Israel plummets to worst-ever OECD education scores in math, reading, science
Drop seen in all three skills compared to previous assessment in 2022; country descends to 33rd among developed countries; minister blames war conditions at time of...
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Sea of Galilee beaches stay open despite recent brain-eating amoeba infection
Health Ministry official says ‘everyone will decide what they want to do,’ with area expecting influx of visitors over holidays; no wave of hotel cancellations recorded...
In first for Israel, ultra-Orthodox party picks a woman to run on its Knesset slate
Academic Dr. Nechumi Yaffe was appointed special adviser for Haredi affairs on National Security Council in 2020, coordinated emergency response to help families after Oct. 7...
No last-minute mergers as parties submit final Knesset slates for election
Eisenkot, Bennett, Ben Gvir, Winter submit independent lists, leaving landscape largely unchanged; Likud expected to submit Tuesday; Smotrich slams Winter for ‘gambling’ with political right The...
Poll: Optimism rises among Israeli Jews ahead of Rosh Hashanah
76% of right-wing respondents say country is improving and will keep improving; Arab Israelis remain far more pessimistic The post Poll: Optimism rises among Israeli Jews...
Amid desalination woes, energy minister paints rosy picture of Israel’s water resilience
At press conference on ninth day of partial suspension of water processing stations, Eli Cohen says Israel has access to almost twice the drinking water needed...
Some 20,000 immigrated to Israel since last Rosh Hashanah as Western aliyah rises
Ministry says French immigration rose 65% and US arrivals jumped 15%, but overall numbers down as as Russian immigration continues to plummet The post Some 20,000...
Kids at non-Haredi Bnei Brak school find gate welded shut; parents decry ‘unending’ harassment
Police called to break gate open; families at co-ed religious Zionist school, located adjacent to a Haredi educational institution, say incident is latest in pattern of...
With his own hands, Yair Lapid dismantled his life’s work
Facing dismal polls and amid a desperate merger with Naftali Bennett, the centrist leader abruptly ended the careers of almost 20 sitting Yesh Atid lawmakers The...
Hoping to put wind back in sails, B’Yachad tacks toward liberal-Zionist center
Unveiling slate at high-energy rally, Bennett’s party bets roster of experienced ‘doers’ and promises of universal service, Oct. 7 inquiry can win back support without relying...