Israeli PM, top ministers convene for decisive meeting on prisoner swap

Israel holds crucial meeting on prisoner swap

Israel harvested organs from bodies, including Palestinians, in 1990s without permission

Israel harvested organs in ’90s without permission

Israel’s Olmert reportedly offered Palestinians land near Gaza, West bank for settlement blocs

Israel’s Olmert reportedly offered land swap

Report: Israel’s Olmert offered Palestinians land near Gaza, West bank for settlement blocs

Report: Israel’s Olmert offered land swap

JERUSALEM — Former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert offered to swap Israeli territory near the Gaza Strip and West Bank in exchange for settlement blocs in the West Bank, the Haaretz newspaper reported Thursday, in the most detailed account of the former Israeli leader’s proposed peace offer to the Palestinians.

Haaretz nespaper says Olmert offered ceding land near Gaza, West Bank for settler blocs

paper: Olmert offered land swap for settlements

Newspaper: Olmert offered to expand Gaza in exchange for settlement blocs

Newspaper: Olmert proposed expanding Gaza

JERUSALEM — The Haaretz daily says former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert proposed giving the Palestinians 100 square kilometers (38 sq. miles) of Israeli territory near the Gaza Strip in exchange for West Bank settlement blocs.

Abbas to Israel: if settlements frozen for 6 months, peace deal doable in that time

Abbas says peace deal possible in 6 months

Hamas chief says Israel will only get back Schalit if it agrees to group’s conditions

Hamas blames Israel for breakdown in Schalit talks

Israel to ease restrictions on Palestinian Christians during holiday season

Israel eases restrictions on Palestinians for Xmas

Israel chief rabbi condemns mosque blaze in rare West Bank visit

Israel chief rabbi visits mosque that was torched

Hamas anniversary rally draws huge crowd, showing group still has strong support after war

Hamas rally shows it still has strong Gaza support

Hamas celebrates anniversary of 1987 founding with rallies amid Gaza’s poverty and war damage

Hamas celebrates anniversary in war-damaged Gaza

A year after Gaza war, long neglected southern Israel enjoying a renaissance

With Gaza cease-fire, south Israel blossoms

Iran’s president pledges support to Hamas during visit by group’s Damascus-based leader

Iran’s president pledges support to Hamas leader

Israeli police: Assailants vandalize mosque, holy books in West Bank

Assailants vandalize West Bank mosque

YASUF, West Bank — Assailants vandalized a Palestinian mosque early Friday, burning prayer carpets and holy books, and leaving behind Hebrew graffiti indicating the rampage was the work of settlers angry over Israel’s plans to curb settlement construction.

Facing uproar, Israeli prime minister offers funds, benefits to West Bank settlers

Israeli PM offers new benefits to settlers

EU warns Israel not to play ‘divide and rule’ over bloc’s new position on Jerusalem

EU warns Israel not to divide bloc over Jerusalem

Palestinian sues Sacha Baron Cohen, Letterman, others for ‘terrorist’ label in ‘Bruno’ movie

Palestinian files $110M libel suit over ‘Bruno’

Netanyahu says settlement freeze proves Israel wants peace, while Palestinians don’t

Netanyahu: Building halt proves Israel wants peace

Settler leaders vow to continue to resist Israel government order to freeze West Bank building

Settlers resist Israeli building freeze order

Israeli police arrest West Bank settler leader who blocked troops from stopping construction

Israeli police arrest settler leader in West Bank

Report: American convicted of spying for Israel opposes prisoner swap with Palestinian Hamas

US spy opposes Israel-Palestinian prisoner swap

Hamas official: Significant gaps remain over prisoner swap with Israel

Hamas: Gaps remain over prisoner deal

RAMALLAH, West Bank — A senior Hamas official says the Islamic militant group is still sparring with Israel over the names of 50 prisoners it wants released in exchange for a captive Israeli soldier.

Pilgrims cast stones on 3rd day of hajj as Muslims also open Eid al-Adha holiday

Muslims cast stones on 3rd day of hajj

MINA, Saudi Arabia — Vast crowds of pilgrims cast stones at walls representing the devil on the third day of the annual hajj on Friday as Muslims around the world began celebrating Eid al-Adha, the most important holiday of the Islamic calendar.

Palestinians: Expected Israeli offer for settlement freeze is not enough

Palestinians cool to expected Israeli offer