Local authorities, many of whom hail from PM's Likud party, rejoice over move, but others express skepticism, call for government to go further

PM's promise to annex large parts of the Jordan Valley if reelected appears to be directed at his centrist main rivals in next week's election

Rivals from right and left, and Hebrew news media, unite in dismissing PM's promise to extend sovereignty as spin. But what will voters say? And where does the US truly stand?

PM says 'diplomatic conditions have ripened for move,' without specifying; repeats pledge to apply sovereignty to West Bank settlements, but with 'maximum coordination' with US

Captivated by biblical agriculture, Guy Erlich claims to have recreated perfumes used by Cleopatra, oils that anointed ancient Jewish kings

PM inaugurates new promenade in Efrat, whose mayor was one of the few settler leaders not to knock building plans; rival Gantz says he won't give up Jordan Valley in peace deal

About a dozen IDF posts near Jordan border abandoned after 1967 war are now swarming with winged mammals, following Israeli conservation efforts

At air force graduation, PM also warns that war will break out if Israel does not maintain control of West Bank's Jordan Valley

Prime minister upbraids Palestinians for rejecting proposal outright, says Israel will never give up security presence in Jordan Valley

IDF soldiers take suspect in for questioning after nighttime incident in northern Arava region