Obama Offers Sober Assessment of Middle East Peace Prospects
After hosting an historic two-day nuclear summit, US President Barack Obama offered reporters a sober assessment of the likelihood of...
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Apr 9, 20101 min
India to Obtain Armed Drones
India is reportedly preparing to have “killer” unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in response to possible threats from Pakistan and China....
Mar 29, 20101 min
West Bank Blocked for Passover
In preparation for Passover, Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak has ordered that the West Bank will be blocked for most civilians until...
Mar 15, 20102 min
US Faces Pressure Amid Peace Efforts with Palestine
US Vice President Joe Biden’s arrival in Israel to hold peace talks with the Palestinians was caught off-guard by Israel’s sudden...
Mar 15, 20101 min
US-Israeli Relations Enter Serious Crisis, Likely to Affect Peace Talks
Israel officials recently announced plans to build of over 1,500 new homes in Ramat Shlomo in East Jerusalem. The settlement plans were...
Mar 14, 20101 min
Israel Arrests Top Hamas Leader
Israeli forces arrested Maher U’dda, a top Hamas official said to be responsible for killing more than 70 Israelis. The arrest came...
Mar 5, 20101 min
Hoping Sanctions Work but Readying Gas Masks
After President Obama’s failed attempt to engage in talks with Iran last year, the United States and Israel have begun to work more...
Mar 3, 20101 min
Arab League Endorses Indirect Talks Between Israel and Palestine
More than a year after discussions deteriorated, the Arab League has agreed to back indirect talks between Palestine and Israel. Arab...
Feb 26, 20101 min
Israeli Settlements Continue
According to the Israeli newspaper Haaretz, plans were approved to build 600 new settler housing units in Occupied East Jerusalem near...
Feb 26, 20102 min
Son of Hamas Founder Was a Spy for Israel
The Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported Wednesday that Mosab Yousef, the 32-year-old son of Sheik Hassan Yousef, a Hamas founder serving a...
Feb 22, 20101 min
New Israeli Drone Can Reach Iran
The Israeli Air Force has unveiled a new fleet of unmanned aerial vehicles that have the capacity to fly missions for over twenty...
Feb 19, 20101 min
Mossad Behind Assassination of Hamas Official, Says Dubai Police Chief
Lt. Gen. Dahi Khalfan Tamim, Dubai’s police chief, said Thursday that there is a “99 percent” chance that the Mossad was behind the...
Feb 14, 20101 min
Netanyahu Will Ask Russia for Tougher Sanctions on Iran
Iran’s announcement that it is making higher-grade nuclear fuel is unacceptable according to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu....
Feb 1, 20101 min
Israel Disciplines Military Officials Over UN Compound Attack
Israeli officials have admitted responsibility for an artillery attack which caused a UN compound in the Gaza strip to catch fire. In a...
Feb 1, 20101 min
Hamas Leader's Death Could Impede Flow of Weapons to Gaza
According to both Israeli and Hamas sources, the recent death of Mahmoud al-Mabhouh – a high-ranking Hamas leader in Gaza – could have...
Jan 23, 20101 min
Hamas Says It Will Continue Its Resistance Against Israel
At a rally in the capital city of Syria, marking “the end of the Israeli attack on Gaza a year ago that killed 1,400 Palestinians,” Hamas...
Jan 22, 20101 min
Abbas Still Refusing to Come to Peace Negotiations
In a huge blow to President Obama’s Mideast peace talks, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has decided not to take part in the...
Jan 14, 20101 min
Bomb Explodes on Bridge Between Israel and Jordan
Know as the King Hussein Bridge on the Jordanian side, and as the Allenby Bridge on the Israeli side, it is one of the few border...
Jan 14, 20101 min
Israel Company to Supply Turkey with Drones
In 2005 Turkey awarded a contract worth approximately $190 million dollar to Elbit Systems and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) for ten...
Jan 13, 20101 min
Signs of Continued Tensions Between Israel and Turkey
The latest manifestation of the tensions occurred when Turkey threatened to withdraw its ambassador to Israel if the latter country did...
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