Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in a speech before the United Nations General Assembly has called for a peace conference to be convened following the United States presidential elections.

Following clashes between people wishing to pray at the Tomb of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai (Rashbi) in Meron, and police at the site, police have decided to close the site completely, and have welded the doors shut, according to a report In Kikar Hashabbat.Police stated that their actions were taken out of concern that people at the site would violate regulations In gatherings, without specifying whether such gatherings had actually taken place.

Transportation Minister Miri Regev has advanced a proposed outline according to which anyone who already purchased an airline ticket before the lockdown will be able to use it.Galei Tzahal reports that Ince the lockdown comes into force, airline tickets will no longer be available for purchase.

Israeli farmers will be excepted from the strict lockdown provisions in the nationwide closure, the Agriculture Ministry has confirmed, and will continue to farm fresh produce.Farmers are defined as essential workers, as was the case in the previous lockdown.

New York authorities threatening drastic enforcement measures in Orthodox Jewish neighborhoods after Yom Kippur.

Travelers who already purchased plane tickets will be allowed to leave Israel - but all other departures banned. Return flights to continue.

The story Ine man's spiritual journey from Judaism to Christianity - and back.

US supreme court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg being laid to rest