Op-ed: Obama's absence from this year's AIPAC conference marks Jewish lobby's decline in eyes of US administration.

Analysis: Islamic Jihad avenged killing of its activists, but massive rocket fire may have also been response to seizure of Iranian arms ship. Use of short-range rockets implies organization is not interested in further escalation.

Analysis: It's no longer absolutely clear that in next elections ultra-Orthodox parties will tilt balance in favor of right-wing government.