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Will Obama keep Israel to its promises? - guardian.co.uk Tue, 12 May 2009 08:01:11 GMT

USA Today

Will Obama keep Israel to its promises? guardian.co.uk, UK Israel has ignored its own promises to halt settler expansion on the West Bank. Can Obama enforce them? The idea of two states – Israel and Palestine – living side by side in peace is endorsed by most of the world. The one-state solution that some ... Video: Pope Pays Homage to Holocaust Victims in Israel The Associated Press Israel Closes Media Center, Upsetting Palestinians New York Times Muslim cleric slams Israel to pope, raising anger Reuters Wall Street Journal - United Press International all 1,911 news articles

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Politics abounds on pope's mission of peace to Israel - Jewish Telegraphic Agency Tue, 12 May 2009 15:52:40 GMT

USA Today

Politics abounds on pope's mission of peace to Israel Jewish Telegraphic Agency, NY By Marcy Oster · May 12, 2009 JERUSALEM (JTA) -- Coming as a self-described “pilgrim of peace,” Pope Benedict XVI vowed to fight anti-Semitism and called for a Palestinian state in the moments after his arrival in Israel for a five-day visit. ... Video: Pope Visits Holy Sites in Jerusalem The Associated Press Pope's Wartime Past Becomes an Issue New York Times Peace and Unity Elude Pope Benedict Washington Post The Jewish Week - Jerusalem Post all 3,836 news articles

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Mubarak to Israel: Progress before recognition - The Associated Press Tue, 12 May 2009 22:11:23 GMT

Seattle Post Intelligencer

Mubarak to Israel: Progress before recognition The Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Progress in peace negotiations must come before Arab recognition of Israel, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said in an interview with Israel TV broadcast late Tuesday. Mubarak also addressed American suggestions that the 2002 Arab ... Video: Inside Story - Assessing the Israel-Egypt alliance - 11 May 09 Al Jazeera '… a veritable abyss between Israel and America' Atlanta Journal Constitution Obama to push Israelis, Palestinians on peace Washington Post World Tribune - AFP all 1,385 news articles

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UN: Israel Hands Over Cluster Bomb Data to Lebanon - FOXNews Tue, 12 May 2009 21:31:53 GMT

Reuters

UN: Israel Hands Over Cluster Bomb Data to Lebanon FOXNews The UN and human rights groups say Israel dropped about 4 million cluster bomblets during the monthlong war. Up to 1 million failed to explode and can detonate at the slightest disturbance. Lebanon's south is also riddled with land mines. Hizballah's Bust of Israeli 'Spies' Shows Its Growing Power in Lebanon TIME Hezbollah: Lebanese army has no strategic weapons to confront Israel Xinhua Israel 'sleepers' unmasked in Lebanon AFP Strategy Page - Global Politician all 135 news articles

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Israel and Hamas - Seattle Times Tue, 12 May 2009 23:07:38 GMT

Today's Zaman

Israel and Hamas Seattle Times, United States I would like to register opposition to Charles Krauthammer's pro-Israel/anti-Hamas column in Sunday's Times [Opinion, May 10]. The Israeli bombing and occupation of Gaza some months ago was disgraceful and inhumane, to say the least, with cluster bombs ... There are 70 conflicts worldwide, so why do we focus on just one? IrishExaminer.com Hizballah today, Hamas tomorrow Electronic Intifada all 71 news articles

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Huntington's Petrone keeps plugging 'Sen.' Israel - Newsday Tue, 12 May 2009 21:56:23 GMT

New York Daily News

Huntington's Petrone keeps plugging 'Sen.' Israel Newsday, NY Steve Israel lost Gov. David Paterson's appointive US Senate selection sweepstakes to colleague Kirsten Gillibrand, Huntington Supervisor Frank Petrone was running him for Senate. Despite Israel's office maintaining he was holding a Congressional ... Steve Israel May Challenge Kirsten Gillibrand Huffington Post Steve Israel to challenge Gillibrand? Jewish Telegraphic Agency Israel Tells Colleagues He'll Take On Gillibrand CQPolitics.com Politico - Long Island Business News all 19 news articles

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Israel's hardline foreign minister to meet Miliband - guardian.co.uk Tue, 12 May 2009 16:31:58 GMT

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Israel's hardline foreign minister to meet Miliband guardian.co.uk, UK Israel's ultra-nationalist foreign minister, Avigdor Lieberman, will arrive in the UK today for a low-key visit, including a meeting with the foreign secretary, David Miliband, during which he will face protests by groups campaigning for the rights of ... Lieberman heads to London Jewish Telegraphic Agency Israel FM to run 'strategic dialogue' with US AFP In US, A Change In Tone On Israel NPR AFP all 39 news articles

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Israel marks Lag B'Omer - Jewish Telegraphic Agency Tue, 12 May 2009 17:39:53 GMT

Israel marks Lag B'Omer Jewish Telegraphic Agency, NY More than 400000 people gathered Monday night and Tuesday at the burial site of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai, who died on Lag B'Omer, in Meron in northern Israel, lighting bonfires, celebrating first haircuts and participating in two major ceremonies ...

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US elected to UN rights council for first time - Washington Post Tue, 12 May 2009 19:54:10 GMT

Xinhua

US elected to UN rights council for first time Washington Post, United States But critics say it is dominated by Muslim countries and their allies who focus on Israel's treatment of Palestinians and ignore abuses in influential developing states. The Bush administration took that view and stayed out of the council, ... United States elected to Human Rights Council Jerusalem Post US returns to Human Rights Council Jewish Telegraphic Agency Debate rages over UN rights council Aljazeera.net Reuters - Bloomberg all 284 news articles

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ISRAEL: High hopes for Christian pilgrims - Los Angeles Times Tue, 12 May 2009 13:47:59 GMT

ISRAEL: High hopes for Christian pilgrims Los Angeles Times, CA The holy sites are part of Israel's landscape, but so are the politics that encourage tourists or deter them. Israel's tourism industry expands and contracts frequently depending on the situation, impacting the economy. And it's flexible only to a ...