394 members of the House of Representatives—90 percent of the total—have signed a letter urging President Barack Obama “not to back any resolution at the United Nations that sets parameters for Israeli-Palestinian talks.” In the letter, the members of Congress declared they are “deeply troubled by reports that one-sided initiatives may arise...

Sen. Mark Kirk (R – Ill.) called for an investigation into Germany’s second largest bank over reports that it is hosting the account of an organization that promotes boycotts of Israel, The Jerusalem Post reported on Wednesday. “I am alarmed by reports that Commerzbank, a German bank headquartered in Frankfurt...

The Israeli digital health startup Sweetch has received a $3.5 million Series A financing round to help it develop technology to prevent people who are at risk for diabetes from developing the disease. More than 86 million adults in the U.S. and 63 million more in Europe have a blood-sugar level...

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has ignored a request to grant a trial to an Iranian opposition leader and reformer who has been held under house arrest since the contested 2009 presidential elections, The New York Times reported on Thursday. Rouhani, who assumed office in 2013, has been called a reformer and previously...

By failing to take a stand against the regime of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad, Palestinian leaders have “lost the Arab depth, their credibility and their narrative,” Hanin Ghaddar, the editor of the Lebanese news site NOW, wrote in a commentary Thursday. Ghaddar observed that Assad and Hezbollah, both of which are backed...

Jamal Hakrush was appointed deputy commissioner of Israel’s national police, the first Muslim to be appointed to the force’s second-highest rank, The Times of Israel reported on Wednesday. Police Commissioner Roni Alsheich praised Hakrush at his initiation ceremony, and called for more Arabs to join the police force. Hakrush, a native of...