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Israel says major cities are in Hezbollah's range

JERUSALEM The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah has significantly expanded its ability to strike deep into Israel with rockets that can now reach the Jewish state's largest cities, and now possesses tens of thousands of projectiles, Israel's army chief ...

From STEVE WEIZMAN, San Diego Union-Tribune,  10 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Hezbollah,  Hamas,  Hassan Nasrallah

Israel says major cities in Hezbollah rocket range

JERUSALEM Israel's army chief says Hezbollah guerrillas now possess tens of thousands of rockets, some capable of reaching the country's major cities. Officials say Maj. Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi told lawmakers Tuesday that some of the rockets can fly up to ...

From STEVE WEIZMAN, San Diego Union-Tribune,  10 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Hezbollah,  Barack Obama,  Electronic Arts Inc.

Israeli official: Clinton to hold Jerusalem talks

JERUSALEM—An Israeli official says U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is expected to arrive in Israel at the weekend to meet Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a fresh attempt to revive stalled Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. An aide to ...

From STEVE WEIZMAN, Boston Globe,  27 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Hillary Rodham Clinton,  Benjamin Netanyahu,  US State Department

Obama envoy in an uphill struggle to broker Mideast peace

JERUSALEM - President Obama’s Mideast envoy finds himself increasingly hamstrung, with Israel’s foreign minister yesterday all but ruling out a peace deal for years to come and the Palestinian leader weakened by his decision not to push for a Gaza war ...

From STEVE WEIZMAN, Boston Globe,  8 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  Benjamin Netanyahu,  Avigdor Lieberman,  George Mitchell,  King Abdullah II

Obama envoy in uphill struggle for Mideast peace

Lieberman's comments reflected his opinion. But other senior Netanyahu confidants share similarly skeptical views on peacemaking. JERUSALEM — President Barack Obama's Mideast envoy finds himself increasingly hamstrung, with Israel's foreign minister ...

From STEVE WEIZMAN ASSOCIATED PRESS, The San Jose Mercury News,  8 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  Benjamin Netanyahu,  King Abdullah II,  George Mitchell,  Avigdor Lieberman

Israel hails US call for talks without conditions

Israel's prime minister welcomed Thursday President Barack Obama's call for the resumption of Mideast peace talks without preconditions despite Palestinian demands for a halt to new Jewish settlements in the West Bank before any new negotiations ...

From STEVE WEIZMAN, Taiwan News,  24 Sep 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  Benjamin Netanyahu,  Mahmoud Abbas

US envoy in new try to revive Mideast peace talks

The U.S. Mideast envoy is pressing on with efforts to revive Mideast peace talks and extract Israeli concessions on settlements. U.S. official George Mitchell met behind closed doors on Friday morning with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and ...

From STEVE WEIZMAN, eTaiwan News,  18 Sep 2009

Related Topics: George Mitchell,  Benjamin Netanyahu,  Mahmoud Abbas

Palestinian official: US envoy ends shuttle

U.S. special Mideast George Mitchell gets in his vehicle after talks with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak at the Presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Sept.17, 2009. Talks come within the framework of efforts aimed at reviving the Middle East ...

From STEVE WEIZMAN, Boston Globe,  18 Sep 2009

Related Topics: George Mitchell,  Hosni Mubarak,  Barack Obama,  Saeb Erekat,  Mahmoud Abbas

Israel says Mideast not ready for nuclear arms ban

Israel's defense minister said in remarks published Thursday that the Middle East is too unruly for a region-wide nuclear arms ban, arguing that the Muslim world must first "behave like Western Europe." Defense Minister Ehud Barak also said ...

From STEVE WEIZMAN, Taiwan News,  17 Sep 2009

Related Topics: Ehud Barak,  Saddam Hussein

Moody's says Israel has weathered global meltdown

currently running at about $10 billion annually. JERUSALEM - Israel's economy has largely weathered the global meltdown, but its small size means robust growth will hinge on developments abroad, a leading credit ratings service said Thursday. Moody's ...

From STEVE WEIZMAN, Long Beach Press-Telegram,  27 Aug 2009

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