President George W. Bush hosted Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Monday for farewell talks where the lame-duck leaders will take stock of their administrations, marked by a failure to clinch a Mideast peace deal. The meeting, branded by Israeli officials as "a chance to bid farewell from a close friend of Israel." Visit this link to read more: Olmert at White House to bid farewell to 'close friend of Israel'

An ally of Israel's prime minister called on Monday for the Jewish state to formally accept a six-year-old Arab peace plan for the region, declaring bilateral talks with the Palestinians at a "dead end." While proposed in its current form in 2002, the major tenants of the deal date back to the late 1970s. To date, Israel, backed by the US, has rejected the offers. Visit this link to read more: Olmert ally calls for acceptance of Arab peace plan

WASHINGTON: President George W. Bush and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Monday that the Middle East peace process which has so far failed to Visit this link to read more: Bush, Olmert bid farewell but say Mideast talks will continue

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas expressed frustration at US-backed Middle East peace talks on Sunday on the eve of a White House meeting between Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and President George W. Bush, saying that not one issue has been resolved. He also pledged to call snap presidential. Visit this link to read more: Abbas admits no progress in peace talks with Israel

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert arrived in Washington on Sunday ahead of a farewell meeting with President George W. Bush, with Iran's nuclear drive set to overshadow stagnant Middle East peace talks. The Monday meeting is likely to be their last face-to-face exchange before Bush, who had once hoped to seal a Palestinian-Israeli deal in 2008. Visit this link to read more: Olmert in Washington for 'farewell' talks with Bush

Israel should pursue peace talks with Syria next year to help contain perceived threats from Iran's nuclear program and Hamas, says an internal Israeli government report, which also highlighted the need to halt Palestinian democracy. Compiled by Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's National Security Council (NSC) and published in part by an Israeli newspaper on Sunday. Visit this link to read more: Official Israeli study recommends deal with Syria, blocking of Palestinian polls

Israeli Premier Ehud Olmert heads to Washington on Sunday for a "farewell" meeting with President George W. Bush, as the two leaders prepare to hand over the reigns of government. With Bush leaving office on January 20 and Olmert heading a caretaker government ahead of February elections. Visit this link to read more: Olmert eyes new commitments on Iran during US visit

Israel's prime minister Ehud Olmert will seek new assurances that the US is determined to stop Iran from developing a nuclear weapon when he meets President George W Bush at the White House on Monday. Visit this link to read more: Iran to dominate last meeting of Ehud Olmert and George W Bush

US President George W. Bush and Israeli Premier Ehud Olmert are to meet in the wake of the latest UN nuclear watchdog report on Iran. Visit this link to read more: Israel back for green light on Iran war?

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert heads to Washington this week for his final meeting with President George W. Bush, two lame-duck leaders looking to leave a blueprint for fulfilling their ambitious--but unrealized--Mideast agendas. Visit this link to read more: Lame-duck US, Israeli leaders to meet a final time

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Defense Minister Ehud Barak have held secret talks with Jordan's King Abdullah II in Amman. Visit this link to read more: Barak, Olmert on secret visit to Jordan

UN chief Ban Ki-moon tells Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert he is deeply concerned over conditions in the blockaded Gaza Strip. Visit this link to read more: UN head fears over Gaza blockade

UNITED NATIONS: UN chief Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday conveyed to Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert his concern about the plight of people in Gaza and urge Visit this link to read more: UN chief asks Israel to ease humanitarian aid in Gaza

JERUSALEM: Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas was expected to press Ehud Olmert on Monday to maintain a ceasefire in Gaza even though the Israeli prim Visit this link to read more: Abbas to press Olmert to maintain Gaza truce

The interim prime minister Ehud Olmert announces the release of Palestinian prisoners as a gesture of goodwill. Visit this link to read more: Israel releases 250 prisoners

Israeli caretaker PM Ehud Olmert pledges to free 250 jailed Palestinians as a "goodwill gesture" to their leader Mahmoud Abbas. Visit this link to read more: Israel 'to free 250 Palestinians'

Outgoing Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Sunday accused the Islamist Hamas movement of "shattering" the truce in Gaza. Visit this link to read more: Israel PM accuses Hamas of 'shattering' Gaza truce

RAMALLAH: A Palestinian official says the Palestinian president will meet with the outgoing Israeli prime minister on Monday and raise his concern abo Visit this link to read more: Abbas, Olmert to meet Monday

JERUSALEM: Outgoing Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert will meet Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas on Monday to discuss tensions in the Gaza Strip an Visit this link to read more: Israeli, Palestinian leaders to meet Monday

A Palestinian official says the Palestinian president will meet with the outgoing Israeli prime minister on Monday and raise his concern about renewed Gaza fighting. Visit this link to read more: Abbas, Olmert to meet amid fresh fighting

Palestinian Authority Chief Mahmoud Abbas and outgoing Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert are to meet on Monday over the peace process. Visit this link to read more: Abbas, Olmert to meet in al-Quds

Outgoing Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has admitted that there had been longtime discrimination against Arabs in occupied Palestine. Visit this link to read more: Olmert confess to prejudice against Arabs

Outgoing Israeli Premier Ehud Olmert renews threats against Hamas saying that a military strike on the Gaza Strip is only a matter of time. Visit this link to read more: Olmert: Attack on Hamas matter of time

Israel's Kadima leader Tzipi Livni has dismissed remarks made by the Premier over ceding East Jerusalem (al-Quds) to the Palestinians. Visit this link to read more: Livini dismisses Olmert's concession plan

Outgoing Prime Minister Ehud Olmert reiterated on Monday that Israel must give up most of the Arab territories it has held since 1967, including Occupied East Jerusalem, if it wants peace. "This government, any government, owes it to tell the truth and that truth will force us to separate from many parts of the homeland in Judaea. Visit this link to read more: Olmert repeats call for pullout from occupied Arab land

Outgoing Premier Ehud Olmert says Israel's existence depends on returning East Jerusalem (al-Quds) and other territories to Palestinians. Visit this link to read more: Olmert: Cede Jerusalem, keep Israel

JERUSALEM: Israeli police on Friday questioned outgoing Prime Minister Ehud Olmert for the ninth time since allegations of corruption emerged in May. Visit this link to read more: Israel''s Olmert again questioned by police

Chair of Israel's ruling party Tzipi Livni has criticized outgoing Prime Minister Ehud Olmert for planning to continue talks with Syria. Visit this link to read more: Livni, Olmert at odds over Syria talks

Outgoing Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert wants to resume indirect peace negotiations with Syria, his spokesman says. Visit this link to read more: Olmert 'wants more Syria talks'

A spokesman for Israel's prime minister says Ehud Olmert believes peace talks with Syria should continue even though elections are pending. Mark Regev says Olmert "sees importance in the continuation of the dialogue" with Syria. Regev on Friday did not deny Israeli media reports that Olmert planned to ask Turkey next week to arrange another round of indirect talks with Syria. Visit this link to read more: Israel's Olmert to push for more Syria talks