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Cordial relations shown at Mideast peace talksCordial relations shown at Mideast peace talks
Israeli president Benjamin Netanyahu has said it is time to finalize a deal on the Middle East peace...


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Ahmadinejad predicts failure of Mideast talks
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Friday that this week's Mideast peace talks as well as Israel itself were 'doomed to collapse' as millions of Iranians were expected to turn out for state-organised anti-Israel...
Another attack on Israelis in West Bank: Report
Israeli settlers in the West Bank escaped injury late Thursday after the third attack by militant Palestinians in the past 48 hours, Israeli media...
Palestinian armed groups vow to attack Israeli targets
Over a dozen Palestinian militant groups Thursday pledged to step up joint and separate attacks on Israeli targets to foil Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations in...
Abbas, Netanyahu agree to reach settlement in one year
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas have agreed to a one-year time-frame for reaching a peace agreement, the special US envoy to the region, George Mitchell, said...
Stones injure family-car-passenger in West BankStones injure family-car-passenger in West Bank
A twelve-year-old girl, riding in a car which was driving through Tapuach Junction in the West Bank, has been hit with a stone which came through the...
U.N. atom chief invited Israel to mull anti-nuclear arms pact
VIENNA (Reuters) - The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog invited Israel last month to consider joining a global anti-nuclear arms pact but the Jewish state has dismissed the idea as a...
Ahmadinejad Denounces Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks
Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad has dismissed Israeli-Palestinian peace talks as "stillborn" and "doomed" in an annual pro-Palestinian solidarity day speech in...
Iran's president says Israel 'can be removed from the world'
Hard-line Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Friday that the people of the Middle East are "capable of removing the Zionist regime from the world scene" in an annual Palestinian solidarity...
UN nuclear chief asks Israel to join treaty
VIENNA -- The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency has asked Israel to consider signing up to the nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty.Israel refuses to confirm it possesses a nuclear arsenal...
Rallies in Israel, LA for Shooting Victims
Hundreds of Jewish residents of the Hevron region marched Friday to the scene of the fatal terrorist attack in which four residents of Beit Chaggai were shot and murdered. A rally was held at the...
Explosion at apparent Hezbollah arms depot injures five
Lebanese security officials say that explosion in southern village of Shehabiyeh may have been caused by a short circuit that set off secret Hezbollah...
Israeli, Palestinian leaders face critics of talks
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu returned Friday from the resumption of Mideast negotiations in Washington to confront internal opposition to his peace moves, just as his Palestinian...
Iran will hit Israel nuclear site if attacked: Ahmadinejad
Hassan Firouzabadi said on Friday. "Our developed weapons can hit any part of the Zionist regime (Israel) ... We hope not to be forced to attack their nuclear facility," Firouzabadi told the...
Israeli and Palestinian leaders face critics of talks
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu returned Friday from the resumption of Mideast negotiations in Washington to confront internal opposition to his peace moves, just as his Palestinian...
Netanyahu, Abbas return home to criticism
(Ammar Awad/Reuters) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu returned Friday from the resumption of Mideast negotiations in Washington to confront internal opposition to his peace moves, just as...
UN atom chief invited Israel to join nuclear treaty
Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency Yukiya Amano urged Israel on Friday to consider signing the nuclear Non-Proliferation...
Irish delay EU-Israel data deal
Irish objections have delayed an EU deal to allow the transfer to Israel of personal data on EU citizens. The Republic of Ireland linked its move to its concerns about the use of forged Irish...
Israel can be removed, says Ahmadinejad
THE people of the Middle East are "capable of removing the Zionist regime from the world scene", Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said in an annual Palestinian solidarity day address...
Video: Israel-Palestine Peace Negotiations to Continue
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu and President Mahmoud Abbas of the Palestinian National Authority sat down with to talk peace for the first time in two years. The two leaders agreed to begin meeting...
IAEA Urges Israel to Join the Non-Proliferation Treaty
Vienna Sep 03 (BNA) International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Yukiya Amano has called on Israel to join the Non proliferation Treaty (NPT) and allow IAEA inspectors to monitor its nuclear...
Israel, Palestinians meet in U.S.
