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Hamas Fires Rockets Into Israel

Hamas Fires Rockets Into Israel

11.14.08 posted by pondy 26 views no comments image
Tensions between Hamas, the radical Palestinian rulers of Gaza, and Israel increased markedly on Friday after Hamas fired a barrage of rockets into southern Israel, sending 18 Israelis to the hospital with shock and mild injuries.
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The one-state solution, post-Oslo

10.19.08 posted by pondy 43 views no comments news article
Israeli and Palestinian officials have been urging the completion of a final agreement on a "two-state solution" as quickly as possible. Israelis have spoken of it as a warning. Palestinians have used it as a threat. Olmert told Haaretz "If the day comes when the two-state solution collapses, then.....the State of Israel is finished."
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Israeli PM Olmert declares intent to resign

Israeli PM Olmert declares intent to resign

09.21.08 posted by jason 39 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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Is Bin Laden moving on from Iraq?

Is Bin Laden moving on from Iraq?

05.21.08 posted by pondy 128 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

04.21.08 posted by pondy 173 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

Israel's Ehud Barak Calls for Olmert to Resign

05.28.08 posted by jason 97 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

Israel Holds Peace Talks With Syria

05.21.08 posted by chab13 100 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

Video Links North Koreans to Reactor, U.S. Says

04.23.08 posted by jason 123 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'

Cheney Says Goal of Palestinian State 'Long Overdue'

03.23.08 posted by jason 145 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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Israeli army kills 8 Palestinians in Gaza fighting

Israeli army kills 8 Palestinians in Gaza fighting

04.11.08 posted by chab13 113 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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Hamas Says Carter Giving them Legitimacy

Hamas Says Carter Giving them Legitimacy

04.17.08 posted by pondy 106 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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