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Members of the Jerusalem Armenian community hold placards as they march during commemorations for the 94th anniversary of mass killings of their kin under the Ottoman Empire, Jerusalem's Old City, April 24, 2009.

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Israel's Armenian genocide recognition marks new front against Turkey

Analysts say the expected vote for recognition is not morally motivated, but intended to spite the Turkish leader.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (C, back) looks on as (L/R, front row) Israeli Ambassador to the US Yechiel Leiter, State Department Chief of Staff Daniel Holler, and Lebanese Ambassador to the US Nada Hamadeh sign a framework agreement at the US Department of State in Washington, DC, on June 26, 2026. Lebanon, Israel and the United States on Friday signed a trilateral framework agreement aimed at paving the way for a peace deal between the two long-time Middle East adversaries. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP

US brokers deal for limited Israeli withdrawal in south Lebanon

The deal establishes a US-facilitated military coordination group to oversee the creation of two initial pilot zones in southern Lebanon.

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Iran vows to respond to Israeli military using neighboring airspace: What to know

Iran’s military headquarters said it “considers responding to these dangerous actions as its right” after alleging that Israeli jets have been operating in the airspace of neighboring countries near Iran.

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Vance turning us into 'punching bag': Israel fumes over alleged IRGC-CENTCOM channel in Doha

The US-Iran decision to launch direct talks between the IRGC and CENTCOM in Qatar deepens the rift between President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, while heightening Israeli fears that Washington is shifting toward Doha and Tehran.

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Israel, Turkey, Iran offer aid as Venezuela’s 2 quakes kill at least 188

Responders arrive to a demolished building at San Bernardino after a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Venezuela and other regions in the Caribbean on June 24, 2026 in Caracas, Venezuela.

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Pro-Palestine Democrats win in NYC elections: What it means

Congressional candidate Claire Valdez, Congressional candidate Brad Lander, Mayor Zohran Mamdani, and Congressional candidate Darializa Avila Chevalier raise their hands during a Get Out the Vote (GOTV) rally at King's Theater on June 18, 2026 in New York City.

Analysis

Pilot zones at center of Israel-Lebanon talks as Trump pressures Netanyahu

Lebanese army forces deploy in the village of Bir al-Salasel in southern Lebanon on June 15, 2026. Iran's foreign ministry on June 15 said the US must ensure that Israel commits to stopping the war in Lebanon under a deal agreed upon with the US to end the Middle East war. Lebanon was pulled into the conflict in early March when Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah launched rocket attacks on Israel in retaliation for the killing of Iran's supreme leader, prompting Israeli strikes and a ground invasion. (Pho

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In Tel Aviv, reporting on national security, Israeli politics, defense

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Rina Bassist

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In Paris, reporting on Israeli politics and European affairs

Palestinian women walk past Israeli border policemen as they cross at Qalandiya checkpoint outside the West Bank city of Ramallah, on the first Friday of the holy month of Ramadan July 12, 2013. REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman (WEST BANK - Tags: MILITARY RELIGION) - RTX11KOH

Palestinians Celebrate Ramadan in Israel

The initiative of allowing hundreds of thousands of Palestinians from the West Bank to visit Israel’s parks and beaches this month is intended to foster a sense of coexistence and to send a message to the isolated Palestinians of the Gaza Strip.

Protesters take part in a rally calling for social justice and a lower cost of living in Rabin square in Tel Aviv October 29, 2011. About 20,000 people marched in Tel Aviv on Saturday evening and then gathered at Rabin square in the first protest after about two months following a wave of social protests around Israel. REUTERS/Daniel Bar On (ISRAEL - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST BUSINESS) ISRAEL OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN ISRAEL - RTR2TE9N

Israeli Social Justice Movement Switches Gears

Israelis no longer flock to the streets, yet the social protest is far from over and can still bring about political transformation.

Palestinians wait as they fill tankers with fuel on the border between Egypt and southern Gaza Strip July 8, 2013. Armed men launched a series of attacks on Sunday on security checkpoints in the North Sinai towns of Sheikh Zuweid and El Arish close to Egypt's border with Israel and the Gaza Strip, and one soldier was killed. The Rafah border crossing between Egypt and Gaza Strip remained closed since Friday. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa (GAZA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST MILITARY ENERGY) - RTX11GFQ

Hamas Isolated, Exposed To Israel Post-Morsi

Hamas fears Israel may take advantage of its newfound isolation.

An Israeli security forces member stands by as a Jordanian helicopter starts to lift off to take U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry to Amman, in Jerusalem, June 29, 2013. Kerry was bound for a meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Amman, Jordan. REUTERS/Jacquelyn Martin/Pool (JERUSALEM - Tags: POLITICS) - RTX115RJ

US Outs Israel on Syria Attack? Blame Edward Snowden

Why are the Americans providing the international media with information about alleged covert Israeli operations while the Europeans are ratcheting up the settlement boycott?

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (C) attends the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem July 14, 2013. REUTERS/Abir Sultan/Pool (JERUSALEM - Tags: POLITICS) - RTX11MDX

Squeaks in US-Israeli Relations

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's comments on "Face the Nation" about what the US should do about Iran stir controversy.

Senior Hamas leader Mahmoud al-Zahar burns Israeli flags in Gaza city in preparation for the movement's 23rd anniversary next week December 9, 2010. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem (GAZA - Tags: POLITICS ANNIVERSARY CIVIL UNREST) - RTXVKMR

Exclusive: Zahar Rebuilds Ties Between Hamas and Iran

Mahmoud al-Zahar is planning his comeback in the Hamas leadership, with the backing of Tehran and the Hamas armed wing Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades.

Israeli Labor Party Pushes For Two-State Solution

Labor Knesset Member Hilik Bar claims that the two-state solution has support among Israelis and the Knesset, but not inside the government, where the prime minister is “trapped in his party.”

Israel's Republican Ambassador To Washington?

Ron Dermer's appointment as Israel's next ambassador to Washington may be sending a signal to the Obama administration.

When Nasser Came to Tahrir Square

Contrary to the 1952 revolution, Egyptian protesters who brought down the current regime will not succumb to slogans, but they demand a real change of living conditions and personal freedom.

A Palestinian woman waves her hand as she sits in a bus before leaving Rafah border crossing for the annual haj pilgrimage in Mecca, in the southern Gaza Strip October 14, 2011. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem (GAZA - Tags: POLITICS RELIGION TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) - RTR2SO7F

Thousands Stuck in Gaza Without Identity Cards

As many as 35,000 Palestinians residing in Gaza are unable to leave the territory until Israel issues them identity cards.

Israeli soldiers from Rafael- Israel's Armament Development Authority, fly the new drone (remote-piloted vehicle), during a demonstration for the Israel Defence Forces In Gahash near Tel Aviv November 21, 2005. The new drone is part of the "SkyLite" family of mini remote-piloted vehicles that gather intelligence for field and special forces using an electro optic sensor. - RTXNAV6

Israeli Military Invests In Cyber Warfare

The Israel Defense Forces shift emphasis away from conventional weaponry.

Israeli Settlement Harish A Dismal Failure

Twenty years after it was first planned and built, Harish radiates despair and neglect, with no one to manage it or bring it alive.