With court case over Jewish Agency activity ongoing, officials from both countries meet in efforts to reach deal, with little progress reported

Preliminary meeting lasts roughly an hour with no significant discussion; next hearing set for August 19 expected to be more decisive unless a deal is reached first

Russians reportedly held up visas for Israeli envoys after Moscow filed court petition to close semi-governmental body that facilitates immigration to Israel; hearing on Thursday

Diaspora affairs correspondent Judah Ari Gross and editor David Horovitz on Russia's threats against Jewish Agency; ongoing Western Wall drama; Israel's growing wealth disparity

Defense minister acknowledges TV report after May airstrike in Masyaf, says IAF fighters had already departed area

'Some things are better left unsaid,' president Herzog says, noting that he's cooperating with Lapid to solve the issue; Moscow said to reassure Jerusalem issue just a legal one

Foreign Ministry to provide NIS 2.5 million in aid to nine civil service organizations; ministry says move not tied to tensions over Moscow's threats to Jewish Agency

Amid growing crisis with Moscow, Natan Sharansky says Lapid saving Israel from global shame; former MK Ksenia Svetlova argues stiming of spat 'wasn't a coincidence'

Dual national Leonid Gozman faces prosecution for not informing authorities of his foreign citizenship quickly enough

Latest fight evokes Cold War memories of Russian Jews trapped behind Iron Curtain; for now, Jerusalem striking a balance between playing Moscow's game and warning of consequences