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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: Government, Hillary Clinton, Elections, Israel, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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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: Civil Unrest, Travel, Holidays, Israel, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Kerry says focus should be on peace talks, not settlements, but seeks Israeli restraint
Associated PressTEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry urged Israel's government on Friday to prevent further settlement construction where possible to help revitalize Middle East peace hopes, but stressed that the Jewish state and...Tags: Government, Salam Fayyad, National Government, Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu
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Palestinians have little faith in Kerry effort, preparing 'day after' plans if mediation fails
Associated PressRAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Palestinians believe the U.S. effort to restart peace talks is doomed, and they're preparing instead to resume their campaign of seeking membership in key international organizations as soon as next month, officials told...Tags: Government, Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, International Organizations, International Criminal Court
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Palestinians in West Bank's Area C suffer in limbo
MALEH, West Bank — In remote Palestinian villages of the northern Jordan Valley, children read by gas lamp, and water must be purchased from miles away, even when electricity lines and water pipes to Israeli settlements run directly past their...
Tags: Government, National Government, Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, European Union
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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: Government, National Government, Israel Defense Forces, Murder, Israel
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What really happened in Jerusalem
"I honestly believe that if any Israeli parent sat down with those (Palestinian) kids, they'd say I want these kids to succeed." -- Barack Obama, in Jerusalem, March 21 WASHINGTON - Very true. But how does the other side feel about Israeli kids?...
Tags: Washington, DC, Israel, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Yasser Arafat, Palestine
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What Obama really said in Israel
"I honestly believe that if any Israeli parent sat down with those (Palestinian) kids, they'd say, 'I want these kids to succeed.'" — President Barack Obama, in Jerusalem, March 21 — Very true. But how does the other side feel about...
Tags: Israel, The Washington Post, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Yasser Arafat, Palestine
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'Peace is possible,' Obama insists in Middle East
JERUSALEM (AP) — Insisting "peace is possible," President Barack Obama on Thursday prodded both Israelis and Palestinians to return to long-stalled negotiations with few, if any, pre-conditions, softening his earlier demands that Israel stop...
Tags: Salam Fayyad, Travel, Elections, Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu
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Obama says Palestinian state still a viable option
RAMALLAH, West Bank -- President Obama met with Palestinian leaders in the West Bank on Thursday in search of hopeful signs for the stalled peace process and declared that a sovereign state of Palestine beside Israel is still viable. Following a long...Tags: Travel, Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, Palestine, Arts and Culture
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Low expectations for Obama's Israel visit
President Obama will arrive in Israel on Wednesday for his first visit since being elected in 2008. We wish him the best, but frankly, we have very low expectations. Indeed, it's hard to figure out why he's making the trip at all. The peace process...Tags: Travel, Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, Petroleum Industry, Barack Obama
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Why is Obama going to Israel?
President Obama is visiting Israel this week, the first foreign trip of his second term. Some commentators have criticized the tour as a diversion from the president's intention to pivot toward the Asia-Pacific region. Why go to Israel now, they ask,...
Tags: U.S. Congress, Government, Iran's Nuclear Program, Egypt, Israel
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