WASHINGTON -- Ehud Olmert, the former Israeli prime minister, will be a keynote speaker at the annual J Street conference. Olmert will speak at the dovish pro-Israel group's gala dinner on March 26, according to an invitation sent Thursday morning to...

JERUSALEM -- The first and only Israeli-Arab serving on Israel's Supreme Court has come under fire after choosing not to sing the country's national anthem at a public court event. Supreme Court Judge Salim Joubran on Tuesday remained silent during the...

JERUSALEM -- Palestinians worshipping at the Temple Mount attacked a group of Christian tourists with stones. The attack Sunday reportedly was in reaction to a rumor that a group of Jewish rightists were scheduled to visit the Temple Mount and had plans...

JERUSALEM -- An Israeli parliament committee approved a bill that would provide tax exemptions for donations to institutions that participate in "strengthening Zionism and encouraging Zionist settlement." The measure approved Sunday by the Knesset's Ministerial...

JERUSALEM -- Jews were barred from visiting the Temple Mount following Muslim agitation over inflammatory flyers. Police in Jerusalem prevented non-Muslims from visiting the Temple Mount Sunday morning after the discovery of flyers hanging in the area...

JERUSALEM -- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was victorious in the Likud Party chairmanship race, though his only challenger garnered about 24 percent of the vote. Netanyahu won about 75 percent of the vote in Tuesday's polling, about the same percentage...

JERUSALEM—A bill that will allow the retroactive legalization of West Bank outposts will be brought to a vote in the Knesset. The measure, which is scheduled for a vote Wednesday, would allow houses in communities of 20 or more homes to remain on land...

JERUSALEM—A Conservative minyan was held reportedly for the first time at the Knesset synagogue. Leaders from the Conservative movement of North America met Tuesday with Israeli lawmakers at the Knesset building in Jerusalem. Following the meeting,...

NEW YORK—Israel's strategic affairs minister expressed confidence that international pressure could force Iran to halt its nuclear program. Moshe Ya'alon, speaking in New York at a meeting of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations,...

WASHINGTON -- Jewish federation officials excoriated a top Israeli official for reports of official discrimination against women and for a law targeting NGOs. The official spoke in a conference call with constituents of the Jewish Federations of North...