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  • Hamas Rebuffs Palestinian President Over Israel Open this result in new window
    New York Times - Sep 22 5:58 PM
    Hamas leaders said Friday that the group would not be part of a Palestinian government that recognizes Israel.

  • West bars Arab bid at IAEA to rap Israel atom "threat" Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 22 3:54 PM
    Western nations foiled a bid by Arab and Islamic states on Friday to declare Israel's reputed nuclear arsenal a threat that must be removed in a politically charged vote at a U.N. atomic watchdog meeting.

  • West blocks Arab push to condemn Israel's nuclear activities Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 22 3:06 PM
    A bid by Arab nations to pass a resolution in the UN nuclear watchdog condemning Israel's nuclear activities failed due to technical objections by Western countries.

  • Palestinian PM won't recognize Israel Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 22 11:23 AM
    President Mahmoud Abbas' bumpy efforts to set up a Palestinian government acceptable to the West suffered a new setback Friday when the prime minister from the Islamic militant Hamas group said he would not lead a coalition that recognizes Israel.

  • Hezbollah leader praises 'divine victory' over Israel Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 22 8:55 AM
    Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah has emerged from hiding and made his first public appearance in months at a massive rally, praising what he called a "divine, historic and strategic victory" over Israel.

  • Arab nations push for condemnation of Israel's nuclear activities Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 22 9:04 AM
    Arab nations have decided to push ahead with submitting a resolution to the UN nuclear watchdog condemning Israel's nuclear activities.

  • Hamas defies Abbas on Israel recognition Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 22 6:21 AM
    Islamist movement Hamas has defied Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas, insisting a unity government would not recognise Israel and proposed a 10-year truce promptly rejected by the Jewish state.

  • Hezbollah leader refuses to disarm in first public appearance since war with Israel Open this result in new window
    USA Today - Sep 22 6:54 AM
    Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah told supporters Friday that his guerrillas will not surrender their weapons until a stronger Lebanese government is in place including 20,000 rockets his group claims to still have after its 34-day war with Israel.

  • Israel plans full Lebanon pullout within days Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 22 5:53 AM
    Israel intends to complete a troop withdrawal from Lebanon by the weekend, Defense Minister Amir Peretz said on Wednesday, as Germany and Malaysia took steps to beef up an international peacekeeping force.

  • Hamas says it won't recognize Israel Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 22 4:25 AM
    Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas said Friday he will not recognize a government that recognizes Israel. Haniyeh spoke a day after moderate Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas indicated that a coalition government of Hamas and Abbas' Fatah movement would recognize the Jewish state.

  • Hamas rejects Israel recognition option Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 22 3:02 AM
    The Palestinians' ruling Hamas group will not enter into a coalition government if recognizing Israel is a condition, a top Hamas political adviser said Friday, raising new doubts about President Mahmoud Abbas' ability to bring a more moderate government to power.

  • Hamas Rejects Recognition Of Israel Open this result in new window
    CBS News - Sep 22 2:48 PM
    Top Hamas officials say the group will scrap plans to form a unity government with Fatah ? the party of Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas ? if it means recognizing Israel, something Abbas said a unity government would do in a speech last night.

  • Abbas says new Palestinian government will recognise Israel Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 22 3:18 AM
    Palestinian Authority President Mahmud Abbas has told the UN General Assembly that any new Palestinian government will recognise Israel.

  • Hamas rejects Abbas plan to recognize Israel Open this result in new window
    International Herald Tribune - Sep 22 2:43 AM
    Hamas said it would not join a planned Palestinian coalition government if recognizing Israel was a condition.

  • Saudi minister urges Palestinian unity over Israel Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 22 3:42 AM
    The Saudi foreign minister has urged Palestinian leaders to find a united stance towards Israel and clarify whether they accept the Arab peace initiative of 2002 which recognises the Jewish state.

