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  • Israel's Holocaust trustee blasts Hebron settlers Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jan 20 10:09 AM
    A senior official of Israel's central Holocaust memorial on Saturday assailed Jewish settlers who harass Palestinians in a tinderbox West Bank city, saying the abuse recalled the anti-Semitism of 1930s Europe.
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  • Israel Sends Promised $100 Million To Abbas Open this result in new window
    Washington Post - Jan 19 11:52 PM
    JERUSALEM, Jan. 19 -- Israel released $100 million in tax revenue Friday to Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas, fulfilling Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's pledge last month to do so.
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  • Israel's Olmert Facing Resignation Calls Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Jan 20 10:30 AM
    Besieged on Multiple Fronts, Israel's Olmert Faces Resignation Calls but Vows to Fight On
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  • Israel Releases $100 Million Withheld From Palestinians Open this result in new window
    New York Times - Jan 19 6:20 PM
    Israel transferred $100 million in Palestinian tax revenues to the office of Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas.
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  • Hamas leader offers 10-year truce with Israel Open this result in new window
    WorldNet Daily - Jan 20 1:28 PM
    JERUSALEM -- Hamas is willing to accept a temporary Palestinian state in the West Bank, Gaza Strip and eastern sections of Jerusalem in exchange for a 10-year truce with Israel, Ismail Haniyeh, prime minister of the Hamas-led Palestinian government, announced today.
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  • Israel halts West Bank project Open this result in new window
    NorthJersey.com - Jan 20 7:53 AM
    JERUSALEM -- Israel said Friday it had halted plans to build a new West Bank settlement and released frozen funds to Mahmoud Abbas, bolstering the moderate Palestinian president ahead of his talks in Syria with the supreme leader of the rival Hamas group.
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  • Israel transfers frozen Palestinian funds to Abbas Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 19 10:41 AM
    Israel has handed more than 100 million dollars in frozen funds to the cash-strapped Palestinian Authority in an effort to bolster president Mahmud Abbas, locked in a power struggle with the ruling Hamas movement.
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  • Israel freezes settlement, releases money to Abbas Open this result in new window
    Khaleej Times - Jan 20 9:45 AM
    JERUSALEM - Israel says it has halted plans to build a new West Bank settlement and released frozen funds to Mahmoud Abbas, bolstering the moderate Palestinian president ahead of his talks in Syria with the supreme leader of the rival Hamas group.
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  • Israel transfers $100 million to Palestinian leader Open this result in new window
    Contra Costa Times - Jan 20 3:24 AM
    Israeli officials said Friday they had transferred $100 million in withheld revenues to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert agreed to the move during a meeting with Abbas last month. Israel began withholding about $50 million monthly in taxes and customs duties last year after the militant Hamas movement took control of the Palestinian government ...
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  • Israel unfreezes $100M before summit Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Jan 19 6:16 AM
    Israel said Friday it had paid $100 million in frozen tax funds to the Palestinians and rescinded a contentious decision for a new West Bank settlement, strengthening the hand of moderate President Mahmoud Abbas ahead of crucial weekend talks in Damascus with his Hamas rivals.
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  • Moving day: B'nai Israel goes to modern new home Open this result in new window
    The Toledo Blade - Jan 20 3:30 AM
    It's a bittersweet weekend for Congregation B'nai Israel.
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  • Israel transfers $100 million to Abbas Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jan 19 6:06 AM
    Israel transferred $100 million in withheld Palestinian tax revenue to President Mahmoud Abbas on Friday, part of a U.S.-led push to bolster the moderate leader in his power struggle with Hamas, Israeli officials said.
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  • Israel releases $100 million to Abbas Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Jan 19 4:12 AM
    Israel freed $100 million in frozen tax funds and transferred the money to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, an official in Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's office said Friday.
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  • Ohio seeks healthy job ties with Israel Open this result in new window
    The Plain Dealer - Jan 20 1:44 AM
    Representatives of about 15 medical information-technology companies, an institute and a trauma center from Israel will check out Northeast Ohio as a place to do business during a trade mission next week.
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  • U.S., Israel try to bolster Abbas Open this result in new window
    Miami Herald - Jan 20 12:12 AM
    A year after Islamists from the militant group Hamas won control of the Palestinian government in legislative elections, Israel and the United States are renewing efforts to strengthen secular Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.
