Grand space to open in October, featuring plush reading rooms, museum-like exhibits, robotic stacks for 4 million books and rooms for all visitors, not just the quiet kind

NIS 3.5 billion to be invested in upgrading or paving new roads, including routes for settlers to bypass Palestinian towns; hundreds of millions more to go into settlement projects

Online vote for measures against plans to limit Law of Return, overhaul judiciary and revoke conversions held month after proposals were blocked by procedural maneuver

Lawmaker, who has been leading contentious judicial overhaul, stayed inside a locked room as demonstrators outside shouted 'shame' and 'democracy' before being extracted by police

Voting to take place online next week after right-wing delegations move to slow passage of motions that criticize government's judicial overhaul, support LGBTQ Jews

President makes his remarks in headline speech at event marking 125th anniversary of the First Zionist Congress in Switzerland

President calls for strengthening ties and dialogue, instilling pride in younger generation, as he marks 125th anniversary of first Zionist Congress

In speech at event marking 125th anniversary of the First Zionist Congress, Nachman Shai says foreign Jews must play greater role in Jerusalem's decision-making

President to attend two-day event commemorating Herzl's major address; guests to include over 1,000 Jewish leaders, entrepreneurs, philanthropists

Each of the 396 pages is insured for $1 million; curator says father of Zionism's vision of modern Israel is 'prophecy' with its depiction of light rail