PA cabinet leader: Trump no longer an honest broker
Mohammed Shtayyeh urges US Congress members to pressure Trump administration to retract its “unilateral steps” towards the Palestinians.
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Rouhani: European plan not implemented because of Trump
Iranian President Trump thwarted European plan to bolster 2015 nuclear deal by threatening more sanctions.
Report: Netanyahu interested in merging with New Right
Likud officials say possibility of merging with New Right is being examined following polls that indicated the move would benefit the party.
North Korea confirms test of ballistic missile
North Korea confirms it successfully tested a new type of submarine-launched ballistic missile.
Rouhani: Talks with US possible if nuclear deal is implemented
Iranian President: We can discuss other issues with the US providing the 2015 nuclear deal is fully implemented.
Labor MK urges Gantz: Don't give in to Netanyahu
MK Merav Michaeli says Blue and White chairman should wait for the opportunity to form a coalition on his own terms.
Iran again breaching nuclear deal
IAEA says Iran using advanced models of centrifuges to enrich uranium in violation of deal with world powers.
Pompeo: Syria used a chemical weapon
Secretary of State says US concluded that the Assad regime used chlorine as a chemical weapon in an attack in May.
Egypt arrests more than 1,000 after anti-Sisi protests
Egyptian authorities have arrested more than 1,000 people in wake of rare protests calling for ouster of the President.
Pompeo: We want peaceful resolution with Iran
Secretary of State says US wants a peaceful resolution to tensions with Iran but that is up to the Islamic Republic.
'Lapid, stop the boycotts'
New Right chairman Naftali Bennett attacks Yair Lapid: True leaders unite the people.
Saudi FM: Iranian attack 'cannot go unanswered'
Saudi Arabia’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs says there must be consequences for attack on his country's oil facilities.
Abbas to promise elections in UN speech
Senior PA official says PA chairman will renew pledge to hold elections. Abbas' term expired in 2009 but he has remained in office.
Terrorist hunger strike ends with no achievements
Hamas terrorist prisoners' hunger strike ends after two weeks. Erdan: We will continue to work on deteriorating their conditions.
'Applying sovereignty would impact ties with Egypt and Jordan'
Jordan’s King Abdullah II warns Israel against applying sovereignty in Judea and Samaria.
Rouhani: Israel supports ISIS
Iranian President claims Israel supports jihadist organization and treats its fighters in its hospitals.
Demolition orders signed for homes of soldier's murderers
Head of IDF Central Command signs demolition orders for homes of terrorists who murdered IDF soldier Dvir Sorek.
Rouhani: The US is the key supporter of terrorism
Iranian President claims Trump is misguided in his criticism of Iran, says terrorism has expanded wherever the US has gone.
Likud wins additional Knesset seat
Central Elections Committee updates election results, announces Likud won 32 seats at the expense of United Torah Judaism, which has 7.
Zarif: There will be no new deal with world powers
Iranian Foreign Minister: The European partners to the nuclear deal didn't fulfill their commitments, no new deal.
Israel denies entry to Gazan soccer players
PA soccer chief livid after Israel denies travel permits to Gazan soccer players due to their links to terrorism.
Trump on Egypt demonstrations: I'm not concerned
US President gives backing to Egyptian President amid protests against his rule at home.
France, Britain and Germany blame Iran for Saudi Arabia attack
France, Britain and Germany call on Iran to agree to negotiations on its nuclear and missile programs.
Gantz continues to boycott Smotrich and Litzman
Blue and White official: Netanyahu knows we will not sit down with Litzman and Smotrich, and certainly not with him as prime minister.
London man given suspended sentence over anti-Semitic posters
Man handed 12-month suspended sentence, fined £100 for sticking anti-Semitic posters outside Chabad synagogue in east London.
Tibi to Rivlin: We own this land
"We did not immigrate here, we were born here, we are a native population," says Joint List MK.
Amazon launches in Israel
Global online retail giant launches its local delivery service in Israel. For the time being, the website is in English only.
France: Trump-Rouhani meeting not a priority
French Foreign Minister says his country’s main aim at UN General Assembly is to de-escalate tensions between the United States and Iran.
Iran criticizes suspension from judo competitions
Iran's judo federation says its suspension from international competition it "was a pre-planned scenario".
Former Tunisian president dies at 83
Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, the first leader to be toppled in the so-called "Arab Spring", dies in Saudi Arabia where he had lived in exile.
Near final results:
Blue and White - 33 seats, Likud - 31
Central Elections Committee publishes near final results of elections for 22nd Knesset. Official results to be published next Wednesday.
US issues visas to Iranian leaders for UN General Assembly
United States issues visas allowing Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif to travel to New York.
New Jersey man indicted on charges of supporting Hezbollah
42-year-old allegedly surveilled dozens of iconic New York City locations and provided Hezbollah with detailed information about them.
Report: UAV destroyed in Syria
Syrian state TV reports that a drone was destroyed over a suburb of Damascus.
World Bank: PA economy in deep crisis
In new report, World Bank says Palestinian Authority faces financing gap that could top $1.8 billion.
Liberman: We will not sit with the Arab parties
Yisrael Beytenu chairman calls on Netanyahu and Gantz to focus on a unity government. "For us, there is no other option."
Iran suspended from judo competitions
International Judo Federation suspends Iran for forcing Iranian judoka Saeid Mollaei to throw a match in order to avoid Israeli.
Report: Five killed in attack on pro-Iranian militias
Sky News reports attack on pro-Iranian Shiite militias in the Syrian city of Al Bukamal, near the border with Iraq.
Abbas: We are against Netanyahu
PA chairman says he would be against a new Israeli government led by Binyamin Netanyahu.
Trump: I'd give Iranian leaders visas to attend UNGA
US President says if it were up to him, Iranian President and Foreign Minister would be granted visas to attend UN General Assembly.
