Daniel Estrin

The Palestinian delegation to the United Nations has dropped its bid to secure a top U.N. job after the U.S. threatens to revoke their visas.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is accused by former security officers of appointing loyalists to lead Israel's two main intelligences agencies, the Shin Bet and the Mossad.

Israeli officials have called the emerging U.S. deal with Iran a "bad" deal, over concerns that it does not force Iran to give up its nuclear program at the start.

New U.S. strikes on Iran come as the two countries try to reach a deal to open the Strait of Hormuz. Israel thinks it will be a bad deal, and it's increasing attacks in Lebanon.

JERUSALEM — To be officially ordained as an Orthodox rabbi in Israel, you have to pass a grueling series of exams. And you have to be a man.

On the fringes of Israel's far right, some activists and political leaders dream of a Greater Israel, extending the country's borders into neighboring countries.

On the fringes of Israel's far right, some activists and political leaders dream of a Greater Israel, extending the country's borders into neighboring countries.

AYESHA RASCOE, HOST: Israel has extended beyond its borders in the last few years. It now controls big swaths of neighboring land in Gaza, Lebanon and even in Syria.

U.S. ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee called settlers besieging a West Bank home of an American-Palestinian family "terrorists."

U.S. ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee called settlers besieging a West Bank home of an American-Palestinian family "terrorists."