A senior White House official tried to reassure United States Jewish community leaders in the wake of tension between the Obama administration and Israel.Read More
Next year, “the birth of a Palestinian state will be celebrated as a day of joy by the entire community of nations,” says Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad in an exclusive interview to Haaretz.Read More
President Obama predicted that the U.N. Security Council would pass a new round of sanctions against Iran within weeks.Read More
Two British lawmakers accused supporters of Israel of “buying” influence in the Conservative Party.Read More
One of the U.S. administration’s requests to Israel regarding the peace process with the Palestinians is a four-month construction freeze in all parts of East Jerusalem. In exchange, the United States would pressure Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to hold direct talks with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu instead of the indirect talks already agreed to by the Palestinians.Read More
Israel has held a journalist under secret house arrest since last December based on allegations that during her military service she leaked classified documents suggesting that the Israeli army violated laws dealing with targeted killings.Read More
Jimmy Carter’s apology last December to the Jewish community was insincere, the Anti-Defamation League said.Read More
As Jews throughout the world gather for Passover seders on Monday evening, the world’s most prominent political leader will be hosting one of his own.Read More
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called recent unflattering Israeli media reports about the Obama administration “unacceptable.”Read More
A window was shattered by a pellet gun in an apparent vandalism attack at her Tucson district office. Sarah Palin has put her on the list of Democratic lawmakers she is targeting this fall. Arizona Tea Party activists are pledging to help defeat her bid for re-election.Read More