Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the top Catholic cleric in the region, says Jewish extremists are emboldened by having representatives in power, leading to rise in attacks on Christians

Col. Avinoam Emunah has been mentioned as a favorite to command the new national guard being set up at the insistence of the far-right national security minister

PM's office says there was unanimous support among security chiefs for decision; Police minister Ben Gvir blasts move as 'serious mistake' that risks further inflaming tensions

Mayor tells parents that city has no control over who attends ceremonies organized by Defense Ministry in military cemeteries; urges leaving politics out of sensitive day

The rally, set to include far-right ministers Smotrich and Ben Gvir, will go to Evyatar settlement in campaign to legalize the outpost, stretching already strained security forces

Police chief says officers used 'a little too much force'; government said likely to maintain policy barring Jews from Temple Mount at Ramadan’s end, despite Ben Gvir's objection

Polls show public trust in government has all but collapsed. Faced with a security crisis, Netanyahu discovers he can't rely on the extremists upon which his coalition depends

Right-wing march to Evyatar wildcat outpost to be attended by 7 ministers, including Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir and others

It has taken barely three months for Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition to upend the country: Here's how its frenetic bid to overhaul the judiciary spiraled into a nightmarish crisis

Ben Gvir and Smotrich complain that government policy too soft on terrorism, lash out at their predecessors, but hawkish police minister says he won't bring down coalition