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The European Parliament decided Tuesday to postpone till December its decision on recognizing 'Palestine' as a new country.

This winter session is not expected to be an easy one for the government.

Is UK support for Islamic State next?

Despite the vote's difficult timing for observant Jews, a number of pro-Israel groups also turned out to support CUNY students and faculty who opposed the resolution.

Abdel Fattah el-Sisi swept the polls to become Egypt's new president Wednesday. Can he fix a broken nation?

Deri is actively trying to rehabilitate his image among the Settlers and National-Religious crowd.

When Chassidim make a request to a government official, he pays attention.

Last night, the "only democracy in the Middle East" became a lot less democracy and a lot more Middle East.

The negotiations announcement came after Israel promised to release 104 Palestinian prisoners with Jewish blood on their hands.

The Israeli cabinet approved a bill that would require a referendum on any deal with the Palestinian Authority that would involve relinquishing sovereign Israeli...

One is immediately reminded of how Rabin and Sharon stacked the deck, to push through legislation and decisions that wouldn't otherwise have passed.

The Jewish Home (HaBayit HaYehudi) party will be meeting Sunday afternoon to officially (and finally) announce their support for Rav Stav as Chief Ashkenazi...

Bibi want to block democracy within the Likud.

In Israel they have a cute commercial where a cop revokes your whining license for 4 years if you fail to vote.

At JewishPress.com we’ve spent countless hours discussing the pros and cons of voting for each particular party. Now we'll share some of the discussions that have made this election decision such a difficult one.

Egyptians want an Islamic state.

The United Nations General Assembly passed a resolution proposed by Israel that establishes entrepreneurship as a critical development tool for countries around the world.

If only the 138 nations that voted to upgrade the Arab Palestinians' status at the UN last week had been as scrupulous about the requirements for statehood as the UN officials were about protocol and appearances.

MK Aryeh Eldad (Strength to Israel) and Knesset candidate Moshe Feiglin (Likud) traded barbs today over ideological purity and compromise in politics.

WASHINGTON – Susan Rice, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations who is widely seen as a leading candidate to replace Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, has garnered plaudits from Jewish communal leaders for her work at the world body.

In a symbolic vote the "state" of Palestine was created today, but the vote has no legally binding status.

Yishai and Malkah broadcast from their place in line to vote in the Likud Primaries. They discuss candidates on the list and also what its like to vote in Israel. Yishai also interviews Moshe Feiglin

Voters on the extreme left and right are empowering the flanks, the former out of despair, the latter to watch over Netanyahu.

Israel no longer intends to dismantle the Oslo Accords if Abbas goes through with his UN gambit.

Due to computer glitches that have prevented many Likud members from voting, Likud primary elections which were originally extended until midnight on Sunday, have...

Voting got off to a sluggish start with technical difficulties.

In the wake of the presidential election, American Jews must once again ask a fundamental question that seems to defy both societal trends and a clear resolution: why do Jews overwhelmingly support the Democratic candidate, year after year, election after election?

Did you know that you still have the right to vote, even if you live overseas?

If only my city were to treat me with the same courtesy they accorded Kaddafi.

We may be in different parties, but Jeremy Gimpel is representative of the English-speaking community in Israel. His message represents the selfless Zionist commitment of the community in the political sphere. My hope is that all Anglos who are members of the Jewish Home should make sure they turn up at the polling station and support Jeremy Gimpel and help him get into the Knesset.