
Israel begins annual Holocaust memorial day
Israel dedicated its annual memorial day for the 6 million Jews killed in the Holocaust to mark 70 years to the Warsaw ghetto uprising, a symbol of ...

Kerry struggles to get Turkey to mend Israel ties
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry struggled Sunday to convince Turkey's leaders they should promptly restore full diplomatic ties with Israel, two ...
Israel's military chief to visit Auschwitz
The Israeli military says its chief of staff will head a delegation to a Holocaust memorial at the site of the Nazi death camp Auschwitz. Lt. Gen.

Op-ed stirs row over Palestinian rock-throwing
A newspaper op-ed piece by an Israeli writer has revived an emotional debate surrounding Israel's 45-year rule over the West Bank and east Jerusalem: ...

Thousands of Palestinians protest in West Bank
Thousands of outraged Palestinians took to the streets of the West Bank on Thursday, joining funeral processions and demonstrations after two ...

Palestinian protester killed by Israeli army fire
Israeli forces shot and killed a teenage Palestinian protester during a clash in the West Bank late Wednesday, raising tensions already heightened by ...

Israeli planes strike Gaza after rocket fire
Israeli warplanes struck targets early Wednesday in the Gaza Strip in response to rocket fire toward southern Israel, the first air strikes launched ...
Israel reopens Gaza border crossings
Israel on Thursday fully reopened its border crossings with the Gaza Strip that were closed following militant rocket fire during President Barack ...

Israel to resume money transfers to Palestinians
Israel said Monday it would resume regular monthly transfers of about $100 million in taxes and customs it collects for the Palestinian Authority, a ...

Palestinians cool to partial settlement freeze
A senior Palestinian official on Sunday rejected the idea of a partial Israeli settlement freeze as a way of restarting peace talks, a sign of tough ...
Erdogan: No quick restoration of ties with Israel
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan suggested "normalization" of ties with Israel would take time, hinting that Turkey wanted to ensure the ...
Israeli military responds to fire from Syria
Israel's army said it fired a guided missile into Syria on Sunday, destroying a military post after gunfire flew across the border and struck an ...

Kerry sees Abbas and Netanyahu after Obama trip
U.S Secretary of State John Kerry met Israeli and Palestinian leaders on Saturday, following up on President Barack Obama's talks with each earlier ...

Clashes near Syria-Israel frontier add to concerns
Syrian regime forces routed rebels in fighting on the edge of the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights last week, leaving at least 35 dead, activists said ...
Israel says Syria reason for restoring Turkey ties
Concerns that Syria's stockpile of chemical weapons could reach militant groups bordering Israel and Turkey was the motivating factor in restoring ...

Israel and Turkey agree to restore diplomatic ties
Israel and Turkey agreed to restore full diplomatic relations on Friday after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu apologized in a phone call for a ...
Israeli president: We trust US policy on Iran
Israeli President Shimon Peres (shee-MOHN' PEHR'-ehs) says his nation trusts the U.S. policy to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.
Israeli premier invited to Russia
An Israeli official says the country's prime minister has been formally invited to Russia. He says Benjamin Netanyahu received a letter Wednesday from ...

Israeli government sends mixed signals on peace
Ahead of the arrival of President Barack Obama on a high-profile Mideast mission, Israel's new government on Monday sent mixed messages about pursuing ...
Palestinian ends hunger strike in deal
A freed Palestinian prisoner was given a hero's welcome in the Gaza Strip on Sunday evening after ending his hunger strike in an Israeli jail and ...

Palestinians unenthusiastic about Obama visit
President Barack Obama will find a disillusioned Palestinian public, skeptical about his commitment to promoting Mideast peace, when he visits the ...

Israeli premier names new defense minister
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appointed on Sunday a hard-line former military chief as the country's new defense minister. Moshe Yaalon, ...