A final count of election ballots shows Likud with a total of 36 seats, compared to 35 seats for its main rival, the Blue and White party. New Right party falls just a few hundred votes short of entering Knesset, says it will challenge the count.
Civil rights attorney Michael Sussman calls order affecting predominantly Orthodox Jewish neighborhoods in Brooklyn and threatening possible fines of up to $1,000 for noncompliance "overreach of authority."
Arrest comes a day after WikiLeaks reports that Assange was subject of a "sophisticated spying operation" • To some, Assange is seen as a hero. Others see him as someone who undermined U.S. national security.
Israel has no interest in bolstering the PA or taking over Gaza. Hamas, meanwhile, is losing legitimacy and using the conflict to keep itself alive. With neither direct talks nor a full-scale war an option, "diplomacy of violence" is the only option.
At service held a day after mayor of Pittsburgh signs new gun control measures, Rabbi Cheryl Klein says, "Hate is emboldened and white supremacists are somehow mainstreamed" • Lawmakers pass resolution declaring April 10 "Stronger Than Hate Day."
