Move is likely to re-ignite debate about Dutch attitudes to the wartime persecution of the country's Jewish population.

Jordan is seeking to boost its international image by hosting a rare Israeli-Palestinian meeting and take over the role of mediator long played by Egypt under former president Hosni Mubarak, analysts say.

Based on enemy capabilities, IDF assesses hundreds Israelis could be killed if war breaks out this year; a war in 2017 would likely include 15,000 rockets, missiles fired into Israeli cities, greater devastation.

The Obama administration is engaged in a full-court press to persuade Israel that Iran’s nuclear threat can be contained short of war.

The Muslim Brotherhood, which is leading in the national elections in Egypt, said it will not recognize Israel.

The head of Germany's Jewish community Tuesday expressed ''shock'' and ''shame'' after ultra-Orthodox protesters in Israel donned Holocaust symbols, including yellow stars, at a recent demonstration.

Army chief says Tehran will not issue warning to Americans more than once, after Iran monitored U.S. aircraft carrier near a strategic waterway in the Gulf.

Israeli and Palestinian peace negotiators will hold a face-to-face meeting for the first time in more than a year.

Test comes week after Iran threatened to stop the flow of oil through the Strait of Hormuz if it became the target of an embargo over its nuclear ambitions.

Clashes erupt throughout country in largest protests in months, apparently revived by presence of Arab monitors.