Jerusalem court rescinds order freezing tender process for Givat Hamatos; bloc expresses 'grave concern' as Israel approves 800 West Bank homes, days before Biden inauguration

Israeli authorities opened bidding on 1,257 housing units in Givat HaMatos -- but a judge froze the auction after a Palestinian petition alleges the process is discriminatory

Germany starts a day early: 'Every day that we wait is one too many'; EU’s 27 nations have seen at least 16 million cases, 336,000 deaths, but experts say true toll is understated

During visit to enclave, bloc's representative says issue complicated, but 'the moment these vaccines become available, we will try our utmost'

But Eli Cohen refrains from saying Israel responsible; UK, Oman, Turkey also denounce assassination of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh

New administration is not expected to reverse Washington's trend in focusing more on Asia and on pulling its forces out of conflict zones

Top European Union diplomat urges Turkey to end 'dangerous spiral of confrontation' after president slams French counterpart for defending right to show Prophet Mohammed cartoons

France says moves against Fatou Bensouda and second official at Hague court 'amount to a serious attack' after US says it will freeze assets as punishment for Afghanistan probe

European Union gives €23 million with focus on supporting health and education workers during pandemic; Palestinians continue to reject tax transfers from Israel

The chancellor, who is head of the conservative People's Party, has been to the Jewish state 6 times since 2014 and sharply changed course on the countries' formerly cold relations