Palestinian Authority (PA) negotiators had long declared that they would not return to U.S.-backed peace negotiations unless Israel committed to releasing prisoners linked to violence and terrorism. Israel committed to releasing 104 such prisoners, emphasizing that the move was a good will gesture aimed at restarting talks. The list of...

The U.S. is intensifying drone strikes against Al Qaeda elements in Yemen. Two Thursday drone strikes – the sixth and seventh in the last two weeks – killed at least nine suspected terrorists. The heightened activity comes as the West scrambles to deal with a suspected Al Qaeda plot. Dozens...

Forty-nine U.S. lawmakers have signed a letter praising the European Union for its decision last month to partially blacklist Hezbollah. There is, however, one significant caveat: A letter signed by 49 members of Congress thanked the European Union for designating Hezbollah’s military wing as a terrorist organization but strongly urged the EU...

The growth and consolidation of Al Qaeda-linked groups in the Sinai Peninsula is under renewed focus. A story published yesterday by the Daily Beast disclosed that the global terror alert recently issued by the United States was the result of information gathered when an Al Qaeda conference call was intercepted...

Observers are calling on the United Nations to mobilize sanctions against Hezbollah, after a European Union decision earlier this month saw the bloc blacklist the Iran-backed terror group. The move was broadly criticized for creating an untenable distinction between the group’s military wing and its so-called political wing. The Wall Street...

The European Union has begun implementing its unanimous decision, made earlier this week, to blacklist Hezbollah’s “military wing” as a terror organization. The E.U.’s Official Journal – a record of the bloc’s decisions and how they are implemented – added the “Hezbollah Military Wing” to its list of individuals and...