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US Near Deal
to Restart Mideast Talks

West will get tough
on Iran; Israel will freeze settlements

Aug 25, 09 4:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - In exchange for a tougher US and European line on a nuclear Iran, Israel is prepared to freeze the majority of settlement construction in Palestinian territory, paving the way for renewed Mideast peace talks, the Guardian reports. The groundwork—George Mitchell and Benjamin Netanyahu are expected to hammer out... More »

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Iran • United Nations • Mahmoud Abbas • Benjamin Netanyahu • economic sanctions • nuclear program • Israel and Palestinians • Mideast peace talks • Obama administration • President Obama • settlements

Obama, Egypt's
Mubarak Click
at DC Meeting

Presidents cite
'positive steps' for
Israelis, Palestinians

Aug 18, 09 3:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - A meeting today between President Obama and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak signaled a thaw in relations between the two countries, the New York Times reports. Obama also spoke of “positive steps” that “could help to jump-start an effective process on all sides” in the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. Mubarak,... More »

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Middle East • Hosni Mubarak • Egypt • Israel and Palestinians • Arab Israeli conflict • Obama administration • President Obama • state visit • settlements

(Newser) - Young Americans are joining a movement of hardline Jewish settlers who vow to battle both the Israeli army and Palestinian militants to protect West Bank settlements, Matt McAllester writes in Details. Tired of pleading and rock-throwing, they say they plan to fight fire with fire, shooting at Israeli troops, if... More »

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Israel • Palestine • Israel and Palestinians • settlements • Arab-Israeli conflict

(Newser) - Amid intense US-Israeli negotiations over settlements, Israel today brushed off Washington’s request to stop an American millionaire's housing project in East Jerusalem, the Jerusalem Post reports. Palestinians have complained that it would change demographics in the Arab-dominated area. But Obama "had crossed a red line" in asking... More »

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Israel • Jerusalem • Benjamin Netanyahu • Israel and Palestinians • Palestinians • millionaires • Arab Israeli conflict • East Jerusalem • housing projects

(Newser) - The Israeli government approved the construction of 50 new West Bank homes today, seemingly defying President Obama’s call for a freeze on new settlements. But Defense Minister Ehud Barak plans to offer a temporarily halt on some construction, officials tell the New York Times, if Palestinians agree to... More »

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Israel • Middle East • Ehud Barak • West Bank • George Mitchell • Israel and Palestinians • settlements

(Newser) - Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu today called for the creation of a limited Palestinian state for the first time, saying it would have to be disarmed. Netanyahu spoke during a major policy speech about his Mideast peacemaking intentions, in which he called on Palestinian leaders to restart peace negotiations. "In... More »

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Palestinian Authority • Israel • Middle East • Palestine • Benjamin Netanyahu • Israel and Palestinians • Arabs • refugee • Arab Israeli conflict • Mideast peace talks

OPINION

Obama's Settlement Demands 'Dishonorable'


Jun 5, 09 8:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama’s insistence that Israel stop building or expanding West Bank settlements is “dishonorable and self-defeating,” writes Charles Krauthammer of the Washington Post. Hillary Clinton’s call to end “natural growth” expansions is especially ridiculous. “Is the peace process moribund because a teacher in... More »

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Israel • Palestine • West Bank • Israel and Palestinians • settlement • Arab Israeli conflict • Charles Krauthammer

(Newser) - Angela Merkel got behind Barack Obama’s Middle East peace push today, calling his Cairo speech the “ideal basis” for renewed efforts. Obama called for “difficult compromises,” adding, “The United States cannot force peace upon the parties.” The two leaders met and spoke at a... More »

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Barack Obama • Middle East • Angela Merkel • Germany • Guantanamo Bay • Israel and Palestinians • East Germany • Dresden



 UN Begins Gaza 
 War Crimes Probe 

Israel alleges bias, but Jewish rapporteur draws wide praise

Jun 2, 09 6:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - A UN team investigating possible war crimes by the Israeli army and Hamas has arrived in the Gaza Strip for a weeklong fact-finding mission. Israel is refusing to cooperate with what it calls a "masquerade," alleging that the UN Human Rights Council is unfairly biased. But the selection... More »

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Israel • United Nations • Gaza • Hamas • war crimes • Israel and Palestinians • Arab Israeli conflict • United Nations Human Rights Council • Gaza war

(AP) - In a White House meeting today, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he is ready to resume peace talks with the Palestinians immediately, but any agreement is contingent on their acceptance of Israel's right to exist as a Jewish state. Netanyahu and President Obama met for more than two hours... More »

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White House • Benjamin Netanyahu • Israel and Palestinians • Obama administration • President Obama • two-state solution

Ayers, Rev. Wright Team Up for Middle East Peace

Obama's former liabilities joke about their roles

May 18, 09 10:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - Two of the toughest thorns in Barack Obama's side during the presidential campaign joined together in Chicago yesterday for the first time, the Tribune reports. The Rev. Jeremiah Wright and William Ayers shared a stage at a kickoff rally for a march for Mideast peace. It was their work on... More »

