Washington has repeatedly pressed Jerusalem to step up safeguards against Chinese investment in the Jewish state as Sino-Israeli business ties grow

Trump adviser tells Israeli TV that Washington is eager to advance peace plan, believes PA will be 'rational'; reassures Israel of US backing after ditching of Kurdish allies

Human Rights Watch says 'overbroad and burdensome' measures levied by Trump administration causing banks and companies to back off from permissible humanitarian trade with Tehran

Charles Kupperman explains he is waiting for 'judicial clarity' on whether he should obey Congress or the president

US delegation holds talks on bilateral ties with Gantz and Lapid, currently trying to put together a new government

Jason Greenblatt acknowledges forthcoming peace plan may not be embraced immediately; stresses US is not judge or jury, 'and we are not going to force anything on either party'

Trump campaign says president's son-in-law was instrumental in moving the US Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, after Biden criticizes his role in the region

Revelation likely worrying to Trump as it comes amid a House impeachment inquiry into whether he withheld military aid to Ukraine in exchange for dirt on Joe Biden

US president and allies have largely ignored details of Ukraine probe and instead attacked the investigation process, despite mounting evidence of wrongdoing

Kremlin tells Kurdish fighters to pull back from frontier or face being 'steamrolled' by Turkish forces