Israel

PA to halt membership bids to U.N. agencies

The Palestinian Authority said it would stop trying to gain membership to U.N. agencies on the same day that Israel said it would stop paying dues to UNESCO.

Amid war talk, Obama calls for keeping pressure on Iran

President Obama called for keeping up the pressure on Iran amid reports that Israel is preparing for war with the Islamic Republic.

Shas lawmaker chides Shalit for his Shabbat at the beach

A lawmaker from the haredi Orthodox Shas Party said Gilad Shalit should have spent his first Shabbat of freedom not at the beach but praying in synagogue.

Gunmen fire on Israeli troops at Gaza border

Israel tracking two boats headed for Gaza

Israeli rabbi charged with sexual assault

Yeshiva shuttered over students’ ties to West Bank attacks

Schools in southern Israel reopen

Iran warns against rumored Israeli military strike

Bibi’s response to UNESCO vote: Speed up settlement building

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