Amid grim economic forecasts for Israel, Netanyahu also emphasized the financial incentives for Arab states in establishing ties with Israel, and said that peace with Saudi Arabia 'in many ways would end the Arab-Israeli conflict'

A large percentage of the new highways will be built in the West Bank – where a quarter of the budget for paving roads will be invested

The NATO member, which bought advanced firing systems from Israeli firm Rafael, fumed over glitches, foot-dragging and delays. We had to use all our connections, complaints reached the Israeli prime minister and defense minister'

Nonkosher cookbooks are no longer published in Israel, bloggers don’t offer recipes for shrimp, pork consumption is way down and even esteemed nonkosher chefs are opening kosher restaurants – these are just some of the findings in this year’s ‘bacon index’

The Jewish leaders were set to vote on a resolution warning that judicial overhaul would damage Diaspora-Israel's ties before World Mizrahi, an org representing national religious Jews, petitioned to draw it out

The vote was delayed by a week to an online forum after right-wing representatives petitioned to draw out the vote overnight, sparking backlash from delegates opposing the overhaul

In his first public comment on the government plan to pass a law lowering the draft exemption age for the ultra-Orthodox, Halevi said conscription has 'proven itself without doubt for 75 years' and is 'the secret to the IDF and the nation's strength'