Israeli army cracks down on troops' use of Twitter, Facebook, Gmail account on military bases in attempt to prevent security leaks, potentially image-damaging posts from going viral

Former Israeli IDF officer Yair Klein escapes extradition from Moscow to Colombia after European Court of Human Rights denies appeal on ruling to that effect; accepts defense's plea claiming extradition would mean a de facto death sentence

Holocaust survivors who were forced to work in ghettos receive monthly stipend from government

Senior official in Ottawa calls Dubai police chief's claim that one of top Hamas operative's assassins was detained 'baseless'

Former Palestinian PM, senior negotiator during Oslo peace talks sounds pessimistic as ever, 15 years after the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin. 'Bullets killed Rabin's promises as they did his life,' he says

Palestinians say settlers infiltrated village of Sawiyeh, sprayed 'regards from the hills' on school wall. Head of Civil Administration sends calming message to PA officials

Research hoping to affect US policy-makers finds Palestinians unlikely to challenge Iran, seek reform

Damascus believes ties with Beirut not as strong as expected, pointing finger at Lebanese prime minister