Defense minister says he supports permanent change from three to four years, with option to extend.

Finance minister tells The Jerusalem Post that time is needed to heal the Israeli-Palestinian conflict's wounds.

Christian lawmakers from 20 countries will be in Israel later this week to express their support for the Jewish state.

Opposition: Some chemical arms smuggled onto Russian warships.

In new recordings, former Egyptian president and air force chief says he attacked an Israeli position six minutes before the Arab armies’ surprise October 1973 attack began

The poll finds that 62 percent of Americans and 72 percent of Europeans believe their countries should avoid military intervention in Syria's civil war, which has killed more than 100,000 people.

Abbas says he is 'serious' about reaching an ever-lasting solution to the conflict with Israel.

David Cameron has said more must be done to preserve the memory of the Holocaust at a time when 'anti-Semitism is returning to some parts of Europe'.

Israel wants to see Syrian President Bashar Assad toppled, its ambassador to the United States said on Tuesday.

Aid to include equipment to neutralize chemical agents