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  • September 2008

    • Livni Nods to Peace Amid Political Talks

      Associated Press  |  Sep 23, 08 3:12 PM CDT

      Livni Nods to Peace Amid Political Talks

      (AP) - Israel's prime minister-designate took a break from her efforts to form a new government today to meet with the chief Palestinian peace negotiator, signaling she will keep negotiations going despite the country's political uncertainty. Tzipi Livni and the Palestinian negotiator, Ahmed Qureia, have met regularly since peace talks formally relaunched at a US-hosted summit last November. More »

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      Israel  • Palestine  • Arab Israeli conflict  • Tzipi Livni  • Mideast peace talks

  • August 2008

    • Olmert Move Clouds Future of Peace Deal

      New York Times  |  Aug 1, 08 7:50 AM CDT

      Olmert Move Clouds Future of Peace Deal

      (Newser) - State Department officials are putting on a brave face in the wake of Ehud Olmert's resignation announcement, saying that the departure of Israel's PM will not forestall a peace agreement. But as the New York Times reports, most Middle East observers believe that Olmert's move signals the end of the Bush efforts to broker a deal. One analyst said simply, "It's over." More »

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      Israel  • Condoleezza Rice  • Ehud Olmert  • Israel and Palestinians  • Mideast peace talks  • peace deal

  • July 2008
  • June 2008

    • Israel, Hamas Agree to Begin Ceasefire Thursday

      BBC  |  Jun 17, 08 9:48 AM CDT

      Israel, Hamas Agree to Begin Ceasefire Thursday

      (Newser) - Israel has reached a tentative truce with Hamas, brokered by Egypt, the BBC and AP report. Starting Thursday, the two sides will begin a “mutual and simultaneous calm,” in which militants will theoretically stop their daily cross-border rocket bombardments, and Israel will in turn cease its military raids. Some border crossings will be opened. More »

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      Israel  • Hamas  • Gaza  • Israel and Palestinians  • ceasefire  • Mideast peace talks  • truce  • Gilad Shalit

    • Abbas Calls for Renewed Talks With Hamas

      New York Times  |  Jun 5, 08 5:57 AM CDT

      Abbas Calls for Renewed Talks With Hamas

      (Newser) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas offered an unexpected olive branch to Hamas yesterday, reports the New York Times . Abbas, in control of only the West Bank since the Islamic militant group seized Gaza last year, said it was time for national unity talks aimed at forming a new government. The move could signal the total breakdown of faltering peace talks with Israel. More »

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      Israel  • Hamas  • Mahmoud Abbas  • Gaza  • West Bank  • Fatah  • Palestinians  • peace talks  • Mideast peace talks

  • May 2008

    • Bush Arrives in Israel to Press for Peace

      Reuters  |  May 14, 08 7:49 AM CDT

      Bush Arrives in Israel to Press for Peace

      (Newser) - President Bush arrived in Israel today to celebrate the Jewish state’s 60th birthday and try again to spur peace talks with Palestine. Ehud Olmert says he and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas have reached an understanding on several key points, but Olmert is embroiled in a corruption scandal, and could soon be out as prime minister. Bush and Olmert are also expected to discuss Iran. More »

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      George W. Bush  • Israel  • Palestine  • Ehud Olmert  • Israel and Palestinians  • Mideast peace talks

  • April 2008
  • March 2008

    • Israel Pledges to Pull 50 West Bank Roadblocks

      Al Jazeera  |  Mar 30, 08 7:33 PM CDT

      Israel Pledges to Pull 50 West Bank Roadblocks

      (Newser) - Pressured by Condoleezza Rice to kickstart flagging peace talks, Israel pledged to remove about 50 roadblocks from the West Bank—the first in a series of “concrete steps” to finalize a deal, Al Jazeera reports. Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad hailed the news despite skepticism from other officials. “We will believe it when we see it,” one Palestinian negotiator told the Washington Post . More »

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      Israel  • Condoleezza Rice  • Ehud Olmert  • Mahmoud Abbas  • West Bank  • Palestinians  • Ehud Barak  • Mideast peace talks  • Salam Fayyad  • roadblocks

    • Rice Returns to Middle East

      Al Jazeera  |  Mar 29, 08 4:47 PM CDT

      Rice Returns to Middle East

      (Newser) - Condoleezza Rice returned to Jerusalem today to push for progress on Israeli/Palestinian peace talks, al Jazeera reports. Rice says she plans to focus on improving movement through the West Bank. “I would like to see real, concrete progress on the ground,” she said. Palestinians say Israeli checkpoints are choking their economy, but Israel deems the checkpoints necessary to counter terror attacks. More »

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      Israel  • Condoleezza Rice  • Palestine  • Israel and Palestinians  • West Bank  • Mideast peace talks

    • Cheney, Peres Warn of Iran's Reach

      Associated Press  |  Mar 23, 08 10:41 AM CDT

      Cheney, Peres Warn of Iran's Reach

      (Newser) - Following an early Easter prayer service in Jerusalem, Dick Cheney continued his 10-day trip focused on the Mideast peace process by meeting with Israel President Shimon Peres this morning. Both men warned of Iran’s rising influence in the region, reports the AP. "We have this problem of the Iranians who want to build two satellites, the Hezbollah (in Lebanon), and the Hamas in Gaza,” Peres says. More »

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      Iran  • Israel  • Palestine  • Dick Cheney  • Israel and Palestinians  • peace  • Easter  • Mideast peace talks

    • Israel Approves New West Bank Homes

      Reuters  |  Mar 10, 08 4:05 AM CDT

      Israel Approves New West Bank Homes

      (Newser) - Israel has approved plans to begin or complete 750 new homes in the occupied West Bank, posing yet another hurdle to the success of US-brokered Mideast peace talks, Reuters reports. Palestinian leaders immediately condemned the new construction in the Jewish settlement of Givat Ze'ev near Jerusalem. "This will undermine the talks," warned a chief negotiator. More »

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      Israel  • Hamas  • Ehud Olmert  • bombing  • West Bank  • Palestinians  • Mideast peace talks  • Olmert

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