Flight from Sicily to Tel Aviv was reportedly approaching takeoff when staff decided to go back and call police; eyewitness says issue could have been easily resolved

59-year-old first in decades to ascend Chrysanthemum Throne following father's abdication, as Tokyo pardons 550,000 people

Rising attacks with the explicit or implicit collusion of the authorities are yet another sign of the retreat of Israel’s democratic vigor

Even in terror group's strongholds, anti-government demonstrators are showing growing dissatisfaction and publicly criticizing Nasrallah

With large majority, Chamber of Deputies condemns all manifestations of anti-Semitism, calls on government not to finance groups that promote boycotts of Israel

Channel 13 survey shows Blue and White, Likud each gaining one Knesset seat at expense of smaller parties, leaving stalemate essentially unchanged

Legislation would likely need Yisrael Beytenu's support in order to pass key Knesset committee, which starting next week will be controlled by Gantz's party

Border Police use stun grenades to disperse rioters throwing stones, paint bottles close to West Bank settlement; IDF declares area of weekend attack a closed military zone