The U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights noted the anti-Semitism in a cartoon posted on the website of the U.N.'s rapporteur on Palestinians, a rare implicit rebuke, according to a U.N. watchdog.

UN Watch, a Geneva-based human rights monitoring organization, has called on United Nations rights chief Navi Pillay to fire the UN Human Rights Council’s Palestine expert who admitted that he published a ''strongly anti-Semitic'' cartoon.

PA leadership says move will help renew peace negotiations, stresses Fatah-Hamas reconciliation agreement to be completed.

The United States has warned Americans against going ahead with plans to join a flotilla seeking to breach Israel's naval blockade of the Gaza Strip.

Israeli central bank chief Stanley Fischer, who has announced his candidacy for IMF chief, is credited with having steered an economic ''miracle'' in Israel despite the global downturn.

Foreign Ministry documents outline instructions to envoys to thwart international recognition of Palestinian state.

The United States will not participate in Durban III, this September, the State Department said.

Ban Ki-moon says the unity agreement should not undermine peace with Israel and wants Abbas' more moderate Fatah movement to lead any unity government.

UN commission probing flotilla expected to release findings May 15; J'lem sources: New attempt to reach Gaza delayed until after Turkish elections.

Shelved since late 2010 and eclipsed by the pro-democracy Arab uprisings, the faltering Middle East peace process may soon be back in focus as Palestinians push for UN recognition of their state.