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Israeli PM Olmert declares intent to resign

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09.21.08 posted by jason 20 views no comments image
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, dogged by allegations of corruption, formally announced his intention to resign Sunday at a Cabinet meeting. It is unclear at this time who is the top candidate to succeed Olmert, but two former Prime Ministers, Benjamin Netanyahu and Ehud Barak are both in the mix. Olmert's resignation is no surprise.
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05.21.08 posted by pondy 105 views no comments image
"My talk to you addresses the main root of conflict... I would like to stress here that the Palestinian question is my nation's top issue," Bin Laden said in his most recently released tape. This has led to a theory among some western intelligence analysts that al-Qaeda accepts it is in trouble in Iraq and is looking for a new rallying cry.
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Carter Talks About Hamas Meeting

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04.21.08 posted by pondy 147 views no comments video
Former US President Jimmy Carter talks about his meeting with Hamas and what he sees as the road map to peace in the Middle East. Many wonder if Carter did more harm than good by legitimizing the organization. He added hat Hamas is prepared to accept the right of Israel to "live as a neighbor next door in peace."

Israel's Ehud Barak Calls for Olmert to Resign

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05.28.08 posted by jason 72 views no comments image
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert received a stunning blow in his ability to retain power amid a corruption scandal. defense Minister Ehud Barak called a surprise news conference on Wednesday and Israeli Army Radio said he would demand Prime Minister Olmert step aside after damaging testimony in a corruption case. Olmert's political career is clearly now very much in peril.
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Israel Holds Peace Talks With Syria

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05.21.08 posted by chab13 78 views no comments image
Israel and Syria announced Wednesday that they were engaged in negotiations for a comprehensive peace treaty through Turkish mediators, the first time in eight years that such talks have taken place.
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Video Links North Koreans to Reactor, U.S. Says

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04.23.08 posted by jason 104 views no comments image
The NY Times is reporting, after seven months of near-total secrecy, the White House is preparing to make public on Thursday a video showing North Koreans working at a suspected Syrian nuclear reactor just before it was destroyed in an Israeli airstrike last September. Until now, the administration has refused to discuss the video or the attack.
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Cheney Says Goal of Palestinian State 'Long Overdue'

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03.23.08 posted by jason 125 views no comments image
President Bush has called for Israel and the Palestinian Authority to reach a framework for peace by the time he leaves office in January 2009. On Sunday, Cheney said the United States would continue to work toward the "long overdue" goal of creating a Palestinian state.
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Hamas Says Carter Giving them Legitimacy

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04.17.08 posted by pondy 88 views no comments image
Hamas officials said Wednesday that Jimmy Carter's meetings with leaders of the Palestinian militant group will boost its legitimacy despite criticism by Israel and the U.S. government of the former president's personal peace mission. Is the lesson here that violence pays? Carter should know better.
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Israeli army kills 8 Palestinians in Gaza fighting

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04.11.08 posted by chab13 92 views no comments image
Israeli forces killed four Palestinian militants and four civilians, including an 11-year-old boy, in assaults on the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip on Friday, the Islamist faction and medical officials said.
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Palestinian Gunman Kills Two Israelis Near West Bank

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04.25.08 posted by chab13 75 views no comments image
A Palestinian gunman killed two Israeli security guards at a factory near the barrier between Israel and the West Bank on Friday, as Israel dismissed a Hamas proposal for a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip.
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