The impoverished and largely Sephardic town, eclipsed by its wealthy neighbor Caesarea, has become a flashpoint for violence by right-wing demonstrators

Yoram Sheftel to appeal against law barring pardoning or commutation of prison sentence for anyone convicted of murdering PM, claiming it singles out Yigal Amir

21-year-old with autism pleads guilty to phoning new bomb threats from prison, has attempted escape charge dropped in what parents hope will lead to transfer from maximum security

While top legal body rejects appeal by 21-year-old's attorney, asserting offenses too severe to ignore, it agrees to reduce punishment from 10 to 7 years behind bars