Spanish judge is raising eyebrows in a controversial case involving the IDF

Pope Francis has called for societies and authorities in Ukraine, the Middle East and Iraq to stop their wars.

Are authorities to blame for the death of Israel Hernandez-Llach?

Thomas, who made no secret of her political opinions, came to fame for her unashamedly pugilistic questioning of US presidents. In 2010 she resigned as a White House reporter after a video emerged in which she made baldly anti-Israel comments.

Israel has issued a warning to Russia saying the government should not go through with plans to deliver arms to Syria.

Physicist Stephen Hawking joins in a boycott of an upcoming academic conference in Israel out of support for Palestine and opposition of the Israeli occupation of its territories.

The driver of United States President Barack Obama's limo accidentally fills the vehicle with gasoline instead of diesel, causing it to get towed for repairs.

The European Union will look at ways on Monday to press Israel to ditch a plan to build settlements in a highly sensitive area of the occupied West Bank, but hold off on tough action soon despite international outrage over the decision.

British Foreign Secretary William Hague said on Tuesday that European sanctions againstIsrael in response to its latest plans to build settlements on disputed land were not an option.

Israel faced concerted criticism from Europe on Monday over Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's decision to expand settlement building after the United Nations' de facto recognition of Palestinian statehood.

A bomb exploded on a bus in Tel Aviv on Wednesday, potentially complicating efforts by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to pursue an elusive truce between Israel and Hamas, as Israeli air strikes shook the Gaza Strip.

A new study has revealed that President Obama's middle name, Hussein, makes Israelis - both Jewish and Arab - perceive him as less pro-Israeli.