Middle East

Meet Yair Shamir, the political scion who could replace Avigdor Liberman

Yair Shamir, son of the former Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir, is No. 2 on Yisrael Beiteinu’s Knesset list.

Jerusalem embassy, visa perennials reintroduced in Congress

Two pro-Israel perennials were reintroduced in the new Congress: a bill seeking to force the president to move the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem and one that would waive visa requirements for visiting Israelis.

Israel to build security fence on Syrian border

Israel will erect a security fence along its border with Syria, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said.

Global

Pope Benedict XVI prays for Middle East peace

Global

EU condemns Israeli settlements, seizure of PA funds

Culture

Kim Kardashian probably regrets tweeting about the Middle East

Israel

Push for recognition of Jewish refugees from Arab lands seeks to counterbalance Palestinian claims

Israel

Bitterlemons Internet publications project to close

Israel

Egypt to move tanks into Sinai for first time since 1973

Israel

Attack by Jewish teens on Palestinians a ‘lynch,’ police say

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