The GuardianViolence continually hurts prospects for Middle East peaceNewsOK.comOutreach to Iran yielded scorn; perceived new daylight between the United States and Israel emboldened Israel’s enemies. Iran’s march toward nuclear weapons …Middle East peace talks: the historyThe GuardianMiddle East peace talks: the issueseuronewsAdrian Hamilton: Obama the realist, Blair the fantasistIndependentRedress Information & Analysis
[Story ID: 12647] Using new tactics imparted by Iranian Guards and Hizballah, Hamas terrorizes West Bank highways to sabotage US Middle East diplomatic initiative and topple Mahmoud Abbas.
Globe and MailPalestinians Clash with Police in East JerusalemVoice of AmericaPhoto: AP Police in Israel say Palestinian residents of East Jerusalem torched cars and threw stones at police Thursday, following a confrontation with …Palestinians and the State of IsraelPRI's The WorldIsraelis must see Jerusalem is key issue in talksGulfNewsPalestinians Set Cars Ablaze in East JerusalemFOXNewsChristian [...]
[Story ID: 11711] Newsweek: Jewish state is best in the Middle East.
CNNEven the dead and buried enter the conflictHa'aretzUntil the Six-Day War, both cemeteries were neglected, the Jewish cemetery by Jordan and the Arab cemetery by Israel. In the past 40 years, …Gravestone Removals Add Fuel to Jerusalem Museum DisputeNew York TimesIsrael steps up Ramadan security in JerusalemCNNIsrael boosts security in east JerusalemAFPYnetnews
France24Destroyed Muslim graves in Jerusalem were ‘fake’: IsraelAFP“The municipality and the (Israel Lands) Authority destroyed around 300 dummy gravestones which were set up illegally in Independence Park on public land. …Israel “has declared war on the living and the dead to erase Palestinian identity”Middle East Monitor (blog)BNP want Jewish ‘comrades’ to fight MuslimsJewish Chronicle all [...]
BigPond NewsFrance names envoy to relaunch Syria-Israel talksReutersPARIS (Reuters) – President Nicolas Sarkozy has named a former French ambassador to the Middle East as a mediator between Israel and Syria in an effort to …Israel versus IranWashington TimesThe Enemy of My EnemyWall Street JournalCommentary: Middle East needs concrete solutions for peace, stabilityXinhuaDallas Blog (blog)
Israel Shares Lead Middle East Lower on Global Growth ConcernBusinessWeekJuly 18 (Bloomberg) — Israel’s benchmark stock index fell the most in almost three weeks, leading a decline in Middle East markets, as a drop in US … and more
[Story ID: 9969] EU foreign policy chief to begin Middle East visit this weekend.
ReutersIsrael: Demolitions Resume in Contested East JerusalemNew York TimesPalestinians said at least three structures were homes, but Israel disputed that, saying that all six had been built illegally and that no one was living in …US Urges Libya to Avoid Gaza Aid Confrontation with IsraelVoice of AmericaIsrael demolishes Arab houses in East JerusalemXinhuaIsrael bulldozes Palestinian [...]
CBC.caIsrael demolishes Arab houses in East JerusalemXinhuaThe United States and international community has called on Israel not to raze Palestinian construction in Jerusalem. The events come one day after a …US Urges Libya to Avoid Gaza Aid Confrontation with IsraelVoice of AmericaIsrael bulldozes Palestinian homes in East JerusalemTelegraph.co.ukUS criticises Jerusalem demolitionsAljazeera.netJewish Telegraphic Agency
[Story ID: 9679] Channel hopes to reach 35 million homes in Middle East and Africa.
Presbyterian Church finds middle ground in Middle East debateLos Angeles TimesA report sharply critical of Israel could have led to a fight within the church. But the General Assembly averts a battle by toning down some of the …Presbyterians: End Israel aid over settlementsThe Associated PressPresbyterians say U.S. should halt Israel aid unless settlements haltLouisville [...]
[Story ID: 9472] Follow Israel news on and . Time is working against U.S. President Barack Obama, who appears to be detached” from Israel, former U.S. Middle East negotiator Aaron David Miller wrote in Politico.com Tuesday. He maintains there is not much of a U.S. strategy yet for Middle East peace.
[Story ID: 9156] Falk asks Israel to prevent violations of int’l law in east Jerusalem.
Gray Matters Remembers — The Captain of “Exodus”Huffington Post (blog)I have been to Israel more than a dozen times between 1947, when I ran away from home to briefly join the Haganah, and through my dozen years covered the …Europe Will Never Forgive Israel For The HolocaustJewish PressIsrael’s discrimination against its Arab citizensMiddle East Monitor [...]
Aljazeera.netAbbas slams Israel’s plan to expel Hamas legislatorsJerusalem PostIsrael’s decision to revoke the permanent residency status of four Hamas representatives from east Jerusalem is extremely dangerous and …Syria, Jordan slam Israel over blocked peace effortsAFPIsrael, Iran and Our Unsettling Global FutureHuffington Post (blog)The Orthodox Jews leading the fight against settlers in East JerusalemHa'aretzVoice of America