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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: Politics, Palestinian National Authority, Barack Obama, United Nations, Salam Fayyad
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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: Politics, Mahmoud Abbas, Government, Israel, National Government
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FEATURE-Seaport battle looms as Israel plans new competition
Reuters* Netanyahu accelerates plans to introduce port competition * Unions oppose private piers at Ashdod, Haifa * Israel's smallest port privatised in February By Tova Cohen and Ari Rabinovitch TEL AVIV, May 16 (Reuters) - Israel is betting its economic...Tags: Shipbuilding, Career and Workplace, Politics, Privatization, Labor Legislation
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Seaport battle looms as Israel plans new competition
ReutersTEL AVIV (Reuters) - Israel is betting its economic future on high-tech exports but faces a low-tech bottleneck in state-owned seaports subject to work stoppages and slowdowns because of the enormous strength of their unions. All that may be about to...Tags: Waterway and Maritime Transportation Industry, Shipbuilding, Politics, Career and Workplace, Privatization
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International court to explore investigating Israeli flotilla raid
JERUSALEM -- The International Criminal Court will hold a preliminary inquiry to decide whether a full investigation into Israel's deadly 2010 raid on a Turkish ship will be opened, according to a court statement Tuesday. In May 2010, Israeli naval...
Tags: Human Rights, Politics, Japan, Barack Obama, Crime, Law and Justice
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U.S.-Russia 'reset' thwarted by Syrian war, spy scandal
Just when it seemed that Russia was poised to collaborate with Western powers on a new peace mission for Syria, a spy scandal has erupted to revive Cold War-era mistrust and division. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State...Tags: Politics, Human Rights, Religion and Belief, Barack Obama, John Kerry
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ANALYSIS-Golden boy Lapid loses lustre in Israel budget squeeze
Reuters* Middle class voters voice anger over Israel budget * Lapid's ratings drop, accused of ignoring his supporters * Tax hikes, spending cuts aimed at taming deficit By Crispian Balmer JERUSALEM, May 15 (Reuters) - Just months after a dazzling...Tags: Career and Workplace, Religion and Belief, Politics, HSBC Holdings plc, Media Industry
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Analysis: Golden boy Lapid loses luster in Israel budget squeeze
ReutersJERUSALEM (Reuters) - Just months after a dazzling political debut, Israel's new finance minister Yair Lapid has come crashing down to earth with a budget that critics say hits the very people he vowed to protect -- the middle classes. The deficit-...Tags: Career and Workplace, Politics, Religion and Belief, HSBC Holdings plc, Media Industry
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Israeli leader under fire for costly lifestyle, as government pushes budget cuts
Associated PressJERUSALEM (AP) — For years, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been saddled with an image of a cigar-smoking, cognac-drinking socialite. Now a new disclosure about his soaring spending on housekeeping, furniture, clothing and other...Tags: Interior Policy, Ehud Olmert, Ehud Barak, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice
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Analysis: Syria peace talks look doomed in advance
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - If anyone saw last week's U.S.-Russian agreement to convene a peace conference on Syria as a potential breakthrough, Western leaders have been going out of their way to disabuse them. International envoy Lakhdar Brahimi hailed the plan...Tags: European Union, Human Rights, Politics, Barack Obama, Free Syrian Army
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Israeli anger grows over Netanyahu expenses: $1,450 for hair, makeup
JERUSALEM -- Embarrassing disclosures about Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s household spending habits are stoking public anger as Israelis brace for new government-approved austerity measures, including tax hikes and reduced social benefits. A...
Tags: Personal Income, Travel, Ehud Olmert, China, Government Ministers
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International Court examines Israeli raid on Gaza flotilla
ReutersTHE HAGUE (Reuters) - The International Criminal Court's prosecutor said on Tuesday she would open a preliminary examination into events surrounding the 2010 Israeli raid on a humanitarian aid flotilla bound for the Gaza strip, in which nine Turkish...Tags: International Criminal Court, Comoros, International Law, Turkey, Israel
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