Hatred of foreigners is once again rearing its ugly head in the Land of Freedom and Opportunity. Times change and technology marches on, but anti-Semitism is here to stay.

Barring last-minute progress in deadlocked efforts to form a new government, the 22nd Knesset is set to automatically dissolve at midnight Wednesday, forcing Israelis to go to the polls for the third time in less than a year.

Israeli chefs reinvent the traditional food ahead of the Jewish Festival of Lights, integrating it with Asian, American, and Italian cuisine. While tempting for some, others may want to wait for a miracle.

Israeli Arab towns are starting to embrace European-style Christmas markets and festivals, but why limit such welcome and needed tourism activity to the month of December?

Iran's communication and information technology minister Mohammad-Javad Azari Jahromi tells state news "security shield" repelled foreign attack, possibly a reference to a US cyber strike on Iran after the September attacks on Saudi oil facilities.