On Twitter, Foreign Ministry spokesman says, "Anne Frank's diary is NOT a warning about wishy washy pseudo universal values! Anne Frank's legacy is a warning against the hatred and persecution of JEWS."

Jews have long been known as the "People of the Book," and when in exile, it was our portable homeland. If you want to know anything about the Jewish people, read the book by which they live. Now more than ever, in the era of quick and short ideas, we must revisit it.

PM Netanyahu speaks out after newly appointed Justice Minister Amir Ohana asserts government should not always comply with High Court rulings. Chief Justice Esther Hayut blasts Ohana's "unprecedented and reckless judicial worldview."

At Bar-Ilan University conference, Bezalel Smotrich, co-leader of United Right, says, "We must focus on what we have in common and unite, leave behind past differences and disputes, overcome our egos and come together."

State deficit has reached 3.8% of the gross domestic product, exceeding the government’s deficit goal of NIS 40 million. Major lateral cuts to all government ministries must be implemented between 2019 and 2021, Finance Ministry officials say.