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Israel to withhold tax transfers to Palestinians
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel on Sunday roundly rejected the United Nations' endorsement of an independent state of Palestine, announcing it would withhold more than $100 million collected for the Palestinian government to pay debts to Israeli companies....
Tags: Elections, Palestinian National Authority, Palestine, National Government, Hamas
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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: Israeli Settlements, Gaza Strip, Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel, West Bank
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Israel to authorize four West Bank settler outposts
ReutersJERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel plans to declare legal four unauthorized West Bank settler outposts, a court document showed on Thursday, days before U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry returns to the region to try to restart peace talks. Israel has been...Tags: Israeli Settlements, U.S. Department of State, Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel, National Government
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Review: 'State 194' takes smart look at Israeli-Palestinian dispute
Two years, two states. In 2009, Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad laid out a plan to end the decades-long territorial stalemate between Israel and the Palestinians. But by 2011, despite Fayyad's efforts, including a successful campaign...Tags: Palestinian National Authority, Barack Obama, Entertainment, Benjamin Netanyahu, George Mitchell
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Israel to authorise four West Bank settler outposts
Reuters* Anti-settlement watchdog: "slap in the face" to Kerry * Dozens of unauthorised settler outposts dot West Bank By Maayan Lubell JERUSALEM, May 16 (Reuters) - Israel plans to declare legal four unauthorised West Bank settler outposts, a court...Tags: Israeli Settlements, Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel, National Government, West Bank
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Palestinians mark 'nakba,' losses sustained in 1948 war
RAMALLAH, West Bank -- Palestinians held rallies and protests Wednesday to commemorate 65 years of what has come to be known as the “nakba,” or catastrophe, a reference to their displacement in the first Arab-Israeli war in 1948. Thousands...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Palestinian National Authority, Israel, West Bank, John Kerry
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Thousands of Palestinians mark 65 years since displacement
ReutersRAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Palestinians clashed with Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday during demonstrations to mark 65 years since what they call the Nakba (Catastrophe) when the creation of Israel's caused many to lose their...Tags: Judaism, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Palestine, Palestinian National Authority, Hamas
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Turkey leader to press Obama for greater U.S. role on Syria
WASHINGTON — President Obama faces a fresh test Thursday of his determination to steer clear of the civil war in Syria when he considers a desperate plea from a longtime U.S. ally. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is expected to urge...
Tags: U.S. Military, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Palestinian National Authority, Turkey, National Government
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Congressman discusses Israel trip
Congressman Ted Deutch, who represents areas of both Broward County and Palm Beach County, recently returned from a high level trip to Israel with other members of Congress where he met with Israeli and Palestinian leadership. "I was with a group of...Tags: Trips and Vacations, Judaism, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Barack Obama, Ted Deutch
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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: Elections, Music, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Palestine, Entertainment
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READER SUBMITTED: Cast Named For Playhouse On Park's "Cabaret"
West HartfordCast announced for Playhouse on Park's upcoming production of "Cabaret." Featured actors include Erin Lindsey Krom (Sally Bowles) Everyman Theatre's "Private Lives", The Secret Theatre's "Side Show"; Brendan Norton (Emcee) Playhouse on Park's "Trapezium"...Tags: Everyman Theatre, New York City, Entertainment, Farmingdale, Coriolanus (movie)
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Reuters World News Highlights at 1000 GMT, May 10
ReutersTOP STORIES ----------- NEW YORK/BOSTON - In one of the biggest ever bank heists, a global cyber crime ring stole $45 million from two Middle Eastern banks by hacking into credit card processing firms and withdrawing money from ATMs in 27 countries, U....Tags: Environmental Politics, Manchester United F.C., FBI, Punishment, Barack Obama
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