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Rain clouds, trees and a metaphor
A new study published by The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and reported in The New York Times [May 14, 2013], informs us that (1) "For years, scientists and engineers have noticed an increase in river flows when the trees along the...Tags: Judaism, Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel, Government, Science
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Palestinian group reports human rights violations by rulers increasing in Gaza, West Bank
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — A Palestinian report shows human rights abuses by the rival governments in the West Bank and Gaza are on the rise. The Palestinian Independent Commission for Human Rights said in its annual report Tuesday that incidents...Tags: Hamas, Human Rights, Justice and Rights, Crime, Law and Justice, Politics
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Peace debate exposes deep rifts in Israeli government
Reuters* Netanyahu's political allies clash in parliament * Coalition cracks herald trouble for any future peace deal By Jeffrey Heller JERUSALEM, May 21 (Reuters) - Israel's coalition government presented a divided front on Palestinian statehood on Tuesday...Tags: Career and Workplace, Tzipi Livni, Likud, Benjamin Netanyahu, John Kerry
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Reuters World News Highlights 2200 GMT May 20
ReutersTOP STORIES ----------- AMMAN/BEIRUT - U.S. President Barack Obama voiced concern at Hezbollah's growing role in the Syrian civil war on Monday after men from the Lebanese militia fought their biggest battle yet alongside President Bashar al-Assad's...Tags: Walmart, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Washington, DC, U.S. Department of Defense, Pakistan
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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: Benjamin Netanyahu, South Africa, John Kerry, Crime, Law and Justice, International Criminal Court
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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: Mahmoud Abbas, Benjamin Netanyahu, John Kerry, Israel, Gaza Strip
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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: Festive Events, Israel, Film Festivals, New Year's Day, Arts and Culture
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Palestinians in West Bank's Area C suffer in limbo
MALEH, West Bank — In remote Palestinian villages of the northern Jordan Valley, children read by gas lamp, and water must be purchased from miles away, even when electricity lines and water pipes to Israeli settlements run directly past their...
Tags: European Union, Amnesty International, World Bank Group, Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli Settlements
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Kerry to attend Syria talks on May 22, visit Mideast, Africa
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 17 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will attend talks on Syria in Amman on Wednesday, the State Department said, as major powers try to bring the Syrian government and opposition to peace talks in June. Kerry's visit is part...Tags: African Union, National Government, Africa, U.S. Department of State, Israel
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Obama: U.S. preserves diplomatic, military options on Syria
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Thursday he reserved the right to resort to both diplomatic and military options to pressure Syrian President Bashar al-Assad but insisted that U.S. action alone would not be enough to resolve the...Tags: International Military Interventions, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Iraq War (2003-2011), Biological and Chemical Weapons, Washington, DC
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Turkish prime minister, Obama discuss Syria's civil war in White House meeting
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama said Thursday that the U.S. and Turkey will keep ramping up pressure to oust Syrian President Bashar Assad from power, but there's "no magic formula" to stop his violence. At a news conference with Turkish...Tags: European Union, Cyprus, Hamas, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Washington, DC
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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: Mahmoud Abbas, National Government, Benjamin Netanyahu, U.S. Department of State, John Kerry
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