By Robert Berger Jerusalem 27 December 2007 Israeli and Palestinian leaders held a summit meeting today in Jerusalem in a bid to advance the Middle East peace process. As Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, the talks were overshadowed...
By Scott Stearns White House 28 November 2007 President Bush welcomed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert back to the White House Wednesday, a day after the two sides agreed to resume peace talks aimed at creati...
By Paula Wolfson White House 26 November 2007 President Bush has met with Israeli and Palestinian leaders at the White House to set the stage for Tuesday's Mideast Conference in nearby Annapolis, Maryland. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports Mr. Bush says he...
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 08 October 2007 Israel's leader has extended an olive branch to the Palestinians in a speech to parliament. As Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, the speech brought angry reaction from hawkish opposition lea...
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 07 October 2007 Israel has signaled that it is ready to resume formal peace talks with the Palestinians. But as Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, a Palestinian rocket attack is overshadowing progress on the...
By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 06 August 2007 Part of the security detail of Palestinian Authority President Mahmud Abbas secures the perimeter of the Intercontinental Hotel, 06 August 2007 Israel's Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmo...
By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 21 June 2007 Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas are to hold talks in Egypt, early next week. As VOA's Jim Teeple reports from Jerusalem, Jordan's King Abdullah is also scheduled to a...
By Scott Stearns White House 19 June 2007 U.S. President George Bush and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert are backing Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas following his dismissal of a unity government led by the Islamic militant group Hamas. Preside...
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 15 May 2007 Israeli and Jordanian leaders have held a summit in Jordan's Red Sea resort of Aqaba in a bid to advance the peace process. As Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, an Arab land-for-peace proposal t...
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 01 May 2007 There is political turmoil in Israel after an official probe issued a damning report on the government's handling of last year's war in Lebanon. As Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, Israel's emb...