18 different acts to compete for crown of 2019 edition of song contest, among them favorites the Netherlands and Sweden ; Madonna also to perform

President mourns death of 8 vultures killed in Golan as one bird who fell ill in incident returned to the wild in 'a moment of hope'

It takes three and a half hours to run through 26 contestants and several other musical numbers for the final event on May 18

After band with disabilities wows at TLV semi, Saturday final will be available with sign language, extra narrative for visually impaired, simple language for cognitively impaired

Following internal pushback, PM's spokesman and a leading minister from the ruling party deny issue will be a condition for joining government

Police say one suspect arrested in connection to brutal murder of 81-year-old, the 8th Israeli woman to be murdered this year

Michal Shir joins former boss Gideon Sa'ar in publicly criticizing PM's attempt to gain parliamentary immunity, criticizes passing legislation for personal reasons

Ashkenazi religious leader says work should stop 10 minutes before lighting candles, 10 minutes after the end of the Sabbath because competition finals require Saturday rehearsals

Gideon Sa'ar managed to present his objections to the PM's plan for evading prosecution in the most loyal and helpful terms. Which is precisely why Netanyahu so fears him

Blue and White politicians praise MK and Netanyahu rival for 'political courage,' predict others may follow suit, after former minister says measure 'offers zero benefit'