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The Reading Life: Harvey Pekar's Jewish question
Jacket CopyOn the second anniversary of comic book author Harvey Pekar's death, book critic David L. Ulin looks at the posthumously published "Not the Israel My Parents Promised Me."... -
U.S. effort for Mideast talks elicits praise, reservations
JERUSALEM — Wrapping up his fourth Holy Land trip in three months, Secretary of State John F. Kerry voiced optimism Thursday that his low-profile campaign to relaunch U.S.-brokered peace talks is making headway. But although the top American...Tags: National Government, Israel, West Bank, United Nations, Condoleezza Rice
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Kerry meets Israelis, Palestinians to revive talks
ReutersJERUSALEM (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry held separate talks with Israeli and Palestinian officials on Thursday and acknowledged there was considerable skepticism that the two sides would resume peace negotiations. There were no signs...Tags: U.S. Department of State, Israel, West Bank, Government, Politics
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Israelis, Palestinians say chances low for Kerry's peace effort
JERUSALEM -- Wrapping up his fourth Holy Land trip in three months, Secretary of State John F. Kerry voiced optimism Thursday that his low-profile campaign to relaunch U.S.-brokered peace talks is making headway. But while the top American diplomat...
Tags: Mahmoud Abbas, Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, John Kerry, Condoleezza Rice
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Palestinian film of love and betrayal breaks new ground at Cannes
ReutersBy Belinda Goldsmith CANNES, May 20 (Reuters) - A tragic love story between two Palestinians living under Israeli occupation received a standing ovation at the Cannes film festival on Monday and broke new ground as the first film fully funded by the...Tags: New Year's Day, Israel, West Bank, Nuclear Power, Arts and Culture
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Chief Palestinian peace negotiator backs Kerry's efforts
Reuters* Kerry to visit Jerusalem and Ramallah on Thursday, Friday * Palestinian negotiator: no conditions on return to talks * Kerry working "below the radar" to revive peace talks By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS, May 20 (Reuters) - The top Palestinian...Tags: War Crimes, International Criminal Court, Israel, United Nations, West Bank
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Global Voices: Palestinian quest for statehood a moving target
In the 65 years since the creation of Israel and the scattering of millions of Palestinians from their historic homeland, hope of resolving the core crisis of the Middle East has risen to joyous pinnacles like Camp David and crashed into despair with...
Tags: Israel, United Nations, Fatah, Entertainment Events, Barack Obama
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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: Gaza Strip, Israel, West Bank, Fatah, Beirut (Lebanon)
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Mother knew best for daughter, and now they'll graduate together at HCC
As a mother, Howard Community College student Sonia Halboni believes she always has her children's best interests at heart, yet she can remember once when her peers didn't concur. When her daughter, Daliah, graduated from Marriotts Ridge High School two...
Tags: Mother's Day, Students, Environmental Issues, Arts and Culture, Education
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Palestinian-Syrian group says forming units to fight for the Golan
ReutersBEIRUT, May 11 (Reuters) - A militant Palestinian group in Damascus said it is forming combat units to try to recapture Israeli-occupied territory, in particular the Golan Heights, after Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and Hezbollah that they would...Tags: Lebanon, Israel, Wars and Interventions, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Iran
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Gretchen Grad, Hands of Peace founder
In the months following 9/11, Gretchen Grad spent more than a few sleepless nights pondering the state of the world and the growing enmity among its peoples. During one of those bouts of insomnia, she came up with a solution, a plan to unite young...
Tags: September 11, 2001 Attacks, University of Chicago, Israel, Judaism, West Bank
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Assad and Nasrallah threaten new front line in Golan
ReutersBy Dominic Evans BEIRUT, May 10 (Reuters) - Threats from Damascus and its Lebanese ally Hezbollah to turn the Golan Heights into a "resistance front" against Israel could end nearly four decades of calm across the increasingly tense ceasefire line...Tags: Lebanon, Israel, Wars and Interventions, Bashar Assad, Beirut (Lebanon)
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