  • Secret contacts between Israel, Saudi Arabia Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 22 3:08 AM
    Israel and Saudi Arabia have been conducting secret negotiations, the top-selling Hebrew daily reported on its front page.

  • Hamas defies Abbas on Israel recognition Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 22 2:00 AM
    Islamist movement Hamas defied Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas, insisting a unity government would not recognise Israel and instead proposing a 10-year truce promptly rejected by the Jewish state.

  • Hamas says won't join government that recognizes Israel Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 22 2:47 AM
    Hamas said on Friday it would not join any Palestinian unity government that recognized Israel, rebuffing President Mahmoud Abbas who told the United Nations any future coalition would do so and also renounce violence.

  • Israel troubled that war in Lebanon drove its enemies closer Open this result in new window
    The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News - Sep 22 1:00 AM
    Over the next few days, Israel hopes to bring home its remaining troops from south Lebanon, marking the end of its withdrawal after the 34-day war with Hizbullah guerrillas.

  • Hamas will not recognise Israel, backs 10-year truce: adviser Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 22 1:33 AM
    The next Palestinian government will not recognise Israel but is instead prepared to back a 10-year truce with the Jewish state, an adviser to the Hamas prime minister Ismail Haniya said.

  • Israel prepares for Jewish New Year under tight security Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 22 1:46 AM
    Israel was preparing to celebrate the two-day Jewish New Year festival of Rosh Hashana with tight security amid fear of attack by Palestinian militants.

  • Uneasy Mood Marks New Year in Israel Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Sep 22 1:19 PM
    Uneasy Mood Marks Jewish New Year in Israel; Residents Shaken by Inconclusive War in Lebanon

  • Palestinian PM Won't Recognize Israel Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Sep 22 11:49 AM
    Palestinian Prime Minister Says He Won't Lead Coalition That Recognizes Israel

  • Hamas won't join government that recognizes Israel Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 22 1:41 AM
    The ruling Hamas movement will not join any Palestinian unity government that recognizes Israel, a senior aide to Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas said on Friday.

  • Palestinian PM Won't Recognize Israel Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Sep 22 10:05 AM
    Palestinian PM Haniyeh Says He Won't Lead a Gov't That Recognizes Israel, Contradicting Abbas

  • Hamas rejects Israel recognition option Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 21 11:30 PM
    The ruling Hamas group will not join the planned coalition government with the rival Fatah party if recognizing Israel is a condition, a close aide to Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas said Friday.

  • Abbas promises Israel will be recognized Open this result in new window
    International Herald Tribune - Sep 21 9:42 PM
    The Palestinian president said the planned national unity government would recognize Israel, in his most direct such commitment yet.

  • Hamas: Recognize Israel? We Won't Open this result in new window
    CBS News - Sep 22 8:33 AM
    A Hamas insider says the group will scrap plans to form a unity government with Fatah ? the party of Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas ? if it means recognizing Israel, something Abbas has said a Unity government could do.

  • Hamas defies Abbas on Israel recognition Open this result in new window
    Middle East Times - 1 hour, 32 minutes ago
    GAZA CITY, Gaza -- Islamist movement Hamas defied Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas Friday, insisting that a unity government would not recognize Israel and proposed a 10-year truce promptly rejected by the Jewish state.

  • Canada blocks bid by Arab countries for vote Israel's nuclear capabilities Open this result in new window
    CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Sep 22 5:39 PM
    VIENNA, Austria (AP) - More than a dozen Arab countries were blocked by a Canadian motion in their bid to have a vote on a resolution labelling Israel's nuclear capabilities a threat on the final day of the International Atomic Energy Agency's annual meeting.

  • Abbas: Unity gov't will recognize Israel Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 21 8:43 PM
    Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Thursday that the planned national unity government will recognize Israel and renounce violence, in his most direct such commitment yet amid intense diplomacy to resolve the Mideast conflict.

