Anti-psychotic drug under development proved no better than the standard schizophrenia medication.
by Yoram Gabison 0 comments
Sirens sound across southern Israel; one rocket damages the backyard of a home in southern Israeli town of Sderot, second rocket hits open area near town; no casualties were reported; Abbas: We condemn all violence against civilians.
by Amos Harel and Barak Ravid 44 comments
Rabbi Sholom Dovber Schneersohn, the fifth Lubavitcher rebbe who is credited with initiating Chabad's focus on outreach, traveled to Vienna to consult with Sigmund Freud. On this day in 1920, Schneersohn died.
by David B. Green 0 comments
While a power-hungry population demands more and more energy, the Israel Electric Corporation, burdened by debts, is cutting investment in its transmission network.
by Itai Trilnick 3 comments
Revivim, with its groves of olive trees, is the epitome of David Ben-Gurion's call to make the desert bloom. Even Golda Meir made it her home.
by Miriam Feinberg Vamosh 0 comments
Pre-Passover retail sales so far are among the lowest recorded in recent years, according to figures released by Gama Management and Clearing.
by Adi Dovrat-Meseritz 0 comments
40-year-old woman dies during surgery in Tel Aviv hospital; major blood vessel apparently damaged during operation.
by Dan Even 0 comments
The forced small talk, the broken English, the funny provincialism - watching the television coverage of the president's visit was pretty embarrassing.
by Assaf Friedman 6 comments
A High Court ruling made this week removes the shield of protective labor laws from live-in caregivers.
Haaretz Editorial 0 comments
President Obama’s speech in Jerusalem will be clear: Israelis, don’t let your Jewish Athens become a Sparta of eternal war.
by Ari Shavit 6 comments
The region is still important to the United States, but less so than it was a decade or two ago; meanwhile, Israel's dependence on the U.S. continues to grow.
by Aluf Benn 9 comments
Omar al-Bashir took power in a 1989 coup that toppled an elected government; he has been charged with genocide and other crimes during the conflict in the Darfur region.
by The Associated Press 0 comments
America has been Israel’s largest trading partner for decades; in 2012, total trade between the two countries was $19.4 billion, excluding diamonds.
by Ora Coren 1 comments
