(JTA) — Six days after Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini seized power in Iran on Feb. 11, 1979, he hosted his first foreign dignitary: the chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization, Yasser Arafat.

The two-state solution refers to a long-standing proposal to resolve the Israel-Palestinian conflict by creating two independent states - Israel and a Palestinian state - living side by side in peace.

Israel and Hamas have agreed to pause fighting in Gaza and release some hostages and prisoners in an agreement that was first ...

Despite an ongoing ceasefire between the United States and Iran, tensions remain high as negotiations continue over ending ...

Israel and Lebanon on Tuesday agreed that Hezbollah terrorists in Lebanon must give up power and disarm, officials said. The Iran-backed terror group operates as a ...

Last month, the Trump administration announced the start of the second phase of its Gaza peace plan, which the UN Security Council endorsed in November. Phase one, which went into effect last October, ...

The possibility of direct talks between the leaders of Israel and Lebanon as announced by President Trump on Thursday would mark a historic step for two neighboring states that have been technically ...

Israel’s security-focused view on Hezbollah is making it difficult for the Lebanese government to disarm the group effectively.

Representatives for Israel and Lebanon meet in Washington, D.C., for a second time to end the war, as their ceasefire frays.

Iran’s supreme leader’s anti-Israel tweets reflected an ideology that preceded him — and could outlast him. Six days after Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini seized power in Iran on Feb. 11, 1979, he hosted ...