With Hanukkah and Christmas coinciding this year, pregnant actress and her Jewish family make exception to tradition

Gilad Erdan tells Knesset that official statistic of over 1,700 fires is not accurate, that his arson ‘estimates are based upon facts’

Haifa residents try to seal burned homes as country readies for coastal floods, southern sandstorms, Golan snow

Over 600 rabbis and cantors sign pledge ‘to hold the new administration accountable’ for protecting civil liberties

China drops support for dictatorship in unanimous Security Council vote to boycott regime, limit coal exports, after second nuclear test

California Democrat retains her leadership position, a role she has held since 2002, despite criticism of her handling of election

Residents mark the anniversary of the 1966 disaster which decimated the city, damaging 90 Torah scrolls and 15,000 holy texts

Move follows Moscow‘s arrest in Crimea of alleged spy for Ukrainian military