Convicted con man Gilbert Chikli, sentenced in absentia to seven years in prison by a French court last year but living openly in Ashdod, is credited with masterminding a fraud that has cost companies $1.8 billion. To get away with it, he became the first of many to look east

100 demonstrators demand release of ‘hero of Israel’ who killed disarmed Palestinian assailant; MKs blast city for endorsing event

Former premier serving 18-month sentence for graft; officials vow to treat him like any other prisoner

American Jewish Supreme Court justice to take part in 500th year celebration of Venice’s Jewish ghetto

University of Michigan student Jake Croman, who is Jewish, curses and insults in video viewed hundreds of thousands of times

Avi Dichter’s comment follows Ayman Odeh’s accusation last month that the Likud MK had ordered the killing of Yasser Arafat

Netanyahu’s dire warnings after judgment on ‘stability clause’ overblown as government can still compensate energy firm or pass new legislation to get gas flowing, analyst says

Belgian Jew who lost leg in airport attack while waiting for flight to Tel Aviv says he’ll probably pack bags and move to be closer to daughter after release from hospital