National
Why do fewer Arab women have jobs in Israel than Saudi Arabia?
By Himmat Zoabi
Finance Minister Steinitz' remark that Arab women partially to blame for their unemployment proven baseless.
Tags: Arab women , Israel news
T.A. gay community says city trying to evict them from cruising site
By Ofri Ilani
Community members accuse city of installing stronger lighting, getting rid of bushes and trees, and increasing harassment by municipal patrols.
Tags: Israel gay community , Israel news
Educators to Hebrew U.: Don't let Disney use Einstein's name
By Natasha Mozgovaya and Ofri Ilani
Some argue Disney's Baby Einstein children's videos harm cognitive development and concentration.
Tags: Israel news , Disney , Baby Einstein
Tel Aviv students: Rent here is twice as much as tuition
By Or Kashti
Tel Aviv Student Union position paper: Tel Aviv students spend more on accommodation than students in 12 EU countries.
Tags: Tel Aviv University , Israel news
Israeli study: Men exposed to pesticide more likely to have girls
By Dan Even
Study examines men who worked at Bromine Compounds factory in the 1970s, were exposed to a pesticide found to cause male sterility.
Tags: Israel news , fertility , Israel science
Catholics beatify late Palestinian nun who educated Arab girls
The Associated Press
Sister Maria Alfonsina Danil Ghattas, who died in 1927, founded the Sisters of the Most Holy Rosary.
Tags: Arab Catholics
IDF commander to soldiers: Detain verbally abusive settlers
Anshel Pfeffer, Haaretz Correspondent
The West Bank sector under outgoing Col. Eran Niv's command includes Qalqilyah, Tul Karm and Ariel.
Tags: IDF settlers , West Bank , Israel news
The financial crisis is over, at least for Israel's top officials
Zvi Zrahiya, Haaretz Correspondent
Hundreds of ministers to receive salary raises, despite dire economic situation of Israel and world.
Tags: Israel news , Israel economic crisis
Ultra-Orthodox pressure stalling church, mosque at Ben-Gurion airport
By Zohar Blumenkrantz
Delay came to light after several clergy members wrote to the Israel Airports Authority.
Tags: Ben-Gurion airport , Israel news
Drug addict suspected of stabbing man, 87, in Rishon Letzion
Yuval Goren
The drug addict, who turned himself into police, tried to rob the man after hearing he had a lot of money.
Tags: Israel crime , Israel news
Attorney Yehuda Weinstein thought to be leading AG candidate
By Jonathan Lis, Haaretz Correspondent
Netanyahu expected to announce choice for attorney general at Sunday morning's cabinet meeting.
Tags: Attorney General , Israel news
Why is Israel laying claim to an Arab home in Jaffa?
By Dana Weiler-Polak
Government housing company: Hundreds of Arab homes have been co-owned by the state since 1948.
Tags: Israel real estate , Jaffa , Israel news
Bill would allow Israeli women in shelters to receive social security
By Dana Weiler-Polak
Bill designed to let battered women provide for themselves without having to rely on abusive husbands or domestic partners.
Tags: Israel women , Israel news
Israeli heir: More Kafka works stashed in Swiss vault
By Ofer Aderet
New information likely to affect ongoing suit over Kafka archives by the National Library in Jerusalem.
Tags: Israel news , Kafka
Study: 12 percent of Israeli teens have a mental health disorder
By Dan Even
According to the study, findings in Israel were comparable to those from other Western countries.
Tags: Health Ministry , Israel psychology
Haredim, police clash at fresh Jerusalem rally against Intel plant
Nir Hasson, Haaretz Correspondent, and The Associated Press
Jerusalem Haredim protest Shabbat opening of plant, despite agreements reached between Intel and rabbis.
Tags: Israel News
Twilight Zone / Mourning uprooted olive trees in West Bank villages
Gideon Levy
Vandals savage another olive grove; It will take 10 years for the trees to bear fruit again.
Tags: Israel news , Gideon Levy , West Bank