JERUSALEM -- Israel's Cabinet approved a plan to increase the participation of women in municipal government. The plan, part of the Knesset's marking of International Women's Day, is meant to increase the representation of women on local councils from...

JERUSALEM -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bureau chief resigned over a sexual harassment scandal. Natan Eshel under a plea agreement signed Sunday resigned from his position and committed to never again working in civil service.  Eshel...