Barak Ravid

In interview with The New York Times, Yair Lapid addresses Israeli-Palestinian negotiations for first time since being instated as finance minister; suggests Abbas isn't partner for peace and says he hopes to succeed Netanyahu but he is in 'no hurry.'

Publishing the report 13 years after the incident took place and accompanying it with a government PR campaign is not only surreal, but could backfire by awaking sleeping dogs.

National Israeli panel of inquiry says iconic footage from start of second intifada reveals that Palestinian child apparently caught by IDF bullets did not actually die in the incident.

Message is first high-level expression of sympathy; Netanyahu had refrained from contacting Turkish PM after the bombings near the Syrian border.

PM refutes Times of London report; Israeli politicians shouldn't take sides for fear of diverting the debate towards Israel, says Tzipi Livni.

Prime Minister says government is operating in a 'responsible, determined and level-headed' manner to prevent advanced weaponry from reaching Lebanese terror group.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry asked his EU counterpart Catherine Ashton to put off the move as he tries to restart Israeli-Palestinian negotiations.

Despite his good intentions on Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, U.S. Secretary of State Kerry so far looks like a naive and ham-handed diplomat who has been acting like a bull in the china shop.

The Defense and Finance Ministries proposed making Palestinians pay more for importing and exporting goods; opponents say move violates international treaties Israel signed.

Official tells New York Times transfer of advanced weapons to Hezbollah would destabilize entire region.

In meeting with Netanyahu, Putin did not commit not to provide Damascus with S-300 missiles systems, spokesman says; leaders agree to strengthen intelligence cooperation.

Israel's head of military intel probably passed the Russian president information on chemical weapons used on Syrian rebels; Putin to Netanyahu: Moves that could destabilize situation in Syria must be avoided.

Netanyahu will ask the Russian president not to supply advanced S-300 anti-aircraft missile systems to Syria.

The opposition would throw a safety net to Netanyahu if he makes progress towards peace, Labor chairwoman says in her first meeting with Palestinian officials.

Israel has set up 11 new diplomatic missions worldwide between 2010 and 2012, says the document, which appears on the Finance Ministry’s website.

Senior Israeli official says Netanyahu will visit Russia sometime in the next two weeks, and will also raise the issue of Iran's nuclear program.

Hordes of demonstrators scale fences of the embassy after the Jordanian parliament votes to expel the Israeli ambassador from Amman.

The two leaders also talked about Kerry's efforts to renew peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians.

The Jordanian interior minister told Ambassador Daniel Nevo that Amman sees Israel as responsible for the Temple Mount riots, and views the detention of the mufti of Jerusalem as unacceptable.

Netanyahu's staff has been feeding the Israeli media glowing updates about the PM's visit to China, presenting as spontaneous what was actually staged.

Australian Broadcasting Corporation claims Ben Zygier, eager to impress his Mossad superiors, revealed name of a Lebanese double agent, blowing a major operation to return bodies of soldiers captured after battle of Sultan Yacoub.

At Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's instruction, an envoy will visit Geneva in the coming weeks to reach understanding that will allow Israel to take part in the council's annual hearing.

Condemnation comes after several days of silence, as Turkey and Israel expected to reach final agreement on Gaza flotilla compensation, normalization of ties.

According to senior Israeli officials, Netanyahu pledged to restrain planning and construction in West Bank, East Jerusalem, in light of U.S. efforts to restart Israeli-Palestinian negotiations.

Livni and Kerry, who has only given himself another month to bring Israel and the Palestinians back to the negotiating table, will hold this meeting in Rome and focus on terms for renewed negotiations.

In first address to nation, Netanyahu says had Turkish-flagged ship breached blockade, so could hundreds of vessels carrying weapons.