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A senior Israeli government official has proposed a secret meeting between the Turkish and Israeli prime ministers as part of a major drive to revive ailing relations between the two countries and get business back on track.

Palestinian National Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has said US President Barack Obama 'is doing nothing for the peace process' in the Middle East.

Assistant Arab League Secretary General for Palestine Affairs Ambassador Mohammad Subaih strongly criticized on Sunday the Israeli President Shimon Peres' proposal on a Palestinian state with temporary borders, Kuwait News Agency reported on Sunday.

Venezuela is accusing Israeli President Shimon Peres of threatening President Hugo Chavez.

Date : Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:27:16 +0400 THE NEW POLICY SHIFT FOR TURKEY By Azat Oganesian http://www.examiner.com/x-27914-Newark-Conservative-Examiner~y2009m11d19-The-new-policy-shift-for-Turkey The Examiner Nov 19 2009 There are some countries in the world that may be categorized as transcontinental, both in the geographical and cultural sense.

The U.S. is responsible for the crisis in the Middle East and shouldna t be coordinating peace talks for the region, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said, Bloomberg reported.

On the backdrop of increasing reports on an impending prisoner exchange deal between Israel and Hamas , Palestinian prisoners involved in deadly terror attacks have been informing their families that their names are on the list of inmates slated to be released.

For Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, it is a chance for South America's largest nation to bask in its growing political clout.

Israeli aircraft attacked two suspected weapons-making factories and a smuggling tunnel in the Gaza Strip early Sunday in what the military said was retaliation for Palestinian rocket fired into southern Israel.

Several hundred people on Sunday protested the upcoming visit of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, taking him to task for his denial of the Holocaust.

Israeli President Shimon Peres said on Sunday there has been "progress" in talks to free soldier Gilad Shalit, held captive by Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip for the past three years.

Israel will anger all Muslims if it does not resolve Jerusalem's disputed status, Egypt's president warned his Israeli counterpart on Sunday.

The BBC's Middle East editor Jeremy Bowen considers how the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians has taught US President Barack Obama hard and humiliating lessons.

Brazilian President Luiz Incio Lula da Silva said Friday after meeting the Palestinian National Authority President Mahmoud Abbas that peace in Middle East depends on establishing a Palestinian state.

It looked like a scene straight out of the Bible. The men at the front wore outfits based on those of the Priests of the Ancient Temple of Jerusalem, and sent out over the hills a wail that could be heard several miles away.

Israeli President Shimon Peres has called for Palestinians to "show that they control their own people" before seeking UN recognition of an independent state.

The Israeli navy reported having discovered tons of rockets and other weapons onboard a ship bound for Syria.

Israeli President Shimon Peres, who arrived Sunday in Argentina, home to Latin America's biggest Jewish community, for a two-day visit, will meet today with President Cristina Fernndez de Kirchner, just ahead of a planned visit by Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas.

Israel has signed a $350 million deal to supply dozens of unmanned surveillance aircraft to Brazil's national police, a defense official said Thursday.

Israeli politicians and diplomats expressed surprise over Gov. Jon Corzine's loss to Republican Chris Christie in last Tuesday's New Jersey gubernatorial election.