US secretary of state tells CNN that he won’t seek the presidency in 2016

The A-list actor flew to Australia for one day to hand deliver the script to Cate Blanchett, one of the film’s stars

Minister Tzipi Livni suggests marriage registrars be required to present agreement in order to reduce ‘get’ refusal

Jewish Home party scoffs at boycott threats, insists Israel cannot depend on foreign soldiers for its security

Palestinians reportedly insisting on land swaps for no more than 3% of the land; most Jewish settlements would remain in place

Senators demand majority leader Harry Reid bring controversial sanctions law to ballot despite lack of veto-proof majority

Genocide results not only from state-sanctioned hatred, but from indifference and inaction

E&E: The desert has yet to bloom with plants, but the Negev is quickly becoming a hothouse for alternative energy technology