Municipality allows automotive chipmaker to alter design for 30-story building, campus to instead have only nine levels; reason for change not clear, Calcalist website says

Mandelblit says campaign ahead of pride parade promoting 'normal' families fell under purview of freedom of speech; city says it will respect his position

Jerusalem prepares for cold, possible flakes, though odds are low; precipitation causes blockages on several major roads

Security officials say they've stepped up operations because of escalating violence emanating from the Palestinian neighborhood, home to 18,000

Hundreds of institutions to stop using disposables and starting washing the dishes instead, but strict dietary laws make going green a challenge for ultra-Orthodox

Schocken house in Jerusalem's Smolenskin Street, formerly used by music academy, has become part of Prime Minister's Residence without municipality approval

Environmental Protection Ministry warns city hall it is acting illegally by failing to provide special orange recycling bins for each apartment building

Municipality says low emission zone will go into effect in November; drivers of truck not fitted with special pollution-reducing filters will be fined

Dar al-Marafa in Kafr Aqab could get significantly more government funding, but a local activist worries some teachers may lose jobs

Police say parking tickets canceled in exchange for concert tickets; demolition permit granted for building owned by suspect's wife despite preservation designation