The members of the tiny Jewish community in Slovakia are divided on what it takes to be regarded as Jewish, but all have come together for the country’s Maccabee Winter Games.
The details of a troubled Israeli family’s fiery attack on a Nazareth church have been ignored by many who see the incident as part of a larger picture, especially with Israeli elections just around the corner.
Israel is in the throes of a growing problem with alcohol and drug addiction, which manifests itself largely among immigrant communities and Israeli Arabs.