Trump Reluctant to Punish Turkey Over S-400 Deal With Russia: 'It's Not Really Fair'

President lamented American jobs would be lost if U.S. did not sell F-35 jets to Turkey

Israeli Arab Shot by Soldiers at West Bank Checkpoint; Official Says Wounded in Family Dispute

35-year-old Faris Azzam and his family insist he was wrongfully shot while Israeli soldiers initially claimed he tried to run them over

Trump Says Progress Made With Iran, as Tehran Threatens Further Nuke Deal Breaches

U.S. president says he wasn't looking for regime change, while Pompeo says administration prepared to negotiate missile program

Palestinian Prisoner's Death in Israeli Medical Ward Prompts Raised Alert

Israeli Prison Service says 30-year-old Nassar Taqatqa has been under medical supervision, while Palestinian officials demand investigation into death

In First, Top Iranian Diplomat Says Talks on Ballistic Missiles Possible

Mohammad Javad Zarif offered an initially high price for such negotiations — the halt of American arms sales to both Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, two key U.S. allies in the Persian Gulf

Jordan Appoints New Ambassador to Qatar, Two Years After Downgrading Ties

Relations between Doha and Amman warm up amid dismay in Jordan at falling Saudi economic support

Hezbollah Threat Prompts Israel to Boost Anti-missile Protection at 20 Strategic Sites

Military identifies key sites as potential targets, as Iran-backed Lebanese group working to improve missile precision

Analysis Into Putin’s Arms: How a Failed Coup Turned Turkey Into NATO’s Biggest Headache

Arrival of Russian S-400 missile defense system probably won’t signal the end of Turkey’s military involvement with West, but will likely scupper F-35 deal with the U.S.

Opinion Turkey and Russian S-400s: Erdogan Just Made a Strategic Blunder of Epic Proportions

Erdogan's insistence on delivery of the Russian-made missiles, a $2.5 billion waste of money, has invited severe U.S. retaliation - and turned Turkey from an ally of NATO into its antagonist

Israel May Live to Regret Its Warming Ties With China

As recent anger over the deal between Israel and China on the Haifa Port shows, U.S. support for Israel may not be unconditional after all

Israeli Firm to Launch First of Fleet of Low-cost Satellites

Hundreds will eventually be put into orbit to bring internet to remote parts of the world

Bye Bye, Queen of the Sky: How El Al's 747 Connected Israel and the Jewish World

El Al was among the first to buy the gigantic jumbo with its iconic hump, and went on to break the record for most people on a flight, bringing 1,088 Ethiopian Jews to Israel. This is the story of El Al 001, the flight that made the Jewish world smaller

At Paris Air Show, Israel Displays Its Next-gen Drones

World’s leading aviation exhibit started on Monday amid highest levels of defense spending in more than 30 years

Oman Attack: Why Israel Remains Mum as Accusations Against Iran Abound

Israel doesn’t want to be accused of encouraging a direct confrontation between Trump and Tehran, whose denials don’t sound convincing

Strike Shows Israel Chasing Iran Deep Into Syrian Desert

Reported Israeli attack on T-4 base is the third strike on Syria this week. Israel isn't sure who fired rockets at the Golan on Saturday, but it's clearly not errant fire

Israel Takes Sides in U.S.-China Trade War

Israel's security officials object to a Chinese infrastructure project in central Israel ■ What seems like a shift in policy comes amid growing U.S. concerns that China could strategically gain from such investments

Iran Is Choosing the Time and Place to Confront America

Repeating mistakes of Obama administration, U.S. is allowing itself to become distracted from other places where Iran is advancing its agenda, both in the Middle East and further afield

Nasrallah Reveals New Details About Ambush, Killing of 12 Israeli Commandos

Hezbollah chief reveals how the Israeli soldiers were tracked in Lebanon in 1997 and offers hints about a mysterious murder of a militant leader in Syria

How a Standoff With the U.S. Almost Blew Up Israel's Nuclear Program

Kennedy's ultimatum, Ben-Gurion's 'sick' reply and a 'fiasco' nuclear inspection: Newly declassified documents shed light on the diplomatic crisis that some feared may lead to a U.S. raid on Israel's Dimona plant

Jordanian King Sacks Intel Chief, Senior Officials Amid Reports of Plot

King Abdullah says move to replace his intelligence chief was prompted by complaints of shortcomings in the intelligence system

Russia Confirms Its Military Arrived in Venezuela: 'Every Right to Be There'

U.S. Vice President Pence called Russian activity in Venezuela a provocation on Wednesday

