Israel began dismantling a low concrete barrier that ran for 25 miles along roads south of Hebron. Israel had claimed that the barrier, though just 32 inches high, was intended to provide additional security for Jewish settlers, but in February 2006 the High Court accepted the contention of the Association for Civil Rights in Israel that the wall violated the rights of Palestinian residents in 21 ...
If Saudi officials sit down with Israel, it will be the first time they both countries have attended public talks about Israeli-Palestinian peace since 1991.
Iran denounced what it called Israel's "horrific human rights record" in a letter to the U.N. secretary-general while denying recent Israeli accusations of widespread rights abuses in the Islamic republic.
Babcock & Brown Capital bought Golden Pages of Israel, which includes the largest Israeli print and Internet phone directories.
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrived in Israel on Wednesday on the latest leg of a regional tour to lay the groundwork for an international Middle East peace conference later this year.
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice began a 24-hour visit to Israel and the West Bank on Wednesday carrying a Saudi pledge of support for a Middle East peace conference proposed by Washington.
WASHINGTON - Rep. Keith Ellison will spend a week in Israel on a privately funded trip sponsored by the America Israel Education Federation. The AIEF -- the charitable arm of the American-Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) -- is sending 19 members of Congress to meet with Israeli and Palestinian leaders Aug. 12 through Aug. 18. The group, made up mostly of freshman Democrats, has plans to ...
In a rematch of a leading candidate for Fight of the Year, Rafael Marquez will defend his WBC super bantamweight title against former champion Israel Vazquez this Saturday, Aug. 4, on SHOWTIME at the Dodge Arena in Hidalgo, Tex.
Iran denounced what it called Israel's "horrific human rights record" in a letter to the U.N. secretary-general while denying recent Israeli accusations of widespread rights abuses in the Islamic republic. In the Iranian letter, obtained by The Associated Press on Wednesday, the country's U.N. ambassador Mohammad Khazaee said his government would not respond to "baseless allegations and ...
Israel was ready to hand over some security control in the West Bank to the Palestinian security forces under President Mahmoud Abbas, said Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Wednesday evening. Olmert made his remarks during talks wi ...