The meeting was intended to discuss and approve Katz’s decision to backtrack from a secretariat decision on Tuesday to remove key powers from the party chairman, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

The budget proposal, it noted, nearly doubles the rate of tax spending while slashing taxes, meaning the chances for fiscal consolidation are less likely.

The indictment stated that "the defendant knowingly had contact, on several occasions, with a foreign agent without reasonable explanation in order to promote or pay for acts of terrorism."

Much is being made of what US President Barack Obama will do regarding the Mideast as he goes out the door; Either way, the final impact is likely to be far less than the hype or the fears.

An Australian broadcaster has acknowledged inaccuracies in a Middle East report while maintaining Israeli responsibility for Gazan Welfare.

The Leipzig student resolution against BDS appears to be the first detailed academic document rejecting BDS in Germany.

The congressman calls for "further specificity" from both Trump and Clinton on Israel policy.

An Israeli start-up, NRGene, is leading the way in genome mapping, DNA sequencing, and genetic analysis.