By Robert Berger Jerusalem 21 September 2007 Israelis are observing the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur under tight security. As Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, the holiday coincides with a major Muslim observance, raising tensions in...
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 20 June 2007 Expectations are low in the Middle East following a White House Summit between President Bush and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Tuesday. As Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, last week's...
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 02 April 2007 Israel is observing the biblical holiday of Passover under tight security. As Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, the holiday brings ancient traditions together with the complex realities of a m...
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 06 January 2007 It has been a year since former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon suffered a massive stroke, leaving him in a coma that ended his political career. Israelis are still lamenting his loss and reflecting on...
By Stephanie Ho Washington 02 July 2006 Violence continues to escalate in the latest confrontation between Israel and the Palestinians, as both sides blame each other for the crisis. Israeli and Palestinian representatives repeated their accusations...
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 25 May 2006 Fireworks explode as the Dome of the Rock Mosque, also known to Jews as the Temple Mount, is seen during Israel's Jerusalem Day celebrations Israelis are celebrating Jerusalem Day, an annual holiday aimed at st...
By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 15 May 2006 Jewish settlers stand on the roof of one of two formerly Arab-owned buildings A recently-released poll in Israel indicates a majority of Israeli Jews want Israeli A...
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 12 April 2006 Israelis are celebrating the weeklong biblical holiday of Passover under tight security. Ultra-Orthodox Jews, some in prayer, gather around a fire as they burn...
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 04 March 2006 There's been trouble at one of the holy sites of Christianity in the Holy Land. At least eight people, including five police, were injured in the unrest. Three...
By Simon Marks Jerusalem 31 January 2006 watch Israeli Reaction report The President of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, says he will continue to pursue peace with Israel, despite the shock v...