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Israeli Officials Celebrate After Goldstone Rethinks War Crimes Report

JERUSALEM -- Israeli officials feel vindicated after Judge Richard Goldstone retracted part of his harsh criticism of Israel's conduct in Gaza two years ago, and have launched a major diplomatic effort to get the United Nations to rescind the Goldstone Report. "I found it hard to believe that Judge Goldstone, a Jew and...

Why Egypt Matters: It's the Linchpin for Mideast Peace and Security

There was an odd man out last September at the White House, when President Barack Obama gathered emotional Middle East leaders for an ambitious if ill-fated push for a new peace process. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas made heartfelt promises to work together for...

Israel 'Anxiously Monitoring' Unrest in Egypt

JERUSALEM -- Israel's prime minister said Sunday that his government is "anxiously monitoring" the political unrest in Egypt, his first comment on the crisis threatening a regime that has been one of Israel's key allies for more than 30 years. Israeli officials have remained largely silent about the situation in Egypt,...

Opinion: Could This Be the Map to Mideast Peace?

It's a cliche among foreign policy circles that everyone knows what an Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement will look like. Now a Washington think tank with close connections to officials in both Israel and the United States has sketched out realistic borders for a new Palestinian state. On Thursday, the Washington...

Haaretz: Israel Illegally Transferring Jerusalem Properties to Right-Wing Groups

(Nov. 5) -- The Israeli government is illegally transferring properties in the Old City of Jerusalem to Jewish right-wing groups, a Haaretz investigation reveals. Specifically, the Israel Lands Administration has made the transactions to the groups Elad and Ateret Cohanim without issuing a tender as required by law. "The...