Israel Travel News Archives

Israel's prime minister on Wednesday proposed a 10-month freeze on West Bank settlement construction in what he said was an attempt to jumpstart Mideast peace talks.

Guido Westerwelle is currently visiting Israel for his first official trip as Foreign Minister.

The comments, made by Chancellor Angela Merkel's spokesman, coincide with German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle's first trip to Israel and are in response to Israel's approval last week of plans to build 900 new homes near Jerusalem.

Argentina's president says Israel and the United States should do more to push for peace in the Middle East.

"I've had groups come here to walk in Jesus's footsteps with no idea that this is the Jewish state," said our B&B host in northern Israel who also is a registered tour guide.

An Israeli minister said on Friday he was to travel to Turkey, in the first such visit since Israel's military offensive in Gaza at the turn of the year strained ties with Turkey.

Lebanon's military commander on Saturday said he will heighten border security in fear of an Israeli attack, reported the London based Al-Quds Al-Arabi newspaper.

Nov. 17, 2009 - A group of 33 Susanville locals got the chance to go to Israel for an intense 10-day journey through the Holy Land.

The charged relationship between US President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been topped with open outrage by the US administration over construction plans in Jerusalem's Gilo neighborhood.

Swedish Foreign Affairs Minister Carl Bildt, who is chairing the foreign ministers' meeting as Sweden holds the rotating EU Presidency, said ministers would instead discuss ways of showing support for the Palestinians.

Himachal Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal was Wednesday asked by the Israeli government to help in tracing its nationals who have gone missing in the hill state, an official statement said.

India Gazette Wednesday 18th November, 2009 Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal is in Israel seeking trade and agricultural ties with that country, a Punjab government spokesman said here Wednesday.

Nov. 17, 2009 11:34 a.m. Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle Tuesday signed a bilateral trade agreement between Israel and Wisconsin on research and development with a strong focus on water technology.

The United States would veto a Palestinian declaration of statehood in the United Nations Security Council, U.S. senators visiting Israel said Monday.

Israel declined comment on Tuesday on a report of new U.S. demands it curb settlement round Jerusalem, but it reaffirmed its determination to go on building on occupied West Bank land that it has annexed to the city.

"Turkey and Israel hold joint drill, in apparent ease of tensions By Yossi Melman, Haaretz Correspondent Haaretz Service Israel, Jordan, and Turkey conducted a joint search and rescue military drill two weeks ago, the Turkish daily Zaman reported on Monday, pointing to an apparent ease in recent tensions between Jerusalem and Ankara." More: Turkey ...

Saeb Erakat, the chief Palestinian negotiator, confirmed that the request to the EU was made on Monday as Israeli ministers repeated warnings that any unilateral moves would trigger counter-measures that could include the annexation of more of the occupied West Bank.

Tourism Minister Stas Misezhnikov , accompanying President Shimon Peres on a state visit to Brazil, has signed a tourism agreement in hopes of encouraging Brazilian and South American travel to Israel, the Tourism Ministry announced in a statement Thursday.

The Nazareth Magistrate's Court on Wednesday dismissed a case against an Arab youth who was charged with attacking a police vehicle near Nazareth during the Gaza offensive earlier this year.

A former American president who tried and failed to broker a final Middle East peace agreement is back in the region.

Palestinian officials said Sunday they are preparing to ask the United Nations to endorse an independent state without Israel's consent because they are losing hope they can achieve their aspirations through peace talks.

The UK's largest airline, easyJet, this month launched a weekly schedule of six daily flights between London and Tel Aviv.

Motorcyclists are planning to create traffic jams on roads from major cities today in protest against proposed hikes in insurance rates for two-wheeled vehicles.

By Judith Sudilovsky Source: Published: Theresa and Jerry Casey sit with their daughter Rachel at their apartment in Jerusalem Nov.

A group that helps Americans living in Israel is calling on its members to write their senators and protest a clause in US President Barack Obama's health care reform proposal that would charge an annual tax to Americans living abroad who opt out of coverage.

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is kicking off his overseas trip this weekend, traveling to Jerusalem for the Saban Forum , an annual conference organized by the Brookings Institute.

While the White House is paying increasing attention to a 'Middle East Peace Process', and politicians in Israel delay comprehensive peace talks, the reality of the on-going Israeli Occupation has been all but lost in sound bites.

It's been one of those stretches. The calls for "balance" and "honesty" in discussion of Israel are coming fast and furious.

President Nicolas Sarkozy on Thursday stepped up French diplomacy in the Middle East, holding talks with Palestinian andIsraeli leaders ahead of an Elysee meeting with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. With the Israeli-Palestinian peace effort in peril, Sarkozy spoke by phone with Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas after meeting for nearly two hours ...

" Wafa Sarhan was devastated to think her two sons would never hear her voice again after an Israeli strike on Gaza left them deaf.

Despite indications that Obama is gearing up for another round of confrontation with Netanyahu, Israel appears in no mood to take orders, writes George Hishmeh * Top aides of the Obama administration have this month been quietly stoking the remnant coals of the peace process, raising expectations that the US president, whose popularity remains ...

Israel is on the last lap for joining the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, according to Israeli officials.

France's foreign minister on Tuesday urged Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas not to step down and vowed to press that point during a trip to Israel and the Palestinian Territories in the coming days.

Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at 9:15 a.m. LANSING, Mich. - Lt. Gov. John Cherry is heading to the Mideast to lure businesses with Michigan's abundant water.

