Homicide rates doubled a year after far-right MK Itamar Ben-Gvir became national security minister. Reconciliation groups and local activists see Ramadan, which began on Wednesday, as an opportunity for social pressure that might bring a respite and hope for a long-term solution

The trip follows a public clash between the two, after Carlson suggested on his show that Huckabee had not done enough to confront what he described as Israel's 'shocking' treatment of Christians. The pundit was reportedly detained by airport security before leaving the country

The U.S. ambassador accused Belgium of 'harassment of the Jewish community' over a year-old investigation into suspected illegal circumcisions. Belgium rejected antisemitism accusations, with its foreign minister saying Jewish Belgians 'do not deserve to be used as leverage'