“We are still looking at all directions, continuing the investigation,” says police spokesman, after US woman found dead near J’lem.

As Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas enter direct peace talks on Thursday, an intensifying battle for Jerusalem has rendered the conflict’s trickiest issue even more intractable. A key flashpoint in this...

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas may agree to direct talks next week if Israel agrees to pre-1967 borders, according to a letter found by Reuters on Thursday. The European Union’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs Catherine Ashton...

An Israeli Navy vessel opened fire on a Lebanese fishing boat over the weekend, after the ship sailed into a restricted zone and ignored warnings to leave the area, the IDF Spokesman’s office confirmed on Sunday. The army’s confirmation came after...

A system that can shoot down incoming rockets has passed its last tests and will be ready for deployment in a few months, Israel’s Defense Ministry said Monday. If effective, it could have far-reaching strategic implications for Israel’s...

Israel’s defense minister on Tuesday criticized the approval by a Jerusalem planning body of a plan to raze 22 Palestinian homes in the disputed eastern part of the city to make room for an Israeli tourist center, saying it lacked “common...

While Israeli flags are being burned in many European capitals in the aftermath of the deadly flotilla raid, thousands of people took part in a pro-Israel rally in Helsinki on Thursday. The Finnish capital’s streets were filled with Israeli and...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday it’s time to move to direct talks with the Palestinians and that he will raise the issue with President Barack Obama in Washington next week. Netanyahu, after talks in Paris with French...

Israel is expected to unveil plans this week to build a nuclear power plant, reports say. They say an announcement will be made by Israeli Infrastructure Minister Uzi Landau at an energy forum in Paris. Israel is facing a crisis over electricity...

Israel said Friday it will construct hundreds of new housing units in West Bank settlements before any slowdown in building, an announcement that drew harsh criticism from Washington, which demands a complete settlement freeze as a prelude to renewing...