Israel has closed its embassies around the world as about 1 200 foreign ministry employees declare a strike over low salaries.
Thousands of people have been evacuated from flood-damaged homes in Gaza in what the UN has called "a disaster area", officials said on Saturday.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has urged his cabinet to approve the release of 104 Arab prisoners.
US President Barack Obama has said that settlement building in the occupied West Bank did not "advance the cause of peace".
Israel has lambasted SA for requiring Israeli goods made by West Bank settlers to be labelled as originating from occupied Palestinian territory.
Israeli troops fired at Palestinian demonstrators in Syria who rushed to the border on Sunday in what Israel called a challenge to its sovereignty.
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/ 14 November 2010
Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu showed senior ministers a US plan for resuming peace talks with Palestinians, a source said on Saturday.
The US believes Israel and the Palestinians are making progress towards resolving a dispute over settlement building that threatens peace talks.
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/ 18 November 2009
An aide to Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday dismissed US anger at Israel’s approval for new homes in a settlement near Jerusalem.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday his government was making progress towards reopening talks with the Palestinians.