Lebanon's Hariri keen on improving ties with Syria
AFP - Tue Dec 8, 9:58 am ETLebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri said Tuesday his government was keen on improving its ties with Syria, strained since the killing of his father Rafiq Hariri in 2005.
Mideast Conflict
4208 Stories, most recent news story added 2 hours 37 minutes ago
News Stories
-
Four doctors visited Israeli soldier held in Gaza: Report - Summary
EARTHtimes.org - Sun Dec 6, 9:31 am ETGaza/Tel Aviv - A team of four French doctors visited the Gaza Strip last week to examine an Israeli soldier held there for three-and-a-half years, ahead of a possible prisoner exchange between Israel and Hamas, media reports said Sunday. Hamas stron...
-
Did group raise funds for Hamas on college campuses?
The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles - Mon Dec 7, 6:13 pm ETA U.S. congressman is the latest to call for a Justice Department investigation into whether a pro-Palestinian group has been raising money on college campuses for Hamas.
-
EU pushes Israel to accept Jerusalem as shared capital - Summary
EARTHtimes.org - Tue Dec 8, 3:31 pm ETBrussels/Jerusalem - European Union foreign ministers on Tuesday pushed Israel to accept Jerusalem as a shared capital of a future Palestinian state, urging the two sides in the Middle East conflict to return to negotiations as soon as possible. The ...
-
Palestinians boycott Israeli settlement goods
WKBT La Crosse - Tue Dec 8, 9:23 am ETThe Palestinian government announced Tuesday that it isenforcing a boycott of goods made in Israel's West Bank settlements and has confiscated more than $1 million in merchandise from shops and companies.
-
Hamas: Shalit not visited by doctors
UPI - Sun Dec 6, 1:50 pm ETGAZA, Dec. 6 (UPI) -- Mahmoud Zahar, described as a strongman for the Palestinian militant group Hamas, says doctors have not visited abducted Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit.
-
Syria and Iran expand energy, economic cooperation
EARTHtimes.org - Mon Dec 7, 3:46 am ETDamascus - Syria and Iran agreed to expand their cooperation in the fields of energy, technology and utilization of water resources, state media in Damascus reported Monday. Iranian Minister of Energy Majid Namjou met in the Syrian capital with Syria...
-
EU urges Israel, Palestinians to make Jerusalem joint capital
Sun-Sentinel - Tue Dec 8, 6:19 am ETBRUSSELS (AP) — European Union foreign ministers urged Israel and the Palestinians on Tuesday to make Jerusalem their shared capital, prompting a swift, angry reaction from Israel.
-
ADL: Egypt ignores anti-Jewish press
The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles - Tue Dec 8, 2:29 pm ETPolitical and civic leaders largely turn a blind eye to flourishing anti-Semitism and anti-Israel sentiment in Egypt, a new report said.
-
Opinion: Obama's Nobel Prize Should Benefit 2003 Iranian Laureate
The Chronicle of Philanthropy - Tue Dec 8, 2:11 pm ETOpinion: Obama’s Nobel Prize should benefit 2003 Iranian laureate
-
EU mulls proposal on Jerusalem as joint capital
AP via Yahoo! News - Tue Dec 8, 6:02 am ETEuropean Union foreign ministers discussed a proposal Tuesday for the 27-nation bloc to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of both Israel and a future Palestinian state.
-
LIVESHOTS: Captive Israeli Soldier Out by Christmas?
Fox News - Tue Dec 8, 10:37 am ETSources familiar with the ongoing negotiations to free captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit tell Fox News that German mediators have told Hamas and the Israelis that they would like to see a breakthrough in the talks by Christmas.
-
Jordan hails EU statement on Jerusalem as 'extremely important'
EARTHtimes.org - Tue Dec 8, 5:16 pm ETAmman - Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh on Tuesday welcomed as an extremely important attitude the statement by European Union foreign ministers envisioning Jerusalem as the shared capital of both Israel and a Palestinian state. The EU min...
-
EU: Jerusalem should be joint capital
San Francisco Chronicle - Tue Dec 8, 6:24 am ETEuropean Union foreign ministers urged Israel and the Palestinians on Tuesday to make Jerusalem their shared capital, prompting a swift, angry reaction from Israel. For their part Tuesday, the Palestinians announced a boycott of products made in Israeli...
