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U.S., Israel Raise Hopes for Mideast Peace Restart
(JERUSALEM) — The United States and Israel raised hopes Thursday for a restart of the Middle East peace process, despite little tangible progress so far from...
Israeli Seeks Interim Deal with Palestinians
JERUSALEM (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's senior coalition partner says that reaching a final peace agreement with the Palestinians is unrealistic at...
Kerry’s Focus on Peace Talks, not Settlements
(TEL AVIV, Israel) -- U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says Israel's government should prevent further settlement construction, where possible, to help...
7 Egyptian Security Men Kidnapped in Sinai Freed
(CAIRO) — Six Egyptian policemen and a border guard kidnapped by suspected militants in the volatile Sinai Peninsula last week were freed by their captors...
Young Objector Challenges Israeli Army
(JERUSALEM) -- The Israeli military has jailed a young man for six months for refusing to serve because of his opposition to Israel's occupation of the West...
It Takes a Smuggler to Satisfy KFC Cravings in Gaza
The food, twice as expensive as in Egypt, doesn't taste fresh. But to Palestinians who crave for what the outside world considers mundane, smuggled KFC fried...
Critics Assail Israeli Silence on Arab Peace Plan
(JERUSALEM) — On the surface, the Arab League's improved peace initiative offers Israel everything it ever dreamed of — normal relations with an entire region...
Viewpoint: Stephen Hawking’s Israel Boycott Is Lost in Space
It's hard to believe that he endorses a theory that if he can make some academic conferences a tad less prestigious that peace will bloom.
$127,000 Bed on a Plane for Israeli Leader
As Israelis face austerity measures at home, Bibi reportedly travels luxuriously abroad
Syrian Rebels Release 4 UN Filipino Peacekeepers
(DAMASCUS, Syria) — Syrian rebels on Sunday released four Filipino U.N. peacekeepers they abducted last week in a dramatic incident that prompted warnings from...
Hizballah and Israel Spar as Syria’s Conflict Threatens to Spins Out of Control
A dangerous game of brinkmanship is unfolding in the Middle East pitching Israel against Syria and its militant Shi’ite ally Hizballah in what threatens to...
Netanyahu: Jewish People Capable of Own Defense
(SHANGHAI) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited a Shanghai neighborhood where European Jews found refuge during World War II, saying Israel's...
Stephen Hawking Backs Boycott of Israeli Academics
(LONDON) — British physicist Stephen Hawking has dropped plans to attend a major international conference in Israel in June, citing his belief that he should...
UN Says 4 Peacekeepers Detained on Golan Heights
(UNITED NATIONS) — Armed men detained four U.N. peacekeepers on patrol on the Golan Heights in a tense area that separates Syria and Israel, the U.N. said...
Analysis: Syria Has Limited Response Options
(BEIRUT) — The Syrian regime on Tuesday dispatched an obscure proxy, a Damascus-based Palestinian militant group, to threaten retaliation for two Israeli...
Israeli Airstrike in Syria Aimed at Iran
(BEIRUT)— From Israel's perspective, its airstrikes near Damascus were more about Iran than Syria: Tehran's shipment of guided missiles destroyed in the weekend...
Israeli Prime Minister Visits China After Syria Strikes
(BEIRUT) — Israel signaled a return to "business as usual" on Monday, a day after its aircraft struck targets in Syria for the second time in 48 hours in an...
Israeli Warplanes Strike Syria in Escalation
(BEIRUT) — Israeli warplanes struck areas in and around the Syrian capital Sunday, setting off a series of explosions as they targeted a shipment of highly...
Officials: Israel Launches Airstrike into Syria
(WASHINGTON) — Israel launched an airstrike into Syria, apparently targeting a suspected weapons site, U.S. officials said Friday night. The strike occurred...
Arab League Sweetens Israel-Palestinian Peace Plan
(JERUSALEM) — The Arab League's decision to sweeten its decade-old proposal offering comprehensive peace with Israel has placed Prime Minister Benjamin...
