By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 09 January 2008 President Bush on Thursday will hold an early morning meeting with the family of former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon - the man who served as Mr. Bush's host on his first visit to Israel 10 years ago when...
By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 07 January 2008 Senior Israeli and Palestinian negotiators met two days before a visit to the region by U.S. President George Bush. VOA's Jim Teeple reports from Jerusalem, Israel's prime minister and the Palestinian president...
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 03 January 2008 At least three Palestinian gunmen and four civilians have been killed in Israeli raids in the Gaza Strip. As Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, there has been an escalation of military activi...
By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 02 January 2008 At least seven Palestinian militants have been killed in the Gaza Strip by an Israeli air strike. VOA's Jim Teeple reports from Jerusalem hundreds of Palestinians stranded in Egypt after their Haj pilgrimage be...
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 26 December 2007 Israeli and Palestinian leaders will meet Thursday in a bid to advance the Middle East peace process. But as Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, expectations are low. Israeli Prime Minister E...
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 23 December 2007 Israel has rejected a ceasefire offer from the Islamic militant group Hamas, which rules the Gaza Strip. At the same time, Israeli settlement construction is casting a shadow over new peace talks between Is...
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 11 December 2007 At least four Palestinians have been killed in an Israeli ground incursion into the Gaza Strip. As Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, the violence is casting a shadow over efforts to revive...
By Dorian Jones Istanbul 13 November 2007 The Turkish capital, Ankara, is hosting the Israeli and Palestinian presidents. The two leaders are meeting with their Turkish counterpart and the prime minister. The visit comes ahead of an expected peace su...
By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 08 November 2007 Senior Israeli officials are expressing alarm over the news that Iran says it has3,000 gas centrifuges working to enrich uranium. VOA's Jim Teeple reports one senior Israeli official says the head of the U.N....
By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 29 October 2007 Israel's Prime Minister Ehud Olmert says he has been diagnosed with prostate cancer. VOA'S Jim Teeple reports from Jerusalem that Mr. Olmert says his cancer is treatable, and that it will have no effect on his...