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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: Israel, International Criminal Court, Palestinian National Authority, Crime, Law and Justice, War Crimes
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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: Jerusalem (Israel), Israel, European Union, Palestinian National Authority, Religion and Belief
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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: Jerusalem (Israel), Israel, Africa, African Union, Government
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WRAPUP 1-Obama: U.S. preserves diplomatic, military options on Syria
Reuters* U.S., Turkish leaders seek to project united front on Syria * Obama says U.S. action alone not enough to solve Syria crisis * Russia says Iran should be part of Syria conference By Nick Tattersall and Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON, May 16 (Reuters) -...Tags: Israel, Washington, DC, Rebellions, Biological and Chemical Weapons, Weaponry
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Obama says U.S. won't act alone on chemical weapons in Syria
This post has been updated. See the note below for details.WASHINGTON--President Obama on Thursday ruled out any unilateral U.S action in response to the alleged Syrian use of chemical weapons, further reducing the chance of any forceful response to the crossing of what Obama had described as a “red line.&...Tags: Washington, DC, Biological and Chemical Weapons, Hamas, Palestinian National Authority, Weaponry
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New York breaks militant-linked cigarette smuggling ring
Fifteen men of Palestinian origin have been arrested on charges of running a multimillion-dollar cigarette smuggling ring, and New York authorities who announced the arrests on Thursday said several of the suspects have ties to Hamas and other Islamist...Tags: Religious Festivals, Hamas, Ocean City, Punishment, Immigration
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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: Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, Government, Israeli Settlements, Politics
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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, Palestinian National Authority, Unrest, Conflicts and War, John Kerry, Mahmoud Abbas
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March of the Living is a life experience
Roy Trachtenberg, who resides in Coral Springs, participated in this year's March of the Living and is sharing his journey with the Jewish Journal. The March of the Living is not a "vacation"... it is a life experience. It was an emotional adventure. I...Tags: Jerusalem (Israel), Israel, Warsaw (Poland), Nazi Party, Arts and Culture
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Stop ignoring how routine the occupation has become
Israel TV Channel 2 recently ran a lengthy report of pre-dawn arrests of Palestinian children — rock-throwing suspects — at a West Bank Palestinian refugee camp. The TV crew was embedded with an Israeli unit that raided the camp. No, there...
Tags: Israel, Palestinian National Authority, Barack Obama, Police Arrests, John Kerry
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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: Israel, American Idol (tv program), Hamas, Beirut (Lebanon), Elections
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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: University of Chicago, Israel, Arts and Culture, Palestine, Religion and Belief
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May 13, 2013
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May 5, 2013
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