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U.S. General David Petraeus said on Wednesday that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict was fomenting anti-American sentiment due to the perception of U.S. favoritism towards Israel.

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U.S. general: Israel-Palestinian conflict foments anti-U.S. sentiment

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s brother-in-law Dr. Hagai Ben-Artzi on Wednesday called U.S. President Barack Obama an anti-Semite in an interview with Army Radio.

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Netanyahu’s brother-in-law: Obama is an anti-Semite

Tensions ran high in Jerusalem on Tuesday while Washington waits for Israel’s response to demands raised by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton that could help defuse the diplomatic crisis with the United States.

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Israel preparing response to U.S. demands

Over a thousand Latvian Nazi veterans marched Tuesday through the freezing streets of Riga as part of a peaceful commemoration for their fellow World War II comrades, who died fighting alongside Nazi Germany.

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Nazi veterans in Latvia march to remember fallen comrades

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak was shown on television on Tuesday sitting and chatting to doctors at a German hospital, the first pictures of him since he had surgery 10 days ago.

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WATCH: Egypt president shown on TV for first time since surgery

The second-ranking House Republican blasted the Obama administration as “irresponsible” in its dealings with Israel, accusing the White House of trying to curry favor with the Arab world by deriding America’s closest ally in the Middle East.House Minority Whip Eric Cantor of Virginia also declined to condemn Israel for announcing the construction of more settlements [...]

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Eric Cantor: White House ‘Irresponsible’ on Israel

Tehran said Tuesday that it has not intervened to block reconciliation between Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas, rejecting accusations made by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, a Fatah member.

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Iran not blocking Palestinian reconciliation, Tehran says

Jerusalem – Dozens of masked Palestinians were hurling rocks at Israeli police and burning tires in the east Jerusalem neighborhoods Wadi Joz, Issawiya and Abu Tor on Tuesday.
More than one hundred policemen, some of them on horseback, were trying to disperse the crowd at Wadi Joz, where some two hundred Arabs were throwing rocks at [...]

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Jerusalem – Rioting Palestinians Clash with Israeli Police

China has become more concerned about international tensions over Iran’s nuclear program, but remains doubtful that sanctions can resolve the stand-off, the Chinese foreign minister said on Tuesday.

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China ‘more concerned’ over Iran, but wary of sanctions


Hamas calls for “day of rage” following rededication of Hurva synagogue.

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Palestinian unrest erupts in e. J’lem