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Israel has frozen new building in settlements: minister
ReutersJERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel has frozen nearly all housing starts in settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, Housing Minister Uri Ariel said on Tuesday, in an apparent bid to help U.S. efforts to revive peace talks with the Palestinians. The...Tags: West Bank, Israel, Land Price, Palestine, Benjamin Netanyahu
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Israeli politician says two-state solution is at a 'dead end'
JERUSALEM — The idea of a Palestinian state is at a "dead end," the Mideast conflict is an intractable problem and Israel has "to live with it," Israel's economy minister said Monday in some of the bluntest comments yet by a member of the country'...
Tags: Religion and Belief, West Bank, Tzipi Livni, Political Fundraising, Benjamin Netanyahu
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Trudy Rubin: Olmert's peace plan shows deal in Israel is possible
For skeptics who doubt a peace deal between the Israelis and Palestinians is still possible, former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert argued passionately last week that now is the moment — and his plan is the answer. Olmert's plan, which is the...Tags: Saudi Arabia, Ehud Olmert, Religion and Belief, West Bank, John Kerry
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Israel presses ahead with settlement expansion plans
ReutersJERUSALEM, June 13 (Reuters) - Israel is pressing on with plans for more than 1,000 new homes in two West Bank settlements, officials said on Thursday, moves that could complicate U.S. efforts to persuade Palestinians, seeking a construction freeze, to...Tags: Construction, Ehud Barak, West Bank, Israel, Israeli Settlements
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Israel advancing large settlement construction plan
JERUSALEM -- As U.S. Secretary of State John F. Kerry is poised to return to the region, Israel is advancing a plan for a large-scale expansion of a West Bank settlement, according to Israeli media reports. Plans for more than 600 housing units in the...
Tags: Politics, Ehud Barak, Government, West Bank, National Government
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Israel signals readiness to limit settlement building for peace
Reuters* Netanyahu says Israel must be 'smart' on settlements * Hints at limiting expansion to areas Israel wants to keep * Palestinians want total freeze in construction JERUSALEM, June 10 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hinted on Monday that...Tags: Politics, Parliament, West Bank, Israel, Peace Negotiations
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Palestinians name academic as new prime minister
JERUSALEM — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas appointed university dean Rami Hamdulla as the Palestinian Authority’s new prime minister Sunday night, replacing Salam Fayyad, who resigned in April, officials said. Hamdullah, who is dean...
Tags: Fatah, Salam Fayyad, Politics, Government, West Bank
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Mark Rylance to bring 'Twelfth Night' and 'Richard III' to Broadway
Broadway will get a concentrated dose of comedy and tragedy this fall – brought on by acclaimed British actor Mark Rylance. The two-time Tony winner – formerly artistic director of Shakespeare's Globe in London – will star in Globe...
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Palestinian Authority picks Rami Hamdallah as prime minister
RAMALLAH, West Bank — The new Palestinian Authority prime minister is a British-educated academic with no political experience who will be charged with forming the fifth Palestinian government since 2006. But the tenure of Rami Hamdallah, 54,...
Tags: West Bank, England, Hamas, John Kerry, Fatah
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Abbas names academic as new Palestinian prime minister
ReutersRAMALLAH, WEST BANK, June 2 (Reuters) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has named a new prime minister to replace Western-favoured economist Salam Fayyad who quit in April and formally leaves office this month, a Palestinian official told Reuters on...Tags: Salam Fayyad, Fatah, Politics, Government, West Bank
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New Palestinian Authority government sworn in
RAMALLAH, West Bank -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas swore in a new government Thursday headed by a British-educated academic with no political experience. New Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah, who has served since 1998 as president of An Najah...
Tags: Fatah, Salam Fayyad, Politics, Government, West Bank
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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: Ankara (Turkey), Saudi Arabia, Religion and Belief, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Unrest, Conflicts and War
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