Filed Under (world updates) by admin on 10-03-2010
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Joe Biden publicly scolded Israel on Wednesday over a Jewish settlement plan, saying it was undermining peace efforts after Palestinians agreed to U.S.-mediated talks.
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Biden scolds Israel over settlement plan
Filed Under (world updates) by admin on 10-03-2010
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) – Palestinians told U.S. Vice President Joe Biden on Wednesday that Israel’s new plan to build 1,600 homes for Jewish settlers challenged Washington’s efforts to get indirect peace talks underway.
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Palestinians complain to Biden about settlement plan
Filed Under (world updates) by admin on 10-03-2010
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Joe Biden on Tuesday condemned Israeli plans to build 1,600 more homes on occupied land where Palestinians seek statehood, announced in the middle of his visit to help revive peace negotiations.
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Visiting Biden condemns new Israel settlement plan
Filed Under (world updates) by admin on 06-03-2010
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Dozens of people were injured in clashes between Palestinians and Israeli forces in Jerusalem and the West Bank Friday, as tension over land and holy sites mounted ahead of a relaunch of U.S.-mediated peace negotiations.
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Palestinians, Israelis clash ahead of talks
Filed Under (world updates) by admin on 05-03-2010
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli police and Palestinians clashed near Jerusalem’s flashpoint al-Aqsa mosque on Friday and about 30 people were injured, Israeli police and Palestinian medical workers said.
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Clashes erupt at Jerusalem holy site
Filed Under (world updates) by admin on 04-03-2010
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has set five conditions for peacemaking with the Palestinians. Following are Israel’s demands, and the Palestinian position on each issue.
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FACTBOX – Israel’s five conditions for peace with Palestinians
Filed Under (world updates) by admin on 04-03-2010
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday Israel hoped to begin indirect negotiations with the Palestinians next week during a visit by Washington’s Middle East envoy.
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Israel, Palestinians set for indirect talks
Filed Under (world updates) by admin on 04-03-2010
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday Israel hoped to begin indirect negotiations with the Palestinians next week during a visit by Washington’s Middle East envoy.
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Israel, Palestinians set for indirect talks
Filed Under (world updates) by admin on 01-03-2010
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli police entered the compound housing Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa Mosque on Sunday and fired tear gas and rubber bullets after Palestinians threw stones at visitors to the site.
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Violence flares at Jerusalem holy site
Filed Under (world updates) by admin on 23-02-2010
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) – Concerned that its image abroad is suffering, Israel is going on the offensive to show that Palestinians, not Israelis, are responsible for perpetuating the region’s cycle of violence.
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War of Words: Israel attacks Palestinian rhetoric