http://www.mail.com/people/36638-tzipi-livni.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/people/36638-tzipi-livni.html http://www.mail.com/news/world/2099732-israeli-peace-negotiator-stalemate-bad-israel.html JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's chief peace negotiator said Tuesday that the current stalemate with the Palestinians is harmful for Israel, days before U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is expected to arrive in Israel for his latest push to restart long-dormant talks. Tzipi Livni told a parliamentary committee that resuming negotiations was "first and foremost... Tue, 21 May 2013 17:42:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2099732-israeli-peace-negotiator-stalemate-bad-israel.html 2013-05-21T17:42:19Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2096504-israeli-seeks-interim-deal-with-palestinians.html JERUSALEM (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's senior coalition partner says that reaching a final peace agreement with the Palestinians is unrealistic at the current time and the sides should instead pursue an interim arrangement. Finance Minister Yair Lapid's assessment, delivered in a published interview Sunday just days before the arrival of U.S... Sun, 19 May 2013 18:32:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2096504-israeli-seeks-interim-deal-with-palestinians.html 2013-05-19T18:32:19Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2086496-critics-assail-israeli-silence-arab-peace-plan.html JERUSALEM (AP) — On the surface, the Arab League's improved peace initiative offers Israel everything it ever dreamed of — normal relations with an entire region that has long objected to the very existence of the Jewish state, and even the chance to keep some war-won land. But two weeks after U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry persuaded Arab leaders to r... Wed, 15 May 2013 06:17:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2086496-critics-assail-israeli-silence-arab-peace-plan.html 2013-05-15T06:17:59Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2076050-israeli-police-guard-women-praying-jewish-site.html JERUSALEM (AP) — Forming human chains and using metal barriers, Israeli police held back thousands of ultra-Orthodox protesters who tried to prevent a liberal Jewish women's group from praying at a sensitive holy site Friday, the first time police have come down on the side of the women and not the protesters. The reversal followed a court order backing t... Fri, 10 May 2013 21:37:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2076050-israeli-police-guard-women-praying-jewish-site.html 2013-05-10T21:37:37Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2073646-israel-moving-ahead-with-settler-housing.html JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel has given preliminary approval to build nearly 300 housing units in a West Bank settlement, a spokesman said Thursday, bringing a Palestinian rebuke and possibly complicating U.S. efforts to relaunch Mideast peace talks. The approval came as U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met with Israel's chief negotiator in Rome. The negotiat... Thu, 09 May 2013 12:32:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2073646-israel-moving-ahead-with-settler-housing.html 2013-05-09T12:32:48Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2070626-israel-releases-top-muslim-cleric-holy-land.html JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli police detained the top Muslim cleric in the Holy Land Wednesday in a rare crackdown on a leading religious figure, questioning him for several hours before releasing him without charge. Later in the day, in the Gaza Strip, an influential Muslim cleric from Qatar received a hero's welcome in a high-profile visit that deepened the ... Wed, 08 May 2013 20:26:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2070626-israel-releases-top-muslim-cleric-holy-land.html 2013-05-08T20:26:02Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2071244-kerry-to-return-effort-mideast-peace.html ROME (AP) — Secretary of State John Kerry said Wednesday he would depart in two weeks on another trip to the Middle East to push peace between Israel and the Palestinians. Speaking to reporters alongside Israeli peace negotiator Tzipi Livni, Kerry said he'd depart on his fourth trip to the Jewish state as America's top diplomat around May 21 or 22. He wil... Wed, 08 May 2013 14:10:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2071244-kerry-to-return-effort-mideast-peace.html 2013-05-08T14:10:32Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2066482-israel-airstrikes-loom-us-diplomacy-syria.html MOSCOW (AP) — Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday argued the U.S. case to Russian President Vladimir Putin for Russia to take a tougher stance on Syria at a time when Israel's weekend air strikes against the beleaguered Mideast nation have added an unpredictable factor to the talks. Putin and Kerry met in the Kremlin more than three hours behind sche... Tue, 07 May 2013 17:02:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2066482-israel-airstrikes-loom-us-diplomacy-syria.html 2013-05-07T17:02:47Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2058086-israeli-pm-hed-want-referendum-peace-deal.html JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's prime minister said Thursday that any peace deal reached with the Palestinians on his watch would be subject to a national referendum, backing a contentious step that could hinder peace efforts. Negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians have been frozen for more than four years, but the referendum issue re-emerged this wee... Thu, 02 May 2013 15:38:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2058086-israeli-pm-hed-want-referendum-peace-deal.html 2013-05-02T15:38:40Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2055446-israel-conflict-recognition-territory.html JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's prime minister gave a cool reception Wednesday to a new Arab