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Arab Ministers Agree to Relaunch Talks With Israel 
Washington Post - Mar 26 4:04 PM
JERUSALEM, March 26 -- Arab foreign ministers agreed to relaunch a five-year-old peace initiative with Israel, including setting up a working group to begin negotiations on the plan, according to reports from Riyadh, the Saudi capital.Israel, Arabs moot talks as peace push gains pace AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 26 12:34 PM
A new international push to revive the Middle East peace process gathered pace on Monday as Arab nations and Israel expressed a readiness to talk together.England held by Israel in Tel Aviv CNN.com - Mar 26 6:40 AM
England's faltering Euro 2008 qualifying campaign suffered a further setback as they were held 0-0 by Israel in Tel Aviv on SaturdayIsrael tests missile interceptor UPI - Mar 26 1:06 PM
Israel said a test of improvements to its Arrow 2 anti-ballistic missile system was successful, YNetNews reported. A source told YNetNews that the improved ...Israel should accept Arab plan for peace: Abdullah IANS via Yahoo! India News - 1 hour, 35 minutes ago
Amman, March 27 (DPA) Jordan s King Abdullah II urged Israel to accept the Arab peace initiative and leave the territories it occupied in the 1967 war, if it wants to live in peace with Arab countries.Abbas urges US to pressure Israel on peace talks IANS via Yahoo! India News - 1 hour, 33 minutes ago
Jerusalem/Amman, March 27 (DPA) Ten days after his Fatah party joined the Islamic militant Hamas movement in a unity government, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas asked US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to pressure Israel to revive peace talks, a senior aide said.Abdullah: Israel should accept Arab plan if it wants peace Antara News - 2 hours, 56 minutes ago
Jordan`s King Abdullah II on Monday urged Israel to "accept" the Arab peace initiative and leave the territories it occupied in the 1967 war, if it wants to live in peace with Arab countries.Interfaith group comes together against Iranian s anti-Israel speech JTA - 2 hours, 27 minutes ago
Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel addresses a rally in New York on Nov. 9 during which Jewish, Christian and Muslim leaders condemned Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's call for Israel to be destroyed.Israel, Palestinians to resume talks USA Today - Mar 26 3:24 PM
Israel's prime minister and the Palestinian president will resume face-to-face talks in hopes of restarting broader peace discussions, U.S. officials say. The move comes in spite of the Palestinians' power-sharing deal between Hamas and Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas. Haaretz has... Israel to consider talks with Arab states Financial Times - 2 hours, 33 minutes ago
Israel yesterday edged towards accepting an international conference with Arab states as a means of breaking the deadlock inthe peace process with -Palestinians.Arabs to relaunch Mideast peace plan; Israel upbeat The Peninsula - 22 minutes ago
Riyadh Arab states agreed yesterday to relaunch a five-year-old peace plan with Israel at their summit this week, a move which could help renewed UN and US efforts to revive peace talks.Israel, Arabs moot talks News Interactive - Mar 26 1:51 PM
A NEW international push to revive the Middle East peace process gathered pace today as Arab nations and Israel expressed a readiness to talk together.Israel tests missile interceptor The Washington Times - Mar 26 1:40 PM
Israel said a test of improvements to its Arrow 2 anti-ballistic missile system was successful, YNetNews reported. A source told YNetNews that the improved interceptor is 20 percent more cost effective than the previous version of the missile.Israel successfully tests anti-missile defense system People's Daily - Mar 26 5:09 PM
Israel successfully tested its "Arrow" anti-missile defense system on Monday, Israel's local daily Jerusalem Post reported.Israel open to regional peace summit The Washington Times - Mar 26 11:43 AM
2:18 p.m. JERUSALEM -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice encouraged Israel and the Palestinians to continue direct talks as an international diplomatic drive toward Mideast peace gained ground today.Jordan's King urges Israel to shoulder responsibility towards peace People's Daily - Mar 26 5:54 PM
Jordan's King Abdullah II on Monday urged Israel to shoulder its responsibility towards realizing peace in the region.New York prayers aimed at God, but maybe Israel will hear them too JTA - Mar 26 1:46 PM
Tens of thousands of people gather to pray for the safety of Jews in Israel and around the world in New York on April 21. A broad spectrum of Orthodox groups organized a prayer gathering in downtown Manhattan to show support for the Jewish State.Insurance Supervisor vs. the Bank of Israel: Don't let big banks provide pension advice Haaretz Daily - Mar 26 5:20 PM
