The European Parliament called for the immediate release of captive Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit.

The U.S. State Department's annual human rights report cited Palestinian incitement and Israel's denial of some basic Palestinian needs as ongoing problems in the region.

The European Parliament passed a resolution that said European Union states should "demand the implementation of the Goldstone report's recommendations."

Hundreds of protesters marched in front of a New York City hotel where the Israeli military's chief of staff was speaking at a dinner.

US Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday delivered a warm speech at Tel Aviv University on Thursday afternoon, stressing the importance of US-Israel friendship and Washington's commitment to the security of the Jewish state.

Officials in Jerusalem: the crisis with the United States has ended.

The European Parliament passed a resolution that said European Union states should "demand the implementation of the Goldstone report's recommendations."

Vice President Joe Biden denounced a decision to authorize new Jerusalem housing starts as "undermining the trust" that he needs to advance peace while in Israel.

US vice president says Iran isolated

Damascus: "Peaceful application of nuclear energy should not be held by few."