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Barack Obama • Israel • Chicago • Palestine • Israel and Palestinians • rally • Palestinians • Arab Israeli conflict • Jeremiah Wright • Election 2008 • Bill Ayers • Israelis • William Ayers • march

ANALYSIS

Six Reasons for Netanyahu and Obama to Clash


May 18, 09 7:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Publicly there will be few fireworks when Barack Obama and Benjamin Netanyahu meet today. But here are the issues the vastly different leaders will wrestle with behind closed doors:
  • The Two-State Solution: It’s the overwhelming international consensus, but Netanyahu insists it would compromise Israel’s security.
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Iran • Barack Obama • Israel • Benjamin Netanyahu • Israel and Palestinians • Obama administration • Jewish settlers

 In Bethlehem, Pope Calls 
 for Palestinian State 

From Bethlehem, Benedict demands Palestinian state

May 13, 09 8:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - Pope Benedict decried the suffering in the West Bank and called for an independent Palestinian state today in Bethlehem, the London Times reports. "The Holy See supports the right of your people to a sovereign Palestinian homeland in the land of your forefathers," the pope said, addressing thousands... More »

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Pope Benedict XVI • Palestine • Benjamin Netanyahu • Israel and Palestinians • Bethlehem • Palestinian statehood • Holy Land • two-state solution

 Pope Lands in Israel, 
 Calls for Free Palestine 

Pontiff steps into controversy immediately upon arrival

May 11, 09 4:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - Pope Benedict XVI arrived in Israel today and immediately called for the creation of an independent Palestine, reports AP. The pontiff also vowed to "honor the memory" of the 6 million Jewish victims of the Holocaust. Benedict's support for a free Palestine puts him at odds with Prime Minister... More »

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Israel • Pope Benedict XVI • Catholic Church • Palestine • Vatican • Benjamin Netanyahu • Israel and Palestinians • two-state solution

opinion

Don't 'Blackmail' Israel Into Peace Talks Over Iran: Dershowitz

Deal with nukes, then engage with Palestine

May 9, 09 7:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - Clip Iran's nuclear claws first, then press for peace between Israel and Palestine—not the other way around, Alan Dershowitz argues in the New York Post. Reacting to a recent report, Dershowitz says Rahm Emanuel has it backward in putting Israeli-Palestinian talks before negotiations that could denuclearize Iran. "The... More »

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Iran • Alan Dershowitz • Israel and Palestinians • Rahm Emanuel • Mideast peace • Mideast peace talks

(Newser) - Pope Benedict landed in Jordan today to begin what could be a tense Middle East tour, the New York Times reports. Next week the pope will visit Israel and the Palestinian territories, delivering 32 speeches at some of the world’s holiest sites for Christians, Jews, and Muslims. But... More »

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Middle East • Pope Benedict XVI • Catholic Church • Palestine • Jerusalem • Israel and Palestinians


 Israelis Kill Unarmed 
 Palestinian at Shrine 

Man shot at disputed Hebron holy site after ignoring orders to stop

May 7, 09 1:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - Israeli troops shot and killed a suspected Palestinian attacker at the West Bank's Cave of the Patriarchs yesterday, Reuters reports. He was later found to be unarmed, according to the Jerusalem Post. Paramilitary police at the Hebron site—which is sacred to both Jews and Muslims—say they fired... More »

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Israel • West Bank • Israel and Palestinians • Palestinians • Hebron

OPINION

 Next 100 Days 
 Promise Real Test 


Apr 29, 09 9:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama’s efforts to reach out domestically and internationally in his administration’s infancy “have paid off remarkably,” Howard Fineman writes in Newsweek, but there are tough times ahead. “To make good on the promise of days 1-100,” Fineman writes, “Obama will have to... More »

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Israel and Palestinians • green energy • NAFTA • labor unions • Obama administration • global food crisis • Blue Dog Democrats • President Obama • 100 days • deficit hawks

US Boycotts United Nations Racism Meeting

Obama bows out
over Israel critique;
black caucus upset

Apr 18, 09 8:10 PM CDT
(AP) - The Obama administration will boycott "with regret" a UN conference on racism next week over language in the meeting's final document that could single out Israel for criticism and restrict free speech, the State Department said today. The decision will likely please Jewish groups that lobbied against US participation,... More »

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Barack Obama • United Nations • African Americans • racism • Israel and Palestinians

Mitchell Pushes Two-State Solution in Israel

Palestinians must first accept Jewish state, Netanyahu responds

Apr 16, 09 3:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Obama administration’s envoy to the Middle East told the Israeli government today that Washington will “vigorously pursue” the creation of a Palestinian state, Reuters reports. George Mitchell stated America’s purpose as a means to organize statehood talks with Israel; PM Benjamin Netanyahu said it would first... More »

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Israel • Benjamin Netanyahu • George Mitchell • Israel and Palestinians • Palestinians • Avigdor Lieberman • peace talks • Palestinian statehood • Mideast peace talks • two-state solution

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