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Arab Israeli conflict stories: 153 news summaries

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Egypt, Israel Keep Pilgrims Stranded at Sea

Israel may nab Hamas members on board; conditions worsening

Dec 29, 07 12:50 PM CST
(Newser) - More than 2,000 Palestinian pilgrims are stuck floating in the Red Sea today, barred from returning to Gaza through Egypt’s Rafah border crossing. Egypt demands that they reenter through an Israeli checkpoint, but Hamas fears that members on board will be arrested. Israel has claimed that the militants... More »

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Israel Plans
to Expand Settlements

 West Bank building plans do not  help peace talks with Palestinians

Dec 23, 07 9:28 PM CST
(Newser) - The road to Arab-Israeli peace could take yet another detour, the New York Times says, after Israel announced plans today to seek funding for the expansion of two Jewish settlements in areas Palestinians hope to claim for a future state. The two sides are expected to meet tomorrow, but... More »

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Israel • Ehud Olmert • Palestine • Hamas • Ehud Barak • West Bank • settlement • Arab Israeli conflict • road map • East Jerusalem • Har Homa • Maale Adumim

US to Privately Grade Mideast Peace Plan

Critics question secret oversight; official says
it avoids public blame

Dec 23, 07 4:02 PM CST
(Newser) - Washington will secretly score Israeli and Palestinian adherence to the "road map" peace plan and hash out results with each side, Reuters reports. US diplomats plan to report to the White House on Israeli settlement growth and Palestinian vows to curb militants, two keys to the peace deal—but... More »

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Israel • Middle East • Ehud Olmert • Mahmoud Abbas • Palestine • Condoleezza Rice • United States • Israel and Palestinians • peace process • Arab Israeli conflict • road map

Olmert Nixes Hamas Truce: 'This War Will Continue'

Says Palestinian militants must first cease attacks, recognize Israel

Dec 23, 07 12:19 PM CST
(Newser) - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert today refused to consider a truce with Hamas until the militant Palestinian group recognizes Israel and halts attacks in Gaza, reports the BBC. Olmert told government officials that Israel is gaining ground in stopping rocket attacks, of which 1,000 have hit Israel since Hamas... More »

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Israel • Middle East • Ehud Olmert • Palestine • Hamas • European Union • Israel and Palestinians • truce • peace process • US • The Quartet • Arab Israeli conflict

Israeli Airstrikes Kill 13 in Gaza

Biggest offensive in months against militants

Dec 18, 07 7:17 AM CST
(Newser) - Israeli airstrikes rained down on Gaza militants today, killing at least 13 in a series of separate attacks, Reuters reports. It was the country’s most intense offensive in months, a response to the frequent but largely ineffectual rocket attacks lobbed across the border. In response, militants threatened a round... More »

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Israel • Gaza • Hamas • Israel and Palestinians • Palestinians • Islamic Jihad • Arab Israeli conflict

Al-Qaeda Rips Annapolis Talks

Bin Laden's No. 2 accuses delegates of 'treachery' toward Palestinians

Dec 14, 07 1:43 PM CST
(Newser) - Al Qaeda's second-in-command condemned the Arab attendees at last month's Annapolis peace conference in an internet audio file posted today, the BBC reports. In the recording, Ayman Al-Zawahiri says the Arab leaders at the talks, in which most Arab countries took part, "were present as false witnesses to the... More »

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Ehud Olmert • Mahmoud Abbas • Israel and Palestinians • Ayman al Zawahiri • Arab Israeli conflict • al-Qaeda

Israeli Tanks Roll Into Gaza

Dec 11, 07 4:50 AM CST
(Newser) - Dozens of Israeli defense force tanks rolled into the Gaza Strip this morning in the biggest incursion into the Hamas-ruled territory in months, reports the BBC. In two operations, eight Palestinians were killed, and four Israeli soldiers were wounded. The action comes the day before Israel and the Fatah-led Palestinian... More »

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Olmert: No Peace Likely in '08

Israeli PM downplays chances for Annapolis success

Dec 2, 07 3:38 PM CST
(Newser) - Less than a week after promising to seek peace with the Palestinians by the end of 2008, Ehud Olmert says he doesn’t like the odds. “We will make an effort to hold speedy negotiations,” he said, “but certainly there is no firm timetable.” The remarks... More »

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Israel • Ehud Olmert • Mahmoud Abbas • Palestine • Israel and Palestinians • Arab Israeli conflict

US Pulls UN Resolution on Mideast Peace

Israeli uneasiness prompts withdrawal
of draft document

Nov 30, 07 5:25 PM CST
(Newser) - Reacting to Israeli objections, the US State Department has withdrawn a draft of a UN resolution based on agreements reached at this week's Annapolis conference, Reuters reports. Israeli diplomats apparently were dismayed that the US did not consult them before putting the resolution to the Security Council yesterday, and involving... More »

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Israel • Middle East • Ehud Olmert • Mahmoud Abbas • Palestine • State Department • peace conference • Arab Israeli conflict

Moscow May Host Talks for Israel, Syria

Sequel to Annapolis would tackle dispute over Golan Heights

Nov 29, 07 1:46 PM CST
(Newser) - Russia and the US are hatching a possible follow-up to the Annapolis Mideast summit in Moscow next year; the meeting would be aimed at launching peace negotiations between Israel and Syria, the Washington Post reports. Both sides signaled enthusiasm about reviving talks, centered on the dispute over the Golan Heights,... More »

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Israel • Syria • Moscow • Six Day War • Annapolis summit • Arab Israeli conflict • Golan Heights • George W. Bush

Thousands Rally in Gaza

Police kill West Bank protester; Israel guns down three in other incidents

Nov 27, 07 8:14 PM CST
(Newser) - Massive crowds demonstrated in Gaza today, condemning the Annapolis conference and chanting "Death to America!" Hamas leaders told tens of thousands of supporters that the peace summit was "doomed to failure" and vowed that "whoever thinks we will recognize a Jewish state are deluding themselves."... More »

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Israel • Gaza • Palestine • Hamas • Fatah • West Bank • Israel and Palestinians • militant • Annapolis summit • Arab Israeli conflict

Olmert and Abbas Aim for Pact by End of 2008

Israel and Palestinians to hold bi-weekly talks, beginning Dec. 12

Nov 27, 07 12:29 PM CST
(Newser) - Standing with President Bush on US soil, the Israeli and Palestinian prime ministers pledged today to seek a peace agreement by the end of next year; the two sides will hold bi-weekly talks to that end beginning Dec. 12. The agreement creates a framework, the New York Times cautions, but... More »

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Ehud Olmert • Mahmoud Abbas • Annapolis summit • Arab Israeli conflict • George W. Bush

Bush Begins Mideast Peace Bid

First international peace gathering since 1991

Nov 27, 07 3:10 AM CST
(Newser) - President Bush plunged headlong into the Middle East peace process yesterday, meeting with Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert as representatives of 49 countries gathered at Annapolis for talks, the New York Times reports. “The United States cannot impose our vision but we can help... More »

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Ehud Olmert • Mahmoud Abbas • Annapolis • US Naval Academy • Madrid Conference • Arab Israeli conflict • James A. Baker III • Mideast • Mideast peace talks • George W. Bush

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