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US envoy pushes two-state solution to Israelis
Apr 15, 2009 20:00 EDT
US Mideast envoy George Mitchell pressed the two-state solution on Thursday to sceptical officials in Israel, where hawkish new Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu opposes a Palestinian state.
US envoy to push two-state solution in Israel
Apr 15, 2009 20:00 EDT
US envoy George Mitchell pressed the two-state solution Thursday in meetings with senior officials in Israel, where hawkish new Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu opposes a Palestinian state.
US envoy to push Israel for two-state solution
Apr 15, 2009 20:00 EDT
US envoy George Mitchell was to press the two-state solution Thursday in meetings with senior officials in Israel, where hawkish new Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu opposes a Palestinian state.
US-Israel confrontation looms over Mideast peace
Apr 07, 2009 20:00 EDT
A week after a largely right-wing Israeli government took power, differences are emerging with main ally Washington over Middle East peace efforts that could develop into an all-out confrontation.
Lieberman rejects foreign 'intervention' in Israeli politics
Apr 06, 2009 20:00 EDT
Israel's hawkish new Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman told foreign powers on Tuesday to stay out of Israeli politics, in an apparent reference to the flagging Middle East peace process.
Lieberman rejects foreign 'intervention' in Israeli politics
Apr 06, 2009 20:00 EDT
Israel's hawkish new Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman told foreign powers on Tuesday to stay out of Israeli politics, in an apparent reference to the flagging Middle East peace process.
Lieberman rejects foreign 'intervention' in Israeli politics
Apr 06, 2009 20:00 EDT
Israel's hawkish new Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman told foreign powers on Tuesday to stay out of Israeli politics, in an apparent reference to the flagging Middle East peace process.
Obama to wrap up Europe tour
Apr 06, 2009 20:00 EDT
US President Barack Obama wraps up an exhausting eight-day trip to Europe after setting lofty new US foreign policy aspirations and declaring the US will never be at war with Islam.
Text of Obama's speech to Turkish parliament
Apr 06, 2009 12:43 EDT
Text of President Barack Obama's speech to the Turkish parliament. Text of President Barack Obama's remarks to the Turkish Parliament on Monday, as provided by the White House.
Palestinians, Israel hail Obama remarks
Apr 05, 2009 20:00 EDT
The Palestinian Authority on Monday welcomed US President Barack Obama's renewed support for the Annapolis agreement and the stalled roadmap plan for Israeli-Palestinian peace.
US envoy to return to Mideast next week
Apr 05, 2009 20:00 EDT
US special envoy George Mitchell will return to the Middle East next week, the State Department said Monday, hours after President Barack Obama vowed to push forward the peace process.
US not at war with Islam: Obama
Apr 05, 2009 20:00 EDT
Barack Obama on Monday seized upon his first symbolism-laced visit to the Muslim world as US president to declare that the United States is not and never will be at war with Islam.
Obama: US not at war with Islam
Apr 05, 2009 20:00 EDT
Barack Obama on Monday seized upon his first symbolism-laced visit to the Muslim world as US president to declare that the United States is not and never will be at war with Islam.
Obama says US not at war with Islam, vows outreach
Apr 05, 2009 20:00 EDT
President Barack Obama declared Monday that the United States was not, and never will be, at war with Islam, during a visit to Turkey, his first trip to a Muslim nation since his election.
Israel's Netanyahu chairs first cabinet meeting
Apr 04, 2009 20:00 EDT
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu chaired his first cabinet meeting on Sunday, after less than a week in power dominated by his top diplomat sparking concern over the fate of peace talks.
Israel's Netanyahu chairs first cabinet meeting
Apr 04, 2009 20:00 EDT
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu chaired his first cabinet meeting, after less than a week in power dominated by his top diplomat sparking concern over the fate of peace talks.
US university scraps porn after funding threat
Apr 01, 2009 20:00 EDT
An attempt to distract university students in Maryland from late-night drinking with a feature-length porn movie was blocked Thursday after state senators threatened to cut funds for the college.
US envoy to return to Mideast soon
Apr 01, 2009 20:00 EDT
US envoy George Mitchell will return "soon" to the Middle East to help revive the Israeli-Palestinian peace talks now that a new Israeli government has been formed, an official said Thursday.
Israel FM rules out any withdrawal from Golan
Apr 01, 2009 20:00 EDT
Israel's new Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman ruled out in an interview published on Thursday any withdrawal by the Jewish state from the Golan Heights in exchange for peace with Syria.
New Israeli FM criticizes peace efforts
Apr 01, 2009 13:28 EDT
New hard-line Israeli foreign minister warns concessions to Palestinians will invite war. Israel's new hard-line foreign minister delivered a scathing critique of Mideast peace efforts Wednesday, rejecting the past year of U.S.-led negotiations and telling a room crowded with cringing diplomats that concessions to the Palestinians only invite war.
