FILE - In this Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2011 file photo, former Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni attends a news conference at the Knesset, Israel's parliament, in Jerusalem. The Arab League’s decision to sweeten its decade-old proposal offering comprehensive peace with Israel has placed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a bind and swiftly exposed fissures in…
An Israeli military naval ship and an Israeli air force helicopter operate next to a cruise ship off the coast of Haifa, northern Israel, Thursday, April 25, 2013. Israel shot down a drone Thursday as it approached the country's northern coast, the military said. Suspicion immediately fell on the Hezbollah militant group in Lebanon. The…
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks at a news conference with South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-Se, not pictured, at the State Department in Washington, on Tuesday, April 2, 2013. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks at a news conference with South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-Se, not pictured, at the…
STORY HIGHLIGHTSPundits are laying out a spring-summer timetable if the U.S. or Israel is to attack Iran's nuclear program CNN's Jim Clancy says decision-makers need to ask basic questions first How would success be assessed and how would Iran react? He points out U.S. also enjoys great support on the Iranian street unlike in many…
PETRA, Jordan (Reuters) - President Barack Obama marveled at the sights of Jordan's ancient city of Petra on Saturday as he wrapped up a four-day Middle East tour by setting aside weighty diplomatic matters and playing tourist for a day.
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel apologized to Turkey on Friday for killing nine Turkish citizens in a 2010 naval raid on a Gaza-bound flotilla and both feuding U.S. allies agreed to normalize relations in a surprise breakthrough announced by U.S. President Barack Obama.
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…
STORY HIGHLIGHTSNEW: President Obama urges Israelis and Palestinians to both work for peace President Abbas says Israeli settlements threaten a two-state solution Obama visits the West Bank on a Middle East swing Talks will begin about extending U.S. military aid to Israel beyond 2017 Jerusalem (CNN) -- Look at the world through the eyes of…
President Barack Obama gestures as he speaks during a joint news conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Wednesday, March 20, 2013, at the prime minister's residence in Jerusalem. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)President Barack Obama gestures as he speaks during a joint news conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Wednesday, March 20, 2013, at the…
This Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013 file photo shows a general view of the Jewish settlement of Maaleh Adumim, on the outskirts of Jerusalem. On his short helicopter ride from Jerusalem to the West Bank on Thursday, President Barack Obama is flying over sprawling Jewish settlements a visual reminder of his failed attempt four years ago…
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