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In Israel, Streisand criticizes treatment of women
Entertainer Barbra Streisand waded into one of Israel's touchiest issues Monday on the first major stop of her tour of the country — Jewish religious ...
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 ...
AP Analysis: Iran president may help shield rulers
For a lesson in what Hasan Rowhani's reformist-backed presidency could mean for Iran, a promise Sunday by the ultra-powerful Revolutionary Guard to ...
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 ...
Israeli, Palestinian finance ministers meet
Israeli and Palestinian finance ministers have agreed on a series of economic cooperation projects. Sunday's meeting between Israel's Yair Lapid and ...
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 ...
Iran reformists dance in streets for new president
Wild celebrations broke out on Tehran streets that were battlefields four years ago as reformist-backed Hasan Rowhani capped a stunning surge to claim ...
By arming Syria rebels, US drawn into proxy war
President Barack Obama's decision to begin arming Syria's rebels deepens U.S. involvement in a regional proxy war that is increasingly being fought ...
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 ...
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 ...
Iran nuke policy 'unchangeable' no matter who wins
Just hours after Iran's presidential candidates bickered over nuclear policies during a televised debate, the country's foreign minister stepped in ...
Exhibit glorifies Palestinian suicide bombers
A state-funded museum in Paris is causing outrage among France's Jewish community for staging a photo exhibition that calls Palestinian suicide ...
AP Interview: Bleak outlook for West Bank economy
The Palestinians this week replaced one internationally respected, U.S.-trained economist with another in hopes of solving long-running problems in ...
Limits on Palestinians living with Israeli spouses
When Israeli Arabs search for a spouse, they don't just worry about looks, job prospects or future in-laws. They must think about whether their ...
Israel's largest high-tech deals
Internet giant Google announced Tuesday that it is purchasing Waze, an Israeli company whose navigation software uses social features to improve ...
Waze sale signals new growth for Israeli high tech
Google Inc.'s $1.03 billion purchase of Israeli navigation software maker Waze marks an important milestone for the country that affectionately calls ...