Some Chabad rabbis based in hosting cities took the opportunity to profile their locales and communities with glossy videos designed for social networks and the media.

The leading rabbis are the ones who will decide on the enlistment law – and as long as they have not had their input there is no formal decision on the issue.

“Jerusalem is a final status issue and we have maintained that position for decades.”

Extremist groups making up to $300 million annually by smuggling contraband from Afghanistan to Pakistan and then beyond.

The public broadcaster said there is no government involvement with planning next year's competition.

Palestinians reported the car was empty at the time of the strike.

Michael Hayden posted on his twitter account a murky photo of the train tracks entering the concentration and extermination camps of Auschwitz-Birkenau with a somber caption.

Security forces arrived late Saturday night to begin the evacuation, which continued into Sunday