  • Hamas rules out recognising Israel Open this result in new window
    The Peninsula - 10 minutes ago
    GAZA Hamas said yesterday it would not join any Palestinian unity government that recognised Israel, rebuffing President Mahmoud Abbas who said any future coalition would do so and also renounce violence.

  • Abbas gives assurances on Israel; Hamas breaks them Open this result in new window
    Times Online - Sep 22 3:48 PM
    HOURS after Mahmoud Abbas assured the UN that a Palestinian national unity government would recognise Israel, Hamas pulled the rug from under his feet by insisting that it would not....

  • Hamas rejects Israel recognition option Open this result in new window
    USA Today - Sep 21 6:31 PM
    The Palestinians' ruling Hamas group will not join a planned coalition government if recognizing Israel is a condition, a close aide to Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas said Friday.

  • Abbas Says PA Government Will Recognize Israel (Update3) Open this result in new window
    Bloomberg.com - Sep 22 5:33 AM
    Sept. 22 (Bloomberg) -- Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said a new national unity government he is trying to form with Hamas will recognize Israel. Hamas rejected any recognition of the Jewish state, the Associated Press said.

  • We can destroy Israel - Hezbollah Open this result in new window
    The Scotsman - Sep 22 5:25 PM
    THE leader of the militant Hezbollah group, Hassan Nasrallah, yesterday called for the replacement of the Lebanese government of Fouad Siniora, the prime minister, and taunted Israel during a brazen speech in Beirut to hundreds of thousands of followers.

  • Resolution on Israel's nuclear issue blocked at IAEA conference Open this result in new window
    People's Daily - 1 hour, 20 minutes ago
    The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) annual conference on Friday failed to adopt a resolution aimed at labeling Israel's nuclear capabilities a threat.

  • Palestinian PM Won't Recognize Israel Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Sep 22 5:35 AM
    Palestinian PM Haniyeh Says He Won't Head Gov't That Recognizes Israel, Contradicting Abbas

  • Israel builds tourist bridges with neighbours Open this result in new window
    Daily Telegraph - Sep 22 4:34 PM
    Tourism co-operation reaches new heights in the Middle East as Israel's tourism board and Emirates, the UAE's national carrier co-sponsor Arsenal football club this season.

  • Hamas won't join any gov't asked to recognize Israel: FM Open this result in new window
    People's Daily - 1 hour, 36 minutes ago
    Palestinian Foreign Minister Mahmoud al-Zahar from Hamas on Friday said that his movement would not join any coming Palestinian government if it recognized Israel.

  • 'No action' on Israel's nuclear activities Open this result in new window
    Aljazeera - Sep 22 4:12 PM
    Nations pushing for a resolution labeling Israel's nuclear capabilities a threat on the final day of the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) annual meeting were defeated on Friday.

  • Unity government will recognize Israel Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 21 6:26 PM
    Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas told the U.N. General Assembly Thursday that the planned national unity government will recognize Israel.

  • Analysis: Israel concerned by Iran's nukes Open this result in new window
    UPI - Sep 22 5:15 PM
    TEL AVIV, Israel, Sept. 22 (UPI) -- In a weekly sermon during Friday's prayers in Tehran, former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani indirectly vindicated one of Israel's concerns over his country's nuclear program.

  • Abbas Says PA Government Will Recognize Israel (Update2) Open this result in new window
    Bloomberg.com - Sep 22 3:32 AM
    Sept. 22 (Bloomberg) -- Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said a new national unity government he is trying to form with Hamas will recognize Israel. Hamas today rejected any recognition of the Jewish state, Agence France-Presse said.

  • Hamas Rejects Israel Recognition Option Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Sep 22 3:19 AM
    Haniyeh Aide: Hamas Won't Join Planned Coalition Gov't if Recognizing Israel Is a Condition

  • Hamas rejects coalition if it must recognize Israel Open this result in new window
    Houston Chronicle - Sep 22 6:40 AM
    Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas said today he will not head a government that recognizes Israel, striking a potential blow to President Mahmoud Abbas' attempts to create a national unity government.