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  • Israel releases $100 million to Abbas before talks Open this result in new window
    International Herald Tribune - Jan 19 2:49 AM
    Israel has freed a promised US$100 million (77 million) in frozen tax funds and transferred the money to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, an official in Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's office said Friday.
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  • Israel transfers tax to Palestinians Open this result in new window
    CNN.com - Jan 19 3:04 AM
    Israel transferred $100 million in tax collections to the Palestinian Authority Friday, ending a 10-month freeze on the assets, a representative at the prime minister's office said.
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  • Israel transfers 100 mln dlrs to Palestinians Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 19 2:22 AM
    Israel has transferred 100 million dollars in frozen funds to the cash-strapped Palestinian Authority in an effort to bolster moderate president Mahmud Abbas, locked in a battle for power with the governing Hamas.
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  • Israel's Olmert facing resignation calls Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Jan 20 10:09 AM
    Police are investigating him for corruption. His military chief has resigned. His office manager is under house arrest, and an inquiry commission is looking into his alleged mishandling of last summer's Lebanon war.
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  • Israel's 'invisible hand' in Gaza Open this result in new window
    BBC News - Jan 19 7:54 AM
    Israel withdrew from Gaza more than a year ago, but its control over Palestinians there is in some ways even tighter, a new report says.
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  • Report: Israel freezes controversial plans for new West Bank settlement Open this result in new window
    USA Today - Jan 19 12:48 AM
    Israel has frozen controversial plans for a new settlement in the West Bank, Defense Ministry officials said Friday.
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  • Report: Israel freezes settlement plans Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Jan 18 11:35 PM
    Israel has frozen controversial plans for a new settlement in the West Bank, Israel Radio reported Friday morning.
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  • Israel Seeks Up to $2 Billion From Refinery IPO, People Say Open this result in new window
    Bloomberg.com - Jan 19 9:11 AM
    Jan. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Israel will seek to raise as much as $2 billion by selling state-owned Oil Refineries Ltd., operator of the country's biggest petroleum facility, in an initial public offering next month, said two people with knowledge of the sale.
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  • Homeland: More Americans moving to Israel Open this result in new window
    Winston-Salem Journal - Jan 19 9:22 PM
    It is not the politics of the Middle East or even so much the Jewish tradition of aliyah - literally, the ascent to Israel - that motivated Yona Klein to pick up his life in Oak Park, Mich., and move to Israel. It is what he feels in his heart as he stands near his new home in Ramat Beit Shemesh.
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  • Report: Israel Freezes Settlement Plans Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Jan 19 7:15 AM
    Report: Israel Freezes Controversial Plans for New West Bank Settlement
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  • Israel transfers $100m to Abbas Open this result in new window
    The Peninsula - Jan 19 8:48 PM
    jerusalem Israel transferred $100m in withheld Palestinian tax revenue to President Mahmoud Abbas yesterday, part of a US-led push to bolster the moderate leader in his power struggle with Hamas, Israeli officials said.
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  • Israel transfers $100mn in bid to boost Abbas Open this result in new window
    Gulf Times - Jan 19 10:43 PM
    JERUSALEM: Israel transferred $100mn in withheld Palestinian tax revenue to President Mahmoud Abbas yesterday, part of a US-led push to bolster the moderate leader in his power struggle with Hamas, Israeli officials said.
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  • Israel hands Abbas frozen funds Open this result in new window
    Turks.US - Jan 19 10:01 PM
    Israel has transferred to the Palestinians 100m (77.2m euros, £50.7m) of tax revenues withheld since Hamas won elections last year. The money has been paid directly to the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, and not the Hamas-led government.
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  • Israel Turns Over $100 Million To Abbas Open this result in new window
    CBS News - Jan 19 3:00 AM
    Israel has released $100 million in tax money to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in hopes of bolstering his negotiating power in upcoming talks with the leader of the rival Hamas party.
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  • Israel Releases $100M in Frozen Tax Funds to Palestinians Open this result in new window
    Voice of America - Jan 19 9:48 AM
    Israel is easing an economic boycott on the cash-strapped Palestinian Authority, releasing funds for the first time in 10 months. As Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, it is part of Israel's strategy to strengthen Palestinian moderates while weakening the radicals.
