Jordan is turning to Israel for its natural gas supplies, according to Al-Ahram, after Egyptian pipelines have become unreliable.  Noble Energy, the United States based company that runs the Tamar natural

Jibril Rajoub, one of the top officials in the Palestinian Authority’s (PA) ruling Fatah party, openly supports Hamas’s efforts to kidnap Israeli soldiers, Palestinian Media Watch reported Thursday.  “If Hamas wants to

The ongoing political talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority (PA) have been stalling, recent reports indicate. But despite their differences, Israel and the PA have been able to unite

Anti-Israel activist Judith Butler’s scheduled speaking event at the New York Jewish Museum has been cancelled, according to the Forward. Butler, a literary professor and sociolinguistics expert, is a high-profile supporter of

Confusion reigned in Ukraine Friday as President Viktor Yanukovych declared that a peace agreement is imminent, but declined to make a formal announcement after all-night negotiations with the Opposition. The

Islamist rebels in eastern Syria have ordered women to put on the Islamic veil, warning that anyone not doing so would be held to account, Reuters reports. According to the

A third suspect has been identified in the bombing of a bus that killed five Israeli tourists in the Bulgarian city of Burgas in 2012, Reuters reported on Thursday. The

Three men aged 88, 92 and 94 have been detained by German authorities on suspicion of being guards at the Nazi death camp at Auschwitz, the BBC reported on Thursday.

President Shimon Peres on Thursday hailed U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry’s peace efforts. Speaking to the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, Peres reiterated that the goal

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry held “constructive” talks in Paris with Palestinian Authority (PA) Chairman Mahmoud Abbas, an American official said Thursday, according to AFP. The two met twice

Former Defense Minister Ehud Barak visited Kazakhstan Thursday, according to Walla!, to strengthen Israel’s economic ties with the Sunni Muslim-majority nation. Barak met with President Nursultan Nazarbiib in the presidential palace in

Next Tuesday, President Shimon Peres is scheduled to award German Chancellor Angela Merkel Israel’s Presidential Medal of Distinction, Israel’s highest civilian honor. Spokespeople from the Presidential Residence disclosed that the

US Secretary of State John Kerry met with Palestinian Authority (PA) Chairman Mahmoud Abbas in Paris on Thursday, for their second round of talks in two days. The men met for two hours

A delegation of 14 leaders from the Presbyterian clergy, a church that in the past supported boycotting Israeli products manufactured in Judea and Samaria (Shomron), arrived last week to visit

A law proposed by MK Adi Kol (Yesh Atid) would allow children as young as 10 to apply for a name change in court, Israel Hayom reports. Children could seek

Muslim clerics have issued a religious ruling (“fatwa”) forbidding any Muslim from traveling to Mars. The ruling, published in the UAE’s Khaleej Times, says that space travel in general, and

A senior PLO official was quoted as saying that Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas was prepared to recognize Israel – this time, for real. A story in Maariv Thursday quoted

At least 70 people have reportedly been killed after police fired live rounds at anti-government protesters near Independence Square in Ukraine’s capital Kiev. The claim was made by doctors working

Instead of a projected decline, Aliyah (immigration) from North America to Israel actually showed signs of a slight upswing in 2013, according to a new release from the Ministry of

The Hungarian government said Wednesday it had postponed the inauguration of a controversial monument which Jewish critics say glosses over Budapest’s active role in the Holocaust, according to AFP.  The monument, to be unveiled as

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, who is trying to push Israel and the Palestinian Authority (PA) to sign a peace agreement, is hinting that Jewish residents of Judea and

Canadian passengers will have more options to travel to Israel and back, according to Shalom Toronto, due to a new business deal between Porter Airlines and El Al Israel Airlines.

Pro-Palestinian and leftist Jewish groups are spearheading a campaign to prevent former Defense Minister Ehud Barak from visiting Canada, according to Shalom Toronto. Barak is currently set to visit Surrey, British

US Secretary of State John Kerry met with his Jordanian counterpart Wednesday, according to AFP, for talks focusing on the Middle East peace process and the Syrian conflict. “We are at an important

Nuclear talks towards a final agreement between Iran and six powers appeared to make modest progress on a second day Wednesday, with Washington saying the negotiations were “constructive and useful,”

U.S. President Barack Obama and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday discussed the normalization of ties between Turkey and Israel. “The President and Prime Minister spoke about the

The United States on Wednesday expressed concern over comments against Israel by the chief Palestinian Authority (PA) negotiator, Saeb Erekat. “We are of course concerned about the recent comments by

President Shimon Peres said on Wednesday that he was against any initiative to extend his term in office. Peres “is determined to end his term according to what is stated

Facebook said Wednesday it was buying the fast-growing mobile messaging service WhatsApp for more than $16 billion in cash and stock, AFP reported. The deal bolsters the world’s biggest social

Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych threatened to crack down with full force on anti-government protesters after the bloodiest clashes in the country’s three-month standoff killed at least 25 people on Tuesday.