Judaism

Israelis ushered in the holiest day of the Jewish calendar at sundown Friday as the entire country ground almost to a halt for Yom Kippur, Judaism's day of atonement, observed with a 25-hour fast...

A huge quarry, along with tools and a key, used by workers some 2,000 years ago have been discovered during an excavation in Jerusalem prior to the paving of a highway, Israel authorities said.

Google is de facto recognizing a state of Palestine -- at least on its local home page in the Palestinian territories.