Brig. Gen. Sharon Afek, the IDF Chief Military Advocate General, will soon become the first openly-gay IDF Major General.

176 cyclists will be competing in this years Giro dItalia, which begins in Jerusalem and will move on to Europe before ending in Rome on May 27.

The Swedish Academy has announced there will be no Nobel Prize for Literature laureate this year after an academy member quit over sexual assault allegations against her husband.

Ahead of his meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un, US President Donald Trump has reportedly ordered the Pentagon to examine the options for reducing US troops in South Korea.

After receiving sharp condemnation from the international community, Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas has apologized for making anti-Semitic remarks during a speech on Monday.

An Israeli diplomat in Chicago was thrown out of an Uber after answering his phone in Hebrew. The company has removed the driver from its app.

Several thousand have gathered in Tel Aviv for the seventh annual SlutWalk march. The protesters are accusing the law enforcement authorities of victim blaming and lightheadedness when dealing with sex crimes.

US President Donald Trumps peace plan includes Israeli concessions over several East Jerusalem neighborhoods. The outline was presented to Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman during his recent visit to Washington DC, Maariv has reported. If accepted by Israel, the US administration will offer