Churches urge 'resistance' to Israeli settlements

World church body says illegal Jewish settlements 'may destroy any chance for peace'.

Austria: Israel deliberately undermining peace
Obama betrays frustration with Israeli stalemate
Abbas, Brazil's Lula hold talks on Mideast peace
Moroccans protest 'war criminal' Tzipi Livni visit
Kahane tribute may damage Mideast peace talks
Spain voices 'grave concern' at Israeli settlements

Little behind Obama's tough Mideast talk

Analysts: Obama has no real power over Israel despite his hard tone against Tel Aviv.

Hardline Israeli PM to deal final blow to Oslo

Sarkozy, Saudi king press need for Mideast peace

French president seeks to boost personal relationship with Saudi king in Riyadh visit.


Israeli army warns rabbis on soldiers' revolt

Israel faces protest from radicalised soldiers acting on orders from extremist settler rabbis.


Israel defiant as world slams illegal settlements

UN, US, UK, France slam Israel's expansion of illegal settlements on Palestinian territories.


US against unilateral Palestinian statehood bid

US accepts Palestinian state only through talks with Israel but fails to pressure Tel Aviv.

Israel snubs US call to halt Jerusalem settlement
Sarkozy: Mideast peace or risk extremist backlash

Bill Clinton: Rabin killing torpedoed Mideast peace

Jewish extremist who murdered Israeli PM to stop peace with Palestinians seen as to have won.

Israel warns Palestinians against unilateral steps

Orthodox Jews protest Intel's working on Sabbath

Journalists attacked as 2,000 ultra-Orthodox Jews protest against operating factory on Saturday.


Combat volunteers up in Israel

Number of conscripts volunteering to serve in Israeli combat units rises to 10-year-high.


Israel hints at Syria opening after Mideast failure

Israel's hardline PM, French President avoid joint press conference after two-hour meeting.

Mideast talks needs 'radical' new US policy
Palestinian electoral body postpones January polls

Israeli justice discriminates against Arab youth

Judge accepts argument that Israeli state systematically discriminates against Arab teens.


Radical Jews uproot 80 Palestinian olive trees

Israeli settlers - acting on authority from 'God' - destroy Palestinian trees in West Bank.


Abbas slams Israel on illegal settlements

Palestinian leader: Israel confiscating land, Judaising occupied with unprecedented speed.

Hadline Israeli premier in France for talks
Palestinians remember Arafat amid political crisis
Fatah: Israeli settlements are 'collective terrorism'

No peace progress as Obama, Netanyahu meet

Hardline Netanyahu leaves White House without Obama appearance amid Israeli defiance.

Abbas to quit if peace efforts stay stalled
Palestinians adrift five years after Arafat death

Obama to meet Netanyahu

Obama-Netanyahu meeting comes amid discontent among Palestinians, Arab over US stance towards Israel.

Palestinians warn of violence if peace efforts fail

Palestinians grapple with Ft. Hood gunman's motives

Nidal’s family does not think his being sent to Afghanistan was reason enough for him to going on rampage.


UN chief to pass Gaza report to Security Council

Ban Ki-moon to transmit Goldstone's report to UN Security Council amid US-Israeli objections.


UN calls for probes of alleged Gaza war crimes

Resolution calls on Israel, Palestinians to conduct 'independent' Gaza probe within three months.


Israel keen on Abbas staying in office

Israeli officials say it is in interest of Tel Aviv, Washington to have Abbas remain in office.


Egypt urges UN resolution if Israel rejects freeze

Egyptian FM insists any new peace talks can start only if Israel freezes settlements.




Academic witchhunts in Israel target left-wing scholars




Bees provide pain relief in Israeli-besieged Gaza




Surgeon from UAE heals Gaza children deaf from Israeli bombings




Israeli rabbi says Judaism allows murdering gentile babies




Palestinians tear down chunk of own 'Berlin' wall




Palestinian education under Israeli siege




Gaza gift shop markets 'Goldstone' headscarves




Fenced in but defiant in Israeli-occupied West Bank




Palestinian youth grow weary of political feud




Gaza's untold story