Israeli prime minister seeks compromise on settlements as he kicks off Europe tour in LondonLONDON — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that he will seek a compromise with the United States that would allow Israel to proceed with some settlement construction while restarting peace talks with the Palestinians. Israel prime minister seeks compromise on settlements as he kicks of Europe tour in LondonLONDON — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he will seek a compromise in talks with the United States that would allow Israel to proceed with some settlement construction while restarting peace talks with the Palestinians. Netanyahu seeks compromise on settlements as he kicks of European tour in LondonLONDON — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he will seek a compromise in talks with the United States that would allow Israel to proceed with some settlement construction while restarting peace talks with the Palestinians. Israeli airstrike on Gaza smuggling tunnel kills 3 in deadliest attack on border in monthsGAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — An Israeli airstrike on a smuggling tunnel between the Gaza Strip and Egypt killed three Palestinians inside and wounded seven on Tuesday in the deadliest Israeli attack on the volatile border area in months, a Palestinian Health Ministry official said. Trying to placate allies abroad and at home, Netanyahu takes his balancing act to EuropeLONDON — Benjamin Netanyahu’s talks in Europe this week will force the Israeli leader to balance the demands of his right-leaning ruling coalition against an international front opposed to Israeli settlements. Report: No sign of slowdown in West Bank settlement construction despite calls for freezeJERUSALEM — There is no sign of a slowdown in the construction of homes for Jewish settlers in the West Bank despite Israel’s announcement that it has stopped approving new building, the Israeli settlement watchdog Peace Now said in a report issued Sunday. US complains to Israel over entry limits on Palestinian-American travelersJERUSALEM — The United States has complained to Israel over rules that keep Palestinian-Americans from entering Israel, officials said Thursday. Obama: Encouraged on Israel, Palestinians, Mubarak praises Obama speech to MuslimsWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama won lavish praise from his Egyptian counterpart on Tuesday and spoke of an “extraordinary opportunity” for making peace in the Middle East, saying he was encouraged by U.S. efforts to restart talks between Israel and the Palestinians. Obama: Encouraged on Israel, Palestinian prospects for peace, thanks Mubarak for his roleWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama said Tuesday he is encouraged by progress in U.S. efforts to bring Israel and the Palestinians back to the negotiating table, thanking his Egyptian counterpart for help in working for a breakthrough. Obama: Encouraged on Israel, Palestinians, thanks Mubarak for his roleWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama said Tuesday he is encouraged by progress in U.S. efforts to bring Israel and the Palestinians back to the negotiating table, thanking his Egyptian counterpart for help in working for a breakthrough. Israel quietly halts permits for new settlement building to defuse spat with US. say officialsJERUSALEM — Israel has quietly moved to halt new housing projects in the West Bank, while outwardly rebuffing U.S. pressure to stop construction in its settlements, Israeli government officials, peace activists and settlers said Tuesday. Republican Huckabee says 2 states in Holy Land ‘unrealistic,’ supports Israeli settlementsJERUSALEM — Former U.S. presidential candidate Mike Huckabee said Tuesday there should be no Palestinian state in the West Bank and endorsed Israeli settlements there, sharply disagreeing with Washington and much of the world. Israel may publicly refuse settlement freeze, but officials say new projects quietly blockedJERUSALEM — Israel has quietly stopped approving new building projects in the West Bank while publicly still refusing U.S. demands for a formal settlement freeze, officials, peace activists and settlers said Tuesday. Obama wants Mubarak to play a greater role in facilitating talks between Israel, PalestiniansWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is trying to restore Egypt’s President Hosni Mubarak as the U.S. ace-in-the-hole in its decades-long effort to forge an elusive peace among Israel and the Arabs. Religion in the ranks: New breed of military rabbis too gung-ho for some IsraelisJERUSALEM — Most Israelis expect their military rabbis to confine themselves to such tasks