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U.N. rights council backs Gaza 'war crimes' report

The United Nations Council for Human Rights approved a controversial report Friday which accuses Israel and Hamas of "actions amounting to war crimes, possibly crimes against humanity" during the December-January war in Gaza.

UN panel debates Gaza War report slamming Israel, Hamas

The U.N. Council for Human Rights began debate Thursday over whether to adopt the recommendations of a controversial U.N. report examining the three-week winter war between Israel and the militant group Hamas in Gaza.

UN to resurrect debate on Israel-Hamas war

The United Nations Human Rights Council will hold a special session Thursday to reopen discussion of Israel's three-week offensive against the Islamic militant group Hamas in Gaza.

Blair: Mideast peace talks will restart soon

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair said Wednesday that he believes within weeks Israel and the Palestinian Authority will begin talks aimed at a permanent resolution of their decades-long conflict.

State Dept.: Policy against new Israeli settlements stands

The State Department is sticking with a strict no-new-settlements policy toward Israel, its spokesman said Thursday, but he held out the possibility that Israelis and Palestinians might eventually take a different path.

Early results show major loss for Fatah party's old guard

Senior members of the Palestinian Fatah party appear to have suffered a serious upset in a vote to determine the party's key decision-making body.

Car bomb kills senior Palestinian official

A senior Palestinian official and three bodyguards were killed Monday when a car bomb targeting his convoy exploded in the vicinity of Mieh Miyeh Palestinian refugee camp near the southern Lebanese city of Sidon.

Israeli, Palestinian forces cooperate in West Bank

Hundreds of Palestinian security reinforcements were awaiting orders Saturday as part of a joint Israeli-Palestinian operation in the West Bank town of Hebron, officials said.

Court: Palestinian Authority must pay U.S. family $116 million

An Israeli court has ruled the family of an American couple killed in a terror attack can collect $116 million in damages from the Palestinian Authority.

Time.com: Olmert Dims Hopes for Peace Deal

Israelis and Palestinians are unlikely to agree even on a hypothetical peace plan being promoted by the Bush Administration

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