US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman is keynote speaker to throngs of rabbis from some 100 countries at annual conference

Administration figures add the move also should not be seen as support for 'unrestrained building'; US ambassador to Israel said behind shift in American approach

At Netanyahu's request, Likud MK showed Kushner his 'win-win' proposal for 12 industrial zones, network of Biblical sites aimed at Evangelicals; Greenblatt, Friedman 'like it'

After cutting funds for Israeli-Palestinian coexistence projects, embassy hands $200,000 to neighborhood league bringing together Jewish and Arab children in the city

Inaugural class of 70 students begins semester at Ariel University med school, which overcame years of legal hurdles, international pressure ahead of launch

White House adviser will also convene with Netanyahu, is reportedly seeking to assess prospects of government being formed as US peace plan remains on hold

As they excavate 2,000-year-old Stepped Street under thriving Arab neighborhood, careful to avoid collapsing the homes above, are archaeologists bending, or recreating, the rules?

Uprooting people from their homes is 'inhumane' and a 'recipe for disaster,' US ambassador tells pro-settler outlet; Erekat urges 'immediate action' to save prospects for peace

Envoy says shared values and common history, not bombs or fighter jets, bring security; hails new controversial City of David archaeological site for proving Jewish ties to city

Greenblatt visits Jerusalem to discuss Mideast vision, but with Israel stuck in post-vote paralysis, PM's transitional government lacks authority to take far-reaching decisions