Alexandra Lukash

Rom Braslavski says Talal Abd al-Aal, known to him in captivity as Abu Youssef, still appears in his worst flashbacks and nightmares: ‘I will never forget his face, I will never forget his hands’

Free Seculars movement will launch what it calls the world’s first 'secular house' next week, offering Friday dinners, Israeli music, community gatherings and Jewish-secular identity programming for travelers and Israelis living on Koh Phangan

Jafar Farah, number two in the Hadash party and director of the Mossawa Center for Arab Citizens' Rights, addressed the violence raging in Arab society in the Ynet studio, after two more people were murdered overnight in Deir Hanna and Umm al-Fahm. According to him, "There is a failed police chief who is not functioning, district commanders who are not functioning. At this rate, we will reach 300 murders this year." Regarding the tampering of crime scenes that are being cleaned, he said: "Why does it take the police so long to arrive at the scenes?" He added: "There are weapons coming out of the IDF and the chief of staff doesn't ask why the weapons are being smuggled."

As Morocco celebrates another historic march into the FIFA Club World Cup quarterfinals, Marrakech City Council member Dr. Khalid El Fataouri says football has become one of the country's most powerful diplomatic tools, and is inviting Israelis to cheer Morocco all the way to the final

Snake catcher Raz Biran was called to a chicken coop near Hadera and discovered an unusually pale female viper, a rare mutation that makes survival harder because of poor camouflage and possible vision problems

Bar Association Chair Amit Becher criticized the government's decision not to comply with the High Court of Justice ruling regarding the Second Authority in an interview with Ynet Studio. He said, 'Once the High Court issues a ruling, like any court, there are cases where it errs and cases where it is correct. As lawyers, we often leave court feeling the judge made a mistake. But if you take it to a place where if the court erred you don't need to implement its decision—that's anarchy, that's complete disintegration of the state. Everything else is excuses and demagoguery aimed at destroying the State of Israel.'

Rivana Tandler, the mother of Keren Tandler who fell in Lebanon 20 years ago, said in an interview with the Ynet studio that she is concerned people will not come to her daughter's memorial. She called on the public to attend, saying: "We want people to come and honor her. To always remember Keren. The memorial will be held on August 2, at 6:00 p.m. at the cemetery in Rehovot, and then at 7:00 p.m. at Yad Labanim in Rehovot we will also hold an evening in her memory." Tandler also noted that Keren "is the only female soldier who fell in Lebanon."

Former deputy attorney general Erez Kaminitz commented in an interview with Ynet Studio on Justice Minister Yariv Levin's call to defy the Supreme Court ruling. He said that "during my tenure, I served under three different justice ministers, I don't recall a single minister who said we would not comply with a Supreme Court ruling. This is the destruction of the principle of separation of powers, of democracy." When asked if he fears that election results will not be accepted, he replied: "I don't know, there are many ministers trying to use public resources to advance themselves."

Itzik Saidian said in an interview with Ynet Studio that "for the first time in the State of Israel, they recognize that there is such a term called combat shock, which is not like any other post-trauma. This is the beginning of the road and better late than never. They understand that the implications are different and they also included in this law the family that needs a support system."

In a ynet interview, prominent attorney recalls senator's evolution from political adversary to close friend, praises his unwavering support for Israel and urges scrutiny of conspiracy theories surrounding his death