Ending Mideast Visit, Kerry Calls for Leadership
TEL AVIV — Secretary of State John Kerry on Friday urged Israeli and Palestinian leaders to “demonstrate leadership” in the coming days in order to find a way back to direct peace ... Read more
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Kerry Holds Talks in Bid to Revive Mideast Peace Process
JERUSALEM — Injecting a sense of urgency into his mission to revive the moribund peace process, Secretary of State John Kerry held a round of meetings Thursday with Israeli and Palestinian leaders. ... Read more
In Mideast, Kerry Plays Down Pessimism on Peace
JERUSALEM — As he embarked on another round of meetings with Israeli and Palestinian leaders on Thursday in an effort to revitalize the peace process, Secretary of State John Kerry acknowledged the doubts ... Read more
Kerry May Make Bid to Restart Mideast Peace Talks
JERUSALEM — While Palestinian officials say they expect Secretary of State John Kerry to present a proposal for restarting Israeli-Palestinian peace talks by early June, they add that there appear to be ... Read more
World Brief | Middle East : Israel Extends Zone for Fishing Off Gaza
JERUSALEM — Israel said Tuesday that it would permit Palestinians to fish up to six nautical miles off the Gaza coast, canceling the limit of three nautical miles that was imposed after Gaza militants ... Read more
News Analysis: China Dips a Toe Into Mideast Diplomacy
BEIJING — China took a modest step into Middle East diplomacy this week, hosting back-to-back visits from Mahmoud Abbas, the leader of the Palestinian Authority, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of ... Read more
Stephen Hawking Joins Boycott Against Israel
JERUSALEM — Stephen W. Hawking, the University of Cambridge physicist and cosmologist, has pulled out of a high-profile conference to be held here in June in order to support an academic boycott of ... Read more
World Briefing | Middle East: Israeli Police Question Muslim Cleric After Scuffle
JERUSALEM — The Israeli police on Wednesday detained the Palestinians’ top Muslim cleric for questioning about disturbances a day earlier at a fiercely contested holy site in Jerusalem known ... Read more
Israel Allows Gazan Children to Visit Imprisoned Parents
BEIT HANOUN, Gaza Strip — Raghed Hilless was 6 months old when Israel arrested her father, Ahmed, for being involved with Hamas, the militant Islamist group that rules the Gaza Strip. Now 5 ½, ... Read more
Palestinian Leader, Mahmoud Abbas, Seeks Support of China
HONG KONG — The president of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, arrived in China on Sunday seeking support from its leaders, days before the prime minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, will also ... Read more