Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "The Caine Mutiny" was among the first modern Jewish writers who appealed to the general public and had an enviably large readership. In many of his novels, he dramatized the conflict between faith and assimilation.
Two of Madonna's backup dancers briefly appear onstage wearing Israeli, Palestinian flags on their costumes. Iceland's entrant draws boos from audience when band holds up small Palestinian banners live on air during voting.
Israel earned the right to host the show after Netta Barzilai won last year's competition with her catchy pop anthem "Toy."
The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reports three explosions southwest of capital Friday. Syria claims it prevented another "hostile attack" on Saturday evening. Strikes may have targeted positions and storage sites for Iranian and Lebanon's Hezbollah forces.
i24NEWS' "Afrique" reports from the African country about the Igbo Jews, who practice Judaism and yearn for Zion, but have yet to be embraced by Israel
