March 9, 2014
9:24 am

US President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Monday, March 3, 2014 (photo credit: AP/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Netanyahu: Peace talks require at least another year

Prime minister shrugs off biting criticism from Obama, says peace possible if ‘security, national needs’ are met

By Times of Israel staff

January 23, 2014
6:00 pm

Pushpic in action (Photo credit: Courtesy)

‘Killer app’ lets you stay connected through your pics

PushPic’s photo sharing capabilities are as powerful as the bond between its three founders, who hail from the US, Israel and Dubai

By David Shamah

December 17, 2013
5:01 pm

A Jewish settler looks at the West Bank settlement of Ma'aleh Adumim from the E1 area on the eastern outskirts of Jerusalem. (photo credit: AP/Sebastian Scheiner)

EU warns Israel over settlement construction

Europe says Jerusalem will be held responsible for failure of talks, announces it may cut off critical aid to Palestinians

By Tia Goldenberg

December 5, 2013
1:54 pm

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks with US Secretary of State John Kerry in Jerusalem, Thursday, December 5, 2013 (photo credit: Kobi Gideon/GPO/Flash90)

In Jerusalem, Kerry offers reassurances on Iran deal

Top US diplomat says it won’t be hard to verify Tehran’s compliance; echoes Netanyahu in saying Israel must be able ‘defend itself, by itself’

By Lazar Berman and AP

December 5, 2013
11:58 am

A view of the Jordan Valley (photo credit: CC-BY heatkernel/Flickr/File)

Amman said to back Israeli demands on Jordan Valley

Israel expected to coordinate with its neighbor on convincing the US to accept long-term IDF presence, report says

By Lazar Berman

December 5, 2013
12:30 am

US Secretary of State John Kerry (photo credit: US Department of State/File)

Kerry lands in Israel with peace talks faltering

Top US diplomat carries West Bank security plan to present to parties; Highway 1 closed to traffic for one hour

By AP and Times of Israel staff

December 4, 2013
3:40 pm

Saeb Erekat, right, Palestinian chief negotiator, and Mohammed Ishtayeh, left, arrive at the State Department in Washington, Monday, July 29, 2013. (photo credit: AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

On eve of Kerry visit, former PA negotiator says deal impossible

A day ahead of US secretary’s arrival with a West Bank security plan in tow, Palestinian official slams US for ‘unbalanced’ mediation

By AP and Times of Israel staff

November 23, 2013
1:27 am

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas (photo credit: Issam Rimawi/Flash90)

Abbas willing to speak in Knesset ‘on his own terms’

In response to Netanyahu invitation, PA president says he would agree to speak in Jerusalem only without being told what to say

By Yifa Yaakov

November 10, 2013
12:08 pm

Kyle, Cartman and the Ginger Cow. (photo credit: Courtesy of South Park Studios)

South Park sacrifices the red heifer

What is the culmination of the three major Western religions, brought together for peace in the Middle East? Van Halen, of course

By Renee Ghert-Zand

October 31, 2013
5:49 pm

US Secretary of State John Kerry (photo credit: AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Kerry to head to Middle East Sunday with full agenda

US secretary of state to visit Jerusalem, Bethlehem to discuss final-status talks, among destinations in Arab world and Europe

By Times of Israel staff and AP

August 14, 2013
3:23 am

An Israeli holds a portrait of a relative killed in a terror attack during a protest in Tel Aviv on Monday as people protested the government's decision to release 26 Palestinian prisoners, most of them held for deadly attacks, as part of a US-brokered deal that led to a resumption of Mideast negotiations. (photo credit: AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)

Even worse odds than in 2008 for Mideast deal

Since the last major attempt at peace, thousands of Israelis have settled in the West Bank while the Arab Spring bolsters Israel’s demands for tight security guarantees

By Josef Federman and Karin Laub

August 9, 2013
6:34 am

US Secretary of State John Kerry speaks during a press conference at Queen Alia International Airport in Jordan on Friday, July 19, 2013. (photo credit: AP/Mandel Ngan, Pool)

Kerry tells US Jewish leaders he fears for Israel’s future if no peace deal

At White House, secretary highlights Israel’s growing isolation, demographic challenges; Jewish leaders call for Abbas to moderate tone in upcoming UN speech

By Rebecca Shimoni Stoil

May 20, 2013
11:15 pm

US Secretary of State John Kerry speaks at a news conference in Istanbul in April (photo credit: AP/Evan Vucci)

Kerry swinging through Mideast to advance struggling Syria plan

Secretary of State heads to Oman, and then Jordan to huddle with 10 close European and Arab partners, before traveling to Israel

April 27, 2013
6:56 am

US President Barack Obama points to a member of the media as he prepares to answer a question regarding the ongoing situation in Syria during his meeting with Jordan's King Abdullah II Friday in the Oval Office of the White House. (photo credit: AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Jordan, US have ‘enormous stake’ in Mideast peace, Obama says

US president praises visiting King Abdullah for pro-democratic reforms, says countries see eye to eye on Syrian crisis and Israeli-Palestinian peace

By Michal Shmulovich

April 19, 2013
6:50 am

A Palestinian protester cuts part of the security barrier near the West Bank city of Ramallah on April 17. (photo credit: Issam Rimawi/Flash90)

Former senior European officials warn of ‘dying’ peace process

In letter to EU foreign policy chief, authors say Western policies are ‘preserving the occupation,’ call for complete settlement freeze

By Ron Friedman and AP

Topic: Middle East peace