Shawki Khatib - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert speaks with Israeli Arab leader Shawki Khatib at a seminar at Israel's Democracy Institute in Jerusalem on May 10, 2007. Olmert told a Lebanon war probe that the army's performance wasn't up to par, acknowledged he gave short shrift to warnings troops were unprepared, and insisted Israel had no option but to fight, according to testimony released Thursday. (UPI Photo/Kevin Frayer/POOL)
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ISRAELI PM OLMERT SPEAKS AT DEMOCRACY INSTITUTE IN JERUSALEM
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert speaks with Israeli Arab leader Shawki Khatib at a seminar at Israel's Democracy Institute in Jerusalem on May 10, 2007. Olmert told a Lebanon war probe that the army's performance wasn't up to par, acknowledged he gave short shrift to warnings troops were unprepared, and insisted Israel had no option but to fight, according to testimony released Thursday.
JERUSALEM, March 15 (UPI) -- Top Israeli-Arab leaders expressed concern Saturday that Jewish politicians are ratcheting up tensions between regional Jews and Arabs.
TEL AVIV, Israel, March 2 (UPI) -- Police broke up a demonstration Sunday in the Israel Arab village of Wadi Ara, where protesters were calling for an end to Israeli offensive in Gaza.
JERUSALEM, Feb. 22 (UPI) -- A coalition of Arab community leaders in Israel has drafted a manifesto demanding the country's Jews share power in a binational state. "The Future Vision of the Palestinian Arabs in Israel," written by 40 academics and activists, has gained the support o