Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi says crew will be allowed to leave the tanker on humanitarian grounds and could leave Iran soon. The Swedish-owned Stena Impero was detained by Iran's Revolutionary Guards on July 19 in the Strait of Hormuz waterway for alleged maritime violations.

Prominent American Rabbi Shmuley Boteach defends Birthright Israel, saying left-wing organizations unfairly attack it. "To see people experience Israel for the first time – it is an amazing thing," he says as he accompanies group of 40 participants.

The Environmental Protection Ministry asks Jerusalem Municipality to take immediate action, including pest control measures, to prevent the spread of the disease.

In the past half-decade, illegal Palestinian building and infrastructure have sprawled across more than 9,000 dunams (9 square kilometers) in 250 locations with access roads, retaining walls, and terracing.

Lengthy New York Times piece shows the extent to which Obama administration pressured Israeli leader not to attack Iran. US also tested 30,000-pound bomb, report says. “If I’d had a majority, I would have done it, unequivocally, ” Netanyahu tells Times.