Finance minister threatens to double proposed new tax on excess profits slapped on lenders’ excessive income to 30%; banking shares plunge

Some 200 apartments are being marketed to New York-area Syrian Jews 'from the community' in a deal believed to be worth around NIS 1 billion ($270 million)

Semi-professional soccer player lived in Sydney suburbs, loved to travel and wanted to teach poor kids abroad; his mother mourns: 'You are gone because you were Jewish'

Judean Desert finds dated from 1,400 years ago bear witness to 'flourishing Christian pilgrimage industry' as travelers from around Roman Empire sought mementos of visits to sites associated with Jesus

Syrian authorities say prominent terrorist Mohammad Shahada killed, another cell leader arrested in coordination with US-led coalition in wake of attack on Americans in Palmyra

Gali Baharav-Miara urges Knesset legal advisor to address issues, after incidents of committees being misused to discuss active legal cases, amid escalating rhetoric to judicial reps

DNA testing helped identify the body of Lt. Morton Sher, a member of the Flying Tigers, killed in action in 1943 during a combat mission over China

Explosive interview with ex-spokesman alongside fresh revelations revive suspicions and raise sinister questions regarding influence peddling in Netanyahu's inner circle