One of the main pro-Israel voice in the US Congress and a veteran politician, Republican Eric Cantor, was defeated in a primary election on Tuesday by a rightist Tea Party favorite, David Brat, a college economics professor, by 11 points, 56% to 45%.

French FM Laurent Fabius: “We say that there can be a few hundred centrifuges, but the Iranians want thousands so we’re not in the same framework.”

Mattia Zilli, an official with the EC's Research Executive Agency asks to be taken off newsletter of Zionist NGO using less than diplomatic language.

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.

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.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio were among the politicians who marched along Fifth Ave. at the Celebrate Israel Parade.

In light of reports that the US government plans to establish ties to work with the Fatah and Hamas technocratic government, World Jewish Congress-United States called on the American government to withhold recognition and funding of the Palestinian unity government constructed from Fatah and Hamas.

European Union, United Nations, US, China agree to work with Fatah-Hamas government, despite Israeli criticism; Netanyahu warns against ''Palestinian step against peace and in favor of terrorism.''

One day after the US announced that it intends to work with the Palestinian unity government, the European Union on Tuesday welcomed the announcement of the formation of this government.