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BREAKING NEWS

04:17
Obama to lay out rationale for drone strikes in Thursday speech (Reuters)
01:23
Boston bombing suspect killed three in 2011, former friend tells police (DPA)
01:21
Congo fighting persists as UN chief Ban Ki-Moon arrives for visit in nation's capital (AP)
00:13
U.S. official says four Americans killed by drone strikes since 2009 (AP)
23:56
Argentine dictator Videla's burial protested (AP)
23:53
Congress moves to tighten sanctions on Iran (Reuters)
21:44
Palestinians hurl molotov cocktails at soldiers near Hebron, no injuries reported (Haaretz)
21:17
Update: Britain calls emergency meeting after man killed in London (AP)
20:35
UK official: London shooting could be terror-related (AP)
19:59
Iran's Ahmadinejad to challenge decision to bar his ally from presidential race (DPA)
18:59
UN is receiving increasing reports of the use of chemical weapons in Syria, (Reuters)
18:50
Assad must hand over full executive powers to proposed transitional gov't, French FM says (Reuters)
18:36
Rescuers search Oklahoma tornado town ruins as recovery starts (Reuters)
17:47
Pope issues first appeal for Chinese Catholics (AP)
17:38
Dubai authorities seize shipment of 259 elephant tusks (Reuters)

More Breaking News

Diplomacy & Defense

U.S. Congress committee approves measure to back Israel in case of nuclear Iran attack

New sanctions package targeting Iranian oil exports affirms U.S. support for Israel's self defense if confronted by a nuclear Iran.

By Reuters | May 23, 2013 | 02:28 AM

Senators Robert Menendez (R) and Lindsey Graham speak to reporters just after the Senate voted 99-0

No agreement reached in Iran nuclear talks, says UN official
By Reuters | 7
Iran has installed 700 nuclear centrifuges this year, diplomats say
By The Associated Press | 1
IAEA report: Iran taking steps to expand sensitive nuclear capacity
By Reuters | 1

Mustafa Dirani Captain George Channel 2

Israeli interrogator accused of torture: Suspects must believe anything goes

Army major known as Capt. George, accused by Lebanese terrorist Mustafa Dirani of torture and rape, says terror suspects have to believe there are no boundaries to interrogation tactics.

By Gili Cohen | May 12, 2013 | 07:32 PM | 15

Turkey Hatay Province

Syrian conflict nears Turkey, threatening to spark ethnic upheaval

The explosions near the Syrian border that claimed 46 lives exacerbated tensions between between locals and Syrian refugees - and among Hatay Province's ethnic groups.

By Zvi Bar'el | May 12, 2013 | 06:08 PM | 8

Shelly Yacimovich Oren Nachshon

Yacimovich to Abbas: Israel, Palestinians must renew peace process now

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.

By Barak Ravid, Jonathan Lis | May 12, 2013 | 02:50 PM | 11

S-300 air defense missiles.

Netanyahu trying to thwart transfer of surface-to-air missiles from Russia to Syria

The alleged Israeli bombardments in Syria came at the height of a stormy debate in Washington.

By Amos Harel | May 12, 2013 | 07:02 AM | 22

The Eitan, Israel's largest UAV

IDF intentionally downs UAV due to malfunction

Amid fears of losing control of the craft, Army officials chose to crash-land the UAV in the Mediterranean Sea.

By Gili Cohen | May 12, 2013 | 06:48 AM | 7

Netanyahu and Lapid.

Israel set to settle next defense budget, Lapid proposing cuts of up to NIS 4 billion

Lapid is expected to ask for a NIS 4 billion cut in the defense budget, while defense officials are expected to ask for NIS 2 billion to NIS 3 billion in additional funding.

By Moti Bassok | May 12, 2013 | 06:11 AM

Oil tankers in the Persian Gulf

Israel has new diplomatic mission in Persian Gulf, budget reveals

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

By Barak Ravid | May 12, 2013 | 05:03 AM | 9

The security fence in Qalqilyah

Palestinian gets four-year sentence for 'low-level' terror plots

Judge rules that lack of rehabilitation played a role.

By Chaim Levinson | May 12, 2013 | 04:44 AM

The Golan Heights.

Palestinian-Syrian group says forming units to fight for the Golan

The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command (PFLP-GC) said it was preparing for new operations after nearly 40 years of quiet on the Israel-Syria border.

By Reuters | May 11, 2013 | 01:56 PM | 37

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Netanyahu to meet with Putin in Moscow, discuss Russian arms sales to Syria

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.

By Barak Ravid | May 10, 2013 | 09:33 PM | 16

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Middle East

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaking in Amman

Kerry: Assad's achievements in recent days only temporary

By Reuters | 10:50 PM

Syria conflict

U.S. willing to keep Assad in the picture to avoid threat of all-out Mideast war

By Zvi Bar'el | 05:05 PM | 6

Syrian fighters praying near the town of Yayladagi, at the Turkish-Syrian border.

Turkey shuts Syria border crossing after bombings that killed 51

By Reuters | 03:15 PM

National

Ashdod port.

In step toward reform, Israel to build two new ports without consulting workers

By Daniel Schmil | 10:38 PM

Soldiers searching for remains of fellow soldier in minefield .

Soldiers: IDF could have prevented deadly mine explosion in Golan Heights

By Amir Oren | 04:27 AM

Bank Hapoalim Beer Sheva

New restrictions help banks collect; and helped trigger Be'er Sheva man's rage

By Sivan Aizescu | 03:22 AM

The Iran Debate

The suspected uranium-enrichment facility of Fordow

IAEA report: Iran taking steps to expand sensitive nuclear capacity

By Reuters | 05:20 PM

Saeed Jalili, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council in Almaty

No agreement reached in Iran nuclear talks, says UN official

By Reuters | 08:34 PM | 7

Iran nuclear talks

UN watchdog, Ashton to press Iran on nuclear program

By Reuters | 12:41 PM | 7

World

Ibragim Todashev pictured in a mug shot taken on May 4th, 2013.

Boston bomber's friend, slain in Florida, eyed in Jewish murders

By The Forward | 03:26 AM

British soldier hacked to death in suspected London terror attack

By Reuters | 01:02 AM

Man hacked to death in London 'may be terror attack,' authorities say

By The Associated Press | 09:36 PM

Features

Hasidic Jews

This day in Jewish history / The founder of modern Hasidism dies

By David B. Green | 07:54 AM

The quintessential hatich.

Word of the day / Hatich

By David Sarna Galdi | 05:43 AM

President Yitzhak Ben-Zvi

Yitzhak Ben-Zvi: The Israeli president who earned less than his driver

By Ofer Aderet | 01:05 AM | 3

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