Gelfand faces setback in Chess Championship

Israeli chess player loses game 8 of World Chess Championship; four games to go in high-stakes competition

John Cleese to star in Israeli film

British comedian cast as eccentric lord in Reshef Levy's upcoming heist comedy 'Hunting Elephants'

Recommendation: Allow surrogacy for homosexual couples

Public committee examining issues of fertility and birth recommends that single men be allowed to become fathers using surrogate moms

Gelfand pushes ahead in World Chess Championship

Boris Gelfand could be on his way to becoming the first Israeli World Chess Champion � after six stalemates in the championship series, Gelfand beat reigning world champion Viswanathan Anand and gained a 4:3 advantage

Israeli rock band's song featured in Fiat ad

Automobile manufacturer Fiat features song by Israeli band IUDM (Hayehudim) in new US ad

Terror survivor's show takes swing at conventions

Haggai Leffler, who survived one of the most gruesome terror attacks to hit Tel Aviv in 1990s, channels horrific experience into creating a unique exhibition following the escapade of a Palestinian drag queen

Israeli band under heavy security in Baku

Iranian terror threat requires tight security for Izabo, which represents Israel at Eurovision

Report: Israel 45th best place for moms

World's Mothers Report ranks Israel below Cuba on list of best places to raise children. Norway ranks first, while Niger takes last spot

Jordan releases detained publisher

Publisher of online newspaper, charged with propagating 'anti-regime sentiment,' freed on bail

Survey finds web usage gap between Israeli sectors

Study shows Internet usage is lower among religious, poor sectors; according to results, Arab-speakers read more news online than Hebrew users

Contamination found in Kotel prayer books

Public Health Association discovers bacteria contamination in samples from Western Wall prayer books. Site's Rabbi: Cause is women's crying

China expels Al-Jazeera reporter

Beijing deports Arab news network's only English-language reporter. Decision first since 1998; move believed 'punishment' for reports that 'harmed nation's international image'