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November 29, 2012
10:25 am

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas speaks during a meeting of the Palestinian leadership at his compound in the West Bank city of Ramallah, on Nov. 16 (photo AP/Majdi Mohammed)

Abbas brushes off Israeli threats surrounding UN bid

While supporters call General Assembly vote on Palestine a ‘historic moment,’ Jerusalem downplays the bid as ‘a virtual move’

By Aaron Kalman

November 29, 2012
12:55 am

Palestinian security officers slide down a building next to a banner of President Mahmoud Abbas with Yasser Arafat, in the West Bank town of Jenin on Wednesday. Arabic on the left reads "our hero prisoners, the covenant is the covenant and the section is the section, your liberty will stay our first priority," and right, "all your people (are) with you."(photo credit: AP/Mohammed Ballas)

Palestinians reject 11th-hour bid by US to stop statehood gambit

PA remains committed to going ahead with request for nonmember state status at UN after Abbas meets with top State Department officials

By Joshua Davidovich and AP

November 27, 2012
2:16 pm

Police and rescue personnel at the scene of the Wednesday, November 21 bus bombing in Tel Aviv (photo credit: Roni Schutzer/Flash90)

Americans in Israel sue United States for funding Palestinian terrorism

State Department, White House ignored transparency requirements in delivering Palestinian aid, allowing money to flow Hamas and other terror groups, plaintiffs claim

By Michal Shmulovich

November 2, 2012
8:00 am

Hillary Clinton at the Friends of Syria conference in Istanbul in April. (photo credit: AP)

Syrian rebels hesitant over US overhaul of opposition

Washington plan to create more unified leadership against Bashar Assad comes under fire

By Karin Laub and Zeina Karam

October 25, 2012
12:37 am

Syrian rebels in front of a downed Syrian warplane (photo credit: Image capture YouTube)

Washington denies supplying Syrian rebels with Stinger missiles

From the web State Department disavows responsibility after Russians claim American-made missiles found with opposition forces, Reuters reports

October 25, 2012
12:25 am

A Libyan man walks through the rubble of the damaged US Consulate in Benghazi after an attack that killed four Americans, including Ambassador Chris Stevens, on the night of Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012 (photo credit: AP/Mohammad Hannon)

White House told of nature of Libya terror attack within two hours, email shows

Press secretary says communique represents just one piece of information the administration was receiving in the immediate wake of the attack

By Larry Margasak

September 21, 2012
11:34 pm

In this Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012 photo, a wounded woman, still in shock, leaves Dar El Shifa hospital in Aleppo, Syria. (AP Photo/ Manu Brabo)

Iraq bars Syria-bound plane with suspected arms

Decision could close supply line for Assad; US seeks ban of Iranian aircraft with similar cargo

By Karin Laub

September 21, 2012
10:06 pm

US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. (photo credit: Miriam Alster/FLASH90)

Clinton calls Libya killings a ‘terrorist attack’

Secretary says US will not rest until those responsible are brought to justice, ‘offensive’ film doesn’t justify violence

September 14, 2012
10:37 am

Alan Gross, shown in 2009 (left) and 2012 (photo credit: AP/Courtesy of Peter Kahn)

US: No deal with Cuba on release of American

State Department urges Havana to send Alan Gross home as a humanitarian gesture

August 7, 2012
3:53 am

A Free Syrian Army fighter waves from the top of a destroyed army tank in the town of Anadan on the outskirts of Aleppo on Monday, Aug. 6, 2012. (photo credit: AP)

With diplomacy dead, US banks on Syrian rebel win

High-level defections, rebels’ victories show Bashar Assad’s regime is crumbling, State Department says

By Bradley Klapper

June 7, 2012
12:30 am

Illustrative photo: A view of Efrat, a settlement near Jerusalem (photo credit: Nati Shohat/Flash90)

US slams move to build more homes in settlements

State Department reiterates position that Israeli construction in West Bank undermines peace efforts

By Times of Israel staff and AP

May 25, 2012
2:16 am

African immigrants in South Tel Aviv. The Interior Ministry is offering cash incentives and a plane ticket to those who leave willingly in the next week or two. Otherwise, they'll be expelled, adds the ministry. photo credit: Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)

US report raps Israel for treatment of African illegal immigrants

From the web State Department takes issue with Israel denying asylum to Sudanese, Eritreans ‘infiltrators’

March 29, 2012
12:55 am

A bird's eye view of the Knesset in Jerusalem. (photo credit: Yossi Zamir/Flash90)

Israel unfazed by Obama administration’s refusal to say Jerusalem is the capital

‘It’s our capital, no matter what anyone else is saying,’ the Foreign Ministry responds, amid new-old dispute about US stance on Holy City

By Raphael Ahren

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