Unlike previous year, PA residents decided to go about their business rather than cheer on President Abbas as he sought to renew statehood bid at UN. 'His speech is full of empty words. All I care about right now is high cost of petrol, meat and oil,' says Palestinian resident

Netanyahu's use of bomb diagram during UNGA address draws mixed bag of reactions, some of which dismiss his rhetoric as 'gimmickry'

War hero, 86, who raised Ink Flag claiming Eilat for Israel and who went on to fight against Egypt forces in Yom Kippur War suffers cardiac arrest

Netanyahu meets with Canadian PM Stephen Harper; lauds his position on Iran. Harper says Canada 'has not been shy about warning world against danger of Iranian regime'

Already famous 'Bibi bomb' said to be product of brainstorming by Israeli PM, close advisers; got exactly the attention Israel hoped for

Buenos Aires' announcement of discussion with Tehran over 1994 attack draws criticism by local Jewish leaders, censure from Jerusalem

Tourism Minister Misezhnikov's security guards forced to strip during visit to conference in Nizhny Novgorod; Foreign Ministry files formal complaint with Moscow