JERUSALEM (JTA) — A monument to gays persecuted by the Nazis will be built in Tel Aviv.The monument, the first of its kind in Israel, will be constructed in Meir Park, near the Tel Aviv Gay and Lesbian Association Center...
(JTA) — Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said Israel and the Palestinians discussed all the final-status issues in the first session of peace talks held in Jerusalem.
Abbas made his comments Aug. 15 following a meeting with U.N. Secretary-General Ban...
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Archaeologists have discovered a pottery fragment in Jerusalem believed to be from the First Temple period that contains the name of a biblical figure.
The fragment was found near the City of David in the village of...
(JTA) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s social media chief was reportedly suspended for making inappropriate statements on his personal Facebook page.
Daniel Seaman, the prime minister’s director for interactive media, suggested that Palestinians who commemorate the Nakba, an Arabic...
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Egypt closed the border between Sinai and the Gaza Strip as clashes between its government security forces and protesters backing deposed President Mohamed Morsi continued for a second day.
The Rafah crossing was closed “indefinitely,” the French...
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Dozens of Israeli Arabs protested in front of the Egyptian embassy in Tel Aviv following clashes in Egypt between government security forces and protesters backing deposed President Mohamed Morsi.
At least 149 protesters affiliated with the Muslim...
