"Israel is conveying false and fake information to the Security Council … in order to negatively influence the council's reporting mechanism," Iran's deputy U.N. ambassador alleges. "The Iranian house of lies will crumble sooner or later," says Israel's U.N. ambassador. Khamenei: Iran will continue resisting the U.S.

Politics is politics, and will always involve backroom deals. But is there anything we can do to clean up the coalition system without losing the worthwhile parts?

Commander of Izzedine al-Qassam Brigades boasts about coordinated rocket launches during May spike in violence, says Israel was forced to expedite "understandings" to restore calm. Hamas launches global fundraiser.

“Our concern is that when this deal is in place, Iran, all they have to do is wait. They [Iran] don’t have to change their behavior. They just wait,” says Israeli Ambassador to the United States Ron Dermer.

The estimated $55 million project, which is being advanced by the Tourism Ministry, now requires cabinet approval. Cable car to ferry tourists from a renovated train station complex in the city to the Western Wall area and other locations.