New parties in Israel have until October 23 to register to compete in the country’s January 22 ballot, giving Israeli politicians less than a week to add to the current crop of parties. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud Party announced it will hold its internal primaries, which will allow registered...

The United States and Israel will conduct their largest joint military exercise ever, dubbed Austere Challenge, later this month. More than 3,500 Americans and 1,000 Israelis will participate in a three-week drill tackling threat scenarios and focusing in part on the two allies’ coordinated air defense systems. In addition to...

One year after the exchange deal that saw kidnapped Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit returned to Israel from Hamas captivity, Shalit gave his first public interview about the ordeal. Israel yesterday permitted 18 Palestinian security prisoners released under the Shalit deal to re-enter the West Bank per the terms of the...

The Israeli army will send enlistment notices to 15,000 ultra-Orthodox youths currently attending religious schools in the coming weeks, part of an effort inside Israel to fully integrate all citizens into the state’s civil and military institutions. Existing ultra-orthodox army battalions will be expanded to accommodate the new enlistees, though...

The upcoming Israeli election, which was set yesterday for January 22, after Israel’s Knesset dissolved itself and which will see Israel’s 5.5 million eligible voters go to the polls, is already generating political intrigue. Speculation is swirling about several relatively popular politicians who are currently on the sidelines and may...

International fashion designers ignored demands to shun Israel, flocking this week to the Holon Fashion Week 2012 (HoF12), which will take place October 15 – 20. The event will feature a two-day conference and various exhibitions and events at the Design Museum in Holon. “On Clothes and Cities” will include...