In front of the jubilant Republicans, Netanyahu took sides in the U.S. election, albeit in a sophisticated manner. Trump stung the Israeli prime minister twice and, in doing so, hinted at what relations will be like if he is elected president ■ And what a poisonous harvest created an afternoon of calamity in the Knesset

Young, educated and liberal, they fled Putin's Russia in search of freedom, and reached Israel in large numbers. Will Israel give them sufficient reason to stay? And how might they influence the country's character? The story of the new wave of immigration

37-year-old Cpl. (res.) Moti Rave, a bulldozer operator and father of two girls, was killed on Thursday

Israel started by adopting an old and unsuitable plan, continued by ignoring professional advice and the possible danger to the abductees – and ended quietly a few months later, anyone saying whether it achieved anything at all. Haaretz surveys profiles the Atlantis project – a predictable military failure which no one stopped until it was too late

This week at Ben-Gurion airport: Two Israeli recent high school graduates grapple with the dissonance of wanting to serve in the IDF while not supporting the government, and a family that feels at home in Israel considers buying an apartment in Greece

U.S. Vice President told reporters that she 'will not be silent' over the 'scale of human suffering in Gaza'

The Israeli prime minister's government is groaning under pressure from the extreme right, but he continues to put off a hostage deal ■ In the meantime, the war in Gaza rages on – and the northern border keeps getting hotter

Palestinian novelist and culture minister Atef Abu Saif learned what it was like to wonder which part of the living room is safest against Israeli bombs. His new book is now available in 13 languages