'I set myself a goal to continue to make the voice of wounded IDF veterans heard,' Itzik Saidyan says at Sheba Medical Center event, where he has been hospitalized for over a year

In their fourth phone call since March, presidents laud cooperation between countries and 'the trust being built'

Doron Almog spends his first Shabbat after being tapped to lead the semi-governmental group with Reform leaders, in an apparent hint at plans to boost ties with progressive Judaism

Former commander who later opened a center for the disabled was largely seen as a consensus candidate to replace Isaac Herzog, who left the semi-governmental group a year ago

Defense officials gather at President's Residence to receive awards; are feted by Herzog, who declares that Israel 'will continue to stand firm in the face of every enemy'

Herzog expresses frustration at having to use Unity Prize address to explain that language used by Rabbi Meir Mazuz against government ministers is beyond the pale

Delegation prompts fierce outcry in Islamabad, with one participant getting fired from his job; Herzog says trip shows possibility of growing ties between Israel and Muslim world

President says 'depraved murderers' want to harm Israelis; calls for unity at yeshiva where PM wasn't invited to speak

Ethiopia-born Immigration Minister Pnina Tamano-Shata says work is underway to teach Israelis more about the community's losses, and compensate their families

President outlines plan for Middle East to become a 'global hub of sustainable solutions in food, water and health,' paving the way for Israel to broker ties with more Arab nations