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Alongside the need to restrain the legislator, Shaked sees a dire need to restrain Israel's expansionist Judiciary.

The attempt to interrogate Lauder suggests police are sitting on solid suspicions against the prime minister, since the permission to detain a foreign dignitary of Lauder's stature likely required the consent of AG Avihai Mandelblit.

Azerbaijan may have already purchased from Israel the Iron Dome anti-missile defense system. Russia sold a short-range ballistic missile system to Armenia.

UK's Prince Charles of Wales paid respects to the grave of his grandmother in Jerusalem this weekend.

Israel has reportedly transferred the agreed-on $20M compensation payment to Turkey.

As happens for every Jewish holiday, the crossings to the Palestinian Authority and Gaza are closed.

A Palestinian Authority PR officer was arrested after publicly chastising leader Mahmoud Abbas for attending the Peres funeral.

The High Court continues to take notice of Shaked, and has been noticeably mindful of the need to avoid unnecessary friction with a Justice Minister who is probably the most popular minister in Israel.

"Shimon's story is ... the story of a people who, over so many centuries in the wilderness, never gave up on that basic human longing to return home."

I remember him at the table of a French restaurant, when he whispered in my ear, it’s tastes good, but nothing compares to your mother’s salad. To him, Israel’s cucumbers and tomatoes were the finest of delicacies.

Your eyes saw far ahead, while your feet covered great distances on the landscape of Jewish and Zionist history.

US President Barack Obama ordered all American flags flown at half-staff worldwide on the day Israel's ninth president, Shimon Peres, is laid to rest.

NY Gov. Cuomo and NJ Gov. Christie both remained Stateside to serve their living constituents after a deadly train crash, rather than go to Israel for the Peres funeral.

The Peres funeral is closed to the public due to the attendance of PA leader Mahmoud Abbas.

PA leader Mahmoud Abbas submits a request to attend the funeral of Israel's ninth president, Shimon Peres.

The Israel Police won't allow Jews to enter the Temple Mount on the eve of Rosh Hashana due to a conflict with a minor Islamic holiday.

Main roads will be closed. The public will be able to pay their respects before the coffin at the Knesset on Thursday from 9 Am - 9 PM (or as necessary).

Shimon Peres was brought to Jerusalem ahead of his funeral.

Researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev discover a unique evolutionary signature in genes associated with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).

AIPAC mourns former Israeli president Shimon Peres, 'indefatigable advocate for justice and human progress.'

IAEC director Ze'ev Senir warned international nuclear scientists that Syria and Iran are destabilizing the region through non-state actors.

Former President Shimon Peres is mourned by the Israel Atomic Energy Commission, which cites his contribution to the establishment of the Negev Nuclear Research Center.

Yad Vashem closes in deference to arrangements at Mount Herzl for the funeral of former President Shimon Peres.

Thousands of police are being deployed in Jerusalem as tens of thousands arrive for the funeral of former president Shimon Peres.

PA leader Mahmoud Abbas hailed Israel's late former president, Shimon Peres, while his PA government issued an obituary filled with hate.

Israel's international Mossad intelligence agency also says it is mourning the death of former President Shimon Peres.

The European Union is using the death of former President Shimon Peres to pressure Israel to accept preconditions for PA Arab talks.

"Through his great strength of will Shimon continued to move forward, imbued with the aspiration to advance the development of the country that he loved so much, and imbued with the aspiration to bring peace."

About 189 thousand babies were born in Israel in 5776, and an estimated 46 thousand passed away.

Minister Miri Regev said “the uncovering of these finds joins a long list of discoveries that enlighten us about our historic past, a past that is manifested in our country’s soil and in the writings of the Book of Books.”