Lapid sought to delay vote on high-profile position after government-backed Elazar Stern withdrew from the race over comments on handling of sexual assault complaints during his time as an army general

The standoff illustrates Jerusalem’s challenge in preserving urban nature – areas inside cities that are home to plants and animals – in the face of development

Lenny Bruce began with impersonations, then pushed the boundaries of good taste - and the law.

Islamist leader, whose party thwarted the bill in 2019, threw support behind it because of its medical aspects

Instead of keeping to its agreements, Israel offers ‘a gesture’ in the form of Palestinian IDs to people without status in the West Bank and Gaza. Still on hold is family unification for residents of the territories married to Israeli citizens

Vaccinated citizens from 40 countries could be welcomed back in Israel as early as November 1, but U.S. tourists will likely need to request individual approval to get into the country

Mahmoud Aardeh took his interrogators step by step through the escape plan – from the planning, through the digging, to the escape itself. 'Where will I be in seven years? I’ll be freed in a Hamas deal,' he told them

The EU document on antisemitism failed to mention bans in multiple EU countries preventing the production of kosher and halal meat through ritual slaughter and attempts to outlaw nonmedical circumcision