Internal rift within Opposition puts judicial reform talks at risk
Yair Lapid's Yesh Atid and Benny Gantz's State Party disagree over the preconditions for a compromise.
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Shifting gears, aliyah ministry to focus efforts on Western Jewry
Funds will be redirected from aliyah efforts from former Soviet Union countries to Western nations, such as France and the United States. Aliyah and Integration Ministry official explains that there is no need to encourage immigration from Eastern Europe, as the Ukraine was has already led to mass aliyah to Israel.
Herzog in Baku to further strategic partnership
The president calls his visit to Azerbaijan "a dream come true."
Israeli killed in Samaria terror attack
Meir Tamari, a father of two young children, sustained a gunshot wound to the upper body.
Report: 10 ex-intel agents rushed back to Israel after Italy boat disaster
A retired Israeli security forces officer is said to be among the four dead after a tourist boat capsized on Sunday evening.
Education Ministry seeks youth trips to Homesh
Potential trips would require heavy security and perhaps even bulletproof busses. US blasts Israel for relocating Homesh yeshiva to state-owned land.
Homesh yeshiva moved to permanent site on state-owned land
"This is a historic moment, a step toward rectifying the terrible injustice of the expulsion from Samaria," says Samaria Regional Council head.
Declassified Yom Kippur War archives highlight painful intel lapses
Defense Ministry creates special website "to tell the story of a generation, to immortalize the bravery of the fighters, and offer an official platform for passing down the war's legacy to future generations."
Coalition offers to postpone changes to judicial selection committee by year
In return, the Opposition is asked to consent to other components of the judicial reform.
Mass protests against judicial reform enter 21st week
The passing of the new budget could grant some stability to Israel's government. However, it also appeared to fuel the protesters' views that Netanyahu appeals to his religious allies rather than address the wider economic woes of the broader society.