Coalition releases 213-page document meant to direct work of ministries, promising lower cost of living, better services, and more equality

Pre-Yom Kippur ritual of swinging live chickens around the head to absolve sin causes great suffering, says minister

Officials predict decades of rehabilitation for Jerusalem Hills area; residents of 2 communities still can't go home, and some criticize authorities' initial response as too slow

Ten planes, hundreds of firefighters deployed to new defensive line near city's southern flank; police, MDA say they're ready to evacuate Hadassah Hospital in fire's path

Jewish state can share tech on water use, agriculture, reforestation and more to advance 'climate diplomacy' with international community, Foreign Ministry head says

Zandberg says global warming findings must act as 'wake-up call' for the world and the Jewish state: 'The intensity and urgency of the climate crisis can no longer be denied'

1st time climate crisis receives allocation in state budget; another sum will help Arab cities prepare for global warming and modernize waste disposal infrastructure

Tamar Zandberg says proposal in Economic Arrangements Bill will leave ministry with 'responsibility but no authority,' posing risk to public health, environment

Aversion to arming human rights violators often trumped by political expediency; only new legislation can keep Israeli firms from selling wares to bad actors, activists say

London-based International Oil Pollution Compensation Fund will now discuss how much to award, to whom and according to what timetable, Environment Ministry says