Aides reveal Mahmoud Abbas is torn between alienating Washington, public backlash over dropping settlement freeze precondition

During Knesset's Finance Committee meeting, Labor MK Stav Shaffir asks all present state names for record, chasing lobbyists out of room; intends to ask House Committee that everyone present in Knesset committees identifies so that MKs know whose interests are promoted

With soldier being murdered in London, Paris; immigrants rioting in Stockholm, big question arises regarding western Europe's immigration policy, with some experts clearly stating 'it has backfired'

As Britain, France consider tightening anti-terror laws, Navi Pillay says 'grave violations' of human rights during counter-terrorist operations are 'self-defeating'

Home front minister says war is not question of 'if' but 'when' as he launches exercise intended to prepare civilians to its event

Warsaw ghetto survivors grow even small with passing of Spiegel, current estimates believe no more than 4 other survivors still alive. Family claims Baruch was 'ordinary guy forced by circumstances to do things that were out of character'

Walid Moallem tells Lebanese TV 'those who do not plan to attack us should not fear S-300 missiles.' Adds: Americans have no business in deciding who will run Syria

In interview with Hezbollah TV station, Syrian president says next shipment of anti-aircraft missiles due to arrive 'soon'; states his government would not stand in way of groups 'that will want to fight for liberation of Golan'