Gantz will be promoted this morning to lieutenant general at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, followed by a military ceremony at the Kirya defense compound in Tel Aviv.

Palestinian factional divides continue as the issue of elections comes into focus in a revolutionary Middle East

The chief PLO negotiator has presented his resignation to the Palestinian president and PLO leadership, officials in Ramallah announced Saturday.

Army will hold its official farewell ceremony for Gabi Ashkenazi in Tel Aviv later Sunday; transition will become official on Monday.

The PLO leadership in Ramallah on Saturday announced plans to hold elections by September, running into immediate opposition from its Hamas rivals.

The PA's call to elections is illegal, and made in contravention of Elections Law (9) 2005 because the call came from an illegitimate government, Hamas' Ministry of Justice said in a statement Thursday.

Kiryat Arba Chief Rabbi Dov Lior, senior figure in religious Zionism wanted for questioning for his endorsement of the book 'Torat Hamelech.'

British Foreign Secretary William Hague warns peace process could become casualty of current unrest sweeping the region.

The recent recognition by some countries of a Palestinian state “does not do any good whatsoever,” Dutch Foreign Minister Uri Rosenthal said in an interview with The Jerusalem Post.

Ten Palestinians were injured Wednesday morning in Israeli air strikes which started after midnight and hit in a series of explosions running from the northern end of the Strip to the south.