Insisting he did raise annexing Jordan Valley with secretary of state, PM says time to 'regularize all communities in Judea and Samaria, those in the blocs and those outside them'

PM had explicitly said that he and the US Secretary of State discussed the possible move in a meeting last week; senior US official says no such plan was presented

PM's 48-hour trip to the far-side of Europe included just two meetings and plenty of 'no comments.' It'll probably take some time before the real reason for the trip is revealed

Premier refuses to comment on announcement of charges against his aides in major graft probe, says proposal for direct elections for PM 'must be looked into'

At meeting with Pompeo in Lisbon, PM says Israel constantly countering Iranian aggression, refuses to comment on Syria weapons warehouse strike

Ahead of talks with Pompeo in Lisbon, PM praises crushing US financial pressure on Tehran, says it's successfully causing 'economic, political problems'

The prime minister has had his eyes on a repeat poll since September. Now that a third election is nearing, he is heading to Portugal to show off his diplomatic bona fides

Prime minister says defense pact to be discussed as well; will also meet Portuguese counterpart, foreign minister during two-day trip

US deputy national security adviser Victoria Coates reportedly met with envoys from UAE, Oman, Morocco, Bahrain to gauge willingness; initiative backed by Israel's FM Katz

Blue and White leader says treaty would break with decades of defense policy, questions whether Netanyahu can be trusted to formulate such a deal amid legal woes