Benjamin Netanyahu
Netanyahu: Israel 'to be generous' in Palestine deal
May 24, 2011Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has told the US Congress Israel would be generous with the size of a future Palestinian state but that the border could not rest at pre-1967 lines. But he said he was "willing to make painful compromises" to achieve...
Israeli PM Netanyahu meets with Obama after rejecting US's border proposal (VIDEO)
May 20, 2011U.S. President Barack Obama is meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Washington, just one day after Obama's comments on Israel's possible future borders stoked tensions. The Israeli leader arrived at the White House on Friday, one...
Osama Bin Laden's death: Reaction in quotes
May 02, 2011Political leaders have begun reacting to the news that al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden has been killed by US forces in Pakistan. Bin Laden, who was top of the US "most wanted" list, was accused of being behind a number of atrocities, including...
Obama urges Israel, Palestinians to seize opportunity for peace
September 02, 2010
President Barack Obama says Israelis and Palestinians must seize the opportunity for achieving a lasting peace presented by the resumption of direct negotiations. Mr. Obama sat down with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Palestinian President...
Land swap, difficult proposal for both Israelis and Palestinians (video)
May 06, 2010A land swap between Israelis and Palestinians is one of the possible elements of an eventual Middle East peace deal. Right-wing members of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's governing coalition have been calling for a deal in which some Arab...
PM of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu: No concession on East Jerusalem
March 21, 2010Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says his government will not restrict building in East Jerusalem. Mr. Netanyahu told his Cabinet Sunday he will make Israel's position clear during his visit to Washington this week. The prime minister's office...
BBC: Netanyahu's brother-in-law calls Obama 'anti-Semitic'
March 18, 2010Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has distanced himself from his brother-in-law's description of US President Barack Obama as anti-Semitic. He said he "strenuously" objected to Hagai Ben-Artzi's comment and expressed his "deep...
Israel seeks to ease settlement dispute with US
March 15, 2010By Robert Berger U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the settlement plan announcement was an insult that harms the peace process and ties with the United State Israel is trying to ease tensions with the United States amid a fresh controversy...
US envoy, George Mitchell, wins Israeli, Palestinian approval for peace talks
March 08, 2010By Robert Berger U.S. President Barack Obama's point man in the Middle East is making rare progress on his latest peace mission. U.S. envoy George Mitchell has won Israeli and Palestinian approval for indirect peace talks, breaking a stalemate of...
2nd Day of UN General Assembly Debate Underway
September 24, 2009A second day of debate is underway at the United Nations General Assembly in New York City, where speakers Thursday include Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela. Other speakers Thursday include Japanese Prime...