US seeks to back ‘moderate’ opposition groups to both oust Assad and combat the rising tide of ISIL forces

Asylum seekers abandon Holot detention facility in protest of Israeli government’s detention policies

Egyptian, South African delegates object to skullcap-wearing Jewish attendees, mistaken for an ‘Israeli’ delegation

ISIL executes man for extorting money at a checkpoint, hangs body on cross for three days

After vote to divest from 3 companies operating in West Bank, US church affirms commitment to interfaith cooperation

Damascus tells Israel that troops who fired missile across the border on Sunday, killing Israeli boy, mistook Israeli truck for rebel vehicle

Air force carries out second string of hits on Palestinian enclave in 24 hours as tensions escalate in South

TV report quotes Israeli official bashing US peace envoy, who quit Friday; State Department says he won’t be replaced