Jewish institutions across Australia, including schools, are in lockdown Monday, cancelling excursions and maintaining tight security measures as the Community Security Group (CSG) raised the threat level to severe after a suspected Islamist terrorist went into Sydney’s Lindt Chocolate shop and took hostages.

The European Parliament is scheduled to vote next week, during its plenary session in Strasbourg, whether to recognize a Palestinian state.

Conservative lawmaker says he has received 5 death threats in past year because he is Jewish.

French Senate narrowly recommends recognizing 'Palestine;' Denmark likely to be first European country to buck trend.

If elections were held now, the Center-Left list would win 24 seats, Likud 20, Bayit Yehudi 17, Yisrael Beytenu 10, Kulanu 10, Yesh Atid nine, United Torah Judaism eight, Shas six, Meretz six.

Egyptian, Jordanian leaders call to remove obstacles standing in the way of renewing the peace process, and work toward a two-state solution.

Security forces investigating whether incident was an attempted terror attack or an accident; police increase presence in capital amid tensions over PA minister's death.

President Reuven Rivlin expressed his condolences for the death of Abu Ein on Thursday and vowed that Israel would thoroughly investigate the incident.

Ramallah shuts down for funeral of Palestinian Authority minister.

Alleged Palestinian attacked a six-person family with acid near Bethlehem; suspect neutralized.