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Obama: We must push through the 'breaches of faith' on both sides (Haaretz)
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Obama: Settlement activity not appropriate or constructive to advancing peace (Haaretz)
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Obama: Two-state solution still possible, only chance for peace and success (Haaretz)
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Obama: Israel and Palestinians must make this leap together (Haaretz)
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Obama: U.S. committed to the creation of a sovereign state of Palestine (Haaretz)
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Obama: Palestinians deserve a future, a home, a state of their own (Haaretz)
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Abbas: Palestinians ready to implement commitments in order to launch the peace process (Haaretz)
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Abba to Obama: Palestinian people have made a miracle and rose from the Nakba (Haaretz)
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Abbas: Palestinian state with Jerusalem as capital is possible (Haaretz)
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Abbas: Peace impossible under violence and occupation (Haaretz)
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Syria hands over captured Lebanese soldier, state TV reports (AP)
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Syrian rebels have reportedly overrun several towns near the Israeli border (Reuters)
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Report: Ramallah protesters hold up shoes, call Obama to leave Palestine (Haaretz)
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Police arrests Acre resident suspected of smuggling heroin from Lebanon (Haaretz)
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Report: Abbas condemns violence against civilians, including rocket fire (Reuters)

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Obama visits Israel

Peppy music video wins Hebrew U. students tickets to Obama's speech

WATCH: Shir Ariely and Talia Schein cover Carly Rae Jepsen's hit song "Call Me Maybe," earning tickets to Obama's much-hyped speech Thursday.

By Andrew Esensten | Mar 21, 2013 | 01:13 PM

Carly Rae Jepsen on stage.

U.S. President Barack Obama, center, and President Shimon Peres are welcomed by Israeli children

Please pressure us, Obama

Maybe it's just a fantasy that Israel will be subject to U.S. pressure and end the occupation, but the alternative is a nightmare.

By Gideon Levy | Mar 20, 2013 | 07:15 PM | 5

US President Barack Obama waves upon his arrival at Israel’s Ben Gurion airport on March 20, 2013

'We stand together because peace must come to the Holy Land': The full text of Barack Obama's arrival speech in Israel

'I see this visit as an opportunity to reaffirm the unbreakable bonds between our nations, to restate America’s unwavering commitment to Israel’s security,' Obama says upon arrival to Israel for his first official visit as U.S. president.

By Haaretz | Mar 20, 2013 | 03:59 PM | 17

US President Barack Obama

Welcome home, Mr. President: The full text of Peres' welcome speech to Obama

'You are a historic friend of Israel, of the Jewish People,' Peres tells Obama at the ceremony at Ben Gurion International Airport.

By Haaretz | Mar 20, 2013 | 03:12 PM

U.S. President Barack Obama (2nd L) stands next to Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Baruch haba, Mr. President: The full text of Netanyahu's welcome speech to Obama

'Thank you for standing by Israel at this time of historic change in the Middle East,' Netanyahu tells Obama at Ben Gurion International Airport.

By Haaretz | Mar 20, 2013 | 02:31 PM

President Barack Obama

Haaretz analysts weigh in on Obama's visit to Israel

Upon the arrival of U.S. President Barack Obama in Israel, Haaretz provides a comprehensive look at the many issues and viewpoints expressed leading up to his arrival.

By Haaretz.com Staff | Mar 20, 2013 | 12:35 PM

U.S. President Barack Obama walks across the South Lawn to the Oval Office of the White House

Goldberg to Haaretz: Obama using visit to 'create the space to combat Israeli policy'

The full text of the interview with Jeffrey Goldberg, a staff writer for The Atlantic and a political insider, tells Haaretz: 'The president is a faithful representative of those American liberals who love Israel but don't quite understand the path Israel is taking.'

By Ari Shavit | Mar 20, 2013 | 11:29 AM | 8

Obama and Bar Refaeli

Culture Fop / Obama’s wet 'n' wild Spring Break 2013

With expectations so low, why not have a little fun?

By Brian Schaefer | Mar 20, 2013 | 08:31 AM

U.S. President Barack Obama waves as he steps aboard Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base

President Obama departs for Israel in Air Force One

The American leader will try to turn over a new leaf in relations with Netanyahu; Iran, Syria to top agenda; Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Israel Tuesday night.

By Barak Ravid, Jack Khoury | Mar 20, 2013 | 08:11 AM | 10

An Israeli family hold signs reading "welcome" in Hebrew and English

Love or loathe Obama, Jerusalemites share a common concern: how to navigate the president’s trip

'We walked here on foot during the snowstorm, and if we have to do that again, we will' says the manager of the neighborhood supermarket closest to where Obama will be staying.

By Ilene Prusher | Mar 20, 2013 | 07:34 AM

Ben Gurion Airport ahead of President Barack Obama's arrival.

Barack Obama must win back Israeli hearts

Israel needs the hope Barack Obama is about to offer.

By Ari Shavit | Mar 20, 2013 | 03:36 AM | 35

A poster depicting U.S. President Barack Obama in the West Bank city of Bethlehem. March 16, 2013.

Palestinians still waiting for Obama to prove commitment to two state-solution

Many Palestinian lives and much political capital could have been saved over the last four years if President Obama had shown the determination to facilitate two-state solution negotiations. Now, rather than calling for the resumption of a meaningless 'peace process,' we Palestinians expect real action on the ground.

