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2 killings shatter relative calm between Israelis, Palestinians
JERUSALEM -- Tensions rose Tuesday between Israelis and Palestinians after two separate killings -- one by each side -- shattered what had been a period of relative calm in recent months. At a northern West Bank hitchhiking stop, an Israeli settler...
Tags: Israel Defense Forces, West Bank, National Government, Benjamin Netanyahu, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Obama in Israel: The start of a new era?
Israel, I fear, is on a suicidal path: It could cease to be the democratic home of the Jewish people. This is why I greatly appreciate President Obama's decision to come to Israel despite all the serious issues he faces in America. His visit could...
Tags: Judaism, Barack Obama, Hamas, United Nations, Palestinian Unity Pact (2011)
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Abbas needs an heir apparent
President Obama's visit to the Middle East next month is widely billed as an earnest attempt to double down on diplomacy and revive the moribund peace process between the Israelis and Palestinians. Unfortunately, the odds are stacked against the...
Tags: West Bank, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Al Jazeera (tv network), Hamas, United Nations
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Palestinians at funeral protest death of prisoner
SAIR, West Bank — As Israel looked for ways to contain growing Palestinian anger over the death of a West Bank detainee in its custody, thousands of mourners gathered Monday for the funeral of the man Palestinian officials say succumbed to torture...
Tags: West Bank, Benjamin Netanyahu, Sleep Deprivation, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Hamas
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Said Musa Maragha dies at 86; Arafat ally became an enemy
Said Musa Maragha, a Palestinian military commander who rose through the ranks of the Palestine Liberation Organization to become a trusted lieutenant of PLO leader Yasser Arafat, then broke away to lead Syrian-backed Palestinian rebels who besieged...
Tags: West Bank, Yasser Arafat, Wars and Interventions, Unrest, Conflicts and War, The New York Times
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Palestinian rivals agree to unification steps
RAMALLAH, West Bank -- Rival Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas have reached agreement on steps to bridge their years-long divide, including the formation of a unity government by month's end, mediators and officials with the two groups said Thursday in...
Tags: West Bank, National Government, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Gaza Strip, Hamas
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Israel admits responsibility for 1988 assassination
World NowMore than 24 years after Palestinian military leader Khalil Ibrahim Wazir was assassinated in Tunisia, Israel acknowledged for the first time that its spy agency Mossad carried out the killing.... -
Rights watchdog accuses Hamas of torture, abuse of Palestinians
World NowPalestinians in the Gaza Strip are living under a criminal justice system that violates their human rights by using torture, arbitrary arrests and warrantless searches, according to a report by Human Rights Watch.... -
Fatah dominates West Bank election amid low turnout
World NowAmid a lackluster voter turnout, Palestinians largely elected the dominant Fatah Party to represent them in local councils throughout the West Bank, election officials said Sunday.... -
Qatari emir visits Gaza Strip in sign of support
World NowPalestinians in Gaza Strip rolled out the red carpet for Qatari Emir Hamad bin Khalifa al Thani, the first foreign head of state to visit the besieged seaside territory since it was taken over by the Islamist militant group Hamas in 2007.... -
Bomb rocks Damascus as peace envoy meets with Assad
World NowA car bomb exploded Sunday at one of the entrances to Damascus’ Old City, killing 13 people and injuring 29, as an international peace envoy seeking a cease-fire in the Syrian conflict met with President Bashar Assad, state media reported.... -
China media: Quiet on Communist Party Congress, gaga for U.S. election
World NowIf you picked up a Chinese newspaper in the past week, here's a smattering of the details you could have learned about the U.S. presidential campaign: Mitt Romney might be tanning himself in a bid to appeal to minorities; at 7-Eleven convenience stores,...
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