Refusing to concede, rival Ofer Berkovitch claims 'many irregularities' and says soldiers' votes yet to be counted ■ Leon is politically close to the defense minister and was Netanyahu’s director general

Ultra-Orthodox communities are increasingly divided, with a small but growing number of young people openly defying their rabbis and voting for non-Haredi candidates – with major implications for the Diaspora

Director and cast vow to honor memory of Chaim Tukachinsky, who died in hit-and-run incident in September

Arrested three times in her native Iran, London-based Golazin Ardestani refuses to apologize for her music or lifestyle – or collaborating with Israeli songwriter Idan Raichel

The change in tune seems like a bait-and-switch to many Jewish Minnesotans; she was directly asked her stance on BDS at an August primary debate held in a synagogue

In the latest adaptation of Sweden’s bestselling ‘Millennium’ series, Claire Foy takes on the role of Swedish hacker Lisbeth Salander. Though it’s an effective espionage thriller, here again the protagonist is more compelling than the film

Benjamin Netanyahu was and remains the sole custodian of Israel’s security. The authority and responsibility always stayed in his hands, with Lieberman or without him

The State Department also designated the son of Hezbollah's leader a terrorist and blacklisted Al-Mujahidin Brigades, which it said had links to Hezbollah and had plotted a number of attacks against Israeli targets