Charlie Wilson, the former congressman from Texas whose funding of Afghanistan's resistance to the Soviet Union was chronicled in the movie Charlie Wilson's War, died Wednesday. He was 76.

Ten agents, including three women, participated in the assassination of senior Hamas official Mahmoud al-Mabhouh in Dubai in January.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told Syrian President Bashar Assad that Israel "must be resisted" and finished off "once and for all" if it launches a military operation in the Middle East, Reuters cited an Iranian report on Thursday.

PA responds to ultimatum issued by anti-corruption official to clean up ranks.

Palestinian journalists in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip have expressed outrage over the Palestinian Authority’s interference in the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate election held a few days ago.

The Lebanese government will stand with Hizbullah in the event of a war with Israel, Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri said overnight Tuesday in an interview with the BBC.

Some Canadian lawmakers fear the Conservative government's staunch support of Israel risks triggering a backlash against Israel and Canadian Jews.

Elie Wiesel said he would not cry if the "pathologically sick" Iranian president was assassinated.

Artist and painter Meir Pichhadze died Thursday morning in his home in Tel Aviv after losing a battle with cancer. He was 54-years-old and left behind two children.

This past week, a meeting took place in the Moscow Jewish Community Center between Chief Rabbi of Russia Berel Lazar and the Governor of the Arkhangelsk Region, Ilya Mikhalchuk.