MK Mansour Abbas says demonstrations represent broad section of Israeli public, but should avoid provoking clashes with police; 50,000 expected at Tel Aviv rally this weekend

Victim in his 30s being treated at nearby hospital for moderate wounds sustained after being stabbed by Palestinian at wildcat Havat Yehuda

President reportedly asks justice minister to 'soften' judicial overhaul plan, vows to protect values laid out in Declaration of Independence, which he says should guide nation

Talia Avrahami leaves Shenk Shul following controversy over her employment at Brooklyn's Magen David Yeshivah, which is also accused of discriminating against 2nd transgender woman

Channel 14 ordered to pay $46,000 to Reform, Conservative groups over refusal to give airtime to their voices, which violated the terms of its license as a Jewish tradition network

Allen Weisselberg promised short sentence for pleading guilty to tax crimes, serving as prosecution witness against Trump Organization; Judge says he regrets lenient penalty

Otzma Yehudit leader tells MKs police will not go after political opponents; Netanyahu says democracies don't arrest opposition chiefs, but civil disobedience calls unacceptable

2021 survey suggests close to 83,000 people identify as Jews, down from nearly 160,000 in 2010; numbers do not account for mass exodus of Jews since outbreak of conflict