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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: Religion and Belief, Judaism, Israel, West Bank, Benjamin Netanyahu
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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: Politics, Barack Obama, Israel, John Kerry, Benjamin Netanyahu
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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, United Nations, Barack Obama, Israel, South Africa
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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: United Nations, Movies, Barack Obama, Israel, George Mitchell
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Palestinians mark 'nakba,' losses sustained in 1948 war
RAMALLAH, West Bank -- Palestinians held rallies and protests Wednesday to commemorate 65 years of what has come to be known as the “nakba,” or catastrophe, a reference to their displacement in the first Arab-Israeli war in 1948. Thousands...
Tags: Israel, John Kerry, West Bank, Palestinian National Authority, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Turkey leader to press Obama for greater U.S. role on Syria
WASHINGTON — President Obama faces a fresh test Thursday of his determination to steer clear of the civil war in Syria when he considers a desperate plea from a longtime U.S. ally. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is expected to urge...
Tags: Saudi Arabia, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Religion and Belief, Israel, Barack Obama
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Israeli police question a top Palestinian cleric
JERUSALEM -- Israeli police on Wednesday detained and questioned a top Palestinian cleric about clashes that took place a day earlier in Jerusalem’s Old City. Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said Sheik Muhammad Hussein, also known as the mufti of...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Judaism, Police Arrests, Palestinian National Authority, Salam Fayyad
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Arafat Health Is Said to Worsen; Panel Named
Special to The TimesRAMALLAH, West Bank — Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, who has been ailing for more than a week, collapsed and fell briefly into unconsciousness Wednesday night at his compound, Palestinian officials said. Doctors and senior aides were urgently...Tags: Civil Unrest, Jordan, Religious Conflicts, Armed Forces, Hospitals and Clinics
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After Arafat, Analysts See Mostly Chaos
Times Staff WriterJERUSALEM -- Whenever someone close to Yasser Arafat has dared to try to persuade him to do something he didn't want to do, the famously temperamental Palestinian leader has had a favorite reply. "Mish wa'atu," he would say in Arabic. "It is not the...Tags: Civil Unrest, Israel, Hamas, Armed Forces, Palestinian Liberation Organization
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Palestinian leader draws criticism for reported remarks
RAMALLAH, West Bank -- The Palestinian Authority's acting prime minister came under fire Saturday for statements he reportedly made to a U.S. newspaper in which he criticized former and current Palestinian leaders. “Our story is a story of...
Tags: Politics, West Bank, Fatah, Government, Palestinian National Authority
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Google gives a virtual nod to 'Palestine'
Google has switched the tagline on its Palestinian website, replacing the words “Palestinian territories” with “Palestine” in both English and Arabic. Google spokesman Nathan Tyler said the company consulted "a number of...
Tags: Google Inc., Standards, United Nations, Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, Politics
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Palestinians start work to form new government
RAMALLAH, West Bank -- Two weeks after Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad resigned, President Mahmoud Abbas, whose government is based in the West Bank, announced Saturday that he has started consultations over forming a new national unity...
Tags: National Government, Gaza Strip, Politics, West Bank, Hamas
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