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Cambodian documentary wins Cannes prize for innovative cinema
Reuters* "The Missing Picture" wins Un Certain Regard prize at Cannes * Figurines tell of Khmer Rouge brutality in documentary * Festival organisers also praise Palestinian film "Omar" By Belinda Goldsmith CANNES, May 25 (Reuters) - A documentary using small...Tags: Israel, Nazareth, Mads Mikkelsen, Cannes Film Festival, The Hunt (movie)
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Aid groups urge EU to fulfil commitments to Palestinians
Reuters* Cite EU pledges to back Palestinians in occupied West Bank * Say little down to protect them from settlement expansion * Israel: interim peace pact curbs Palestinians in "Area C" RAMALLAH, West Bank, May 24 (Reuters) - A group of 80 international aid...Tags: Israel, Israeli Settlements, International Organizations, Oslo (Norway), Politics
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Kerry says Israelis, Palestinians must make tough decisions
ReutersTEL AVIV (Reuters) - Israeli and Palestinian leaders must decide soon on whether to revive long-dormant peace negotiations to end their decades-old conflict, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Friday. Ending two days of meetings in the region,...Tags: Mahmoud Abbas, Israel, National Government, Barack Obama, Government
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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: Israel, Mahmoud Abbas, National Government, Barack Obama, Government
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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: Mahmoud Abbas, Israel, Israeli Settlements, Peace Negotiations, Religion and Belief
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Kerry pursues Mideast peace a bite at a time
RAMALLAH, West Bank –- Secretary of State John Kerry nibbled away at a Mideast peace plan Thursday, taking time off from a busy political schedule to drop in to a West Bank restaurant for some regional specialties. After meeting with Palestinian...
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Kerry begins round of talks with Israel, Palestinians
Reuters* Kerry on his fourth visit to try to revive peace talks * Netanyahu says Israel wants to restart negotiations By Arshad Mohammed JERUSALEM, May 23 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry began a round of separate talks with Israeli and...Tags: Mahmoud Abbas, Israel, Israeli Settlements, Religion and Belief, Benjamin Netanyahu
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U.S.'s Kerry samples Palestinian shawarma and sweets
ReutersRAMALLAH, West Bank, May 23 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry stepped off the diplomatic track on Thursday and onto a West Bank street where he sampled a shawarma sandwich and a pistachio-sprinkled Palestinian sweet. In a rare gesture for...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Sandwiches, Pita Bread, Foods and Beverages
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Shake off your apathy, take a stand
I can no longer remain in one of the fastest growing groups in America, Apathy Anonymous. I've lived nearly 70 years and have marched, signed petitions, written letters to everyone from the president, to local, state and federal officials, concerning...Tags: Israel, U.S. Military, Environmental Issues, Wars and Interventions, Weather
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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: The New York Times, Science and Technology, Israel, Science, Religion and Belief
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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: Palestinian National Authority, Hamas, Justice and Rights, Crime, Law and Justice, Fatah
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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: Israel, National Government, Israeli Settlements, Peace Negotiations, Religion and Belief
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