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Carter Meets With Former Hamas Minister

Ex-prez defies Israel, Bush, and lays wreath on Arafat's grave

Apr 15, 08 12:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - Jimmy Carter traveled to the West Bank today to meet a former Hamas minister, ignoring strenuous objections by Israeli leaders. Carter also laid a wreath on Yasser Arafat’s tomb, a customary gesture of respect President Bush pointedly avoided on his last visit, Reuters reports. More »

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Israel • Jimmy Carter • Gaza • Hamas • West Bank • Israel and Palestinians • Khaled Meshaal • Yasir Arafat • Ramallah • Naser al-Shaer

 Israeli Hostage Alive: Hamas 

Offer to avoid civilian targets

Mar 31, 08 7:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit is alive, Hamas leader Khalid Meshaal tells Britain's Sky News. "Gilad is alive and we are treating him well but Israel is treating the Palestinian prisoners they hold very badly,"  he said in an interview in Damascus, offering the first word in almost... More »

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Israel • Gaza • Mahmoud Abbas • Palestine • Hamas • West Bank • Gilad Shalit • Khaled Meshaal • hostage

Israel Pledges to Pull 50
West Bank Roadblocks

Rice hails deal, but Palestine officials are skeptical

Mar 30, 08 7:33 PM CDT
(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. “... More »

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

 Rice Returns to Middle East 

Secretary of State wants to see 'real progress on the ground'

Mar 29, 08 4:47 PM CDT
(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... More »

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

Fatah and Hamas Sign Deal, But Feuding Continues

Rival Palestinian factions bicker over control of Gaza

Mar 23, 08 8:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - In a second attempt to mend fences, rival Palestinian groups Fatah and Hamas agreed to resume direct talks today to resolve disputes and revive their failed coalition. A Hamas official called the deal “a new beginning and the start of a new stage,” but just hours after signing... More »

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Israel • Middle East • Saudi Arabia • Gaza • Hamas • Fatah • West Bank • Mecca • Yemen • Palestinians • peace deal

US 'Will Never Pressure Israel' on Security: VP

Hamas calls Cheney 'biased' during Jerusalem visit

Mar 22, 08 7:24 PM CDT
(Newser) - The US supports recent Israeli strikes on Palestine and "will never pressure Israel to take steps that threaten its security," Dick Cheney said in Jerusalem today. On a trip to spur stalled peace talks, Cheney is meeting Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian leaders this weekend. A... More »

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Israel • Dick Cheney • Ehud Olmert • Gaza • Mahmoud Abbas • Palestine • West Bank • Salam Fayyad • Fawzi Barhoum

Mideast Strife Spills Onto Facebook

Israeli, Palestinian networkers squabble over country names

Mar 20, 08 11:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - Facebook has now had to take on the Israel-Palestinian conflict, the Guardian reports, on account of its standard IDing of members by country. Jewish settlers in the West Bank were fuming when the site told them they lived in Palestine; Palestinians in East Jerusalem in turn protested that their turf... More »

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Israel • Palestine • Facebook • West Bank • East Jerusalem • settlers

US Set to Deliver $150M in Aid
to Palestinians

First installment of $550M for strapped Palestinian Authority

Mar 19, 08 6:47 PM CDT
(Newser) - The US promised today to transfer $150 million in aid to the economically ailing Palestinian Authority, marking the first installment of $550 million the US pledged at a donors' conference in December, Reuters reports. The contribution will be the largest single donation since the Authority was launched in 1994, Prime... More »

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Palestinian Authority • West Bank • Salam Fayyad • refugee • United Nations Relief and Works Agency

 Jihad Rockets Hit 
 Israel After Raid  

Moratorium collapses

Mar 13, 08 7:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - A week-long moratorium on rocket attacks in Israel exploded today when the militant group Islamic Jihad fired two rockets into the town of Sderot on the Gaza border. Nobody was injured in the attack. The radical Palestinian group claims its rocket launch was in retaliation for a raid by the... More »

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Israel • Gaza • Palestine • Hamas • rocket attacks • West Bank • Ismail Haniya • Israel and Palestinians • Islamic Jihad • Sderot

Israel Approves New
West Bank Homes

Construction will 'undermine peace talks,' Palestinians warn

Mar 10, 08 4:05 AM CDT
(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... More »

