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Israeli Foreign Minister Lieberman Heads to U.S., Will Meet Kerry, Jewish Leaders
Times of Israel - Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman was set to fly to the United States on Thursday evening for a multi-day visit to include...
Kerry: U.S. Will Review Its Approach to Mideast Peace Talks Before Continuing Efforts
New York Times - Secretary of State John Kerry said Friday that the Obama administration planned to re-evaluate its approach to Middle East peacemaking and...
Report: Israel Considering Sanctions Against Palestinian Authority
Times of Israel - Israel is considering retaliatory measures against the Palestinians in response to their renewed drive for international statehood recognition, Israeli media reported...
Iran and World Powers Restart Expert-Level Nuclear Talks
Reuters - Iran and six world powers began an expert-level meeting about Tehran's nuclear programme on Thursday, part of efforts to reach an agreement by late...
Palestinian Authority Compiles New List of Demands for Peace Talks
Ynet - The Palestinians have compiled a new list of demands for the continuation of peace talks, ranging from the release of some 1,200 Palestinian...
Police General Killed in Cairo Bombings Near University
BBC - A police brigadier-general has been killed as three bombs went off near Cairo university, Egyptian state media say. At least five other people were...
Polish Jews Allowed to Perform Non-Commercial Shechitah, Parliament Says
JNS.org - The Polish parliament (Sejm) has decided to allow the kosher slaughter of animals for Jewish religious purposes after having forbidden the entire practice...
Report: U.S. and Israel Nearing Deal on Pollard Release
New York Times - The Middle East peace talks verged on a breakdown Tuesday night, after President Mahmoud Abbas of the Palestinian Authority defied the...
Olmert’s Lawyers ‘Shocked’ by Conviction
Ynet - The judge may have refuted their client's version of events point by point, but the lawyers of former prime minister Ehud Olmert, who...
Netanyahu Says No Deal to Release Palestinian Convicts Without ‘Clear Benefit’ for Israel
Jerusalem Post - After Israel missed the deadline Saturday to release the fourth and final batch of Palestinian prisoners, seemingly putting peace talks in danger of...
Newly Appointed Iranian Ambassador to United Nations Tied to 1979 Hostage Crisis
Bloomberg - Iran has named a member of the militant group that held 52 Americans hostage in Tehran for 444 days to be its next ambassador...
Iranian Jews Mourn Death of Chief Rabbi Hamadani
Jerusalem Post - The Jewish community of Iran is mourning the passing of its chief rabbi, Yosef Hamadani, who died on Saturday, according to...
Gov. Christie Apologizes for ‘Occupied Territories’ Comment
Politico - New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie in a Saturday afternoon meeting with Sheldon Adelson apologized for stepping on a fault line in fraught Middle...
U.S. Says it Can’t Stop Palestinian Authority Moves at UN if Talks Fail
Ynet - The United States cannot stop a Palestinian campaign to the United Nations for statehood should peace talks with Israel fail, American diplomats told...
