Israel Floats 'Interim Solution' Proposal At UN To Stem Palestinian Statehood Tension
The Israeli proposal would allow the Palestinians to establish a state within existing borders in Gaza and the West Bank and deal with all the tough stuff later.
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The Israeli proposal would allow the Palestinians to establish a state within existing borders in Gaza and the West Bank and deal with all the tough stuff later.
The United Nations confrontation over Palestinian statehood became a major issue in the U.S. presidential race on Tuesday. Leading GOP contender Rick Perry accused President Barack Obama of appeasing terrorists and betraying Israel.
President Barack Obama has been a controversial figure for many reasons - including his position on Israel and the Middle East.
On Thursday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared he'll travel here, to fight a Palestinian bid for United Nations membership as President Barack Obama tried to defuse a difficult situation.
New billboards went up across New York City on Wednesday night with a message that could have subway riders doing a double-take. They're paid for by a group that wants the U.S. to stop funding for the Israeli military.
The popular Brooklyn food co-op is known for taking political and environmental stands. Some of its members have expressed concern over Israel's policy in Palestine.
New Jersey Nets guard Jordan Farmar says he is looking forward to a "great life experience'' when he plays for Israeli champion Maccabi Tel Aviv during the NBA lockout.
Police arrested 63-year-old Uzi Rivlin on Tuesday for allegedly having sexual contact with two 13-year-old boys.
"I disagree with him on the way he views the State of Israel and what I perceive to be his hostility," Koch said, referring to the President.
Silicon Valley might be the high tech capital of the world, but New York wants to change that.
While President Obama was meeting with Prime Minister Netanyahu in Washington, a protest was held at the Israeli consulate in Midtown Manhattan.
President Barack Obama is urging Israel to pull back to 1967 borders, which has always been rejected, and he wants the Palestinians demilitarized. Obama's speech was met with shock and dismay here in the Tri-State Area from both sides.
An increase in complaints about anti-Semitism on college campuses across the country and right here in the Tri-State Area has inspired a new program to help potential victims,
New York Archbishop Timothy Dolan calls this year's confluence of Passover and Holy Week providential, saying it creates "a magnificent atmosphere."
Virtualseder.com hopes to get people around the Passover table through social media. It allows users to host a Passover dinner for $36 a table.
Some local mothers have been driven to a frenzy after the formula was pulled from Brooklyn store shelves.
"This Mubarak. He kill his people and Mubarak is like some animals. He love the blood," said one man at a cafe on Steinway Street in Queens.
A Delta flight that took off from John F. Kennedy International Airport returned to the airport because of a smoky odor near one of the galleys.
Construction of a highway in Israel revealed a piece of ancient history that was hidden for centuries.
When Israeli solider Gadi Yarkoni lost his sight in Lebanon 15 years ago, it only took a short time before he decided he wasn't going to live in the dark anymore.
Gadi Yarkoni was an Israeli soldier blinded in Lebanon years ago. He will run alongside Noach Braun, the founder of the first Guide Dog Center in Israel, to raise money for the center.
Israeli police on Friday arrested a U.S. citizen who flew to Israel after allegedly stabbing his parents to death in their Staten Island home earlier this week.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas addressed the Mideast peace process in his speech before the United Nations General Assembly on Saturday.
President Obama came to the U.N. to deliver a stern warning to Iranian President Ahmadinejad, who also had some choice words for the United States.
As Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived in New York City for the United Nations General Assembly dozens of protesters demonstrated Sunday against his regime.
