Foreign Ministry says Ayoub Kara’s remarks not reflective of close ties between Jerusalem and Rome, says deputy minister apologized

‘I accept, of course,’ says singer-songwriter, promising to attend award ceremony ‘if it’s at all possible’

A lawyer, education advocate and NGO entrepreneur, Rachel Freier fought an uphill battle for the bench — but don’t call her a feminist

Jewish-American reporter says prominent Israeli journalist touched her in ways she did not want to be touched, made her feel unsafe

With event just 8 days away, organizers say many groups that helped in the past not involved this year

Man drives at troops near settlement of Ofra, then gets out of car with knife, is shot and badly injured; no Israelis hurt

Historic neighborhoods, abandoned after the Spanish Inquisition, now starve for tourists — but local entrepreneurs say national support for BDS isn’t helping

Building where German industrialist and Nazi spy employed and saved Jews scheduled to be restored, turned into Holocaust memorial