US secretary of state arrives in Jordan to meet Abbas in renewed bid to restart peace talks between Israel, Palestinians. Jordanian FM claims visit to focus on Syria. Kerry might visit refugee camp

Two countries with strings of human rights offenses under investigation want seats on council, have succeeded in joining other rights panels; Opponents to their candidacies say must be taken seriously, knocked out of consideration

Cairo's revolt reveals Egyptian commentators with surprisingly fluent Hebrew in Israeli media. One commentator is Hebrew scholar Amr Zakaria who nearly collapsed from interviews: 'I just turned off my phone'

Two and a half years after Ehud Barak cancelled its status due to rabbi's support of insubordination, defense minister reverses decision

Ben Zygier inquest reveals another prisoner being held in similar conditions. Investigation materials expose failures that led to former Mossad agent's suicide

Israeli defense source tells Al-Sharq Al-Awsat newspaper terrorists affiliated with Muslim Brotherhood targeting Israelis in Sinai including Arab citizens. The goal: To improve Brotherhood's public image

Ultra-Orthodox soldiers took part in development of advanced electronic warfare system. A., 29, thankful for opportunity to ‘give not only to army, to people of Israel, but also to place from which I come as someone setting precedent’

Jerusalem pressing friendly European nations to ask for another discussion on decision exclude bodies from Judea and Samaria, east Jerusalem from all agreements. Some cabinet members set on opposing any gestures towards Palestinians