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Turkey's Erdogan meets top Hamas officials
An Erdogan aide says he is holding talks with Hamas chief Khalid Mashaal as well as the Gaza Strip's prime minister, Ismail Haniyeh.
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As birthday parties go, it has a stellar guest list: Bill Clinton, Mikhail Gorbachev, Tony Blair, Sharon Stone, Robert De Niro, to name a few - and global diva Barbra Streisand to deliver her own version of Happy Birthday Mr President more than 50 years after Marilyn Monroe's ode to JFK.
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Arab village in Israel targeted in racial attack
Vandals daubed "Arabs out" graffiti and punctured tires in an Arab village near Jerusalem on Tuesday, targeting a community widely seen in Israel as a showcase for Jewish-Arab coexistence.
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Israel police hunt for vandals that hit Arab town
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U.S. right to arm Syrian rebels, says Israeli president
Israeli President Shimon Peres has thrown his weight behind U.S. plans to arm Syrian rebels, shrugging off fears the weapons could be turned on Israel and exacerbate the conflict.
PA: Israel declared death of 2-state solution
"Israel has officially declared the death of the two-state solution," chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat said Monday in response to Economy Minister Naftali Bennett's claim that the two-state solution had reached a "dead end."
Hamas urges former ally Hezbollah to withdraw from Syria, signalling growing sectarian rift
The Palestinian militant group Hamas on Monday urged Lebanon's Hezbollah militia to withdraw its fighters from Syria and accused it of stoking sectarian tensions, levelling unprecedented public criticism against a former ally.
In Israel, Streisand slams treatment of women
Entertainment star Barbra Streisand waded into one of Israel's touchiest issues Monday on the first major stop of her tour of the country - Jewish religious practices that separate men and women.
Rouhani: Economy, global dialogue priorities
Repairing Iran's economy and engaging in more dialogue -- both at home and abroad -- will be the top priorities of Iran's presidential administration, centrist President-elect Hassan Rouhani said in his first news conference Monday.
Israeli official blasts idea of Palestinian state
America's newest Miss USA is leaving a white collar job behind for a world of glamour in her new role - and she can't wait.
'Boycott your water meters', claims activist over Southern Water's Israeli-produced machines
Activists have urged water customers to boycott their meters because they're manufactured by an Israeli company 'profiteering' in the West Bank.
Israel Toughens Laws Against Anti-Palestinian Vandals
Israel approved new measures on Sunday against Jewish ultranationalists who vandalise Palestinian property in a drive to mire security forces in sectarian violence in the occupied West Bank.
Rohani Victory May Clip Support for Israeli Attack Over Iran Nuclear Plans
Iranian President-elect Hassan Rohani's vow to improve ties with the world carried him to a surprise first-round win.
May 2013 'record-busting' month for Israeli tourism
The month of May 2013 was a record-breaking month for tourism to Israel, igoogledisrael.com reported on Sunday.
Vote on Civil Unions in Israel Delayed Indefinitely
A vote scheduled for today on civil unions in Israel has been put off indefinitely, Justice Minister Tzipi Livni said on Sunday.
Israel PM: Sanctions on Iran should increase
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned the international community on Sunday against easing sanctions on Iran following the election of a reformist-backed president, as the country's nuclear efforts remain firmly in the hands of Iran's extremist ruling clerics.
Lapid Attempts to Restart Israel-PA Economic Talks
Israel and the Palestinian Authority may restart economic talks, which were cut off in November 2012 in the wake of a terror onslaught from Gaza and the resulting Pillar of Defense operation.
Barghouthi: Israeli forces disperse Ramallah march
Dozens of Palestinians were lightly wounded on Saturday when Israeli forces dispersed a march in Beit Liqya, west of Ramallah, Palestinian lawmaker Mustafa Barghouthi said.
Better prison than IDF: Israeli objector puts military in predicament
Military service is compulsory in Israel, but the occupation of the West Bank is forcing many young citizens to question the need to join the IDF, with some choosing to go to prison instead.
Two killed in mortar attack on Iranian dissident camp in Iraq
BAGHDAD: Two people were killed in a mortar attack on an Iranian dissident camp in the Iraqi capital on Saturday, police sources said.