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  • Israel transfers frozen Palestinian funds to Abbas Open this result in new window
    Japan Today - Jan 19 2:52 PM
    JERUSALEM Israel on Friday handed more than $100 million in frozen funds to the cash-strapped Palestinian Authority in an effort to bolster President Mahmud Abbas, locked in a power struggle with the ruling Hamas movement.
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  • Israel bolsters Abbas before talks Open this result in new window
    Baltimore Sun - Jan 19 6:54 AM
    Government releases $100 million, rescinds West Bank settlement decision Israel said today it had paid $100 million in frozen tax funds to the Palestinians and rescinded a contentious decision for a new West Bank settlement, strengthening the hand of moderate President Mahmoud Abbas ahead of crucial weekend talks in Damascus with his Hamas rivals.
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  • Israel to release $100M to Palestinians Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Jan 18 11:15 AM
    Israel said Thursday it would free $100 million in frozen tax funds to boost moderate Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas the first Israeli payment since the militant Hamas group won Palestinian legislative elections and took office last year.
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  • Party gives go-ahead for Israel's first Muslim minister Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 18 11:48 AM
    Israel's Labour party gave the go-ahead for its leader Amir Peretz's appointment of Israeli Arab Ghaleb Majadleh, a Muslim, as the country's new science, culture and sports minister.
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  • Israel releases $100 million in tax funds to back Abbas Open this result in new window
    The Columbus Dispatch - Jan 19 6:25 AM
    Israel said yesterday that it would free $100 million in frozen tax funds to boost moderate Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. Its the first Israeli payment since the militant Hamas group won Palestinian legislative elections and took office last year.
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  • Party says yes for Israel's first Muslim minister Open this result in new window
    Middle East Times - Jan 19 9:28 AM
    FIRST EVER: Israeli parliament member Ghaleb Majadleh attends a Labor party meeting in the Knesset, Israel's parliament, in Jerusalem January 15. (REUTERS)
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  • Israel to release $100M to Palestinians Open this result in new window
    USA Today - Jan 18 8:56 AM
    Israel on Thursday said it was releasing $100 million in frozen tax funds to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, a key step in its strategy to bolster the moderate leader in his standoff against the Islamic militant group Hamas.
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  • Former spy lines up to replace Israel's leader Open this result in new window
    Daily Telegraph - Jan 20 4:48 PM
    An energetic and ambitious former spy who says that "guy issues" have clouded crucial Israeli government decisions is being urged to assume the country's premiership as Ehud Olmert's rule appears to be on the brink of collapse.
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  • Israel to free Palestinian funds Open this result in new window
    The Philadelphia Inquirer - Jan 19 12:06 AM
    Israel said yesterday that it would free $100 million in frozen tax funds to boost Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas - the first Israeli payment since the extremist group Hamas won Palestinian legislative elections and took office last year.
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  • Israel releases $100 million to Abbas before his unity talks with Hamas Open this result in new window
    Boston Herald - Jan 19 4:48 AM
    JERUSALEM - Israel said Friday it had paid $100 million in frozen tax funds to the Palestinians and rescinded a contentious decision to authorize a new West Bank settlement, strengthening moderate...
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  • Israel returns $100m to Palestine Open this result in new window
    Gulf News - Jan 19 1:10 PM
    Occupied Jerusalem: Israel transferred $100 million (Dh367.3 million) in withheld Palestinian tax revenue to the Palestinian president yesterday, Israeli officials said.
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  • Israel to free $100 million in Palestinian funds Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 18 9:03 AM
    Israel will transfer 100 million dollars in frozen Palestinian funds to the Palestinian Authority "within the next 24 hours," an official in the prime minister's office.
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  • Israel releases frozen tax money and gives it to Mahmoud Abbas Open this result in new window
    Fox21 - Jan 19 8:52 AM
    JERUSALEM The office of Israel's prime minister says Israel has freed one-hundred (m) million dollars in Palestinian tax funds that had been frozen and transferred the money to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
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  • Israel transfers frozen Palestinian funds to Abbas Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! Asia News - Jan 19 3:52 AM
    JERUSALEM (AFP) - Israel has handed over 100 million dollars in frozen funds to the cash-strapped Palestinian Authority in an effort to bolster president Mahmud Abbas, locked in a battle for power with the governing Hamas movement.
