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.

By Ben Sales January 13, 2013 8:34 pm

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.

January 10, 2013 9:10 pm

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.

January 7, 2013 3:16 pm

Pope Benedict XVI prays for Middle East peace

By Ruth Ellen Gruber December 25, 2012 11:15 am

EU condemns Israeli settlements, seizure of PA funds

By Cnaan Liphshiz December 11, 2012 10:32 am

Kim Kardashian probably regrets tweeting about the Middle East

By Uri Fintzy November 19, 2012 1:05 pm

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

By Ben Sales September 4, 2012 11:57 am

Bitterlemons Internet publications project to close

By Marcy Oster August 28, 2012 4:42 pm

Egypt to move tanks into Sinai for first time since 1973

By Marcy Oster August 21, 2012 1:59 pm

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

By Marcy Oster August 20, 2012 1:04 pm

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