Hardline Lieberman insists Israel wants direct, unconditional talks with Syria, without mediation.

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel plans to limit incursions in four Palestinian cities to try to boost a Palestinian security campaign supported by Washington, Israeli and Western security sources said on Thursday.

JERUSALEM (AFP) — Washington called off a meeting between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the US Middle East envoy because of Israel’s refusal to halt settlement growth, an Israeli newspaper said.

Jerusalem – Israeli PublicSecurityMinister Yitzhak Aharonovitch visited the flashpoint Temple Mount/Haram al-Sharif compound in Jerusalem’s old city Tuesday, setting off a storm of protest among Muslims, who called the tour a ‘provocation.’

The British government has refused to heed a petition calling on the UK to impose an arms embargo on Israel and press other countries to stop supplying arms to the Jewish state.

Ehud Barak approved construction in West Bank. Scheme cuts farmers’ access to land, say critics.

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel on Tuesday freed the most senior of dozens of Hamas politicians in custody, prompting speculation it was a prelude to a deal for the release of an Israeli soldier held by Palestinians for three years.