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

Rice Tries to Salvage Mideast Peace Plan

Blames Hamas
for sabotaging talks with violence

Mar 4, 08 8:16 AM CST
(Newser) - Condoleezza Rice made stops in both Cairo and Israel today in her effort to restart stalled peace talks, telling reporters that she understood "Israel's need to defend itself" against Hamas rockets, but was concerned about "the loss of innocent life" in Israel's retaliatory offensive in Gaza. Rice blamed... More »

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Israel • Gaza • Mahmoud Abbas • Hamas • Condoleezza Rice • Tzipi Livni • Hosni Mubarak • Egypt • West Bank • Israel and Palestinians • Cairo • Palestinians • Arab Israeli conflict

Peace Talks Snag
on Jerusalem

Palestinians want to discuss issue Israelis say isn't on the table

Feb 19, 08 6:14 AM CST
(Newser) - Peace talks between Israel and Palestinians were set to resume today as leaders were already entangled in a first major clash: over whether or not they agreed that Jerusalem would be part of the discussion. Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has claimed the Palestinians agreed to put off discussing Jerusalem.... More »

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Israel • Ehud Olmert • Gaza • Mahmoud Abbas • Palestine • Hamas • Jerusalem • West Bank • settlement • road map • East Jerusalem • Har Homa • peace talks • settlers • coalition

A Peaceful Xmas in Bethlehem

West Bank town sees its first calm Christmas in years; tourism rebounds

Dec 25, 07 6:09 AM CST
(Newser) - This Christmas a huge number of tourists and pilgrims have made their way to Bethlehem, five miles south of Jerusalem in the West Bank. The mayor of the town of Jesus' birth predicted at least 65,000 visitors this Christmas, quadruple the figure just two years ago, CTV reports. The... More »

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Palestine • West Bank • Christmas • Bethlehem

Gaza's Few Christians
Are Fleeing

After murder, religious minority fearful under Hamas rule

Dec 24, 07 7:16 AM CST
(Newser) - It's a grim Christmas for Gaza's tiny Christian population of about 3,000, with celebrations muted in the Hamas-controlled territory, the AP says. Instead of decorating trees, many of the faithful are packing to leave the strip for good. After the murder of a prominent Baptist activist, many Christians say... More »

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Hamas • Muslims • West Bank • Christians • Rami Ayyad • religious persecution • Baptists

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

Palestinians Seek $5.6B in Talks

60 nations meet in Paris to bankroll  the Palestinian Authority

Dec 17, 07 2:50 AM CST
(Newser) - Representatives of more than 60 nations meet in Paris today to discuss providing aid to the Palestinians. Palestine President Mahmoud Abbas, locked in a power struggle with Hamas in Gaza, is hoping to secure $5.6 billion in aid over the next three years. The US has promised $550 million.... More »

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Palestinian Authority • Israel • Gaza • Mahmoud Abbas • Hamas • Condoleezza Rice • West Bank

Christmas Opens in Bethlehem

Resumed peace talks give holiday tourism a bump to 65K tourists

Dec 16, 07 5:07 PM CST
(Newser) - The lighting of a four-story tree yesterday in Bethlehem kicked off a joyous season of increased tourism, reports the AP, amid a backdrop of resumed Mideast peace talks. Some 65,000 foreigners are expected to visit the West Bank town this season, the AP reports; only 16,000 visited the... More »

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Mahmoud Abbas • Palestine • West Bank • Christmas • Bethlehem • Jesus Christ

Fatah Official Kidnapped in Gaza

Senior Fatah official kidnapped, explosion kills 3 at funeral

Dec 14, 07 9:32 AM CST
(Newser) - A top Fatah official was kidnapped by 30 gunmen of rival Palestinian faction Hamas, who ransacked his family home in Gaza early this morning and accused him of collaborating with Israel. Omar Al-Ghoul, adviser to the Palestinian prime minister appointed after Hamas seized control of the Strip, was in Gaza... More »

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Gaza • Hamas • Fatah • West Bank • Israel and Palestinians • Omar al Ghoul

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

Blair Floats
Palestinian Jobs Plan

Mideast envoy offers 'quick impact
project' ahead of Annapolis summit

Nov 19, 07 11:00 AM CST
(Newser) - In his first major undertaking as the international community's Mideast envoy, Tony Blair will disclose plans today to provide tens of thousands of jobs for Palestinians, the Guardian reports. The multimillion-dollar projects come in the lead-up to the peace talks in Annapolis next week. "This is part of the... More »

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Tony Blair • Middle East • Gaza • Palestine • West Bank • Israel and Palestinians

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