Iran claims rocket failed to reach 'necessary speed' in the third stage of launch ■ Israeli premier says Tehran is lying about nature of its tests

Schools in Jerusalem will be closed early on Wednesday; snow expected in northern Israel as well

Democratic Jewish leader welcomed decision to 'take a principled stand against anti-Semitism' ■ NAACP, National Organization for Women also disappeared from new list of sponsors

A parliamentarian with an independent streak and a social-welfare agenda, Orli Levi-Abekasis and her new Gesher ticket are showing well in the polls, but it's still hard to divine what she actually stands for

Couple in their 70s was found stabbed to death in their apartment in Jerusalem's Armon Hanetziv neighborhood

State Comptroller Joseph Shapira charges the PM had no permission to receive from two businessmen closely affiliated with him

The president's policy-by-tweet handling of Syria undercuts the credibility of his senior staffers, who spent months prior to his announcement advocating against the move, and are now scrambling to pacify Mideast allies

Interior Ministry says the years-long delays are the result of the volume of requests, but lawyers are convinced the backlog is a deliberate policy to prevent the city’s Palestinians from becoming citizens