The time is right for Turkey and Israel to mend their critically important bilateral relationship, which has suffered a precipitous decline since 2010.
AP | KAREL JANICEK | Posted 05.18.2012
PRAGUE -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Friday he is skeptical that Iran will agree to halt its nuclear program, accusing Tehran of p...
The Huffington Post | Luke Johnson | Posted 05.17.2012
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is describing his relationship with Mitt Romney in terms that are not quite as close as those used by the fo...
Alon Ben-Meir | Posted 05.14.2012
By expanding the coalition, Netanyahu has provided himself with the ideal political environment to reach a peace agreement with the Palestinians and bridge the social gap domestically.
AP | IAN DEITCH | Posted 05.13.2012
JERUSALEM — An Israeli envoy met with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday and delivered a letter from Prime Minister Benjamin Netana...
James Zogby | Posted 05.12.2012
Don't hold your breath expecting big things, either bad or good, from this big new government. Expect, instead, business as usual.
Robert K. Lifton | Posted 05.11.2012
The new coalition brings with it opportunity for Israel to make necessary and desirable changes in the internal structure of their political systems and programs and external changes in their relationships with the Palestinians and the Arab nations.
AP | JOSEF FEDERMAN | Posted 05.09.2012
JERUSALEM — Israel on Wednesday accused Iran of stalling in negotiations over its nuclear program with the international community, and said an ...
AP | JOSEF FEDERMAN | Posted 05.09.2012
JERUSALEM — A controversial practice that has allowed tens of thousands of young ultra-Orthodox men to avoid compulsory military service has eme...
Dr. Josef Olmert | Posted 05.08.2012
Political survival, not Iran, was uppermost on PM Netanyahu's mind when he called for early elections in Israel just a few days ago, as well as when he pulled a brilliant trick out of his sleeve and co-opted the Kadima Party in his coalition.
AP | JOSEF FEDERMAN and DAN PERRY | Posted 05.09.2012
JERUSALEM — Now backed by a parliamentary supermajority, Benjamin Netanyahu has tremendous room to maneuver on Israel's most pressing issues: pe...
AP | IAN DEITCH | Posted 05.08.2012
JERUSALEM — The Israeli president's office is confirming that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has canceled early elections. In a statement ea...
Brent E. Sasley | Posted 05.01.2012
Popular commentary in the U.S. in recent weeks has drawn attention to the very public bickering in Israel between former security/military leaders and civilian politicians. My guess is that few of the reports on the issue contain reference to the fact that this is a longstanding pattern in Israeli politics.
Alon Ben-Meir | Posted 05.16.2012
As Israel recently observed sixty-four years of independence, it is critical that Israelis reflect on the path they have taken and ask if the current one is sustainable in the long-term.
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach | Posted 05.01.2012
Professor Benzion Netanyahu was a man of rare humility, scholarship, patriotism and sacrifice. His commitment to the State of Israel and the Jewish community will long serve as an inspiration and blessing to people everywhere.
AP | DAN PERRY and DIAA HADID | Posted 04.29.2012
JERUSALEM — The former head of Israel's Shin Bet security agency has accused the country's political leaders of exaggerating the effectiveness o...
Joel Rubin | Posted 04.27.2012
Israeli generals have had enough of the fear-inducing rhetoric from their prime minister. They want a rational debate in Israel about how best to handle the challenge posed by Iran.
Yoav Sivan | Posted 04.25.2012
Should Israel grant its citizens living abroad the right to vote in Israeli elections? Immediately, the idea of granting out-of-country voting elicits impassioned, polarized reactions.
AP | DANIEL ESTRIN | Posted 04.26.2012
JERUSALEM -- Israel's military chief said in an interview published Wednesday that Iran will ultimately decide against building a nuclear weapon &ndas...
The Huffington Post | Rebecca Shapiro | Posted 04.24.2012
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was reportedly briefed on Ambassador Michael Oren's attempts to kill a CBS "60 Minutes" story on Arab Chris...
AP | ARON HELLER | Posted 04.19.2012
JERUSALEM — Israelis flocked to the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial Thursday to read the names of loved ones who perished at the hands of the Nazi...
www.haaretz.com | Posted 04.18.2012
A recent skit on the sketch comedy "Eretz Nehederet" featured a "debate" about the Iranian nuclear program between U.S. and Israeli leaders. After ...
AP | Posted 04.15.2012
CARTAGENA, Colombia -- President Barack Obama says the U.S. hasn't "given away anything" to Iran in the latest round of talks over the Islamic republi...
Kumi Naidoo | Posted 04.14.2012
Nuclear power and nuclear weapons are the Janus faces of nuclear technology: you cannot have one with out the other.
Robert Naiman | Posted 04.13.2012
What difference will it make to the lives of Palestinians in the West Bank when the world meets their demands for freedom and self-determination?
Alon Ben-Meir | Posted 05.21.2012