The Arab League suspended Syria on Saturday following another day of mass murder of civilians and deserting soldiers by the Assad regime. Almost all of the 22 members of the

The Palestinian Authority’s bid for UN membership officially went to the Security Council on Friday, after its admissions committee approved a report saying there is no consensus among the 15

Despite a huge campaign by the Tourism Ministry and many efforts to amass votes, the Dead Sea has been left out of the list of finalists for the new seven

Hundreds – Othniel and area residents, friends, students and family members – accompanied Rabbi Dan Mertzbach, 55, to his final resting place on the Mount of Olives on Friday.  He

The death of Rabbi Dan Mertzbach of Otniel due to IDF fire around 05:00 on Friday marks the second accidental death under the command of Brigadier General Hagai Mordechai. Rabbi

Hassan Nasrallah, leader of the Lebanon-based Hizbullah terror group, warned on Friday that a war against Iran and Syria will spread across the Middle East, NOW Lebanon is reporting. The

Palestinian Authority officials are confident Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s decision to freeze tax revenue transfers to Ramallah will be short lived. The decision, which came in the wake of

Arab leaders reportedly told the United States they are willing to provide safe haven to Syrian President Bashar Al Assad to hasten what they say is his “inevitable departure” from

A nephew of late PLO founder Yasser Arafat says the family will be releasing a 558-page French medical report detailing the cause of his death. Naser al-Qudwa told the Palestinian

Palestinian Authority officials warned Thursday the region would descend into “violence and anarchy” because of the failure of PA chairman Mahmoud Abbas’ statehood bid at the United Nations. Officials in

UNESCO’s recent acceptance of the Palestinian Authority as a full-member state has cost it $65 million, the Reuters news agency reported on Thursday. The large hole in the agency’s budget

A French citizen who lives in Ma’aleh Adumim and recently tried to renew his French passport, received a letter which said that his country of residence in the new passport

Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman was not allowed to view secret documents when he served as Minister for Strategic Affairs, journalist Amir Rappaport revealed on the Israel Defense website on Thursday.

U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said on Thursday that military action against Iran could have unintended consequences, The Associated Press reported. Speaking to reporters at the Pentagon, Panetta said he

An Israeli nonprofit team of young scientists is participating in the competition for the Google Lunar X Prize – a $30 million contest for landing an unmanned vehicle on the

Dennis Ross, President Barack Obama’s key Middle East advisor, said Thursday he would resign from his post, AFP reported. Ross, a veteran U.S. peace negotiator, said in a statement that

Egypt on Thursday released new details on the explosion that, for the seventh time this year, shut down the Egyptian pipeline which provides gas to Israel and Jordan. Officials said

According to a report by the Israel Security Agency there was an uptick in terror in October due to increased rocket fire from Hamas-run Gaza. October 2011 saw an increase

After ostensibly working out a deal to resolve the Greek debt crisis last week, the spotlight has turned this week on perhaps Europe’s biggest “debt bomb.” Italian officials say that

Russia’s nuclear chief Sergei Kiriyenko said Thursday that Tehran is interested in purchasing more Russian-built reactors. Russian and Iranian officials have discussed building more reactors in the past, but Kiriyenko’s

After admitting that their unilateral bid to be accepted as a member state to the United Nations has failed, the Palestinian Authority is now turning to ‘Plan B.’ The Associated

If anybody thought that this week’s report by the International Atomic Energy Agency would be a game changer in terms of international efforts to compel Iran to desist from its

With an International Atomic Energy Agency report to be issued this week that will state, officials said Wednesday, that Iran is clearly working towards developing a nuclear weapons program, speculation

Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations is asking that body’s Security Council why it’s not “shocked” by the constant barrage of rockets and mortars fired by Gaza terrorists at southern

At least seven people are dead after an earthquake measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale hit eastern Turkey on Wednesday evening, causing a six-storey hotel and other buildings to collapse, trapping