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Speculation over successor after Iran's Khamenei reportedly hospitalized in serious condition
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is currently hospitalized
in serious condition at a hospital in Tehran, according to unofficial
reports.
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UK bans ad for implying Jerusalem's Old City part of Israel
Britain's advertising watchdog banned an Israeli government tourism
advertisement for suggesting that the Old City of Jerusalem is part of
Israel on Wednesday.
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Benghazi panel to demand access to Clinton emails
The special House committee investigating the 2012 attack on the US
mission in Benghazi, Libya, will issue subpoenas for former Secretary of
State Hillary Rodham Clinton’s personal emails, congressional aides
said Wednesday.
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Senior General: US considering possible Middle East missile defense
The US military is considering sending its THAAD missile defense system
to the Middle East, a senior US Army general said on Wednesday, citing
what he called an urgent need to respond to foes with missile systems
and the will to use them.
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Purim Begins in Israel
Thousands of people in Israel and around the world have begun their
Purim celebrations Wednesday night, gathering in synagogues to hear the
Purim story.
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Report: Iran's Supreme Leader Hospitalized in Critical Condition
Just in time for Purim, the Jewish holiday celebrating the redemption of
the Jewish people from plots of genocide in ancient Persia, Iranian
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was reportedly hospitalized in
critical condition on Wednesday.
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Netanyahu: My Words Resonated with Congress Members
Shortly after returning to Israel from Washington, Prime Minister
Binyamin Netanyahu on Wednesday evening spoke about his speech to
Congress, saying that he believed it had resonated among American
lawmakers.
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Experts Agree, Iran Deal Won't Stop Its Regional Power Grab
Iran will not abandon or modify its regional policies of expansion in
exchange for Western concessions to seal a deal on its nuclear program,
analysts say.
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Galilee structure may be Jesus's boyhood home
A hillside house dating back to the early first century CE in northern
Israel may have been the Nazareth home where Jesus was raised, according
to researchers.
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Nemtsov murder: Putin urges end to political killings
Russia's President Vladimir Putin has called for an end to "shameful"
political killings in Russia, after the shooting of opposition
politician Boris Nemtsov just outside the Kremlin walls.