JERUSALEM, Sept. 7 (UPI) -- The construction of new Jewish housing in the West Bank has been approved by Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak ahead of a planned freeze, officials said.

JERUSALEM, Aug. 31 (UPI) -- Pop star Madonna is in Israel with a schedule that includes two concerts and visits with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and opposition leader Tzipi Livni.

JERUSALEM, July 22 (UPI) -- Members of Israel's opposition parties harshly criticized Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu for failing to address key issues, local media reports said.

JERUSALEM, July 3 (UPI) -- Marking 100 days since Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu took office, a survey indicates his popularity has grown.

JERUSALEM, June 30 (UPI) -- Israeli media harshly criticized the French president's advice to Israel's prime minister to get rid of Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman.

JERUSALEM, June 9 (UPI) -- U.S. Mideast envoy George Mitchell arrived in Israel to promote President Barack Obama's peace package for the region and push the process forward.

JERUSALEM, March 16 (UPI) -- Avigdor Lieberman, leader of Israel's right-wing Yisrael Beiteinu Party, will be appointed the country's next foreign minister, officials said Monday.

JERUSALEM, March 15 (UPI) -- Outgoing Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert in a Sunday Cabinet meeting blamed Palestinian leaders for the lack of a peace agreement.

WASHINGTON, March 4 (UPI) -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has brought her usual limitless energy and commitment to revive the Middle East peace process, but the Israelis and the Palestinians, while disagreeing on everything else, are united only in rejecting everything she wants them to do.