Identity of the house of worship from about 2,000 years ago confirmed by menorah engravings and inscriptions calling it a ‘synagogue’, Phanagoria excavation director Vladimir Kuznetsov explains

Prominent member of Netanyahu's ruling party accuses Shas leader Arye Dery of deception as prime minister and justice minister work on watered-down version of draft-exemption bill

The Israeli prime minister aim is to the army chief into a weak, submissive and reluctant figure ahead the two acts of sabotage that he plans to stage in the Knesset’s winter session – passage of the outrageous bill on the military draft and the legislation to politicize the Judicial Appointments Committee

Scorching heat as a result of climate change is making the usual problems of the Bedouin of the Judean Desert and Jordan Valley — poverty, settler violence and harassment by authorities — truly unbearable

UNIFIL's chief expressed concerns over 'a series of incidents along the border in recent months that have escalated tensions.' Since the end of the 2006 war, regular meetings have been held between representatives from the IDF and the Lebanese Army

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According to Amos Malka, Netanyahu should have explored different approaches to the judicial overhaul, amidst growing concern about the army's readiness