KERRY CONTINUES MIDEAST SHUTTLE DIPLOMACY
By DEB RIECHMANN U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas talk before a meeting at the presidential compound in the West Bank city of Ramallah,…
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KERRY IN ISRAEL FOR NEW ROUND OF MIDEAST TALKS
By DEB RIECHMANN U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands before a meeting at the prime minister’s office in Jerusalem, Thursday, Jan.…
ISRAEL OFFICIAL: JORDAN VALLEY MUST REMAIN BORDER
By KARIN LAUB Israeli settlers gather during a visit of Israeli politicians at Gitit settlement in the West Bank’s Jordan Valley, Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014. A senior Israeli Cabinet minister…
ROCKETS FIRED FROM LEBANON INTO ISRAEL
A Lebanese army soldier holds remains of a rocket that struck northern Israel, while inspecting an area in the southern village of Sarada, Lebanon, Sunday, Dec. 29, 2013. Rockets from…
POPE’S CHRISTMAS WISH: HOPE FOR A BETTER WORLD
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Pope Francis delivers his “Urbi et Orbi” (to the City and to the World) message from the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, Wednesday,…
ISRAELI MINISTERS DEMAND END TO US SPYING
By DANIEL ESTRIN FILE – This June 6, 2013, file photo shows the sign outside the National Security Agency campus in Fort Meade, Md. A presidential advisory panel has recommended…
ISRAELI MILITARY RAID KILLS PALESTINIAN SUSPECT
By MOHAMMED DARAGHMEH and TIA GOLDENBERG Palestinians carry the body of 22-year-old Nafea Saadi who was killed by the Israeli forces during an operation in the West Bank refugee camp…
ISRAEL, LEBANON MOVE TO EASE TENSIONS
By JOSEF FEDERMAN Israeli soldiers stand guard in Rosh Hanikra, Israel near the border between northern Israel and Lebanon, Monday, Dec. 16, 2013. Israel’s army said Monday its troops shot…