MILITANTS say they will continue to harm Israelis as new round of Middle East peace talks begin in Washington today.

Netanyahu calls Abbas his ‘partner in peace’ as Palestinian-Israeli talks launched in Washington

Seuls les experts des services de renseignements internationaux ont pris la...

President Barack Obama steps into Middle East peace efforts on Wednesday in a bold bid to relaunch direct Palestinian-Israeli negotiations amid scepticism over his chances of success. Fresh violence blamed on the Islamist movement Hamas and continued deadlock over Israeli settlements threatened to curtail the latest efforts by Obama, who made Middle East peace a priority early in his presidency...

Les forces israéliennes étaient sur le qui-vive mercredi en Cisjordanie au lendemain de la mort de quatre colons juifs lors d'une attaque revendiquée par le Hamas islamiste, à l'heure où Israéliens et Palestiniens s'apprêtent à renouer un dialogue difficile à Washington.L'attentat près de la ville...

El martes cuatro personas murieron cuando fueron baleadas desde un vehículo a unos días de que se reinicien los diálogos de paz en Washington

The United States condemns in the strongest possible terms the terrorist attack today perpetrated by Hamas in which four Israelis were killed in the southern West Bank. We express our condolences to the victims’ families and call for the terrorists behind this horrific act to be brought to justice.  We note that the Palestinian Authority has condemned this attack.  On the eve of the re-launch o...

La reanudación de las conversaciones de paz entre israelíes y palestinos que está previsto impulsar a partir de hoy en Washington se veía anoche sacudida por un sangriento ataque en Cisjordania, en el que cuatro colonos judíos morían víctimas de los disparos de una presunta célula de Hamás. Al cierre de esta edición su brazo armado, las Brigadas de Azzedin al-Qassam, reclamó en un comunicado la...

Four Jewish settlers were shot dead in their car by suspected Hamas militants on Tuesday, on the eve of the first peace talks between the Israelis and Palestinians after a break of nearly two years.

Every now and then, New York Post reporter Aaron Klein "reports" that Hamas "supports" or "endorses" Democrats or liberal things. He did that today with the Park51 project. Former New Mexico governor Gary Johnson is Conor Friedersdorf's favorite Republican who stands no chance of winning in 2012. North Korea is on Twitter! Here are some great music videos about politics, and the end...

This will likely serve to further fan the flames. From The NY Post, quotes from an interview the co-founder of Hamas gave saying the mosque near Gro

A Hamas leader has entered the debate about the proposed building of a mosque near ground zero.

DUBAI (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates voiced concern on Saturday over Germany’s release of a suspected Israeli spy on bail in a case over a falsified passport linked to the killing of a Hamas leader in Dubai. On Friday, German authorities released Uri Brodsky, pending a decision on whether… Visit: http://www.nation.com.pk for full story

COURT frees an alleged Israeli agent suspected of links to the January killing of a Hamas leader.

Un Israélien, agent présumé du Mossad soupçonné d’être impliqué dans l’assassinat d’un membre du Hamas palestinien, a été remis en libert...lire la suite

Israel's top officials are testifying before the Israeli commission set up to examine the circumstances of the raid on the Gaza flotilla. The Turkel Commission's official mandate mostly concerns questions of compatibility with international law of the naval blockade imposed on the Gaza Strip since January 2009 and Israel's moves to enforce it, including the military interception of the Mavi Mar...

(New York) - Israeli military investigations into the Gaza war have brought some results over the past 18 months but fall far short of addressing the widespread and serious allegations of unlawful conduct during the fighting, while Hamas has announced no serious investigations whatsoever, Human Rights Watch said today. read more

Israels entführter Soldat Gilad Shalit ist seit 1500 Tagen in den Händen der Hamas. Sein Vater gibt die Hoffnung nicht auf, glaubt fest, dass er lebt.Foto: AP

W. Bank. authorities turning up pressure on group to thwart expansion.

La maison d'un chef local du Hamas a explosé lundi à l'aube dans un camp de réfugiés au sud de Gaza et les services de sécurité palestiniens accusent…

Der schwelende Konflikt im Gazastreifen droht erneut zu eskalieren: Während die israelische Luftwaffe Angriffe gegen die Hamas flog, warnte der syrische Präsident Assad gar vor einem neuen Krieg.

Palestinian municipal elections were supposed to be held last week. Instead, they were canceled. A statement released by the Palestinian Authority claimed the cancellation was "in order to pave the way for a successful end to the siege on Gaza and for continued efforts at unity" between Hamas, which governs the Gaza Strip, and the government in the West Bank. The cancellation of this electio...

Die Palästinenser im Gaza-Streifen dürfen hoffen: Drei Jahre nachdem die Hamas die Macht übernahm und Israel das Gebiet von der Außenwelt abschnitt, besteht Hoffnung auf eine Lockerung der Blockade.

