Congress's $1.4 trillion spending bill leaves off $175 million Diplomatic Progress Fund, but inserts $150 million in security and humanitarian assistance for Palestinians

General Assembly OKs series of measures critical of Israel, but none singling out any other state; monitor group slams 'torrent of one-sided resolutions'

Non-binding decision, sure to anger Turkey, comes following Congress's recognition in September and three failed Senate attempts in which the White House objected

PM says free speech is not 'carte blanche' for anti-Semitic attacks on Jews and Israel; Lapid welcomes 'kick at boycott' movement

Advocacy group slams Trump administration's tightening of criteria as having 'cruelly and needlessly restricted access to the most basic of human needs'

US president's daughter met author of controversial dossier on her father in 2007, and exchanged emails for years after, ABC reports

Railing at judiciary for placing limits on transitional governments, New Right MK says annexation of parts of West Bank can and should take place immediately

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

Measure that condemns any West Bank annexation passes mostly on partisan lines and comes after two leaders discussed prospects of extending Israeli sovereignty over Jordan Valley