A UN fact-finding mission says Iran's crackdown is the deadliest since 1979, with thousands killed and tens of thousands arrested. Iran's mission decried the rights council's 'politicized' resolution to probe the protests and rejected external interference

The move follows similar decisions by the Lufthansa Group, which announced last week that it would reduce flights to Israel and operate them only during daytime hours

One critic called this new leader of the left 'the great gift of the right,' but he's actually the great gift of democracy, a precious gift for Israelis who love the rule of law