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LONDON (Reuters) - Israel's Defence Minister Ehud Barak said on Monday he and U.S. Middle East envoy George Mitchell had made progress in their second session of talks within a week on encouraging regional peace. Israel's Defence Minister Ehud Barak speaks during a news conference after meeting Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak in Alexandria, about 220 km (150 miles) north of Cairo, in this August 26, 2008 file photo. (REUTERS/Amr Dalsh/Files) "I think there is progress. There's still a way to go," Barak told Reuters after the talks in London. U.S. President Barack Obama has pressed Israel to halt settlement activity as part of a bid to revive peace talks under which the Palestinians would gain statehood. In a rare dispute between Israel and its main ally, the United States, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has refused... [read full story]
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Source : Haaretz | By Barak Ravid Senior cabinet ministers, led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, decided on Sunday to work toward a withdrawal of the Israel Defense Forces from the northern portion of the village of Ghajar...
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