Jerusalem - US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton confirmed Tuesday her administration's commitment to a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
On her first visit to the region since being appointed the US' top diplomat, Clinton also expressed her support for Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Acting Prime Minister Salam Fayyad, indicating a continuation of the old administration's policy of backing Abbas' West Bank-based administration in its struggle with the radical Islamist Hamas movement ruling Gaza.
Jerusalem, Mar. 2 : Israel's Attorney General announced Sunday that he intends to indict departing prime minister Ehud Olmert in a corruption case involving a Long Island businessman, Morris Talansky.
According to a statement from the Justice Ministry, Olmert will be granted a judicial hearing before a final decision is made.
Attorney General Menachem Mazuz said he is considering criminal charges against Olmert including fraud, breach of trust and receiving illicit funds.
Jerusalem, Feb. 28 : In a bid to form a national unity government in Israel, Prime Minister-designate Binyamin Netanyahu met Kadima leader Tzipi Livni. The meeting, however, collapsed without tangible results.
Insisting that she would head the opposition in the Israeli Parliament, Livni said Netanyahu failed to make a commitment that the government''s platform would include pursuing an Israeli-Palestinian two-state solution.
Jerusalem - In what has been described as "the most unusual divorce on record," the Jerusalem Rabbinic Court has expedited divorce proceedings for a
17-year-old groom and his 14-year-old bride who married recently in an unauthorised, makeshift ceremony.
Israeli media reported Thursday that the court had to issue the divorce after it was found that the ceremony the couple held conformed to Jewish religious law, even though Israeli civil law forbids minors under the age of 18 from marrying.
Jerusalem, Feb. 25 : The UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) is systematically providing political cover to Hamas, a senior government official said, while lashing out at the agency for passing a Hamas letter to US Senator John Kerry during his last week’s visit to Gaza.
Jerusalem - Addressing the swearing-in ceremony for Israel's newly-elected Knesset members, President Shimon Peres called on the parliament to try wrap up a peace treaty with the Palestinians by the end of its four-year term.
"Distinguished Arab leaders have told me that a peace accord with the Palestinians would be recognized as a regional peace agreement that includes Israel," he said.
Jerusalem - US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton confirmed Tuesday her administration's commitment to a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Jerusalem, Mar. 2 : Israel's Attorney General announced Sunday that he intends to indict departing prime minister Ehud Olmert in a corruption case involving a Long Island businessman, Morris Talansky.
Jerusalem, Feb. 28 : In a bid to form a national unity government in Israel, Prime Minister-designate Binyamin Netanyahu met Kadima leader Tzipi Livni. The meeting, however, collapsed without tangible results.
Jerusalem - In what has been described as "the most unusual divorce on record," the Jerusalem Rabbinic Court has expedited divorce proceedings for a 
Jerusalem, Feb. 25 : The UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) is systematically providing political cover to Hamas, a senior government official said, while lashing out at the agency for passing a Hamas letter to US Senator John Kerry during his last week’s visit to Gaza.
Jerusalem - Addressing the swearing-in ceremony for Israel's newly-elected Knesset members, President Shimon Peres called on the parliament to try wrap up a peace treaty with the Palestinians by the end of its four-year term.
