Mounting the first serious challenge to the PM from within the Likud in 14 years, the popular former minister says Israel needs to change course, and he is the man to pull it off

A significant increase in funding for later stage companies is the biggest trend of 2019, according to new report by Start-Up Nation Central, which tracks the Israeli tech industry

Analysis of open source data by environmental NGO Adam Teva V'Din shows selected Ofer family factories emitted from a tenth to a third of industry's main polluting gases last year

In some places I could pray out loud, in others I could whisper. And then there were the shuls where men told me God didn’t want my prayer

Presentation at high school in center of the country described as 'charlatanism'; Education Ministry says talk contravenes principles of science that should be taught

The Jerusalem Cinematheque announces its 21st Jerusalem Jewish Film Festival, with 60 films about Jews and Jewish subjects

PM's challenger slams him for failing to raze a Palestinian village in West Bank, vows to bring right-wing party to victory

Yuval Steinitz to represent Israel at conference that aims to finalize the rules for international carbon markets; few heads of state will participate

Yisrael Beytenu chief says if no is government formed in next 24 hours it'll be due to 'egos' of Gantz, Netanyahu

Ahmed Ouyahia sentenced to 15 years, Abdelmalek Sellal to 12 years, for abusing their authority, as part of car manufacturing embezzlement scandal

Suspect shoots himself in the head as police approach

Plea bargain sees Meir Gamliel admit he was behind the wheel -- not passenger Netanel Sandrusi, who is sentenced to 7 months for not aiding victim

Members of the Tribe are jostling to take home award in the January 5 ceremony

Myanmar leader expected in The Hague; over 700,000 Muslims fled to Bangladesh to escape what has been called an ethnic cleansing campaign of rapes, killings, torching of homes

Once used only to find the best bus route to a destination, the Moovit app today offers options for getting around by bike, scooter, train, taxi and even foot

Hearing on conclusion of psychiatric board, appointed to rule on whether alleged child rapist is feigning mental illness to avoid extradition, is moved to January 14

Committee on heritage events to vote on removing Aalst carnival, which sported effigies of grinning Jews, other offensive caricatures

Mohamed Ali sentenced for tax evasion; had pitched himself as a former government insider who witnessed high-level corruption as a construction contractor for the military

Police open investigation into fatal accident that leaves burned-out vehicle on Route 4

With public pressure behind it, Environmental Protection Ministry strides toward solar energy. But Energy Ministry still issues permits for oil, gas, fracking, though it cuts coal