Washington – Kerry To Visit Jerusalem, Ramallah; Not Bringing New Peace Plan
Washington - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will visit Jerusalem and Ramallah next week but does not intend to offer an Israeli-Palestinian peace plan, the State Department sai...
Israel – Netanyahu Orders Transfer Of Tax Revenues To Palestinian Authority
Jerusalem - Israel said on Monday it would restart regular monthly tax transfers to the Palestinian Authority, restoring vital funding days after U.S. President Barack Obama called...
West Bank- Palestinians Cool To Partial Settlement Freeze
West Bank - A senior Palestinian official on Sunday rejected the idea of a partial Israeli settlement freeze as a way of restarting peace talks, a sign of tough times ahead for the...
Jordan – Obama Talks With King Abdullah II Offers Additional $200 Million Aid
Amman, Jordan - Jordan's king and his nation's top military brass welcomed President Barack Obama to Jordan on Friday with bagpipes and an ensemble of sword-carrying guardsman as t...
Norwich, England – Jews Bury 17 Medieval Massacre Victims Discovered At Bottom Of Well
Norwich, England - The remains of 17 bodies, discovered at the bottom of a well in the city of Norwich in 2004, were given a Jewish burial in Earlham Cemetery in Norwich.
The Bo...
West Bank – Rare Public Friction Between Obama And Abbas At Joint News Conference
West Bank - President Barack Obama spoke grandly of big picture peacemaking Thursday, but the Palestinians are focused on a specific demand - that Israel freeze settlement building...
West Bank – Obama: Palestinians Deserve Independent State, Israel Settlements Activity Not Appropriate
West Bank - President Barack Obama urged Israelis and Palestinians on Thursday to get back to peace talks but offered no new ideas on how they might do so, essentially abandoning h...
Albany, NY – Cuomo, Legislative Leaders Agree To Budget Deal That Touches Rich And Poor
Albany, NY - Gov. Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders say they have an agreement on a $135 billion state budget that includes provisions that would touch the working poor, middle-...
Jerusalem – Tree Gifted By Barack Obama To Israeli President Not Dug Up
Jerusalem - Following reports that the Agriculture Ministry team intend to dig up the magnolia tree that US President Barack Obama brought to President Shimon Peres as a gift on We...
Tel Aviv – Obama Touched Down In Israel Begins First Visit As President (photos)
Tel Aviv - Calling the U.S. Israel's "greatest friend," President Barack Obama assured the Middle East ally of his administration's commitment to Israel's security while cautioning...
New York, NY – Mayor Bloomberg Proposes Law Requiring Stores To Hide Cigarettes
New York, NY - Cigarettes would have to be kept out of sight in New York City stores under a first-in-the-nation plan unveiled by Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Monday, igniting compla...
Gaza – Lawyer: Palestinian Ending Hunger Strike Gets New Deal
Gaza - A hunger striking Palestinian prisoner has agreed to end his fast under a plea bargain that will confine him to the Gaza Strip for the next 10 years, his lawyer and family s...
Israel – Likud Beytenu And Yesh Atid Sign Coalition Deal, Excluding Ultra-Orthodox Jews
Israel - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu signed a coalition deal Friday with rival parties to form the next government, a spokesman said, in an agreement that was stalled...
Israel – Infant Critically Hurt In Traffic Accident Caused By Stone Throwing Palestinians
Israel - A three-year-old girl was critically injured in the West Bank on Thursday night when the car she was traveling in veered into an oncoming truck after it was hit by stone-t...
Israel – Netanyahu Strike Coalition Deal Excluding Ultra-Religious
Jerusalem - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reached an agreement Thursday to form a new coalition government that is expected to try to curb years of preferential treatme...
New York, NY – NYC Adopts Tough Jobless-Discrimination Law
New York, NY - New York City lawmakers passed the nation's most far-reaching measure Wednesday to protect out-of-work job applicants from discrimination, allowing job-seekers to su...
Jerusalem – Politics Clouding Obama’s Coming Visit To Israel
Jerusalem - A week before President Barack Obama is set to arrive in the region, Middle East politics are already casting a cloud over the visit as Israeli and Palestinian official...
Israel – US Envoy: Obama Trip Is Key Sign Of Close Bilateral Ties
Israel - The visit to Israel by US President Barack Obama sends a key message of support not only to Israel and the US public, but also to others who see the warmth of the relatio...
Israel – Schalit Signs Petition Urging Obama To Release Pollard
Israel - Former kidnapped soldier Gilad Schalit became the latest well-known Israeli to sign a petition Monday calling upon US President Barack Obama to commute the life sentence o...
New York, NY – Large-Soda Ban Blocked By Judge, Mayor Bloomberg Vows Fight
New York, NY - New York City's ban on large sugary drinks from restaurants, movie theaters and other establishments was invalidated on Monday by a state judge as "arbitrary and cap...