as making sure the army provides kosher food and respects the Sabbath. But lately, some of them are asserting their own idea of Jewish virtue at the risk of stepping into the country’s culture wars. Leader of al-Qaida-inspired group kills himself in Gaza shootout with HamasRAFAH, Gaza Strip — Hamas crushed an al-Qaida-inspired group in an hours-long standoff that came to a fiery end when a large explosion killed the radical Muslim group’s leader inside his Gaza home on Saturday. Palestinian Fatah movement brings in younger leaders in boost for Mideast peace effortsBETHLEHEM, West Bank — Fatah has elected a rejuvenated leadership that will likely bring the mainstream Palestinian movement more in line with President Barack Obama’s vision for an Israeli-Palestinian peace settlement, according to unofficial results released Tuesday. A look at some of the newly elected Fatah leadersA look at some of the main figures elected to the 23-member Central Committee of the Western-backed Fatah organization. New faces gain ground in historic vote for leadership of Palestinian Fatah movementBETHLEHEM, West Bank — The Palestinian Fatah movement elected a group of younger leaders to its top council on Tuesday, bolstering its credentials as the West’s best hope for Mideast peace, according to preliminary voting results. Palestinian Fatah movement puts forth some new faces in historic voteBETHLEHEM, West Bank — The Palestinian Fatah movement elected a group of younger leaders to its top council on Tuesday, bolstering the movement’s credentials as the West’s best hope for Mideast peace, according to early voting results. Early results show younger leaders elected in historic Palestinian Fatah movement voteBETHLEHEM, West Bank — Polling officials say the Palestinian Fatah movement has elected a slate of younger leaders to its highest body at its first conference in 20 years. Only Israeli member of Palestinian group seeks key position at Fatah conferenceBETHLEHEM, West Bank —The only known Israeli Jewish member of the Palestinian group Fatah announced Sunday he was seeking a position in the movement’s key decision-making body. Rare Fatah convention annoints Palestinian president as party leaderBETHLEHEM, West Bank —Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas was re-elected to lead his Fatah movement Saturday at its first convention in two decades, giving him a new mandate for peace talks with Israel, if he can also heal divisions among his people. Israeli diplomat warns public clashes with US badly damaging Israeli standingJERUSALEM — A senior Israeli diplomat has warned that his government’s confrontational attitude toward the Obama administration is seriously harming Israel’s standing, according to a TV report broadcast Thursday. Republican delegation in Israel criticizes Obama’s policy on Israel settlementsJERUSALEM — The Obama administration’s policy on Israel is misguided, puts too much emphasis on the issue of settlements and ignores the bigger threat of a nuclear-armed Iran, a U.S. delegation of Republican congressmen visiting Israel said Thursday. Angry arguments over money and elections erupt at first Fatah conference in 20 yearsBETHLEHEM, West Bank — Angry arguments over elections and money erupted Wednesday between Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Fatah activists on the second day of the movement’s convention. At Fatah’s first convention in 20 years, Abbas asks delegates to give peace talks a chanceBETHLEHEM, West Bank — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday urged members of his aging and rivalry-ridden Fatah movement — meeting for the first time in two decades — to give peace talks with Israel a chance, despite many setbacks and few achievements. Abbas tells party congress that Palestinians must stick with peace talksBETHLEHEM, West Bank — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas launched his Fatah movement’s first conference in two decades Tuesday with a call for his people to limit their resistance to Israel to marches and protests and not to abandon peace talks despite years of setbacks. Fatah holds first conference in 20 yearsBETHLEHEM - The Fatah movement of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas began its first party conference in 20 years Tuesday. Palestinians’ Fatah movement seeks renewal, battles chaos in first convention in 20 yearsBETHLEHEM, West Bank — The Palestinians’ Fatah movement came together Tuesday for its first convention in 20 years, trying to rise from division and defeat with a pragmatic political program and new leaders in what its supporters hope will be the final push toward Palestinian statehood. |
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