Articles
The Syrian War: Israel and U.S. Coordinating How to Target Assad’s Arsenal
52 days after an Israeli general publicly declared that Syria has used chemical weapons against rebels, the Obama administration reached the same conclusion, and...
Israel to Send African Migrants to Third Country
(JERUSALEM) — Israel has reached an agreement to send thousands of African migrants to an unidentified country, according to a court document obtained Monday, a...
Officials: Kerry Returning to Mideast Next Week
(WASHINGTON) — Secretary of State John Kerry is returning to the Middle East next week in another bid to revitalize peace hopes, officials said Monday, with the...

The Syrian Chess Board: Behind the Game Played by Russia, Israel, the U.S. and Other Powers
The umbrella group representing Syria's rebellion on the world stage announced on Thursday that they would not attend peace talks proposed to take place in...
Palestinian President Appoints New Prime Minister
(RAMALLAH, West Bank) — The official Palestinian news agency says President Mahmoud Abbas has appointed a new prime minister, ending weeks of uncertainty...
Photo Essays

Behind the Picture: RFK’s Assassination, 1968
How many times must we live through these throat-paralyzing sequences of days of gun play, grief and muffled drums? That question, posed by LIFE magazine in its...

Born Under Fire: The Dawn of Israel, 1948
Sixty-five years ago this week, in the midst of a civil war and at the tail end of the decades-long British Mandate of Palestine, the state of Israel was born...
Time.com Specials

Late Night Laughs: The 5 Best Comedy Clips of the Week
The Powerball jackpot, the Gaza Strip conflict and Kermit the Frog all make our list.

Top 10 Clashes at Sea
The Israeli raid on a flotilla of ships hoping to break Tel Aviv's blockade of Gaza has reportedly led to nine deaths. But the political fallout may be far...
Articles from Around the Web
Jerusalem Journal: A- List Celebration Traces Leader's Trajectory, and Israel's
Dignitaries and celebrities gathered on Tuesday to fete President Shimon Peres of Israel, already the world's oldest leader, who turns 90 in August. ...
In Israel, mixed signals on prospect for peace with Palestinians JERUSALEM - - As...
JERUSALEM -- As the United States seeks to revive Middle East peace talks, the coalition government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has become a babel of...
Vandals Hit Mixed Suburb of Jerusalem
Slashed tires and anti-Arab graffiti were found in Abu Ghosh, a village of 6,000 that many see as a symbol of coexistence. ...
Israeli politician says two- state solution is at a' dead end'
JERUSALEM -- The idea of a Palestinian state is at a'' dead end,'' the Mideast conflict is an intractable problem and Israel has'' to live with it,'' Israel's economy...