The Bank of Israel, which serves as a professional advisory to the government, announced yesterday morning that it supports licensing all banks in Israel - including the two largest - to provide pension advice to salaried workers, and that the Finance Ministry has already responded.Rice urges Israel, Palestinians to continue talks Baltimore Sun - Mar 26 10:28 AM
International diplomatic drive toward Mideast accord gains ground Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice encouraged Israel and the Palestinians to continue direct talks as an international diplomatic drive toward Mideast peace gained ground today. Citing security, school recalls its students studying in Israel JTA - Mar 26 12:47 PM
Citing "dramatically escalating violence" in Israel, the University of California has recalled its 27 remaining students studying there. But not all are willing to leave.Trans-Israel tolls rising next week Haaretz Daily - Mar 26 5:19 PM
The finance and transportation ministries are expected to approve a sharp increase of Trans-Israel Highway tolls, effective April 1, TheMarker has learned. The increase of 18 percent or more is a result of changes in interest rates over the past three years.Cairo court adjourns trial for Canadian charged with spying for Israel CNews - Mar 26 2:37 PM
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - A prosecutor began wrapping up an espionage case Monday against an Egyptian-Canadian man accused of spying for Israel. Mohamed el-Attar, 30, on trial at the State Security Emergency Court, has pleaded not guilty. Three Israeli co-accused are being tried in absentia.Africa Israel Q4 net profit surges 217 percent Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Mar 26 9:33 AM
TEL AVIV, March 26 (Reuters) - Israeli conglomerate Africa Israel Investments said on Monday it posted a more than 200 percent jump in fourth-quarter net profit as income from its real estate business and other areas surged.Rice urges Israel, Palestinians to continue direct talks in drive for peace CNews - Mar 26 4:15 PM
JERUSALEM (AP) - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice encouraged Israel and the Palestinians to continue direct talks as an international diplomatic drive toward Mideast peace gained ground Monday.Reform Jews voice angst as Israel battles terrorism JTA - Mar 26 10:02 AM
Some participants of the UAHC´s recent biennial in Boston joined a local Israel solidarity rally.Arabs to relaunch peace plan, Israel upbeat AlertNet - Mar 26 11:35 AM
Source: Reuters (Updates to clarify Olmert's position in paragraph 18) By Wafa Amr RIYADH, March 26 (Reuters) - Arab states agreed on Monday to relaunch a five-year-old peace plan with Israel at their summit ... Rice Works to Bring Israel?s Olmert and Arab Leaders Closer on What Issues Can Be Broached New York Times - 1 hour, 45 minutes ago
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice pressed Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to agree to peace talks that would include three crucual issues.UN Chief Urges Israel to Reconsider Rejection of New Palestinian Government Voice of America - Mar 26 8:31 AM
The U.N. Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon wrapped up a two-day visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories with a proposal to include key Arab states in a future meeting of the so-called Middle East Peace Quartet.Jordan urges Israel to accept peace offer Independent Online - Mar 26 4:21 PM
Jordan's King Abdullah II has called on Israel to accept an Arab peace plan.Rice: Israel, Palestinians need 'common agenda' CNN.com - Mar 25 10:32 AM
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) -- U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Sunday that it is important for Israel and the Palestinians to establish a "common agenda" to move forward on creating a Palestinian state.Israel considers Mideast conference initiative Financial Times - Mar 26 9:27 AM
Israel on Monday edged towards acceptance of an international conference with Arab states as a means of breaking the deadlock in the peace process with the Palestinians.MP says conflict with Israel crippled state's ability to protect environment The Daily Star Lebannon - Mar 26 12:50 PM
The head of Parliament's Environment Committee, Democratic Gathering bloc MP Akram Chehayeb, said Monday that "the most dangerous result of last summer's war with Israel was the hampering of the state's capacity to set up environmental policies."Germany and Israel celebrate ties with a concert of Beethoven JTA - Mar 26 7:01 AM
Zubin Mehta conducts the Israel Philharmonic in the Berlin Philharmonic´s hall on May 31 during a celebration of Israeli-German ties. Forged in the aftermath of the Holocaust, Israel s ties with Germany have been the Jewish state s strongest with a European country.Egyptian-Canadian accused of spying for Israel testifies at trial CBC via Yahoo! Canada News - Mar 26 7:50 AM
