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Gaza fire increases pressure on Israel to hit back
Gaza militants pummeled southern Israel with rockets for a third day in a row on Monday, increasing internal pressure on the Israeli government to ...
Palestinian, US president discuss UN initiative
A spokesman for the Palestinian president says the Palestinians will proceed with asking the U.N. General Assembly to recognize a Palestinian state, ...
Israel drawn into Syria fighting for first time
Israel was drawn into the fighting in neighboring Syria for the first time Sunday, firing warning shots across the border after an errant mortar shell ...
Israel, Gaza militants trade fire in escalation
Israeli forces struck targets in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, killing one Palestinian and wounding more than 30 others as militants launched dozens of ...
APNewsBreak: Mideast nuke talks called off
Attempts to find Arab-Israeli common ground on banning weapons of mass destruction from the Mideast have failed, and high-profile talks on the issue ...
After attack on jeep, Israeli army kills 4 in Gaza
Palestinian militants fired an anti-tank missile at an Israeli jeep patrolling the border with Gaza and the Israelis fired back into the Palestinian ...
AP sources: US weighs broader nuke deal with Iran
The Obama administration is considering a new approach in negotiations to curb Iran's nuclear program that would ease economic sanctions faster than ...
Sudan's Bashir denounces Israel as enemy
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir says his country is seeking the capability to defend itself against Israeli strikes, and will never normalize ...
APNewsBreak: Senators mull tougher Iran sanctions
Lawmakers are working on a set of new and unprecedented sanctions against Iran that could prevent the Islamic republic from doing business with most ...
Israel minister: Iran slowed down enrichment push
Israel's defense minister said Iran has slowed the timetable for enriching enough uranium to build nuclear weapons, implying that Israel would have ...
Palestinian farmers turn to organic farming
The Palestinian olive harvest, an ancient autumn ritual in the West Bank, is going upscale. In an emerging back-to-the-land movement, Palestinian ...
Obama's return a test of evolving foreign policy
Phrases to describe some of the looming foreign policy challenges for President Barack Obama didn't even exist when he took the oath of office the ...
Obama faces familiar world of problems in 2nd term
Now that his re-election is secured, President Barack Obama has a freer hand to deal with a world of familiar problems in fresh ways, from toughening ...
Mortar fire from Syria lands in Israeli-held Golan
Israel's military says three mortar rounds fired from Syria have landed inside the Israeli-held Golan Heights. It's the third time in less than a week ...
Scientology makes few waves in Israel
The Church of Scientology has apparently found one place where its presence doesn't set off alarms, protests and demonstrations, and that place is one ...
Israeli leader in bind after Obama victory
President Barack Obama's re-election has left Israel's prime minister in a bind. Benjamin Netanyahu repeatedly has clashed with Obama and was widely ...
World reaction to Barack Obama's victory
President Barack Obama's re-election in the United States elicited strong feelings — from optimism to skepticism — around the world. A sampling of ...
Where Obama stands on the issues
A look at where President Barack Obama stands on some of the issues that the country will face in his second term. Abortion and birth control: ...
Israel's Peres: No intention to run for premier
Israeli President Shimon Peres is playing down speculation that he might run for prime minister. The 89-year-old Nobel peace laureate said Wednesday ...
Israel: Stray Syria shot sparks Golan Heights fire
The Israeli military says a stray bullet from fighting in nearby Syria has set off a land mine in the Golan Heights, sparking a fire. The military ...
Israel moves ahead building of 1,200 settler homes
Israel said Tuesday that it was pushing forward with construction of more than 1,200 new homes in Jewish settlements, in an apparent ...
Turkish court tries Israelis in Gaza flotilla case
A Turkish court on Tuesday opened a trial in absentia of four former Israeli military commanders in the killing of nine people aboard a Turkish aid ...
TV report: Israel security heads nixed Iran attack
Israel's prime minister ordered the military to go on high alert for a looming attack on Iran's nuclear program two years ago, but backed off ...
Solid support for Romney among US voters in Israel
American expatriates in Israel are lining up strongly behind Republican candidate Mitt Romney, in contrast to their fellow Jews back in the U.S.
US military delegation visits Egypt's Sinai
The deputy commander of the U.S. Central Command paid a visit Monday to American troops stationed in Egypt's troubled Sinai Peninsula, which has been ...