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Kerry: Israeli, Palestinian Status Quo Unsustainable 克里称以色列与巴勒斯坦敌对现状不可持续 STATE DEPARTMENT As Israeli politicians campaign to lead a new government, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says current hostilities betw
By Meredith Buel Washington 17 November 2009 The United States says it is dismayed that Israel has authorized the construction of new housing units in occupied east Jerusalem. A Palestinian boy in the yard of his house in front of a new housing deve
Israel evicted dozens of Palestinians from their homes in Jerusalem on Sunday. The move touches on one of the core issues of the Middle East conflict. Israeli Jews enter a house after police evicted its Palestinian residents in the East Jerusalem ne
About 30 Israelis who served in Israel's offensive on militants in Gaza six months ago say the army pushed them to use reckless force against Palestinian civilians. Israeli defense officials rebuffed the accounts, saying the army operated according
Kerry Meets Abbas in New Bid to Revive Peace Talks Kerry held one-on-one talks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday in Ramallah. The two agreed to continue working together to find the best path to peace, but made no official statements
Peres: Kerry Making Progress on Resuming Mideast Talks As Palestinian leaders met in the West Bank to discuss Kerry's push to restart talks on a two-state solution, Israeli President Shimon Peres, speaking in Jerusalem, said U.S. efforts are moving t
By Scott Stearns Marrakech, Morocco 03 November 2009 U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is trying to quiet Arab complaints about her praise for an Israeli offer to limit Jewish settlements on the West Bank. Palestinian leaders say the Israeli o
By David Gollust Washington 14 February 2006 Sean McCormack The Bush administration says it is not having separate talks with Israel about how to deal with a Hamas-led Palestinian government. The New
By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 06 March 2008 A new report by a consortium of British aid agencies says the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip is the worst in forty years. VOA's Jim Teeple reports the report blames Israel for the crisis, but Israeli of
By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 07 March 2006 Israel's election campaign began on Tuesday with different parties unveiling their campaign ads, and the candidates stepping up attacks against each other. VOA's
By Margaret Besheer Nahr el-Bared, Lebanon 01 June 2007 The Lebanese army used artillery to bombard Islamic militants holed up in a Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon Friday, as it intensified pressure on the militants to surrender. At leas
By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 06 March 2006 The Islamic militant group Hamas moved quickly on Monday to take control of the Palestinian parliament - voting to revoke a series of legislative measures passed
The State Department said Tuesday U.S. Middle East envoy George Mitchell is adding stops in Lebanon and Syria to his current mission to the region aimed at reviving Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. The Obama administration has sought to improve ties
By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 21 June 2007 Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas are to hold talks in Egypt, early next week. As VOA's Jim Teeple reports from Jerusalem, Jordan's King Abdullah is also scheduled to a
By Stephanie Ho Washington 10 December 2006 British Prime Minister Tony Blair says he welcomes the renewed focus on resolving the Israel - Palestinian dispute. Mr. Blair, who made the comment on U.S. television Sunday, has long held the view that th
By Margaret Besheer Nahr El-Bared, Lebanon 02 June 2007 For a second day, the Lebanese Army intensified its shelling of Islamist militants holed-up in a Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon. The army is trying to bring the two week-long stand
U.S. special envoy to the Middle East George Mitchell is on the second day of a visit to Israel, where he is working to jump-start the peace process. It has been a slow start for the U.S. official in his efforts to bridge the gaps. U.S. Mideast envo
Under pressure from the United States, Israel is sending mixed signals on the controversial issue of West Bank settlements. General view of the West Bank Jewish settlement of Beitar Ilit, 04 Sep 2009 Israel plans to approve the construction of hundr
By Luis Ramirez Jerusalem 01 November 2009 Palestinian leaders are voicing frustration after U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton praised Israel for making what she said are unprecedented concessions in efforts to restart peace negotiations. Isra
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 16 October 2009 Israel comdemns the United Nations Human Rights Council's approval of the Goldstone Report which accuses Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas of war crimes during the Gaza conflict in January. Is