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Israel launches crackdown on pro-settler vandal 'terrorists'
JERUSALEM - Israel announced a crackdown on Monday against Jewish ultranationalists who vandalize Palestinian property, saying they were tantamount to terrorists and their attacks could fan sectarian violence.
Israeli held for pro-settler vandalism of West Bank monastery
JERUSALEM - An Israeli is under arrest for the vandalism of a Christian monastery in the occupied West Bank last year, carried out in solidarity with hardline Jewish settlers, police said on Monday.
Kerry plans return to Middle East after visit yields no deal
TEL AVIV - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry ended a shuttle diplomacy mission on Sunday without an agreement on resuming Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, but said gaps had been narrowed and he would return to the region soon.
Israel holds Gaza Palestinian who vanished in Egypt
GAZA - A Palestinian from the Gaza Strip who vanished while visiting Egypt this month is under arrest in Israel for alleged security offences, his family and his Israeli lawyer said on Sunday.
Israel and Palestinians cautious as Kerry extends peace bid
JERUSALEM - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry extended his Middle East peace mission on Saturday, shuttling between Jerusalem and Amman for more talks with Israeli and Palestinian leaders on reviving their stalled negotiations. | Video
Kerry steps up shuttle talks with Abbas and Netanyahu
JERUSALEM - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry accelerated his Middle East shuttle diplomacy on Friday in the hope of persuading Israel and the Palestinians to resume direct peace negotiations. | Video
Kerry steps up shuttle talks with Abbas and Netanyahu
JERUSALEM - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry accelerated his Middle East shuttle diplomacy on Friday in the hope of persuading Israel and the Palestinians to resume direct peace negotiations.
Kerry steps up shuttle talks with Abbas, Netanyahu
JERUSALEM - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry accelerated his Middle East shuttle diplomacy on Friday in the hope of persuading the Palestinians to resume direct peace negotiations with Israel stalled over its West Bank settlements.
Kerry resumes tough Israeli-Palestinian peace mission
AMMAN - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry's drive to revive Middle East peace talks hit familiar warning signals on Thursday as Israel's prime minister stressed security needs and a Palestinian negotiator denounced Israeli settlement building.
UN Security Council renews Golan peacekeepers amid Syrian war
UNITED NATIONS - The U.N. Security Council renewed for six months on Thursday a peacekeeping mission in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights monitoring a decades-old truce between Israel and Syria that has been shaken by a spillover of violence from Syria's civil war.
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