An Egyptian-Canadian accused of spying for Israel has repeated his claim that he was tortured into confessing and gave an Egyptian court more details of the extreme duress he says suffered while in custody.Despite violence and bureaucracy, students return to Israel programs JTA - Mar 26 8:02 AM
SUNY Binghamton students Ira Glasser, right, and Zachary Seiden attend a Dec. 23 Hebrew University orientation in New York. Despite the ongoing intifada and the conflict in Iraq, American students are returning to Israel study programs.Israel is Not Alone in Its Leadership Gap Israel National News - Mar 26 3:58 PM
The USA, the UK and Israel all face a crisis. The USA, Great Britain and Israel all face crises in leadership and shortfalls in the "fitness for purpose" of the proposed candidates for their forthcoming elections. This is not because of a vacuum of qualified people who can do the job.Rice Encourages Israel And Palestinians To Continue Direct Talks WCSH 6 Portland - Mar 26 10:53 AM
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is encouraging Israel and the Palestinians to continue direct talks in a move toward Mideast peace.UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is flown by Israeli military helicopter over central Israel and the Israel-West Bank ... DEBKAfile - Mar 26 12:29 PM
He said on landing that he now has a better understanding of Israel s security problems.Police want to question Israel president AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 26 5:51 PM
Police want to question Israeli President Moshe Katsav on new allegations in addition to the rape and sexual assault charges he already faces, officials said Monday.Israel tests missile interceptor EARTHtimes.org - Mar 26 1:12 PM
Israel said a test of improvements to its Arrow 2 anti-ballistic missile system was successful, YNetNews reported.After bombings in Turkey, unease over country s ties with West, Israel JTA - Mar 26 5:31 AM
Recent terrorist attacks are causing some Turks to rethink the country´s ties with Israel and the United States. Before you continue...Israel s war on Palestinian terror leads to conflict with U.N. officials JTA - Mar 26 4:17 AM
Israeli soldiers rest after taking up position in an uninhabited Palestinian house in Beit Jala, near Bethlehem on Nov. 22. After Israeli soldiers killed a Briton serving with a U.N. agency in the Jenin refugee camp, U.N. and British officials criticized Israel.Ethiopia: Activities in Progress to Celebrate Millennium in Israel AllAfrica.com - Mar 26 8:54 AM
Activities are well in progress to colourfully celebrate the Ethiopian Millennium in Israel, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said citing the Ethiopian Embassy in Tel Aviv.For Israel, U.S. success or failure in Iraq has major consequences JTA - Mar 26 1:01 AM
If the U.S. removes Saddam Hussein from Iraq, what happens next in the Middle East? If the United States wins a convincing victory in Iraq, it could assure Israel s place in a more stable Middle East for years to come.Arab states decide not to change peace offer to Israel Al Bawaba - Mar 26 9:02 AM
An international diplomatic drive for Mideast peace gained momentum Monday, as Saudi Arabia suggested it would consider changes in a 2002 peace initiative to make it more acceptable to Israel.Rice Takes Shuttle-Diplomacy to Jordan, Israel Bloomberg via Yahoo! News - Mar 26 11:56 AM
March 26 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice commuted between Jerusalem and Amman today, seeking to broaden support for her new approach to cultivating the Middle East peace process through shuttle diplomacy.Speaker: Int'l bodies serve as tools to support Israel Islamic Republic News Agency - Mar 26 6:02 AM
Iran - IAEA - Nuclear Majlis Speaker Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel said here Monday that at present the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) are tools supporting entities such as Israel rather than world countries.Israel willing to make concessions: Olmert NDTV - Mar 26 1:14 AM
Gaza plan: Is Israel at the start of a new road? Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Thursday that Israel was willing to make "extensive, painful and tough concessions" to encourage dialogue with its enemies.Israel successfully tests upgraded Arrow missile defense system Russian Information Agency Novosti - Mar 26 7:29 AM
TEL AVIV, March 26 (RIA Novosti) - Israel has conducted a successful launch of a modernized interceptor missile used as part of the Hetz (Arrow II) missile defense system, the country's Defense Ministry said Monday.Survey: With terrorism down, so are U.S. Jewish ties to Israel JTA - Mar 26 12:47 AM
A survey of American Jews in 2004 shows some decrease in their connection to Israel compared to a similar 2002 survey, taken at the height of the intifada.Israel sentences market bombing plotter New Kerala - Mar 26 7:01 AM
