Batsheva Sobelman –

The leader of the Islamic State militant group, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, addresses worshippers at a mosque in the militant-held northern Iraqi city of Mosul, in this image grab taken from a propaganda video released on in July 2014.

Israel worries about threat from Islamic State

June 23, 2019 at 1:16 a.m.

Well before the latest threat from Islamic State, Israel's military had stepped up intelligence and preparedness efforts with the militant group in mind. In particular, Israeli forces are keeping an...

Palestinian protesters sling stones at Israeli soldiers during clashes in the West Bank city of Hebron on Oct. 22, 2015.

What is causing the deadly flare-up between Israelis and Palestinians?

June 20, 2019 at 2:35 p.m.

A rash of near-daily stabbings and other attacks has been sowing panic in Israel and raising fear of another deadly Palestinian uprising. In a sign of how fraught the atmosphere...

Israeli opposition leader fights for party’s life

August 22, 2021 at 8:25 p.m.

Many people expected Tzipi Livni to become Israel's first female prime minister since Golda Meir. After her high-profile stint as foreign minister, the centrist Kadima party she heads won more...

ISRAEL-TURKEY TENSIONS

August 22, 2021 at 8:14 p.m.

Angry over a Turkish TV show that portrayed Israelis as ruthless killers, Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon summoned Turkey's ambassador this month for a dressing-down. But Ayalon's tough diplomacy...

Netanyahu endorses 2-state plan

August 22, 2021 at 8:11 a.m.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in a dramatic reversal under U.S. pressure, endorsed the goal of a Palestinian state Sunday. But it was unclear whether the breakthrough, welcomed by President...

Olmert’s gift to Russia stirs uproar

August 22, 2021 at 3:57 a.m.

Nearly 150 years after Russian Czar Alexander II bought a large plot of land in Jerusalem from the Ottoman Empire, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert arrived in Moscow bearing a...

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