Israel’s prime minister on Monday outlined a “triple track” approach to peace with the Palestinians, a strategy that emphasizes political, economic and security planks to resolve the decades-long conflict.

Israel dispatched top officials to the U.S. and Europe on Monday in a diplomatic offensive aimed at softening the hawkish image of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s new government.

Israel’s president charged Monday that Iran’s nuclear program threatens the United States, Europe and Arab nations, as well as Israel.

Israel’s foreign minister, whose anti-Arab statements have frayed diplomatic nerves, committed himself on Monday to Mideast peace, but did not endorse the idea of a Palestinian state as sought by the United States and the European Union. .

The Vatican’s representative to the Holy Land is playing down the controversies that could mar a visit next week by Pope Benedict XVI.

A Spanish judge said Monday he will continue to investigate seven current and former Israeli officials over an air force bombing in Gaza in 2002 that killed a suspected Hamas militant and 14 civilians.

A Spanish judge says he will continue an investigation of current and former Israeli officials over an air force bombing in Gaza in 2002 that killed 15 people.

A solid majority of Jewish Israelis worry that President Barack Obama’s outreach to the Arab and Muslim world will come at their expense, a new poll showed Monday.

Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert will undergo prostate cancer surgery in the US in the coming weeks.

Pope Benedict XVI says he hopes his upcoming trip to the Holy Land will give encouragement to Christians there and also promote peace and reconciliation between Israel and the Palestinians.