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ISRAEL NEWS

BREAKING NEWS

15:25
Khamenei: Iran will raze Tel Aviv and Haifa if attacked (Reuters)
13:54
Obama: We must push through the 'breaches of faith' on both sides (Haaretz)
13:52
Obama: Settlement activity not appropriate or constructive to advancing peace (Haaretz)
13:51
Obama: Two-state solution still possible, only chance for peace and success (Haaretz)
13:51
Obama: Israel and Palestinians must make this leap together (Haaretz)
13:43
Obama: U.S. committed to the creation of a sovereign state of Palestine (Haaretz)
13:39
Obama: Palestinians deserve a future, a home, a state of their own (Haaretz)
13:37
Abbas: Palestinians ready to implement commitments in order to launch the peace process (Haaretz)
13:36
Abba to Obama: Palestinian people have made a miracle and rose from the Nakba (Haaretz)
13:36
Abbas: Palestinian state with Jerusalem as capital is possible (Haaretz)
13:36
Abbas: Peace impossible under violence and occupation (Haaretz)
13:11
Syria hands over captured Lebanese soldier, state TV reports (AP)
12:31
Syrian rebels have reportedly overrun several towns near the Israeli border (Reuters)
12:18
Report: Ramallah protesters hold up shoes, call Obama to leave Palestine (Haaretz)
11:49
Police arrests Acre resident suspected of smuggling heroin from Lebanon (Haaretz)

More Breaking News

Focus U.S.A.

by Natasha Mozgovaya

In clash with U.S., Russia isn't above using its own orphans as pawns

Russian Parliament approves bill to ban adoption of Russian children by American parents in response to the American Magnitsky Act barring Russian human rights violators and their capital from the U.S..

By Natasha Mozgovaya | Dec 27, 2012 | 06:37 PM

Orphan children play in their bedroom at an orphanage in the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don.

President Barack Obama, center, talks with a local resident

One eye on Sandy, one eye on Election Day

Megastorm turns American politics a little bit schizophrenic.

By Natasha Mozgovaya | Nov 1, 2012 | 02:33 AM

A line forming at an Early Voting Center in Rockville, Maryland.

Hurricane Sandy tests patience of East Coast early voters

Leaving a trail of destruction on its course to U.S. shores, Hurricane Sandy may endanger Barack Obama's advantage among early voters.

By Natasha Mozgovaya | Oct 29, 2012 | 06:13 AM

U.S. President Obama is greeted by Chicago Mayor Emanuel upon Obama's arrival in Chicago.

Rahm Emanuel to Haaretz: Thanks to Obama, Iran is isolated from the world

The Chicago mayor is juggling between running one of the largest cities in the U.S. and persuading Jewish voters that Barack Obama is committed to Israel’s security.

By Natasha Mozgovaya | Oct 28, 2012 | 07:38 AM | 56

A Romney supporter in the lobby of the Republican candidate's Boston HQ.

What does HQ style say about a U.S. presidential candidate?

While Obama's campaign headquarters scream creativity and cool, Romney's Boston HQ signals functionality, business - and secrecy.

By Natasha Mozgovaya | Oct 26, 2012 | 08:09 PM | 2

Mitt Romney and Barack Obama face off in third - and final - presidential debate.

J Street upset: Neither Romney nor Obama is talking about peace

J Street supporters express dismay over a presidential debate in which Israel was frequently mentioned, but the peace process was practically ignored.

By Natasha Mozgovaya | Oct 24, 2012 | 02:45 PM | 17

Romney and Obama during Tuesday’s second presidential debate.

Obama turns feisty

The president didn't repeat the mistakes of his first debate with Mitt Romney; he went on the attack and stayed there. But Romney's performance was no disaster, either.

By Natasha Mozgovaya | Oct 18, 2012 | 01:52 AM

Somebody really likes Big Bird.

Palestinians urge Romney to take balanced approach to Middle East conflict

Palestinian envoy to Washington welcomes the Republican nominee's commitment to a two-state solution; new information on the Benghazi embassy attack may come as bad news for Obama.

By Natasha Mozgovaya | Oct 10, 2012 | 09:08 PM | 7

Obama and Romney - AP

After disparaging debate with Romney, Obama camp draws hope from new unemployment data

Following his subpar performance in the debate with Republican contender Mitt Romney, U.S. President Barack Obama finally got some good news; Romney admits his '47%' comment was 'wrong.'

By Natasha Mozgovaya | Oct 5, 2012 | 07:34 PM | 5

U.S. President Barack Obama, left, walks away from former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney.

Romney debated well, but nobody seems eager for two more academic-style debates

Focusing mainly on taxes and economy, Obama and Romney chose to play it safe at the first presidential debate; with burning domestic issues, the Middle East was mentioned only once.

By Natasha Mozgovaya | Oct 4, 2012 | 11:47 AM | 11

President Barack Obama talks at the heliport overlooking the Hoover Dam, October 2, 2012.

Romney and Obama get ready for showdown at first U.S. presidential debate

Scripted as U.S. presidential debates are, there is still room for mistakes, and both candidates' every move will be watched under a magnifying glass.

By Natasha Mozgovaya | Oct 3, 2012 | 12:49 AM

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Natasha Mozgovaya is the chief U.S. correspondent for Haaretz, based in Washington D.C. Through Focus U.S.A., Mozgovaya presents additional insight to the people and politics of he United States, and how they affect Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World. Follow Natasha on Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/mozgovaya

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