With US out of nuclear deal, Iran 'grand bargain' all but impossible
The chances of securing a wider agreement with Iran on its nuclear, missile and regional activities appear slim at best...
Analysis
Palestinians to vote on aging leadership as Abbas' grip on PA tightens
The top-tier leadership group of the Palestine Liberation Organization– average age 70 – is up for election for the first...
Is Hamas embrace of 'nonviolence' opportunism or policy shift?
In a sit-in tent camp near the Gaza border with Israel, a lecturer answered questions from activists grappling with the...
Mass march on Gaza border was only the beginning
Friday's "March of Return" on the Israel-Gaza Strip border ended in a way that made it clear that the Hamas-organized...
More than half a million dead as Syria's war enters 8th year
Syria's bloody civil war entered its eighth year Thursday, with President Bashar Assad's forces fighting to drive rebels from their...
The Tillerson cautionary tale
"I am a unifier … and when we unify, there's nobody, nobody, who's going to beat us," said then-Republican candidate...
Judge's texting scandal reflects warped workings of legal system
When news broke about the string of text messages between Tel Aviv Magistrates' Court Judge Ronit Poznanski-Katz and Israel Securities...
Religion, politics, history fuel controversy over US Embassy move
The United States announced Friday that it plans to relocate its embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem in...
Why Syria's messy civil war keeps escalating
Despite the collapse of Islamic State last year and a widespread international perception that Syria's President Bashar Assad is winning the war, there...
Cloud of corruption allegations may steer Israel toward elections
As ongoing as well as newly launched investigations involving Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu continue to agitate the political sphere, it is becoming...