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An exit by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu could lead to progress in Palestinian peace talks, experts have suggested.

The U.S. and five other major powers will resume negotiations with Iran Sunday, ahead of a March deadline for a framework deal.

Prosecutors say Amar R., 33, and Said M., 25, collaborated with the man who murdered a police officer and four Jewish hostages.

The Palestinian group's efforts to improve its image hit a stumbling block on the first day of a new social media campaign.

Hamas, which has been in control of Gaza since 2007, labelled the ceasefire proposal an attempt by Israel to "swallow" the West Bank.

World powers have begun talks about a U.N. Security Council resolution to lift U.N. sanctions on Iran if a nuclear agreement is struck with Tehran, according to an exclusive Reuters report.

Only 17 percent of Democrats have a favorable view of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

The Republican missive to Tehran has Washington frenzied, but in the Mideast it was met with a deafening silence.

Israeli voters are most concerned about housing prices and the cost of living.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu even starred in his own sitcom-style TV spot.

“We are in danger of really losing!” read a text message sent to Likud activists on Tuesday.

The boost given Benjamin Netanyahu's party by his speech before the U.S. Congress last week appears to have been short-lived.

An Obama spokesman and Democratic senators say Republicans are trying to sabotage the U.S.-led nuclear negotiations with Iran.

Israeli Arab politicians are hoping to move their community from the sidelines after years of declining voter turnout.

The president's disapproval rating is under 50 percent for the first time since he was re-elected in 2012.

Sen. Dianne Feinstein said she finds Netanyahu's attitude "humiliating, embarrassing and very arrogant" since a deal has yet to be finished.

Ten days before national elections, demonstrators poured into Tel Aviv’s Rabin Square Saturday calling for a change in Israel's leadership.

The Israeli prime minister has maintained the lasting effects of the address will be positive.

The attack took place in an area of East Jerusalem that saw a number of similar attacks being carried out with vehicles last year.

Although the decision to end the security coordination ultimately rests with Mahmoud Abbas, the council's decisions are considered binding.

The border crossing between Gaza and Egypt at Rafah will reopen, once Egyptian authorities hand over control of the crossing to the Palestinian Authority.