Secular Israelis have long rejected klezmer, an overt, emotional expression of Ashkenazi Jewish musical culture. Sometimes the strength of that opposition – and resistance to anything Yiddish, religious or associated with the Holocaust – knocks me flat

Prime minister testifies in suit revolving around an article by Ben Caspit that reported that Likud-sponsored bill benefiting the Knesset legal adviser was aimed at improving Netanyahu’s legal situation. Caspit: ‘The word “bribery” never appeared in the story’

The series of high-profile ministers being told not to show to Memorial Day ceremonies is another powerful illustration of the change that is reshaping Israeli society and what exactly the taxpayers, the IDF and the public are willing to handle during political turmoil

The reptiles (and other animals) had been shrouded and buried in fine copper boxes, analysis study of six votive boxes from 2,500 years ago

Netanyahu used to prefer giving interviews to foreign journalists to avoid questions about Israel's internal problems and speak about national security instead – but in his last two interviews with NBC and CBS, he found himself speaking almost exclusively on tensions caused by his far-right government

The background to the murder involves a dispute between two Rahat families over the division of land, followed by a car accident involving members of the two families which then escalated into a gunfight