The European Union condemned Israel for "all the settlement activities," including building in eastern Jerusalem.

US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is to assure Israel on Monday that the Obama administration's commitment to its security and future is "rock solid" despite a severe diplomatic dispute that emerged this month.

Israeli Ambassador to the UK Ron Proser was summoned by the British Foreign Office on Monday, the Israeli Foreign Ministry confirmed Tuesday morning.

European rabbis may become the latest addition to Israel's arsenal of public diplomacy tools, following Minister Yuli Edelstein's request this week that they act as "ambassadors."

The "Quartet" guiding the Middle East peace process condemned Israeli building in eastern Jerusalem but called for a resumption of talks without preconditions.

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has spent a number of hours over the last few days writing the speech he will deliver at the AIPAC annual conference in Washington, a speech sources in his office described on Sunday as “very important.”

President Obama will meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on Tuesday night.

Barbara Isaacson, 78, took the overnight train from Massachusetts to make it on time to the opening of the annual AIPAC conference in Washington.

US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and her Russian counterpart clashed openly on Thursday over the planned startup this summer of Iran's first, Russian-built nuclear power plant, highlighting a split in views over how to steer Iran away from nuclear weapons.

The Quartet of Middle East peace mediators on Friday called on Israel and the Palestinians to relaunch peace negotiations in order to achieve a two-state solution within 24 months.