When the six members of the Simcha klezmer band hauled their instruments into a dilapidated rehearsal space, no one suspected they were about to hijack a government building in this large, clean city some 450 miles east of Moscow.
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders on Sunday took a jab at rival Hillary Clinton\’s electability, pointing to the controversy surrounding her use of a private email server as evidence of potential damage to the front-runner\’s campaign.
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders dominated overall conversation about the Iowa caucuses on Facebook Inc. on Monday, the social network said.
Sheldon and Miriam Adelson each gave the maximum $2,700 to the presidential campaign of Ted Cruz, suggesting the power couple was leaning toward endorsing the Texas senator in the Republican race.
After a six-year absence, Burger King is reopening in Israel.
The administrative detention of Meir Ettinger, the suspected head of a right-wing Jewish terrorist cell, was extended by four months.
John Kasich has New Hampshire all for himself on Monday, as his rivals in the Republican presidential primaries focused on getting out the vote in the Iowa caucuses.
Responding to a new University of Haifa study indicating that pollution from nearby factories may be causing birth defects in the Haifa area, Israel’s environmental protection minister pledged to take “drastic” measures.
The ambassador of the Palestinian Authority in Brazil joined several Jewish and non-Jewish officials to commemorate the Holocaust at a ceremony in Brazil’s capital.
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