Any of the terrible things the right-wing government is ostensibly doing to culture, the enlightened left has already done better.

Moshe Ya'alon approved the establishment of a new settlement inside a church compound near Gush Etzion, acquired by U.S. businessman Irving Moskowitz.

Departures / arrivals: An Israeli ponders why non-Zionists move to Israel; a lawyer formerly from St. Petersburg outlines the difference between the Russian and Israeli justice systems.

Live updates: IDF raze home of Palestinian who killed two ultra-Orthodox men in Jerusalem Old City attack in October.

With legitimate state authorities unraveling in the Mideast, the big winners are ISIS and Al-Qaida, as well as Iran, the former CIA director says. But even with chaos in the region, Israel should institute confidence-building measures vis-a-vis the Palestinians.

Muhannad Halabi from village of Surda near Ramallah was named as the murderer of Nehemia Lavi, 41, of Jerusalem and Aharon Bennett, 21, of Beitar Illit.

Detention facility reached full capacity last week, and rather than cancel new summonses, state is releasing asylum-seekers who have spent more than nine months there.

Muhammed Abu Maryam and Sayed Abu Al-Wapu were said shot during attempt to stab forces at the Jordan Valley's Hamra (or Beka'ot) checkpoint, but Palestinian deny the claim.