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In his latest speech, the president continued using his administration's term for the terror group.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry called for urgent action from both Palestine and Israel.

However, the U.S. has rejected Russia's claim that Turkey's government is benefiting from oil smuggled out of Syria by the Islamic State group.

Hanukkah starts Dec. 6 and runs until Dec. 14. Here are a few things to know about the holiday.

"Just relax, OK?" Trump said to a crowd that booed him for not recognizing Jerusalem as the undisputed capital of Israel.

Nicholas Thalasinos, who identified as a Messianic Jew, reported one day before he was killed that he received a disturbing Facebook message.

Jewish organizations in Paris had vowed to hold public Hanukkah ceremonies, including a live concert beginning at sundown Sunday to honor the Jewish holiday. 

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly canceled the meeting because of a European Union plan to label settlement goods.

At the same time, the tech giant is seeking a creative director for its virtual reality project.

The search giant on Monday rejected claims that it agreed to work with the nation's government to block YouTube videos that may provoke violence in the country.

Rob Malley will likely face criticism for brokering the Iran deal and for his account of failed Mideast talks in 2000.

The rabbinate says it helps Jewish soldiers in the military find strength through religious inspiration to bolster their “sense of mission.”

The 435-mile-long wall along its porous border with Somalia has generated a heated debate.

The death of Mohammed Abu Khdeir, who was abducted and burned alive in a Jerusalem neighborhood last July, added fuel to an escalating conflict between Israel and Palestine.

Almost daily Palestinian stabbings, car rammings and shootings have killed 19 Israelis and one U.S. citizen since Oct. 1.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu suspended talks with EU institutions after a decision to label Israeli settlement products.

Almost daily Palestinian stabbings, car rammings and shootings have killed 19 Israelis and one U.S. citizen since Oct. 1.

The previous Coptic pope banned worshipers from traveling to Jerusalem more than three decades ago, despite a 1979 peace treaty between Egypt and Israel.

"This is accreditation to the International Renewable Energy Agency, nothing else. It is in Abu Dhabi, not a mission to Abu Dhabi," an Israeli official noted.

An aide said the Kremlin had received a request from Ankara regarding a possible meeting between the two leaders at a climate conference in Paris.

International powers are preparing to lift sanctions against Iran following a nuclear deal worked out in July, and states across the region are working to update their defenses.