Allies rally to Olmert before war report
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A government-commissioned report is expected to criticize Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's government over the 2006 Lebanon war on Wednesday but allies said he would not quit and ruled out a snap election.
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Israel&#39;s two leading rival political parties worked Saturday toward finalizing details for a new coalition government that would empower Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to pursue
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Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Sunday said he was ready to "treat seriously" a dormant Saudi initiative calling for a comprehensive peace agreement between Israel and the Arab world in exchange for a full Israeli withdrawal from lands captured in the 1967 Mideast War.
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Japan&#039;s Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi won Israeli support for its accusations of a North Korean military threat, while urging the Jewish state to take &amp;quot;rational action&amp;quot; in the face of an escalating Middle East crisis.
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Israel and Germany called for a strong international front on Iran's contested nuclear program as Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Chancellor Angela Merkel condemned a Holocaust conference in Tehran.
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The leaders of the Gush Katif communities have been invited to meet with Prime Minister Ariel Sharon tomorrow. As of now, the Katif leadership is debating whether or not to respond positively
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Thousands rallied in support of Israel's military efforts against Hezbollah Sunday, while a Michigan protest drew immigrants and supporters of Lebanon.
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Likud and Labor Party officials said Sunday they hope to sign a coalition agreement Monday or Tuesday. The head of the Likud&#39;s negotiating team, Yoram Raved, told
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Israeli leaders said Friday that they hoped to take action after President Bushâs visit to the region next week.
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An Israeli panel investigating the conduct of the 2006 war against Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon publishes a final report on Wednesday that could rock Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's government.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert defended his handling of last year's Lebanon war for more than five hours before a commission of inquiry on Thursday.
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Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak said on Sunday he would not pull his Labour party out of the government, ensuring Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's coalition holds together for now despite a critical Lebanon war report.
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The Iraq war was a boon for Israel's security, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Wednesday, voicing fresh endorsement for a Bush administration sapped by the unpopularity at home of its Middle East policies.
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Prime Minister Ehud Olmert reserved judgment on Sunday on a Palestinian unity government deal that failed to meet a core demand by the United States and other Middle East peace mediators to recognize Israel.
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Prime Minister Ehud Olmert expressed the hope Wednesday that the U.S.-sponsored Mideast conference later this year will mark the beginning of the end of his country's conflict with the Palestinians.
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Olmert's government is under pressure to respond to rocket fire, but a harsh strike could sink fragile peace hopes
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The prime minister, Tony Blair, right, with his Israeli counterpart, Ariel Sharon, at a Jerusalem press conference. Photograph: Oded Balilty/AP.