Washington attacked the promotion of construction plans for 4,560 housing units in the West Bank, and the proposal designed to expedite the issuing of construction permits: 'The expansion of settlements and unilateral actions are an obstacle to peace. We call on Israel to meet its obligations'

Local community says members of radical Jewish sect enter Stella Maris Monastery claiming to be following in the footsteps of their rabbi a convicted sex offender - who frequented the site in his youth

Two weeks after the mysterious sinking of a ship full of spies and the death of a former Mossad man - the mystery of what really happened there is only getting more complicated: Our reporter went to Lake Maggiore in northern Italy to retrace the route of the Israeli intelligence officers – on the way he heard about divers who scan the lake bottom at night, about Iranians reaching out to nearby technology factories, about big money and dubious oligarchs, and how an area of picturesque towns and magical beaches suddenly became the scene of an international espionage war

Dr. Raisa Sinitsyna vividly recalls her experience during the 872-day Nazi siege over Leningrad and its aftermath; In those challenging times, she selflessly volunteered at a hospital, not only to secure nourishment but also to pursue her calling as a medical professional