Undeterred by pending circumcision ban, rabbi and wife to set up synagogue, ritual bath for first time for island's 250 Jews

Environmental policy expert, son of Jewish refugee and Auschwitz survivor, to lead university after heading Tufts for a decade

Words 'pigs' and 'get out of the country' scrawled on walls of house of prayer in Catalan region of Spain

Secretary of state begins week-long Mideast tour by meeting Egyptian counterpart, who thanks Washington for support in war against jihadist group

Shin Bet, which led operation to arrest pair last month, says they were recruited by a Palestinian terrorist released as part of Shalit deal

PA head expected to ask Putin to help craft international multilateral mechanism, but envoy admits Washington still has some role to play

Pilot and navigator of Israeli fighter lost to Syrian missile reportedly testify that they ejected right after strike; investigators probe causes, including technical failure

Despite a shared alma mater, love of their teams, and shared faith, Steve Cohen, a liberal Democrat, and David Kustoff, a conservative Republican, are polar opposites in Washington