Israeli voters will be able to ask candidates for national elections questions via YouTube. The initiative, spearheaded by Israel's Channel 2, is similar to interactive initiatives from the U.S. presidential campaign. More...
Some 16,500 Jews from around the world have made aliyah in 2008, a 16 percent drop from the previous year. The 6,100 immigrants from the former Soviet Union account for 35 percent of the olim. More...
A cache of ancient gold coins was discovered at a Jerusalem archeological site. More than 250 coins, thought to be 1,300 years old, were found in the excavations at the Givati car park in the City of David. More...