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How Israeli soldiers became 'children of the nation'

As unrest expands, Gaza's women rise up

A Palestinian girl uses a slingshot to throw stones at Israeli troops during clashes in the West Bank city of Bethlehem October 14, 2015. Seven Israelis and 30 Palestinians, including children and assailants, have been killed in two weeks of bloodshed in Israel, Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank. The violence has been partly triggered by Palestinians' anger over what they see as increased Jewish encroachment on Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque compound, also revered by Jews as the site of two destroyed Jewish

Israel’s Gantz must offer real alternative to Netanyahu

Former IDF head spooks Israel's entire political spectrum

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L), Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon (R) and Chief of Staff General Benny Gantz (C) give a joint press conference at the prime minister's office in Jerusalem, on August 27, 2014. Netanyahu said that Islamist foe Hamas had achieved none of its demands in a truce ending 50 days of deadly conflict in Gaza. Hamas was hit hard and got none of its demands," Netanyahu said at a news conference in Jerusalem, his first comments since the ceasefire went into effect on A

Israel launches all-out war against corruption

A fisherman collects fish from a net on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea in the southern city of Ashdod April 6, 2014. REUTERS/Amir Cohen (ISRAEL - Tags: ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY) - RTR3K5XW

Egyptian novel enjoys rare publication in Hebrew

Pro-AKP media flop as corruption charges swell

Baris Guler (C in sunglasses), son of Turkey's Interior Minister Muammer Guler, is escorted by plainclothes police officers as he leaves a medical check-up in Istanbul December 16, 2013. Turkish police detained the sons of three cabinet ministers and several well-known businessmen as part of investigations into alleged corruption on Tuesday, state officials said, in a blow to Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan months ahead of elections. Police carried out dawn raids in the main commercial city Istanbul, detainin

Surveys get personal in Turkey

National lottery sellers (L and C) chat on the main shopping and pedestrian street of Istiklal in central Istanbul September 27, 2013. REUTERS/Murad Sezer (TURKEY - Tags: SOCIETY) - RTX1428N

Family Boycotts Retrial for Murder Of Turkish-Armenian Journalist

Protesters gather in front of the office of the Agos newspaper during a demonstration in Istanbul January 19, 2009, to mark the second anniversary of the killing of Turkish Armenian editor Hrant Dink. REUTERS/Osman Orsal (TURKEY) - RTR23LJK

Turks love their language, but also fight over it

A man looks at newspapers at a kiosk in Diyarbakir, Turkey November 2, 2015. Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday the nation had voted for stability in a parliamentary election that saw the AK Party he founded win almost 50 percent of the vote, and said the world should respect the result. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov - RTX1UCZZ