Mideast peace initiative, saying the conflict with the Palestinians isn't about territory, but rather the Palestinians' refusal to recognize Israel as the Jewish homeland. The remarks signaled trouble for U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry's new push for Mideast peace a... Wed, 01 May 2013 18:00:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2055446-israel-conflict-recognition-territory.html 2013-05-01T18:00:44Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2053332-arab-league-sweetens-israel-palestinian-peace-plan.html JERUSALEM (AP) — The Arab League's decision to sweeten its decade-old proposal offering comprehensive peace with Israel has placed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a bind and swiftly exposed fissures in his new government. Netanyahu's chief peace negotiator on Tuesday welcomed the modified Arab proposal, while the prime minister remained silent, refle... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 18:18:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2053332-arab-league-sweetens-israel-palestinian-peace-plan.html 2013-04-30T18:18:43Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1976138-palestinians-cool-to-partial-settlement-freeze.html RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — A senior Palestinian official on Sunday rejected the idea of a partial Israeli settlement freeze as a way of restarting peace talks, a sign of tough times ahead for the Obama administration's new attempt to bring the sides together. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met separately late Saturday with Palestinian President Mahmou... Sun, 24 Mar 2013 18:54:35 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1976138-palestinians-cool-to-partial-settlement-freeze.html 2013-03-24T18:54:35Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1973896-obama-appeal-to-israeli-public-risk.html JERUSALEM (AP) — In a landmark speech to young Israelis this week, the visiting U.S. President Barack Obama delivered an unorthodox appeal couched behind warm words of affinity for their country: Urge your leaders to change their ways and take bold new steps to reach peace with the Palestinians. The message, potentially risking the ire of Israeli Prime Mi... Fri, 22 Mar 2013 20:36:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1973896-obama-appeal-to-israeli-public-risk.html 2013-03-22T20:36:57Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1969884-white-house-notebook-obama-heckler-shouted.html JERUSALEM (AP) — President Barack Obama was interrupted by a heckler while giving a speech to an audience of Israeli university students, but he didn't lose his cool. The president was talking about the U.S. being a close ally to Israel when the heckler piped up. The crowd shouted him down. "This is part of the lively debate that we talked about," said an... Fri, 22 Mar 2013 01:05:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1969884-white-house-notebook-obama-heckler-shouted.html 2013-03-22T01:05:52Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1965702-ap-analysis-mideast-partial-deal-tantalizes.html JERUSALEM (AP) — As the U.S. president prepares to reinsert himself in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, his best hope may be to set aside grand hopes for a final agreement and make do with a partial deal. An interim settlement would leave neither side with full satisfaction, and the Palestinians in particular strongly oppose it for fear that it will beco... Tue, 19 Mar 2013 20:21:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1965702-ap-analysis-mideast-partial-deal-tantalizes.html 2013-03-19T20:21:34Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1961218-palestinians-unenthusiastic-obama-visit.html RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — President Barack Obama will find a disillusioned Palestinian public, skeptical about his commitment to promoting Mideast peace, when he visits the region. Obama's trip, beginning Wednesday, appears aimed primarily at resetting the sometimes troubled relationship with Israel. But winning the trust of the Palestinians, who accuse ... Sun, 17 Mar 2013 20:28:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1961218-palestinians-unenthusiastic-obama-visit.html 2013-03-17T20:28:18Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1957136-netanyahu-faces-rocky-future-coalition.html JERUSALEM (AP) — Forced to rely on the support of two fast-rising rivals in his new governing coalition, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu now faces a reshaped and rocky landscape that could spell trouble ahead: An unwanted culture war with the country's ultra-Orthodox minority as well as pressure to make peace overtures to the Palestinians. After weeks o... Fri, 15 Mar 2013 19:47:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1957136-netanyahu-faces-rocky-future-coalition.html 2013-03-15T19:47:42Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1953826-last-minute-snag-stalls-israeli-coalition-deal.html JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reached a deal Thursday to form a new coalition government, but a last-minute snag over the title of his new partners kept the plan from being formalized for at least one more day. The new government is expected to try to curb years of preferential treatment for the country's ultra-Orthodox minori... Thu, 14 Mar 2013 21:17:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1953826-last-minute-snag-stalls-israeli-coalition-deal.html 2013-03-14T21:17:48Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1954750-makeup-israeli-government.html JERUSALEM (AP) — Four parties will make up the new Israeli coalition government, adding up to a 68-seat majority in the 120-seat parliament. It is the first Israeli government in decades not to include any ultra-Orthodox parties and includes some staunch secularists. On security matters, its members range from hard-line hawks to the center-left. Here is a look at their main ... Thu, 14 Mar 2013 16:09:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1954750-makeup-israeli-government.html 