Report quotes directors-general getting into heated argument over potential lockdown, with health chief warning 'we'll collapse' if far-reaching measures to stop virus not taken

New directives to take effect Wednesday evening are expected to further curtail movement, business openings, public transportation

With all of Gantz's options to form government reportedly blocked, proposal would see centrist party back Netanyahu's steps to curb virus while tightening its hold on Knesset

Likud MK quits rather than adhere to High Court order to hold vote on his replacement, says justices ‘undermining democracy’; move means vote on new speaker delayed to next week

Congressional aides say direct cash payments in stimulus package can go to any US citizen with a tax ID number

Esther Hershcovich designed her English-language site while in COVID-19 quarantine. 'Elderly have so much to teach. We have so much to learn, and now we have the time'

Jewish-American player on Israeli baseball team worries delay of Tokyo games may mean he can't play next year; others say happy to relax diet, training regimen

Rebecca Zlotowski's effortlessly light 'An Easy Girl' has a lot to say about class struggles and femininity in the 'post-#MeToo' environment