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Kerry meets Israelis, Palestinians in bid to revive talks

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JERUSALEM - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry held separate talks with Israeli and Palestinian officials on Thursday and acknowledged there was considerable skepticism that the two sides would resume peace negotiations.

Industry is best bet for peace, Israeli billionaire says

TEL AVIV - On a new industrial park in Israel's largest Arab town, a software plant belonging to a multibillion-dollar U.S.-listed firm sits cheek-by-jowl with two small Arab-owned businesses: a metal factory and one producing tools for brain surgery.

World, 23 May 2013

Kerry begins round of talks with Israel, Palestinians

JERUSALEM - Secretary of State John Kerry began a round of separate talks with Israeli and Palestinian officials on Thursday but acknowledged there was considerable skepticism that the two sides would resume peace negotiations.

World, 23 May 2013

General says Israel poised for war on Syria if Assad falls

HERZLIYA, Israel - Israel is poised for a large-scale assault on Syria to prevent advanced weapons reaching jihadi rebels or Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon if President Bashar al-Assad is toppled, Israel's air force chief said on Wednesday.

World, Syria, Lebanon 22 May 2013

General says Israel ready to attack Syria should Assad fall

HERZLIYA, Israel - Israel is prepared to attack Syria to prevent advanced weapons reaching jihadi rebels or Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon if President Bashar al-Assad is toppled, Israel's air force chief said on Wednesday.

World, Syria, Lebanon 22 May 2013

Syria, Israel exchange fire on Golan Heights

BEIRUT - Syria said its troops destroyed an Israeli vehicle that crossed into its territory from the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights on Tuesday and warned that any attempt to violate its sovereignty would meet "immediate and firm retaliation".

World, Syria, United Nations 21 May 2013

Austria says peackeepers may quit Golan if EU arms rebels

VIENNA - Austria may pull its peacekeeping troops from the Golan Heights, evacuating the U.N. buffer zone, its defence minister warned on Tuesday, as Syria and Israel exchanged fire across a long dormant frontline now inflamed by civil war.

World, Syria, United Nations 21 May 2013

Israel fires back at Syria after gunshots at its troops

JERUSALEM - Israeli troops shot at a target across the Syrian frontier on Tuesday in response to gunfire that struck its forces in the Golan Heights, the Israeli military said.

World, Syria, 21 May 2013

Syria, Israel exchange fire on Golan Heights

BEIRUT - Syria said its troops destroyed an Israeli vehicle that crossed into its territory from the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights on Tuesday and warned that any attempt to violate its sovereignty would meet "immediate and firm retaliation".

World, United Nations, Syria, 21 May 2013

Peace debate exposes deep rifts in Israeli government

JERUSALEM - Israel's coalition government presented a divided front on Palestinian statehood on Tuesday as U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry prepared a new mission to revive long-defunct peace talks.

World, 21 May 2013