Israel must draft haredi Orthodox Jews into its army, the country’s Supreme Court ruled in a unanimous decision Tuesday. The ruling could trigger a political earthquake in Israel at a time when ...

he believes the remarks should serve as “an earthquake in Israel.” “And while I wouldn’t go as far as the leader in setting out the timing of elections, the fact that Israel’s most ...

So how likely is it that Israel will get hit with a major earthquake? "We cannot say numbers," Hopsteter stressed. "But it is clear that the probability is now much higher. It may occur.

There is no urgency. Everyone thinks that everything will be fine." "An earthquake in Israel is not a question of 'if', but of 'when'. The State of Israel sits astride the Syrian-African Fault ...

Indeed, earlier this month Israel was placed under a tsunami alert as a result of the earthquakes, and the National Security Council convened an emergency meeting. It was only by a twist of fate that ...

Israel is located along the Great Rift Valley, an active fault line that runs from the Red Sea to the Jordan River, along the border between Israel and Jordan. This geologic fault presents several ...

An earthquake of 4.3 magnitude shook Eilat last December. Israel lies on the major Syrian-African fault line. JTA has documented Jewish history in real-time for over a century. Keep our journalism ...

A lack of water and sanitation, as well as the frigid temperatures, could continue to cost lives in the regions devastated by the earthquake. By MICHAEL STARR People sit around a fire near the ...