In Ramallah, Obama implies settlement freeze not needed President Obama implied in Ramallah that a settlement freeze should not be a precondition for Israeli-Palestinian negotiations.
Obama tells Arab-American leaders trip will show commitment to statehood President Obama told Arab-American leaders that his trip to Israel and the Palestinian areas would demonstrate U.S. commitment to partnering with the Palestinian Authority to bring about a state.
Jerusalem monastery vandalized for second time A monastery in Jerusalem was vandalized for the second time this year in an apparent price tag attack.