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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: Arts and Culture, Hamas, Trips and Vacations, Israel, Palestinian National Authority
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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: Petroleum Industry, Hamas, Trips and Vacations, Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu
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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: Iran's Nuclear Program, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Hamas, Israel, Palestinian National Authority
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Letters: Obama's Israel bias
Re "The Israel trip," Opinion, March 8 Ami Ayalon's suggestions to President Obama as he prepares for his trip to Israel make the assumption that the United States should continue in its role as mediator between the Israelis and the Palestinians....
Tags: Religion and Belief, West Bank, Israel, United Nations, Barack Obama
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Israel undermining own security with settlements, allies warn
As Israel pursues an expanded settlement agenda in Palestinian territory, even its friends are beginning to sound like its adversaries. The European Union issued a damning report this week, calling the Israeli government’s construct-and-control...
Tags: National Government, Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, Government, International Organizations
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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: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Hamas, National Government, Palestinian National Authority, Israel
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Israel continues West Bank expansion steps
JERUSALEM -- The Jerusalem district planning committee has granted approval to build another 1,200 housing units in Gilo, expanding the Jewish neighborhood built on Jerusalem-area land seized by Israel in 1967. It was the latest in a series of similar...
Tags: Nelson Mandela, U.S. Department of State, United Nations, Palestinian National Authority, Israel
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Palestinians pitch tents in area Israel plans to develop
JERUSALEM — About 250 Palestinian activists set up dozens of tents Friday on a large plot of land east of Jerusalem that Israel has designated as the site of a new settlement. The Palestinians hope the tent village — called Bab al-Shams,...
Tags: Italy, West Bank, Israel
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Palestinian Leader Yasser Arafat Dies
Times Staff WriterYasser Arafat, guerrilla chieftain turned statesman who juggled armed resistance and political diplomacy, yet failed to achieve his lifelong dream of creating a Palestinian state, died today. He was 75. Tayeb Abdel Rahim, a top Arafat aide, confirmed...Tags: Ariel Sharon, Hamas, National Government, Israel, Lebanon
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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: Arts and Culture, The Happiest News!, Religious Conflicts, Christmas, UNESCO
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U.N. ploy could benefit Israel
In September, the Palestinian Authority of Mahmoud Abbas plans to bring a statehood petition to the United Nations. The initial plan is to bring it to the Security Council for approval. If the U.S. vetoes it, as expected, the PA will then bring it to...Tags: Crisis, Religious Conflicts, Tzipi Livni, Hamas, National Government
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