On the eve of a European Parliament debate on the Goldstone Report, Knesset Speaker Reuven Rivlin warned its 736 MEPs on Tuesday against “allowing Goldstone’s new morality to take over international law.”

The son of a leading Hamas figure, who famously converted to Christianity, served for over a decade as the Shin Bet security service's most valuable source in the militant organization's leadership, Haaretz has learned.

The notion of civil discourse pervaded this year's Jewish Council for Public Affairs plenum in Dallas, spilling over from its stated goal of alleviating partisan vituperation in the American public square into discussions of how Jews treat one another in the organizational world and how they treat other minorities.

Defense Minister Ehud Barak leaves for the United States Tuesday to discuss Iran's nuclear program and the possible reviving of talks with the Palestinians.

Ambassador to the US Michael Oren urged a gathering of American Jews to support Israel despite any reservations or differences of opinion regarding Israeli policy.

Israel on Tuesday said Deputy Prime Minister Moshe Ya'alon will lead a high-level delegation to China next week, the most prominent holdout against tough sanctions on Iran.

Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore has invested in an Israeli start-up company with technology that promotes safe driving.

President Obama's new Islamic envoy admitted to making critical statements against the prosecution of a professor with ties to a Palestinian terrorist group.

France’s foreign minister distanced himself from earlier comments calling for international recognition of a Palestinian state before final peace negotiations.