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Gobierno afgano se mantendría alejado de conversaciones de EEUU con talibanes KABUL (Reuters) - El presidente de Afganistán, Hamid Karzai, dijo el miércoles que su Gobierno no participará en las conversaciones de paz de Estados Unidos con los...

Fed mantiene compra bonos EEUU a ritmo de 85.000 mln dlrs mensuales WASHINGTON (Reuters) - La Reserva Federal de Estados Unidos dijo el miércoles que mantendrá sus compras de bonos por 85.000 millones de dólares al mes y no entregó una indicación...

* Measure passes the first of four votes * Contains tax hikes and welfare cuts unpopular with public * Budget deficit was 4.2 percent of GDP last year By Allyn Fisher-Ilan and Steven Scheer JERUSALEM, June 18 (Reuters) - A budget of tax hikes and...

For skeptics who doubt a peace deal between the Israelis and Palestinians is still possible, former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert argued passionately last week that now is the moment — and his plan is the answer. Olmert's plan, which is the...

By Crispian Balmer and Maayan Lubell JERUSALEM, June 6 (Reuters) - A small rock lies on the desk of Dov Lipman. It was hurled at the member of parliament by a fellow ultra-Orthodox Jew and is a constant reminder of the deep divisions within Israel that...

JERUSALEM, May 29 (Reuters) - Israel clinched a deal on Wednesday to abolish wholesale exemptions from military service for Jewish seminary students, ended a brief crisis that divided the ruling coalition parties. The issue of "sharing the national...

* Israel hopes gas finds will strengthen diplomatic hand * Decision on export quotas to be made in a "few weeks" By Crispian Balmer TEL AVIV, May 22 (Reuters) - Israel's newfound natural gas reserves will boost its regional clout and could help it...

TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Israel's newfound natural gas reserves will boost its regional clout and could help it improve ties with neighboring states in need of new energy sources, Energy Minister Silvan Shalom said. Once totally dependent on fuel imports,...

* Netanyahu's political allies clash in parliament * Coalition cracks herald trouble for any future peace deal By Jeffrey Heller JERUSALEM, May 21 (Reuters) - Israel's coalition government presented a divided front on Palestinian statehood on Tuesday...

JERUSALEM — With three airstrikes against Syria since January, Israel has inserted itself forcefully into the "Arab Spring's" most intractable conflict, heightening fears that Syria's civil war could spiral into a regional conflagration. The...

* Ultra-Orthodox privileges at heart of political debate * Committee at impasse over fines for draft dodgers By Jeffrey Heller JERUSALEM, May 27 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's main coalition partner threatened to quit on Monday...

President Obama's makeup visit to Israel was a great success, by most measures, but don't expect peace between Israelis and Palestinians anytime soon -- despite Obama's ringing call for it. Relations between Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin...