Israeli foreign minister slams Sanders ‘horrifying comment’
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s foreign minister denounced Democratic front-runner Bernie Sanders on Wednesday for what he cal...
Michael Douglas, Zeta-Jones to co-host Jerusalem ceremony
JERUSALEM (AP) — Hollywood power couple Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones are set to return to Israel as co-hosts...
Pope cautions against “unfair” Middle East peace plans
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has cautioned against “unfair” solutions aimed at ending the conflict between Israelis and Pale...
Israeli troops hurt, 3 Palestinians killed in new violence
JERUSALEM — A spike in Israeli-Palestinian violence on Thursday left at least three Palestinians killed and a dozen Israeli troops wounded in a rash o...
Muslim nations reject Trump’s Mideast plan in Saudi meeting
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Days after Gulf Arab states expressed their support for President Donald Trump's efforts at resolving the Israeli-Palest...
Palestinians protest Trump plan, Gaza militants fire rockets
JERUSALEM — Palestinians held demonstrations across the region Friday to protest President Donald Trump's Middle East initiative, while militants in t...
Israel postpones move to annex large parts of West Bank
JERUSALEM — Israel has postponed a move to annex large parts of the West Bank, a government minister said Wednesday, a day after Prime Minister Benjam...
Prince Charles visits Jerusalem tomb of unique ancestor
JERUSALEM — Britain's Prince Charles on Friday paid a solemn visit to the tomb of his grandmother, who sheltered Jews during the Holocaust and whose t...
Trump: Mideast peace plan likely rolled out in days
JERUSALEM — President Donald Trump said Thursday that he'll likely release the long-awaited White House Mideast peace plan before his meeting early ne...
Key quotes from world leaders at Holocaust forum
JERUSALEM — The presidents of France and Germany warned of rising anti-Semitism. Israeli and American leaders lashed out at Iran. Russia's president t...
Leaders vow to learn from Holocaust, offer competing lessons
JERUSALEM — Speaker by speaker, world leaders on Thursday denounced the rising threat of anti-Semitism and vowed never to forget the lessons of the Ho...
Russia-Poland feud over history clouds Auschwitz anniversary
WARSAW, Poland — Over the next several days, world leaders will gather twice to mark the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the...
Survivor stories spotlight Auschwitz liberation anniversary
JERUSALEM — Shortly before they were rounded up by Nazi troops in Belgium and deported to Auschwitz in 1942, the parents of three-year-old Maurice Glu...
Orthodox women seek bigger role as Jews end Talmud cycle
JERUSALEM — As Orthodox Jews worldwide conclude a grueling marathon of daily Talmud study, a growing number of Israeli women have joined the effort, s...
On foreign policy, Trump flouts risks that gave others pause
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is not the first American leader to have Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani in his sights, but he was the first to pull...
Israel’s Netanyahu shores up base but obstacles remain
JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shored up his base with a landslide primary victory announced early Friday, but he will need a b...
Israel’s embattled Netanyahu wins landslide in primary
JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has won a landslide victory in a primary election for leadership of the ruling Likud party.
From New York to Moscow, Holocaust survivors share memories
PARIS — Holocaust survivors in several cities around the world are lighting candles for Hanukkah together, as Jewish community leaders try to keep fir...
Israel to grant holiday travel permits to Gaza Christians
JERUSALEM — Israel announced on Sunday that it will allow Christians in the Gaza Strip to travel to Jerusalem and the West Bank for Christmas.
In Florida, Trump says he’s Israel’s best pal in White House
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — President Donald Trump said Saturday that Israel has never had a better friend in the White House than him because, unlike his prede...
Case against Netanyahu includes billionaire witnesses
JERUSALEM — Israel’s attorney general on Monday officially submitted his indictment of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on corruption charges, laying...
Rights researcher deported by Israel vows to continue work
JERUSALEM — A human rights researcher who is being deported from Israel over his alleged boycott advocacy said Sunday he will remain in his position a...
Netanyahu’s woes mirror those of his ally Trump
JERUSALEM — He was accused of using his high office to advance his personal political interests. He derided the investigation as a “witch hunt” fueled...
Israel to host largest event ever focused on anti-Semitism
JERUSALEM — Israeli officials announced Wednesday that dozens of world leaders will arrive in Jerusalem for the largest-ever gathering focused on comb...
Google, Israel’s National Library team up to digitize books
JERUSALEM — The National Library of Israel is working with Google to digitize 120,000 books from its extensive collection of Jewish texts and upload t...
France reopens contested Jewish tomb in east Jerusalem
JERUSALEM — French authorities reopened one of Jerusalem's most magnificent ancient tombs to the public for the first time in over a decade, despite a...