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Kerry: Israeli ‘prosperity’ prevents sense of urgency about peace

Secretary calls resumption of negotiations with Palestinians ‘critical’ … Read More >>

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Syrian government agrees to attend peace confab

No date set yet for joint US-Russian-sponsored meeting, expected to take place in Geneva … Read More >>

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Olmert: Abbas failed to accept my peace offer because he’s ‘no hero’

Ex-PM offers new details of his stillborn 2008 Palestinian statehood proposal … Read More >>

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Two reputed bombers of Buenos Aires Jewish center running for Iran president

Mohsen Rezai and Ali Akbar Velayati believed to have planned 1994 attack on AMIA center … Read More >>

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Sinai is becoming a major threat to Egypt

Morsi wary of fighting terror while trying to defuse opposition; military buildup is not the answer … Read More >>

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Hague: ‘Israel has lost some of its support in Britain’

Top diplomat reiterates UK’s condemnation of more settlement; PA says time not yet ripe for talks … Read More >>

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Christianity: Good for the Jews?

Christian and Jewish civilizations have every reason to seek possibilities for collaboration … Read More >>

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Save a Child’s Heart fund hopes Syrian girl’s Israel surgery inspires others

Despite concern for her family's safety back in Syria, SACH hopes she is the first of many … Read More >>

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Syrian Christians’ safety threatened by extremism and instability, says Catholic bishop

Bishop Gregoire Melki fears what happened to Christians in Iraq will happen to Christians in Syria … Read More >>

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Pastor Saeed Abedini praises unity of Christian denominations praying for his freedom

US pastor sent a letter to his hundreds of thousands of supporters through his wife, Naghmeh … Read More >>

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Netanyahu to Kerry: Peace talks top Israel’s agenda

‘When there's a will, we'll find a way,’ PM tells secretary at start of latest visit to region … Read More >>

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Ramallah putting little faith in US-led peace effort

PA to resume push for UN memberships next month, despite US efforts to renew talks … Read More >>

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US Senate backs Israel in event of strike on Iran nuclear weapon program

Vote passes unanimously; resolution makes clear nuclear Iran not an option … Read More >>

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Israel angered by UNRWA’s map of ‘Arab Palestine’

Israel envoy protests to Ban Ki-moon over map of Israel held by UNWRA director in Lebanon … Read More >>

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Palestinian Authority hammers Israel at WHO annual assembly

Palestinian territories, Golan only places in world featured at World Health Organization parley … Read More >>

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Nigeria: Why Islamism succeeds, in miniature

Nigeria launches offensive against Islamists, US seeks to protect civilians by all means … Read More >>

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Did ancient beams discarded in Jerusalem’s Old City come from First and Second Temples?

Ancient wooden beams from Al-Aqsa Mosque may offer a glimpse at biblical Temples … Read More >>

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Pango puts you in a parking spot in NYC

Israeli app takes the headache out of finding a place to park in New York and other US cities … Read More >>

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Russian patriarch concerned about violence against Christians in Africa and Middle East

‘Radical groups are using terror as they are struggling their way towards power’ … Read More >>

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Syrian Christians mark one month since bishops’ kidnapping

‘Continued abduction damaging Syria’s long history of coexistence and citizenship’ … Read More >>

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IDF chief issues stern warning to Assad over rapidly heating border

Damascus will ‘bear consequences’ of further gunfire, says Gantz, after cross-border shooting … Read More >>

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Israel’s UN envoy: Palestinian ‘hatred’ threatens talks

Ron Prosor slams PA negotiator Erekat for saying West Bank worse than South African apartheid … Read More >>

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Jordan refuses entry to 1,000 stranded Syrian refugees

In first such clampdown by Amman since onset of crisis, refugees wait for border to open … Read More >>

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Soldier killed in Golan minefield accident

Combat Engineering Corps soldier was near device when it blew up; army investigating … Read More >>

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Hamas textbooks to teach about ‘liberation plans’

Text part of new curriculum to be introduced in the Gaza Strip schools next academic year … Read More >>

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Palestinian human rights group: 11 Palestinians have died under PA, Hamas detention

Commission for Human Rights finds sharp rise in complaints of rights abuses by PA, Hamas … Read More >>

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Palestinian fairytales

It is said the camera never lies. Whoever coined that term could not have been more misinformed … Read More >>

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Seven Egyptian security men kidnapped in Sinai freed

Captors release six policemen, border guard after Egyptian army’s mass sweep of border area … Read More >>

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Testimonies from a war zone: Syrian Christians share their stories

Christians face a disaster that is leading many to ask whether the Church will survive in Syria … Read More >>

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Mosque loudspeakers in Pakistan villages call for attacks on Christians

Tensions high where politician who lost election strives to incite violence … Read More >>