ARTICLES RELATING TO MIDDLE EAST PEACE

Israel extends Gaza fishing zone

2013-05-21 20:38

Israel has restored the fishing zone off the coast of Gaza after earlier reducing it when rockets were fired from the territory, the army has announced.

Israel cancels Unesco mission to Jerusalem

2013-05-20 15:00

Israel has announced it is calling off a United Nations investigative mission to the Old City in annexed east Jerusalem because of Palestinian efforts to politicise the visit.

Israeli 'Nakba' Arabs return to village

2013-05-15 12:00

Palestinians and Arab Israelis have marked what to them is the Nakba - Arabic for "catastrophe" - of the creation of the Jewish state and exodus of 760 000 of them from their homes.

Israel seeking to 'sabotage' peace efforts

2013-05-10 09:02

The chief Palestinian negotiator has accused the Israeli government of trying to "sabotage" US moves to rekindle peace talks by signing off on plans for nearly 300 new settler homes near Ramallah.

Syria able to face Israel: Assad

2013-05-08 10:09

In his first response to Israel's weekend airstrikes, President Bashar Assad says Syria is capable of facing Israel, but stopped short of threatening retaliation for the strikes near Damascus.

Turkey slams Israeli air strikes in Syria

2013-05-07 14:02

Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan has condemned Israeli air strikes on targets near Damascus, saying they are an opportunity for the Syrian regime to cover up its own killings.

Taliban bomb kills eight Afghan police

2013-05-02 14:34

A Taliban bomb has killed eight Afghan police in Logar province outside the capital Kabul, officials say, four days after the insurgents started their annual "spring offensive".

Israel to stop phosphor use in smokescreen

2013-04-26 15:01

Israel has said it will be phasing out white phosphorus smokescreen munitions whose use during its 2008-2009 offensive in the heavily populated Gaza Strip drew war crimes allegations.

Israel says Syria used chemical arms

2013-04-23 13:03

Syrian government forces have used chemical weapons - probably nerve gas - in their fight against rebels, the Israeli military's top intelligence analyst say.

Afghans arrest 5 'Taliban' over bomb plot

2013-04-19 17:56

Afghan authorities said they have arrested five Taliban insurgents who were planning suicide attacks on civilians in the capital Kabul and another city.

2 Gaza rockets hit southern Israel

2013-04-19 12:19

Two rockets fired from the Gaza Strip have hit southern Israel without causing casualties or damage, a police spokesperson says.

Spat over protest at SA Israel concert

2013-04-18 09:40
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Cosatu has condemned the assault of two women during a pro-Palestinian protest at a concert celebrating Israel's independence day, but the SA Zionist Federation says the protesters were disruptive.

Israel closes file on Gaza attack deaths

2013-04-15 15:08

The Israeli military has closed probes into more that 60 allegations of misconduct during its November Gaza campaign, including a strike that killed 12, among them five children.

Palestinian PM Fayyad resigns

2013-04-14 08:42

Palestinian prime minister Salam Fayyad has resigned after a weeks-long falling out with president Mahmud Abbas, despite US efforts for him to stay on.

Kerry returning to Middle East

2013-04-04 12:31

US Secretary of State John Kerry is headed back to the Middle East for his third trip in a month, foraging for signs that Israel and the Palestinians are ready to make tough sacrifices for peace.

Palestinians on strike after inmate dies

2013-04-03 13:02

Palestinians across the West Bank and Gaza are observing a general strike, with prisoners refusing food to mourn the death of a fellow inmate in an Israeli jail.

Israel attacks Gaza; first since truce

2013-04-03 07:52

Israel has launched an air strike on the Palestinian Gaza Strip, the first such attack since an eight-day war in November, Hamas and the Israel's military says.

Israel: Far-right MP barred from holy site

2013-03-27 17:13

Israeli police have stopped a far-right MP from entering a flashpoint holy site in Jerusalem fearing a violent response from Muslims at the site, a police spokesperson says.

Suicide bombers attack Afghan police base

2013-03-26 09:08

A group of seven suicide bombers have attacked a police base in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad, killing five officers, police say.

Obama ends Middle East trip

2013-03-23 19:01

US President Barack Obama has paid a visit to the ancient Jordanian ruins at Petra, before heading home after a four-day Middle East tour dominated by his embrace of Israel.

Palestine invokes apartheid on Obama tour

2013-03-22 07:41

Palestinians sour at Barack Obama's perceived failure to honour their historical struggle have invoked the US civil rights movement and South Africa's apartheid.

Iran threatens Israel retaliation

2013-03-21 17:41

Iran will "annihilate" the Israeli cities of Tel Aviv and Haifa if it comes under attack by the Jewish state, supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has warned.

Israelis warm up to Obama ahead of visit

2013-03-19 17:33

Israelis have warmed up to Barack Obama, but only slightly, according to a new opinion poll published on the eve of the US president's visit to Israel.

Palestinian 'mother of martyrs' dies

2013-03-18 09:07

A Palestinian lawmaker known as the "mother of martyrs" who praised and supported three of her sons who were killed while carrying out deadly attacks against Israelis has died, says a Gaza official.

Obama: A year or so for Iran to get nuke

2013-03-15 07:23
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US President Barack Obama has said in an interview a week before visiting Israel that Iran is "over a year or so" from getting a nuclear bomb, and the military option remains on the table.

