The World Jewish Congress has strongly protested calls by Swedish and Danish medical associations for a ban on religious male circumcision.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel will visit Israel at the end of February for bilateral talks with the Israeli government, her spokesman announced Friday.

US President Barack Obama said that if Congress sends a new sanctions bill against Iran ‘’I will veto it,’ in his State of the Union speech on Tuesday.

Ashton, Kerry, UN's Ban, and other leaders to discuss how to help both sides reach ''difficult and bold decisions.''

Campaign organizer says activists have no intention to leave site that is located north of the Dead Sea; IDF spokesperson says is aware of ''quiet demonstration.''

Incident occurs in effort to disperse Palestinian disturbance in fence security zone, army says.

The leader of the Habayit Hayehudi (Jewish Home) party, Naftali Bennett, has apologized to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for recent critical comments he made against him.

First-term MK Motti Yogev claims the secretary of state ''wants to decrease the Jewish presence in the Land of Israel.''

The Palestinian film industry, which is dominated by amateur artists, struggles to get a wider Arab audience.

PLO Secretary-General Yasser Abed Rabbo says proposals offered by US secretary of state are ''Israeli ideas.''