Haredi politicians know funneling billions in public funds to their own Orthodox sects looks bad to most Israelis, but it's why they fought to end their 18-month stint in the opposition – and they can't afford to be outdone by their colleagues

Just two years ago, provocations culminating in the Flag March led to war and violence in Israel's mixed cities. This year, with Jewish extremist provocateurs in the cabinet, we can't relate to the Jerusalem Day parade as a fringe event

Israel is concerned that the event, backed by 90 countries and opposed by 30 in a vote held in December, will set a precedent in the UN making the Nakba in the General Assembly

Noelle Dunphy, a former associate of Rudy Guliani claimed he made comments about ‘'freakin Arabs and Jews,' and that in one instance, talking about Jewish men, 'implied that their penises were inferior due to ‘'natural selection’

Assad's invitation came in a letter from the Emirati leader, as the Syrian president is already scheduled to attend the Arab League summit this Friday in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, after being readmitted last week

Shira Greenberg's forecast comes amid slower than expected economic growth in Israel, growing signs of a global economic slowdown and ongoing uncertainty surrounding Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's planned judicial overhaul

Emissaries sent by coalition whip Ofir Katz and Finance Minister Smotrich offer Finance Committee members millions of shekels in funding for projects of their choice if they withdraw all proposed amendments as Knesset has 13 days to pass Israel's state budget