Israel passes counter-demands to Hamas for prisoner swap, details could scuttle deal
Israel passes demands in prisoner swap to Hamas Radio: Israel has relayed its response on swapping Palestinian prisoners for captured soldier
Israel gives response to Hamas prisoner swap offer Israeli Cabinet ministers debate whether to trade 1,000 Palestinian prisoners for lone soldier
Prisoner swap talks enter critical phase in Israel 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 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 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 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. Palestinians: Expected Israeli offer for settlement freeze is not enough
Palestinians cool to expected Israeli offer Hamas officials: prisoner swap deal snagging on names of top militants to be released
Hamas: Prisoner swap snagged on top militants Netanyahu: No prisoner swap deal yet and there might not be one
Netanyahu: Prisoner swap not a done deal JERUSALEM — Israel’s prime minister tried on Tuesday to temper expectations that a deal to free an Israeli soldier held by Hamas militants was imminent. Palestinians, Britain criticize Israeli plan to expand Jerusalem Jewish neighborhood
Palestinians, UK criticize Jerusalem building plan Israeli military punishes troops for protesting West Bank settlement evacuation
Israel army punishes troops for settlement protest Palestinians ask EU to back effort to win UN recognition of independence
Palestinians seek EU support for independence Palestinians want UN to endorse state; Israel threatens its own unilateral steps in response |