I stood aghast at the epic travesty: My own adult brother - an American citizen born to American citizens, raised inside its borders, a dad raising children of his own - could barely read a sentence in the language of his land

Israeli website publishes the woman's account, who claimed the journalist placed his hand on the back of her neck and tried to move her head toward him ■ Shavit: 'What was done to me is cold-blooded murder'

Israel is preparing for the next stage, in which Assad forces will deploy in positions they held before the war, determined by the disengagement lines agreed upon by Israel and Syria in 1974

The balance of forces between the sides in the Syrian conflict gives an advantage to the regime, and continual fighting will only incur great losses to the fighters, opposition groups and residents

Israel has been exploiting this internal, complex and delicate European dissent in recent years in order to change the way decisions about its policies are made in the EU

Even if on paper the diplomatic crisis between Island and Poland has ended, the way it was resolved has created additional crises

Prosecution to file an indictment Sunday against Ebru Ozkan ■ Her lawyer says she was accused of asking to transfer money and a cellphone charger to Hamas members, but she wasn't aware of their identity

U.S. secretary of state says his visit produced results but vowed sanctions would remain until Pyongyang follows through on leader Kim Jong Un's pledge to get rid of nuclear weapons