The Palestinian Authority responded to the electoral victory of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday by threatening to continue diplomatic warfare against Israel. The Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA) reports: “It is clear that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will form the next government, and for that, we say clearly that we will go...

Although there will be some minor adjustments made in the vote totals as results from army bases and absentee ballots are counted, the makeup of the 20th Knesset has mostly been determined, and it will have greater representation of women and Arabs. The Jerusalem Post reports: For the second time in a...

Trying to head off a vote on legislation that would require Congressional review of a nuclear deal with Iran, the Obama administration is lobbying senators not to support the bill, Politico reported yesterday. The White House is moving aggressively to limit Democratic defections on Capitol Hill that could undermine its negotiations...

Although the final votes have yet to be tallied, a consensus among Israeli political commentators emerged Tuesday evening suggesting that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party may enjoy a significant edge in forming the next Israeli government–with Channel 2’s Ilana Dayan going as far as calling the election in Likud’s...

With voter participation now at its highest level in more than a decade after slightly underwhelming turnout earlier in the day, Israeli political parties are making their final pitches to be included in the next government. According to the latest numbers at 8:00 PM local time, voter participation was at 65.7%,...

The human rights situation in Iran has worsened since Hassan Rouhani became president in August 2013, according to recent statements made by numerous human rights experts. Ahmed Shaheed, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on human rights in Iran, said yesterday that executions and human rights violations have actually increased under Rouhani. Shaheed asserted...