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He grew up in a sadistic cult and was subjected to abuse together with his mother and siblings daily. He moved from shelter to shelter for years after his father, a convicted sexual abuser and polygamist, was arrested in 2011. But against all odds, Aviad obtained his high school diploma, completed his military service, and is looking forward to studying economics, and one day, building a family.

The Palestinians are becoming fed up with the current situation and are blaming their leadership for being weak. “People are fed up living like poor people, while the powerful officials in Ramallah are enjoying the good life.”

From the death of the Al Jazeera journalist to the strengthening of the Palestinian Authority and the nuclear agreement, the US is pushing Israel into a corner. Jerusalem has hinted that there is limit to such interference, but is careful not to provoke Washington.

Five years in the making, Israeli author Sara Aharoni publishes a novel that sheds light on aspects of the famous physicist's life we may have never heard before.

Findings by researcher Irina Zuckerman show that the "espionage affair" involving the Israeli cyber company was the result of an initiative of certain entities who want to harm Israel, including Qatar. Soon after, her account is closed by Twitter and she says attempts to silence her stem from political motives.

The Palestinians are trying to get back on the international community's agenda and they have a plan: for the first time in 11 years, they want to resume their attempt to gain recognition as a full member state of the United Nations.

An Israel Hayom analysis reveals that the six German foundations in Israel, which are affiliated with political factions back home, may lack necessary approvals by Israeli authorities and possibly failed to properly file reports. This could have implications on the Arab-Israeli conflict.

"Many of the Zionist founders were smart and good people, but none like Herzl," says Moshe Luna, whose "The Triple Voyage" pays homage to the visionary of the Jewish state.

Analysts maintain that the transitional government is unable to take effective economic measures and lead a policy that will deal with the spiraling inflation.