Washington hoping for deal that preserves Jews' ability to travel to Israel, State Department spokesman says; rabbi warns dispute bolstering antisemitism

Quadrennial games officially begin Thursday and will see 30,000 individual competitions across 42 sports over the next two weeks, while a team of 'olim' makes its debut appearance

IDF commander-turned-disability activist takes over quasi-governmental group after yearlong search for new chair; stresses Jewish pride and centrality of Israel in inaugural speech

Semi-governmental organization stresses that Moscow has not ordered it to cease its activities, says it is reviewing its options

Former commander who later opened a center for the disabled was largely seen as a consensus candidate to replace Isaac Herzog, who left the semi-governmental group a year ago

A wave of 3,000 new immigrants is underway, but many activists say the piecemeal operation only prolongs the saga and provides false hope to those who will never be let into Israel

After more than a year without immigration flights from Addis Ababa, the first of what is promised to be 3,000 new olim greeted with festive ceremony at Ben Gurion Airport

Ethiopia-born Immigration Minister Pnina Tamano-Shata says work is underway to teach Israelis more about the community's losses, and compensate their families

Minister Pnina Tamano-Shata vows 'I will not leave anyone behind,' as 3000 Ethiopian Jews await immigration flights

Immigration minister said to make decision in order to avoid possible diplomatic incident with Moscow or Kyiv's ambassadors at annual ceremony marking victory over Nazis