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Israel's Lapid speaks of removing some settlers for peace
Reuters* Lapid proposes temporary borders for Palestinian state * Says Israel will hold on to major settlement blocs * Former TV anchor Lapid now key Netanyahu coalition ally By Maayan Lubell JERUSALEM, May 20 (Reuters) - Finance Minister Yair Lapid, whose...Tags: John Kerry, Israeli Settlements, Israel, West Bank, Mahmoud Abbas
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Protesting Egyptian police block Israel border crossing
ReutersCAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian police enraged by the kidnapping of seven of their colleagues by Islamist gunmen in the Sinai Peninsula blocked a commercial border crossing with Israel on Sunday to pressure the Cairo government to help free the men, security...Tags: Hosni Mubarak, National Government, Egypt, Politics, Cairo (Egypt)
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Enraged by kidnapping, Egyptian police block Gaza border
ReutersCAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian police angered by the kidnapping of seven colleagues by Islamist gunmen kept a crossing into the Gaza Strip closed again on Saturday, stranding hundreds of Palestinian travellers, witnesses said. The protest began on Friday...Tags: Hamas, Hosni Mubarak, Al Jazeera (tv network), Kidnapping, Mohamed Morsi
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Smugglers provide KFC delivery to Gaza Strip; they advertise on Facebook
Imagine living in an area where you can't get your hands on your favorite foods. Now imagine how much you'd pay to get them. When people living in the Gaza Strip get a craving for KFC, there's no way they can get it. There are no name-brand fast-food...
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Media Industry, Egypt, Foods and Beverages, Dining and Drinking
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Palestinians unite behind Gaza Strip "Arab Idol" star
Reuters* Gaza refugee wows judges, fans in pan-Arab singing contest * Songs of love and longing for Palestinian homeland * Abbas endorses singer, Islamist Hamas praises his family By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA, May 13 (Reuters) - The fractious factions in the...Tags: Politics, Israel, Elections, Music, Mahmoud Abbas
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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: Barack Obama, Politics, Israel Defense Forces, Israeli Settlements, Israel
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Palestinians start work to form new government
RAMALLAH, West Bank -- Two weeks after Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad resigned, President Mahmoud Abbas, whose government is based in the West Bank, announced Saturday that he has started consultations over forming a new national unity...
Tags: Hamas, Fatah, National Government, Politics, West Bank
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Palestinian marathon kicks off with tribute to Boston victims
RAMALLAH, West Bank -- With the Boston Marathon bombings on their mind, hundreds of Palestinian and international runners participated Sunday in what was billed as the first Palestinian marathon. The Right to Movement Palestine Marathon kicked off in...
Tags: Road Running, Sports, Justice and Rights, Civil Rights, Crime, Law and Justice
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John Kerry urges Turkish leader to delay Gaza Strip visit
ISTANBUL -- Secretary of State John F. Kerry has urged Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to delay a planned visit to the Gaza Strip, saying it could jeopardize efforts to restart Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. Ending a two-day visit here,...
Tags: John Kerry, Israel, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey, Palestinian National Authority
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Palestinian Authority prime minister resigns
This post has been corrected. See note below for details.JERUSALEM -- Embattled Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad resigned late Saturday after struggling for years against political rivals and lackluster public support. Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, who in recent months had also clashed...Tags: Politics, Elections, Palestinian Liberation Organization, Government, Economy, Business and Finance
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Palestinian hunger striker released by Israel
RAMALLAH, West Bank – A Palestinian from the West Bank who has been on a hunger strike in Israeli jails since July 1 was released Sunday under an agreement to resettle in the Gaza Strip, according to Palestinian officials. Ayman Sharawna, 36, a...
Tags: Hamas, Military Justice, Strikes, Prisons, Israel
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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: Barack Obama, Judaism, Israel, Israeli Settlements, West Bank
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