Military and police naval forces take control of vessel sailing under Panamanian flag after a distress call suggesting stowaways aboard ship threatened to set it on fire. No injuries reported in the incident; one man arrested. IDF: Incident not terror-related.

Netanyahu’s opponents are counting on the conflict with the Palestinians being superseded in the public’s mind by the one with the ultra-Orthodox. Are they right?

If you’re a parent whose children are risking their lives to defend the state, why should ultra-Orthodox citizens be exempt? Religion ought to be beautiful, not political.

Professor emeritus Emmanuel Dror Farjoun of the Einstein Institute of Mathematics at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem joins 19 scientists who urge boycott of world's top physics competition for high school students. Teens from 80 countries are expected to participate in the competition, set to take place in Israel in July.

Joint IDF-Shin Bet security agency operation intercepts rocket-manufacturing materials en route to Gaza through Egypt's Sinai coast. Four suspects arrested, face charges of conspiracy to commit an act of terror, membership in a terrorist organization, and aiding in terrorist activities.