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The Israeli prime minister told his cabinet that the only way to reach peace with Palestinians was “through direct talks, without preconditions.”

Eighteen teams will compete Thursday for 10 spots in the final stage of competition, which is scheduled for Saturday.

Songs from France, Russia and Australia are among this year’s favorites to win one of television’s longest-running competitions.

Palestinian political factions traded accusations after a deadly blaze that was ignited by candles being used because of power outages.

Cross-border incidents have been escalating for days, but neither side seems to be seeking another war.

Among the biggest buyers, the Middle East has dedicated more than $17 billion to American-made military wares in the past several months.

The somber occasion known as Yom HaShoah provides an opportunity to remember those who died and to pass on the lessons of the Holocaust to future generations.

Maj. Gen. Yair Golan had, on Wednesday, drawn parallels between the “revolting processes” in Nazi Germany and elements in present-day Israel.

The Labour Party has been mired in a controversy over anti-Semitism days before local council elections, and the Tories are split over leaving the EU.

Israel halted commercial traffic through Erez in 2000, after a Palestinian revolt erupted, and only passenger transit has been allowed since.

Senior government officials are concerned that Netanyahu is exploiting Germany's friendship for his own political ends and believe Berlin should adopt a more critical stance.

The territory, internationally recognized as part of Syria, has been under Israeli control since the end of the Six-Day War in 1967.

Eighty-three of the 100 senators signed a letter asking for an increase to the current $3 billion per year, led by Republican Lindsey Graham and Democrat Chris Coons.

A startup wants to build a smartphone aimed at the 1 percent which is has “tomorrow’s technology today” and will cost “less than $20,000.”

Rabbis Chaim Kanievsky and Yitzchak Zilberstein sniffed some marijuana leaves this week and said they had a "healing smell."

According to Israel’s top-selling newspaper, Russian military forces in Syria fired at Israeli Air Force planes at least twice in recent weeks.

The U.S. vice president said his recent meetings with Israeli and Palestinian leaders left him discouraged over the prospects for peace at present.

Israel’s police chief wouldn’t elaborate on who was responsible, but he confirmed the explosion was the result of a bombing.

The Israeli prime minister said he had spoken by telephone with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry Saturday and told him Israel’s security must not be compromised.

Support for Israel has typically been a necessity for U.S. politicians, but a new generation of American Jews could be helping to change that.

The three-day drills were intended to review military preparedness and field-test new technology.