  • I Will Not Head a Govt That Recognizes Israel: Haniyeh Open this result in new window
    Arab News - Sep 22 4:26 PM
    GAZA CITY, 23 September 2006 Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh said yesterday he will not head a government that recognizes Israel, striking a potential blow to efforts to set up a more moderate ruling coalition.

  • Palestinian PM won't recognize Israel Open this result in new window
    Boston Globe - Sep 22 6:05 AM
    Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas said Friday he will not head a government that recognizes Israel, striking a potential blow to President Mahmoud Abbas' attempts to create a national unity government.

  • Cat Care in Israel to 2010 Open this result in new window
    Food Business Review - 1 hour, 53 minutes ago
    Introduction This databook is a detailed information resource covering all the key data points on Cat Care in Israel. It includes comprehensive value volume segmentation and market share data. The databook supplies actual data to 2005 and full forecasts to 2010.

  • Palestinian president says planned national unity government will recognize Israel Open this result in new window
    KFVS12 - 43 minutes ago
    UNITED NATIONS Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says that the planned national unity government will recognize Israel.

  • Israel and Palestinians told to keep pledges Open this result in new window
    Tiscali - Sep 22 5:28 PM
    LONDON (Reuters) - Israelis and Palestinians must both meet their obligations under a U.S.-backed peace "road map" to ensure creation of a Palestinian state alongside Israel, world leaders meeting in London have said.

  • Xelerated sets up design center in Israel Open this result in new window
    EETimes - Sep 22 11:21 AM
    Network processor specialist Xelerated Inc., which has its origins in Sweden, is setting up a design center in Tel-Aviv, Israel.

  • Israel Denounces Foreign Affairs Group for Allowing Iranian to Speak Open this result in new window
    New York Times - 31 minutes ago
    President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran spoke to about two dozen members of the Council on Foreign Relations on Wednesday.

  • S. Arabia, Israel in secret contacts Open this result in new window
    Dawn - 1 hour, 13 minutes ago
    AL QUDS, Sept 22: Israel and Saudi Arabia have been conducting secret negotiations, the top-selling Hebrew daily reported on its front page on Friday.

  • Hezbollah leader touts 'historic victory' over Israel at mass rally in Beirut Open this result in new window
    CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Sep 22 9:14 AM
    BEIRUT (AP) - Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah told hundreds of thousands of supporters Friday that his guerrillas will never surrender their weapons - including 20,000 rockets his group has left after its 34-day war with Israel.

  • Uganda: Israel's Footmarks in Western Civilisation Open this result in new window
    AllAfrica.com - Sep 22 1:52 PM
    By last week, it should have become obvious that the widespread belief that the Jews are the entire people of the House of Israel is a misunderstanding of the Bible. Having been taken into exile between 721-718 B.C., the ten northern tribes settled around the Caspian Sea and Black Sea.

  • Palestinian leaders split on Israel action Open this result in new window
    USA Today - Sep 22 6:29 AM
    Hamas' Palestinian prime minister is dealing Fatah's Palestinian president a major international setback today, saying the government would not recognize Israel, a day after the president said it would. Israeli English-language daily Haaretz has background, mixing its own staff reporting...

  • Lebanon threatens UN appeal over Israel pullout delay Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 21 12:33 PM
    Lebanon threatened to seek action from the UN Security Council if Israel does not complete its promised troop pullout by the end of next week, as Hezbollah prepared to celebrate "victory" in the month-long war.

  • Arab nations fail to get vote on Israel's nuclear capabilities Open this result in new window
    CNews - Sep 22 4:35 PM
    VIENNA, Austria (AP) Arab nations on Friday failed to get a vote on a resolution labeling Israels nuclear capabilities a threat at the International Atomic Energy Agencys annual meeting.

