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submitted by rodeox 49 months ago, from latimes.com
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told President Obama at a White House meeting Monday that he wanted to resume peace negotiations with the Palestinians, but he stopped short of embracing the U.S. view of a fully sovereign Palestinian state. More
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submitted by chiasma 54 months ago, from news.yahoo.com
An Israeli warplane dropped a 2,000-pound bomb on the home of one of Hamas' top five decision-makers Thursday, instantly killing him and 18 others, while the Israeli army said troops massed on the Gaza border were ready for any order to invade. The airstrike on Nizar Rayan was the first that... More
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submitted by bafficio 59 months ago, from news.yahoo.com
Facing burgeoning corruption allegations and plummeting popularity, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Wednesday he will resign in September, throwing Israel into political turmoil and raising doubts about prospects for peace with the Palestinians and Syria. More
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submitted by rodeox 60 months ago, from iht.com
A long-sought truce between Israel and Gaza militants went into effect early Thursday, aiming to halt militant attacks and a bruising Israeli blockade, but clashes in the hours before the cease-fire underscored how fragile the agreement would be. Palestinian rocket and mortar fire and Israeli air... More
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submitted by eooties 61 months ago, from news.bbc.co.uk
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has accused President George W Bush of bias towards Israel, following a speech to the Israeli parliament last week. "What the president said at the Knesset made us angry, and to be honest, we don't accept it," Mr Abbas said. Mr Bush lavished praise on Israel... More
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submitted by trippie48 62 months ago, from reuters.com
Former U.S. president Jimmy Carter met Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal in Damascus on Friday for talks expected to focus on ways to include the Islamist group in efforts to achieve Palestinian-Israeli peace. High-level Hamas members also attended the meeting, at which Carter would also raise with... More
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by Calvin Woodward from hosted.ap.org, 63 months ago
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Former President Jimmy Carter said he feels "quite at ease" about meeting Hamas militants over the objections of Washington because the Palestinian group is essential to a future peace with Israel.... More
