As an old-time Jerusalemite, city council member Saar Netanel (Meretz) remembers when the city's northern areas, Ramat Eshkol and Maalot Dafna, were populated by "bohemians" - television people, writers such as Meir Shalev and Amos Oz, the newscaster David Witztum, Knesset members, judges - in short, the stars of the 1970s and '80s. "Now all that is mere romantic memories," he says.

Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Sunday played down the police recommendation to indict him. His lawyers and media adviser put out the message that "the police's recommendation is insignificant." Nonetheless, Olmert decided to cancel a planned trip to Moscow, and is expected to call off his scheduled appearance at the UN General Assembly in New York at the end of the month.

In a carefully orchestrated and not-at-all surprising manner, the main evening news broadcasts opened Sunday night with an announcement of something we had all expected: The police have recommended indicting Prime Minister Ehud Olmert for his involvement in the Talansky and Rishon Tours affairs.

Hamas's Al Aqsa television network has been exclusively broadcasting nightly Ramadan prayers from the Temple Mount the past week, according to Aaron Klein, who writes for WorldNetDaily. Police have not replied to questions whether the broadcasts are being coordinated with Israel, which officially controls the site but allows the Muslim Wafq to administer affairs there.

Courage, clarity on Islam are important not only for West, but for Islam itself Why is it not ok to air a documentary, as delusional as it may be, about any kind of connection between Islam and violence? The two main arguments presented by Ahmad Tibi, for example, are as follows: Firstly, this would be playing with fire; secondly, this would be a racist claim by a racist film. There is nothing new about these arguments, and there is nothing new about the amusing contradictions inherent in them.

Religious-Zionist leader claims abandoning wife, children on High Holidays to prostrate on tombs of Rebbe Nachman of Breslov is halachic problem Tickets have already been purchased and travel agencies have already earned a pretty penny but this year too, there is someone who doesn’t approve of the influx into Uman.

Meidad Tasa, 'whiz kid' of oriental-Hasidic music, releases album of prayers ahead of Yom Kippur. Ynet brings you 'Adon Haselichot,' included in one of CD's eight tracks

Netanya national-religious school announces it can no longer fund same-sex schooling for third graders; parents outraged, refuse to allow children to begin school year

Legal expert says police indictment recommendation serious, but says past experience shows State Prosecution may decide to ignore it "The police recommendation regarding the indictment isn't binding. The police's role is to investigate, and that's why this is just a recommendation, and experience shows us that recommendations aren't always taken into account," Professor Ariel Bendor of the Bar-Ilan University Law Department told Ynet on Sunday evening.

Speaking at Mandel Leadership Institute, Hebrew University law professor warns against secular nescience, segregation of Arab and haredi education The cultural ignorance of the secular education endangers the State's strength, Professor Ruth Gavison warned Sunday evening at the graduation ceremony of the Mandel Leadership Institution in Jerusalem.

In addition to recommendation to indict prime minister on corruption charges, police appeal to State Prosecutor's Office to charge Olmert's former associate with assisting bribery, fraud over his involvement in Talansky affair

A day after police recommend charging prime minister with fraud, bribery offenses, Olmert finds time to welcome some 250 new immigrants from US. 'You have come to the greatest country in the world,' he tells them

This could happen in no ordinary country - that is, no normal one: Because of one official, albeit a senior one, the faucet is turned off and a diplomatic process comes to a halt. Because the legal standing of Yoram Turbowicz, who was one of the leaders of the indirect talks with the Syrians, has yet to be resolved, talks cannot be held with Syria. Syrian President Bashar Assad was understanding about it. After all, unlike Syria where everything depends on the president, in Israel everything depends on an official. And so Assad will wait. 

September 7, 2008 - remember that date. That is when the police recommended indicting a sitting prime minister for taking bribes, aggravated fraud and other offenses. In the future, perhaps teachers will set aside time on this day to explain the dangers posed by government corruption and law enforcement's responsibility to fight it wherever it occurs. 

Investigators involved in probes against prime minister expected to render recommendation on criminal charges by day's end. Should State Prosecutor's Office accept brief, charges may be filed after High Holidays 

Israel's withdrawal to the June 4, 1967 lines is non-negotiable and is the basis for the start of direct talks between Israel and Syria, Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem said Friday. 

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas expressed doubt on Saturday that it will be possible to reach a "shelf agreement" with Israel by the end of the year, as stipulated at last year's Annapolis conference. 

Transportation Minister Shaul Mofaz issued a harsh attack on his main rival for the Kadima leadership, Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni, on Saturday night, accusing her of not having the clean hands that are seen as her top electoral asset. 

Damascus-based Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal has received a letter written by Noam Schalit to his son Gilad and has promised that it will be given to the captured IDF soldier, the Qatari newspaper Al-Rai reported Friday. 

Defense Minister Ehud Barak issued a stark warning to Hizbullah against testing the might of the IDF on Friday, and said Israel was closely monitoring the Lebanese group's efforts to acquire new weapons.