20-year-old also fined; since late 2018, over 100 Israelis have been arrested for smuggling narcotic plant, which is legal in Israel but banned in Europe

Public statement from freed backpacker's mother comes after her daughter's Facebook post didn't mention PM, whose office denies reprimand

Backpacker jailed in Russia thanks activists, Tel Aviv mayor, celebrities and others for campaigning for her, but neglects to mention PM; PMO official denies rebuke

Family of Hodaya Monsonego, 24, say she is mentally impaired and was tricked into scheme; president asks Lima for clemency given 'fragile condition'

Naama Issachar returns home on Prime Minister Netanyahu's official plane following pardon from Russian President Vladimir Putin

Young people trafficking in the drug, which is legal in Israel, arrested in Vienna, Copenhagen, London, were likely paid by criminal groups in Israel

Criminals pay travelers to take suitcases full of leaves abroad, but European countries have increasingly been punishing those they catch

Court hears that Yonatan Fadida had traces of drugs in blood after fatal accident and threw bag of cannabis into ditch instead of assisting victims; remand extended by six days

Russian athletes will be allowed to compete in major events only if they weren't implicated in positive doping tests or if their data was not manipulated

US First Lady speaks in city, which her husband disparaged as 'rat and rodent infested,' urges students not to misuse drugs