Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:56:11 GMT
Reuters - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Friday there was still time for Israelis and Palestinians to reach a peace deal by the end of 2008.
Hamas-ruled Gaza hit by twin bomb blasts (Reuters)
Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:25:29 GMT
Reuters - Bomb blasts rocked a cafe and a Hamas politician's home in the Gaza Strip on Friday in a rare renewal of internal violence in the enclave seized by Islamists a year ago.
Gaza officials: 2 bombs explode in Gaza City (AP)
Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:24:47 GMT
AP - A bomb exploded outside a cafe early Friday and another went off outside the home of a Hamas lawmaker, security officials said. One person was killed.
Jerusalem bulldozer drivers live in fear after attacks (Reuters)
Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:23:27 GMT
Reuters - Palestinian and Jewish bulldozer
drivers alike say they live in fear of being mistaken for
attackers.
Still time for Mideast peace deal under Bush: Rice (AFP)
Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:09:06 GMT
AFP - There is still time for Israel and the Palestinians to reach a peace agreement before US President George W. Bush leaves office, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Friday.
Israeli PM accused of dragging feet in graft probe (AFP)
Fri, 25 Jul 2008 07:29:07 GMT
AFP - Israel's attorney general has criticised Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, saying he stonewalled police efforts to question him over corruption allegations, the press reported on Friday.
Israelis, Palestinians: Mixed feelings about Obama (AP)
Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:24:16 GMT
AP - Both Israelis and Palestinians came away from Barack Obama's visit to the Holy Land with the feeling he would do more for Mideast peace than President Bush has. But neither side seemed fully convinced that Obama would have their interests at heart.
US: Israeli settlement talk 'not helpful' (AFP)
Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:49:46 GMT
AFP - The White House on Thursday declined to comment specifically on Israeli plans to expand a settlement in the occupied Jordan Valley but said in general such talk was "not helpful."
Israel set to authorise more settlements in Jordan Valley (AFP)
Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:21:33 GMT
AFP - Israel was set to expand a settlement in the occupied Jordan Valley, a senior official said on Thursday, in defiance of Palestinian and international calls to freeze such activity.
Israel to build new settlement in West Bank (AP)
Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:00:36 GMT
AP - A key committee has approved construction of the first new Jewish settlement in the West Bank in a decade, an Israeli official said Thursday. The news infuriated Palestinians, who said the decision could cripple peace efforts.