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Leading contender to succeed Benedict XVI blames church sex abuse scandal on Jewish media plot, says law professor Alan Dershowitz.

Israel Defence Force investigates controversial image upload by soldier showing back of child's head in rifle target.

Israeli Knesset probe opened into claims dead prisoner was a double agent.

Naval exercise comes amid fears of greater links between Sudan and Iran.

Bashar al-Assad accused of using Hezbollah and Iran to crush Syrian uprising.

The trial of former Israeli foreign minister Avigdor Lieberman on fraud and breach of trust charges began today in Jerusalem.

Swansea hitman Itay Schechter was barred from entering Dubai because of his Israeli nationality.

Australian Ben Zygier about to blow the whistle on Mossad's use of foreign passports before he died.

Idea of a nuclear Pyongyang terrifies Lucy P but missile tests and brinkmanship are logical responses, she argues.

Prisoner who committed suicide in Israel's high-security Ayalon jail identified as spy Ben Zygier.

World Group II Play-off Draw pits Laura Robson, Heather Watson-led Team GB against Argentina on 20-21 April

Speculation emerges that Iran played role in Pyongyang's controversial third nuclear test.

Such is the overwhelming volume of spam and malicious email sent today, only 20 percent of all messages are sent for legitimate reasons.

Former world number one cruises to easy win as Doha sets up for a tantalizing spate of matches at the WTA Premier event.

American writer Phyllis Bennis tells IBTimes UK why Americans are changing their minds on Israel.

Trophies and memorabilia of Israeli Premier League team Beitar Jerusalem have been destroyed in a suspected arson attack on the main clubhouse.

Community Security Trust report also finds British Jews being bombarded with rocks and attacked in school playground.

Illegal fences built around settlements of Adam and Ofra block Palestinians' access to own land.

Anti-tank missiles, rocket-propelled grenades, pistols and ammunition found in Abu Sinan.

President's Middle East tour will also take him to Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Jordan, and Egypt.

Anti-Defamation League reports anti-Semitic theory linking Egypt’s President Mohammed Mursi to Israel 'domination'.

Bulgarian government announced that Lebanon-based militant group Hezbollah was behind the July bus bombing in Burgas.

Arrests of Ahmed Attoun, Hatem Qafisha and Mohammed al-Talhad undermines reconciliation with rival Fatah, says Hamas.

Bashar al-Assad vows strong retaliation for Israel's recent airstrike on Damascus.

Google chief Eric Schmidt claims that the Chinese are stealing commercially and politically valuable information from foreign rivals.

As Syrian TV shows first purported images of bombed 'scientific research' facility, Muslim leaders express anger at Israeli action.

Iran's claim to have put a monkey safely into orbit are thrown into doubt by before-and-after photographs.

Arsene Wenger confirms England left-back Kieran Gibbs will be out for six weeks

Syrian Electronic Army activists hack dozens of soft targets in Israel.

Ambassador Ali Abdul-Karim Ali responds after Israeli warplanes hit research centre on outskirts of Damascus.