Under President Barack Obama, the United States no longer provides Israel with automatic support at the United Nations where the Jewish state faces a constant barrage of criticism and condemnation. Read the full story

More than 10 people have been killed after Israeli commandos stormed a convoy of ships carrying aid to the Gaza Strip, the Israeli army says. Read the full story

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton failed to win Brazil’s support on Wednesday for more sanctions against Iran and said Tehran would not talk seriously about its nuclear program until the United Nations took new action. Read the full story

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Tuesday tried to tone down rhetoric against Iran and Syria, less than a week after President Mahmoud Ahamedinejad visited Syria and from a podium flanked by the Syrian president and the leader of Hizbullah thumbed his nose at the United States and Israel. Read the full story

The United Nations has slammed Egypt for killing 60 African migrants trying to reach Israel through the Sinai Desert since 2007.
U.N. rights chief Navi Pillay told Egypt to stop firing at Ethiopians, Eritreans and Sudanese near the Egypt-Israel border. Read the full story