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Israel battle to 2-0 win in Northern Ireland

March 26, 2013 19:00
(Reuters) - Israel kept alive their hopes of qualifying for the World Cup finals with two late goals with a battling performance in a Group F qualifier against Northern Ireland in Belfast on Tuesday. The hosts enjoyed the bulk of possession and threatened the Israeli goal more often, forcing an excellent first-half save from goalkeeper Dudu Aouate before Lior Refaelov broke the deadlock in the 77th minute.

Israel, Turkey have 'a thousand reasons' to be friends: Peres

March 24, 2013 14:45
Israel and Turkey have "a thousand reasons" to be on friendly terms again following an air-clearing apology over the deaths of nine Turks in a 2010 raid on a Gaza-bound flotilla, Israeli President Shimon Peres said on Turkish television Sunday. "I can think of a thousand reasons why Turkey and Israel should be friends; I cannot find one reason why they shouldn't be friends," Peres said in an interview with CNN Turk.

Kerry meets Netanyahu after talks with Abbas

March 23, 2013 18:15
US Secretary of State John Kerry held talks Saturday evening with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, after earlier discussing ways to push a new peace plan with Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas, US and Israeli sources said. Public radio said Netanyahu and Kerry will have a first round of private talks and then will be joined by Justice Minister Tzipi Livni, Israel's negotiator in talks with the Palestinians.

Kerry to talk with Netanyahu after Abbas meeting

March 23, 2013 16:01
US Secretary of State John Kerry was to hold talks Saturday evening with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, after earlier discussing ways to push a new peace plan with Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas. Public radio said Netanyahu and Kerry will have a first round of private talks and then will be joined by Justice Minister Tzipi Livni, who is also to head peace talks with Palestinians.

Erdogan says Israeli apology shows Turkey's new clout

March 23, 2013 12:30
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday an Israeli apology for the 2010 deaths of nine Turkish pro-Palestinian activists that was brokered by U.S. President Barack Obama met Turkey's conditions and signalled its growing regional influence. "We are entering a new period in both Turkey and the region," said Erdogan, who plans to visit the Palestinian territories, including the Gaza Strip, next month.

Obama brokers Israel-Turkey rapprochement

March 22, 2013 11:00
By Jeffrey Heller JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel apologised to Turkey on Friday for killing nine Turkish citizens in a 2010 naval raid on a Gaza-bound flotilla and the two feuding U.S. allies agreed to normalise relations in a surprise breakthrough announced by U.S. President Barack Obama. The rapprochement could help regional coordination to contain spillover from the Syrian civil war and ease Israel's diplomatic isolation in the Middle East as it faces challenges posed by Iran's nuclear programme.

High winds force Obama to drive, not fly to Bethlehem

March 22, 2013 08:16
A fierce sandstorm hit Jerusalem Friday, forcing US President Barack Obama to travel by motorcade to the West Bank city of Bethlehem rather than by helicopter as scheduled, Israeli police said. What started out as a sunny but windy morning with few clouds in the sky quickly deteriorated into a sandstorm with gale-force winds buffeting the city and forcing a last-minute change in the president's plans.

Obama acknowledges Israel's right of defense on Iran

March 20, 2013 18:15
President Barack Obama Wednesday accepted Israel would not cede its right to confront Iran's nuclear threat to the United States, seeking to assuage anxiety over his commitment to the Jewish state. Obama, on his debut trip to Israel as president, also warned Syria would face international action if it used chemical weapons in its civil war and admitted he could have been more "deft" in Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts.

Obama vows 'eternal' defence of Israel

March 20, 2013 16:45
US President Barack Obama on Wednesday pledged an "eternal" alliance with Israel in the face of the Iranian threat, saying he accepted the Jewish state would not defer to Washington on the question of how to handle it. At the start of a historic trip aimed at easing past tensions over Iran, Obama reached out with a message of reassurance about his commitment to Israel's security in a bit to offset scepticism over his strategy for confronting Iran.

Obama accepts Israel won't defer to US on Iran strike

March 20, 2013 15:46
US President Barack Obama said on Wednesday he does not expect Israel to defer to Washington on the question of how to handle the Iranian nuclear threat or whether to order military action against its facilities. Speaking at a joint news conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem, Obama said there was no greater decision for a leader than to give the "awesome" decision to order military action. "I would not expect the prime minister to make a decision about his country's security and defer that to any other country," he said.
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