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Obama arrives in Israel, vows undying US support

Making his first official visit to Israel, U.S. President Barack Obama pledged on Wednesday unwavering commitment to ...

Palestinians want Obama to end `passivity` on peace

Palestinians want President Barack Obama`s milestone visit this week to lead to a more active US approach to resolving ...

IMF calls for `urgent action` to boost Palestinian economy

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Thursday called for "urgent action" to help revive the Palestinian ...

Obama coming `to listen` to Israel, Palestinians

US President Barack Obama said Thursday his forthcoming trip to Israel and the Palestinian territories was to "listen" ...

Israeli troops killHamas member in West Bank

Israeli troops shot dead a Hamas militant and wounded two other Palestinians with live fire during a clash with ...

US urges Palestinians, Israelis to exercise restraint

The Obama administration on Monday urged both the Palestinians and the Israelis to exercise restraint as tensions were ...

Arab League chief arrives in West Bank

Arab League chief Nabil al-Arabi arrived in Ramallah on Saturday for a visit to the West Bank, an AFP correspondent ...

US deeply disappointed in Israeli settlement plans

The United States Tuesday slammed plans being mulled by Israel to build nearly 5,000 new settler homes in annexed east ...

France summons Israel ambassador over settler plan

France on Monday summoned the Israeli ambassador to Paris to complain about the Jewish state's plans to build new ...

Israeli cabinet rejects Palestinian status upgrade in UN

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Sunday that the Israeli government rejects the upgrade of the ...

`Now we have a state,` Abbas says after UN bid

Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas returned to the West Bank on Sunday after winning upgraded UN status for the ...

Israel withholds Palestinian funds after UN vote

Israel said on Sunday it was withholding this month`s transfer of tax revenues to the Palestinian Authority, after the ...

World should sustain ceasefire in Gaza

The United Nation Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called on all parties in the world to sustain the ceasefire happened ...

Volunteers Eager to Finish Construction of Indonesia Hospital in Gaza

Despite Israeli air attacks on Gaza, the Medical Emergency Rescue-Committee (MER-C) volunteers from Indonesia are ...

Defer travel to Gaza, Central and Southern Israel

Filipinos were advised by the Philippine government against travelling to Gaza and some parts of Israel amid ...