King of Jordan visits West Bank to congratulate Abbas
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - King Abdullah of Jordan visited Palestinian leaders in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Thursday, congratulating them on a successful U.N. status upgrade in the teeth...
View ArticleHamas chief's Gaza visit poses challenge to Israel
The image of Hamas' long-exiled chief triumphantly walking around the Gaza Strip, flashing victory signs beside Islamic militant leaders Friday, illustrates how the group's defiance of Israel is...
View ArticleDivided over Israel, Palestinian groups call for unity
GAZA/RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Leaders of the feuding Palestinian factions, the Islamist group Hamas in Gaza and the secular Fatah government in the West Bank, urged reconciliation between the...
View ArticleNo consequences (again) for Israel’s hateful conduct?
Civil society calls for trade sanctions but Hague says EU has ‘no enthusiasm’ Earlier this week, in a sham show of ‘get tough’ diplomacy, UK foreign minister Alistair Burt announced that the Israeli...
View ArticleUS Congress is backing Israeli PM
Obama is unlikely to impose sanctions because Netanyahu enjoys the full support of Congress. Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu did not need to boost his domestic political credibility by...
View ArticleA hara-kiri government
I'm expecting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's new spiel any minute. In the meantime, one dream has finally come true: Israel's ambassadors around the world are being summoned for discussions....
View ArticleGermany and Israel fail to agree on settlements
DEREK SCALLY in Berlin German and Israeli leaders in Berlin have “agreed to disagree” on the settlements issue . It was just one of several burdens on yesterday’s fourth joint cabinet meeting in...
View ArticleMerkel meets Netanyahu as Israel and Germany hit rocky patch
With German-Israeli relations unusually tense, Chancellor Angela Merkel is scrambling today in an apparent effort to assure Israel that the two are still friends as usual. When Germany abstained in...
View ArticleIn Visit To Germany, Netanyahu Defends Settlement Policy
BERLIN — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel gave no ground on Thursday over his controversial plans to expand Jewish settlements, which have been widely criticized by European allies....
View ArticleEDITORIAL: Time for Obama to call Israel’s bluff
In this article People: Barack Obama THE government has "strongly condemned" Israel’s decision to build 3,000 new settler homes in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem and, for once, its position...
View ArticleNetanyahu, in Visit to Germany, Defends Settlement Plans
BERLIN -- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel gave no ground on Thursday over his plans to expand Jewish settlements, which have been widely criticized by European allies. Speaking at a news...
View ArticleThe E-1 plan: recycled and oppressive
Ehud Barak was wrong. He minimized the cabinet decision on massive construction in Jerusalem and Ma'aleh Adumim as little more than cold leftovers reheated by Master Chef Bibi. On the eve of the...
View ArticleGermany, Israel stress friendship despite differences over settlement plans
BERLIN, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) -- Germany and Israel said on Thursday that their special and strategic relations could hardly be affected by their differences over the new Jewish settlement plans. German...
View ArticleIsrael advances construction in E1 area in West Bank
Jerusalem: A planning committee within the Israeli Army's Civil Administration, which controls the West Bank, approved Wednesday to advance the construction of about 3,376 new homes in the E1 area....
View ArticleFormer Israeli PM Olmert will not run in election - aide
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Former Israeli leader Ehud Olmert put an end to weeks of political suspense on Thursday with a decision not to run against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in January's...
View ArticleIsrael, Germany reaffirm ties
Berlin - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu clashed with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday over new Jewish settlements but both were at pains to stress their unshakable ties. On a...
View ArticleFormer Israeli PM Olmert will not run in election: aide
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Former Israeli leader Ehud Olmert put an end to weeks of political suspense on Thursday with a decision not to run against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in January's...
View ArticleJordan's king visits West Bank amid settlement dispute
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Jordan's king visited the West Bank on Thursday in a show of support for Palestinians stung by Israel's decision to expand settlements after their successful bid for de...
View ArticleNetanyahu: Hamas's Gaza jubilation proves Israel is at risk
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Hamas's vow to vanquish Israel after claiming "victory" in last month's Gaza conflict vindicates Israel's reluctance to relinquish more land to the Palestinians, Prime Minister...
View ArticleNetanyahu Says Settlements to Be Israeli in Merkel Clash
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said expanded West Bank settlements near Jerusalem will eventually become part of Israel as he clashed with German Chancellor Angela Merkel over the...
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