Middle east conflict
Netanyahu tones down bellicose Iran talk - in English
Benjamin Netanyahu made the comments on the sidelines of an international conference in Warsaw organised by Washington to discuss Iran and Middle East region.
Settlers had set up two caravans at the Amona outpost last month, in what they described as a protest against a recent surge in Palestinian attacks in the West Bank.
Brazil exports $16 billion annually to the Middle East and Turkey, with just 3% going to Israel, according to government statistics.
Labour has been wrestling accusations of anti-semitism for months, and Corbyn has previously apologised for what he has described as “pockets” of anti-semitism in the organisation.
The violent instability - where Israel and Gaza are increasingly alternating between ceasefires and gunfire - is a classic form of brinkmanship.
US President Donald Trump’s envoys are also working on the most detailed set of proposals to date for the overall plan, the White House official said in a briefing with reporters on Monday.
Pope Francis has asked both sides in the Middle East conflict and the international community to redouble efforts ‘so that dialogue, justice and peace prevail’.
These are some of the key themes and questions that look set to shape global events next year.
Donald Trump abruptly reversed decades of US policy this month, generating outrage from Palestinians and defying warnings of Middle East violence.
The city is key to both Israeli and Palestinian identity.
Peter Van Buren says religious differences are not the focus; this is a classic geopolitical power struggle for control of Iraq, Syria, and Kurdistan.
By Dr Jack & Curtis.
John Kerry has defended the US decision to allow the passage of a UN resolution last week demanding an end to Israeli settlements.
One official said the last word on the president’s failed peace effort might come from Secretary of State John Kerry.
France has repeatedly tried to breathe new life into the peace process this year, holding a preliminary conference in June.
UN Secretary-General Ban-Ki-moon says his words have been twisted into a misguided justification for violence.
Peter Apps says that larger Western interventions can be less effective.
Jane Harman says that the lone wolf may not be the era’s only short-term danger.
Ronnie Olesker says knife attacks are fundamentally different from the strategic use of suicide bombers.