In four cases, Rabbinate failed to explain rejected conversions approved by Rabbi Gedalia Dov Schwartz, the head of the Beth Din of America and chief presiding rabbinical judge of the National Beth Din of the Rabbinical Council of America.

Dense with Jewish language and themes, the new song 'You Want it Darker' will appear on Cohen's upcoming album of the same name, which features the cantor and chour from the Montreal synagogue he attended as a child.

Right wing Israelis are willing to turn a blind eye to Netanyahu’s declarations, as long as they see he’s winking himself.

It’s time to admit that all the hopes and efforts abroad to solve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict have fizzled. The solution can only come from home.

Responding to a EU legal opinion that Hamas should be removed from the list, Foreign Ministry spokesman says Hamas is 'an active terror organization.'

Thai women working in agriculture in Israel suffer from exploitation, sexual harassment at work and harsh living conditions. The Population Authority says 'they should talk to their employers.'

'What's happening now is annihilation,' local aid worker says after Syrian military, backed by Russian air force, announced new operation against rebel-held east – home to 250,000.

At the UN General Assembly, the Palestinian president spoke of a disappearing dream while charging the international community with abandoning him and the Palestinians' cause.