The leaders of the coalition agreed to advance a bill that would revoke the reasonableness standard, removing the top court's ability to intervene in political appointments, such as the case of convicted criminal Arye Dery

Cornered? Impotent? Humiliated? A slew of commentary insists that Israel's Prime Minister Netanyahu is a victim of circumstances and extremists, and that deep down, he remains 'true' to the rule of law. It's time to debunk that apologist narrative once and for all

The increase is expected to amount to a 12 percent rise in bus and train fares ■ Transportation Ministry only now begins work with Finance Ministry to prevent the hike ■ Regev can stop the expected increase in prices by giving up her 'Transportation Justice' plan, budgeted at 360 million shekels

Netanyahu’s statement that he will move forward with the legal overhaul legislation shows he may be betting on it not igniting widespread protests like those that followed his dismissal of Defense Minister Yoav Gallant – it also shows he is trying to pacify the right, which is furious

IDF forces entered Jenin to arrest suspects, including a son of a senior Hamas official imprisoned in Israel ■ IDF forces were targeted by IED's, army helicopters scrambled to evacuate Israeli forces ■ Ramallah reports three killed and two in critical condition, one of them a 15-year-old girl wounded by a bullet penetrated to her home

Israel's biggest public health care group recently opened Jerusalem’s first full-service LGBTQ medical clinic, serving both Jewish and Arab communities. But it is deliberately keeping a low profile – hoping to avoid ultra-Orthodox pushback

Saudi Arabia preemptively rejects direct flights from Israel for the impending annual pilgrimage to Mecca commencing next week

The latest regulations are the first new enforcement measure by the European Union since its decision to label settlement products in 2015, which sparked uproar from Israeli politicians