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Renew the Mideast peace process? Not now
Israelis cynically refer to the repeated rounds of violence with the Arabs as "happiness," as in "it's happy today." Before the cease-fire, as Hamas fired 1,000 rockets at Israel, it was indeed very "happy." A diplomatic push put an end to the fighting,...
Tags: Iran's Nuclear Program, Ban Ki-moon, Saudi Arabia, National Government, Israel
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One killed in border shooting after Gaza cease-fire
GAZA CITY -- The cease-fire between Israel and Hamas was tested Friday when a group of Gazan youths approached the border in an area Israel considers an off-limits buffer zone. One young man was shot and killed, Palestinian officials said. Nineteen...
Tags: Armed Forces, Israel, Armed Conflicts, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Cease-Fire Holds in Gaza Despite Latest Flare-Up
CNNJerusalem -- A fragile truce between Israel and Hamas appeared to hold Friday despite reports that Israeli troops shot and killed a Palestinian man near its border in Gaza. The soldiers opened fire when farmers were trying to reach their land near...Tags: Egypt, Israel, Fatah, Armed Conflicts, Politics
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Hamas' hard line
Israeli officials often complain that their country's policies are lambasted around the world while Palestinians are allowed to behave undemocratically or even violently without comment or moral judgment. So here is a slightly belated but heartfelt...
Tags: Mahmoud Abbas, West Bank, Israel, Palestinian National Authority, Benjamin Netanyahu
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Hamas celebrates its 25th anniversary in West Bank
RAMALLAH, West Bank -- Thousands of Hamas activists Friday participated in mass rallies in several West Bank cities marking 25 years for the launch of the Islamist movement. It was the second day of public demonstrations, ending a five-year ban on...
Tags: Hosni Mubarak, West Bank, Gaza Strip, Palestinian National Authority, Israel
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Chuck Hagel's Israel litmus test
Jews worry for a living. Their dark history and, in the case of American Jews, their legitimate concerns about the security of the state of Israel impel them to do so. But sometimes those concerns are overblown and reflect a kind of collective cosmic oy...
Tags: Values, Democratic Party, Religion and Belief, Elections, Lobbying
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All Saints rolls out the welcome mat
When All Saints Church, known for its outreach to faith groups beyond its own Episcopal ministry, announced that it would host the annual convention of the Muslim Public Affairs Council this weekend, it got a rash of hate mail. Officials at the Pasadena...
Tags: Mohamed Morsi, 2012 Democratic National Convention, Politics, Religion and Belief, Elections
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Letters: Roadblocks to Mideast peace
Re "Exiled leader of Hamas sets foot in Gaza Strip," Dec. 8, and "The party's over for some in Gaza," Dec. 9 Hamas leader Khaled Meshall is quoted as saying: "This is just the beginning. Today is Gaza. Tomorrow will be Ramallah, Jerusalem and then Haifa...Tags: Religion and Belief, West Bank, Gaza Strip, Judaism, Palestinian National Authority
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Senator threatens to block CIA nominee
WASHINGTON -- Sen. Lindsey Graham threatened Tuesday to block Senate consideration of President Barack Obama’s nominee to head the CIA in retaliation for the Obama administration’s failure to provide more details about the Sept. 11 attack on...Tags: U.S. Senate, John Kerry, Susan Rice, Israel, John O. Brennan
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Schumer backs Hagel, boosting Defense secretary nominee
WASHINGTON -- Sen. Charles E. Schumer, an influential voice on U.S.-Israel relations, endorsed the nomination of former Sen. Chuck Hagel to become Defense secretary Tuesday, giving the White House a key vote for its choice to lead the Pentagon. The...
Tags: White House, U.S. Senate, Terrorism, Religion and Belief, Elections
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Obama says no decision yet on Defense secretary, defends Hagel
WASHINGTON — President Obama said he has made no decision on a new Defense secretary but has seen nothing that would disqualify former Sen. Chuck Hagel, the onetime Nebraska Republican senator who has come under fire as his name has been floated...
Tags: U.S. Senate, Democratic Party, The New York Times, Elections, Gays and Lesbians
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Letters on letters: The Palestinian side
Several readers responded to Venice resident Gary Dalin's Dec. 5 letter to the editor defending Israel for withholding Palestinian tax revenue. Dalin wrote: "Despite the fact that the charters for the Palestine Liberation Organization and Hamas call for...
Tags: Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Religion and Belief, Arts and Culture, United Nations, Sociology
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