After 2,000 years of trauma-filled Jewish history, Israel is, like a battered woman, afraid to confront its enemies. But the longer it postpones a military operation, the bolder these enemies get.

A growing body of “born-again” Muslims are driving social changes that also have an economic impact, encouraging everything from Muslim-targeted housing to Shariah banking.

The IDF releases what it says are details of an extensive Iranian project to provide Hezbollah with the means to produce precision-guided missiles. Lt. Col. Jonathan Conricus: The Iranian project has increased in pace "in terms of buildings, facilities, locations, conversion and manufacturing facilities."

“We need to unite to fight against and to win this economic war that America has launched against Iran,” Rouhani said, adding that there will be no talks with the US until sanctions are lifted.

"We appreciate Chancellor Merkel's efforts to create multilateral cooperation aside from unilateral solutions to create stability and peace in the world," Abbas says during meeting.