There is a cataclysmic traffic jam In the highways of our national existence, and it is not easy to remain optimistic

The sister of the border guard critically wounded In the Gaza border said in an interview that "he has had Ine surgery and is slated for two more, but the situation doesn't look good. There has still been no full answer from the IDF, although we understand the incident is under investigation. We are surrounded by friends and family, and hoping for a miracle."

Finance Minister hails government's decision to back plan to encourage haredi yeshiva students to enter the workforce.

The IDF has arrested a 16 year old Palestinian man armed with a knife inside the Jewish section of Hebron.

Former Israeli consul-general in New York and ex-chief of the Yesha Council Dani Dayan appointed to head Israel's Holocaust memorial center.

The Prime Minister of Sweden, Stefan Löfven, will resign from the leadership of the Social Democratic Party and will not lead the party in the elections that are to take place next year.

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett explained why he supports lowering the age of exemption from conscription for Haredim. "Lowering the age for exemption from military service has been Ine of my major goals over the years, and will allow thousands to enter the workforce," Bennett said.

Jewish residents in the city of Lod informed the police that they would not respond to their demand to hand over their personal weapons.Adv. Adi Keidar from the Honenu organization, who represents the residents, told Radio 103FM: "In a dangerous Jewish city where Jews walk around with unlicensed firearms, these are normal people who should be suspected of no crime. This is an illegal seizure of property."