 

Israel MP speaks of removing settlers

2013-05-20 18:08

The leader of the second largest party in Israel's coalition government says thousands of Jewish settlers would have to be removed from occupied land under any peace deal with the Palestinians.

Man dies in Gaza tunnel collapse

2013-05-19 08:13

A Palestinian youth has died after a tunnel linking Egypt to the Gaza Strip collapsed.

Mideast needs political solution: Hagel

2013-05-10 12:07

The problems that plague the Middle East, including Iran's nuclear ambitions and Syria's civil war, require "political, not military" solutions, says US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel.

Anger as Israel OKs new settler homes

2013-05-09 13:00

Israel has signed off on plans for nearly 300 new settler homes near Ramallah, angering the Palestinians who accuse the Israeli government of trying to "sabotage" moves to rekindle peace talks.

Syria OKs militants' attacks on Israel

2013-05-07 16:37

President Bashar Assad's regime has given a Palestinian militant group the go-ahead to set up missiles to attack Israel in the wake of recent Israeli airstrikes on the Syrian capital, says a spokesperson.

Israel negotiator positive on Arab offer

2013-05-03 10:17

Israel's chief peace negotiator says it's "good news" that the Arab peace initiative is negotiable and that Arab nations are supporting peace talks between Israel and the Palestine.

UK troops killed in Afghanistan blast

2013-05-02 08:02

Prime Minister David Cameron says Britain is paying a "very high price" in Afghanistan after three soldiers were killed by a roadside bomb.

Bahrain arrests girls over F1 bomb plan

2013-04-23 14:56

Two Bahraini girls have been arrested for allegedly having plotted to carry out an attack on Sakhir circuit during the weekend's Formula One Grand Prix race, police say.

Palestinian hunger striker to end fast

2013-04-23 11:02

A Palestinian prisoner who refused food for months is expected to end his hunger strike after a deal was reached with Israeli authorities for his early release, his lawyer says.

Iraq cafe bomb death toll rises, 32

2013-04-19 13:04

Iraqi police and morgue officials say the death toll in a suicide bombing inside a Baghdad cafe has risen to 32 killed and 65 wounded.

Iran's army able to destroy Israel 'alone'

2013-04-18 15:01

Iran's army "alone" is able to destroy Israel, army commander General Ataollah Salehi has said, responding to boasts by the Jewish state that its military that could attack its arch foe on its own.

Rockets hit Israeli resort town

2013-04-17 11:04

At least two rockets have exploded in Israel's Red Sea resort town of Eilat early causing no casualties but prompting the authorities to close the airport, police say.

Israel remembers fallen soldiers, civilians

2013-04-14 22:12

Israel has been marking Memorial Day from sunset, remembering fallen troops and civilian deaths in terror attacks.

Kerry ends Mideast trip with Israel talks

2013-04-09 14:03

Top US diplomat John Kerry has met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the tail end of three days of talks to piece together a plan for resuming Middle East peace negotiations.

Saudi-funded UN cash to support Gaza

2013-04-03 16:55

The United Nations is to provide financial support to thousands of Gaza families affected by last year's conflict with Israel thanks to a Saudi donation of nearly $16m, it says.

Israel warns over Gaza rockets

2013-04-03 10:05

Israeli Defence Minister Moshe Yaalon says the military will not sit back while Palestinian militants attack southern Israel from Gaza.

Palestinian inmate dies; Israel blamed

2013-04-02 14:04
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The Palestinian leadership has blamed Israel for the death of a long-term prisoner with cancer, hiking tensions over a tinderbox issue closely followed on Palestinian streets.

Israeli army arrests five Hamas members

2013-03-27 12:01

Israel's army has arrested five members of Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, including a member of parliament, a prisoners' support group says.

Kerry, Abbas discuss 'new' peace efforts

2013-03-23 22:23

Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas has told US Secretary of State John Kerry that Israeli settlements "endanger" peace efforts, at a meeting to discuss a "new" peace push, says an official.

Obama makes symbolic stops in Israel

2013-03-22 12:08

Wrapping up a three day visit to Israel, President Barack Obama has paid respects to heroes of Israel and victims of the Holocaust, solemnly reaffirming the Jewish state's right to exist.

Obama: Israel at a crossroads

2013-03-21 20:07
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US President Barack Obama has warned that Israel was at a "crossroads" and should choose peace with Palestinians because it was necessary for its own ultimate security.

Obama departs Washington for Israel

2013-03-20 08:09

Barack Obama has departed en route to Israel for a four-day trip to the Middle East, a journalist travelling with the US president says.

Qaeda attack on Iraq ministry killed 30

2013-03-18 15:02

A brazen attack on the Iraqi justice ministry claimed by Al-Qaeda's Iraqi affiliate has killed 30 people and wounded 50, Justice Minister Hassan al-Shammari says.

Israel poised to ink government deal

2013-03-15 11:00

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is working to ink a long-awaited coalition deal that would see a new government sworn in just days before a visit by US President Barack Obama.

No 'grand peace plan' for Mideast: Obama

2013-03-08 10:00

President Barack Obama has told American Jewish leaders that prospects for Mideast peace are bleak, downplaying expectations of a breakthrough during his trip to Israel later this month.

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