Obama defended his policy of admitting Syrians into the US saying, "In the Syrian seeking refuge today, we should see the Jewish refugee of World War II."
Russian President Putin is calling for a concerted international effort to defeat the Islamic State in Syria, mentioning Israel and the US as key players.
While the prospects of a peace agreement between Israel and the Palestinians appear dim in the foreseeable future, both leaders agreed it should still be pursued.
After calling for a sweeping temporary ban on all Muslims trying to enter the US, 2016 presidential candidate Donald Trump has angered many including in the Middle East where he is expected to visit Israel later this month.
Hillary Clinton offered her analysis and forecast of the state of affairs between Israel and the Palestinians, which, to many, sounded over-simplistic, naive or simply ignores reality.
After several days of delay and after focusing on workplace violence or gun rights, the Obama administration is finally conceding that the San Bernardino massacre was a Muslim terror attack.
Authorities are still searching for the cause that triggered a couple to leave their child with her grandparents and then go on a rampage, killing 14 people at a workplace holiday event, before being shot by security forces.
While climate was the topic of the conference, the recent wave of Muslim terror attacks was on the mind of many of the 150 leaders who convened in Paris.
Khamenei used his condemnation of the terror attacks in Paris to blast the West for their "crimes" and to condemn Israel for its "worst" criminal persecution of the Palestinians.
Jerusalem could stand to benefit from the deteriorating relationship between Ankara and Moscow by replacing Turkey as an exporter of vegetables to Russia.
Russian President Vladimir Putin makes his first trip to Iran since 2007 next week, and will meet with Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as well as President Hassan Rouhani.
After a lengthy investigation, Russia has confirmed that a plane that crashed in the Sinai last month was downed by a bomb. ISIS has claimed responsibility for the attack that killed 224 people.
Citing the best interests of America, a number of Congressmen are requesting that Jonathan Pollard be allowed to unite with his family in Israel, having completely served his sentence.
Moscow could adopt Israel-style security measures in foreign airports, such as the engagement of both local forces and Russian experts and equipment to ensure the security of its citizens traveling abroad, Russian newspaper Kommersant reported.
Jonathan Pollard is scheduled to be released from federal prison on Friday, marking the end of a three-decade diplomatic burr in the relationship between the US and Israel.
Thousands shouted "Death to America, Death to Israel" at the funeral of a Jordanian policeman who killed five foreign security trainers, among them Americans, and wounded six.
Approximately 40 people died and 200 were wounded in twin suicide bombings on a Hezbollah stronghold in Beirut. Islamic State terrorists claimed responsibility.
The United States has succeeded in its bid to remain on UNESCO's executive board, the only way to wield American power at the world's cultural and scientific agency now that the U.S. government is no longer funding it.
British and US officials who concluded that a plane crash in the Sinai last week was likely the result of foul play were influenced by Israeli intelligence.
Russia's announcement that it had signed a contract to deliver S-300 missiles to Iran came just ahead of Netanyahu's meeting with Obama, at which the US defense package will be discussed.
A complete overhaul of airport security procedures worldwide may be necessary due to suspicions that the recent crash of a Russian plane in the Sinai was an act of ISIS terrorism, Britain's foreign secretary says.
A commission of historians examining the Nazi links of West Germany's Interior Ministry says more than half of the staffers from 1949 to 1970 had belonged to the Nazi party.
The slogan "Death to America" is not aimed at the American people, but rather American policies, Iran's supreme leader said in comments reported on his official website Tuesday.
In a blow to the anti-Israel BDS movement, France’s highest court has ruled that promoting boycotts of Israel is a form of discrimination and hatred, and has upheld fines for such activity.
As hundreds of British academics express their support for an anti-Israel boycott, Israel reacts harshly by stating that boycotts only "sow hatred and alienation."
Descendants of Sephardic Jews who converted to Christianity by force over 500 years ago are showing support for Israel and a desire to return to their roots.