With the start of new restrictions requiring children aged 3-11 to be tested before entering venues, many forced to wait hours to be swabbed; more testing sites, staff planned

As the Taliban retake power, the imminent 20th anniversary of 9/11 underlines the horrific consequences of the US failing to reckon with this region's darkest forces

Nitzan Horowitz hails 'historic step forward for equal rights for the LGBT community in Israel'

Camila Giorgi, 29, who recently won the National Bank Open in Canada, says her favorite book is 'The Diary of Anne Frank'

In New Jersey, the heavily ultra-Orthodox town of Lakewood growing at the highest rate of any city in the state

Magen David Adom paramedics break into family's apartment after neighbors call to report screaming inside

Police said to investigate possible terror motive; assault mirrors another knife attack in the same area in May

With 33 athletes in 11 sports, the Israel Paralympic Committee is hoping to improve on its Rio medal haul at the Tokyo Games this year

Shmuel Silverberg, 19, identified as victim; police say murder does not appear to be a hate crime, though they aren't ruling out the possibility

A study released by Jewish Women International says that shelter, acknowledgment, legal services and support for survivors of violence are inadequate across all denominations

Suhail Shaheen says he was unaware the Kan network is Israel's state broadcaster

Zebulun Simantov, 62, has refused for two decades to grant a religious divorce to his wife in Israel and could face legal repercussions if he flees to Jewish state

After shock Taliban takeover, US Joint Chiefs chairman says US-trained forces had the military capabilities to fend off insurgency, but lacked 'will and leadership'

Educated young women, former military translators and other at-risk Afghans seek to flee; 'If we don’t sort this out, we’ll literally be condemning people to death,' warns activist

President says US forces will remain on the ground until last Americans are retrieved from Taliban-controlled country