George Mitchell
Israel: No building restrictions in east Jerusalem
Mar 21, 2010 15:01 EDT
Israel's Netanyahu, before going to US, says no restrictions on building in east Jerusalem. Israel will not restrict construction in east Jerusalem, Israel's prime minister said Sunday hours before leaving for Washington, despite a clear U.S. demand that building there must stop and a crisis in relations between the two longtime allies.
Obama invites defiant Israeli PM for talks
Mar 21, 2010 13:22 EDT
US President Barack Obama on Sunday invited Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to meet him at the White House, even as the Israeli leader rebuffed a key US demand to halt settlement construction in east Jerusalem.
Pro-Israel meeting airs feared scars in US-Israel ties
Mar 21, 2010 13:21 EDT
A pro-Israel conference opening Sunday exposed fears that a row over Jewish settlements had left scars in US-Israeli ties and raised the risk of Israeli strikes against Iran's nuclear program.
Netanyahu firm on settlements before U.S. visit
Mar 21, 2010 13:16 EDT
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday he had told Washington in writing, just before heading for talks with U.S. President Barack Obama, that Israel would not stop Jewish settlement around Jerusalem.
Obama invites defiant Israeli PM for talks
Mar 21, 2010 12:42 EDT
US President Barack Obama on Sunday invited Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to meet him at the White House, even as the Israeli leader rebuffed a key US demand to halt settlement construction in east Jerusalem.
Obama invites defiant Israeli PM for talks
Mar 21, 2010 11:50 EDT
US President Barack Obama on Sunday invited Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to meet him at the White House, even as the Israeli leader rebuffed a key US demand to halt settlement construction in east Jerusalem.
Israel PM insists no halt to Jerusalem settlements
Mar 21, 2010 10:05 EDT
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday vowed there would be no halt to settlement building in east Jerusalem but said Israel was willing to widen the scope of planned indirect peace talks with the Palestinians.
Netanyahu stands firm on Jerusalem before U.S. visit
Mar 21, 2010 08:55 EDT
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday he had written to U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton making clear Israel would not curb Jewish housing construction in disputed areas in and around Jerusalem.
Israeli troops kill two Palestinians in West Bank
Mar 21, 2010 07:19 EDT
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli troops killed two Palestinians who tried to stab a soldier on Sunday, the Israeli army said, in West Bank violence that placed further strain on U.S. efforts to get indirect peace talks under way.
No Israeli concessions on Jerusalem: Netanyahu
Mar 21, 2010 06:27 EDT
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed Sunday ahead of a trip to the United States that there would be no Israeli concessions on settlement building in east Jerusalem.
US envoy in fresh Mideast peace mission
Mar 21, 2010 06:07 EDT
US envoy George Mitchell arrived in Israel on Sunday in a fresh bid to try to relaunch the stalled Middle East peace process, the US embassy announced.
UN chief backs Palestinian state on Mideast mission
Mar 20, 2010 21:48 EDT
The international community "strongly supports" Palestinian efforts to build a state, UN chief Ban Ki-moon said, branding all Israeli settlement activity illegal.
UN chief backs Palestinian state on Mideast mission
Mar 20, 2010 17:24 EDT
UN chief Ban Ki-moon said on Saturday that the international community "strongly supports" Palestinian efforts to build a state and branded all Israeli settlement activity illegal.
UN chief backs Palestinian state on Mideast mission
Mar 20, 2010 15:54 EDT
UN chief Ban Ki-moon said on Saturday that the international community "strongly supports" Palestinian efforts to build a state and branded all Israeli settlement activity illegal.
US Mideast envoy stops in France
Mar 20, 2010 15:39 EDT
US envoy sees French FM before heading to Mideast. U.S. envoy George Mitchell sought advice from France's foreign minister Saturday before heading off to meet Mideast leaders in a bid to start indirect talks between the Israelis and Palestinians.
U.N.'s Ban in West Bank pushes for peace talks
Mar 20, 2010 15:29 EDT
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on Israel and the Palestinians on Saturday to restart negotiations as one Palestinian was killed during clashes in the West Bank.
US Middle East envoy to meet Netanyahu, Abbas
Mar 20, 2010 14:46 EDT
US Middle East envoy George Mitchell will meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday and Palestinian authority chairman Mahmud Abbas the day after in a bid to revive peace talks.
US Middle East envoy to meet Netanyahu, Abbas
Mar 20, 2010 14:08 EDT
US Middle East envoy George Mitchell will meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday and Palestinian authority chairman Mahmud Abbas the day after, he told reporters.
Analysis: US-Israel spat fortifies Obama's hand
Mar 20, 2010 13:57 EDT
Analysis: US-Israel bickering strengthens Obama's hand, but outlook on settlements still grim. An extraordinary test of wills between the United States and Israel has left the Obama administration a stronger negotiator both with its closest ally in the Middle East and with Arab nations needed to broker peace with the Palestinians.
Squeeze Israel by cutting US aid? Not likely
Mar 20, 2010 12:22 EDT
Despite anger, US unlikely to cut military aid to Israel; it benefits both sides. The diplomatic crisis between the U.S. and Israel has sent a tremor through their alliance, but one key part of the bond seems virtually untouchable: the roughly $3 billion a year in U.S. military aid.
