Israel Museum resumes search for director as appointee backs out Eran Neuman decided to continue head of the School of Architecture at Tel Aviv University, following differences of opinion over his role and terms of employment, the museum announced.
Russia recognizes western Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, eastern Jerusalem for Palestinian state The qualified statement from its Foreign Ministry makes Russia one of the first countries to recognize any part of Jerusalem as Israel's capital.
State Department designates Hamas military commander ‘global terrorist’ Abu Anas al-Ghandour is accused of being involved in the 2006 kidnapping of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit that killed two other Israeli soldiers.