During joint Ramallah press conference with Abbas, American vice president says Israel's east Jerusalem construction plan 'undermines trust needed for negotiations'; calls on both sides to refrain from 'inflaming' tensions. Yishai apologizes for 'real embarrassment' caused to Biden

Parents of Rachel Corrie, who was crushed by IDF bulldozer while trying to block demolition of Palestinian homes in 2003, seek $324,000 in damages. 'The truth will not wound Israel,' father says

United Torah Judaism MK joins president in his meeting with leader of Lithuanian stream of ultra-Orthodoxy, says he received instructions to resign from coalition. Dozens of haredim protest, throw stones outside meeting's location

Unprecedented coalition emerges to keep work immigrants' children in Israel. Advocates include educational institutions, youth movements, academics, student unions and social groups. Inter-ministerial committee to decide on matter by end of March

Following alleged plot to murder artist who drew cartoon depicting Prophet Muhammad with body of a dog, Swedish newspapers publish it to take stance for freedom of speech. 'A threat against him is, in the long term, also a threat against all Swedes,' one paper says

In Kabul, Ahmadinejad says Americans 'created terrorists and now they're saying that they are fighting terrorists.' President Karzai: We hope our brother nation of Iran will work with us in bringing peace and security to Afghanistan

Egyptian officials says Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, who caused storm in Muslim world when he shook Peres' hand, dies of heart attack at age 81 during visit to Riyadh

Resident of upper Galilee, 53, arrested on suspicions of attempting on three occasions to choke her 17-year-old son, who suffers from advanced muscular dystrophy and is hospitalized in Rambam Hospital. Police: Evidence shows his blood oxygen levels dropped by half that night

Hadash chairman, charged with assaulting officers during protests, is certain he will be found innocent and promises to continue protesting. Barakeh's supporters demonstrate outside courthouse

Police arrest man suspected of sending threat letters to Channel 2 anchorwoman Yonit Levy and journalist Ilana Dayan. Suspect confesses to threats, says didn't intend on harming women