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UN recognizes state of Palestine
The United Nations voted overwhelmingly Thursday to recognize a Palestinian state, a long-sought victory for the Palestinians but an embarrassing diplomatic defeat for the United States. The resolution upgrading the Palestinians’ status to a...
Tags: International Organizations, Hillary Clinton, West Bank, Micronesia, Politics
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U.N. poised to grant statehood status to Palestinians; U.S. seeks to head off vote
Associated PressThe Palestinians are certain to win U.N. recognition as a state Thursday but success could exact a high price: Israel and the United States warn it could delay hopes of achieving an independent Palestinian state through peace talks with Israel. The...Tags: Hillary Clinton, Politics, Economy, Business and Finance, Benjamin Netanyahu, National Government
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100,000 crowd into Bethlehem to celebrate Christmas
Tens of thousands of tourists and Christian pilgrims packed the West Bank town of Bethlehem for Christmas Eve celebrations Saturday, bringing warm holiday cheer to the traditional birthplace of Jesus on a raw, breezy and rainy night.
With turnout at...Tags: Holidays, Iraq War (2003-2011), Customs and Tradition, Human Interest, Israel
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Letters to the Editor - Sept. 30
Dreyfuss’ efforts should be applauded To the editor: I applaud the efforts of Richard Dreyfuss to establish The Dreyfuss Initiative to advocate for the return of civics as a core course in public school education. The need to understand our...Tags: Politics, Economy, Business and Finance, Constitutional Issues, Israel, United Nations
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Key Israeli leader calls for interim peace deal with Palestinians
Associated PressJERUSALEM (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's senior coalition partner says that reaching a final peace agreement with the Palestinians is unrealistic at the current time and the sides should instead pursue an interim arrangement. Finance...Tags: Barack Obama, West Bank, Politics, Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel
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On eve of Kerry visit, watchdog group accuses Israel of trying to legalize settlement outposts
Associated PressJERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli watchdog group on Thursday accused the government of taking steps to legalize four unauthorized settlement outposts in the West Bank, days before the U.S. secretary of state is set to arrive on a new peace mission. The...Tags: West Bank, Politics, Benjamin Netanyahu, International Law, Israel
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Global Voices: Palestinian quest for statehood a moving target
In the 65 years since the creation of Israel and the scattering of millions of Palestinians from their historic homeland, hope of resolving the core crisis of the Middle East has risen to joyous pinnacles like Camp David and crashed into despair with...
Tags: Barack Obama, Palestinian National Authority, Israel, Entertainment, John Kerry
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Palestinians rally to commemorate their displacement in 1948 Mideast war
Associated PressRAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Tens of thousands of Palestinians marked the 65th anniversary of their mass displacement during the war over Israel's 1948 creation, marching in the streets and in some parts of the West Bank clashing with Israeli security...Tags: Military Equipment, Wars and Interventions, West Bank, Jihad, Gaza Strip
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Syrian rebels, regime fight in Aleppo's central prison compound; Internet back after outage
Associated PressBEIRUT (AP) — Rebel fighters battled regime troops inside the walls of the sprawling central prison compound in Syria's largest city Wednesday, hours after blowing open the gate with twin car bombs in an attempted jailbreak, activists said. The...Tags: Emergency Incidents, Politics, Skype, Russia, Israel
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Israeli leader's silence over renewed Arab peace plan raising eyebrows
Associated PressJERUSALEM (AP) — On the surface, the Arab League's improved peace initiative offers Israel everything it ever dreamed of — normal relations with an entire region that has long objected to the very existence of the Jewish state, and even the...Tags: Egypt, West Bank, Politics, Likud, Benjamin Netanyahu
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Mother knew best for daughter, and now they'll graduate together at HCC
As a mother, Howard Community College student Sonia Halboni believes she always has her children's best interests at heart, yet she can remember once when her peers didn't concur. When her daughter, Daliah, graduated from Marriotts Ridge High School two...
Tags: Education, Health and Safety at School, Kuwait, Teaching and Learning, University of Maryland Baltimore County
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Gretchen Grad, Hands of Peace founder
In the months following 9/11, Gretchen Grad spent more than a few sleepless nights pondering the state of the world and the growing enmity among its peoples. During one of those bouts of insomnia, she came up with a solution, a plan to unite young...
Tags: Belief and Faith, West Bank, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Religion and Belief, Israel
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