Obama, Netanyahu seek to defuse US-Israel tensions
United States President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sought on Tuesday to ease strained ties.
United States President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sought on Tuesday to ease strained ties.
Palestinians mounted violent protests in Jerusalem on Tuesday as US President Barack Obama’s envoy cancelled plans to return to the region.
United States Vice-President Joe Biden assured Israel on Tuesday of Washington’s commitment to its security.
Israel disclosed it would build 112 new homes in a Jewish settlement, a plan Palestinians said topped the agenda in talks they held with a US envoy.
Israel said on Wednesday the use foreign-born Israeli identities by a hit squad suspected of killing a Hamas militant did not prove Mossad did it.
Israel said on Wednesday its navy intercepted a container ship carrying rockets destined for Lebanon’s Iranian-backed Hezbollah group.
Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday Israel would not freeze all building in West Bank settlements as demanded by Washington, but could limit its scope.
Israel approved on Monday the building of 455 settler homes in the occupied West Bank, a move opposed by the United States and the Palestinians.
Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak approved permits on Monday to build 455 new settler homes in the occupied West Bank.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has refrained from initiating new housing projects in Israeli settlements in the West Bank, a minister said.