Ahead of announcement Friday, Angela Merkel, Pope Francis, and a dissident Saudi blogger generate buzz

In Germany, migrants say Assad and Jewish state are ‘the same,’ but are more concerned about West’s failure to save them

A veteran of the Israeli tech business is ready to help Israeli start-ups spread their wings

Three children among the wounded; 3 soldiers lightly hurt by stone throwers near Ramallah, Bethlehem

Jews and Arab residents of the Old City blame outsiders for stirring violence, but find it hard to imagine a return to normalcy

Meir Ettinger protests administrative detention, says he’ll starve himself unless he can talk to his wife

Presidential hopeful says fewer people would have been murdered by the Nazis if citizens were armed

Netanyahu and Ya’alon say they’re keeping construction beyond the Green Line quiet lest they lose international backing for anti-terrorism measures