The Orlando massacre touched a raw nerve for members of Israel's gay community not fully recovered from its own recent tragedies.

Knesset committee sets fine at 58,400 shekels ($1,507), instead of the 300 lirot (the old Israeli currency) still stipulated in the law.

A female companion to the police commander was also killed while a three-year-old boy, possibly their son, was rescued when police shot and killed the assailant.

Egypt has launched a campaign to assist the poor acquire basic food packages. As usual, it is an opportunity for fly-by-night merchants to sell the low-cost packages at market prices.

Jewish groups must be wary of hiring guards from private contractors, considering gunman Omar Mateen worked for one of these agencies, Secure Community Network director says.

Trump’s militancy on Islamic terror might please right-wingers in Israel and the U.S. but his tasteless tweets and offensive comments alienate everyone else.

Despite criticism, 2003 regulation again extended for a year. Meretz MK Galon: Right-wing government 'hates and excludes Arabs.'

According to Health Ministry figures, children in Israel's Arab community consume more sweetened drinks than their Jewish counterparts. Child obesity is also more severe in the Arab community.