ISRAEL TO INVESTIGATE TIMING OF HOUSING ANNOUNCEMENT
Israel’s premier has ordered an investigation into how government officials announced plans for a new Jewish housing project in east Jerusalem during a visit by Vice President Joe Biden.
03/14/2010 04:20, nytimes |
CLINTON REBUKES ISRAEL ON HOUSING ANNOUNCEMENT
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton called Israel’s plans for new housing units for Jews in East Jerusalem “a deeply negative signal” about Israel-American relations.
03/13/2010 21:20, nytimes |
'INSULTED' U.S. SCRAMBLES TO SAVE MIDEAST TALKS
 Israel's relationship with the U.S., a defining feature of the troubled Middle East, is under severe strain with diplomats trying to save newborn peace talks with the Palestinians. Middle East - Israel - United States - Palestinian people - Warfare and Conflict
03/13/2010 17:20, msnbc |
'INSULTED' BY ISRAEL, U.S. SCRAMBLES TO SAVE TALKS
Israel's relationship with the U.S., a defining feature of the troubled Middle East, is under severe strain with diplomats trying to save newborn peace talks with the Palestinians.
03/13/2010 17:00, msnbc |
QUESTIONS ABOUND AFTER BIDEN'S ISRAEL VISIT
 Oddly timed news that Israel was approving new housing in disputed East Jerusalem antagonized the Palestinians and the Americans. Why was it made public during the vice president's trip?
Reporting from Jerusalem — You come for a hug. You leave with a slap.
03/13/2010 10:20, LaTimes |
CLINTON REBUKES ISRAEL FOR HOUSING PLANS
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton called Israel’s plans for new housing units for Jews in East Jerusalem “a deeply negative signal” about Israel-American relations.
03/13/2010 03:23, nytimes |
QUESTIONS ABOUND AFTER BIDEN'S ISRAEL VISIT
Oddly timed news that Israel was approving new housing in a disputed area of East Jerusalem antagonized the Palestinians and the Americans. Why was it made public during the vice president's trip?
You come for a hug. You leave with a slap.
03/13/2010 01:20, LaTimes |
CLINTON SLAMS ISRAEL ON HOUSING ANNOUNCEMENT
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Friday delivered a stinging rebuke to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for his government's announcement this week of new Jewish housing in East Jerusalem.
03/12/2010 22:00, msnbc |
ISRAEL SEALS OFF WEST BANK AMID GROWING TENSION
 Israeli forces sealed off the West Bank and massed riot squads around Jerusalem's Old City and Arab neighborhoods during Muslim weekly prayers on Friday.
03/12/2010 18:40, msnbc |
ISRAELIS BLOCK PALESTINIANS FROM HOLY SITE
On Friday, Israeli police prevented young Palestinian men from praying at a holy site in Jerusalem, and Israel's military imposed a general ban on travel by Palestinians from the West Bank into Israel.
03/12/2010 17:40, nytimes |
ISRAELIS BLOCK PALESTINIANS FROM HOLY SITE
On Friday, Israeli police prevented young Palestinian men from praying at a holy site in Jerusalem, and Israel's military imposed a general ban on travel by Palestinians from the West Bank into Israel.
03/12/2010 17:20, nytimes |
ISRAEL SEALS OFF WEST BANK TO PREVENT UNREST
Israel has sealed off the West Bank for 48 hours, preventing Palestinians from entering Israel, in reaction to clashes following Friday prayers that have taken place in the past few weeks.
03/12/2010 16:00, nytimes |
ISRAEL SEALS OFF WEST BANK TO PREVENT UNREST
Israel has sealed off the West Bank for 48 hours, preventing Palestinians from entering Israel, in reaction to clashes following Friday prayers that have taken place in the past few weeks.
03/12/2010 15:20, nytimes |
ISRAEL SEALS OFF WEST BANK TO PREVENT UNREST
Israel has sealed off the West Bank for 48 hours, preventing Palestinians from entering Israel because of fears of unrest.
03/12/2010 14:20, msnbc |
TWO ISRAELI SOLDIERS ACCUSED OF USING HUMAN SHIELD
The two are indicted in military court for allegedly using a 9-year-old Palestinian boy to open packages they thought had bombs during the Gaza war. The United Nations had referred the case to Israel.
Two Israeli soldiers involved in the Gaza Strip offensive a year ago used a 9-year-old Pales...
03/12/2010 10:40, LaTimes |
BIDEN SEEKS TO NURTURE MIDEAST TALKS
 His troubled Mideast trip approaches its end with a Palestinian threat to pull out of planned peace negotiations.
Vice President Joe Biden, winding up a disconcerting trip to the Middle East, struggled Thursday to keep hopes alive for new peace talks amid Palestinian anger over Israeli plans ...
03/12/2010 10:40, LaTimes |
WORLD BRIEFING | MIDDLE EAST: ISRAEL: GIVING IS ITS OWN REWARD
Israel is starting an experiment in organ donation: sign a donor card, and you and your family move up in line for a transplant if one is needed.
