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Israel signs diamond agreement with Liberia (AFP via Yahoo! News)
read story   Tue, 20 Nov 2007 17:00:24 GMT
Israel signed an agreement with Liberia on Tuesday to extract diamonds from the African nation, seven months after sanctions barring Liberia from exporting the gems were lifted.

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Israel and Palestinians in final push for joint paper (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
read story   Tue, 20 Nov 2007 13:00:09 GMT
Israel and the Palestinians are making a last-ditch effort under U.S. and Arab pressure to prepare a joint document before a U.S.-hosted peace conference next week, officials said on Tuesday.

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Israel 'reluctant' to see more Egypt troops on border (AFP via Yahoo! News)
read story   Tue, 20 Nov 2007 11:53:27 GMT
Egypt has asked to renegotiate its peace treaty with Israel in order to deploy more troops along the border in a bid to stem arms smuggling into Gaza, an Israeli diplomatic source said on Tuesday.

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EU Seeks Aviation Accord With Israel (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
read story   Tue, 20 Nov 2007 16:21:24 GMT
The European Commission on Tuesday proposed to sign an agreement with Israel on cooperation in air safety, security, traffic management and other issues to the benefit of both air travelers and the aviation industry.

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Israel shaken by two small earthquakes (UPI)
read story   Tue, 20 Nov 2007 12:05:54 GMT
Two small earthquakes measuring 3 and 4.2 on the Richter scale from beneath the Dead Sea shook Israel Tuesday, but no injuries or damage were reported.

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Israel venture capital investment in Q3 rises 39% (Electronics Supply and Manufacturing)
read story   Tue, 20 Nov 2007 15:49:18 GMT
NETANYA, Israel — Israeli technology-based companies raised approximately $350 million during the third quarter of 2007, up 39 percent in comparison with the corresponding quarter of 2006 in which approximately $253 million were raised, according to the a Kesselman & Kesselman PricewaterhouseCoopers MoneyTree Report.

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Israel approves release of 441 prisoners (AP via Yahoo! News)
read story   Mon, 19 Nov 2007 17:49:44 GMT
Israel on Monday approved the release of 441 Palestinian prisoners and pledged not to build any new settlements in the West Bank, but it stopped short of American demands to halt construction in existing settlements before a crucial U.S.-hosted Mideast conference.

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Israel, Palestinians Still Out Of Sync (CBS News)
read story   Tue, 20 Nov 2007 05:00:01 GMT
Despite Israel's promises to release 441 Palestinian prisoners and stop building new settlements in the West Bank, the two sides failed to iron out key differences before next week's U.S.-sponsored conference in Maryland.

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Israel 'reluctant' to see more Egypt troops on border (Middle East Times)
read story   Tue, 20 Nov 2007 16:57:45 GMT
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AFP) Egypt has asked to renegotiate its peace treaty with Israel in order to deploy more troops along the border in a bid to stem arms smuggling into Gaza, an Israeli diplomatic source said on Tuesday.

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EU Seeks Deal With Israel On Air Safety,Security,Traffic Management (Nasdaq)
read story   Tue, 20 Nov 2007 13:55:59 GMT
BRUSSELS (AP)--The European Commission on Tuesday proposed an agreement with Israel on cooperation in air safety, security, traffic management and other issues, to benefit both air travelers and the aviation industry.