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  • Israel to release $100M to Palestinians Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Jan 18 7:57 AM
    Israel plans to turn over $100 million in frozen tax funds to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas by Friday, an Israeli official said.
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  • Israel transferred promised millions: report Open this result in new window
    CBC - Jan 19 2:50 AM
    Israel has transferred more than $100 million US in tax revenues to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, an official from the Israeli prime minister's office said Friday.
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  • Israel hands over frozen funds to Palestinians Open this result in new window
    The Herald - Jan 19 1:09 PM
    JERUSALEM. Israel handed more than US$100 million in frozen funds to the cash-strapped Palestinian Authority yesterday in an effort to bolster president Mahmud Abbas, locked in a power struggle with the ruling Hamas movement.
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  • Israel's Olmert Facing Resignation Calls Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! Asia News - Jan 20 10:09 AM
    Police are investigating him for corruption.
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  • Israel transfers 100 mln dlrs to Palestinians Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo!7 News - Jan 19 2:11 AM
    JERUSALEM (AFP) - Israel transferred 100 million dollars in frozen funds to the cash-strapped Palestinian Authority on Friday in an effort to bolster moderate president Mahmud Abbas, locked in a battle for power with the governing Hamas.
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  • Israel releases Palestinian funds Open this result in new window
    Los Angeles Times - Jan 20 12:09 AM
    Money is transferred to the president's office in a bid to offer support to the weakened Abbas. JERUSALEM Israeli officials said Friday that they had transferred $100 million in withheld revenues to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.
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  • Jonathan Cook: Israel's Dark Future Open this result in new window
    The Palestine Chronicle - Jan 20 6:30 PM
    When I made these forecasts, I suspected that many observers, even in the Palestinian solidarity movement, would find my ideas improbable. I could not have realized how fast events would overtake prediction.
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  • Israel transfers £51m to Palestinians Open this result in new window
    ITN via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Jan 19 1:14 AM
    Israel has transferred to the Palestinians £51 million in frozen tax revenues withheld since Hamas won elections last year.
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  • Israel to release $100 million to Abbas Open this result in new window
    Miami Herald - Jan 19 12:51 AM
    (AP) -- Israel said Thursday it would free $100 million in frozen tax funds to boost moderate Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas -- the first Israeli payment since the militant Hamas group won Palestinian legislative elections last year.
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  • Israel transfers $100 million to Abbas - official Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Jan 19 12:39 AM
    JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel transferred $100 million in withheld Palestinian tax revenues to President Mahmoud Abbas on Friday, part of a U.S.-led push to bolster the moderate leader, Israeli officials said.
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  • Anti-Israel motion defeated by Ontario teachers union local Open this result in new window
    CBC Ottawa - Jan 19 5:48 AM
    The Toronto local of an Ontario teachers union overwhelmingly defeated a motion that would have condemned Israel's treatment of the Palestinians and supported an international boycott of Israel.
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  • Iran's Majlis Speaker: US, Israel wary of thought shaped in Islamic Open this result in new window
    Islamic Republic News Agency - Jan 19 6:06 AM
    Haddad - US US and Israel are both afraid of the improvement of political awareness of the young generation, said Iran's Majlis Speaker here on Thursday.
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  • Israel Transfer $100m In Funds Open this result in new window
    Totally Jewish - Jan 19 7:52 AM
    A total of $100m (£50m) of Palestinian tax funds withheld by Israel are expected to be transferred in the coming day to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
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  • Israel hands Abbas frozen funds Open this result in new window
    BBC News - Jan 18 12:39 PM
    Israel transfers $100m of frozen tax to the Palestinian president, bypassing the Hamas-led government.
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  • Anti-Israel motion defeated by Ontario teachers union local Open this result in new window
    CBC via Yahoo! Canada News - Jan 19 12:19 AM
    An Ontario teachers union local in Toronto has overwhelmingly rejected a controversial motion asking for a condemnation of Israel's treatment of Palestinians.
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  • Israel transfers $100 million to Abbas: official Open this result in new window
    Khaleej Times - Jan 19 4:26 AM
    JERUSALEM - Israel transferred $100 million in withheld Palestinian tax revenue to President Mahmoud Abbas on Friday, part of a US-led push to bolster the moderate leader in his power struggle with Hamas, Israeli officials said.
