By Robert Berger Jerusalem 07 March 2007 An investigation into Israeli efforts to protect civilians during last year's war in Lebanon has erupted into an open conflict, pitting the prime minister against the top government watchdog. As Robert Berger...
By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 19 February 2007 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says the summit in Jerusalem between Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas reaffirmed a commitment to a two-state solution in the M...
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 11 February 2007 Israeli PM Ehud Olmert pauses during the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, 11 Feb 2006 Israel has given a cautious response to the new Palestinian government agreed to in Mecca last week, in which the ru...
By Challiss McDonough Cairo 15 January 2007 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says she will attend a three-way summit next month with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to discuss the establishment of a...
By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 27 November 2006 Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Monday he is willing to dismantle settlements and release Palestinian prisoners to achieve a lasting peace with Palestinians. VOA's Jim Teeple reports from Jerusalem th...
By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 05 November 2006 Palestinian women mourn during funeral of brothers Ayman and Raed Yassin in Beit Lahia, November 4, 2006 Israel's prime minister, Ehud Olmert, on Sunday said the military operation in Gaza is not open-ended,...
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 21 September 2006 Ehud Olmert (File photo) Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's approval rating has plummeted in the wake of the war in Lebanon. But Israeli officials have brushed off speculation that Olmert's center-left...
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 03 September 2006 Israeli PM Ehud Olmert pauses in front of a painting of a peace dove during a visit to a school, Sunday September 3, 2006 Three weeks after the end of the war in Lebanon, Israel is extending an olive bran...
By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 08 August 2006 Israel's prime minister on Tuesday gave a cautious welcome to Lebanon's proposal to deploy its army in the southern part of the country - a Hezbollah stronghold. The comments come as three Israeli soldiers died...
By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 07 August 2006 Lebanese civil defense rescuers carry body of a victim in Ghaziyeh, August 7, 2006 Israeli warplanes struck the cities of Beirut and Tyre, as well as small villages along the Israel-Lebanon border on Monday. At...