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Dozens of military academies' students send Prime Minister Netanyahu, Defense Minister Barak letters voicing concerns over current outline of prisoner exchange deal; say Israel cannot give in to terrorists Kobi Nahshoni Cadets at the Bnei David Religious Military Academy sent...

He said Iran would enrich uranium to 20%, despite international attempts to reach a deal to stop it, amid fears Iran is trying to build a nuclear bomb. Negotiations have soured and Iran says it will build 10 new enrichment...

Universal obstacles to human rights are getting in the way of universal access,' Sidib� told a gathering at the Swedish Embassy in Pretoria. Later in the day, Sidib� told President Jacob Zuma that he is 'giving hope to millions who...

Jamila Sharahili and her five children fled their home after Saudi officials came to her village near the Yemeni border, urging her to escape from a war she knows little about. "I couldn't sleep because of the shelling," said the...

Two Palestinian leaders Israel has agreed to release in a prisoner swap for Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit refuse to be deported, a Palestinian minister said. Issa Qaraqe, minister of prisoner affairs, said Wednesday former Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti and Ahmad...

Israel stripped Palestinians of Jerusalem residency status last year at a faster rate than at any time in the history of the Jewish state, an Israeli rights group said on Wednesday, citing official Israeli statistics. "Revocation of residence has reached...

He said that "the problem is not on the Israeli side, but on the other side. As long as Hamas is arguing within itself, there will be a problem."   According to the president, "The price the government agreed to...