"At the moment some people can't afford to switch on their ovens at all and they're having to choose between heating and eating, which is just ludicrous."

The coins, dating back to the period leading up to the Maccabean revolt, were discovered in the Wadi Muraabat Caves in Nahal Darga.

Lapid ahead of the vote: Netanyahu is 'weak,' a junior partner in his own coalition

The US wants the pressure to be kept on ISIS, but every time Ankara has an election cycle or a need to distract from some issue at home, it will use drone strikes and threats of conflicts in Syria.

Why would someone leak such a story and how real is the threat of al-Qaeda getting nuclear material or a “dirty bomb” style nuclear bomb from Iran, even if it did not happen this time?

The state has a deadline of February 1 to give the High Court of Justice a detailed plan to demolish Khan al Ahmar.

"Kanye West's threats of violence, hateful conduct, and hate speech all led him to winning this year's title," watchdog group StopAntisemitism, who has run the annual contest for four years, said.

The Likud denied a report claiming Netanyahu agreed to UTJ's demands, stating that Israel's status quo on religion and state matters will remain unchanged.