Fires were reported in three separate locations on the border as Gazans launched incendiary balloons at Israel ahead of Yom Kippur.

Mosiuoa Lekota: "In Israel, you won't find the same divisions between Jews and non-Jews that we used to witness during apartheid."

Shortly after the inauguration of Peña in mid-August, Foreign Minister Eli Cohen announced that Paraguay would move its Israeli embassy back to Jerusalem within the year.

Lavrov compared the Golan Heights and Ukraine's wartorn Donbas in suggesting that the US does not respect legal sovereignty of UN member states.

The State of Israel will bring in the fast day on Sunday evening with increased tensions on the Lebanese and Gazan borders.

Mahmoud Abbas’s antisemitism isn’t new and contrary to Palestinian apologists’ claims it is representative of the Palestinian people’s attitudes. 

Barring an extreme sadomasochist personality, how could knowing one’s life is on the line make this day not only happy – but the happiest day of the year?

My hope and prayer for this Yom Kippur is that we find a way to turn this curse of disunity into the blessing of unity.