Special to WorldTribune.com JERUSALEM — Israel, unable to stop the Hamas war, has been examining whether it should re-capture the Gaza Strip. Senior ministers have raised the prospect that Israel must end Hamas’ seven-year rule over the Gaza Strip. They said the continuation of the Hamas war despite Israeli concessions could result in the re-capture […]
Special to WorldTribune.com JERUSALEM — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, blamed for Israel’s defeat in the war against Hamas, faces a revolt within his ruling Likud Party. Leading members of the Likud, concerned over polls that oppose the unilateral withdrawal, have begun to distance themselves from Netanyahu as the conflict in the Gaza Strip turns into […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — The United States has begun drafting an agreement for a Palestinian state in the West Bank. Israeli and Palestinian sources said the administration of President Barack Obama has decided to formulate what was termed bridging proposals for an agreement between Israel and the Palestinian Authority. The sources said the […]