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Kerry says Israelis, Palestinians must make tough decisions

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TEL AVIV - Israeli and Palestinian leaders must decide soon on whether to revive long-dormant peace negotiations to end their decades-old conflict, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Friday.

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Kerry meets Israelis, Palestinians in bid to revive talks

JERUSALEM - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry held separate talks with Israeli and Palestinian officials on Thursday and acknowledged there was considerable scepticism that the two sides would resume peace negotiations.

World, 23 May 2013

Kerry meets Israelis, Palestinians in bid to revive talks

JERUSALEM - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry held separate talks with Israeli and Palestinian officials on Thursday and acknowledged there was considerable scepticism that the two sides would resume peace negotiations.

World, 23 May 2013

General says Israel poised for war on Syria if Assad falls

HERZLIYA, Israel - Israel is poised for a large-scale assault on Syria to prevent advanced weapons reaching jihadi rebels or Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon if President Bashar al-Assad is toppled, Israel's air force chief said on Wednesday.

World, Syria, 23 May 2013

Syria, Israel exchange fire on Golan Heights

BEIRUT - Syria said its troops destroyed an Israeli vehicle that crossed into its territory from the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights on Tuesday and warned that any attempt to violate its sovereignty would meet "immediate and firm retaliation".

World, Syria, 21 May 2013

Qatar: Arab Spring makes Israeli-Palestinian peace more pressing

DOHA - Qatar's emir, who has thrown his state's riches behind Arab uprisings, said on Monday that the emergence of 'people power' had put Arabs in direct confrontation with Israel and made a resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict more pressing.

World, 21 May 2013

Man refused overdraft kills four in Israeli bank

JERUSALEM - A gunman shot dead four people execution-style in a bank in Israel on Monday after being refused an overdraft and cash from its automatic teller machine.

World, 20 May 2013

Threats daubed at Israeli woman prayer activist's home

JERUSALEM - Threatening slogans were daubed on Monday outside the doorway of an Israeli activist in a Jewish women's prayer group seeking equal rights of worship for women at Jerusalem's holy Western Wall.

World, 20 May 2013

Israel calls off UNESCO Jerusalem tour, blaming Palestinians

JERUSALEM - Israel said on Monday it had cancelled a visit by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to Jerusalem's Old City, saying the Palestinians had sought to politicise a conservation mission.

World, 20 May 2013

Hezbollah steps up Syria battle, Israel threatens more strikes

AMMAN - Lebanese Hezbollah militants attacked a Syrian rebel-held town alongside Syrian troops on Sunday and Israel threatened more attacks on Syria to rein the militia in, highlighting the risks of a wider regional conflict if planned peace talks fail.

World, Syria, 20 May 2013

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