Israel

Lawmakers urge U.S. action on Gaza crisis

January 14, 2010 By Susan Webb

Two members of Congress are asking colleagues to sign on to a letter to President Obama urging him to address the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

U.S. starts new drive for Israel-Palestine talks

January 12, 2010 By Susan Webb

Middle East envoy George Mitchell confirmed that the U.S. is stepping up efforts to get comprehensive Israeli-Palestinian negotiations going, with a two-year deadline to reach a peace pact.

World Notes: Russia, Nepal, Israel, Uganda, Venezuela, Cuba

December 11, 2009 By W. T. Whitney Jr.

Nepal: World's highest cabinet meeting sends message on global warming.

UN Gaza report becomes political football

November 4, 2009 By Susan Webb

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution opposing any "endorsement or further consideration" of the UN Goldstone report, but the action is unlikely to have long-term significance.

World Notes: Bulgaria, Romania, Africa, Israel, Nicaragua, China, Cuba

November 2, 2009 By W. T. Whitney Jr.

Stars and Stripes, the U.S. Army weekly, reported last month that two new U.S. military bases are under construction in Bulgaria and Romania at costs respectively of $60 and $50 million.