http://jta.org/news/ en rcsillag@jta.org Copyright 2009 2009-11-20T16:30:00-05:00 http://jta.org/news/article/2007/09/06/104028/syriaairplane http://jta.org/site/syriaairplane/#When:04:00:01Z Allegations of a mysterious cross-border air raid have ratcheted up Israeli-Syrian tensions and stirred fears that a new war may be on the horizon. Middle East 2007-09-06T04:00:01-05:00 http://jta.org/news/article/2007/08/13/103569/debkadirtybomb http://jta.org/site/debkadirtybomb/#When:04:00:01Z An Israeli couple who blog about terrorism have achieved international fame – and a bit of notoriety – by setting off a "dirty bomb" scare in New York. U.S., Middle East 2007-08-13T04:00:01-05:00 http://jta.org/news/article/2007/08/01/103368/ricepeacejerusalem http://jta.org/site/ricepeacejerusalem/#When:04:00:01Z Condoleezza Rice is back in the Middle East, her efforts to promote Israeli-Palestinian reconciliation seemingly buoyed by regional concerns over Hamas' recent takeover of the Gaza Strip. Politics, Middle East 2007-08-01T04:00:01-05:00 http://jta.org/news/article/2007/07/16/103055/abbasUS http://jta.org/site/abbasUS/#When:04:00:01Z With intense international scrutiny on the West Bank, Israel and the United States are going proactive to bolster Mahmoud Abbas against his Hamas rivals. U.S., Middle East 2007-07-16T04:00:01-05:00 http://jta.org/news/article/2007/07/01/102784/pauncertain http://jta.org/site/pauncertain/#When:04:00:01Z Two weeks after the Palestinian political map was redrawn following Hamas' violent takeover of Gaza, the uncertain future of the Palestinian polity is complicating Israel's plans to forge new ties with the Palestinian Authority. Middle East 2007-07-01T04:00:01-05:00 http://jta.org/news/article/2007/06/28/102742/katsavplea1 http://jta.org/site/katsavplea1/#When:04:00:01Z His reputation in shambles from a sex scandal that broke a year ago and swelled in subsequent months, Israel's outgoing president, Moshe Katsav, put an end to the sordid chapter by agreeing to a plea bargain after months of insisting he was innocent. Politics, Middle East 2007-06-28T04:00:01-05:00 http://jta.org/news/article/2007/06/25/102663/summitsharm http://jta.org/site/summitsharm/#When:04:00:01Z Israeli and Arab leaders met this week to discuss ways to keep Hamas in the diplomatic wings, but the radical Palestinian group still managed to grab headlines. Politics, Middle East 2007-06-25T04:00:01-05:00 http://jta.org/news/article/2007/06/24/102641/sharmsummit http://jta.org/site/sharmsummit/#When:04:00:01Z There will be one key difference to the familiar backdrop of a Sharm el-Sheik summit: This time it is intra-Palestinian rather than Israeli-Palestinian violence giving urgency to the show of diplomacy. Politics, Middle East 2007-06-24T04:00:01-05:00 http://jta.org/news/article/2007/06/17/102493/abbasgovt http://jta.org/site/abbasgovt/#When:04:00:01Z Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said the creation of a Palestinian government without Hamas presented new "opportunities." But many hurdles still lie ahead. Politics, Middle East 2007-06-17T04:00:01-05:00 http://jta.org/news/article/2007/06/14/102448/Palestinianscivilwar http://jta.org/site/Palestinianscivilwar/#When:04:00:01Z Even with Hamas seizing control of the Gaza Strip this week in a full-scale and bloody assault on Fatah rivals, the Israeli government is not writing the more moderate Palestinian president off yet. Middle East 2007-06-14T04:00:01-05:00