TEL AVIV, Israel, March 26: An Israeli court sentenced a man to three life sentences plus 20 years in prison for plotting a 2004 bomb attack at a Tel Aviv market.Jeffrey Blankfort: Breaking the Silence on the Israel Lobby The Palestine Chronicle - Mar 26 7:15 AM
Why is the Israel Lobby a taboo subject among the left and the anti-war movements? Why was it not on the agenda of the conference in Berkeley that weekend?Should Israel retaliate if attacked? Rift looms as talk of war increases JTA - Mar 25 8:17 PM
Many Israeli officials see Israel s decision not to respond to the Iraqi attack in 1991 as a grievous strategic error that undermined Israel s deterrent power. In the last week, U.S. officials have been asking Israel to again sit tight if attacked.Israel: Lebanon cease-fire in jeopardy AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 24 10:50 PM
Israel's defense minister told the head of the United Nations on Saturday that the U.N.-brokered cease-fire in southern Lebanon is endangered by Hezbollah militants, who continue to hold two captured Israeli soldiers and receive arms shipments from Syria.Israel seeks friends through MySpace page Guardian Unlimited - Mar 26 2:45 AM
Officials hope that running a MySpace page dedicated to Israel will help improve relations with people from other countries.Israel draw blows England's hopes ITV.com - Mar 26 12:50 AM
The pressure's on for England boss Steve McClaren after his team reached a stalemate with Israel, threatening their Euro 2008 campaign. Around 4,000 disgruntled fans chanted 'What a load of rubbish' and 'You don't know what you're doing' as the team drew their fourth blank in five games.Violente dispute entre Mclaren et Rooney après Israël-Angleterre selon la presse Soccer Way - Mar 26 3:57 AM
Une violente altercation aurait eu lieu samedi dans le vestiaire des Anglais après leur match nul (0-0) en éliminatoires de l´Euro-2008 face à Israël à Tel Aviv, entre l´attaquant Wayne Rooney et le sélectionneur Steve Mclaren selon la presse anglaise de lundi.U.N. Secretary General visits Israel UPI - Mar 25 10:05 AM
U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon was in Israel Sunday to begin meetings aimed at brokering a solution to the impasse between Israelis and Palestinians.Israel marchers agree on cause, but differ on road map to peace JTA - Mar 25 6:31 PM
Yeshiva students from Crown Heights, N.Y., march in the Salute to Israel parade in New York on June 1. Along New York City s rain-soaked Fifth Avenue, more than 100,000 Jews marched for Israel, rallying for a single cause.U.S. plans talks with Israel, PA on Palestinian state Haaretz Daily - Mar 26 1:28 AM
The United States is planning to hold separate talks with Israel and the Palestinian Authority aimed at achieving an accord that will lead to the establishment of a Palestinian state.On first visit to Israel, Bill Gates touts country s high-tech promise JTA - Mar 25 6:31 PM
Microsoft chairman Bill Gates meets with Israeli students in Tel Aviv on Oct. 26. Declaring Israel a technology powerhouse, Bill Gates gave a rousing morale boost to the country s high-tech sector on his first trip to the Jewish state.Israel OKs resuming face-to-face talks MSNBC - Mar 26 4:10 PM
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert agreed Monday to resume open-ended, face-to-face talks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in a possible step toward restarting substantive peace talks, a U.S. official said.Euro 2008 qualifier: Israel 0 - 0 England Guardian Unlimited - Mar 25 5:36 PM
Euro 2008: England's hopes of qualification are in the balance after their failure to beat Israel.Israelis, Palestinians to resume talks AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 26 6:18 PM
Under U.S. pressure to answer increasing Arab flexibility on Mideast peace, Israel has agreed to resume face-to-face talks with a moderate, Western-backed Palestinian leader who is sharing power with Islamic Hamas militants, a U.S. official said Monday.Africa-Israel Presents Fourth Quarter and Year-End 2006 Results [Press Release] Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Mar 26 1:39 AM
TEL AVIV, Israel----Africa Israel Group presented today its fourth quarter and year end 2006 results.England held to scoreless draw in Israel The Japan Times - Mar 25 4:42 PM
LONDON (AP) Israel held struggling England to a 0-0 draw and European champion Greece lost its lead and tumbled 4-1 to visiting Turkey in European Championship qualifying matches on Saturday. Arab Leaders Agree To Revive Initiative For Mideast Peace Washington Post - Mar 26 6:34 PM
JERUSALEM, March 26 -- Arab foreign ministers agreed to relaunch a five-year-old peace initiative with Israel, including establishment of a working group to begin negotiations on the plan, according to reports from Riyadh, the Saudi capital. Rooney rages at McClaren after Israel flop Daily Mail - Mar 25 3:25 PM
