Ten of 11 justices favored denying petitions arguing the law was discriminatory. 'Law does not negate Israel's character as a democracy,' chief justice says. Arab lawmaker deplores 'racist, anti-democratic' ruling

Salam Diab has spent nearly 20 years building an archive for his hometown of Tamra. His recently released book is both a family album and a vision of hope for Jewish-Arab relations

Freshly unearthed parts of a luxury banquet hall first found in 1867 indicate it was built after Herod’s death – and was built before the temple compound was finished

At 80, Esther Ofarim still doesn’t like to give interviews, is embarrassed when dubbed ‘the greatest singer’ (though she agrees it’s true), and prefers to stay at her home in Germany. Ahead of three special performances in Israel, she relents and speaks with Haaretz

Crews have extracted the remains of 54 people from the rubble in Surfside; another 86 remained missing as of early Thursday local time

Dwellings in Khirbet Humsah, located in an area designated by the Israeli military as a firing zone, demolished in third such operation within a year, leaving residents homeless