The meeting was held in "a good spirit and in a positive atmosphere," according to Gantz's office.

Convicted sex abuser Rabbi Baruch Lanner could be granted citizenship by the Interior Ministry. If it does, he "could tomorrow walk into any school and apply for a job," said Shana Aaronson.

Israeli carriers have not flown commercially to Turkey since 2007, while Turkish carriers flew as many as 16 flights a day to Israel pre-COVID.

Russian forces are likely pausing to replenish before undertaking new offensive operations in the Donetsk Oblast, the Ministry of Defence said in a Twitter update.

Fresh from the World Urban Forum, former Jerusalem deputy mayor Naomi Tsur has some ideas for the city’s future.

As the global financial markets continue their volatile and mostly downward ways, I have been speaking with clients in an attempt to calm their nerves.

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While Yair Lapid was quoted as saying Israel would support sanctions against Russia, the foreign minister actually said they will wait and see, while adding that the Ukraine embassy may be moved.