Seven firefighting teams, hundreds of locals help put out blaze at one of oldest, biggest mosques in Israel

Sufi house of worship and shrine in Taez attacked by local Salafists; commission for antiquities slams descruction

Under pressure within his own party over past failed talks with the PM, opposition leader says it’s too late now for partnership

Joint List lawmaker censured for calling IDF soldiers ‘murderers,’ Likud MK for stoking flames of uproar in response

HSBC bank hands over information on over $10 billion in accounts; state extends amnesty for voluntary reporting

Pontiff says fundamentalists exist in almost every religion, subtly criticizes politicians fueling racism and xenophobia

To conclude visit to Poland and tour of Auschwitz, pontiff receives JCC card, acid-green JCC T-shirt

Before the games open on Friday, a special shout-out to some of the members of the tribe in Brazil