FILE - In this Monday, March 19, 2012 file photo, police officers gather at the site of a shooting where a gunman opened fire in front of a Jewish school in a city in Toulouse, southwestern France. Israeli researchers and Jewish leaders on Sunday reported 30 percent jump in anti-Semitic violence and vandalism last year,…
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry talks to reporters traveling abroad with him shortly after finding out their aircraft had a mechanical problem before take off Saturday, April 6, 2013, at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland. A backup aircraft was brought in to replace the plane. (AP Photo/Paul J. Richards, Pool)U.S. Secretary of State…
SHARE THIS Print Email More sharing RedditStumbleUponDelicious More rockets from Gaza irk Israel By Ben Brumfield and Mike Schwartz, CNNApril 3, 2013 -- Updated 0812 GMT (1612 HKT)STORY HIGHLIGHTSIsrael will not tolerate rockets from Gaza, defense minister says Two explosions outside an Israeli city sent police looking for rockets Hamas denies involvement in the launches…
GAZA (Reuters) - The Islamist Palestinian Hamas group re-elected the relatively pragmatic Khaled Meshaal as its leader on Tuesday, despite past criticism of him by hardliners in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip.
STORY HIGHLIGHTSNEW: The breakthrough follows 3 years of tough negotiations, a Turkish official says NEW: Turkey's leader talked with Egyptian, Qatari counterparts before Netanyahu, he adds Israel cites "mistakes" in a 2009 raid on a Gaza-bound ship that killed 9, vows "compensation" Obama says he and Israel's Netanyahu "agreed the moment was right" to call…
STORY HIGHLIGHTSNEW: President Obama receives Israel's highest civilian honor Obama calls on young Israelis to pressure their leaders to work for peace Secretary of State John Kerry will stay on to hold talks with Israeli leaders Palestinian leader Abbas says Israeli settlements threaten a two-state solution Jerusalem (CNN) -- President Barack Obama tried Thursday to…
U.S. President Barack Obama, left, and Jordan's King Abdullah II, right, shake hands following their joint new conference at the King's Palace in Amman, Jordan, Friday, March 22, 2013. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)U.S. President Barack Obama, left, and Jordan's King Abdullah II, right, shake hands following their joint new conference at the King's Palace in…
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - President Barack Obama appealed directly on Thursday to the Israeli people to put themselves in the shoes of stateless Palestinians and recognize that Jewish settlement activity in occupied territory hurts prospects for peace.
STORY HIGHLIGHTSObama and Abbas are expected to discuss Israel settlements in the West Bank The topic has been a sticking point in Middle East peace talks Obama's visit to the West Bank comes after his trip to Israel Talks will begin about extending U.S. military aid to Israel beyond 2017 Jerusalem (CNN) -- It's just…
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - President Barack Obama pledged on Wednesday to hold Syria to account if it used chemical weapons and assured Israel, in his first official visit to the Jewish state, of U.S. resolve to curb Iran's nuclear program.
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