The secular parties say that a high ultra-Orthodox turnout could hand the Haredi parties on majority on the council in Tuesday's municipal elections and change the city's fragile religious status quo

Move will likely trigger outrage from U.S. officials - both in public and behind the scenes - as Washington attempts to maintain regional calm in the weeks before Ramadan

David Ivry was in the war room during almost every critical juncture of Israeli defense. Now, in his 90th year, with the country in perhaps its worst crisis ever, the former air force commander, deputy IDF chief of staff and ambassador to Washington is ready to get down to brass tacks

The illusion that the National Unity party's presence in the emergency government is helping Israel maximize its wartime goals is gone and has morphed into minimizing the damage ■ The "Zionism" of Smotrich, Ben-Gvir and their ilk is fascism, which puts the state before the individual

A budget bump of 650 million shekels ($179 million) will fund new services and technologies including treatments for growth disorders and severe asthma as well as expanding eligibility for invasive prenatal screening tests

According to Palestinian militant group, the two were Said Jaradat and Yasser Hanoun – a 'field commander.' The IDF said Hanoun was on his way to carry out a shooting attack

Calls within the PLO for a new political vision have increased against the backdrop of the war in Gaza, and U.S. demands for a comprehensive reform. The maneuvering between Israel and Hamas and the tight schedule make the task especially complicated