Attorney General Meni Mazuz recommended today that one of Israel’s chief rabbis, Yona Metzger, resign for receiving improper gifts, according to the Justice Ministry.

ISRAELI Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s chief surgeon said last night that it was too early to assess the extent of brain damage the prime minister may have suffered after a massive stroke and two separate operations.

Israel’s two chief rabbis have met Pope Benedict XVI to celebrate the 40th anniversary of a landmark Vatican document on relations with Jews, seeking his support in fighting anti-Semitism and terrorism.

Israel’s chief Sephardic rabbi said today he feels “true anguish” for an ultra-Orthodox teen who was abducted and beaten after striking up a relationship with the cleric’s daughter, but pinned the blame for the growing scandal on his wayward son.