
Israeli leader under fire for costly lifestyle
For years, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been saddled with an image of a cigar-smoking, cognac-drinking socialite. Now a new ...

New push for Mideast peace: John Kerry heads back
Evoking the U.S. shuttle diplomacy of decades past, Secretary of State John Kerry is making his third trip to the Middle East in a span of just two ...

Obama visit poses tough choices for Palestinians
President Barack Obama spoke grandly of big picture peacemaking Thursday, but the Palestinians are focused on a specific demand — that Israel freeze ...

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, ...

Hagel meets with Israeli minister, pledges support
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel promised Israel Tuesday that he will work with Congress to ensure continued funding for the Iron Dome missile defense ...

Israeli ex-security officials largely favor peace
Israel's Academy Award-nominated documentary "The Gatekeepers" has won rave reviews for the candid soul-searching of its chief protagonists — the six ...

Israel: Ex-foreign minister on trial for fraud
Former Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman went on trial Sunday on fraud and breach of trust charges, pleading innocent in a case that could have deep ...

Israel suggests responsibility for Syria airstrike
Israel's defense minister strongly signaled Sunday that his country was behind an airstrike in Syria last week, telling a high profile security ...

Israel: Netanyahu's style marked by caution
Israel's hardline prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has emerged as the country's top politician with a cautious approach to peace making, saying ...

Israel's Labor head poised to be Netanyahu gadfly
Just seven years after quitting her job as a high-profile media commentator, the leader of Israel's Labor Party appears to be on track to become head ...

Analysis: Israel left wing sees Jewish state's end
An apocalyptic tone has crept into Israel's hitherto muted election season, with opposition leaders and others sounding increasingly desperate ...
Israel ex-spy chief blasts PM ahead of election
A prominent Israeli ex-intelligence chief sought to sway Israelis against Benjamin Netanyahu in upcoming elections, saying in an interview published ...

Ex-Israeli military chief and minister dies at 68
Amnon Lipkin-Shahak, a former Israeli military chief who later became a Cabinet minister, died Wednesday after a long battle with cancer. He was 68.

US struggles to get Israel, Palestinians to talks
The Obama administration sought Friday to direct Israel and the Palestinians back toward direct peace talks, even as the two sides and much of the ...
Barak: UN vote on Palestinians not a big move
Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak says the Palestinian push for recognition by the United Nations is a bad move, but he also calls it a symbolic act ...

Israeli PM Netanyahu suddenly seems vulnerable
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who appeared to be cruising to re-election a few weeks ago, suddenly appears vulnerable as the country ...

Ehud Barak says he's quitting Israeli politics
Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak abruptly quit politics Monday, potentially robbing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of a key ally who enabled his ...
Israel successfully tests missile defense system
Israel successfully tested its newest missile defense system Sunday, the military said, a step toward making the third leg of what Israel calls its ...

Hamas emerges with gains from Israeli offensive
Hamas has emerged from battle with the triumphal sense of a hard-won game change: By stopping its offensive when it did, Israel's hard-line government ...