By Nabil Sha'ath | Mar 20, 2013 | 12:44 AM | 18

Preparations for Obama visit

LIVE BLOG: Obama en route to Israel in Air Force One

As last preparations are made ahead of Obama's visit, Israel braces for road closures; Secretary of State Kerry has already arrived; Haaretz brings you live updates and reports.

By Haaretz | Mar 19, 2013 | 11:11 PM | 7

Bushehr nuclear power plant in Iran

Poll: 64% of Americans would support U.S. strike to prevent Iran's nuclear program

New Pew Research poll, released ahead of Obama's Israel visit, finds support for strike is higher among Republicans and lower among Democrats. A plurality among Americans believe Obama pursuing 'balanced' course in Middle East.

By Chemi Shalev | Mar 19, 2013 | 06:28 PM | 21

Airport security, AP

Just a few routine security questions, sir

Israel wouldn't mess up and let its airport security people welcome President Obama to the country, would it?

By Nicolas Pelham | Mar 19, 2013 | 05:11 PM | 12

The King David Hotel in Jerusalem ahead of U.S. President Barack Obama's visit in March.

Jerusalem scrambles to prepare for Obama visit

Whole swaths of the newly clean city will be closed during the U.S. president's two-day visit to accommodate his entourage, foreign journalists and hundreds of other guests.

By Rina Rozenberg, Zohar Blumenkrantz, Moti Bassok | Mar 19, 2013 | 03:23 PM

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Opinions on Obama's visit

U.S. President Barack Obama walks down the stairs from Air Force One.

Resurrecting Obama's reputation in the Middle East

By Martin Indyk | 01:24 PM | 48

U.S. Senator Kerry looks on as President Obama announces his nomination as Secretary of State.

North Africa, the Obama administration's policy orphan?

By Mohammed Abdouh Kabir, Abdelilah Bouasria | 02:26 PM | 2

U.S. President Barack Obama walks across the South Lawn to the Oval Office of the White House

Obama' visit: Embrace the victory of politics over substance

By Daniel Levy | 08:32 AM | 7

Israeli election 2013 - the aftermath

The new education minister, Rabbi Shai Piron. Michal Fattal

Israel's new Education Minister accused of past ethnic discrimination

By Lior Dattel | 04:40 PM | 3

Israel's new government ministers

LIVE BLOG: Introducing Israel's 33rd government coalition

By Jonathan Lis, Barak Ravid | 10:33 PM | 27

Netanyahu in Knesset

What to expect from Israel's new government: news and analysis by Haaretz writers

By Haaretz.com Staff | 05:55 PM

Diplomacy & Defense

Gaza rocket explodes in Sderot.

Gaza rockets slam southern Israel during Obama visit

By Amos Harel, Barak Ravid | 09:50 AM | 39

U.S. President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at their joint news conference

Full transcript of Obama-Netanyahu joint press conference

By Haaretz | 11:00 PM | 3

U.S. President Barack Obama and Benjamin Netanyahu speak at a news conference in Jerusalem, March 2

LIVE BLOG: Barack Obama visits Israel: Day one

By Haaretz | 09:41 PM | 150

Middle East

Golan Heights - AP

Syria rebels overrun towns near border with Israel, monitoring group says

By Reuters | 12:44 PM

Medics and other masked people attend to a man at a hospital in Khan al-Assal, Aleppo, Syria.

U.S. ambassador to Syria: No evidence to back reports chemical weapons used

By Eli Ashkenazi, Reuters, The Associated Press | 05:42 PM | 9

IDF soldiers walk in front of wind turbines near Alonei Habashan close to the Israeli-Syrian border.

IDF treats four wounded Syrians found near border with Israel

By Jack Khoury, Eli Ashkenazi | 12:02 PM | 9

National

Ramat Gan mayor Zvi Bar.

Justice Danziger recuses himself in Ramat Gan mayor bribery case

By Revital Hovel | 11:26 AM

Operating room in Ichilov Hospital

Israeli woman dies during routine hernia operation, Health Ministry investigating

By Dan Even | 06:23 AM

A trash separation site ahead of recycling.

Israel pushes settlers and Palestinians to cooperate on recycling

By Zafrir Rinat | 02:30 AM | 3

The Iran Debate

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad with Vice President Mohammad Reza Rahimi in Tehran, Iran.

Iran will promise UN not to seek nuclear bomb, semi-official agency reports

By The Associated Press | 05:53 PM | 21

Obama

Obama to U.S. Jews: Still room for Iran diplomacy, no point in 'chest beating'

By Chemi Shalev, Barak Ravid | 11:37 PM | 44

Iran's Ahmadinejad to attend Chavez funeral

By The Associated Press | 04:58 PM

World

Omar al-Bashir speaking in Sudan

Sudan's president says he will quit in 2015, after over 20 years in power

By The Associated Press | 04:20 AM

Pope Francis urges 'a poor church and a church for the poor'

By The Associated Press | 02:15 AM | 2

Holocaust survivor searches for long-lost twin on Facebook

By Ofer Aderet | 02:40 AM

Features

eternity

Word of the Day / Lanetzah

By Shoshana Kordova | 10:23 AM

Rabbis Orthodox Jews

This day in Jewish history / The rebbe who met with Freud

By David B. Green | 09:35 AM

Yair Lapid, leader of the Yesh Atid party, center.

David's Harp / Yair Lapid: New politics, or just born yesterday?

By David Rosenberg | 08:54 PM

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