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Draghi says ECB looking at negative deposit rate with open mind

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The European Central Bank retains an open mind towards the issue of negative deposit rates even if such a move might have unintended consequences, ECB President Mario Draghi said on Tuesday. Full story

Iranian discontent unlikely to bring nuclear change: Israel

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Iran's election has exposed popular discontent with the Tehran government but is unlikely to bring about any change in Iranian nuclear policy, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Reuters on Monday. Full story

Israel presses ahead with settlement expansion plans

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel is pressing on with plans for more than 1,000 new homes in two West Bank settlements, officials said on Thursday, moves that could complicate U.S. efforts to persuade Palestinians, seeking a construction freeze, to return to peace talks. Full story

Israel signals readiness to limit settlement building for peace

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hinted on Monday that Israel was ready to confine Jewish settlement expansion to the blocs of occupied territory it wants to keep under any peace deal with the Palestinians, in a nod to U.S. efforts to revive stalled negotiations. Full story

Israeli judge resigns after rape comments

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - An Israeli judge resigned from a government appeals board on Wednesday after public uproar over reports he had told a courtroom that some girls "enjoy rape". Full story

Western Wall rabbi is threatened over women's prayer group

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli police are investigating threats to hurt the rabbi in charge of Jerusalem's Western Wall if he does not allow a Jewish women's prayer group equal worship rights at the holy site, a police spokesman said on Monday. Full story

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Israel detains five women in Western Wall prayer protest

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  Women detained for wearing shawls at holy site

Israeli police detained five women activists for wearing prayer shawls at Jerusalem's Western Wall, a practice which Orthodox tradition sees as solely for men. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.

  President Obama's 'strong two days' in Israel

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  Obama tells Israeli youth peace is 'necessary, just, possible'

NBC’s Andrea Mitchell reports from Jerusalem on the president’s remarks regarding the Israel-Palestine conflict; then The Cycle hosts talk to Nathan Guttman at the Jewish Daily Forward about his reactions to President Obama’s speech in Jerusalem, where he told Israeli youth that peace was “necessary

  Is Israel hesitant to act without the US?

Mark Regev, the official spokesman for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, talks about the situation between Israel, Palestine and Iran.

  Obama looks to reaffirm bond with Israel during overseas trip

NBC’s Andrea Mitchell reports live from Jerusalem about President Barack Obama’s upcoming trip to Israel and talks about some of the problems in the region that are demanding the president’s attention.

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Israeli singers and dancers perform a rendition of "Happy Birthday" for Israeli President Shimon Peres during celebrations marking his 90th birthday in Jerusalem June 18, 2013. REUTERS/Jim Hollander/Pool (JERUSALEM - Tags: POLITICS ENTERTAINMENT)