Eric Lander becomes 1st cabinet-level official to receive post using 1492 Pirkei Avot -- a Mishnaic compendium of Jewish precepts -- published in Naples by Jews fleeing Inquisition

Officers bolstered on capital's streets for annual event; 2 teens arrested for putting up posters against it; anti-gay Lehava group plans counter-demonstration

The first Arab party to join a government in decades, Islamists make good on promise to seek change from inside, winning billions in promised state funding for community

Diplomats say negotiations for resumption of 2015 pact moving along, though some issues remain; top official dismisses UN atomic watchdog's lack of access to sites as 'not related'

US president says Israeli president-elect has demonstrated unwavering commitment to strengthening Israel’s security, looks ahead to Rivlin visit

Medical centers say government is failing to give them the funding needed to recover from the COVID crisis: 'A tribute ceremony won’t fund expenses'

Drawing together eight wildly disparate parties was immensely difficult. The PM can be relied upon to make the lead-up to the Knesset's vote of confidence more tortuous still

World Health Organization says it is helping 200,000 Gazans amid 'staggering needs,' with 30 clinics damaged in the fighting; calls for unhindered humanitarian access