Ignoring scathing criticism from the Left, the Israeli president lights the first Hanukkah candle in the flashpoint city. Herzog: Recognition of the historical connection of the Jewish people to the Cave of the Patriarchs should be beyond all controversy.

Western diplomats stress Iran is still about two years from being able to weaponize uranium. IRGC general warns Tehran "will not back off from the annihilation of Israel, we want to destroy Zionism in the world."

The new German government and the upcoming elections in France create challenges and opportunities for Israel’s foreign policy, which must adapt to Europe's evolving political map.

  A special ceremony was held in Oporto, Portugal, on Friday, honoring Holocaust victims. The Portugal-based International Observatory of Human Rights...

"This is an event that will be broadcast in 174 countries, a very important event, an event that Eilat, too, is very much in need of," says Tourism Minister Yoel Razvozov.