12, 2016
6:20 pm

Palestinian Authority Ambassador to Chile Imad Nabil Ghadaa quotes anti-Semitic 'Protocols of the Elders of ZIon' text in a speech on May 15, 2015. (Screen capture)

Obama’s final religious freedom report slams Palestinian anti-Semitism

2015 review notes rise in assaults on Israelis over tensions at Temple Mount, retaliatory attacks by Jews on Muslims and Christians