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  • Israel freezes plans for new settlement in W Bank Open this result in new window
    AlertNet - Jan 19 1:32 AM
    Source: Reuters JERUSALEM, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Israel has put on hold plans to build a new settlement on a former army base in the occupied West Bank, an Israeli security source said on Friday. Israel drew ...
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  • Hezbollah leader 'happy' Israel army chief quit Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 19 11:46 AM
    Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah said that he had been "happy" to hear that Israeli army chief Lieutenant General Dan Halutz, who led last summer's war with his Shiite militant group, had resigned.
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  • Israel transfers $100mn to Palestinians Open this result in new window
    Middle East Times - Jan 19 1:07 AM
    JERUSALEM -- Israel transferred $100 million in frozen funds to the cash-strapped Palestinian Authority Friday in an effort to bolster moderate President Mahmoud Abbas, locked in a battle for power with the governing Hamas.
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  • Israel transfers $100m to Abbas Open this result in new window
    Al Jazeera - Jan 19 3:40 AM
    Israel handed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas $100 million of tax revenues withheld since Hamas won the parliamentary elections last year, an official in Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmerts said on Friday.
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  • Israel transfers $127m to Abbas Open this result in new window
    News Interactive - Jan 19 1:27 AM
    ISRAEL transferred $US100 million ($126.96 million) in withheld Palestinian tax revenues to President Mahmoud Abbas today, part of a US-led push to bolster the moderate leader, Israeli officials said.
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  • Israel transfers £51m to Palestinians Open this result in new window
    ITV.com - Jan 19 1:32 AM
    Israel has transferred to the Palestinians £51 million in frozen tax revenues withheld since Hamas won elections last year. The money has been paid directly to the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and not the Hamas-led government.
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  • Israel transfers $127m to Abbas Open this result in new window
    The Australian - Jan 19 1:18 AM
    The transfer was the first by Israel since Hamas, whose charter calls for the Jewish state's destruction, came to power last year. The US has been pressing Israel to take steps to help strengthen Mr Abbas of Fatah in his power struggle with Hamas Islamists.
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  • Israel transfers $100m to Abbas Open this result in new window
    TVNZ - Jan 19 12:50 AM
    Israel transferred $US100 million in withheld Palestinian tax revenues to President Mahmoud Abbas on Friday, part of a US-led push to bolster the moderate leader, Israeli officials said.
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  • Israel transfers $100 million to Abbas Open this result in new window
    AlertNet - Jan 19 12:20 AM
    Source: Reuters (Adds Abbas, Haniyeh comments) By Adam Entous JERUSALEM, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Israel transferred $100 million in withheld Palestinian tax revenue to President Mahmoud Abbas on Friday, part of a U.S ...
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  • Israel releases frozen tax money and gives it to Mahmoud Abbas Open this result in new window
    ABC 7 El Paso - Jan 19 1:49 AM
    JERUSALEM The office of Israel's prime minister says Israel has freed one-hundred (m) million dollars in Palestinian tax funds that had been frozen and transferred the money to...
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  • Israel: Funds Transferred To PNA Open this result in new window
    India Daily - Jan 19 6:04 AM
    Israel transferred $100 million of frozen tax funds to Palestinian National Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, an official in Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's office said Jan. 19. The transfer, made late Jan. 18, is the first such Israeli payment since Hamas won control over the Palestinian government in March 2006.
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  • Israel transfers $100 million to Abbas - official Open this result in new window
    AlertNet - Jan 19 12:02 AM
    Source: Reuters JERUSALEM, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Israel transferred $100 million in withheld Palestinian tax revenues to President Mahmoud Abbas on Friday, part of a U.S.-led push to bolster the moderate leader, Israeli ...
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  • Israel, skirting Hamas, transfers Palestinians' $100 million to Abbas Open this result in new window
    The Philadelphia Inquirer - Jan 20 12:09 AM
    Israeli officials said yesterday that they had transferred $100 million in withheld revenues to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.
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  • Israel Transfers $100 Million to Abbas Open this result in new window
    New York Times - Jan 19 7:05 AM
    The transfer was part of a plan to bolster him and keep money out of the hands of the Hamas government, officials said today.
