With much of the MidEast in turmoil and Iran striving to make nuclear weapons, Americans know that there is one state in the region that is relentlessly democratic, economically and militarily robust, remarkably innovative and unequivocally pro-America.

Netanyahu: "I appreciate deeply all that America has done for Israel. I appreciate all the great sacrifices that America has made in order to advance liberty and democracy throughout the world."

The Embassy of Israel's Jerusalem Hall will be open to the public for the signing of a Commemoration Book for PM Shamir, and for those who wish to pay their respects

U.S. Senate passed a resolution calling the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to mark the 1972 Olympic games murder with one minute of silence during the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games.

Israel looks forward to continuing cooperation with the Egyptian government.

The State of Israel is, for the first time, launching an international television campaign on CNN to brand itself as a green country which pioneers "green technology".

Israel an important player at this year's Earth Summit, RIO+20, to take place in Rio de Janeiro on 20-22 June.

The fourth Israel Presidential Conference Facing Tomorrow 2012, under the auspices of President Shimon Peres, will begin tomorrow in Jerusalem.

A civilian working on the Israel-Egypt security fence was killed and two others were wounded Monday morning (18 June), in a terror attack on the southern border.

Israel attaches great importance to this year's Earth Summit, RIO+20, to take place in Rio de Janeiro on 20-22 June.

On Tuesday evening, June 13, 2012, at the White House, President Barack Obama awarded Israel President Shimon Peres with the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Dr. Daniel Hillel was awarded the 2012 World Food Prize for pioneering work in micro-irrigation.

Peres, in Washington to receive the Medal of Freedom from President Obama, participated in an event at the Brookings Institution together with US Secy of State Clinton.

Statement of Israel's Ambassador to the United Nations Ron Prosor to the United Nations UN General Assembly on the situation in Syria.

The Israeli delegation presented on terrorist threats, core challenges it faces, Iran’s involvement in terrorism, Hizballah, Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad