Hundreds protest in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem against recent economic measures; 'Israel is deteriorating, it's a slippery slope towards becoming a dictatorship,' says one protester

In spite of Foreign Ministry reservations, delegation led by deputy finance minister visits Ankara, Istanbul for meetings with interfaith groups, Turkish officials to discuss diplomatic standstill

MK Avi Dichter officially assumes role of Home Front Defense minister. Outgoing Minister Vilnai predicts ministry's importance will only grow

Jewish teen suspected of aggravated assault denies involvement in Thursday lynch on Arab man. 'I wasn’t there at the time,' he insists

Sources privy to criminal world say Shoshan Barbi, who is suspected of killing three women during hit-and-run accident on Friday, will not turn himself in. 'He'll hide in an Arab village, grow a beard and escape to Oman'

Police looking into possibility that the suspect is linked to the assailants who threw a Molotov cocktail at a Palestinian taxi last week, injuring six

Dozens demonstrate against strike in Iran for second week in a row. 'We will keep protesting until the threat of war is removed,' says Tel Aviv Councilwoman Tamar Zandberg

Missile shield battery arrives in southern city in an effort to calibrate its sensors to the local terrain