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U.N. boosts Palestinians' status to nonmember observer state
UNITED NATIONS -- The United Nations General Assembly voted Thursday to slightly enhance the status of the Palestinian territories at the international organization, a controversial gambit that conveys world recognition for beleaguered Palestinians....Tags: Government, Israel, United Nations, Palestine, West Bank
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Clinton's final lap turns into a sprint
Tribune Washington BureauWhen Air Force One landed in Myanmar on a muggy morning earlier this week, President Barack Obama made a point of having his secretary of state, Hillary Rodham Clinton, at his side as he descended to the tarmac. The three-nation trip was likely the last...Tags: Israel, Government, West Bank, Travel, Elections
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Arafat poisoned? Death inquiry opened in France
World NowNearly eight years after the death of former Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, French prosecutors opened an inquiry Tuesday into his possible murder by poisoning.... -
Palestinians protest in West Bank cities over economy
World NowHundreds of Palestinians protested across several West Bank cities Monday, the most violent eruption yet in the growing public uproar over rising consumer prices and the Palestinian Authority’s budget crisis.... -
Palestinian official criticizes U.S. position on U.N. recognition
World NowA Palestinian official criticized President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for opposing Palestinians’ bid for statehood recognition in the United Nations and failing to give the issue more attention in their speeches this... -
Palestinians vote in first local elections since 2005
World NowRAMALLAH, West Bank -- Palestinians headed to the polls Saturday in the West Bank’s first local elections in seven years, selecting new leaders for 93 cities and villages. Turnout was light in the morning but picked up as the day progressed,... -
Palestinians pursuing U.N. recognition as nonmember state
World NowPalestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas told the U.N. General Assembly on Thursday that he has opened talks with the world body on obtaining recognition of Palestine as a nonmember state.... -
'Bibi's Bomb': Netanyahu uses a picture to make his point
World NowFor weeks, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has urged the United States to draw a clear “red line” to stop Iran from getting a nuclear weapon. Today, Netanyahu showed them how. Literally. Warning the United Nations General Assembly... -
Palestinians hope President Obama's second term will help bring change
World NowPalestinians expressed hope Wednesday that U.S. President Barack Obama’s second term will be more forthcoming toward resolving their conflict with Israel than his first. Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas was quick to congratulate Obama... -
For Israel, it's different this time
Until this year, the world would have been looking at the intensifying armed confrontation between Israel and Palestinians in the Gaza Strip with a sense of deja vu all over again. But this is 2012, and the political map of the Middle East has changed...Tags: Israel, Government, West Bank, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Judaism
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Renew the Mideast peace process? Not now
Israelis cynically refer to the repeated rounds of violence with the Arabs as "happiness," as in "it's happy today." Before the cease-fire, as Hamas fired 1,000 rockets at Israel, it was indeed very "happy." A diplomatic push put an end to the fighting,...
Tags: Israel, Government, Palestine, Benjamin Netanyahu, Iran
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Cease-fire reached in Israel-Hamas conflict
Staff reporterNear the Israel-Gaza border (CNN) -- After eight days of violence and nearly 150 deaths on both sides of the Israel-Gaza border, a cease-fire set to take effect Wednesday night promised to silence the warplanes and rocket launchers. The cease-fire,...Tags: Israel, Israel Defense Forces, Tel Aviv (Israel), Armed Forces, West Bank
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