News, March 17, 2010

	US-Israel Tensions Continue to Percolate
	Obama Administration Affirms 'Commitment' to Israel Amid Criticism

Settlements Scandal

US Envoy George Mitchell Delays Trip to Israel as Settler Row Escalates Clinton Plays Down Feud With Israel, Calls Ties 'Unshakable' Israeli Rightists Prepare Banner Denouncing Obama as 'PLO Agent' Netanyahu to Clinton: Israel Has Proven Its Commitment to Peace US Pushing Netanyahu to Accept Demands for Peace Talks Israeli FM Says He Boycotted Brazilian President Police Chief: Jerusalem Violence Won't Spark Third Intifada Palestinians Riot in Jerusalem Over Israeli Building Plan Clashes in Jerusalem Mark Rising Tensions Fatah's Armed Wing Wants to Resume Struggle Against Israel Israeli FM Lashes Out at US US, Israel to Try and Heal Worst Rift in Years

Israel/Palestine

Petraeus Denies Seeking Centcom Oversight of West Bank, Gaza Arab League Chief: Israeli Nukes Disturbing and Threatening West Bank Street Named After Corrie 'Softened' Nakba Law Passes 1st Reading

Syria

EU Calls for Renewal of Indirect Israel-Syria Peace Talks Syria: Timing of Accord Depends on EU 'Flexibility' Nominee Pledges 'Straight Talk' With Syria

Yemen

	Yemeni Rebels Release 178 Army Soldiers Captured During Fighting
	Yemen Says Rebels Breaching Truce as Blasts Hit Aden

News, March 16, 2010

	US-Israel Relations at Lowest Level Since 1975
	US-Israeli Tensions Escalating Quickly

Settlements Scandal

US Wants Israel to Cancel Jerusalem Building Plan US Waiting for 'Formal' Israeli Response US Criticism of Israel Ignites Firestorm Rep. Cantor Slams 'Irresponsible' Criticism of Israel Washington Stands Firm as Relations With Israel Hit 'Crisis of Historic Proportions' Palestinians Say No Peace Talks Amid Israel Settlement Growth Netanyahu: Israel Will Keep Building in Jerusalem Mitchell Mideast Travel in Flux Amid US-Israel Row

Israel/Palestine

Israel: Hamas Used Civilians as Human Shields in Gaza War UN Sappers Detonate Leftover Shells From Gaza War Israel Orders Demolition of Nablus Mosque Chief Rabbi: Talk About New Temple a Lie Rightists Vow Revenge if Jerusalem Arabs Riot Rebuilt Synagogue Is Caught in Disputes Over Jerusalem

Middle East

Yemen Kills 'al-Qaeda Chief' in Fresh Air Strikes Saudi Arabia-Syria Ties Improve

News, March 15 2010

	US-Israel Relations Continue to Plummet
	Netanyahu Offers an Apology, but No Shift in Settlement Policy   Questions Abound After Biden's Israel Visit   Israel Captures Senior Hamas Militant in West Bank   How Dubai Unraveled a Homicide, Frame by Frame

Israel/Palestine

Israel's Netanyahu Urges Calm as US Tensions Boil Over Israeli Apology Gets Cool Reception in Washington Barak: East Jerusalem Announcement Was Unnecessary, Damaging AIPAC: White House Statements on Israel 'A Matter of Serious Concern' Police: We Must Ease Up on Comments Leading to East Jerusalem Riots Israel Phasing Out Contentious Tank Shell in Wake of Gaza War

Egypt

Egypt Nixes Synagogue Ceremony, Citing 'Israeli Aggression' Political Levers Lock Into Gear Early in Egyptian Election Year

Yemen

Yemen Launches Airstrike on al-Qaeda Hideout Yemen Says Raid Kills Two Top al-Qaeda Militants

Middle East

Turkey's Army Chief Denies Mass Resignations: Report Jumblatt Says His Criticism of Syria Was Improper