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Israel to transfer tax funds to Palestinians
Israel says it is transferring tax revenues to the Palestinian Authority that were frozen last year. A government statement on Wednesday says it is ...
Palestinian fighter, rebel dies in Damascus
A hard-line Palestinian military commander who rebelled against leader Yasser Arafat to form his own rival party died in Damascus on Tuesday, ...
Israel's comatose Sharon shows brain activity
Seven years after a massive stroke removed him from office and left him in a vegetative state, former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is able to ...
New Israeli political star sets lofty expectations
Political newcomer Yair Lapid electrified Israel with his surprising success in this week's election and an Obama-like message of hope and change, and ...
Palestinian leader reaches out to Israel centrists
The Palestinian president wants to meet with newly elected Israeli parliament members to lay out his views on peace, hoping a political surge of ...
Rise of Israeli centrist raises hopes for peace
The unexpectedly strong showing by a new centrist party in Israel's parliamentary election has raised hopes of a revival of peace talks with ...
Israeli election casts ex-TV anchor as kingmaker
Israel's election has put a suave former TV news anchor and political novice in the role of kingmaker, and he has signaled he will use his power to ...
Palestinian surprise, skepticism after Israel vote
Palestinian officials said Wednesday they were pleasantly surprised by the unexpected surge of moderate parties in Israel's election, but doubt it's ...
Israeli PM Netanyahu scrambles to keep his job
A weakened Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu scrambled Wednesday to keep his job by extending his hand to a new centrist party that advocates a more ...
Netanyahu narrowly wins Israeli election
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his hard-line allies fared far worse than expected in a parliamentary election Tuesday, likely forcing him to ...
Weakened Netanyahu likely to remain Israeli leader
Key questions following Israel's parliamentary election: —WHO WON? Exit polls indicate that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is likely to retain his ...
Israel: Netanyahu's style marked by caution
Israel's hardline prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has emerged as the country's top politician with a cautious approach to peace making, saying ...
Israel vote presents diplomatic, domestic choices
—WHO IS RUNNING? Polls indicate about a dozen of 32 parties competing in Tuesday's election have a chance of winning seats in the 120-member ...
As Israelis vote, peace seems distant
Benjamin Netanyahu seems poised for re-election as Israel's prime minister in Tuesday's voting, the result of the failure of his opponents to unite ...
Ultra-Orthodox clout may ebb after Israel election
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish parties, long the power brokers in Israeli politics, could see their influence drop after Tuesday's parliamentary election.
Israel leader says Iran key issue, not settlements
Two days before national elections, Israel's prime minister on Sunday shrugged off international criticism of Israeli settlement construction, ...
Israeli PM faces tough choice if re-elected
After a lackluster three-month campaign, few doubt that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is on his way to re-election. But the makeup of Netanyahu's ...
Palestinians: Apartheid state if Netanyahu wins
The Palestinians have long complained that Israel's right-wing government is killing peace prospects by settling the West Bank with Jews, but now ...
Palestinians build another West Bank tent protest
Palestinian activists have set up a protest camp in the West Bank to demonstrate against what they say is an Israeli land grab. They say they set up ...
Jewish-Arab party makes long-shot election bid
An Arab woman who's been toiling on the fringes of Israeli politics for nearly two decades has broken out of obscurity in this year's election with ...
Israel takes down anti-settlement tent camp
A spokesman says Israeli police have taken down a West Bank tent camp pitched by Palestinians to protest Israeli plans to build a large Jewish ...
Obama, Netanyahu seem headed for US-Israel clash
Israel's premier on Wednesday dismissed President Barack Obama's reported displeasure with his hard-line policies toward the Palestinians, a sisgn ...
AP Interview: Israel's Lapid won't be 'fig leaf'
Little known outside Israel, political newcomer Yair Lapid could soon become the moderate face to the world of an otherwise hard-line government after ...
Israeli watchdog rips Netanyahu over settlements
A review of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's settlement policies shows a clear intent to prevent the creation of a viable Palestinian state by ...
Jerusalem barrier spurs illicit building boom
Dozens of apartment towers sprouting up illicitly in an Arab neighborhood of Jerusalem are creating a fraught new dynamic in the struggle for control ...