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  • Ruminations on the Destiny of the People of Israel Open this result in new window
    Blogcritics.org - Jan 19 4:27 AM
    Writing on this subject is very tricky. Destiny implies something far more than a mere political analysis. The truth is, the more I think about it, it is the destiny of the people of Israel that I am meant to pay attention to. But before I go further, I need to set down some definitions, so that you, the reader, know exactly what Im talking about. Otherwise the semantic confusion can ...
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  • Israel to hand over $100m to Palestine Open this result in new window
    RTÉ News - Jan 18 11:30 PM
    Israel is transferring $100m of tax revenue to the Palestinian President. It had withheld the money since Hamas was elected to power in the Palestinian elections in March of last year.
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  • Minister MacKay to Visit Jordan, the West Bank and Israel Open this result in new window
    Government of Canada News - Jan 19 7:03 AM
    The Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, will travel to the Middle East from January 19 to 23, 2007. Minister MacKay will visit Jordan, the West Bank and Israel. During this visit, the Minister plans to meet with a range of political leaders and civil society representatives to discuss how Canada can support peace efforts ...
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  • Israel transfers frozen funds to Abbas Open this result in new window
    Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Jan 19 1:11 AM
    Israel has transferred to the Palestinian Authority $US100 million ($127 million) in funds that have been frozen since the Hamas Government took power early last year.
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  • Report: Israel Freezes Settlement Plans Open this result in new window
    The Daily Comet - Jan 18 11:47 PM
    Israel has frozen controversial plans for a new settlement in the West Bank, Israel Radio reported Friday morning. Defense Minister Amir Peretz ordered the plans for the settlement frozen indefinitely, the report said. No Defense Ministry confirmation was immediately available.
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  • China looking to Israel for water tech Open this result in new window
    CNET - Jan 18 10:55 AM
    Blog: China will work with companies in Israel to jumpstart a number of water purification and recycling projects, according to a report...
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  • Israel releases withheld tax funds to Abbas's office Open this result in new window
    International Herald Tribune - Jan 19 9:41 AM
    The $100 million transfer is part of a plan to bolster the Palestinian president and keep money out of the hands of the Hamas government.
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  • Israel pays $100 million it owed to Palestine Open this result in new window
    EARTHtimes.org - Jan 19 3:38 AM
    Jerusalem, Jan 19 (DPA) Israel has transferred about $100 million in frozen customs duties it owed the Palestinian Authority as part of confidence building measures as promised to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Israel Radio reported Friday.
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  • Israel releasing $100 million to Abbas before his unity talks with Hamas Open this result in new window
    Southeast Missourian - Jan 18 9:59 PM
    JERUSALEM -- Israel said Thursday it would free $100 million in frozen tax funds to boost moderate Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas -- the first Israeli payment since the militant Hamas group won...
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  • Cellcom Israel to Float on NYSE Open this result in new window
    ComputerWire - Jan 18 11:15 PM
    The largest mobile phone operator in Israel, Cellcom Israel Ltd, has priced its shares for an IPO on the New York Stock Exchange, as its majority shareholder looks to reduce its holding.
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  • Why did The Israel Factor panelists downgrade Rice? - Haaretz - Israel News Open this result in new window
    Haaretz Daily - Jan 19 1:38 AM
    Why did The Israel Factor panelists downgrade Rice? January 19, 2007 My weekend column for the print edition deals with some of the numbers of fifth survey of The Israel Factor . I've already dealt with the numbers relating to the Clinton-McCain race in the first analysis of this survey, but the print edition article contains more information and an analysis of the full survey.
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  • Israel cancels plan to build new West Bank settlement Open this result in new window
    Khaleej Times - Jan 18 11:11 PM
    TEL AVIV - Israel has cancelled its controversial plan to build a new settlement in the north-eastern West Bank, Israel Radio reported Friday.
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  • Israel transfers $100 million to Abbas Open this result in new window
    EARTHtimes.org - Jan 19 2:53 AM
    JERUSALEM - Israel has revealed that it has transferred $100 million to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. The funds are a part of the tax revenues withheld by Israel after Islamic militant group Hamas won the Parliamentary elections last year.
