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Latest News : U.S. 'dismayed' by Israel's new settlements in Beit-ul-Moqaddas

The White House has said it is dismayed by Israel's decision to build new settler homes in Beit-ul-Moqaddas saying it makes it harder to kick-start the peace talks. Israel has angered its U.S. allies by approving the...

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In Morocco, Tzipi Livni backs Mideast talks (AFP)

AFP – Israeli opposition chief Tzipi Livni (right) shakes hands with an envoy of Palestinian President Mahmoud … TANGIERS, Morocco (AFP) – Opposition chief Tzipi Livni reiterated her support Friday for a Palestinian state and...

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Obama in the Mideast: Innocents Abroad. Worse, Arrogant Innocents Abroad - Telegraph.co.uk

The Age Obama in the Mideast: Innocents Abroad. Worse, Arrogant Innocents Abroad Telegraph.co.uk So Obama spokesman Robert Gibbs has said “We are dismayed at the Jerusalem planning committee's decision to move forward on the...

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The New Yorker: Gaza in Ruins

“In southwest Israel, at the border of Egypt and the Gaza Strip, there is a small crossing station not far from a kibbutz named Kerem Shalom. A guard tower looms over the flat, scrubby buffer zone. Gaza never extends more than...

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PNA rejects Israeli drafted peace plan

RAMALLAH, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- The Palestinian National Authority (PNA) rejects a peace plan being drafted by Israeli President Shimon Peres, an official said on Friday. Yasser Abed Rabbo, an aide to Palestinian President...

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Brazil leader urges freeze on Israeli settlements

Brazil's President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva is joining his Palestinian counterpart in calling on Israel to stop building new settlements in areas claimed by Palestinians. Silva says that his country "understands that any new...

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Netanyahu prefers final accord with Palestine

From ANI Jerusalem, Nov. 20 : Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu will seek a final-peace accord with the Palestine Authority if talks resume, and not an interim solution. In recent days, there have been various reports...

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Mustafa Barghouti: Defending civil disorder

The Palestinians will not enter talks with the Israelis unless they stop adding to Jewish settlements in the West Bank and Jersualem. The high hopes raised amongst Palestinians by President Obama's Cairo speech in June seem to...

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Annex the West Bank?

Michael Freund posits an idea in light of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’ decision first to retire and then to declare statehood: For far too long, Israel has been overly vulnerable to such machinations and...

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Dailyfortnight - Israel Unveils Plan for Delivering Lasting Peace: 'Obliterate Palestine'

Monday, 16 November 2009 04:05 The Proper Gandhi | Hits: 46 (0 votes, average 0 out of 5) In a move that has received widespread support from the United States, leaders in Israel have unveiled landmark new plans for securing...

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