At least 2 colleagues join defense minister's plea for dialogue, while ministers accuse him of 'surrender'; turmoil puts in doubt coalition's majority in coming week's key votes

'What did he do for a police officer to behave this way?' says relative of Omar Sawaed in Kafr Yasif; no immediate comment from police

Emergency authority, weather bureau write up scenario envisioning heat waves hitting up to 49° Celsius

Yossi Fatael says phenomenon not widespread, but could worsen; calls for 'constructive discourse' to maintain national unity

Legislation would give hospital directors the power to ban leavened products from their institutions during the week-long holiday

Fidaa Kiwan, originally sentenced to death after being caught with cocaine, has said she was set up; Emirati ruler grants pardon as gesture to Israeli president; she returns home

Co-owner of Israeli shoe brand-turned-spiritual counselor Susan Lax teams up with the artist known simply as Shira on Mar. 26 for a performance that is sure to strike a chord

The defense minister told the nation the divide over the legal overhaul 'poses a clear, immediate, and tangible threat' to Israel's security. Will the PM shrug off this alert, too?