Israel Travel News

As part of a strategy by Israel to improve relations with moderate, secular countries of the Islamic world, President Shimon Peres is visiting Azerbaijan on June 28.

Foreign Affairs Minister Micheal Martin today called for the swift release of two Irish nationals currently detained in Israel following the June 30 seizure of a boat en route to Gaza with humanitarian aid.

The chief Palestinian Muslim cleric is urging Muslims to visit Jerusalem, breaking a decades-long taboo against visiting the holy city because it would be considered support for Israel.

A TRIP to the Persian Gulf and East Africa last week provided me some perspective on what is happening there, particularly with regard to U.S.-Iranian relations.

JENIN, Occupied West Bank: Israeli Arabs long banned from the Occupied West Bank have converged on its cities in recent weeks to buy anything from groceries to makeup, taking advantage of lower prices and boosting the Palestinian economy.

Israel's Defense Ministry said Monday it had approved construction of 50 new homes at a West Bank settlement as part of a plan for 1,450 housing units, an expansion that defies a U.S. call for a settlement freeze.

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi denied on Saturday an Israeli newspaper report that he had described U.S. President Barack Obama as being "weak" on Iran during a meeting with Israel's prime minister in Rome.

A Hebrew-language pamphlet featuring Taiwan s major tourist attractions has been published in Israel as part of Taiwan s efforts to attract more Israelis to Taiwan.

When it comes to describing the unfortunate periodic reappearances of Jimmy Carter in the Middle East several characterizations come to mind but none more so than these two: a basket case of self-delusion or venal anti-Semitism masquerading as compassion.

By Amos Harel and Avi Issacharoff Haaretz Last update - 03:57 24/06/2009 www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1095231.html Recent weeks have seen a dramatic change in Israel's roadblock policy in the West Bank.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised the courage of Iranian protesters on Tuesday and called the Tehran authorities the greatest threat to peace.

Caption: Madonna 's boyfriend Jesus Luz pays homage to Italian culture, wearing a mafia hat and Rocky t-shirt, while out and about in London London, England .... MADONNA is planning her first holiday with newly adopted daughter MERCY - the pop superstar is eyeing a family trip to Israel.

THE Deputy Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, arrived in Israel last night for talks with Israeli and Palestinian leaders.

Comment about "Embassy in Tel Aviv inaugurated" Phone Name Comment 0 Sunday, 21st June 2009 - 15:19CET Embassy in Tel Aviv inaugurated A Maltese Embassy in Tel Aviv, Israel was inaugurated today in a building shared with Cyrpus.

The US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, has met with visiting Israeli Foreign Minister, Avigdor Lieberman, in Washington.

Iranian women resident in Turkey, support presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi, during a protest against the Iranian presidential election results, near the Iranian embassy in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, June 16, 2009.

The Israeli army has removed a major checkpoint on the road into the West Bank town of Jericho, easing its grip on one of the most popular tourist destinations in the Jordan River valley.

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter criticized Israel's blockade during a trip to Gaza on Tuesday, while encouraging the territory's Hamas rulers to accept international conditions for ending its boycott of the militant Islamic group.

Israel is reconsidering the rationality of a mutual renunciation of travel visas with Ukraine in the wake of the economic crisis, Israeli Minister of Tourism Stas Misezhnikov told a news briefing in Jerusalem Tuesday, Itar-Tass reported.

Former President Jimmy Carter says he will ask the Obama administration to remove the militant Palestinian group from the U.S.-designated terror list, just as Hamas says it foiled a bomb plot against Carter.. Tuesday, June 16, 2009 Jan.