Knesset has barred operation of UN agency, which administers schools, medical clinics, other services for descendants of Palestinian refugees, over employees' involvement in terror

PEW study shows that religion is significantly more important to Israeli national identity than other states in similar economic category

US representative tells Security Council Jerusalem justified in effort to shutter UN agency over its ties to Hamas, rejects claims that doing so will spark humanitarian disaster

Trump administration makes assurances as order to pause most foreign assistance has recipients scrambling to determine if they'll still receive anything when 90-day hold expires

Excavator operator Jacob Avitan, 39, misidentified as threat as he arrived at IDF post in civilian clothing; Military Police launches investigation

Italy says monitoring mission, which was halted when Hamas seized control of Strip in 2007, 'was launched at the request of Israel and the PA'

Protesters outside Oheb Shalom congregation called passersby 'baby killers,' spray-paint 'Terrorists This Way'; officials line up to condemn act

Young adult novel 'Night Owls,' about estries — owl-like women vampires who prey on men, described in medieval Hasidic literature — wins top prize at Sydney Taylor Book Awards