Football: The first cracks in Steve McClaren s reign as England coach appeared as it emerged that he had a major dressing-room row with Wayne Rooney after the 0-0 draw in Israel Rice in Egypt to revive Arab-Israel peace plan AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 24 3:51 PM
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice held talks with key Middle East allies Saturday about reviving an Arab plan for peace with Israel that might also help invigorate troubled Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, a senior US official said.Defective baby-food formula kills 3 and sets off panic in Israel, New York JTA - Mar 25 1:31 PM
A defective batch of a popular kosher baby food has been implicated in the deaths of three Israeli infants, scaring parents in Israel and in fervently Orhthodox neighborhoods of New York.Bank of Israel trying to limit Arison's control of Hapoalim Haaretz Daily - Mar 25 5:04 PM
The Bank of Israel is acting to limit Shari Arison's control over Bank Hapoalim. The central bank intends to place several restrictions on Arison as part of the conditions for granting her request to buy the complete controlling shareholding in Israel's largest bank.Dov Lautman wins Israel Prize for lifetime achievement Haaretz Daily - Mar 25 5:05 PM
There is complete agreement that Dov Lautman deserves the honor of the Israel Prize for lifetime achievement, for his contribution to the country and to its people. He represents all the best of Israel - and its history.As Sharon prepares to meet Bush, tensions simmering in Israel, Gaza JTA - 58 minutes ago
Plainclothes Israeli police arrest a Jewish far right activist, left, at the Western Wall Plaza as he chants slogans near the entrance to the Al Aqsa Mosque compound, on a day of an attempted protest against Israeli security forces, April 10.Setback for England after draw with Israel The Star Online - Mar 25 4:47 PM
TEL AVIV: Israel and England played out a disappointing 0-0 draw in their Euro 2008 Group E qualifier on Saturday, a result that dented both teams chances of reaching the Finals in Austria and Switzerland next year.England held to a 0-0 tie by Israel AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 24 2:33 PM
England was held to a 0-0 tie by Israel on Saturday in a European Championship qualifying game.Israel 0-0 England The Herald - Mar 25 3:02 PM
Chasing the goal that would make everything better, Frank Lampard arrowed his free-kick into Israel's congested penalty area, deep in injury time.Israel hold England The Telegraph - Mar 25 3:10 PM
London: Israel held struggling England to a 0-0 draw and European champions Greece lost their lead and tumbled 1-4 to visiting Turkey in their qualifying matches for the Euro 2008 finals.UN chief arrives in Israel AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 24 1:21 PM
UN chief Ban Ki-moon arrived in Israel late on Saturday on his first official Middle East visit amid a flurry of diplomatic activity aimed at kickstarting peace efforts.As shul missions fall, movements offering more joint trips to Israel JTA - Mar 25 10:16 AM
As fear trumps the desire to visit Israel, synagogue missions are becoming rare, so synagogues are sending delegations through movement-wide or inter-synagogue trips.Prisoner-swap deal with Hezbollah not first time Israel s paid the price JTA - Mar 26 6:01 PM
Israeli soldiers carry the exhumed body of one of 59 Lebanese terrorists from the army's Enemy Graveyard, Jan. 26.England held by Israel The Hindu - Mar 25 1:56 PM
Tel Aviv: England's chances of reaching the Euro 2008 finals suffered another setback when it was held to a goalless draw with Israel here on Saturday. Having kicked off in third place in Group E, Steve McClaren's side badly needed a win to get ...Hizbullah: Israel is alone in violating 1701 The Daily Star Lebannon - Mar 25 1:06 PM
Israel is alone in violating UN Security Council Resolution 1701, a spokesperson for Hizbullah said Sunday in response to Israel's claim that the continued captivity of two captured Israeli soldiers and alleged arms shipments to the resistance are endangering the implementation of the resolution.Germany committed to U.S., Israel, leaders tell visiting Jewish group JTA - Mar 25 7:31 AM
Germany s commitment to Israel and the United States remains strong despite divisions over Iraq, but anti-Americanism on the street is a worrisome trend that German leaders should address, American Jewish leaders said after meetings with top German officials.Jewish settlers return to West Bank settlement AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 26 12:17 PM
Hundreds of right-wing Jewish settlers returned under army protection on Monday to a West Bank settlement cleared in August 2005 as part of Israel's so-called disengagement plan.Bolton Defends Israel's War On Hezbollah CBS News - Mar 24 8:26 PM
