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Lieberman: Sarkozy's remark was a 'regrettable' verbal slip
Barak: Gaps with U.S. remain over West Bank settlements
Noam Shalit to UN: My son's abduction sparked Gaza turmoil
Peres: Syria won't get Golan on a 'silver platter'
'Migron outpost will be emptied within year, by force or by consent'

Lieberman: Sarkozy's remark was a 'regrettable' verbal slip

Posted: 06 Jul 2009 11:53 AM PDT

Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said on Monday that French President Nicolas Sarkozy had made a "slip of the tongue" by calling for his dismissal, but that he was not disturbed by the remark. ...

Barak: Gaps with U.S. remain over West Bank settlements

Posted: 06 Jul 2009 11:51 AM PDT

In an attempt to bridge the divide between Jerusalem and Washington over the issue of West Bank settlement construction, Defense Minister Ehud Barak met with U.S. Mideast envoy George Mitchell in London for over three hours on Monday. ...

Noam Shalit to UN: My son's abduction sparked Gaza turmoil

Posted: 06 Jul 2009 10:02 AM PDT

Noam Shalit, the father of kidnapped soldier Gilad Shalit, testified Monday in Geneva before the United Nations committee investigating the Israel Defense Forces' actions during Operation Cast Lead. ...

Peres: Syria won't get Golan on a 'silver platter'

Posted: 06 Jul 2009 09:58 AM PDT

President Shimon Peres said on Monday that Syrian President Bashar Assad must understand that Israel would not hand over the Golan Heights on a "silver platter" so long as Damascus continued its ties with Iran and Hezbollah. ...