Porush's Tuesday demand effectively put the divisive issue of ultra-Orthodox conscription back on Netanyahu's desk, just as he persuaded ultra-Orthodox leaders on Sunday to postpone the passing of the draft exemption until after the government budget is passed

Food Security Council says that the billion-shekel proposal, part of Shas' election platform, is likely to create link between eligibility and politics

Ateret Cohanim, an organization that works to settle Jews in East Jerusalem, has submitted a plan to build a new gated community inside the Arab neighborhood of Ras al Amud

Three rockets fall in open areas in Israel after Khader Adnan, a senior member of Islamic Jihad in the West Bank, died after a hunger strike lasting 86 days; Islamic Jihad calls for general strike

This will be the second time that a Genesis Prize has been awarded outside Israel, with a spokesperson saying the move "has nothing to do" with the political turmoil since Netanyahu's hard-right government took office

The hard-right government's assault on democracy is sending voters from the right over to opposition leader Yair Lapid