Coronavirus Live: Decision to Reopen Street Shops Was 'Lesser Evil,' Pandemic Czar Says

Government approves store openings ■ Active cases drop below 9,000 ■ Ministers greenlight proposal for increased fines

Biden Moves Ahead in Georgia, Pennsylvania, Getting Closer to White House

Former VP has already been projected to win two states that helped propel Trump to victory in 2016

Few Games, Little Training, No Fans: Israeli Sports Laid Low by COVID-19 Lockdowns

Professional teams are back with a limited schedule, but without ticket-buying fans they face more losses. Youth sports, Olympians also suffering

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Analysis The post-Trump Era: What Would Netanyahu Do if He Loses His Best Buddy in D.C.

The prime minister is said to be friends with Biden, but he won’t have his own keys to the White House like he’s had with Trump

Analysis A Biden Revolution in the Middle East Will Have to Wait

His presidency would stress human rights, but he knows you can only achieve so much with dictators. He likes the Iranian nuclear agreement, but that deal depends on who’s in power in Iran and Israel

Opinion Home Hospitalization Would Alleviate Strain on Israeli Hospitals From COVID Patients

'John McCain's Last Laugh': Cindy McCain Under Fire From Trump Supporters for Arizona Flipping

Political pundit Ana Navarro-Cárdenas said, 'Joe Biden is the first Democrat in 24 years to win Arizona. I’d like to imagine it as John McCain getting the last laugh'

Netanyahu Tells Court He Objects to Attorney General's Conflict of Interests Proposal

The prime minister claims the law doesn't authorize Avichai Mendelblit to determine if an issue involves a conflict of interest, but rather that it is he who has the power to do so

Fact-checking Trump's Fabricated Election 'Horror Stories'

Standing behind the presidential seal, Trump used a White House setting symbolizing the power of his office to assail an election he portrayed as rife with fraud and corruption

U.S. Plans to Sanction Lebanese Politician for Assisting Hezbollah, Report Says

Trump administration expected to sanction Gebran Bassil, leader of Lebanon's largest Christian political bloc, according to the Wall Street Journal

A Small Palestinian Business Is Burglarized Over and Over, and Israeli Police Stand By

Mohammed couldn't go on working in Israel because his baby is sick, so he borrowed money and opened a plant nursery near his West Bank village. It has been robbed five times this past year. The thieves' car and ritual fringes leave little room for doubt about their identity

Analysis Israeli Health Officials Lose Sleep Over 'Invisible' COVID Patients

Some coronavirus patients may not be reporting themselves for fear of losing their job or sending their loved ones into quarantine

'When I Saw What Was Happening, I Left. The Politicians Aren’t Doing What the Public Wants Them to Do'

In interview, former Accountant General Rony Hizkiyahu explains why he resigned, points to economy’s underlying strengths, warns against politicians' lack of responsibility

Opinion Where’s Israeli Media's Gratitude for Trump?

U.S. Coronavirus Cases Climb by Record for Second Day in a Row, Up Over 120,000

Twenty out of 50 states reporting record one-day COVID-19 infection increases on Thursday

Mutated Mink Coronavirus Fear Sends North Denmark Into Lockdown

Lockdown move an attempt to quash spread of mutated coronavirus which has infected minks being farmed for fur

'The Serbs Stared at Us, So We Stared Back. They Have No Awareness of Fat People'

This week at the Tel Aviv airport: Two young Israelis have an unpleasant experience in Belgrade and an Italian expat for whom the coronavirus lockdown posed an opportunity for growth