Netanyahu seeks two-week extension to form Israeli government
March 20th, 2009 - 7:49 pm ICT by IANS
Jerusalem, March 20 (DPA) Israeli Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu Friday asked Israeli President Shimon Peres for a two-week extension to form his government.
Netanyahu arrived at Peres' Jerusalem residence to make the formal ... Read more...
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Israel, US remain allies despite government change: Clinton
March 3rd, 2009 - 9:25 pm ICT by IANS
Jerusalem, March 3 (DPA) The US and Israel will remain "fundamental" allies even if differences of opinion surface between it and hardline Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton assured ... Read more...
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Clinton confirms US commitment to two-state solution
March 3rd, 2009 - 5:18 pm ICT by IANS
Jerusalem, March 3 (DPA) US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton confirmed Tuesday her administration's commitment to a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
On her first visit to the region since being appointed ... Read more...
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US Senator Kerry visits Gaza Strip
February 20th, 2009 - 6:59 am ICT by IANS
Tel Aviv/New York, Feb 20 (DPA) US Senator John Kerry, who narrowly lost the 2004 presidential election, entered the Gaza Strip Thursday in a rare visit by a US elected official.
Kerry, who ... Read more...
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Israeli politicians seek coalition ‘’savior after polls”
February 16th, 2009 - 5:37 pm ICT by ANI
Jerusalem, Feb.16 (ANI): Kadima leader and Israels Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni and Likud party chairman Binyamin Netanyahu expressed hope on Sunday that a "responsible adult" would intervene to build a new ... Read more...
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Gaza crossings to stay shut until Israeli soldier is freed
February 16th, 2009 - 5:10 am ICT by IANS
Jerusalem, Feb 16 (DPA) Israel will not agree to open the crossing points into the Gaza Strip until an Israeli soldier held captive in the salient for two-and-a-half years has been released, ... Read more...
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Obama plans to push forward on Middle East peace
February 12th, 2009 - 12:31 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 12 (DPA) US President Barack Obama intends to work toward Middle East peace regardless of who forms Israel's new government, the White House said Wednesday.
"President Obama looks forward to working ... Read more...
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Both parties claim victory in Israel polls
February 11th, 2009 - 1:30 pm ICT by ANI
Jerusalem, Feb.11 (ANI): Both Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni''s Kadima party and Binyamin Netanyahu''s opposition Likud party have claimed themselves to be the winners of Tuesday''s elections, after it became apparent ... Read more...
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Israeli jet strikes Hamas weapons factory
January 29th, 2009 - 4:01 pm ICT by ANI
Jerusalem, Jan 29 (ANI): Israeli Air Force jet has struck a Hamas weapons manufacturing facility in the Rafah area in response to a Kassam rocket being fired from the Gaza Strip ... Read more...
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US envoy Mitchell to visit Middle East: Israeli official
January 25th, 2009 - 5:37 pm ICT by IANS
Tel Aviv, Jan 25 (DPA) George Mitchell, the former US senator who has been named a special envoy to the Middle East, is scheduled to visit Israel and Palestinian-controlled territories in the ... Read more...
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Israel concerned over Iran renewing efforts to supply weaponry to Hamas
January 20th, 2009 - 6:28 pm ICT by ANI
Jerusalem, Jan.20 (ANI): Iran has renewed efforts to supply advanced weaponry to Hamas, even as the Israel Defence Force (IDF) has expressed concern over the terror group trying to smuggle long-range ... Read more...
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Six EU leaders pledge to end arms smuggling into Gaza
January 19th, 2009 - 2:02 pm ICT by ANI
Jerusalem, Jan.19 (ANI): Six European leaders arrived in Jerusalem on Sunday and made a commitment to ending the arms smuggling into Gaza.
Earlier in the day, the militant group Hamas announced its ... Read more...
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Israel security cabinet approves cease-fire in Gaza
January 18th, 2009 - 1:27 pm ICT by ANI
Jerusalem, Jan.18 (ANI): The security cabinet of Israel has reportedly approved a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip, at least from the Israeli side of the border with Gaza. According to the ... Read more...
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US, Israel sign agreement to help truce in Gaza
January 17th, 2009 - 4:41 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 17 (DPA) The US and Israel signed a bilateral deal Friday to help curb arms smuggling to Gaza as part of an effort to secure a ceasefire between Israel and ... Read more...
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Hamas accepts Gaza cease-fire initiative ”in principle”
January 15th, 2009 - 2:57 pm ICT by ANI
Jerusalem, Jan.15 (ANI): The militant outfit Hamas has announced that it has accepted the Egyptian cease-fire initiative "in principle" and that it was now awaiting Israel''s response. According to the Jerusalem ... Read more...
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Heavy fighting on Gaza outskirts, ‘progress’ in talks (Roundup)
January 13th, 2009 - 12:23 am ICT by IANS
Gaza City, Jan 12 (DPA) Israeli ground troops fought heavy battles with Palestinian militants on Gaza City's outskirts Monday, as Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni said only Israel would decide when it would ... Read more...
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Only Israel will decide when Gaza offensive ends: Minister (Lead)
January 12th, 2009 - 3:25 pm ICT by IANS
Tel Aviv/Gaza City, Jan 12 (DPA) Only Israel will decide when it will stop its offensive in Gaza, Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni said Monday, as the air force struck more targets in ... Read more...
