kia plane denied permission to fly back to Tel Aviv.

Defense minister sees no change in US policy on reactor.

President receives honorary doctorate in Russia, says that Israel seeks peace with its neighbors.

Thanks to the Fellowship Foundation, the Ohr Avner Krivoy Rog Foundation regularly coordinates humanitarian aid campaigns for needy children.

European diplomats said the threat constitutes an intensification of the boycott Arab countries have imposed on contact with Israel's foreign minister.

Russian President Medvedev expresses confidence the two countries can help bring regional peace, SANA reported.

Four months ago, Sheikh Raed Salah was given a nine-month jail sentence for assaulting a policeman in a 2007 East Jerusalem protest.

A Kassam rocket fired from the Gaza Strip struck near the Israeli city of Ashkelon.

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu spoke of his delight on Monday after the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development accepted Israel into its ranks.

The Jewish environmental group Hazon will open a shared space for Jewish nonprofits in New York City.