July 23: Barack Obama makes stops in Israel and the West Bank, meeting with Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and President Mahmoud Abbas. NBC’s Andrea Mitchell reports from Jerusalem. (Today Show)
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U.S. presidential contender Barack Obama pledged Wednesday his "unshakable commitment to Israel's security" during a visit to the rocket-scarred town of Sderot, emphasizing his support of the Jewish state's right to defend itself. </p> - <p> "The state of Israel faces determined enemie...
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Israeli warplanes bombed smuggling tunnels along the Gaza-Egypt border Wednesday as U.S. President Barack Obama’s new Mideast envoy said ceasefires declared by Israel and Hamas must be consolidated. </p> - <p> The Israeli air strikes come a day after an Israeli soldier was killed and t...
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Former President Carter meets with Hamas and outrages Israeli officials. But why did he make Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas uncomfortable? And is he on a mission for peace or mission impossibl...
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Tens of thousands of children returned to schools across Gaza on Saturday after three weeks of war, playing games for some relief from the devastation and telling friends and teachers about the explosions they heard and relatives they lost. In one classroom, signs with the names of three 14-year...
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Hello, it's Wednesday, March 5, 2008. I'm Rebecca Field in for Kristin Volk today with your UPI top news update.Hillary Clinton is celebrating big wins from last night's election. Clinton won key primaries in Texas, Ohio, and Rhode Island...ending a streak of 12 straight wins for Barack Obama. Ob...
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Iran tried to fit long range missiles with nuclear payload<br /> <br />Kadima elects new chairman<br /> <br />Olmert and Abbas hold late night meeting<br /> <br />Assad says he will not break ties with Iran<br /> <br />Anger over anti Obama telephone campai...
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<p>Today is International Holocaust Day</p><p>Defense Ministry offficials talks with Egypt demanding order be restored</p><p>FM Livni to meet with reservists and bereaved families of Second Lebanon War</p><p>PA Abbas to meet with PM Olmert</p><p>PFLP f...
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<p>Low turnout may give Porush victory in Jerusalem</p><p>Abbas blames Hamas for continued rift at Arafat memorial rally</p><p>Hamas says its officials met Obama aides before U.S. election</p><p>Livni distances herself from Olmert comments on 1967 borders <...
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