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Israel to continue Gaza operation, rejects UNSC ceasefire resolution
January 9th, 2009 - 7:25 pm ICT by ANI
Jerusalem, Jan 9 (ANI): Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Friday that the IDF operation in Gaza would continue despite the UN Security Council resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire. ... Read more...
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Israel rejects EU’s appeal for temporary ceasefire
January 6th, 2009 - 7:33 pm ICT by IANS
Jerusalem, Jan 6 (Xinhua) Israel Tuesday rejected a European Union (EU) request for a 48-hour ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, vowing to push ahead the offensive till security is restored to the ... Read more...
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Mideast ceasefire must be ‘durable’: Rice
January 3rd, 2009 - 1:14 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 2 (DPA) US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice Friday charged that Hamas is holding the people of Gaza hostage and warned that a ceasefire, to be acceptable, must be "durable".She ... Read more...
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Gaza operation to continue: Livni
January 2nd, 2009 - 4:30 am ICT by IANS
Paris/Jerusalem, Jan 2 (DPA) Israel will continue its offensive against Hamas in the Gaza Strip until it reaches a point where "the operation exhausts itself" and militants no longer fire rockets at ... Read more...
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Israel resumes air strikes on the Gaza Strip (Lead)
December 28th, 2008 - 6:11 am ICT by IANS
Gaza, Dec 28 (Xinhua) Israeli warplanes Saturday night resumed bombardments on targets of the Islamic Hamas movement in the Gaza Strip, including security installations and roads, witnesses and security officials said. Witnesses ... Read more...
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Gaza operation to continue: Olmert
December 28th, 2008 - 4:29 am ICT by IANS
Jerusalem, Dec 28 (Xinhua) Israel Saturday said the military operation in Gaza will continue till the Hamas-led militant groups end their rocket attacks and the situation is normalised in southern part of ... Read more...
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Mideast peace process in doubt as new year nears (Yearender - 12)
December 27th, 2008 - 10:22 am ICT by IANS
Tel Aviv/Ramallah, Dec 27 (DPA) The Middle East peace process is hanging by a thread as 2009 is nearing - just one year after negotiations were revived following seven years of violence.Israel ... Read more...
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Islamic Jihad claims credit for rocket salvo on Israel
December 21st, 2008 - 6:13 pm ICT by IANS
Tel Aviv/Gaza City, Dec 21 (DPA) The Islamic Jihad group took credit Sunday for firing 10 rockets into southern Israel, bringing to well over 50 the number of missiles and mortars launched ... Read more...
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”Obama girl” videos knockoff adds sex appeal to Tzipi Livnis bid for Israeli PM
December 21st, 2008 - 2:39 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, December 21 (ANI): An Israeli activist has created an online video with an element of sexual innuendo to support Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni in her bid to become the countrys ... Read more...
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‘Good’ progress on Israeli-Palestinian peace: Bush
December 20th, 2008 - 8:35 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 20 (DPA) US President George W. Bush said that there has been a "good deal" of progress in the Israeli-Palestinian peace process despite the failed effort to reach a settlement ... Read more...
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Israel’s foreign minister asks to reconsider Gaza ceasefire
December 8th, 2008 - 5:25 am ICT by IANS
Jerusalem, Dec 8 (Xinhua) Israel's Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni Sunday called for more discussion among Israeli leaders about whether to continue the ceasefire with Palestinian militant groups in the Gaza Strip."The ceasefire ... Read more...
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Israeli daily critical of India’s ’slow’ response to terror strike
November 28th, 2008 - 11:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 28 (IANS) As India turned down Israel's offer to send its crack commandos to Mumbai to rescue Israeli hostages held in a Jewish centre, an influential newspaper in Tel ... Read more...
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Bush plans meeting with Olmert
November 21st, 2008 - 9:25 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 21 (DPA) US President George W. Bush will hold talks with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert Monday, the first meeting between the two leaders since the White House acknowledged that ... Read more...
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Zardari to arrive at UN for global dialogue on religion, culture
November 11th, 2008 - 1:22 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Nov 11 (ANI): Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari is expected to arrive at the United Nations today to participate in the global dialogue about religion, culture and common values.Zardari ... Read more...
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Middle East peace talks start in Egypt
November 9th, 2008 - 4:56 pm ICT by IANS
Sharm el Sheikh (Egypt), Nov 9 (Xinhua) The meeting of the international Quartet on the Middle East peace process opened Sunday in this Egyptian Red Sea resort.The Quartet, which groups the US, ... Read more...
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Israel warns against opening dialogue with Iran
November 6th, 2008 - 7:16 pm ICT by IANS
Tel Aviv, Nov 6 (DPA) Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni warned US president-elect Barack Obama Thursday against holding a dialogue with Iran, saying Tehran could interpret such overtures as
"weakness."But she added she ... Read more...
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Obama victory badge of honour for US democracy: Israel
November 5th, 2008 - 7:00 pm ICT by IANS
Jerusalem, Nov 5 (DPA) Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni congratulated US president-elect Barack Obama Wednesday on his victory in the US presidential election, saying it was a "badge of honour for American ... Read more...
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Peres gives green light for new Israeli polls
October 28th, 2008 - 12:47 am ICT by IANS
Jerusalem, Oct 27 (DPA) Israel's President Shimon Peres gave the green light Monday for the country to hold new elections, telling parliament that consultations he had held with political parties led him ... Read more...
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