Knesset Member Meir Sheetrit on Tuesday surprised the Israeli political world as he surged to the 2nd place in the first round out of the five candidates running for president to succeed Shimon Peres.
The European Union and Israel have signed a landmark agreement allowing Israel to be associated with Horizon 2020, the new EU research and innovation flagship programme.
The Knesset, Israel’s parliament, will elect Tuesday Israel's next president Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein decided Sunday after consultating with the House's legal adviser and faction leaders.
Military intelligence chief analyst Brig.-Gen. Itai Brun voices cautious optimism over possibility that Tehran and world powers are edging toward singing of final-status nuclear deal within the year.
Pope Francis is to host on Sunday an unprecedented peace prayer meeting with Israeli President Shimon Peres and Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas.
France’s Jewish community and anti-racism groups reacted with outrage on Sunday to a new anti-Semitic pun by Jean-Marie Le Pen, founder of extreme-right National Front party.
Finance minister, justice minister threaten to quit coalition should parts of the West Bank be annexed; Lapid calls for settlement building freeze.Finance minister, justice minister threaten to quit coalition should parts of the West Bank be annexed; Lapid calls for settlement building freeze.
Leaders of the G7 group of the world’s most advanced economies have agreed to cooperate against European jihadists’ threat of attacks when they return home from Syria .
