Fellow captive says slain US-Israeli journalist managed to covertly fast on Yom Kippur and pray toward Jerusalem

The National: Aqsa Mahmood left a stable home and promising career to help jihadist fighters in Syria

Andrew Madoff worked at his father’s investment firm, but was not involved in pyramid scheme

Despite court injunction, council in divided city continues to push plan that chopped up academy to provide classrooms for Haredi students

Yakov Litzman asks for security detail after Dov Lipman warns he will ‘do something’; Lipman denies he implied any physical harm

Move allows Jerusalem to prevent recruitment, fundraising, and other activities by jihadist groups

The final event of the truncated Jerusalem Season of Culture offers four days of coexistence, holy yearnings and divine music

As budget battle heats up, finance minister says move to cover defense spending is ‘illogical,’ calls for heavier borrowing instead