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Mossad in hot seat over Hamas man murder
The Mossad was in the hot seat on Wednesday over the murder of a top Hamas man in Dubai.
Netanyahu draws fire for Palestinian state conditions
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s conditional acceptance of a Palestinian state came under fire on Monday.
Israel goes to polls in wake of Gaza offensive
Israel votes on Tuesday in the wake of the war in Gaza, with the ballot expected to shift the country to the right.
Israel mulls truce proposals as jets pound Gaza
Israel mulled proposals for a truce to its Gaza offensive on Wednesday but ruled out any temporary halts.
Middle East freeze covers Jerusalem in snow
Blankets of snow brought the Holy City of Jerusalem and other cities across the Middle East grinding to a halt on Wednesday as icy weather gripped the mainly desert region. Snow…
Pessimism high ahead of Middle East peace meeting
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert warned on Friday that the failure of new peace efforts would be ”deadly” as new polls showed Israelis and Palestinians equally pessimistic…
Under-fire Olmert defiant despite mass rally
Battered Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert remained defiant on Friday after a mass rally called on him to quit over his failure in the Lebanon war, with the next few weeks seen…
Israel cautiously open to Arab peace plan
Israel said on Monday it was cautiously open to an Arab peace initiative, amid reports that secret talks are being held with the aim of jump-starting the stalled Middle East…
Two steps forward, one step backward
During his second mandate Russian President Vladimir Putin is likely to steer back toward Soviet ways on the domestic front while pushing through economic reforms in an effort to…