Asia Israel An organisation representing 12 Christian denominations on Monday condemned the Israeli police charges during the funeral of Al Jazeera's Palestinian-Christian journalist, describing the actions as a violation of religious freedom
Asia Israel The country, celebrating today 74 years of its international recognition, has accused Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov of "propagating Holocaust inversion" after his comments about Hitler's Jewish origins were called "inexcusable"
Asia Israel Israel said it will close its only crossing from the Gaza Strip for workers on Sunday in response to rocket fire overnight
Asia Israel The city of Kfar Saba will commemorate Tel Aviv terror attack victims Tomer Morad and Eitam Megini by naming a gallery in the city's new football stadium after them
Asia Israel Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on Wednesday called on licensed Israeli gun owners to arm themselves in public as he detailed various measures being taken in the wake of three deadly terror attacks over the past week
Asia Israel Tel Aviv University has welcomed the first Ukrainian researcher, Maryana Sytar, who will spend the next semester at the atheneum
Asia Israel Israeli Druze singer Mike Sharif tries to bridge the gap between Palestinians and Israelis by reaching out to Palestinian society, preparing performances in Arabic for Palestinian weddings and other events
Asia Israel Defense Minister Ganz said during a tour of the Gaza regional division that the government plans to increase work visas for Palestinians in the Gaza Strip in the face of a huge increase in requests in recent times
Asia Israel The first Lego shop in the country will open in Tel Aviv before the summer, as Lego toys company announced
Asia Israel The National Library of Israel, founded in 1892, has digitized its collection of rare Islamic books and manuscripts; last year, more than 650.000 people across the Arab world visited the library's Arabic-language website
Asia Israel Jerusalem's Biblical Zoo has announced the reopening of tiger exhibits with endangered species, including the Sumatran tiger, a subspecies listed as critically endangered on the International Union for Conservation of Nature's Red List
Asia Israel Haredi students constitute 4,6% of academic world, totalling 15.350 students, despite making up 13% of the population; they receive little preparation for labour integration and available tools are usually not adapted to their needs and features
Asia Israel The country is facing high fertility problems with an already dense population, expected to almost double by 2050, having an average reproduction rate of 3 children per woman; local demographers denounced politicians for doing nothing about it