Netanyahu calls Mike Pence the VP who has shown the greatest commitment to Israel. How quickly he forgets how Joe Biden stuck with Israel through thick and thin for 35 years

Teva reports disappointing results from asthma drug trials ■ Discount transfers 5% Cellcom stake to two Elsztain allies to conform with law ■ Delek’s Ithaca unit sells oil field to help pay down debt ■ Teva, Israel Chemicals give a lift to Tel Aviv shares

Can humor be a weapon in the fight against anti-Semitism? A Jewish community thinks so, for the first time organizing a float for the Shrove Monday carnival parade in Dusseldorf

Police believe he sought services of another prostitute instead of getting help, and the delay caused woman’s death

Reform talks should continue but shouldn’t be tied to progress on reaching a reform plan for the electricity sector, says Netanyahu

Preliminary figure for central government debt was 59.4% at end of 2017

Report cites growing business and household debt, increased appetite for risk

The public accepts any military operation, as long as it ends with Palestinian bereavement and flattened Palestinian houses