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Biden: US has no better friend than Israel
Officials hope crisis is over

US Vice President Joe Biden has declared the United States has no better friend than Israel in an early Thursday afternoon address at Tel Aviv University. Israeli ...

11.03.10 - 14:33

Biden appeals for immediate resumption of peace talks

US Vice President Joe Biden called for no delay in resuming Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, making the appeal Thursday after the Palestinian Authority said Israel ...

11.03.10 - 14:22

PA waits for US to stop e.Jerusalem building plans

Palestinian Authority negiotator Saeb Erekat says the Palestinians have asked Washington to press Israel to cancel the construction plan in Ramat Shlomo. He said ...

11.03.10 - 14:29

Biden tells Abbas settlement building must stop

The office of Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas said that US Vice President Joe Biden told Abbas on Thursday morning that the position of the Washington administration ...

11.03.10 - 14:20

C'mtee rejects High Court opinion to extend time for building objections

The Ministerial Committee for Legislation has rejected a High Court recommendation to extend the period of time for submission of objections to a memorandum on ...

11.03.10 - 14:20

Discount sanctions halted as intense negotiations begin

Bank Discount workers stopped their sanctions Thursday after progress was made Wednesday night in negotiations with management. A Kol Yisrael reporter says the workers ...

11.03.10 - 14:20

Settlement structures demolished

At the Bat Ayin settlement in the Etzion bloc, security forces and civil administration personnel Thursday morning tore down five structures whose construction began ...

11.03.10 - 14:30

Land of Israel MKs call on PM to restrain Barak

The Land of Israel lobby in the Knesset said Thursday that work on the synagogue in Efrat was halted after the building freeze went into effect, and a request had ...

11.03.10 - 14:20

Mofaz holds PM responsible for keeping Israel's allies

Knesset member Shaul Mofaz (Kadima) says that the prime minister bears overall rseponsibility for what he called the major strategic mistake regarding Israel's ties ...

11.03.10 - 14:20

Central bank chief: growth rate should lead to higher normal interest rates

Bank of Israel chairman Stanley Fischer says that economic growth is continuing, and the latest figures released are positive. Fischer told a gathering in Tel Aviv ...

11.03.10 - 14:20

PM set to address AIPAC conference in Washington

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu is to visit Washington in March, but is not expected to meet with US President Barack Obama. However, it's not because of an American ...

11.03.10 - 14:20

Hamas deports British journalist to Israel

A British journalist detained by Hamas in the Gaza Strip was released Thursday, nearly four weeks after his arrest on suspicion of spying for Israel.

Paul Martin ...

11.03.10 - 14:20

Jordan king in Moscow to buy Russian arms
Abdullah & Medvedev will also discuss peace process

King Abdullah of Jordan is due to hold talks in Moscow on Thursday with Russian President Dmitri Medvedev. Among issues they are expected to address is the Israeli-Palestinian ...

11.03.10 - 14:20

E. J'slm housing plans quash PA-Israel talks

Arab League chief Amr Moussa says Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas told him he would not take part in talks with Israel under the current circumstances. ...

11.03.10 - 10:56

PA insists J'slm building plans be cancelled before talks proceed

US Vice President Joe Biden publicly scolded Israel on Wednesday over its announcement during his visit here of new construction in the east Jerusalem neighborhood ...

11.03.10 - 10:56

PM hopeful proximity talks will begin soon

The Prime Minister's Office has expressed regret over the timing of the approval of 1600 housing units in Ramat Shlomo by an Interior Ministry committee, but stressed ...

11.03.10 - 10:56

12-year-old bicyclist dies of injuries

Twelve-year old Arik Ofer died Wednesday of the critical injuries he sustained earlier this week when he was hit by a taxi in Ofakim as he rode on his bicycle at ...

11.03.10 - 10:56

European Parliament to vote on resolution for Shalit release

The European Parliament is to vote Thursday on a resolution calling for the release of captive IDF soldier Gilad Shalit. The resolution says that while he is still ...

11.03.10 - 10:56

European Parliament's Goldstone endorsement troubles Foreign Ministry

The Foreign Ministry says it is troubled by the European Parliament's endorsement Wednesday night of the Goldstone Report, which accuses Israel of possible war crimes ...

11.03.10 - 10:56

European Union condemns e. J'slm housing decision

European Union foreign affairs chief Catherine Ashton urged Israel to reverse its Ramat Shlomo construction decision. Said the EU statement: The European Union condemns ...

11.03.10 - 11:01

Highways closed for Biden motorcade

Highway One from Jerusalem to Tel Aviv and the Ayalon highway until the Rokach exit in north Tel Aviv will be closed between 9 and 11 o'clock Thursday morning, in ...

11.03.10 - 10:56

Thursday a.m.: Siren tests in north, Hadassah Scopus exercise drill

The IDF Home Front Command is to carry out Thursday morning tests of the siren system in dozens of localities in the north of the country. The testing will include ...

11.03.10 - 10:56