03/12/2010 08:20, nytimes |
WORLD BRIEFING | MIDDLE EAST: ISRAEL: GIVING IS ITS OWN REWARD
Israel is starting an experiment in organ donation: sign a donor card, and you and your family move up in line for a transplant if one is needed.
03/12/2010 07:20, nytimes |
ISRAEL CHARGES 2 SOLDIERS IN GAZA WAR CASE
Two Israeli soldiers were charged with instructing a Palestinian boy to open several bags they suspected were booby-trapped during Israel’s 2009 military campaign in Gaza.
03/12/2010 07:20, nytimes |
PALESTINIANS HONOR A FIGURE REVILED IN ISRAEL AS A TERRORIST
 Palestinian students dedicated a public square to the memory of Dalal Mughrabi, who in 1978 helped carry out the deadliest terrorist attack in Israel’s history.
03/12/2010 07:20, nytimes |
TWO ISRAELI SOLDIERS ACCUSED OF USING HUMAN SHIELD
The two are indicted in military court for allegedly using a 9-year-old Palestinian boy to open packages they thought had bombs during the Gaza war. The United Nations had referred the case to Israel.
Two Israeli soldiers involved in the Gaza Strip offensive a year ago used a 9-year-old Pales...
03/12/2010 06:40, LaTimes |
BIDEN SEEKS TO NURTURE MIDEAST TALKS
His troubled Mideast trip approaches its end with a Palestinian threat to pull out of planned peace negotiations.
Vice President Joe Biden, winding up a disconcerting trip to the Middle East, struggled Thursday to keep hopes alive for new peace talks amid Palestinian anger over Israeli plans ...
03/12/2010 06:00, LaTimes |
WORLD BRIEFING | MIDDLE EAST: ISRAEL: GIVING IS ITS OWN REWARD
Israel is starting an experiment in organ donation: sign a donor card, and you and your family move up in line for a transplant if one is needed.
03/12/2010 04:20, nytimes |
2 ISRAELI SOLDIERS INDICTED FOR GAZA WAR CONDUCT
The Israeli military said Thursday it indicted two soldiers who forced a Palestinian boy to open bags suspected of being booby-trapped with explosives during last year's military offensive in Gaza.
03/12/2010 02:20, msnbc |
ISRAEL CHARGES 2 SOLDIERS IN GAZA WAR CASE
Two Israeli soldiers were charged with instructing a Palestinian boy to open several bags they suspected were booby-trapped during Israel’s 2009 military campaign in Gaza.
03/12/2010 00:00, nytimes |
A WEST BANK HONOR REVEALS A DIVIDE
Palestinian students dedicated a public square to the memory of Dalal Mughrabi, who in 1978 helped carry out the deadliest terrorist attack in Israel’s history.
03/11/2010 22:20, nytimes |
ISRAELI AD RIFFS ON DUBAI ASSASSINATION
To illustrate the slogan "We offer killer prices," an Israeli supermarket chain's new commercial will feature surveillance camera footage of actors dressed like the suspects accused of assassinating a Hamas official in Dubai in January.
03/11/2010 19:20, nytimes |
ISRAELI AD RIFFS ON DUBAI ASSASSINATION
To illustrate the slogan "We offer killer prices," an Israeli supermarket chain's new commercial will feature surveillance camera footage of actors dressed like the suspects accused of assassinating a Hamas official in Dubai in January.
03/11/2010 19:20, nytimes |
UNEASE HANGS OVER MIDEAST AS BIDEN ENDS ISRAEL TRIP
Uncertainty over talks between Palestinians and Israelis seems only to have grown during the course of Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s visit.
03/11/2010 19:20, nytimes |
HAMAS RELEASES BRITISH JOURNALIST AFTER 25 DAYS
British officials took Paul Martin, a freelance filmmaker, to Israel after Hamas officials ended his 25-day detention.
03/11/2010 18:40, nytimes |
HAMAS RELEASES BRITISH JOURNALIST AFTER 25 DAYS
British officials took Paul Martin, a freelance filmmaker, to Israel after Hamas officials ended his 25-day detention.
03/11/2010 18:40, nytimes |
BIDEN APPEALS TO RESTART PEACE TALKS
Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. called for no delay in resuming peace talks, after Palestinians said Israel must cancel a settlement project before negotiations can begin.
03/11/2010 16:40, nytimes |
BIDEN APPEALS TO RESTART PEACE TALKS
Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. called for no delay in resuming peace talks, after Palestinians said Israel must cancel a settlement project before negotiations can begin.
03/11/2010 16:40, nytimes |
PALESTINIANS THREATEN TO QUIT PEACE TALKS
The Palestinians threaten to pull out of U.S.-mediated peace talks with Israel before negotiations even start.
03/11/2010 13:00, msnbc |
BIDEN TELLS PALESTINIANS U.S. WON'T BE DETERRED
 Despite the row with Israel over its housing plan, brokering peace talks is still a key priority, he declares.