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  • Cellcom Israel Plans 19M Share IPO Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! Finance - Jan 18 8:55 AM
    Cellcom Israel Ltd. said its stockholders plan to sell 19 million shares of the company, priced between $16 per share to $18 per share, in an upcoming initial public offering.
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  • Israel says it provided $100 million to Abbas Open this result in new window
    Baltimore Sun - Jan 20 12:40 AM
    Transfer of frozen Palestinian revenues is structured to keep money from Hamas Israeli officials said yesterday that they had transferred $100 million to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.
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  • Israel transfers US$100 million to Abbas Open this result in new window
    Al Bawaba - Jan 19 12:40 AM
    Israel transferred $100 million in withheld Palestinian tax revenues to President Mahmoud Abbas on Friday, part of an attempt to bolster the Palestinian leader, Israeli officials said.
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  • Israeli counter-terrorism expert here Feb. 13 Open this result in new window
    Boca Raton News - 36 minutes ago
    The American Technion Society-South Palm Beach Chapter and the Florida-Israel Institute will welcome Prof. Abraham Marmur, director of the Technion Center for Security Science and Technology Feb. 13. Prof. Marmurs presentation on The Use of Science and Technology to Combat Terrorism: Current and Future Challenges will be held in General Classroom North 101 (GN101) at Florida Atlantic ...
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  • Israel Transfers USD 100 Million to PA Open this result in new window
    Israel National News - Jan 19 2:21 AM
    (IsraelNN.com) Israel has carried out the transfer of USD100 million to the PA, a source in the Prime Minister's office said Friday. The transfer, executed Thursday night, is supposed to "strengthen PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas" ahead of his planned meetings Saturday in Damascus.
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  • Israel: Settlement Plans Stopped Open this result in new window
    India Daily - Jan 20 7:33 AM
    Construction plans on the West Bank settlement of Maskiot were stopped indefinitely by Israeli Minister of Defense Amir Peretz, Defense Ministry officials said Jan.19. Officials said Peretz halted the plans in order to look carefully at its implications.
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  • $100mn transfer by Israel today Open this result in new window
    Gulf Times - Jan 18 11:43 PM
    JERUSALEM: Israel will transfer $100mn in withheld Palestinian tax revenues to President Mahmoud Abbas today under a deal earmarking the funds for humanitarian needs and a US-backed security programme, Israeli officials said.
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  • Israel to give $100m in frozen funds to Abbas Open this result in new window
    Gulf News - Jan 18 11:06 PM
    Jerusalem: Israel will soon transfer $100 million in withheld Palestinian tax revenues to President Mahmoud Abbas, a Palestinian official said on Thursday.
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  • Despite the removal of its settlements in 2005, Israel maintains a form of occupation [GALLO/GETTY] Open this result in new window
    Aljazeera - Jan 18 3:59 PM
    Israel controls life in Gaza with an "invisible hand", despite its "disengagement" from the area over a year ago, according to a new report by an Israeli rights group.
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  • Israel: Moderate alliance to counter Iran, terrorists Open this result in new window
    Asahi.com - Jan 18 6:29 PM
    Israel will build an alliance of moderates, including Middle East nations, to counter threats in the region represented by Iran and radical Islamic groups, visiting Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni said Wednesday.
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  • Israel unlocks Palestinian taxes in deal to exclude Hamas Open this result in new window
    The Scotsman - Jan 18 4:22 PM
    ISRAEL will transfer £51 million in withheld Palestinian tax revenues to President Mahmoud Abbas today under a deal earmarking the funds for humanitarian needs and a US-backed security programme, Israeli officials said.
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  • Ahmadinejad: Israel, US won't attack Open this result in new window
    Cleveland Jewish News - Jan 18 10:23 PM
    (JTA) - Iran's president said neither Israel nor the United States would dare attack his country's nuclear sites. They have many dreams but they are not all powerful, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said in a Spanish newspaper interview published Wednesday.
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  • Intelligence Brief: Tensions Increase Between Iran and Saudi Arabi Open this result in new window
    La Nueva Cuba - Jan 20 1:38 PM
    The latest political developments in the Middle East demonstrate the rising power of Iran. Tehran is involved in three primary conflicts in the Middle East. First, it has extensive ties with the Shi'a movement Hezbollah, which Iran uses as an instrument of leverage in Lebanon and as a tool to pressure Israel.
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