  • Arab nations seek condemnation of Israel's nuclear activities Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 21 11:58 AM
    Arab nations asked the UN's atomic energy watchdog, the IAEA, to adopt a resolution condemning Israel's nuclear activities -- even as the UN pressured Iran on the same issue in New York.

  • Israel Solicits Offers for West Bank Settlements Open this result in new window
    Zaman Online - Sep 22 2:14 PM
    Israel, which has vowed to withdraw from the West Bank, invited offers for the construction of new settlements in the region.

  • Arab unity against Israel praised Open this result in new window
    Gulf Daily News - 2 hours, 39 minutes ago
    UNITED NATIONS: Arab countries yesterday continued to bask in their united call for peace with Israel. Arab League Secretary-General Amr Moussa said Thursday's ministerial meeting at the Security Council was "an important day in our work to revive the peace process in the Middle East.

  • Hamas dissatisfied, Israel wary on quartet statement Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 21 11:16 AM
    Hamas said that support from world powers for its participation in a Palestinian coalition government was a good first step, while Israel remained wary of the move that appeared to mark a softening stance toward the radical Islamist movement.

  • Israelis kill 5 in Gaza Strip / Palestinians fire rockets into southern Israel Open this result in new window
    San Francisco Chronicle - Sep 22 3:59 AM
    Israeli forces killed at least five Palestinians Thursday in the Gaza Strip, while gunmen there fired rockets into Israel during the day. The spate of violence ended a few weeks of relative calm between Palestinian gunmen and Israeli forces that began...

  • No deal to recognize Israel, Hamas says Open this result in new window
    CBC via Yahoo! Canada News - Sep 22 7:50 AM
    Hope for a Middle East peace breakthrough faded on Friday when the militant group Hamas contradicted President Mahmoud Abbas's declaration that a new Palestinian unity government would recognize Israel.

  • Hezbollah leader touts 'divine victory' in first appearance since war with Israel Open this result in new window
    Deseret Morning News - Sep 22 8:11 AM
    In his first public appearance since the start of his group's 34-day war with Israel, Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah thanked God for what he called "a divine, historic and strategic victory" over the Jewish state.

  • Hizbollah's 'Victory Over Israel' Rally Open this result in new window
    Sky News via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Sep 22 7:22 AM
    Hundreds of thousands of people have packed Beirut's bombed-out suburbs for a Hizbollah "victory over Israel" rally. The group's leader, Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah is speaking at the rally, appearing in public for the first time since the conflict.

  • Abbas vow on Israel recognition Open this result in new window
    BBC News - Sep 21 7:43 PM
    Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas tells the UN that any new Palestinian government would recognise Israel.

  • Abbas vows to keep agreements with Israel Open this result in new window
    Sydney Morning Herald - Sep 22 7:01 AM
    NEW YORK: The Palestinian Authority President, Mahmoud Abbas has told the United Nations General Assembly that any new Palestinian government would recognise Israel. -

  • Pets abandoned during Hezbollah-Israel war to be flown to U.S. for adoption Open this result in new window
    Brandon Sun - Sep 22 3:33 PM
    BEIRUT (AP) - Some 300 homeless dogs and cats, many left behind by owners who fled Lebanon during the Hezbollah-Israel war, will be heading to the United States for adoption, an animal rights activist said Friday.

  • Abbas says new regime to recognize Israel Open this result in new window
    Boston Globe - Sep 22 2:02 AM
    UNITED NATIONS -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas told the UN General Assembly yesterday that the planned national unity government will recognize Israel.

  • Abbas: Unity Gov't Will Recognize Israel Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Sep 21 9:04 PM
    Palestinian President Abbas Says Planned National Unity Government Will Recognize Israel

  • Hamas to Israel: OK, you exist Open this result in new window
    New York Daily News - Sep 22 1:30 AM
    Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said yesterday that the planned national unity government will recognize Israel and renounce violence, warning that failure to resolve the conflict would leave the door open to more terrorism and violence worldwide.

