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Palestinian statehood at 'dead-end'

JERUSALEM, June 18, 2013 (AFP) - Israeli Economy Minister Naftali Bennett said on Monday that the idea of a Palestinian state was at a "dead end", prompting the Palestinians to accuse him of sounding the death knell of a two-state solution.

June 18, 2013
Iran election 'will change nothing':Netanyahu

WARSAW, June 13, 2013 (AFP) - The presidential elections in Iran on Friday will bring about no significant change in Tehran's policies, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in Warsaw.

June 13, 2013
UN expert under fire over Palestine report

GENEVA, June 10, 2013 (AFP) - A pro-Israel rights group said Sunday that it, with backing from Washington, would call on the UN's top rights body to dismiss a top official after he demanded an investigation of the organisation.

June 10, 2013
Most Israelis against concession on Jerusalem

JERUSALEM, June 6, 2013 (AFP) - Three-quarters of Israelis oppose the idea of any part of Jerusalem becoming capital of a Palestinian state, a poll showed on Wednesday as Israel marked 46 years since the 1967 Six Day War.

June 06, 2013
Israel 'happy' with pres.'s Palestine visit

Israel Tuesday said it had no objection to the ongoing visit to Palestine by Maldives President Mohamed Waheed Hassan.

June 05, 2013
Kerry talks settlements with Netanyahu, Abbas

WASHINGTON, June 1, 2013 (AFP) - Top US diplomat John Kerry spoke by phone with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas about settlements and the Mideast peace process, the State Department said Friday.

June 01, 2013
Assad talks of new front with Israel

BEIRUT, May 31, 2013 (AFP) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad threatened Israel with renewed fighting in the Golan Heights and said Russia was committed to supplying him with advanced missiles, in an interview broadcast Thursday.

May 31, 2013
Fears grow as Russia to send Syria missiles

DAMASCUS, May 29, 2013 (AFP) - Russia insisted Tuesday it would deliver anti-aircraft missiles to war-torn Syria despite international criticism and a border-area attack killed three Lebanese soldiers, adding to growing fears of a wider conflict.

May 29, 2013
Israel probes possible attack from Lebanon

JERUSALEM, May 27, 2013 (AFP) - The Israeli military was on Monday investigating a possible overnight attack launched from Lebanon on a northern border village, after residents reported hearing explosions.

May 27, 2013
US unveils $4 bn Palestinian investment plan

AL SHUNAH, Jordan, May 27, 2013 (AFP) - US Secretary of State John Kerry unveiled Sunday a plan to boost the Palestinian economy by attracting $4 billion in private investment, saying it could transform the lives of the people.

May 27, 2013