After defending Twitter CEO Elon Musk for his attacks on Jewish philanthropist George Soros which critics deemed antisemitic, Israel's Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli doubled down, endorsing a debunked conspiracy theory about Soros' alleged ties to Iran

'It’s simply bizarre that someone known to the police as a right-wing extremist is now involved in interviews and deciding who will be a commander and who not,' remarked a senior Israeli police official

After more than four months of protest, and with a compromise over the proposed changes to Israel's judicial system reportedly close, jurists warn that that fundamental rights are still under threat

Rights groups say the three men, accused of killing security forces during nationwide protests, were subjected to torture, forced into public confessions and denied due process

The First Israel-Second Israel debate is obsolete, says sociologist Guy Abutbul-Selinger. Look around: Most of the cabinet ministers are Mizrahim, most of the mayors are Mizrahim, and middle-class Mizrahi women earn more than their Ashkenazi counterparts

The Syrian leader's presence at the summit in Saudi Arabia marks the end of a years-long period of being shunned by most Arab countries, following his crackdown on anti-government protests in 2011 and the ensuing civil war

The clashes erupted after a mass Jerusalem Day prayer at the Western Wall, and reportedly involved stone-throwing, resulting in injuries to several people, including an Israeli police officer