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BREAKING NEWS

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)
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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)
13:11
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)
11:49
Police arrests Acre resident suspected of smuggling heroin from Lebanon (Haaretz)
11:38
Report: Abbas condemns violence against civilians, including rocket fire (Reuters)
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Obama and Abbas begin meeting in Ramallah (Haaretz)
10:57
Car bomb at Pakistani refugee camp kills 12 (Reuters)
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Obama's Marine One helicopter lands in Ramallah ahead of meeting with Abbas (Haaretz)
10:28
Jailed Kurdish leader Ocalan expected to declare cease-fire with Turkey (AP)

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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.

Dov Lipman addressing the Knesset, March 2013

WATCH: U.S.-born Knesset member’s emotional plea to Obama: Don’t let Pollard die in prison

Yesh Atid MK Dov Lipman recounts the day he heard about Pollard's arrest in front of the Israeli embassy, and calls for a prayer for his release. Watch his Knesset speech in this new You Tube video.

By Allison Kaplan Sommer | Mar 11, 2013 | 04:32 PM | 3

Inside the Church of Nativity, Daniel Bar-On

Obama to visit Church of Nativity, Iron Dome to be moved to airport for photo-op

Bethlehem church recently recognized by UN as Palestinian World Heritage site; about 50 people, including diplomats, security personnel and White House Representatives, landed in Israel on Sunday evening ahead of the U.S. president's arrival on March 20, met top-ranking Israeli officials to prep for visit.

By Barak Ravid | Mar 11, 2013 | 03:01 PM | 42

The Prime Minister's Office iPhone app.

Netanyahu's office unveils special app ahead of Obama's visit to Israel

Users will receive live updates from the president's visit, complete with streaming video, photo galleries, and connections to Facebook and Instagram.

By Haaretz Staff | Mar 11, 2013 | 11:58 AM

King David Hotel's Executive Chef Michel Nabet

No bread for Obama: Presidential fare to be kosher for Passover

The entire King David Hotel, where he’ll be staying with an entourage that will fill all 233 rooms from Wednesday March 20 to Friday March 22, will be made kosher for Passover (Pesach) ahead of his visit.

By Ilene Prusher | Mar 10, 2013 | 11:20 PM | 2

Barack Obama with Benjamin Netanyahu and Mahmoud Abbas

An Ode to Joy: President Obama has no peace plan!

Most Israelis and Jews were relieved to hear that Obama has no intention of upsetting the status quo. After all, “We’ve never had it so good”, as Golda Meir told Richard Nixon in 1973.

By Chemi Shalev | Mar 10, 2013 | 09:49 PM | 42

Screenshot of the U.S. embassy's Facebook page advertising the giveaway.

U.S. scouts for invitees to Obama's Jerusalem speech on Facebook

Embassy invites Facebook users to win one of 20 places at Obama's speech, during his first visit to Israel as president.

By Haaretz | Mar 10, 2013 | 08:31 PM | 2

President Barack Obama

Obama's new approach to Mideast peace: Israel and Palestinians must lead, not the U.S.

Fed up with banging their heads against a wall, the Americans have sobered up over the influence they can have in Israeli-Palestinian talks − now they want the two sides to take action, rather than expecting the U.S. to take the reins. Expectations for President Obama’s visit here have been adjusted accordingly.

By Barak Ravid | Mar 10, 2013 | 10:20 AM | 79

U.S. President Barack Obama speaking at the White House, Dec. 29, 2012.

Obama forgoes Knesset address, opts to speak before Israeli students instead

U.S. president decides that purpose of speech is to send a message directly to the Israeli public; White House officials say visit not dependent on establishment of new Israeli coalition.

By Barak Ravid | Mar 6, 2013 | 10:25 PM | 14

Jonathan Pollard during an interview, May 15, 1998.

Netanyahu to request Jonathan Pollard's release during Obama visit

Prime minister makes remarks at meeting with Esther Pollard, wife of the Israeli-American spy; Israelis circulate petition, already signed by tens of thousands, asking Obama to commute sentence of convicted spy Jonathan Pollard.

By Barak Ravid | Mar 4, 2013 | 06:30 PM | 16

John Kerry and Prince Saud al-Faisal.

Obama’s Middle East team: old problems, new style

The U.S. president's second-term team of secretaries and emissaries - including the major appointment of 'blank slate' Philip Gordon - augurs a new involvement in Israeli-Palestinian peacemaking, though not necessarily on the part of Obama himself.

By Barak Ravid | Mar 4, 2013 | 04:06 PM | 6

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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

Bushehr nuclear power plant in Iran

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

By Chemi Shalev | 06:28 PM | 21

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

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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