The Jewish Agency also helped nearly twice as many Ukrainian Jews immigrate so far this year.
Israeli jets struck nine targets inside Syria overnight in response to a cross-border mortar attack that killed an Israeli teenager.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is criticizing the Presbyterian Church (USA) for its decision to sell its stock in U.S. businesses that operate in Judea and Samaria.
Hamas officials in the Gaza Strip reported five Izz al-Din al-Qassam members killed and several wounded in a Gaza smuggling tunnel explosion Thursday.
A three-finger salute was just one of the ways Palestinians celebrated the terrorist kidnapping of three Israeli teenagers.
Israeli troops arrested 30 members of Hamas overnight Thursday, bringing the total number of detainees to 280, as the search for the three abducted teens continues.
Former Jerusalem Mayor Uri Lupolianski was sentenced to six years in prison for his role in the Holyland real estate affair.
The IDF arrested dozens of Hamas members -- some of whom were released in the prisoner exchange for Gilad Shalit -- as it searched for kidnapped Israeli teenagers.
The drama surrounding the kidnapping of three Israeli teenagers continued on Tuesday. One of the teens holds dual U.S.-Israeli citizenship.
Israeli Tourism Minister Uzi Landau said the Obama administration bears some responsibility for the kidnapping of three Israeli teens.