  • Hamas Rejects Recognition Of Israel Open this result in new window
    CBS 2 New York - Sep 22 4:57 AM
    The Palestinians' ruling Hamas group will not join a planned coalition government if recognizing Israel is a condition, a close aide to Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas said Friday. CBS News Interactive: Today's Palestinians

  • Arab nations push for condemnation of Israel's nuclear activities Open this result in new window
    TurkishPress.com - Sep 22 11:17 AM
    VIENNA - Arab nations on Friday decided to push ahead with submitting a resolution to the UN nuclear watchdog condemning Israel's nuclear activities.

  • Hamas: No coalition if it has to recognize Israel Open this result in new window
    The Olympian - Sep 22 4:34 AM
    GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - The Palestinians' ruling Hamas group will not join a planned coalition government if recognizing Israel is a condition, a close aide to Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas said today.

  • Hamas refuses coalition because of Israel's recognition Open this result in new window
    Ashland Daily Tidings - Sep 22 1:09 PM
    GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas said Friday he will not head a government that recognizes Israel, striking a potential blow to President Mahmoud Abbas' attempts to create a national unity government.

  • Iran warns Israel to keep away from Lebanon Open this result in new window
    TurkishPress.com - Sep 22 11:02 AM
    TEHRAN - Iran's influential former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani on Friday warned that Israel would face an unprecedented response if it made any new move to attack Lebanon.

  • Hamas says won't join govt that recognises Israel Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! Singapore News - Sep 22 4:35 AM
    GAZA (Reuters) - Hamas said on Friday it would not join any Palestinian unity government that recognised Israel, rebuffing President Mahmoud Abbas who told the United Nations any future coalition would do so and also renounce violence.

  • Abbas Says Palestinian Unity Government Will Recognize Israel Open this result in new window
    Bloomberg.com - Sep 21 8:03 PM
    Sept. 22 (Bloomberg) -- Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said a new national unity government he is forming will recognize Israel and renounce violence, key elements needed to get international aid flowing to the Gaza Strip and West Bank.

  • Palestinian coalition would recognize Israel, Abbas says Open this result in new window
    The Philadelphia Inquirer - Sep 22 12:28 AM
    Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas told the General Assembly yesterday that the planned Palestinian national unity government would recognize Israel.

  • Abbas promises U.N. recognition of Israel Open this result in new window
    The Plain Dealer - Sep 22 4:00 AM
    United Nations - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Thursday that the planned national unity government will recognize Israel and renounce violence, warning that failure to resolve the conflict would leave the door open to more terrorism and violence worldwide.

  • Hezbollah leader touts "divine victory" in first appearance since war with Israel Open this result in new window
    Seattle Times - Sep 22 9:08 AM
    The black-turbaned cleric told a crowd of hundreds of thousands of flag-waving supporters in Beirut's bombed-out suburbs that his guerrillas will give up their weapons only when Israel's "threats" end.

  • Abbas says Israel to be recognized Open this result in new window
    Contra Costa Times - Sep 22 3:26 AM
    Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas told the U.N. General Assembly Thursday that the planned national unity government will recognize Israel. The Hamas-led Palestinian government that won elections in January has refused to recognize Israel, end violence, and honor past agreements between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization, which Abbas heads.

  • Hamas prime minister says he will not head a government that recognizes Israel Open this result in new window
    The Toledo Blade - Sep 22 5:08 AM
    GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas said today he will not recognize a government that recognizes Israel.

  • Hamas Refuses to Recognize Israel Open this result in new window
    New York Times - Sep 22 12:46 PM
    Hamas?s position could complicate efforts to form a unity government and win renewed Western assistance.

  • Palestinian government 'will recognize Israel' Open this result in new window
    Middle East Times - Sep 22 4:57 AM
    UNITED NATIONS, NY., USA -- Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas told the UN General Assembly late Thursday that any new Palestinian government will recognize Israel.

