Articles
Netanyahu’s New Government: Warming to Peace Talks with the Palestinians?
A flurry of gestures toward the Palestinian leadership suggests that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in his new role as leader of a center-right...
Israel Sets Tough Demands for Next Round of Iran Talks
During a visit to Israel on Wednesday, Catherine Ashton, the European diplomat leading nuclear negotiations with Iran, got a reminder of the enormity of the...
Israel’s New Coalition: Why Netanyahu Has Moved to the Center
By unveiling a new governing coalition that includes the centrist Kadima party, prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu not only called off a national election he had...
Neoconned
The illustrious patriots over at the Commentary blog have, predictably, taken me to task for defending Peter Beinart’s fine book about the crisis in Israel. They...
Netanyahu Calls for Elections, But Will It Change How Israel Is Governed?
No suspense at all, really, lurks in Monday’s announcement that Israel will elect a new government on Sept. 4. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu decided the...
Photo Essays
Hundreds of Palestinians Freed in Prisoner Swap
Over 1,000 Palestinian prisoners, held by Israel, are freed in a swap for Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit
The Five-Year Ordeal of Gilad Shalit
The Israeli soldier arrives home after five years of captivity in Gaza
Time.com Specials
The Road Map
Can the major players keep the peace process between Israel and Palestine on track this time?
Top 10 Clashes at Sea
The Israeli raid on a flotilla of ships hoping to break Tel Aviv's blockade of Gaza has reportedly led to nine deaths. But the political fallout may be far...
Articles from Around the Web
Iran hangs' Israel spy' over nuclear scientist killing
Iran has hanged a man it accused of being a spy for Israel after convicting him of killing one of its nuclear scientists in 2010. ...
Official: Palestinian prisoners agree to end hunger strike
A deal has been reached with Israel to end a weeks-long high-profile hunger strike by hundreds of Palestinian prisoners, an official said on Monday. ...
Man Arrested in Shooting in West Bank
Palestinian Authority officials say the suspect is the brother of a man killed in a clash with the Palestinian police about a month before the shooting. ...
Mahmoud Abbas Says Israel Is Hindering West Bank Security
President Mahmoud Abbas of the Palestinian Authority said Israel was withholding authorized weapons, and he expressed worries about a widespread prison hunger strike. ...