The Jewish Federation of Southern Arizona will launch its 2010 Federation Community Campaign at 7:15 p.m. Nov.

Few whirls of the Mideast maelstrom are more confusing than Israel's Arab population - those 1.7 million urban and rural Arabs whose forebears wisely chose to remain in the newborn State of Israel rather than flee and become Palestinian refugees.

The Obama administration tried to jump start the Israeli-Arab peace process and inject new energy into additional areas of US activity in the Middle East by instituting a settlement freeze in the West Bank.

TEL AVIV: Israel has signed a $1.1 billion contract to supply an upgraded tactical air defence system to India, with delivery expected by 2017, an Israeli official said on Monday.

Dueling visits to Brazil by the presidents of Israel and Iran are showing the South American powerhouse's growing role in Mideast diplomacy.

CJP and JCRC invite the Greater Boston community to join His Excellency Michael B. Oren, Ambassador of Israel to the U.S. to discuss: This is a free event, but RSVP is required.

A leading Republican congressman warned that the climate toward Israel on Capitol Hill could be changing, ahead of his address to a major Jewish conference Sunday.

The Goa Police said Saturday that it was 'natural' for officers from Israel's Mumbai consulate to inspect the North Goa coast as it was frequented by Israeli tourists.

Maj. Gen. Amos Yadlin, director of Military Intelligence, announced Tuesday that Hamas launched a rocket some 60 kilometers into the sea, apparently as an experiment.

Facing criticism from Arab leaders, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton tempered praise of Israela s offer to restrict West Bank settlements and announced a sudden trip to Egypt to confer with President Hosni Mubarak about the stalled Mideast peace process.

A former Israeli politician and member of the Israeli Defense Force urged students to advocate for Israel and fight the influence of radical ideologues.

Sen. Brownback has introduced a bill to delete the waiver abused to stall the mandated move of the U.S. embassy in Israel to Jerusalem.

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Israeli President Shimon Peres blamed Iran and Syria on Wednesday for arming terrorist groups and undermining Middle East peace.

A lot appears in the press, including in this column, about Israel. Some of this coverage is positive and some negative, some informed and some misinformed.

Ross Kemp is to front a two-part documentary looking at the political situation in Israel and Gaza for Sky1 and Sky1 HD.

The huge amount of rain that has drenched Israel over the past few days leaves no room for doubt: winter has finally arrived.

It's a land like no other, in a time like no other. As world events involving the nation of Israel heat up, many are wondering whether Biblical prophecy is about to unfold there.

VHeadline News Editor Patrick J. O'Donoghue reports: The first meeting of the joint summit working group took place at the Organization of American States on Thursday and Friday last week.

What would you call a group that opposes sanctions on Iran, questions Israel's right to defend itself from terrorist groups firing rockets from Gaza, seeks to pressure Israel into making major concessions without regard to the views of the elected government in Jerusalem, and supports a U.N.-commissioned report accusing Israel of committing war ...

Macedonian Premier Nikola Gruevski held a short informal meeting with his new Greek counterpart, George Papandreou, on Thursday in Brussels.

In Tehran, chants of "Death to America" have been competing with cries of "Death to the dictator." On this, the 30th anniversary of the U.S. Embassy takeover, opposition protesters took to the streets of the Iranian capital, clashing with security forces near a government rally.

Close NOVEMBER 3, 2009 By JAY SOLOMON MARRAKECH, Morocco -- The Obama administration's drive for Middle East peace risked a major setback as Arab nations warned of "failure" after a surprise U.S. shift away from insisting on a total freeze of Israeli settlement-building in disputed areas ahead of peace talks.

"New Turkish Envoy: Israel Must Understand Ankara's Mideast Role by Hana Levi Julian Follow Israel news on Twitter and Facebook.

An Israeli zoo says that it has become the world's biggest exporter of hippopotamuses - sending 14 to centres around the world.

The Egyptian Foreign Ministry on Sunday urged the international community to protect Jerusalem from the "racist steps" being taken by Israel to change the demographics of the city.

Moscow, 1953. Stalin calls in Khrushchev. "Niki, I'm dying. Don't have much to leave you.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks at a press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu October 31, 2009 in Jerusalem, Israel.

Two Mossad agents entered Jordan with Canadian passports and injected Mash'al with a nerve toxin.

CBS11 devoted more thanA 7 minutes last night to this Bennett Cunningham report on Rick Perry's family excursion to Jerusalem, paid for by Israeli oil interests who have scored big in Texas.A The trip took place while Perry was announcing a reduction in travel by state employees and carried a taxpayer price tag of $70,000 - plus overttime - for ...

'Hindu terror is less potent vis-a-vis jihadi' IANS PANAJI: The Goa police believe there is a difference between jihadi terrorism and right wing Hindu terrorism.

Palestinians will not resume peace talks with Israel until it freezes settlement construction on the West Bank, a Palestinian official said on Saturday ahead of a meeting with the top U.S. diplomat.

Hillary Clinton is returning to Israel in an effort to revive America's push for peace, but in the words of one Israeli newspaper she faces 'mission impossible'. The backdrop to her visit is a month of on-off weekend rioting in Jerusalem.

Eighteen rabbis from Los Angeles are in Israel to show that cross-denominational coexistence is not as impossible as it often seems.

MADRID: Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak has canceled a visit to Spain next week amid alleged disagreements between the two nations over the command of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon .