Labor Leader Amir Peretz is trying to breathe new life into the battered party. In a special interview with Israel Hayom, he defends the decision to join forces with the Gesher party, levels harsh criticism at Blue and White, and appeals to frustrated Labor supporters to come back to their political home. Setting his sights on 15 seats come September's election, Peretz insists this goal is feasible.

Mohammed Maslah, who entered Israel through a breach in the border fence in the West Bank city of Tulkarem, was questioned by police while waiting to stab an Israeli soldier at a bus stop in Hadera. He was indicted on terrorism charges by the Haifa District Court.

Senior Hamas official cites "seething atmosphere in Gaza," threatens that if Israel doesn't allow the transfer of monthly financial aid from Qatar and increase the electricity supply to Gaza by Friday, August 23, the Gaza-based terrorist group will escalate hostilities along the border.

Increase of 16,005 newcomers from 2018 comes mostly from Russian speakers leaving countries associated with the former Soviet Union. Immigration from the United States remains stable, while French immigration drops 21%.

To ignore the values of the public school system, foremost among them humanism, liberalism, democracy, and equality is to not understand the nature of public education in the first place.