A senior Israeli delegation visited the White House on Monday for high-level talks on the building Syria crisis and the nuclear showdown with Iran, reported AFP. Officials said that U.S.

An aide to House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) warned the White House on Monday that it must consult with congressional leaders before taking any military action in Syria. Boehner spokesman

As talk and rumors of an impending Western attack against Syria mount, a top Syrian official said Monday that if attacked, his country would react – against Israel. Speaking to

In what might indicate that the British army is preparing for an attack on Syria, the Guardian reported on Monday that warplanes and military transporters have begun arriving at Britain’s

A newly discovered field off Israel’s coast may have a significant amount of light crude oil – the kind of oil that international producers use to make most of the

On Monday, Syrian President Bashar Assad denied allegations that his administration used chemical weapons against its civilians and warned that any U.S. military intervention in his country would fail. In

Both Britain and Turkey said on Monday that it would be possible to respond to the use of chemical weapons by the Syrian regime, even without the unanimous backing of

Dozens of female officers and NCOs who serve in the IDF’s Standing Army (Tzva Keva) have sent a letter to Personnel Branch Head, Major General Orna Barbivai, demanding that they

A car carrying United Nations inspectors was shot at “multiple times” by snipers Monday as it headed to the scene of a suspected chemical weapons attack in which the Syrian

Britain is planning to join forces with the United States and launch military action against Syria in response to the chemical attack believed to have been carried out by President

A Carl Gustav recoilless rifle and ammunition were found hidden in the side of the rear trunk of an Arab car Sunday, by alert guards at the Ariel checkpoint in

The Syrian government has agreed to allow UN inspectors to investigate allegations of a chemical weapon attack near Damascus last week. The UN team is to begin work on Monday.

Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon met Sunday with French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius in Jerusalem, and in his statements, indirectly confirmed that Israel has no doubt that Bashar al-Assad’s forces are

A project that organizers hoped would bring masses of tourists to the western Negev – an elephant park – apparently won’t be getting off the ground, despite the fact that

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said Sunday that even if Isrsel achieves a peace treaty with the Palestinian Authority (PA), this will not stop Iran’s centrifuges or change the fact that

A bus carrying Yemeni air force personnel was bombed on Sunday, killing 6 people and wounding 26 others in Sanaa, the capital of Yemen. Al Qaeda is suspected to be

Sinai security sources said that Hamas’ military wing intended on attacking security sites and troops stationed in the Sinai Peninsula, but were blocked by Egyptian security forces. According to a

The subject of the “Women of the Wall” group has become a controversial topic in recent weeks as the group continues to hold monthly prayers at the Kotel (Western Wall)

If claims that Syria used chemical weapons several days ago are true, a speedy response will be needed to prevent another such attack, U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said on

A preliminary assessment made by U.S. and allied intelligence agencies concludes that chemical weapons were indeed used by Syrian forces in an attack near Damascus this week. It is believed

As Israeli and Palestinian Authority negotiators continue the current round of United States-brokered peace talks, residents of Gaza, where Hamas rules, are protesting against the talks. The AFP news agency

Syrian activists said on Friday they are smuggling out body tissue samples from victims of an alleged chemical weapons attack outside Damascus, according to the Reuters news agency. The activists

United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Friday condemned the firing of rockets against Israel from Lebanon. He urged all sides to exercise “maximum restraint,” and cooperate with the UN

A vow by Al-Qaeda to carry out an attack that would “change the face of history” was behind this month’s closures of Western embassies, the president of Yemen revealed Friday,

Dirar Abu Sisi, the member of Hamas who was arrested in Ukraine and brought to Israel two and half years ago, has gone on a hunger strike to protest being held apart

The latest violence in Egypt has finally put an end to kosher food exports from the country. Several Egyptian factories that marketed reliably kosher food to Israel will no longer

Bnei Akiva counselors who arrived at the headquarters of the group’s Shunra branch in Jerusalem on Tuesday morning were horrified to discover that the center, which includes a synagogue, had

The United States on Thursday slapped sanctions on four members of the Shiite Hezbollah terror group, reported the Associated Press. The Treasury Department order bars any Americans from dealing with

A U.S. institute tracking Iran’s military program said on Thursday that recent satellite images show further major alterations of a military site that the UN atomic agency suspects may have

President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi has called upon support from the United States to supply Yemen with drones in order to fight Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, in the aftermath