Now-deceased comedian said to have hired bodygaurd after rant during Gaza war; Netanyahu tried to arrange meeting with her

‘Syria needs institutions before weapons,’ Kamal Labwani says of Obama’s move to rally moderate fighters against Islamic State

Officials say funds come from taxes, but analyst maintains money was taken out of aid

Efforts to weaken Sunni radicals mustn’t strengthen extremist Iran, PM warns; nuclear-armed Tehran would be ‘ultimate terror’

Former PM seeks to postpone six-year sentence until the end of his appeals process, but could begin serving it sooner

Pretending their families are safe at home, for a brief month Jewish kids in Ukraine get to behave like children

Dollars and cents is as good a way as any to look at the peace process, the writer argues

Girl, 14, says beatings, pressure to convert to Islam, and limited food rations were part of daily life, Washington Post reports