Former U.N. Ambassador John Bolton on Thursday defended Israel's war with Hezbollah militia in Lebanon last summer as legitimate and one that had the support of several Arab countries as well as the United States.Israel resists Rice plan for talks on peace settlement Independent - Mar 26 4:23 PM
Condoleezza Rice, the US Secretary of State, postponed a press conference yesterday amid signs of Israeli resistance to her plan for parallel talks on the possible shape of a future settlement of the Middle East conflict. Ms Rice has proposed holding separate talks with the Israeli Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert, and the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, designed to promote "a political horizon" ...Israel sentences market bombing plotter UPI - Mar 26 5:35 AM
An Israeli court sentenced a man to three life sentences plus 20 years in prison for plotting a 2004 bomb attack at a Tel Aviv market. Fuaz Abara, 36, ...Monthlong project aims to make Israel central to Jewish education JTA - Mar 25 6:32 AM
Israel Education Month, which starts Jan. 19, involves an unprecedented array of Jewish and Israeli organizations who hope to return study about Israel to the center of the American Jewish educational agenda.Arabs to revive Mideast peace plan AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 26 10:28 AM
Arab foreign ministers agreed on Monday to revive a five-year-old plan for peace with Israel and called for contacts with all players in the Middle East peace process -- including the Jewish state.Current crisis is test of wills´ that U.S., Israel must not fail JTA - Mar 25 6:32 AM
The United States and Israel must not buckle under to Palestinian tactics in the current crisis. Before you continue...Rice sees possibility of Mideast peace summit International Herald Tribune - Mar 26 12:50 PM
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice encouraged Israel and the Palestinians to continue direct talks as an international diplomatic drive for Middle East peace gained ground Monday.Israel welcomes Iran sanctions Sunday Times - Mar 25 3:12 PM
JERUSALEM - Israel said it welcomed the UN Security Council decision to slap new sanctions on archfoe Iran over its controversial nuclear programme. "Israel is satisfied with this vote which is a step in a good direction," government spokeswoman Miri Eisin told AFP.Mideast peace push gathers pace AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 26 9:03 AM
International efforts to revive the dormant Middle East peace process gathered pace on Monday, with both Arab nations and Israel saying they were open to talks.Rice, U.N. chief try to revive Mideast peace process Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 26 8:57 AM
The United Nations raised the idea of gathering Israel, the Palestinians and Arab states at a meeting to try to revive peace talks as U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Monday shuttled between the sides.European Jewish students map out pro-Israel strategies JTA - Mar 25 5:01 AM
Jewish students from across Europe gathered in Frankfurt this week to brainstorm on how to counter anti-Israel propaganda. Before you continue...Drive for Mideast peace gains momentum AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 26 7:06 AM
An international diplomatic drive for Mideast peace gained momentum Monday, with Israel welcoming the idea of a regional peace summit and Saudi Arabia suggesting it would consider changes in a dormant peace initiative to make it more acceptable to Israel.Abbas:Palestinians Committed To Truce, Peace Deal With Israel Nasdaq - Mar 25 3:49 AM
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP)--The Palestinians are committed to a truce and a comprehensive peace deal with Israel, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Sunday, after a meeting with U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon.Arabs to remind Israel of peace plan, not dilute it AlertNet - Mar 25 4:35 AM
Source: Reuters (Adds Olmert comments, paragraphs 10-11) By Wafa Amr JERUSALEM, March 25 (Reuters) - Arab leaders will resist U.S. and Israeli pressure to alter a 2002 land-for-peace offer to Israel they plan to ... Mideast Leaders Will Resume Talks CBS News - Mar 26 5:30 PM
After pressure from the United States, Israel has agreed to resume face-to-face talks with a moderate, Western-backed Palestinian leader who is sharing power with Islamic Hamas militants, a U.S. official says. Rice shuttles between Mideast rivals as Arabs push peace plan AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 26 8:25 AM
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice shuttled between Israeli and Palestinian leaders for a second day Monday as Arab states revived a five-year-old peace plan to positive noises from Israel.