  • Hamas: No New Palestinian Government If It Has to Recognize Israel Open this result in new window
    Voice of America - Sep 22 3:05 AM
    A Hamas official says there will be no Palestinian unity government with the moderate Fatah party if recognizing Israel is a condition. But the aide to Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh said Friday Hamas is prepared to back a 10 year truce with Israel.

  • Hamas leader rejects role in recognizing Israel Open this result in new window
    International Herald Tribune - Sep 22 1:42 PM
    The group's position could complicate efforts to form a unity government and win renewed Western assistance.

  • Abbas makes Israel recognition pledge Open this result in new window
    Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Sep 22 7:10 AM
    MARK COLVIN: The Palestinian President has set himself on a collision course with the elected Hamas-led majority in his government. President Mahmoud Abbas has told the UN General Assembly that any new Palestinian government would recognise Israel.

  • Nasrallah says Rice mission to serve Israel Open this result in new window
    Tiscali - Sep 22 10:28 AM
    BEIRUT (Reuters) - Hizbollahs leader said on Saturday that U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice aimed to impose conditions on Lebanon and serve Israeli interests in her mission to end war between his group and Israel.

  • Hamas Rejects Recognition of Israel Open this result in new window
    WBOC 16 - Sep 22 5:37 AM
    NEW YORK (CBS/AP)- The Palestinians' ruling Hamas group will not enter into a planned coalition government if recognizing Israel is a condition, top Hamas officials said Friday, raising new doubts about President Mahmoud Abbas' ability to bring a more moderate government to power.

  • Palestinian PM Won't Recognize Israel Open this result in new window
    WJLA-TV Washington D.C. - Sep 22 5:40 AM
    GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas said Friday he will not recognize a government that recognizes Israel.

  • Hamas say recognizing Israel deal-breaker Open this result in new window
    UPI - Sep 22 6:38 AM
    JERUSALEM, Sept. 22 (UPI) -- Hamas will not be part of a Palestinian unity government if recognizing Israel is a condition, a Palestinian adviser said.

  • Pets abandoned during Hezbollah-Israel war to be flown to United States for adoption Open this result in new window
    Pravda - Sep 22 7:40 AM
    Some 300 homeless dogs and cats, many left behind by owners who fled Lebanon during the Hezbollah -Israel war, will be heading to new sanctuaries in the United States for adoption, an animal rights activist said Friday.

  • Hamas firm on not recognising Israel Open this result in new window
    Aljazeera - Sep 22 4:42 AM
    Hamas has said it will not join any Palestinian unity government that recognises Israel.

  • ANALYSIS - Lebanon splits resurface after Israel-Hizbollah war Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Sep 22 2:01 AM
    BEIRUT (Reuters) - Rifts between Hizbollah and its Lebanese opponents will ensure that Lebanon has no easy ride as it tries to rebuild the economy and state institutions after Israel's devastating war with the Shi'ite Muslim guerrillas.

  • Israel reopens Gaza-Egypt border Open this result in new window
    News Interactive - Sep 22 4:11 AM
    BUSES packed with Palestinians were crossing into Egypt today, as the Gaza Strip's sole gateway to the world that bypasses Israel reopened for two days ahead of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.

  • Hamas rejects Abbas comment on Israel Open this result in new window
    RTÉ News - Sep 22 5:17 AM
    Hamas has rejected comments made by Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas at the UN General Assembly yesterday when he said any unity government containing the militant group would recognise Israel and renounce violence.

  • Israel offers prisoner release Open this result in new window
    News Interactive - Sep 22 3:41 AM
    ISRAEL Prime Minister Ehud Olmert says he could release Palestinian prisoners to President Mahmoud Abbas and meet the moderate leader before an Israeli soldier held captive in Gaza is freed.

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