U.S. Ambassador Dan Shapiro and his wife, Julie Fisher, made a point of traveling extensively throughout Israel, visiting Muslim, Christian and ultra-Orthodox communities.

Israel’s team was first sent abroad in 1985, when a magnitude 8.0 earthquake struck Mexico City. Since then, 21 delegations have traveled to 15 countries.

Recent developments from the Israel Defense Forces to the Knesset.

These female members of Knesset are reshaping Israel.

A revolution is taking place on Israel’s political stage—of the 120 Knesset members chosen in the country’s last elections, 29 were women.

Israel is No. 8 for life expectancy, with an overall expectancy of 82.5 years (men on average reach 80.6, women 84.3).

According to a recent poll, 75 percent of the Jewish population supports taking divorce out of the rabbinate’s hands.

Excavators in Je­­rusalem’s City of David recently uncovered a 2,500-year-old seal bearing the name Eli­hana—a wom­­an whom they assume could conduct business and own property.