2013-03-14T16:09:28Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1927284-netanyahu-2-weeks-to-form-coalition.html JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli President Shimon Peres on Saturday granted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu another two weeks to form a governing coalition, after Netanyahu failed to build a broad coalition including ultra-Orthodox Jewish parties. In a televised address, Netanyahu told Peres that he has yet to build a coalition because some parties wish to "boy... Sat, 02 Mar 2013 19:42:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1927284-netanyahu-2-weeks-to-form-coalition.html 2013-03-02T19:42:15Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1915764-morocco-film-searches-jews-who-left-israel.html RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Hundreds of members of Islamist and left wing political groups demonstrated outside the Tangiers Film Festival earlier this month against a documentary about Moroccan Jews living in Israel. They claimed that director Kamal Hachkar was promoting "normalization" with the Jewish state. But Hachkar was not expelled from the artists' unio... Tue, 26 Feb 2013 11:33:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1915764-morocco-film-searches-jews-who-left-israel.html 2013-02-26T11:33:19Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1908480-analysis-netanyahu-gambit-appears-to-backfire.html JERUSALEM (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's decision to bring a dovish rival into his Cabinet appears to be backfiring, drawing heavy criticism both in Israel and from the Palestinians and suddenly complicating the task of forming a viable coalition government, to the point where rivals are openly threatening to force new elections. It is now unc... Fri, 22 Feb 2013 17:33:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1908480-analysis-netanyahu-gambit-appears-to-backfire.html 2013-02-22T17:33:53Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1901134-israeli-leader-brings-dovish-rival-coalition.html JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday added his first coalition partner as he works to build a new government, agreeing to bring in a dovish rival to oversee contacts with the Palestinians in what could signal a new approach to peacemaking by the hardline leader. Under the deal, former Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni will serv... Tue, 19 Feb 2013 19:41:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1901134-israeli-leader-brings-dovish-rival-coalition.html 2013-02-19T19:41:27Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1840310-key-parties-incoming-israeli-parliament.html Israel's parliamentary election left the two main blocs nearly deadlocked with 61 seats on the right and 59 seats in the center-left, based on complete official vote counts. HARD-LINE AND RELIGIOUS BLOC —Likud-Yisrael Beitenu (31 seats): Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud teamed up with Yisrael Beitenu for the election. Likud is known for oppositio... Thu, 24 Jan 2013 18:53:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1840310-key-parties-incoming-israeli-parliament.html 2013-01-24T18:53:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1835398-key-parties-israeli-elections.html Summary of the main political parties competing in Israel's parliamentary elections. Exit polls show a small majority for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his hawkish allies. Final results expected early Wednesday. —Likud: Led by incumbent Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Likud holds tough positions in stalled talks with the Palestinians and advoca... Wed, 23 Jan 2013 01:31:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1835398-key-parties-israeli-elections.html 2013-01-23T01:31:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1835534-leading-candidates-israels-election.html Leading candidates in Israel's election: —Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to return to power in Tuesday's elections after nearly four years as prime minister. Netanyahu insists he has mobilized the international community against Iran's disputed nuclear program and brought economic stability despite global financial downturns. His opponents counter he has ... Tue, 22 Jan 2013 13:58:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1835534-leading-candidates-israels-election.html 2013-01-22T13:58:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1835874-israelis-vote-peace-distant.html JERUSALEM (AP) — 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 behind a viable candidate against him — and the fact that most Israelis no longer seem to believe it's possible to reach a peace settlement with the Palestinians. The widely held assumption of... Tue, 22 Jan 2013 00:37:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1835874-israelis-vote-peace-distant.html 2013-01-22T00:37:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1833510-ultra-orthodox-clout-ebb-israel-election.html JERUSALEM (AP) — Ultra-Orthodox Jewish parties, long the power brokers in Israeli politics, could see their influence drop after Tuesday's parliamentary election. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is expected to be re-elected, may seize on popular frustrations with the ultra-Orthodox community and play hardball with his longtime allies by turning ins... Sun, 20 Jan 2013 18:07:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1833510-ultra-orthodox-clout-ebb-israel-election.html 2013-01-20T18:07:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1832230-israeli-pm-faces-tough-choice-re-elected.html JERUSALEM (AP) — 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 next government remains a mystery. If re-elected on Tuesday, Netanyahu will face a critical decision that will define his term. He can form a majority coalition with the hard-line and religi... Sat, 19 Jan 2013 19:00:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1832230-israeli-pm-faces-tough-choice-re-elected.html 2013-01-19T19:00:00Z