Josef Federman

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FILE - In this June 3, 2012 file photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian President Bashar Assad delivers a speech at the parliament in Damascus, Syria. Israel launched an airstrike into Syria, apparently targeting a suspected weapons site, U.S. officials said Friday night, May 3, 2013. (AP Photo/SANA, File)

Israel enforces ‘red line’ with Syria airstrike

Karin Laub, Josef Federman · May 4, 2013 4:00 am

File - In this March 10, 2013 file photo, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting in his Jerusalem office. Netanyahu held out the possibility on Thursday, April 18, 2013 of arming Syrian rebels, saying in a televised interview that the decision on whether to intervene in the civil war is a "complicated question" because of the myriad groups taking part in the violence.(AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner, File)

Israeli PM doesn’t rule out helping Syrian rebels

Josef Federman · April 21, 2013 4:00 am

FILE - In this July 2, 2004 file photo, British fashion designer John Galliano appears after the presentation of his Spring/Summer 2005 men's fashion show, in Paris. Israel's national broadcast authority has banned the country's contestant in the upcoming Eurovision contest from wearing a dress made by John Galliano, citing an anti-semitic rant by the celebrity designer two years ago. There's only one problem: Galliano says he never offered to make the dress. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon)

Israeli ban on Galliano dress sparks uproar

Josef Federman · April 15, 2013 4:00 am

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, right, meets with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in the West Bank city of Ramallah Sunday, April 7, 2013. (AP Photo/Mohamed Torokman, Pool)

Decade-old Mideast peace plan re-emerges

Josef Federman · April 7, 2013 4:00 am

Palestinian police escort the body of Maysara Abu Hamdiyeh during his funeral in the West Bank city of Hebron, Thursday, April 4, 2013. Demonstrations first erupted across the West Bank on Tuesday over the death of a Palestinian prisoner who died from cancer. The 64-year-old prisoner, Hamdiyeh, was serving a life sentence for a 2002 foiled bombing of a busy Jerusalem cafe. After Abu Hamdiyeh died, the Palestinians blamed Israel for the death, saying he was not given proper medical care. Israel says the prisoner was treated by specialist doctors in hospital. (AP Photo/Nasser Shiyoukhi)

Thousands of Palestinians protest in West Bank

Josef Federman · April 4, 2013 4:00 am

FILE - In this April 2, 2013 file photo, Secretary of State John Kerry speaks at the State Department in Washington. U.S. and Turkish officials say Secretary of State John Kerry is traveling to Turkey and Israel this weekend to build on the two nations' efforts to repair ties. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

New push for Mideast peace: John Kerry heads back

Josef Federman, Bradley Klapper · April 3, 2013 4:00 am

Israel sends more medics to border with Syria

Josef Federman · March 28, 2013 12:58 pm

Palestinian activists walk over a poster of US President Barack Obama in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Monday, March 18, 2013. Some two dozen Palestinian activists protested the upcoming Obama visit. Obama's trip to Jerusalem and the West Bank will take place March 20-22, and it is the U.S. leader's first trip to the region as president, and his first overseas trip since being reelected. (AP Photo/Nasser Shiyoukhi)

Israeli government sends mixed signals on peace

Josef Federman · March 20, 2013 4:00 am

Palestinian activists walk over a poster of US President Barack Obama in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Monday, March 18, 2013. Some two dozen Palestinian activists protested the upcoming Obama visit. Obama's trip to Jerusalem and the West Bank will take place March 20-22, and it is the U.S. leader's first trip to the region as president, and his first overseas trip since being reelected. (AP Photo/Nasser Shiyoukhi)

Israeli government sends mixed signals on peace

Josef Federman · March 18, 2013 4:00 am

FILE - In this Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013 file photo, Israel's President Shimon Peres, right, sits with Naftali Bennett, head of Israel's Jewish Home party, during their meeting at the President's residence in Jerusalem. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reached an agreement Thursday to form a new coalition government that is expected to try to curb years of preferential treatment for the country's ultra-Orthodox minority and may push for restarting peace efforts with Palestinians. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)

Last-minute snag stalls Israeli coalition deal

Josef Federman · March 14, 2013 4:00 am

Israel: Mortar shell from Syria lands in Golan

Josef Federman · February 27, 2013 5:00 am

Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak, center, arrives for a meeting of the Security Conference in Munich, southern Germany, on Sunday, Feb. 3, 2013. The 49th Munich Security Conference started Friday until Sunday with experts from 90 delegations. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

Israel suggests responsibility for Syria airstrike

David Rising, Josef Federman · February 3, 2013 5:00 am