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Rice puts off visit to Israel as Olmert battles political woes (AFP via Yahoo! News)
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Mon, 07 May 2007 17:34:48 GMT

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has put off a visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories due to the domestic political woes of Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, a senior official said Monday.


Abbas urges Israel to respond favourably to US plan (AFP via Yahoo! News)
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Mon, 07 May 2007 15:34:48 GMT

Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas urged Israel on Monday to respond favourably to a US security plan, setting the stage for a possible new confrontation with his senior coalition partner Hamas that has rejected the plan.


Abbas urges Israel to respond favourably to US plan (AFP via Yahoo! News)
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Mon, 07 May 2007 12:56:31 GMT

Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas on Monday urged Israel to respond favourably to a proposed US security plan despite its rejection by his senior coalition partner Hamas.


On Israel's political battlefield, a female contender rises (The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News)
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Mon, 07 May 2007 08:00:00 GMT

So far, Tzipi Livni is one of the few politicians who have escaped unscathed from Israel's ongoing self-critique following the war in Lebanon.


US university halts move to UAE over its policy towards Israel (AFP via Yahoo! News)
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Mon, 07 May 2007 09:31:49 GMT

A major US university has shelved plans to open a satellite campus in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) due to the Gulf Arab state's stance towards Israel, the Gulf News daily reported on Monday.


Rice postpones trip to Israel, West Bank (IANS via Yahoo! India News)
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Tue, 08 May 2007 03:33:21 GMT

Washington, May 8 (DPA) US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has postponed a trip this month to Israel and the West Bank because of the political turmoil surrounding Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, the US State Department said.


Syria truly interested in Israel talks (UPI)
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Mon, 07 May 2007 17:36:19 GMT

The head of Israel's National Security Council said Monday Syria is legitimately interested in talking to Israel. "Syria's call for dialogue with Israel is authentic," NSC Chairman Ilan Mizrahi told the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, Ha


In Israel, public holds its breath to see how Hamas will respond (JTA)
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Mon, 07 May 2007 23:31:59 GMT

Palestinians surround the bodies of Hamas founder Sheik Ahmed Yassin and others killed in an Israeli airstrike, March 22 in Gaza City. Israel is a country in suspense — wondering when, where and how Hamas will exact its revenge for the assassination of its leader, Sheik Ahmed Yassin.


Infinity Fund Raises $155 Mln. In Initial Closing Of New Infinity Israel-China Fund - Update (Nasdaq)
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Mon, 07 May 2007 22:19:53 GMT

(RTTNews) - On Monday, The Infinity Fund announced that it has raised $155 million dollars in the initial closing of the new Infinity Israel-China Fund. Infinity Fund stated that this exceeds the original $150 million target size of the Fund announced in October 2006.


Infinity Completes First Closing Of $155 Mln In Infinity Israel-China Fund - Quick Facts (Nasdaq)
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Mon, 07 May 2007 21:34:58 GMT

(RTTNews) - The Infinity Fund, on Monday said it raised $155 million in the initial closing of the new Infinity Israel-China Fund, which exceeds the original $150 million target size of the fund announced in October 2006. The company stated that, as a result of the positive response to the new fund, the fund management decided to raise the target size of the fund from the original $150 million to ...