Israel, Hamas move closer to deal on swapping Palestinian prisoners for captive soldier
Israel, Hamas near swap of prisoners for soldier Thousands in Nazareth celebrate beatification of late Palestinian nun
Palestinian nun takes step toward sainthood Ten wounded in Israeli strikes on GazaJERUSALEM - At least 10 Palestinians were injured in three successive Israeli airstrikes overnight and early Sunday on the southern, central and northern Gaza Strip, medical officials and the Israeli military said. Palin opposes Obama’s freeze settlements demands as all Jews need place to liveJERUSALEM - Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin has expressed her opposition to the Obama administration’s freeze settlement demands by saying that all the Jews moving to Israel need a place to live. Israel asks world to deny N-right to IranJERUSALEM - In the wake of Iran refusing to export 70 percent of its low-enriched uranium for further processing, Israel has urged the international community to impose sanctions aimed at denying Teheran any nuclear fuel cycle capabilities. Netanyahu prefers final accord with PalestineJERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu will seek a final-peace accord with the Palestine Authority if talks resume, and not an interim solution. Israel hits Gaza tunnels, weapons PlantJERUSALEM - Israeli aircraft struck a weapons-manufacturing facility and two smuggling tunnels in the southern Gaza Strip on Thursday, in response to recent rocket attacks on Israel, CBS quoted Israeli military sources, as saying. Israel aircraft strike southern Gaza Strip in response to rocket attacks
Israeli aircraft hit Gaza after rocket attacks Obama: Israel’s latest move on settlements embitters Palestinians, makes goal of peace harder
Gibbs: Israeli housing plans dismaying, make US peace efforts more difficult
Gibbs: Israeli housing plans dismaying WASHINGTON — White House spokesman Robert Gibbs is voicing dismay over the Jerusalem city government’s registration of plans for 900 additional housing units in a Jewish neighborhood in a part of city claimed by Palestinians. Palestinians, Britain criticize Israeli plan to expand Jerusalem Jewish neighborhood
Palestinians, UK criticize Jerusalem building plan Humanitarian aid to Gaza up by 900 percent, says IsraelJERUSALEM - The inflow of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip has gone up by approximately 900 percent in 12 months, the IDF has said. Israeli military punishes troops for protesting West Bank settlement evacuation
Israel army punishes troops for settlement protest Palestinians ask EU to back effort to win UN recognition of independence
Palestinians seek EU support for independence Israel warns of unilateral steps if Palestine moves to UNJERUSALEM - Israel has said it will take unilateral steps if the Palestinian Authority (PA) leaves the peace talks midway and moves to the UN to endorse it as an independent state. Israel warns Palestinians against ‘unilateral steps’JERUSALEM - Israel would answer to any Palestinian step toward an unilateral declaration of independence with “one-sided Israeli measures,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was quoted by Israeli media as saying in a forum Sunday in Jerusalem. Palestinians want UN to endorse state; Israel threatens its own unilateral steps in response
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu: Unilateral Palestinian steps will bring Israeli response
Intel to remain open in Jerusalem on Jewish Sabbath despite violent protests
Intel to remain open on Sabbath in Jerusalem Palestinians say they will seek UN recognition for independence without Israeli consent
Palestinians threaten to declare independence, seek UN recognition
Palestinians threaten to declare independence Hundreds of devout Jews protest in Jerusalem over Intel Sabbath violations
Ultra-Orthodox Israelis protest Intel Sabbath work Israeli troops kill Palestinian in violence along Gaza-Israel border
Israeli troops kill Palestinian along Gaza border Israel urged to buy house where Hitler was bornJERUSALEM - The Israeli Government has been asked to purchase the house of Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler and turn it into an art gallery commemorating the Holocaust. Deadlock may soon end on Middle East peace talksJERUSALEM - Israel has signalled fresh hope for talks with the Palestine Authority following Palestinian officials postponing the elections in their territories indefinitely.The polls were originally scheduled to be held on January 24. Elections in Palestine postponed indefinitelyJERUSALEM - Presidential and parliamentary polls in the Palestinian territories that were scheduled to be held in January 2010, have been postponed indefintely in view of the objections raised by the Islamist group Hamas, which controls the Gaza. West Bank student blindfolded, expelled in handcuffs to Gaza, petitions Israel to return
Expelled West Bank student petitions Israel court Jewish-American charged with killing 2 Palestinians, trying to kill others
Jewish-American charged with killing Palestinians 5 years after Arafat’s death, path to statehood dim for divided Palestinians
Palestinian hopes dim 5 years after Arafat death Israeli museum displays coins from Jewish revolt, destruction of biblical Jerusalem Temple
Israel displays coins from ancient Jewish revolt |