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Mutual Mending as Netanyahu Comes to Washington

WASHINGTON (March 22) -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's visit here is being marked by a conciliatory speech today by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, a dinner tonight with Vice President Joe Biden and a meeting Tuesday with President Barack Obama. The agenda alone is a sign that the U.S. and Israel are...

Israel Confronts 'Worst Crisis' in US Relations

JERUSALEM (March 15) -- Israelis woke up this morning to banner headlines trumpeting "the worst crisis in relations with the U.S. for 35 years," quoting Israel's ambassador to Washington, Michael Oren. His comments reportedly came in a telephone call to several Israeli consuls general Saturday night. Israeli officials are...

Unauthorized Israeli Settlement Looks to Expand

AVIGAYIL, West Bank (March 13) -- As Maor Wiener tells the story, the settlement of Avigayil started in 2001 when the head of the regional council pointed to the top of the hill south of Mount Hebron and suggested it would be a good strategic location. Today, some eight years later, the settlement in the southern part of...

The Making of the West Bank's 'Avatar' Protest

(Feb. 12) – The conflict in the Middle East took on an especially cinematic quality Friday, when activists representing a small Palestinian village dressed up like the oppressed aliens from the blockbuster movie "Avatar" before staging a demonstration in front of the Israeli West Bank barrier. "When people around...