Secret Netanyahu-Assad Talks Gave Way to Israeli Demand for Golan Recognition

Almost all Israeli governments – including Netanyahu's – negotiated U.S.-brokered withdrawals from Golan Heights ■ Trump's support of annexation is culmination of shift that began with civil war ■ Haaretz spoke to sources involved in the talks who attested to advanced talks between Netanyahu and Damascus, including maps and computerized scenarios for withdrawal – in exchange for pushing out Iran

Malaysia Is the New Hub for Iranian Terrorism, Western Intelligence Says

Led by a corrupt, proudly anti-Semitic prime minister who supports Islamist groups, Southeast Asian country's long-standing connection with Hamas gets a new twist

Trump's Golan Declaration: Blessing for Netanyahu, Message to Russia

The international response is likely to be weak, and returning the Golan isn't something most Israelis support. The significance is mostly political, and the timing unsurprising

Russia's Planned Exit From Syria Could Spell Trouble for Israel

Russian reports say Putin has instructed withdrawal of forces, besides aircraft ■ Israel hopes move will pressure Iran to remove its forces as well, but Tehran has not signaled any such development

MBS Has a BDS Problem: Khashoggi’s Shadow Haunts the Saudi Crown Prince

October’s murder of Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul is still tripping up Prince Mohammed bin Salman's ties to the West

Analysis Can Assad Survive an Israeli Attack?

The Syrian conflict has triggered Israel's primal fear: the threat of an entrenched Iranian presence on its borders. If a resurgent, unreliable Russia doesn't step in, then Assad and his army will be Israel's first targets

Israel's Creative Solution to Pump Money Into Gaza – Without Embarrassing Photos

Beneficiaries will be required to work for short time before receiving funds ■ Defense officials concerned about possible violent escalation in Gaza and West Bank surrounding anniversary of weekly protests

How Assad Defied the Odds, Won in Syria and Pushed the U.S. Out

Eight years into Syria's Civil War, Russia is the big victor in Syria and will remain for a long time to come

Burned by Israel Strikes, Iran to Move Weapons Supply Center Out of Damascus

Iranians are likely headed to Syrian T4 air base, which was struck by Israel twice last year

Hezbollah Caught Between Desire to Strengthen Iran and Need to Reinforce Its Domestic Power

The group's concept of 'resistance,' which is the foundation of its military existence, is subservient to political and diplomatic considerations if it wishes to help Syria and Iran

'Foreign Country' Intends to Intervene in Israeli Elections, Shin Bet Chief Says

Nadav Argaman says the country in question will intervene via cybertechnology, though it's unclear in favor of whom

LISTEN: Israeli F-15 Loses Canopy at 30,000 Feet, Pilots Make Emergency Landing

Army releases sound recordings of the incident

'Serious Mistake': Erdogan Snubs Bolton Over Syria Kurds, Blasts U.S. for Double-speak

'Elements of U.S. administration are saying different things,' Turkish president tells lawmakers, after Trump aide said Syria pullout was conditioned on Turkey ensuring the safety of Kurdish fighters

As Trade With China Grows, U.S. Pressuring Israel to 'Choose Sides'

Israel's Extensive Syria Strike Signals: Business as Usual Despite Trump and Putin

The strike in the Damascus area was likely aimed at a specific target such as Iranian weapons depots, but it has a wider geopolitical context ■ Netanyahu is reverse-engineering facts on Hezbollah tunnels ahead of elections

Analysis Syria Pullout: Israel Left With False Russian Promises and a Volatile U.S. President

Trump pulls rug from under his own generals ■ An Israeli expert on Russia lays out Putin's strategic reasoning in Syria

Israeli Eyes Set on Western Iraq, as Iran Deploys Long-range Missiles That Can Hit Israel

The pro-Assad axis saw great strategic success in 2018 – but Tehran has also suffered failures ■ The state of the Israeli army's ground forces is a divisive issue Netanyahu will have to address

Israeli Tunnel Operation in Lebanon Enters Its Explosive Stage

There is no wall or fence separating the Israeli and Lebanese forces where the demolition is going on. All it would take is one antsy Lebanese soldier to spark a fire that would be hard to extinguish

A Hezbollah Blitzkrieg: Tunnels on Israel-Lebanon Border Reveal Attack Plan

Israel plans to use the recent revelations on the diplomatic front

Russia Deploys New Laser Weapon Aimed at U.S. Allies in Response to Trump's Nuclear Ultimatum

The United States delivered Russia a 60-day ultimatum on Tuesday to come clean about what Washington says is a violation of a 1987 nuclear arms control treaty

With Pompeo Meet, Netanyahu Warns Iran and Lebanon Before Israel Takes Military Action

Beirut and Tehran shouldn't be surprised if Trump backs Israel