Diplomatic Push To End Middle East Crisis Gaining Momentum

Earlier Tuesday, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in the region, renewing America's commitment to Israel with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at her side.

• Nov 20, 2012

Protesters Take To NYC Streets As Israelis, Palestinians Move Closer To War

The NYPD had the entire area around the Israeli consulate blocked off Thursday night. There was also increased security at Israeli government facilities and synagogues all over the city.

• Nov 15, 2012

Netanyahu Warns World Iran Is Close To Crossing His 'Red Line'

He wanted to get the world's attention and he did it with a simple diagram that could be shown in elementary schools, only to the Israeli prime minister there was nothing elementary about the stakes at hand -- stopping Iran from getting the bomb.

• Sep 27, 2012

Obama, Netanyahu Fighting Their Own Form Of Cold War

The relationship between President Obama and Prime Minister Netanyahu has often been frigid, but they may now have entered sub-zero territory.

• Sep 12, 2012

Christie: No Time Wasted In Israel; Arab Group: Trip Was 'One-Sided'

The first-term Republican says his first foreign trip was designed to tout business and trade opportunities in New Jersey for Israelis. It also helped him get a better grasp of the unique security challenges facing the volatile region

• Apr 12, 2012

Christie Treated Like Rock Star In Israel, Meets With Netanyahu On First Day Of Trip

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and plans to visit Jerusalem's Western Wall during his week-long trip.

• Apr 2, 2012

Netanyahu, Obama Meet, Seem To Keep True Feelings Close To The Chest

They may not agree on much, but one thing that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told President Barack Obama had a certain ring of truth: Israel and the United States are both enemies of Iran.

• Mar 5, 2012

U.S., Israel At Odds Over Timeline For Action Against A Nuke-Capable Iran

The United States and Israel are engaged in high stakes diplomacy over what to do about the nuclear threat from Iran. The allies disagree about whether to, when to, and who should bomb Iran's nuclear facilities.

• Mar 2, 2012

Queens Law Student Ilan Grapel Freed By Egypt After Being Held On Spying Charges

Grapel, a 27-year-old law student accused of spying in Egypt, had a dramatic reunion with his family in Israel after another prisoner swap.

• Oct 27, 2011

Egypt To Free Jailed U.S.-Israeli Citizen Ilan Grapel From Queens

A law student from Queens being held as a spy in Egypt will soon be released as part of another deal involving Israel to swap prisoners. After four months of worry, Daniel Grapel's wish is finally coming true.

• Oct 24, 2011

Tri-State Area Jews Celebrate Pending Release Of Hostage Gilad Shalit

Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit was captured by Hamas in 2006 and now his release is expected within days. That has the Jewish community around the world, and in the Tri-State Area, overjoyed.

• Oct 12, 2011

Hank Williams Jr. Responds To Controversial Obama Analogy In New Song

And after referring to the country as the "United Socialist States of America," Williams sings "I'll keep the USA and y'all can keep the change," an apparent reference to President's 2008 campaign slogan.

• Oct 10, 2011

UN Security Council Meets To Discuss Palestinian Statehood, Lobbying Continues

The United Nations Security Council took the first steps in considering the Palestinian's request for statehood, meeting behind closed doors on Monday on the controversial bid. The arm twisting has begun.

• Sep 26, 2011

Netanyahu Blasts UN As 'House Of Lies,' Implores Abbas To Drop Application, Resume Talks

There was a dramatic and defiant move at the United Nations on Friday. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas sidestepped two decades of failed negotiations and surged ahead with demands for Palestinian statehood.

• Sep 23, 2011

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu, Bloomberg Visit World Trade Center Memorial

The two spent about 40 minutes at the memorial Thursday night.

• Sep 23, 2011

Abbas Backs Down, Won't Call For Immediate Vote On Palestinian Statehood

President Obama said in public what he is also saying in private -- that a Palestinian state can only be achieved by the Israelis and Palestinians going to the bargaining table and tackling the hard questions that face them.

• Sep 21, 2011

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.

• Sep 20, 2011

Palestinians, Israelis Just A Week Away From UN Confrontation

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.

• Sep 15, 2011

Obama's Position On Israel Could Cost Him Support Of Mayor Bloomberg

With former mayor Ed Koch saying he cannot vote to re-elect Obama unless the president changes his recent stands on Israel, Bloomberg was asked whether it was a litmus test for him as well.

• May 25, 2011

Protest Held At Israeli Consulate In Response To Obama Middle East Speech

While President Obama was meeting with Prime Minister Netanyahu in Washington, a protest was held at the Israeli consulate in Midtown Manhattan.

• May 20, 2011

Palestinian President Talks Mideast Peace At U.N.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas addressed the Mideast peace process in his speech before the United Nations General Assembly on Saturday.

• Sep 25, 2010

Ahmadinejad's Speech Leads To U.S. Walkout

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.

• Sep 23, 2010

Obama: Recent Violence Won't Derail Mideast Peace Talks

President Barack Obama is condemning fresh violence by the Palestinian terror group Hamas as a new round of peace talks gets underway in Washington.

• Sep 1, 2010