Former Israeli Ambassador to the United States Michael Oren criticized United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday for “legitimizing murder” with his comments on Palestinian terrorism. Oren, currently a member of Knesset, took issue with Ban’s statement on Tuesday referring to terrorism as a reaction to occupation that is embedded...

Israeli opposition politician and Yesh Atid party chairman Yair Lapid said that the nuclear deal with Iran will fund the next war that the Islamic Republic’s proxies will wage against Israel, The Jerusalem Post reported Tuesday. “Secretary of State [John] Kerry said himself last week that some of the sanctions...

Ongoing incitement from Palestinian schools, media, and political and religious leaders under the watch of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas “positively guarantees” the continuation of anti-Israel violence and terrorism, David Horovitz, founding editor of The Times of Israel, wrote on Tuesday. Horovitz acknowledged that although security cooperation between Israel and...

The 15-year-old Palestinian accused of killing an Israeli mother of six was incited to violence by Palestinian television programs, the Shin Bet, Israel’s domestic security agency, said Sunday. Incitement by Palestinian officials and media has frequently been blamed for the rise in violence against Jews in the last six months....

U.S. Ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro said that he regrets the timing of critical remarks he made about Israel last week, Ha’aretz reported Monday. In an interview with Army Radio, Shapiro acknowledged that “the timing [of his comments] wasn’t ideal,” though he noted that they “began with a condemnation of the...

The Swiss government is facing increased criticism over an alleged agreement it secretly made with the Palestinian Liberation Organization in 1970 to offer the group diplomatic support in exchange for an end to terrorist attacks on its territory, the BBC reported on Friday. The deal, detailed in an upcoming book...