Israeli news

Jerusalem's Green Line begins service, expanding light rail network

The new line is approximately 7 kilometers, or 4.3 miles, long and includes 13 stations, 12 of them new. During peak hours, trains are expected to run every eight minutes.

Jerusalem's new light rail line
Clavicular is seen outside 424 during Day One of Paris Fashion Week - Menswear Spring/Summer 2027 on June 23, 2026 in Paris, France; illustrative

What Clavicular's Israel visit reveals about winning support in the social media age - opinion

Journalist Maria Maalouf.

After 15-year sentence for Israeli interview, Lebanese journalist says courts protect Hezbollah

Israel Police vehicles; illustrative.

Israel Police probe case of alleged exploitative sexual offenses in newsroom


Israeli-Arab man arrested for holding wedding celebration on Jerusalem highway

The wedding occurred three months ago but gained attention this week after a video obtained by Im Tirtzu's Arab Desk was published on their social media.


A song for Kislev: The Song of the Valley

שִׁיר הָעֵמֶק

 A song for Kislev: The Song of the Valley

A song for Cheshvan: To One of the Troops

לְאַחַד הַחַיָילִים

 A song for Cheshvan: To One of the Troops

Palestinian prisoners at large, wanted dead or alive - analysis

Security forces are working around the clock to find the six fugitives who escaped from Gilboa Prison Monday and prevent an outbreak of violence.

Israeli soldiers stand guard in the West Bank city of Jenin, on September 06, 2021.

The prison service’s Shawshank moment - analysis

There were many failures leading up to the Gilboa prison break that the prison service should have addressed.

  Police officers and prison guards at the scene of a prison escape of  six Palestinian prisoners, outside the Gilboa prison, northern Israel, September 6, 2021. Photo by Flash90

Netanyahu asked to return gifts from Trump, Obama, Putin

Former PM Benjamin Netanyahu has kept gifts from foreign leaders on display at his private residence despite requests by the Prime MInister's Office legal adviser to return them.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at a Jerusalem Day ceremony, Ammunition Hill, Jerusalem, May 10, 2021

A song for Tishrei: Lights-Out

כִּיבּוּי אוֹרוֹת

 Israeli soldiers

A song for Elul: A Song as a Gift

שִׁיר בְּמַתָנָה

 Tirtza Atar

A song for Av: Tranquility

שַׁלְוָוה

 The Nahal Band

A song for Tammuz: Come Now

בּוֹא עַכְשָיו

 Charles Aznavour