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Europe's Carrot-and-Stick Approach to Israel Includes Blacklisting Hezbollah - New York Times Sat, 20 Jul 2013 22:19:14 GMT

The Hindu

Europe's Carrot-and-Stick Approach to Israel Includes Blacklisting Hezbollah New York Times BRUSSELS — At the end of a week when the European Union slapped Israel with financing restrictions to push it to resolve its conflict with the Palestinians, major European powers on Friday stepped up pressure to give Israel one of its long-sought ... Israel, Palestinians still at odds over borders ahead of talksReuters Israel reportedly OKs prisoner release, but not settlement freezeLos Angeles Times Israel to free Palestinian prisoners as deal to resume peace talks emergesCNN International Washington Post -Fox News -Voice of America all 265 news articles »

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Israel: Palestinian prisoners to be freed in talks - USA TODAY Sun, 21 Jul 2013 02:08:27 GMT

NBCNews.com (blog)

Israel: Palestinian prisoners to be freed in talks USA TODAY SHARECONNECT 49 TWEETCOMMENTEMAILMORE. JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel will release some "hardcore" Palestinian prisoners as part of the new breakthrough by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in efforts to restart Mideast talks, a senior Israeli ... Kerry says Israel, Palestinians laid groundwork for new peace talksNBCNews.com (blog) Israel to free 'heavyweight' Palestinian prisonersThe Guardian Israel Pledges To Release Some Palestinian DetaineesNPR Politico all 733 news articles »

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3000-year-old palace in Israel linked to biblical King David - NBCNews.com (blog) Sat, 20 Jul 2013 16:31:42 GMT

DigitalJournal.com

3000-year-old palace in Israel linked to biblical King David NBCNews.com (blog) The discovery, announced on Thursday by the Israeli Antiquities Authority, revives a debate over one of the Bible's central stories as well as the origins of the ancient Jewish state. The debate focuses on an archaeological site known as Khirbet ... King David-Era Palace Found in Israel, Archaeologists SayYahoo! News Archaeologists uncover King David's 3000-year-old palace in IsraelDaily News & Analysis Archaeologists: 3000-year-old King David of Israel palace foundDigitalJournal.com International Business Times all 34 news articles »

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Israel to release 'heavyweight' Palestinian prisoners amid peace talks drive - NBCNews.com (blog) Sat, 20 Jul 2013 16:32:10 GMT

Israel to release 'heavyweight' Palestinian prisoners amid peace talks drive NBCNews.com (blog) JERUSALEM -- Israel has agreed to a long-standing Palestinian demand to release Palestinian prisoners in order to resume peace talks, but will not yield on other central issues, Strategic Affairs Minister Yuval Steinitz said on Saturday. U.S. Secretary ...

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Netanyahu Says Talks Renewal Is in Israel's Strategic Interest - Bloomberg Sat, 20 Jul 2013 20:06:04 GMT

Netanyahu Says Talks Renewal Is in Israel's Strategic Interest Bloomberg Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said today the deal to renew peace talks with the Palestinians brokered by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry was of “vital strategic interest” to his country. “I view the resumption of the diplomatic process ...

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The EU's New Guidelines on Israel Are Not a Boycott - New York Times Sat, 20 Jul 2013 03:34:50 GMT

The Guardian

The EU's New Guidelines on Israel Are Not a Boycott New York Times Has Europe just discovered a previously unused muscle that can be flexed a little in the interest of Middle East peace? The leaking of European Union guidelines barring E.U. support for projects based in occupied territories has generated high ... EU officially publishes settlement guidelines despite Israeli objectionsJerusalem Post Israel Warns EU Ambassadors of Serious Crisis Over BoycottArutz Sheva Israel Accuses EU of Coercion Over Funding GuidelinesWall Street Journal The Guardian -Haaretz -Daily Beast all 445 news articles »

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John Kerry announces Israel and the Palestinians are to resume peace talks ... - The Guardian Sat, 20 Jul 2013 23:53:55 GMT

The Guardian

John Kerry announces Israel and the Palestinians are to resume peace talks ... The Guardian US secretary of state John Kerry announces that Israel and the Palestinians have laid the groundwork for a resumption of peace talks. Israel has said it will release Palestinian prisoners as part of the agreement to enter preliminary talks in ...

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EU financial pressure on Israel – Palestinian peace process boost or backfire? - RT Sat, 20 Jul 2013 15:47:15 GMT

EU financial pressure on Israel – Palestinian peace process boost or backfire? RT Funding cuts is the right tool to keep Israel in its original borders, European MP, Paul Murphy, told RT, while Israeli journalist, Gil Hoffman, argued it'll be harder to get the Palestinians behind the negotiating tables once they've felt EU backing ...

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Amar'e Stoudemire invited to play for Team Israel - USA TODAY Sat, 20 Jul 2013 17:04:11 GMT

The Times of Israel

Amar'e Stoudemire invited to play for Team Israel USA TODAY SHARE 13 CONNECT 11 TWEET 1 COMMENTEMAILMORE. JERUSALEM (AP) — The president of Israel has invited New York Knicks forward Amar'e Stoudemire to play for the country's national basketball team because of his ties to Judaism. Shimon Peres ... President Shimon Peres wants Amar'e Stoudemire to play for Israel's basketball ...Yahoo! Singapore News (blog) Stoudemire gives Israel hoop lessonsThe Times of Israel NBA's Stoudemire in Israel for Maccabiah Games with Canadian Basketball TeamHuffington Post Canada SLAM Online all 21 news articles »

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Netanyahu: Resumption of peace process is a vital strategic interest for Israel - Jerusalem Post Sat, 20 Jul 2013 20:44:40 GMT

Netanyahu: Resumption of peace process is a vital strategic interest for Israel Jerusalem Post Resuming negotiations now with the Palestinian Authority is a vital Israeli strategic interest, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said on Saturday night, after US Secretary of State John Kerry announced in Amman the previous night the resumption of talks.