Syrian government troops have launched a major offensive to retake the strategically important rebel stronghold of Qusayr near Lebanon, and killed dozens, mostly civilians trapped by the fighting. Syrian forces are reportedly being supported by He...

Google's decision last week to label its home page in the Palestinian territories "Palestine" has hit Israeli officials' last nerve, and delighted Palestinians who see it as one more step in their bid for statehood. "They can do Google 'Never Neve...

Israel is on high alert as it gears up for possible retaliation after launching a second set of air strikes on military targets in Syria. The Israeli government has sent more tanks to its northern border, and is arranging to station two missile ...

The mysterious hacktivist collective Anonymous has launched a new cyber attack, called "OpIsrael," against Israeli government and banking web sites to protest the nation's Palestinian policies. Israeli officials insist that web sites are continuin...

As Israel prepares for a visit by US President Barack Obama, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has named Moshe Yaalon, a right-wing former armed forces chief, as his defence minister. Yaalon shares Netanyahu's reluctance to give up the occupied We...

Some young Israelis serve in the army, others study theology. And that's causing growing frustration among secular Jews over the ultra-religious refusing to do national service. But the deeply-orthodox say they are playing their part. Paula Slier ...

Tzipi Livni's centrist Hatnuah Party is the first to join the Benjamin Netanyahu coalition government following Israel's election on January 22. The center-right Shas Party and Yisrael Beiteinu are still in talks, as well as the right-wing Naftali...

Coalition talks to form the new government in Israel continue, with rampant speculation surrounding the closed door negotiations. The Likud party, is looking to break up the unofficial partnership of the right wing Yesh Atid and Bait Yehudi; both ...

Gil Hoffman of the Jerusalem Post gives his take on the surprising results of the Israeli election. IBA reports on the day's winners and losers and how the vote will dictate the formation of the Knesset's new coalition.

Though Benjamin Netanyahu has been re-elected as prime minister of Israel a third time, his right-wing Likud party won by a surprisingly small margin over the next most popular centrist party in parliamentary elections. The race reveals a politica...