The legislation, passed by 60 to 49 vote, would not apply to the unauthorized settlement outpost of Amona, slated for evacuation by December 25. Likud's Benny Begin opposed the bill.

'Israel is now the only country in the world without freedom of religion for Jews,' Yesh Atid's party leader tells journalists in Jerusalem.

'It's alarming how many of Trump's advisers on Israel have a long history of close personal and financial ties to some of the most extreme settlements.'

The looming figure of the prime minister was placed in Rabin Square overnight; artist ordered to remove statue.

When Shmuel Yosef Agnon was evacuated to the Jerusalem home of the famed kabbalist Gershom Scholem during the War of Independence, he found a letter that would make every Airbnb host proud.

Under Gilad Erdan's proposal those entities on the list - including companies, organizations and individuals - would be subject to treasury sanctions, such as being banned from bidding on government tenders.

Officials say Isabel Phiri of Malawi, who is active with World Council of Churches and landed Monday, was the first to be turned away expressly for pro-boycott activity against Israel.

Iran's Rohani says 'U.S. is still our enemy' after Congress votes on new sanction mechanism.