Jerusalem - Israelis Thursday hailed the capture of an alleged Gaza-bound arms ship as a major coup in the fight to unmask Iran but thought it unlikely to scupper ongoing nuclear talks.The vessel was seized by Israeli naval commandos early Wednesday, with the mili...

Jerusalem - A ship allegedly carrying advanced rockets from Iran to Gaza that was intercepted by the Israeli navy will reach the port of Eilat on Saturday evening, the military said."This ship, which was transporting dozens of M302-type rockets with a range of 150...

Jerusalem - A ship Israel said was carrying advanced rockets bound for Gaza from Iran will be brought into port Saturday after being intercepted by Israeli naval forces, the military said."This ship, which was transporting dozens of M302-type rockets with a range ...

It has been reported that the United States has refused visa requests from agents of the Israeli Mossad and Shin Bet security agencies.

Jerusalem - Israel intercepted a ship in the Red Sea carrying Iranian "advanced weaponry" bound for Palestinian militants in Gaza on Wednesday, the military said.The military said the Syrian-made weapons were shipped overland to Iran and then onward towards Gaza b...

Jerusalem - Israel's army said Wednesday it struck two members of the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah as they tried to plant a bomb near the Israeli-Syrian border."Earlier today, two Hezbollah-affiliated terrorists were identified attempting to plant an explosiv...

Washington - Just ahead of a meeting with Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu President Obama warned that if the present peace talks fail the U.S. will be unable to protect Israel from international isolation and possible sanctions by some countries.

Jakarta - Japan has pledged more than $200 million in aid to help Palestine's government as 22 nations affirmed their commitment to supporting Palestinians' bid for an independent state.

Khan Yunis - Israel Defense Forces (IDF) troops shot and killed a mentally ill Palestinian woman in Gaza near the barrier separating the territory from Israel, a declared "no-go" zone for Palestinians.

Jerusalem - Starts on new settlement building in the occupied West Bank increased by 123.7 percent last year, Israeli government data showed on Monday.The release by the Central Bureau of Statistics came hours before Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was t...

Jerusalem - Jerusalem was bracing on Sunday for a mass protest of ultra-Orthodox Jews enraged over plans to conscript their young men for military service.Police said that "hundreds of thousands" were likely to attend the demonstration alongside the main road in a...

One of the world's leading human rights groups has accused Israeli military and police in the illegally-occupied Palestinian West Bank of possible war crimes.

We should be thankful — thank God if you like — that the grotesque bill the Arizona legislature passed was vetoed today by Gov. Jan Brewer (R). She chastised her own party in doing so and saved the citizens of her state, all of them, from chaos.

Glasgow - Students at Glasgow University, one of Scotland’s leading academic institutions, have elected whistle-blower and former NSA contractor, Edward Snowden, to the post of rector.

Media, motivated by their ethical standards, recently used words like "tragedy" to describe the killing of South African model Reeva Steenkamp. It is being revisited now because her life was taken a year ago and her killer has now broken his silence.

On the night of the Costa Concordia tragedy, it was first mate Roberto Bosio who gave the order to abandon ship. As Bosio told the court in the trial of the Captain Francesco Schettino, Schettino refused to.

Jerusalem - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will visit Washington on March 2 where he is to discuss Iran and the peace process with US President Barack Obama, his office said Monday.

Jerusalem - More than just an ancient city filled with religious sites and historic attractions, Jerusalem is a modern travel destination with an international flair, boasting world-class museums, unique cultural events and inspiring contemporary attractions.

Citing rising anti-Semitism in their homeland, an increasing number of French Jews are packing up and leaving for Israel.

Media reports of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's son Yair dating a Norwegian girl, Sandra Leikanger wouldn't normally raise too much concern in any nation. But in Israel it has raised an old issue of great concern.