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Pope, Hope in Hand, Is Heading to Mideast - New York Times Fri, 08 May 2009 00:04:08 GMT

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Pope, Hope in Hand, Is Heading to Mideast New York Times, United States By RACHEL DONADIO VATICAN CITY — When Pope John Paul II traveled to the Holy Land in 2000, the visit was history, the first by a pope to recognize the state of Israel or visit sites holy to Islam. When Benedict XVI travels on Friday to Jordan, ... Tepid reception expected for Pope Benedict in Israel MiamiHerald.com Islamists say Pope's Mideast visit provocative Reuters Pope on bridge-building trip to Holy Land Times Online The Associated Press - ABC Online all 1,397 news articles

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Blair says Israel-Palestinian talks must address core issues - Reuters Thu, 07 May 2009 15:05:52 GMT

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Blair says Israel-Palestinian talks must address core issues Reuters By Adam Entous BETHLEHEM, West Bank (Reuters) - Renewed peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians must tackle core issues including Jerusalem, Middle East envoy Tony Blair said, raising the spectre of a clash with Prime Minister Benjamin ... Hamas might declare ceasefire with Israel in hours: source Xinhua Gaza Militants and Israel Exchange Fire New York Times Obama Misses Opportunity for Accountability on Aid to Israel Monthly Review The Associated Press - Xinhua all 1,051 news articles

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Washington committed to seeking Syria-Israel deal - Reuters Thu, 07 May 2009 15:05:52 GMT

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Washington committed to seeking Syria-Israel deal Reuters By Khaled Yacoub Oweis DAMASCUS (Reuters) - The United States told the Syrian government on Thursday it was committed to seeking a peace deal between Syria and Israel, a main objective for Damascus in its rapprochement with Washington. "We conveyed . ... US envoy in Syria tries to repair relations The Associated Press Despite US Outreach, Syria Affirms Iran Ties TIME Changes to peace plan for Palestine rejected by Syria Irish Times Arab News - CBS News all 644 news articles

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Germany's Steinmeier Calls on Israel to Support Two-State Peace - Bloomberg Thu, 07 May 2009 19:23:27 GMT

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Germany's Steinmeier Calls on Israel to Support Two-State Peace Bloomberg By Patrick Donahue May 7 (Bloomberg) -- German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier called on Israel to support a two-state solution in the Middle East as his Israeli counterpart, Avigdor Lieberman, criticized peace efforts to German lawmakers in ... Lieberman's Italian job Ha'aretz French FM urges Israel's Lieberman to restart peace process AFP French MFA spokesperson answers questions on the visit of Israeli ... ISRIA (subscription) Reuters India - Ha'aretz all 154 news articles

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Biden urges Israel to work for a Palestinian state - Los Angeles Times Wed, 06 May 2009 02:28:49 GMT

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Biden urges Israel to work for a Palestinian state Los Angeles Times, CA Vice President Joe Biden told the conference in Washington organized by the pro-Israel lobbying group AIPAC that Israel's security was “nonnegotiable.” Speaking to the pro-Israel lobbying group AIPAC, Vice President Joe Biden also calls for a halt to ... Video: First Person: Peres Endorses US Approach to Iran The Associated Press Peres: Israel Supports Two-State Solution, Iran Engagement FOXNews 'Arabs revising peace plan to win Israel backing for 2 states' Ha'aretz New York Times - Reuters all 1,893 news articles

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Israel says it won't apologize for Gaza war - The Associated Press Wed, 06 May 2009 21:12:08 GMT

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Israel says it won't apologize for Gaza war The Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Israeli President Shimon Peres on Wednesday called a UN investigation accusing Israel of recklessness during the war in Gaza "outrageous" and said the Jewish state will not apologize for defending its citizens against Hamas ... Video: Ban Ki-moon's Gaza reaction 'disappointing' 05 May 09 Al Jazeera Israel air raid on Gaza tunnels after mortar fire AFP 10 attorneys general defend Israel Jewish Telegraphic Agency Xinhua - The Associated Press all 1,394 news articles

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Israel discussing withdrawal from Lebanese village - The Associated Press Thu, 07 May 2009 21:10:38 GMT

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Israel discussing withdrawal from Lebanese village The Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's deputy foreign minister indicated Thursday that his government is considering withdrawing from part of a contentious village under Israeli control though a UN border puts part of it in Lebanon. Israel's Security Cabinet was ... UN gives Israel ideas for securing divided village AFP Ayalon: Israel reviewing Ghajar plan Jerusalem Post Israel discusses Lebanon border village pullout eTaiwan News Reuters UK - AFP all 223 news articles

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Delegates take key step in nuclear treaty review - The Associated Press Fri, 08 May 2009 01:40:44 GMT

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Delegates take key step in nuclear treaty review The Associated Press The US is encouraging the three holdouts — India, Pakistan and Israel — to join, and North Korea to come back. India, Pakistan and North Korea possess nuclear weapons, and Israel is widely believed to have them. Also on the agenda is the establishment ... A secret US-Israel accord on nukes? Jewish Telegraphic Agency Obama Follows JFK Example And Pressures Israel To Limit Nuclear ... Philadelphia Bulletin The Israeli nuke kerfuffle Foreign Policy Reuters - guardian.co.uk all 566 news articles

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Israel'S BAD-FAITH NEGOTIATING POSITION - KFSM Thu, 07 May 2009 23:46:03 GMT

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Israel'S BAD-FAITH NEGOTIATING POSITION KFSM, AR PARIS -- Israel has always believed in "creating facts on the ground," whose existence may later come as a unpleasant surprise to others. Iran now seems to have learned from this Israeli precedent, to Israel's disadvantage. ... Israel calls for time-limit on Iran talks United Press International Adrian Hamilton: Israel is just using Iran to stall progress on ... Independent Israel has not given up on its plans to bomb Iran Telegraph.co.uk Atlantic Online - Voice of America all 192 news articles

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'Ancient text' seized in Israel - BBC News Wed, 06 May 2009 19:44:55 GMT

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'Ancient text' seized in Israel BBC News, UK The Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) said on Wednesday that the scroll was an "exceptional archeological document, of the like but a few exist," reported Israeli newspaper Haaretz. It said similar scrolls had been sold worldwide for sums as high as ... Israel police seize 2000-yr-old papyrus document AFP Israeli police seize ancient Hebrew scroll Jewish Telegraphic Agency Palestinians busted trying to sell 2000 year-old Hebrew scroll Ha'aretz ABC Online all 198 news articles