Pope Francis will visit Israel on May 25-26, a visit which will mark an important milestone in the deepening relationship between the Catholic Church, Israel and the Jewish people.
n response to the Bayit Yehudi leader's Facebook status saying he would ''push with all his might'' for unilateral action, Livni says his pledge to act ''will amount to nothing more than a Facebook status.''
Palestinian Center for Public Opinion poll finds 33% of Palestinians would vote for Barghouti, who is serving 5 life terms in Israel, as opposed to 29% for Abbas; poll shows that Barghouti also more poplar than Hamas PM Haniyeh.
Some Palestinian journalists have been waging a campaign against their Israeli colleagues, demanding they be banned from entering Palestinian territories.
Legislation would increase haredi participation in the public sector; in first quarter of 2014, male haredi employment stood at 44.5%, compared to the national average of 81 percent.
After US calls for prompt and transparent investigation into Nakba Day deaths recorded on video, Israel's foreign minister attacks world's hypocrisy; says fingers should be pointed at Syria and Gaza, not Israel.
PA calls for int'l commission of inquiry into deaths after footage purportedly shows teens weren't engaged in violence at time of death; US calls on Israel to conduct prompt investigation; Ya'alon says soldiers were endangered.
Orthodox MKs note that the majority of Maccabi's players who scored in the European championship game were not Jewish and that Israelis should be proud of their heritage instead.
The Knesset, Israel’s 120-member parliament, is set to elect the next President of the State who will succeed 90-year old Shimon Peres on June 10, Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein announced.
