World diplomats urge resumption of Mideast talks
(AP)
AP - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton suggested Friday that the United States and Israel have found a way around the worst disagreement the two allies have faced in years while international diplomats set goals for new U.S.-backed peace talks aimed at establishing an independent Palestinian state.
Quartet tells Israel to halt settlement activity
(AFP)
AFP - The Middle East Quartet urged Israel to stop building settlements and set a bold target for a final deal with the Palestinians by 2012 as it tried to kickstart the stalled peace process.
Clinton says US stand on Israel 'paying off'
(AFP)
AFP - The strong US reaction to Israeli settlement plans is "paying off," Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Friday, with Israeli-Palestinian negotiations expected to resume.
Palestinians, Israeli forces clash in West Bank, Jerusalem
(AFP)
AFP - Palestinian demonstrators clashed with Israeli security forces in the West Bank and east Jerusalem during anti-settlement protests after the Muslim Friday prayers.
Israeli aircraft hit disused Gaza airport, 11 injured: medics
(AFP)
AFP - Israeli aircraft hit a disused airport in southern Gaza on Friday night, injuring 11 people, two of them seriously, Palestinian medical officials and witnesses said.
Israel strikes in Gaza after deadly rocket
(Reuters)
Reuters - Israeli aircraft struck at least seven targets in the Gaza Strip on Friday, a day after a rocket fired from the Palestinian enclave killed a Thai worker in Israel, Hamas security officials and witnesses said.
Push on for Mideast talks despite Jerusalem flap
(AP)
AP - With pressure on from global mediators Friday, Israel and the Palestinians appeared likely to resume American-mediated indirect peace talks despite a flap over east Jerusalem construction.
12 wounded in Israeli missile strike in Gaza
(AP)
AP - Hamas officials say Israeli aircraft have fired five missiles at Gaza's defunct airport and nearby border tunnels, wounding at least 12 people.
Why US sees Israeli-Palestinian conflict as a security threat
(The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor - As the United States and Israel navigate one of their most serious contretemps in years, a growing roster of American officials is making the argument that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict poses a national-security threat to the US.
Abbas ordered to rest after falling
(AP)
AP - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Friday that doctors ordered him to rest after a fall left him with a bruised back.