Publicist confirms that actor who co-starred in film featured at Cannes and Jerusalem festivals succumbed to a sudden unexpected illness, without providing additional details

Loader found unconscious in unsafe area of tank that crew is prohibited from entering while systems are on; he is declared dead by medics who came to take him for treatment

News site says Amsalem Tours will manage premier's trips to Berlin and the UN amid wage dispute between Foreign Ministry and government

Senior analyst Haviv Rettig Gur discusses why Israeli teachers threaten to strike each year; real estate editor Danielle Nagler talks of homelessness initiatives and urban planning

President uses Pennsylvania speech to promote his crime-prevention efforts and to continue pressuring Congress to revive long-expired federal ban on assault-style weapons

Former Soviet president remembered as a humanitarian for allowing Jews to practice their religion freely and emigrate, which they did en masse -- much to his disappointment

'It is believed these victims were targeted because they're Jewish,' police commissioner says during press conference where suspect allegedly slapped Haredi man days earlier

Military ends nationwide curfew, Iran reopens border with neighbor as calm returns, though year-long political impasse between pro-Tehran and nationalist camps still unresolved