One by one, senior state officials take the podium at the annual 'Unto Every Person there is a Name' ceremony in the Knesset to read out the names of relatives and other victims who perished in the Nazi genocide

East Jerusalem residents arrested with 1,000 coins on their person, concealed in specialized belly belts; Israeli authorities suspect detainees are part of a larger smuggling ring

Three days after his wife Gilat received a death threat via mail, PM eldest son Yoni, 17, receives a similar letter; the police and the Shin Bet domestic security agency said they are investigating the incident, placing a gag order

Holocaust survivors, Ukrainian war refugees, descendants of Nazi officers and for the first time a delegation of Arab-Israeli youth - all set to participate in annual commemoration event; 'What's happening here is beyond coexistence,' says member of youth movement

President tells audience at Ghetto Fighters' House there is 'great value' to diversity of opinions, but Jews and Israelis must not forfeit common ground when talking about lessons of the Holocaust; during the ceremony, six torches were lit by Holocaust survivors

Shurat HaDin appeals to Social Equality Minister Meirav Cohen and the Jewish Agency to restore the HEART project that was established by the Israeli government in 2011, but terminated eight years ago without any notice

Israelis nationwide bow their heads in memory of the six million Jews murdered by the Nazis and their allies in World War Two; 'We must not forget and we will not forget,' says visiting German Bundestag president