After rejecting a new European peace initiative, Israeli leaders are gearing up for more international efforts to restart the Israeli-Palestinian negotiating process on terms unfavorable to Israel.
The family of an Israeli soldier kidnapped this summer by Hezbollah, sparking a monthlong war, is trying to rouse awareness of his plight while waiting for word of his fate.
A U.N. General Assembly resolution deploring civilian deaths in a recent Israeli artillery barrage on the Gaza Strip stirred ire in Jerusalem on Sunday as officials grappled with ways to stem Palestinian rocket salvoes.
