Give President Bush credit for trying, but the single success out of the Mideast summit he convened in Annapolis, Md., was that the meeting was held at all.

JERUSALEM — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Saturday that Israel is making "unprecedented" concessions on West Bank settlement construction - a position clearly at odds with the prevailing Palestinian view.

The Democrats’ methods became quite visible at their convention. First, there was the Pelosi method: The delegates were supposed to pass the party platform before they read it to see what was in it.

JERUSALEM - A day after a Palestinian construction worker's deadly rampage in Jerusalem, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Thursday called for reviving the practice of demolishing the homes of attackers' families, and his chief deputy proposed cutting some Arab neighborhoods off from the rest of the city.

JERUSALEM - Israel's persistent building of Jewish homes on disputed land undermines the U.S.-backed attempt to write an Israeli-Palestinian peace draft this year and invites questions about Israel's motives, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Sunday.

RAMALLAH, West Bank - The Western-backed Palestinian prime minister submitted his resignation Saturday, improving the odds of a possible unity government of Fatah moderates and Hamas militants, followed by new Palestinian elections.

For politically-active people who talk of the importance of remembering history, Jewish voters must enjoy playing Charlie Brown with one particular political football, the location of the U.S. Embassy to Israel.

JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert announced Wednesday he will resign in September, throwing his country into political turmoil and raising doubts about progress for U.S.-backed Mideast peace efforts.

How appropriate, some said, that one group’s celebration Wednesday of the Jewish miracle of the oil should take place in a shopping mall food court.

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has pulled off a difficult political feat. Reversing his and his Likud party’s long-held position of "Not One Inch," he persuaded parliament, 67 to 45, to OK an Israeli pullout from Gaza.

JERUSALEM - "Puppet regimes" are back in the Middle East. Once again, they're promoting peace, diversity and the importance of brushing your teeth.

JERUSALEM (AP) -- Talks between Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and the Israeli and Palestinian leaders, initially billed as a new U.S. push to restart peace efforts, ended Monday with little progress other than a commitment to meet again.

September 15, 2004

JERUSALEM - Israel's foreign minister won a narrow victory early Thursday to be head of the country's governing party, giving her the chance to be the nation's first female leader in 34 years and sending a message that peace talks with the Palestinians could likely continue.

Comedy, country, dance, jazz, musicals - it's the makings of another performing arts season at Mesa Arts Center, which announced its 2008-09 schedule this week.

Never been inside a mosque? Or talked frankly with Muslims about their beliefs or asked them why a cartoon of the Prophet Muhammad could provoke an international firestorm?

Never been inside a mosque? Or talked frankly with Muslims about their beliefs or asked them why a cartoon of the Prophet Muhammad could provoke an international firestorm?

Never been inside a mosque? Or talked frankly with Muslims about their beliefs or asked them why a cartoon of the Prophet Muhammad could provoke an international firestorm?

JERUSALEM - Israel handed over a convicted Hezbollah spy to Lebanon on Sunday and in a surprise move the Islamic guerrilla group turned over what it said were the body parts of Israeli soldiers killed in a 2006 war.

A dramatic increase in public and media interest in the Mormon Church has compelled church leaders to carry out a multipronged effort to better inform the public about the church and to dispel misconceptions.

JERUSALEM - A spokesman for the Israeli parliament says President Moshe Katsav has asked to be temporarily removed from office.

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas said Friday he will not head a government that recognizes Israel, striking a potential blow to President Mahmoud Abbas' attempts to create a national unity government.

JERUSALEM - Israel said Saturday it was encouraging some Muslim countries to send peacekeepers to southern Lebanon, a contribution that would lend credibility to the heavily European force

In interviews with the Tribune, the three men from Israel say they get along well. The Muslim, Jew and Christian traveled recently to the U.S. for a series of "trialogues" about establishing permanent peace in Israel.