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Former loyalist Zeev Elkin’s scorching condemnation of the prime minister provided political melodrama of Shakespearian proportions

Play audio 1XChange playback rate from 1 to 1 Mute audio The cavity in the rock would later be identified as a Jewish ritual bath dating to around 2,000 years ago – about the time Jesus was active in the area, according to Christian tradition. The bath was found by archaeologists working with the antiquities authority and scholars from the Studium Biblicum Franciscanum, a Franciscan research institute near the modern Church of Gethsemane. Construction on that church began in 1919 and took five years. During the process the builders discovered remains of a previously unknown ancient Byzantin...

Follow Dec. 25, 2020 He is back: Simon Cowell, the renowned music reality competition judge and creator of “The X Factor” and “Got Talent” will be joining “The X Factor Israel” as a judge, announced Israeli broadcaster Reshet on Wednesday – the first time he will appear regularly on a show that is not broadcast in the United Kingdom or the United States. Cowell’s contract is quite costly, worth millions of shekels. Cowell is the creator of the “Got Talent” and “The X Factor” formats and is one of the most famous people in the entertainment world. He is credited with th...

Follow Dec. 22, 2020 The Knesset parking garage became the scene of major political drama Monday that is leading the country into its fourth round of election in two years. The garage has in the past served as a regular hiding place for Knesset members seeking to emerge at the last minute to vote – in the process disrupting legislative battle plans. Nevertheless, when Knesset members Ram Shefa (Kahol Lavan) and Michal Shir Segman (Likud) suddenly emerged in the Knesset chamber to vote on Monday night, they managed to surprise a lot of people. Bibi gets immunity – just not the kind he real...

Follow Not since Turkey’s 1974 invasion of Cyprus has Ankara been so internationally isolated.  Last week, Washington slapped Turkey, a fellow member of NATO, with CAATSA sanctions for purchasing, receiving and testing Russian S400 missile defense batteries. Meanwhile, the EU hit Ankara with moderate sanctions of its own, a move akin to a final written warning before more hard-hitting measures are taken.   Open gallery view U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan in the Oval Office of the White House. November 13, 2019.Credit: Tom Brenner/ REUTERS The...