Plans were kept under wraps to prevent authorities from finding out; many of those who were at Bobov dynasty celebration were reportedly from Europe and Israel

Gila Gamliel congratulates incoming administration, declares Israel 'a solar light unto the nations' that joins US in bold move to achieve 100% carbon pollution-free electricity

Health minister says over 2.2 million people in country have now had at least one dose; 8,511 new infections detected on Tuesday, down from over 10,000 the day before

Islamic Republic president says outgoing US counterpart's 4 years in office 'bore no fruit other than injustice and corruption'

Aviem Sella one of 73 people granted clemency; 70 have sentences commuted; list doesn't include Trump or family; several Jewish convicts pardoned, incl. Lakewood Ponzi schemer

Hagit Moshe, a Jerusalem deputy mayor, pleads for religious Zionist unity; 2 other right-wing parties echo her call as polls indicate that together they could win 4 Knesset seats

Officials say Kaveh Lotfolah Afrasiabi was paid by diplomats from Tehran's UN mission, urged Iran to end nuclear inspections after Soleimani killing

Former Breitbart chief has been charged with duping thousands of investors, pocketing funds donated toward building a wall along Mexico border

PM's party leads survey with 30 seats; his challenger's right-wing faction slides 6 seats to 15 in past month

US president wants to call new faction the 'Patriot Party,' still unclear how serious he is about it, The Wall Street Journal reports

Officials add women expecting babies to vaccination priority list, say 'no evidence of harm' from inoculations during pregnancy

Jewish politician from Staten Island marked as appointee for Biden administration in leaked document

Rabbi Michael Beals compares US president-elect mission to this week's Torah portion describing Israelites’ flight from Egypt

Professor at MIT and Harvard tapped to be presidential science adviser and director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy

US president-elect set to assume office as nation grapples with surging pandemic, soaring unemployment and fears of further political violence