Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva visits Knesset in Jerusalem
Tzipi Livni, Israel's parliamentary opposition leader and chair of the Kadima Party, speaks as Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva listens at a special session of Knesset plenum, the Israeli parliament, in Jerusalem, Israel, March 15, 2010. UPI/Yin Bogu/POOL
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Israeli Justice Minister Tzipi Livni said Thursday her goal is to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and reach a final status agreement.
The future border of the Palestinian state with Jordan will exclude Israel, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said, adding he is ready for peace.
The Israeli Cabinet Sunday night approved another 5,000 permits to allow Palestinians to work within the country's so-called Green Line.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says he is willing to meet Israel's prime minister "when there is a need for such a meeting."
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan who accused Israel of being responsible for the turmoil in Egypt was harshly criticized in Israel and America.
The first direct Mideast peace talks in five years were "long and serious," Jerusalem said before U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's follow-up visit Thursday.
The Israeli military launched an airstrike Wednesday at the Gaza Strip in response to rocket fire by Hamas, Israeli military officials said.
Israeli terror victims Sunday protested the government's plans to release 104 Palestinian prisoners days before the first group is to be set free.
The overall view of the Middle East is “cautiously pessimistic.”
An end to the decades-old conflict between the Israelis and the Palestinians is within reach, EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said.
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