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By Paula Wolfson White House 31 July 2006 President Bush says he is determined to end the war between Israeli forces and Lebanese-based Hezbollah militants, and will push for a sustainable peace at the United Nations. President Bush delivers speech
By Kane Farabaugh Chicago 13 May 2008 Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter has never been one to mince words. And he has said he does not care about what people think of him. Recently, he defied U.S. policy by traveling to the Middle East for meetings
The leader of a small suburban village near Chicago made his name as a small town politician and big city prosecutor. Little did his constituents know that by the time he had entered college, nearly two decades earlier, Mark Damisch was an accomplis
By Paula Wolfson Washington 07 January 2008 President Bush heads to the Middle East this week to encourage Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts, and strengthen ties with Gulf states. VOA White House Correspondent Paula Wolfson reports it will be one of
President Bush visits the Middle East next week to push his peace agenda following a U.S.-sponsored international conference late last year meant to infuse the stalled Mideast peace process with new momentum. The president will be meeting with all th
By Paula Wolfson White House 31 July 2006 President Bush says America mourns the loss of life in the Lebanese village of Qana. The president says his goal is a sustained peace in the region. President Bush says the US looking for sustained peace in
By Scott Stearns Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt 18 May 2008 The Bush administration says Israeli and Palestinian negotiators are making significant progress toward an independent Palestinian state. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports from Egy
At the start of new Middle East peace talks, U.S. President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned Tuesday's deadly shooting near the West Bank town of Hebron. Both leaders said Wednesday that they are determined that th
Those who oppose the cause of peace will try in every way possible to sabotage this process as we have already seen this week. - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has launched the first direct peace talks b
Libyan Uprising Boosts Morale in Mideast The apparent victory by rebels in Libya is sending shockwaves throughout the Middle East. An uprising that appeared to be lost is boosting the morale of protesters facing other Arab governments that have respo
Kerry Cites Some Progress in Mideast Talks JERUSALEM U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has briefed leaders in Jordan and Saudi Arabia on his latest efforts to boost the Israeli - Palestinian peace talks. Kerry said Sunday, before leaving Israel, tha
Syria Issue Likely to Come Up During Obama's Mideast Trip With President Assad's forces still controlling Syrian air space, rebels want the United States to give them the weapons they say they need to finish the fight. When we are denied weapons, we
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
US Oil Surge Could Impact Mideast Geopolitics The IEA report describes a 'supply shock' from the United States rippling through world oil markets. The key to it is the resurgence of shale development in the United States, John Mitchell, an oil market
By Jeff Swicord Jerusalem 27 November 2007 Withthe U.S.-sponsored Mideast conference underway in Annapolis Maryland, borders are one of the issues on the agenda. Since the 1967 Arab-Israeli war, Jewish settlements and Israel's separation barrier in t
By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 27 November 2007 There were more protests Tuesday in the Palestinian territories and in Tehranagainst the Mideast peace conference now under way in Annapolis, Maryland. VOA's Jim Teeple reports from Jerusalem protests in the W
By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 19 March 2008 U.S. Senator John McCain, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, is touring Israel and meeting with Israeli leaders as part of his Mideast tour that has taken him to Iraq and Jordan. VOA's Jim Teeple re
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 Carolyn Presutti Washington, D.C. 04 January 2008 The Bush administration is providing details of the president's planned nine-day trip to the Middle East, beginning Tuesday. The trip will include his first visit to Israel and the West Bank since
Israeli politics and Mideast peace efforts have been thrown into turmoil following Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's pledge to step down in September. VOA's Jim Teeple reports Ehud Olmert will leave office tarnished by corruption and many Israelis say hi