By Robert Berger Jerusalem 03 July 2007 Israel has put the final touches on plans for a release of Palestinian prisoners. But as Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, many Israelis and Palestinians doubt the plan will achieve its aim of...
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 02 July 2007 Israel is lifting crippling economic sanctions on the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank. As Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, the move is in response to the violent takeover of the Gaza St...
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 28 June 2007 Israel's disgraced president, Moshe Katsav, has pleaded guilty to sexual harassment charges and been forced to resign. But as Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, there is public anger over the fa...
By Challiss McDonough Cairo 25 June 2007 The Israeli prime minister says he intends to free 250 Palestinian members of Fatah currently held in Israeli jails. The move is aimed at strengthening Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, whose Fatah movement...
By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 25 June 2007 Israel's prime minister says he hopes for progress, but he cautioned against any major breakthrough at a summit, later Monday, with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and Jordan'...
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 24 June 2007 Israeli PM Ehud Olmert, right, and FM Tzipi Livni, attend the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, 24 Jun 2007 Israel plans to release a large sum of money in a bid to boost beleaguered Palestinian President Ma...
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 23 June 2007 Israel has arrested a senior member of the Islamic militant group Hamas in a widening crackdown in the West Bank. The arrest occurred as Hamas, which seized control of the Gaza Strip last week, sought to resume...
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 22 June 2007 Israel is planning to offer goodwill gestures to Palestinian moderates in the West Bank after the fall of the Gaza Strip to the Islamic militant group Hamas. As Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau...
By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 13 June 2007 Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak will take over as head of the Labor Party. VOA's Jim Teeple reports from Jerusalem that Mr. Barak is expected to become Israel's new defense minister in the coalition gover...
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 08 June 2007 An Israeli Cabinet member says the government wants to open peace talks with Syria and is prepared to discuss terms for returning the Golan Heights. The Cabinet minister's comments follow a newspaper report on...