Extremist Israeli settlers have vandalized a church in the southern city of Beersheba ahead of a visit by Pope Francis. Israeli police said the outside walls of the church were sprayed with anti-Christian graffiti on Friday. Security officials suspect that the move is the latest in a series of hate crimes, with Israeli extremists as the main suspects. They say there has been a recent spate of hate... 

Observers say the penetration of a UAV into Israel’s airspace is a security fiasco for Israel. The half-hour penetration of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) into Israel’s airspace is considered a complete strategic fiasco for Israel’s intelligence and military apparatus, observers say. On Saturday, a large unmanned helicopter entered the airspace of southern Israel, flying about half an hour... 

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will continue its campaign against Gaza “as long as necessary,” despite the fact that a recent air strike killed a 12-year-old boy in a refugee camp, bringing the Palestinian death toll to 17. ­“We extracted a high price from them and will continue to do so. We will act as long as necessary,” Netanyahu told the government on Sunday, as quoted... 

Israeli activists march in a demonstration against the rising cost of living in central Tel Aviv, Israel, Thursday, Aug. 4, 2011. Israelis are planning to stage massive protests against Tel Aviv’s housing and economic policies over the weekend, the organizers have announced. The organizers say they hope the demonstrations will bring over 200,000 people onto the streets on Saturday, The Jerusalem...