Former Jerusalem deputy mayor Tamir Nir lived as an Orthodox Jew for 20 years, and for the next 20 as a secular Israeli; in his current role, he feels he lives the best of both

In at least four instances, religious authorities suggest the dead be taken somewhere else or interred on outskirts of cemetery

US president bestows Presidential Medal of Freedom on vice president after eight years in office

Woman’s husband has been in a coma since 2007; judges ban an appeal on Safed court’s decision

Ambulances reported rushing to scene of explosions that rock al-Mazzeh airport

27-year-old plantation owner Francis Salvador made history on Jan. 11, 1775, when he was appointed to the South Carolina Provincial Congress

President-elects team says head of National Front party did not meet with Trump or his transition officials

Gap between parties’ support of Israel at highest since 1978, survey shows; more conservatives view Netanyahu favorably than Dems