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Yamina MK Amichai Chikli speaks with Israel Hayom on how he broke with his party, culminating with a dramatic Knesset vote that saw his ideology clash with his politics.

Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked isn't hanging her head over failing to pass the citizenship law, she calls the Opposition's immigration bill a "troll job," and claims Shas, United Torah Judaism and the Religious Zionist Party haven't ruled out joining the government.

Maj. Gen. (res.) Tal Russo is grateful for the relative quiet along the northern border since 2006, but thinks Israel has become "addicted to quiet," sometimes to its own detriment. He has only praise for his former soldier, PM Naftali Bennett, and explains why the Labor party is holding a grudge against him.

After his daughter died by suicide, Rabbi Shalom Hammer embarked on a mission to commemorate her by helping others with mental-health issues, recently launching a first-ever course that trains first responders to help teens in crisis.

Six years after Israel outlawed the Northern Branch of the Islamic Movement, it's finding a backdoor in and once again stirring up violence in the form of unrest in mixed cities.

President Reuven Rivlin's term in office was a turbulent one, in part because the head of state asked us to look in the mirror and find common ground even when it seemed impossible.

"Of course, it’s a good time; there’s never been a bad time to buy in Israel. It’s not just a financial investment but an emotional and spiritual one, too. Everyone wants a little piece of Eretz Yisrael," says realtor Kim Bash.

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier's invitation of Israel critic Omri Boehm on his recent visit to Jerusalem reflects Berlin’s two-faced nature in its dealings with the Jewish state.

Matty Cohen, who until recently served as the Israeli ambassador to Honduras and Guatemala, was instrumental in getting both Central American countries to move their embassies to Jerusalem. "We've worked so hard for this moment," he says.

Diplomat Ron Prosor sits down with Israel Hayom to discuss the "triple standard" to which Israel is held in the world, the need for 21st-century diplomats to take the initiative, and his new book.