Germany is seeking the extradition from Poland of an Israeli man arrested over an alleged link to the assassination of a senior Hamas operative in Dubai

Daniel Barenboim würde gerne ein Konzert in Gaza dirigieren. Was er von Israels Blockadepolitik hält und warum er auch mit Hamas sprechen würde, erzählt er im Interview.

Hamas rejects Israel-approved snack foods for Gaza By 2010-06-10T14:35:11Z GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) -- Hamas militants say they will not let newly approved food items into the Gaza Strip as long as Israel maintains its blockade of the territory.... © 2010 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Learn ...

Israel will not lift its blockade of the Gaza Strip unless the Islamist Hamas movement allows the Red Cross to visit an Israeli soldier captured in 2006, its foreign minister said today.

The Israeli army has said five activists of different nationalities aboard the Turkish-flagged ship intercepted last week were linked to Hamas and al-Qaida.

An Israeli naval patrol killed at least four Palestinian militants in diving gear off the Gaza coast earlier this morning, according to Hamas security officials and the Israeli Army.

GAZA (Reuters) - An Israeli naval patrol killed at least four Palestinian militants in diving gear off the Gaza coast Monday, Hamas security officials and the Israeli army said, and Israel claimed it had thwarted a planned attack.

Der Krimi-Autor Henning Mankell fuhr an Bord der Solidaritätsflotte Richtung Gaza und kam in israelisches Gewahrsam. Im Interview mit Handelsblatt Online spricht er über die ihm unterstellte Naivität, sein Verhältnis zur Hamas und die Vorwürfe des Antisemitismus.

Palestinian group demands release of detained activists and delivery of construction materialsThe de facto Hamas government in Gaza has refused to accept truckloads of aid offloaded from the flotilla raided by Israeli forces earlier this week.According to officials in Gaza, Hamas has said it will not permit the supplies to enter the besieged territory until all detained activists are released a...

Die Blockade des Gazastreifens soll Israel vor der Hamas schützen - doch nach dem tödlichen Einsatz israelischer Soldaten gegen einen Schiffskonvoi mit Hilfsgütern werden die Forderungen nach einem Ende der Sperre immer lauter. Die Menschen in Gaza sind weitgehend von der Welt abgeschnitten. FAZ.NET - Homepage | Politik | Gesellschaft | Wirtschaft | Finanzmarkt | Sport | Feuilleton | Re...

Organisation will zuerst Bedingungen erfüllt sehen

Ha vuelto a calificar a la comunidad internacional de "hipócrita". El primer ministro israelí, Benjamín Netanyahu, ha justificado hoy el asalto a la flotilla que se dirigía a Gaza con ayuda humanitaria, y en el que perdieron la vida nueve activistas. El líder israelí, en un mensaje televisado al país, ha dicho que el bloqueo a la Franja de Gaza seguirá, al afirmar que su levantamiento serviría ...

Israel has attempted to deliver humanitarian aid from an international flotilla to Gaza, but Hamas -- which controls the territory -- has refused to accept the cargo, the Israel Defense Forces said Wednesday.

Despite growing international condemnation after flotilla raid, Israel's Gaza blockade will continue due to fears that Hamas will ship weapons into area | VIDEO | SLIDESHOW• Activists Send New Boat to Challenge Gaza Blockade• LIVESHOT: Turkish Charity's Terror Links• Peace Talks Thrown Into Doubt After Raid

Le point de passage de Rafah est le seul qui ne soit pas entièrement contrôlé par Israël. Le Caire n'a autorisé son ouverture qu'à de rares occasions depuis que le Hamas s'est emparé du territoire, il a trois ans.

JERUSALEM (AP) -- Israel's bloody, bungled takeover of a Gaza-bound Turkish aid vessel is complicating U.S.-led Mideast peace efforts, deepening Israel's international isolation and threatening to destroy the Jewish state's ties with key regional ally Turkey. And while Israel had hoped to defend its tight blockade of Hamas-ruled Gaza with Monday's high-seas raid, it instead appeared to be hast...

Ever since the Palestinian people exercised their rights in a free and fair election, voting the Hamas government in to represent them, they have been pounded by violence and illegal weaponry and starved, humiliated and forced to live without the basic necessities of life. You see, under the west's definition of "democracy," democracy is nothing more than doing what Washington or Tel Aviv tell ...

The use of forged passports from Australia and other countries in the killing of a Hamas operative continued to strain relations between Israel and several of its allies.

Australia expels an Israel diplomat after a probe blames Israel for the use of forged passports in the murder of a Hamas operative.

New leisure projects and restaurants have been springing up in the Gaza Strip, some partially funded by Hamas Islamists ruling a territory long seen as a symbol of Palestinian hardship.

An einen großen Frieden glaubt dank Hisbollah und Hamas in Israel niemand. Eher an Interimslösungen – man will eine dritte Intifada verhindern. Von G. Dachs, Tel Aviv