Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses a joint meeting of Congress in Washington
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses a joint meeting of Congress at the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington on May 24, 2011. Vice President Joe Biden (L) and House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) applaud. UPI/Kevin Dietsch
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Plans to build 296 homes in the West Bank settlement of Beit El passed the initial approval stage, officials said.
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Palestinians report growing indications of oil in the occupied West Bank, which Israel may be quietly exploiting.
Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu ordered tenders for West Bank settlement construction frozen, Army Radio reported Tuesday.
Israel and Turkey reached a draft accord to mend a three-year diplomatic crisis stemming from a deadly Israeli raid on a Gaza-bound flotilla, officials said.
China expects to play a bigger role in the Middle East, analysts said, as new leader Xi Jinping hosted both Palestinian and Israeli leaders.
The U.N. panel looking into claims of human rights abuses in Syria backed off reports Monday it has evidence rebels used the nerve agent sarin gas.
Turkish and Israeli officials are sorting out details of financial compensation offered in response to a deadly flotilla raid in 2010, a diplomat said.
A second round of talks aimed at normalizing relations between Turkey and Israel began Monday in Jerusalem, focusing on the Mavi Marmara issue, officials said.
Syria vowed to retaliate after an apparent Israeli airstrike on the capital Damascus early Sunday.
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