Israeli and Palestinian leaders began direct peace negotiations Thursday, saying it was time to end their conflict but projecting tough talks ahead as hardliners on both sides vowed never to accept a...
Israel urged to open up atomic program
VIENNA — The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog has invited Israel to consider joining a global anti-nuclear arms pact and to place all its atomic facilities under his agency's inspections, an...
Benedict XVI Meets With Israeli President
Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations Advance in Washington DCCASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy, SEPT. 2, 2010 (Zenit.org).- Benedict XVI was visited today by President Simon Peres of Israel at the papal summer...
[09/03] Blasts rip through possible Hezbollah weapons site
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - Explosions ripped through a building Friday in southern Lebanon that might have been used to store weapons by the militant group Hezbollah, security officials said. It was not...
[09/03] Israeli, Palestinian leaders face critics of talks
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu returned Friday from the resumption of Mideast negotiations in Washington to confront internal opposition to his peace moves, just as his...
Israel Resists IAEA Move To Unravel Its Nuclear Status
(RTTNews) - Israel has outrightly rejected the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) attempts to gain access to its nuclear program and join the global campaign to check the proliferation of...
Armed groups vow Israel attacks
Hamas fighters have threatened to carry out a new wave of attacks against Israel after Palestinian and Israeli leaders relaunched direct peace negotiations in Washington. Leaders for Hamas said 13...
Palestinian armed groups vow more actions on Israel
Palestinian armed groups said on Thursday they agreed to form a joint operations room to coordinate resistance activities against Israeli occupation. The statement was made as Israeli and Palestinian...
US seeks framework deal as Palestine, Israel agree more talks
Palestinian, Israel leaders agreed to a series of direct talks on Thursday, seeking to forge the framework for a U.S.-backed peace deal within a year and end a conflict that has boiled for six...
Israeli regulator reveals interconnection fee reductions
The Israeli Ministry of Communications (MoC) has unveiled proposals for a reduction in interconnection rates, announcing cuts of almost 73%, Reuters reports. The proposed legislation comes despite...
Netanyahu, Abbas Are Talking, Now What?
September 3, 2010 President Obama brought two key players together this week to talk about Mideast peace: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud...
TNL Across America - Serving the Sate of Israel in Texas
In today's installment of the premier of TNL Across America Comes to Texas, Ari and Jeremy are joined by Israel Consul General Asher Yarden. Two weeks before the completion of his service in the Lone...
Reaching Out to the Needy on Rosh Hashanah
A variety of Israeli organizations are working overtime this week and next to provide all families, including the needy, with a festive Rosh Hashanah.The Hazon Yeshaya organization plans to provide...
Explosion at apparent Hezbollah weapons depot causes fire in south Lebanon village
Al-Jazeera reports that the explosion in the southern Lebanese village of Shehabiyeh occurred in the home of a Hezbollah operative that was being used to store...
Ahmadinejad predicts failure of Mideast talks, Israel - Summary
Israel itself were "doomed to collapse" as millions of Iranians were expected to turn out for state-organized anti-Israel rallies.Iran marks the last Friday of the fasting month of Ramadan as Quds...
They Set up Joint Command for Coordinated War against Israel
Ahmadinejad: Middle East peoples combined are strong enough to destroy Israel • He spoke on Palestinian Day Friday as Netanyahu arrived home from Washington • Mitchell: Israeli Palestinian...
Palestinian Leader Rebuffs Netanyahu’s Call for A ‘Jewish State’
Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu talk in the East Room of the White House on Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez...
U.N. atom chief invited Israel to mull joining NPT
VIENNA (Reuters) - The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog has invited Israel to consider joining a global anti-nuclear arms pact and to place all its atomic facilities under his agency's inspections,...
Gaza militants vow Israel attacks
Militants in Gaza have vowed to step up attacks against Israel, following the first direct talks between Israeli and Palestinian leaders since 2008. A Hamas spokesman said that 13 groups had joined...
Israel and Palestinians agree to more peace meetings
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Israeli and Palestinian leaders agreed to a series of direct talks on Thursday, seeking to forge the framework for a U.S.-backed peace deal within a year and end a conflict...