Israel

David Lau, new Israeli chief rabbi, slammed for racial slur

David Lau, the recently elected chief Ashkenazi rabbi of Israel, was broadly condemned for a racist comment about basketball players at the Maccabiah Games.

Israeli minister Steinitz: ‘Very serious territorial concessions’ ahead

Israel is prepared to make “very serious territorial concessions” if the Palestinian Authority recognizes Israel’s Jewish character, senior Israeli minister Yuval Steinitz told a British newspaper.