Europe has urged Israel to negotiate over the status of Jerusalem. The EU foreign ministers say Jerusalem needs to be not only the capital of Israel but of a future Palestinian state. The ministers in Brussels said several issues needed to be addres
BRUSSELS - The European Union on Tuesday urged Israel to share Jerusalem with the Palestinians as part of a Middle East peace agreement and make the holy city the capital of two states. Reaffirming a position which the current Israeli government re
JERUSALEM - Israel's justice minister said religious law must become binding in Israel, causing a stir Tuesday that reflects the divide between the secular and religious communities in the Jewish state. Yaakov Neeman, an observant Jew, told a rabbin
AMMAN - Jordan's King Abdullah II on Sunday urged the European Union to help put a halt to Israeli settlement building in Jerusalem, ahead of an EU foreign ministers' meeting in Brussels. European countries should press Israel to stop its unilater
Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s prime minister, said on Sunday that construction will resume in Jewish settlements in the Israeli-occupied West Bank when a 10-month building limit is over even if stalled peace talks with the Palestinians are renewed.Mr
JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says his Cabinet's decision to freeze West Bank settlement construction proves Israel wants peace. He also says Sunday that the Palestinians' rejection of his offer shows that they are an obstacl
JERUSALEM - In a confidential report obtained by AFP on Thursday, the European Union accused Israel of actively pursuing the annexation of Arab east Jerusalem and undermining hopes for peace with Palestinians. The annual report drafted by the EU he
JERUSALEM - A proposal before the European Union to endorse the division of Jerusalem would risk closing off half the city to non-Muslims, according to a think tank close to the Israeli government. The Israel Project said the plan could be backed a
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