Music is the religion of choice for the 32-year-old daughter of a mother from Iceland and a Jewish father from New Jersey -- and it appears her star is rising

Israelis and Palestinians deny the other’s foundational story, which makes dialogue difficult, but it is essential to reaching any resolution (Tisha B’Av)

Speculation about death of well-connected sex crimes suspect runs rampant after apparent suicide on government's watch

Police use tear gas, riot control weapons on flashpoint holy site after worshipers make 'nationalistic calls' and riot; 4 cops, 14 protesters injured

PM blasts 'Twitter cabinet' Smotrich and Shaked, tells critics there was never a question about allowing Jews entry to holy site for Tisha B'Av

Yoav Gallant predicts Israel will launch a wide-scale operation in coastal enclave eventually, though he says doing so is a last resort

After fifth launch in two weeks, US president says Pyongyang offered a 'small apology' for missile tests, wants to resume talks once US-South Korea war games end

For 2,000 years, we were in no position to repeat past mistakes; these days, we need the ’national flashback’ to remind us what happens if we fail again