Turkey's aim is to see the blockade on Gaza removed and a Palestinian state founded on its own land within protectable borders, Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Arinc has said.
Oxford professor of international relations Avi Shlaim served in the Israeli army and has never questioned the state's legitimacy. But its merciless assault on Gaza has led him to devastating conclusions.
Amid growing Palestine-Israeli tensions, 12 more EU states have joined European heavyweights - such as the UK, Germany and France - in urging their nationals to refrain from doing business in Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.
For the first time in history, Islamic prayers and readings from the Quran will be heard at the Vatican on Sunday, in a move by Pope Francis to usher in peace between Israelis and Palestinians.
Israel has denied three future Palestinian ministers from the Gaza Strip entry to the West Bank ahead of the unveiling of a new unity government, a senior source said Sunday.
The controversy over Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's demand that the Palestinians recognise Israel as a Jewish state is rooted in the clashing historical narratives of the decades-old conflict.
US Secretary of State John Kerry discussed his push to advance peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians with Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, an ultra-nationalist who doubts a deal to end the decades-old conflict is possible.
An overwhelming majority of Israeli Jews believe that the current negotiations with the Palestinian Authority will not lead to a peace agreement, a new poll by the Israel Hayom daily newspaper has found.