Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks To Begin Monday
According to U.S. officials
Responding to EU directive banning funding or grants to organizations linked to Israeli settlements
Will begin next week
White House spokesman Jay Carney says the move sends a strong message
Keeping expectations low helps prevent disappointment
Were briefed on American proposals
Some in the ultra-orthodox community are not happy some members are choosing to serve
Entities living in disputed areas will not be able to receive grants, funding or scholarships
A series of polls in six countries reveals a multilayered, ever-evolving Arab identity.
Anonymous officials leaking "intelligence information" but unlikely to be pursued by the feds
Says doing so would be counterproductive
Trying to fail where others have failed before
Breakthrough unlikely
Stop mugging your people and they may stop hiding
UN Committee on the Rights of the Child
Settlers won't make a diff, ex-pres says
Shimon Peres turning 90 in a few weeks
Rebels and government forces fighting near cease-fire line
Efforts had resulted in breakdown in peace efforts with Palestinians
IDF has hit targets in Syria multiple times
Thanks to withdrawal of Austrian peacekeepers
In reference to an incident involving a then-13-year-old
Says the delivery won't take place before 2014
Insists Assad will remain president until 2014 elections and possibly beyond
Politic like it's 1914?
Haifa University will now give days off for Christmas and Id al-Fitr
Also say doing so would be unwise