The Knesset was set to vote on the state budget in its first reading, but a dispute over legislation exempting ultra-Orthodox men from military service forced a delay. Coalition partners warn the crisis could endanger passage of the budget by the March deadline
The European Jewish Congress issued a condemnation and said the vandalism of the graves was 'not isolated' but rather 'part of a wider escalation that begins with words, continues with targeting and intimidation and ends in acts like this'
A U.S. campaign to topple Iran's ayatollahs could last longer than the 12-day war of last June, meaning billions more in missile-interception costs, wear and tear on Israeli fighter jets and another surge in defense spending
A U.S. campaign to topple Iran's ayatollahs could last longer than the 12-day war of last June, meaning billions more in missile-interception costs, wear and tear on Israeli fighter jets and another surge in defense spending
Renia Spiegel escaped a ghetto, hid in an attic and was murdered on the street at the age of 18. Her diary, now published in Hebrew, portrays a young women in love and clinging to life. Her sister, Elizabeth Bellak, reflects on Renia's secret confidant and the painful memories it holds
According to sources, Justice Ministry Legal Adviser Yael Kotik, who previously concealed close ties between her husband and Justice Minister Yariv Levin, helped formulate the bill that allows government ministries to advance legislation without consulting legal advisers
Other people's kitchens have one set of dishes. A kosher Jewish kitchen has four. How the simple biblical ban on cooking a kid in milk evolved into a complex system of invisible legal identities
The anti-cheating directives require Muslim women to partly remove their hijab to check for concealed earphones. 'I come to an academic institution to take exams, and this inspection will make me feel like I'm passing through a checkpoint,' one student said
The mural in central Tehran warns: 'If you sow the wind, you will reap the whirlwind.' Revolutionary Guard officials say they are 'more ready than ever, finger on the trigger' and 'ready for all-out war'
A source familiar with the matter said the current search for the last hostage's body could take more than a week, but is not expected to last for many weeks. Speaking to Haaretz, the source added that the 'full Israeli monitoring mechanism' of the crossing would include oversight of entry and exit lists and remote control of Rafah's operations
"Obviously, I’m too old to move, but I think if I were younger, I would be considering leaving the UK," said Mrs Joanna Millan, Holocaust survivor and activist.
A narrow committee vote against acquiring the photographer's work, citing alleged antisemitism, prompted the exit of a senior curator and two advisers at the publicly funded Art Gallery of Ontario
Trump's confrontational approach rests on the assumption that force can reshape Iran's political order. But with no international coalition, a divided opposition and entrenched security forces, war may fuel instability rather than produce lasting change
The findings of the investigative committee into the Submarines Affair point to a governing style marked by secrecy and eroded oversight, raising parallels with Israel's unexamined failures leading up to Hamas' October 7 attack
It's clear that members of the IDF elite units, mainly intelligence, operations and air crews, demonstrated a high degree of conformity throughout the war. They are responsible for most of the civilian deaths in Gaza