Vice President Joe Biden told Palestinians on Wednesday that the United States intends to push ahead with its Mideast peacemaking effort, despite a diplomatic blow-up this week over ...
03/11/2010 10:40, LaTimes |
BIDEN SEEKS TO REASSURE PALESTINIANS ON U.S. ROLE IN PEACE TALKS
The vice president says Palestinians deserve a 'viable' state after meetings in West Bank and again scolds Israel over plans for new housing in Jerusalem that U.S. calls a threat to a peace deal.
Vice President Joe Biden sought Wednesday to reassure Palestinians that the United States intends...
03/11/2010 10:40, LaTimes |
ISRAEL'S CHALLENGE TO THE U.S.
The Israeli government tests the Obama administration's policy of restraint.
03/11/2010 06:20, nytimes |
ISRAEL'S CHALLENGE TO THE U.S.
The Israeli government tests the Obama administration's policy of restraint.
03/11/2010 06:20, nytimes |
WORLD BRIEFING | MIDDLE EAST: ISRAEL: BOMB UNIT ALLOWED INTO GAZA
Israel has allowed a United Nations bomb disposal unit into the Gaza Strip to defuse unexploded munitions left over from last year’s fighting.
03/11/2010 05:40, nytimes |
WORLD BRIEFING | MIDDLE EAST: ISRAEL: BOMB UNIT ALLOWED INTO GAZA
Israel has allowed a United Nations bomb disposal unit into the Gaza Strip to defuse unexploded munitions left over from last year’s fighting.
03/11/2010 05:00, nytimes |
BIDEN SEEKS TO REASSURE PALESTINIANS ON U.S. ROLE IN PEACE TALKS
The vice president says Palestinians deserve a 'viable' state after meetings in West Bank and again scolds Israel over plans for new housing in Jerusalem that U.S. calls a threat to a peace deal.
Vice President Joe Biden sought Wednesday to reassure Palestinians that the United States intends...
03/11/2010 00:00, LaTimes |
ISRAELI TV AD SPOOFS HAMAS KILLING
 An Israeli supermarket chain looks to cash in on the publicity over the assassination of a Hamas operative in Dubai with a series of new TV ads offering "killer prices."
03/10/2010 23:00, msnbc |
ISRAEL APOLOGIZES FOR EMBARRASSING BIDEN
Israel apologized Wednesday for disrupting the visit of Vice President Joe Biden with its announcement of 1,600 new homes in disputed east Jerusalem, but made clear it had no intention of reversing the order that has cast a shadow over the latest U.S. push for Mideast peace.
03/10/2010 15:00, msnbc |
FAMILY OF SLAIN U.S. ACTIVIST SUES ISRAEL
The family of an American killed by an Israeli army bulldozer in Gaza will launch a damages case on Wednesday, stoking controversy over the treatment of pro-Palestinian protesters and angering Israelis frustrated by international criticism.
03/10/2010 13:00, msnbc |
WITH BIDEN IN WEST BANK, SETTLEMENTS CLOUD TALKS
Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. arrived in Ramallah to meet with Palestinian leaders a day after Israel said it would build 1,600 new housing units in East Jerusalem.
03/10/2010 13:00, nytimes |
WITH BIDEN IN WEST BANK, SETTLEMENTS CLOUD TALKS
Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. arrived in Ramallah to meet with Palestinian leaders a day after Israel said it would build 1,600 new housing units in East Jerusalem.
03/10/2010 12:40, nytimes |
ISRAEL INTENDS TO BUILD CIVILIAN NUCLEAR PLANTS
Israel, widely believed to have nuclear weapons and possessing no oil, said on Tuesday that it intended to develop civilian nuclear plants for energy.
03/10/2010 11:00, nytimes |
DAVID KIMCHE DIES AT 82; ISRAELI SPY PLAYED KEY ROLE IN IRAN-CONTRA
He rose through the ranks of the Mossad intelligence agency in the 1950s and later served as director-general of the Foreign Ministry. He was Israel's point man in the Iran-Contra scandal.
David Kimche, the Israeli spy-turned-diplomat who played a key role in the Iran-Contra scandal that rock...
03/10/2010 10:40, LaTimes |
BIDEN'S ISRAEL VISIT TAKES A ROCKY TURN
 Hours after he avows U.S. support, officials there announce plans for new housing in a disputed area.
In the midst of a high-profile trip by Vice President Joe Biden, Israel unveiled plans for new housing in disputed Jerusalem on Tuesday, a surprise step that embarrassed and angered the highe...
03/10/2010 10:40, LaTimes |
CLASH OF THE MEDIA TITANS IN ISRAEL
 Israel's three big newspaper barons are in a cutthroat feud. No matter who wins, some say, readers lose.
Media Titan to Rivals: Drop Dead! edia Titan to Rivals: Drop Dead! That's tabloid shorthand for the Darwinian clash unfolding between Israel's three biggest newspaper barons.
03/10/2010 10:40, LaTimes |