WATCH: US citizen arrested for scouting Empire State Building, other NY sites for Hezbollah terror attacks Alexei Saab, a naturalized U.S. citizen and member of the Hezbollah, was arrested for scouting sites for attacks, including the Statue of Liberty and the Empire State Building.
US envoy meets Netanyahu in Jerusalem to discuss peace plan The U.S. envoy to the Middle East met with Netanyahu on Friday, days after elections that left the Israeli leader's political future in doubt.
Tillerson accuses Netanyahu of lying to Trump, convincing him ‘Israel are the good guys’ 'It bothers me that an ally that close and important to us would do that to us,' Tillerson reportedly said about Israel.
‘I’m defending our nation against Jews,’ said suspect in Poway synagogue shooting The suspect told a 911 operator in the moments after the shooting that he did it to save white people from Jews.
Kingmaker Liberman says ultra-Orthodox parties are ‘not the enemy’ Liberman said in a Facebook post on Friday that Haredi religious parties are only "political rivals" and "not the enemy."
Religious parties reportedly weigh Blue and White alliance In a major about-face, Israel's haredi factions said they were weighing a coalition with Benny Gantz's centrist secular party.
Gantz rejects Netanyahu’s unity appeal; Blue and White calls it ‘cynical ploy’ 'Bibi [Netanyahu] hGantz said he wouldn't take up Netanyahu's offer. 'Blue and White won the elections. Blue and White is the biggest party,' he said.as decided to go to a third election. He is already trying to put the blame on us,' said the senior Blue and White member, cited by Ynet.
Netanyahu’s pre-indictment hearing is fast approaching: What are his options? Will the prime minister escape a trial? Make a plea bargain? Get immunity? All are possible.
Netanyahu cancels UN address to oversee efforts to form new government Netanyahu was also to have met with President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the U.N. proceedings.
WATCH: Daily Israel News Recap – September 19, 2019 Here is a recap of the top Israel news stories on September 19, 2019.
Ayelet Shaked-led Yemina faction dissolves hours after elections The right-wing faction that joined together in a technical bloc splits into its three separate parties.
Arab Joint List becomes 3rd largest party; pundits say it has Netanyahu to thank There is a consensus in Israel that the prime minister’s anti-Arab campaign rhetoric boomeranged, leading to the Joint List's success.
Trump hasn’t called Netanyahu, ‘our relations are with Israel’ 'His comments Wednesday underscored Trump’s penchant for separating himself from political allies once they become weakened,' writes The Washington Post.
WATCH: How does forming a coalition work in Israel? Israel's president will select a candidate who is most likely to be able to pull together at least 61 Knesset seats. But building a coalition takes time, ILTV explains.
Three-peat? Israelis contend with prospect of third election Two days after an unprecedented repeat election, the country’s two main political parties appear deadlocked.
Netanyahu invites Gantz to meet: Let’s build a broad national government Netanyahu invited Gantz to meet on Thursday, calling for a 'broad unity government.'
CBS news: Khamenei ‘approved’ attack on Saudi oil facilities, but only if Iran could plausibly deny it 'U.S. officials said the most damning evidence is still unreleased satellite photos showing the Iranian Revolutionary Guard making preparations,' says CBS.
WATCH: With election over, all eyes turn to Israeli president Reuven Rivlin The pressure is now on Israeli President Reuven Rivlin, whose job it is to see that a government is established, to convince the two biggest parties to form a unity government.
Iranian judo team suspended for refusal to compete against Israelis International Judo Federation rules that Iran can't compete after pressuring its top athlete to throw a match.
95% of vote counted: Blue and White leads Likud by single seat, 33-32 With 95% of the vote counted, Blue and White leads Likud by one seat. But the two major blocs are even at 56 seats.
