Jerusalem blasts international community for criticizing Israel over decisions to publish tenders for 1,500 settlement homes and advance plans for 1,800 more. By Barak Ravid | Jun. 6, 2014 | 12:45 AM ...

A member of a pro-Russian armed group near Donetsk airport in eastern Ukraine. Photo by Reuters. Text size. Comments (0). Print Page. Send to friend. Share on Facebook. Share on Twitter. Share. related tags. Chuck Hagel · Ukraine. related articles.

Francis, on his first pilgrimage to the Holy Land as Pope, is scheduled to travel to Israel later today. By Haaretz | May 25, 2014 | 9:30 AM. Tweet. Pope Francis lands in Amman, May 24, 2014. Pope Francis is welcomed by Jordan's Prince Ghazi bin Muhammad ...

The fact that the sparks of brightness in his public activity will likely be forgotten is as harsh a blow to former PM Olmert as his jail sentence. By Yossi Verter | May 13, 2014 | 3:25 PM. Tweet. Olmert in court on Tuesday morning. Ehud Olmert in court on Tuesday ...

This undated handout photo provided by NASA shows the Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctic. Photo by AP. Text size. Comments (0). Print Page. Send to friend. Share on Facebook. Share on Twitter. Share. related tags. Environment & Nature · Reuters.

A "huge explosion" Thursday in northern Syria leveled a hotel that government troops used as a military base, along with several other buildings in a government-held area, state television and activists reported. Rebels said some 50 troops were killed in the ...

Hate crimes have crossed over due to more efficient policing, but also because perpetrators know it is in Israel that they must battle for the public's mind and heart. By Chaim Levinson | May 1, 2014 | 1:28 AM ...

As nine-month period for negotiations ends, Abbas reiterates that there will be no peace with Israel without defined borders of a future state. By Jack Khoury and Haaretz | Apr. 30, 2014 | 5:30 AM ...

Egypt announced its first case of the SARS-like Middle East Respiratory Syndrome on Saturday, as the toll in Saudi Arabia climbs past 300. By Ruth Schuster | Apr. 27, 2014 | 8:11 PM. Tweet. MERS. Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah sacked the country's health ...

Never has a religion so comprehensively changed its attitude to what was once seen as its worst enemy as the Roman Catholic Church did under popes John XXII and John Paul II. By Anshel Pfeffer | Apr. 27, 2014 | 4:26 PM ...

But Palestine Liberation Organization alone will be in charge of negotiations with Israel, Palestinian president says, adding that he is ready to extend talks in return for prisoner release, settlement freeze. By Jack Khoury and Reuters | Apr. 26, 2014 | 3:00 PM ...

When our freedom means their captivity. In the wake of further settlement expansion, British university students are finding it harder to defend Israel to their peers. By Hannah Weisfeld | Apr. 15, 2014 | 9:35 PM. Tweet. Clashes in Hebron, February 21, 2014.

In the wake of further settlement expansion, British university students are finding it harder to defend Israel to their peers. By Hannah Weisfeld | Apr. 15, 2014 | 9:35 PM. Tweet. Clashes in Hebron, February 21, 2014. Palestinian protesters confront an Israeli ...

UN chief begins processing Palestinian bid to join international conventions. The State of Palestine will likely be added to the 10 conventions under UN auspice on May 2, exactly one month after submitting official request. By Barak Ravid | Apr. 10, 2014 | 2:50 ...

Add Enceladus, a small moon orbiting the giant ringed planet Saturn, to the growing list of places beyond Earth that have oceans - and prospects for hosting life, a study released on Thursday shows. Situated some 850 million miles (1.3 billion km) away in the ...

Add Enceladus, a small moon orbiting the giant ringed planet Saturn, to the growing list of places beyond Earth that have oceans - and prospects for hosting life, a study released on Thursday shows. Situated some 850 million miles (1.3 billion km) away in the ...

Add Enceladus, a small moon orbiting the giant ringed planet Saturn, to the growing list of places beyond Earth that have oceans - and prospects for hosting life, a study released on Thursday shows. Situated some 850 million miles (1.3 billion km) away in the ...

Both Israel and the Palestinians are between Kerry and a hard place. All sides have made mistakes in the peace talks, including the U.S., but there's too much at stake to stop now. By Amos Harel | Apr. 4, 2014 | 3:31 AM | 3. Tweet. Kerry, Livni and Erekat in ...

Both Israel and the Palestinians are between Kerry and a hard place. All sides have made mistakes in the peace talks, including the U.S., but there's too much at stake to stop now. By Amos Harel | Apr. 4, 2014 | 3:31 AM. Tweet. Kerry, Livni and Erekat in ...

U.S. media consensus: Pollard's release futile; Israeli-Palestinian peace talks dying. A wrap-up of American op-eds and editorials on the coming-apart of John Kerry's Middle East initiative. By Haaretz | Apr. 3, 2014 | 12:27 AM. Tweet. U.S. Secretary of State ...