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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Israel's Labor head poised to be Netanyahu gadfly
Just seven years after quitting her job as a high-profile media commentator, the leader of Israel's Labor Party appears to be on track to become head ...
Influential Israeli Rabbi Ovadia Yosef in hospital
The spiritual leader of an Israeli ultra-Orthodox political party was hospitalized after a suspected minor stroke in Jerusalem on Saturday, a ...
Analysis: Israel left wing sees Jewish state's end
An apocalyptic tone has crept into Israel's hitherto muted election season, with opposition leaders and others sounding increasingly desperate ...
Ahoy! Israeli pirates lead surge of quirky parties
Shiver me timbers! Israel's newest political party has more than a platform — it's got a plank. The Israel Pirate Party is one of 34 lists competing ...
Israeli election downplays Palestinian issue
Peacemaking with the Palestinians, once the main issue by far in Israeli politics, has been strikingly absent from the campaign for next month's ...
Israeli FM charged with breach of trust
Israel's powerful foreign minister was charged Thursday with breach of trust for actions that allegedly compromised a criminal investigation into his ...
Israel grows jittery of new Palestinian uprising
The rising confidence and bellicosity of Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip, combined with rapidly deteriorating relations with Israel's would-be peace ...
Israeli PM Netanyahu suddenly seems vulnerable
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who appeared to be cruising to re-election a few weeks ago, suddenly appears vulnerable as the country ...
Backing tough talk, Israeli premier wages 1st war
Throughout his long political career, Israel's prime minister has earned a reputation as a tough talker. An ardent hawk who wrote a book about how to ...
Analysis: Israel-Hamas: a clash waiting to happen
Since Israel completed a devastating military offensive in the Gaza Strip four years ago, military officials have warned it was only a matter of time ...
Analysis: Israeli Gaza offensive looks to be brief
The major operation Israel launched to stop Gaza rocket fire bears some striking similarities to a punishing three-week campaign it unleashed against ...
Israeli leader in bind after Obama victory
President Barack Obama's re-election has left Israel's prime minister in a bind. Benjamin Netanyahu repeatedly has clashed with Obama and was widely ...
Aides: Israel's Peres pushed to seek premiership
The dim prospects for Israel's dovish opposition in upcoming elections are raising speculation that 89-year-old President Shimon Peres may make one ...
Palestinian leader violates taboo on refugees
The Palestinian president has set off a strident debate by shattering a once-inviolable taboo, publicly suggesting his people would have to relinquish ...
Poll: New Israel centrist party could defeat Likud
A poll shows that if three Israeli centrist figures were to form a new political party, it could win more seats in the Jan. 22 parliamentary election ...
Israel prosecutor to appeal Olmert acquittals
Israel's state prosecutor will appeal the acquittals and sentence in former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's recent corruption trial. The justice ministry ...
Analysis: Israel's Netanyahu faces wild cards
The Israeli government has called a general election for Jan. 22, and polls suggest Benjamin Netanyahu's rightist-religious coalition is likely to win ...
Polls show Netanyahu poised for election victory
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will likely win in the upcoming parliamentary elections, with no serious contenders to replace him, ...
Aides: Israel's ex-PM Olmert considering comeback
Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is considering a political comeback to challenge incumbent Benjamin Netanyahu in the upcoming elections, ...
Israeli leader calls for early elections
Israel's prime minister on Tuesday ordered new parliamentary elections in early 2013, roughly eight months ahead of schedule, setting the stage for ...