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Israeli premier: pressure on Iran must continue
Israel's prime minister says the international community must not ease pressure on Iran because of the election of a reformist president.
Israeli general warns of unrest if no peace talks
Failure to restart Israeli-Palestinian negotiations could stir unrest in the West Bank, Israel's top army commander in the territory warned Tuesday.
Hungary indicts Nazi-era suspect for war crimes
Hungarian prosecutors indicted a 98-year-old former police officer Tuesday for abusing Jews and assisting in their deportation to Nazi death camps ...
Ex-South Africa ambassador criticizes Israel
The recently retired South African ambassador to Israel has taken a parting shot at the country's treatment of Palestinians, calling it a "replication ...
AP Interview: Peres, at 90, still going strong
As Shimon Peres turns 90, the indefatigable Israeli president is doing what he has always done: looking ahead, preparing for the next challenge and ...
Bill Clinton: Israel must make peace to survive
Former President Bill Clinton urged Israel to make peace with Palestinians in order to survive as a Jewish and democratic state at a conference Monday ...
Rowhani's 'path of moderation' also shows limits
Iran's newly elected president showcased his reform-leaning image Monday by promising a "path of moderation" that includes greater openness on ...
Hamas urges former ally Hezbollah to leave Syria
The Palestinian militant group Hamas on Monday urged Lebanon's Hezbollah militia to withdraw its fighters from Syria and accused it of stoking ...
Israel picks team to build high-speed web network
An Israeli committee has chosen a consortium led by Swedish company ViaEuropa to build a nationwide high-speed broadband network. The committee, which ...
Moderate Iranian leader could hinder Israel
The surprising victory of a reformist candidate in Iran's presidential election has put Israel in a difficult position as it tries to halt the Iranian ...
Syria lashes out at Egypt decision to sever ties
Syria said Sunday that Egypt's decision to cut diplomatic ties with his country is "irresponsible," accusing its president of fueling sectarian ...
UN chief concerned over Israeli settlements
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expressed concern Friday over Israel's latest announcement on going ahead with plans to build more than 1,000 homes ...
UN asks Austria to delay pullout from Golan
The U.N. peacekeeping department asked Austria Thursday to delay its full troop withdrawal from the Golan Heights until at least the end of July to ...
Israel's PM opens historic exhibit at Auschwitz
Standing in front of a former prisoner block at the infamous Auschwitz death camp, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused the world ...
Israel moving ahead with new settler housing
Israel is moving forward with plans to build more than 1,000 homes in two small isolated Jewish settlements deep in the West Bank, a spokesman said ...
Israel military faces new Facebook fiasco
The Israeli military is looking more and more like "Girls Gone Wild." A new video has surfaced on YouTube showing a group of female soldiers dancing ...
Gaza suffers drop in foreign aid over Syrian war
A refugee from Syria recently opened a bakery here, drawing long lines of customers eager to taste meat and cheese pastries with the special flavors ...
Israeli police: Christian cemetery defaced
Israeli police say vandals have defaced graves at a Christian cemetery in Tel Aviv. Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld says the words "price tag" were ...
Israeli PM warns of another Holocaust from Iran
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu began his two-day visit to Poland, which Germany's Nazis occupied during World War II and where they ...
UN chief: Syria spillover threatens Golan truce
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned that spillover from Syria's civil war threatens a 40-year-old cease-fire between Syria and Israel in the ...