How Yamina leader Naftali Bennett responds to the idea of a direct vote for prime minister could indicate whether he intends to join a Netanyahu government, or the anti-Netanyahu camp.

Jews gather to protest attack, Arab Israelis call "Settlers go home" and promise to "redeem Jaffa through blood." PM Netanyahu condemns attack, Yamina leader Naftali Bennett says "Israel is not a shtetel." Rabbi Eliyahu Mali: We must not get dragged into another cycle of violence.

The Turkish president's decision to withdraw Turkey from the 2011 Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combatting Violence Against Women is by far the most despicable turn he has yet taken against women.

Telegram channel linked to Iraqi Shiite paramilitary group Asa’ib Ahl Al-Haq publishes poster celebrating recent attack on Israeli-owned cargo ship MV Hyperion Ray off UAE coast.

Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Malki is expected to travel to Europe later this week to convince European foreign ministers to pressure Israel to allow the participation of Palestinians who reside in east Jerusalem in the vote.