'Podium,' a new Israeli play on young women specializing in synchronized swimming, makes a stinging political statement: It's not good to die or be wounded for our country in any form – even artistically

The ultra-Orthodox parties used to command overwhelming support in Kfar Chabad until Itamar Ben-Gvir came along. His list topped the polls here in the past two elections and seems poised to make an even stronger showing in October. A trip to the most political 'apolitical' town in Israel

At least 12 Torah scrolls were stolen Monday from the Grand Synagogue in Levallois-Perret, local authorities said, just two days after six suspects were detained over an alleged foiled terror attack targeting a synagogue in northern Paris