All today's headlines

After 17 years in Europe, performer/director Gilad Philip Ben-David was compelled to return and transform the much-maligned Central Bus Station into a stage. His new opera opens there this weekend.

Likud-Beiteinu, Yesh Atid, Habayit Hayehudi, Hatnuah, Kadima and the ultra-Orthodox parties − none of them saw fit to include a woman in their negotiating team.

At Haaretz' request, court exposes identity of Dudi Digmi, police informer who was nation's No. 1 pimp.

The officer ultimately faced lesser charges than those initially leveled against him and says he hopes to continue serving in the IDF. The victim, an Israeli citizen, says the plea bargain 'seems okay to me.'

Instead of historic films that treat the Shoah with respect, recent movies have started using the Holocaust as a mere scare tactic or easy joke.

Release of videos comes amid Western concern that extremist Islamist groups are gaining influence among Syrian rebels.

A record of 27 female MKs will be entering the Knesset, while one-third of incoming Knesset members will be kippa-wearing religious Jews.

From Iranian President Ahmadinejad's historic visit to Cairo, to a Tel Aviv resident's car being painted into a handicapped parking spot and then towed by the municipality, Haaretz brings you the top stories you might have missed.

Hila Ben Baruch posts video evidence on Facebook of Tel Aviv municipal workers repainting her legal spot, and wins apology and cancellation of unjust ticket.

Hopes of progress after Tuesday's announcement were tempered when an Iranian official said the West's goal in talking was to undermine the Islamic republic.