US president said to grill aides to ensure meticulous policymaking; some say it is sign of respect, one ex-staffer once called him 'egomaniacal'

Washington retakes membership of body amid concerns China is filling the vacuum it left behind when it quit over alleged anti-Israel bias

Fugitive think tank head Gal Luft claims Biden administration trying to silence him over information he provided to FBI showing US president's family dealt with Chinese company

US president says Jerusalem shares blame for recent violence due to cabinet members who push settlement expansion while rejecting Palestinian rights

Ex-envoy will hold title of senior advisor for regional integration and will be tasked with boosting Negev Forum; Saudi normalization file will remain largely with the White House

Press statement backed by all 15 members of top UN panel, though US only signed on after language watered down to be less critical of Israel, diplomat says

Biden officials say moves to expand settlements at the expense of normalization with Saudi Arabia prove far-right coalition partners are the ones steering government policy

Ambassador Michele Taylor tells Geneva-based body that group of countries 'deeply concerned' about Commission of Inquiry's 'open-ended mandate with no sunset clause'

Chinese government says relationship with US is at lowest point since establishment, but sides still manage to hold constructive discussions on disagreements

PA minister Ahmad Majdalani tells ToI that Beijing can use billions in trade as leverage to coax Jerusalem to come to the table as Washington's influence on the global stage wanes