-
ADL: Egypt's Leaders Have a Blind Spot for Anti-Semitism
PRWeb - Tue Dec 8, 12:14 am ET“Business as Usual” Attitude Could Hamper Egypt’s Regional Leadership Role (PRWeb Dec 8, 2009) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/ADL/Egypt/prweb3306554.htm
-
U.S.: Jerusalem's Fate Should Be Decided by Israelis, Palestinians
Forward - 2 hours 37 minutes agoShortly after European Union Ministers announced their support for the division of Jerusalem between Israel and a future Palestinian state on Tuesday, the U.S. State Department issued a statement saying that the fate of Jerusalem should only be determined by Israel and the Palestinians in talks.
-
Jordan cabinet unveils deficit budget for fiscal 2010
EARTHtimes.org - Tue Dec 8, 5:16 pm ETAmman - Jordan's cabinet on Tuesday endorsed a deficit budget for fiscal 2010, projecting spending of 5.46 billion Jordanian dinars (7.71 billion dollars), according to an official statement. The budget includes a deficit of 685 million dinars, or 3....
-
I Heart Hamas: And Other Things I'm Afraid to Tell You
New America Media - Mon Dec 7, 4:14 pm ETJennifer Jajeh discusses her popular one-woman show based on her experiences as a first generation Palestinian-American.
-
Minister: Egypt to demand compensation for damage in Algeria
EARTHtimes.org - Sun Dec 6, 4:31 am ETDubai - Egypt will demand compensation for damage suffered by Egyptian companies in Algeria during football-related violence last month, Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit said in an interview published Sunday. We will demand compensation and suppo...
-
E.U. foreign ministers soften call for division of Jerusalem
Washington Post - Tue Dec 8, 3:39 pm ETJERUSALEM -- European Union foreign ministers on Tuesday softened their call for a division of Jerusalem between Israel and the Palestinians, saying that the city should be shared but that the two sides should negotiate the details.
-
French doctors examined Shalit: report
AFP via Yahoo! News - Sun Dec 6, 6:18 am ETA team of French doctors have performed medical check-ups on captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit in the Gaza Strip, the pan-Arab daily Al-Hayat reported on Sunday.
Video
-
Lebanon's Palestinian refugee camps
AFP - Sun Dec 6, 11:25 am ET -
Gaza faithful celebrate Eid
AFP - Fri Nov 27, 1:16 pm ET -
Venezuela, Iran up friendship
Reuters - Thu Nov 26, 9:20 am ET -
Israeli warplanes pound Gaza
Reuters - Sun Nov 22, 3:48 am ET -
The risky life of wine lovers in Gaza
AFP - Tue Nov 17, 9:34 am ET
NewsTrust: Israel
-
Erdogan does DC
Mon Dec 7, 3:00 am EST -
Israel PM faces settlers' anger
Fri Dec 4, 3:00 am EST -
Israel Brushes Off Obama Criticism Over Jerusalem
Thu Nov 19, 3:00 am EST -
OpEdNews - Article: One year later...and the doors to the world's largest prison are still sealed shut
Thu Nov 19, 3:00 am EST -
Temple Mount, also known as Noble Sanctuary, is a Jerusalem flash point
Tue Nov 17, 3:00 am EST -
Israel's "Pathology"
Sat Nov 14, 3:00 am EST -
A Fiasco
Thu Nov 12, 3:00 am EST -
Israeli Rabbi's Guide to Killing Causes Firestorm
Tue Nov 10, 3:00 am EST
Most Blogged About
-
The ongoing refuge of the refugees
Yourish.com - Tue Dec 8, 8:10 am EST -
Pamela Geller, Frontpage Magazine Interview: Obama’s Landscape of Anti-Semitism
Atlas Shrugs - Tue Dec 8, 12:48 pm EST -
Tuesday Snarky Newsy Briefsies
Yourish.com - Mon Dec 7, 11:59 pm EST -
A Great Debate: Are Germans Allowed to Criticize Israel?
SPIEGEL ONLINE - International - Tue Dec 8, 8:11 am EST
