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Israeli aircraft strike tunnels, arms factories (AP)

Reuters – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas arrives for a meeting with Rio Grande do Sul's state Governor … JERUSALEM – The Israeli military says its aircraft have attacked two weapons-making factories and a smuggling tunnel...

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The Day In Israel: Sun Nov 22nd, 2009

Last night, Hamas announced it had reached an agreement with its fellow palestinian terrorist groups to refrain from firing rockets at southern Israeli towns to prevent retaliatory attacks. “We have agreed with the factions...

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Mubarak: Israel ruining chance for peace

Egyptian president criticizes Israel's plan to 'populate Jerusalem with Jews' Ali Waked Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak harshly criticized Israel Saturday while speaking before the Egyptian parliament. President Mubarak said...

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Gaza militant groups agree to halt rocket attacks

GAZA, November 21 (RIA Novosti) - Palestinian militant groups in Gaza have agreed not to fire rockets into Israel to avoid a possible military backlash, Hamas' interior minister said Saturday. "We have reached agreement that...

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Israel releases 5 PNA intelligence officers: report

JERUSALEM, Nov. 21 (Xinhua) -- Israel released five Palestinian National Authority (PNA) intelligence officers, local news service Ynet cited Palestinian sources as reporting Saturday. Israel arrested the five officers near the...

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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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Abbas Confirms Palestinian Vote to be Postponed

RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has said presidential and legislative elections scheduled for January will be postponed, confirming that he has accepted advice not to hold the vote. Abbas,...

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