As U.S.-authored peace talks with Israeli negotiators appear likely to fail, Palestinian leaders believe international diplomatic pressure on Israel, including economic boycotts, present the best chance for peace
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Obama Warns Netanyahu On Peace Talks
The President warns of Israel’s “aggressive settlement construction over the last couple of years”
Biden Eulogizes Ariel Sharon as a ‘Complex Man’
Joins world dignitaries at Israel’s farewell to the ‘bulldozer’
Israel Wakes Up to Ariel Sharon as Former Prime Minister Nears Death
During the eight years that Ariel Sharon lay in a hospital bed, sustained by a feeding tube and turned at regular intervals to prevent bedsores, his great body shrank and his legacy slowly shifted. Both admired and reviled as …
Gaza Skirmish Leaves Israeli Civilian, Palestinian Girl Dead
Swift Israeli retaliation for alleged Palestinian sniper attack
Can an Unlikely Middle East Pact Give Life to the Dead Sea?
A World Bank-sponsored deal between Israel, Jordan and the Palestinian Authority aims to save the Dead Sea. But it achieves a lot less than its backers are advertising.
Israel and U.S. to Hold Military Exercises When Iran Deal Ends
Despite the interim deal between the U.S. and Iran, Israel will still beat the drum of protest until the six-month agreement expires, when a joint military exercise with the U.S. will help it ram a message home to the Iranians, …
Saudi Arabia Considers Nuclear Weapons After Iran’s Geneva Deal
Saudi Arabia eyes its nuclear options after the deal with Iran leaves it feeling vulnerable
As Iran Talks Resume, U.S.-Israel Ties Get Put to the Test
Last March, when President Obama swept into Israel determined to patch up the fraught relationship with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the labored effort on both sides was so obvious as to be a bit painful. Israeli television …
At U.N., Israel’s Netanyahu Warns of Iranian Nuclear Threat
Updated at 3:48 p.m., Oct. 1
Benjamin Netanyahu began his career in politics talking toward the glossy black eye of the television camera. With no particular background in the give-and-take of retail politics back home in …
Amid Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks, Signs of Compromise Over Jerusalem
A member of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition government created something of a stir this week when he could not foresee any peace agreement with the Palestinians that wouldn’t include Jerusalem as the capital of …
The Syrian Chessboard: Behind the Game Played by Russia, Israel, the U.S. and Other Powers
The umbrella group representing Syria’s rebellion on the world stage announced on Thursday that they would not attend peace talks proposed to take place in Geneva during June, a flat rejection that might appear to sideline the …
Turkey’s Erdogan Visits the U.S.: 4 Problems That Won’t Be Solved
As domestic scandals clouded Washington, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived for a U.S. visit enveloped in his own fog. The Turkish Premier has been one of the most outspoken international statesmen on the need …