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Isabel Kershner is a British journalist and author who began reporting from Jerusalem for The New York Times in 2007.

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World Briefing | Middle East: Israel: Ministry Assails U.N. Vote on War Conduct

Israel on Friday rejected a United Nations General Assembly vote endorsing a report accusing it of war crimes in Gaza last winter, saying that the resolution did not have “the support of the moral majority.” The resolution, drafted by Arab member ...

From ISABEL KERSHNER, The New York Times,  6 Nov 2009
Related Topics: United Nations General Assembly

Israel Reports Longer-Range Hamas Rocket

JERUSALEM Hamas militants in Gaza recently test-fired a rocket that flew 37 miles into the sea, Israel’s military intelligence chief said here on Tuesday, a development that would put the environs of Tel Aviv within range and would attest to the ...

From ISABEL KERSHNER, International Herald Tribune,  3 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Hamas,  United Nations General Assembly,  Hezbollah,  Richard Goldstone

Al Ram Journal: On One Field, Two Goals: Equality and Statehood

AL RAM, West Bank Given the sheer exhilaration of the cheering, flag waving, anthem singing crowd packed into the soccer stadium in this otherwise drab West Bank town one afternoon this week, one could have been forgiven for thinking that an ...

From ISABEL KERSHNER, The New York Times,  28 Oct 2009
Related Topics: Jibril Rajoub (politician),  Yasir Arafat,  Mahmoud Abbas,  King Abdullah II,  Palestinian Authority

Protestors Clash at Temple Compound

JERUSALEM Israeli police clashed on Sunday with stone-throwing Palestinians at a site sacred to Muslims and Jews in the latest sign of tension in this volatile city. The Temple Mount, revered by Jews as the site of two ancient temples, is known to ...

From ISABEL KERSHNER, The New York Times,  25 Oct 2009
Related Topics: David Cohen

Palestinians Now Have Voting Date, but No Unity

RAMALLAH, West Bank The Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, issued a decree on Friday for presidential and parliamentary elections to be held on Jan. 24. The move resolved an immediate constitutional crisis, but created new complications and ...

From ISABEL KERSHNER, The New York Times,  23 Oct 2009
Related Topics: Mahmoud Abbas,  Hamas,  Palestinian Authority,  Jibril Rajoub (politician),  United Nations

Israeli, Iranian envoys attend nuclear forum

JERUSALEM - Israeli officials confirmed yesterday that Israeli and Iranian envoys participated in discussions at a recent multilateral forum on nuclear issues in Cairo, but they said the two representatives held no private meetings and played down the ...

From ISABEL KERSHNER, Boston Globe,  23 Oct 2009
Related Topics: International Atomic Energy Agency,  Barack Obama

Iranian and Israeli Envoys at Were Both at Nuclear Talks

JERUSALEM Israeli officials confirmed Thursday that Israeli and Iranian envoys had participated in discussions at a recent multilateral forum on nuclear issues in Cairo, but they said the two representatives held no private meetings and played down its ...

From ISABEL KERSHNER, The New York Times,  22 Oct 2009
Related Topics: International Atomic Energy Agency,  Barack Obama

Reversal by Palestinian Leader on U.N. Report

JERUSALEM In a formal reversal, Mahmoud Abbas, the president of the Palestinian Authority, said over the weekend that he would push for immediate action on a United Nations report that accused both Israel and Hamas of possible war crimes in last winter’ ...

From ISABEL KERSHNER, The New York Times,  12 Oct 2009
Related Topics: Mahmoud Abbas,  United Nations Human Rights Council,  Palestinian Authority,  Hamas

Moshav Yated Journal: Along Gaza, a Quiet (but Still Tense) Life

MOSHAV YATED, Israel At the last stop of the artists’ tour through this hazardous semi-desert, Yaron Bob fashions roses out of pieces of Qassam rockets fired out of Gaza at residents in the area. Mr. Bob repeatedly heats a metal band sawed from a ...

From ISABEL KERSHNER, The New York Times,  8 Oct 2009
Related Topics: United Nations,  Richard Goldstone,  Hamas

World Briefing | Middle East: Israel: Foreign Minister Scoffs at Prospects for Peace

Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said Thursday that it was unrealistic to expect to reach a final peace agreement with the Palestinians soon. He made the remarks in an interview with Israel Radio hours before meeting with the Obama administration’s ...

From ISABEL KERSHNER, The New York Times,  8 Oct 2009
Related Topics: Avigdor Lieberman,  George J. Mitchell,  Barack Obama,  White House

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