Amid grim economic forecasts for Israel, Netanyahu also emphasized the financial incentives for Arab states in establishing ties with Israel, and said that peace with Saudi Arabia 'in many ways would end the Arab-Israeli conflict'

A large percentage of the new highways will be built in the West Bank – where a quarter of the budget for paving roads will be invested

The tragedy was the deadliest in years that was not related to Yemen’s long conflict, and came ahead of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of Ramadan later this week

The NATO member, which bought advanced firing systems from Israeli firm Rafael, fumed over glitches, foot-dragging and delays. We had to use all our connections, complaints reached the Israeli prime minister and defense minister'

In his first public comment on the government plan to pass a law lowering the draft exemption age for the ultra-Orthodox, Halevi said conscription has 'proven itself without doubt for 75 years' and is 'the secret to the IDF and the nation's strength'

Nonkosher cookbooks are no longer published in Israel, bloggers don’t offer recipes for shrimp, pork consumption is way down and even esteemed nonkosher chefs are opening kosher restaurants – these are just some of the findings in this year’s ‘bacon index’

The Bahai Gardens in Acre, considered to be the holiest site in the faith, announced it will close to visitors after the city demanded nearly $2 million