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http://www.buzzfeed.com/sheerafrenkel/the-us-has-been-speaking-to-hamas-through-backchannels-for-o JERUSALEM - United States officials have been holding secret back-channel talks with Hamas over the last six months to discuss their role in the newly formed unity government, according to two senior diplomatic sources...

http://www.cbn.com/cbnnews/insideisrael/2014/August/Envoy-Hamas-the-Real-Culprit-in-UN-School-Strike/ Israel is facing fresh accusations of hitting another UN school in Gaza Sunday. That comes as Israel appears to be scaling back in fight for now and preparing for a possible drawdown. A number of tanks...

It was Saturday morning, usually a quieter day at the Chabad-Lubavitch Jewish center in Kathmandu, Nepal, when the ground began trembling beneath our feet. Running outside, I witnessed absolute destruction. Buildings crumbled in front of my eyes —...

If progress towards peace has stalled, it is not because the Israeli people have lost the will to make bold decisions. They need constructive international engagement, not criticism his month I return to Israel after...

Deterrence -- the act of deterring especially deterring a nuclear attack by the capacity or threat of retaliating. Since Israel's unilateral withdrawal in 2005, the Gaza Strip has turned into the leading military foe of...

Take part in the mitzvah of "redeeming captives" before this Yom Kippur. Join us in a special Zoom meeting dedicated to helping bring about the release of Amiram Ben Uliel. The main speaker will be...

We've all heard about what's taking place in Iran, where young women are pushing back against the regime that is punishing them for not wearing proper head-coverings. Is that the only way to run a...

Media in Syria have published documentation of Russian military patrols and a new military position, joining other positions near the border with Israel. A Syrian opposition source to KAN news said: "If Israel thinks that these positions will...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- America's closest ally in the Persian Gulf -- Saudi Arabia -- also could be its toughest challenge in building support for a military attack on Iraq. Saudi resistance, spelled...

The Secretary-General was successful in his efforts to avert a catastrophe that could have affected the whole world because he spoke on behalf of the Security Council and also because he listened to the...