Itamar Alon, who shot four people to death at Beersheba bank Monday, buried in Beersheba cemetery; funeral lasts minutes, kept secret; 'we are crushed thinking what the victims' families are going through,' his sister says

Violent police raid on Beirut LGBT club inspires controversy. Transgender arrested claims was beaten, stripped, photographed by police. Lebanon's gay community nonetheless registers significant gains, even with Hezbollah paper

PM Ensour says Hashemite Kingdom has 'come a long way' in improving standards of national media

US State Department report says 2012 saw sharp rise in anti-Semitism worldwide: Egyptian president said 'amen' during anti-Jewish prayer, and Iran's Ahmadinejad said 'horrendous Zionist clan' ruling major world affairs

'Price tag' sprayed on village mosque wall alongside Star of David; 'Light punishments legitimize further offenses,' village resident says

Netanyahu expected to ask Putin not to carry out sale of S-300 air defense systems to Assad, for fear deal would complicate foreign intervention in Syrian war

Numbers show nearly half of Shas schools ranked in lowest 10% in level of math, Hebrew; ‘Teachers do not take tests seriously; you cannot force core studies into system,' source with ultra-Orthodox educational system says

Four-year-old suffering from deadly heart condition successfully operated in Isreali hospital; 'We can show Syrians, world we want peace,' says surgeon