Clashes erupt at sacred compound in Jerusalem
JERUSALEM - Clashes erupted Friday between Muslim worshippers and Israeli riot police at a sacred and disputed hilltop compound following a sermon on a recent Israeli decision to include two West Bank shrines on a list of national heritage sites.
Nations:Israel Palestine Source:(AP)
2010-03-05
Netanyahu stakes claim to West Bank settlement
JERUSALEM - Israel's prime minister declared on Sunday that his country would retain parts of the West Bank forever - a statement sure to provoke Palestinians and complicate the year-old peace mission of a visiting U.S. envoy.
Nations:Israel People:Benjamin Netanyahu Mahmoud Abbas Barack Obama Activities:Israel-Palestine Source:(AP)
2010-01-24
Clinton: US to 'vigorously' promote peace efforts
JERUSALEM - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Tuesday the new U.S. administration will vigorously pursue the creation of a Palestinian state, stressing that movement toward Palestinian independence seems "inescapable."
Nations:Lebanon Israel People:Hillary Clinton Shimon Peres Mahmoud Abbas Ehud Olmert Activities:2009 Gaza War Israel-U.S. Source:(AP)
2009-03-03
Final count leaves Israel with election headache
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Final results of Israel's parliamentary election confirmed on Thursday that the centrist party of Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni won the contest by a single seat over right-winger Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud.
Nations:Israel People:Shimon Peres Mahmoud Abbas Ehud Olmert Activities:2009 Israel National Election Source:(Reuters)
2009-02-12
Netanyahu, Livni declare win in Israeli election
JERUSALEM - Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni and hard-line rival Benjamin Netanyahu both claimed victory Tuesday in Israel's parliamentary election but official results suggested the race was too close to call.
Nations:Lebanon Israel People:Benjamin Netanyahu Shimon Peres Mahmoud Abbas Ehud Olmert Barack Obama Activities:2009 Israel National Election Source:(AP)
2009-02-10
Hard-liners hold edge in Israeli election
JERUSALEM - Israel's election has suddenly become too close to call, though hard-liners are expected to have a clear edge in the horse trading that is sure to follow Tuesday's vote.
Nations:Israel Egypt People:Mahmoud Abbas Barack Obama Activities:2009 Israel National Election Source:(AP)
2009-02-09
US envoy calls for end to Hamas weapons smuggling
JERUSALEM - President Barack Obama's new Mideast envoy called Wednesday for an end to Hamas weapons smuggling and a reopening of Gaza's borders, seeking to strengthen the shaky cease-fire between Israel and Palestinian militants thrown into turmoil by new violence.
Nations:Egypt Bolivia Israel People:Mahmoud Abbas Ehud Olmert Hosni Mubarak Hugo Chavez Barack Obama Hillary Clinton Activities:2009 Gaza War Source:(AP)
2009-01-28
Israel vows to back soldiers accused of war crimes
JERUSALEM - Special legal teams will defend Israeli soldiers against potential war crimes charges stemming from civilian deaths in the Gaza Strip, the prime minister said Sunday, promising the country would fully back those who fought in the three-week offensive.
Nations:Egypt Israel Lebanon People:Mahmoud Abbas Ehud Olmert Ariel Sharon Activities:2009 Gaza War
2009-01-25
Hamas opens makeshift offices, Gaza talks to begin
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - Hamas' government in Gaza began its first week back in business Sunday, operating from makeshift offices because most administrative buildings were bombed, as the Palestinian militant group prepared for new talks with Egypt on consolidating the weeklong cease-fire with Israel.
Nations:Egypt Israel People:Mahmoud Abbas Ehud Olmert Barack Obama Activities:2009 Gaza War Source:(AP)
2009-01-25
UN vows to raise funds for Gaza emergency repairs
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - The United Nations will quickly raise money for emergency repairs in the Gaza Strip, the world body's humanitarian chief promised Thursday after witnessing what he called shocking destruction from the three-week war between Israel and Hamas.
Nations:Egypt Lebanon Israel People:Mahmoud Abbas Barack Obama Activities:2009 Gaza War Source:(AP)
2009-01-22
Hamas dismisses reconciliation talks with Fatah
DAMASCUS, Syria - A senior Hamas official has dismissed any reconciliation talks with the rival Fatah group.
Nations:Palestine Israel People:Mahmoud Abbas Activities:2009 Gaza War Source:(AP)
2009-01-22
Senate confirms Clinton as secretary of state
WASHINGTON - The Senate confirmed Hillary Rodham Clinton as secretary of state Wednesday as President Barack Obama moved to make his imprint on U.S. foreign policy, mobilizing a fresh team of veteran advisers and reaching out to world leaders. The Senate voted 94-2, with Republican Sens. David Vitter of Louisiana and Jim DeMint of South Carolina opposing.
Nations:U.S. People:Hillary Clinton Bill Clinton Timothy Geithner David Paterson Mahmoud Abbas Ehud Olmert Activities:111th Congress Obama Admin.
2009-01-21
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