Israel’s security service, Shin Bet, says it has busted an Iranian spy ring made up of four women and one man – all Israeli nationals of Iranian origin – who collected sensitive information in exchange for money. The suspects are accused of furnishing an Iranian intelligence operative with photos of various strategic sites in Israel, with the US Consulate in Tel Aviv among them. The ring members... 

The head of the Roman Catholic Church in Israel has condemned Israeli hate crimes against local Christians and Muslims. Latin Patriarch Fouad Twal told a news conference in the city of Haifa on Sunday that the acts of vandalism “poison the atmosphere” ahead of a visit by Pope Francis to Jerusalem. The Pope’s visit is set to begin in Jordan on May 24 and he is due to spend two days in Israel... 

While US politicians boast strong ties with Israel, CIA officials suggest Israel is one of its biggest counter-intelligence threats. With spyware that rivals that of American agencies, it is extremely difficult to detect the extent of its spying. In a CIA ranking of the world’s intelligence agencies and their willingness to help the US fight the War on Terror, Israel fell below Libya. Speaking to... 

Israel's current Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Former PM Ehud Olmert and the recently-resigned Kadima leader Tzipi Livni have joined the chorus of past and present senior Israeli politicians criticizing the government and its warmongering policy against Iran. ­Livni announced her resignation as leader of the centrist liberal Kadima party on Tuesday, saying in her speech that Netanyahu’s...