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Rafah opening delights Gazans, worries Israel - Xinhua Mon, 30 May 2011 00:42:55 GMT+00:00

Globe and Mail
Rafah opening delights Gazans, worries Israel
Xinhua
The crossing, which is the only land passage out of Gaza not controlled by Israel, will now be open six days a week, and seven hours a day. In 2005, When Israel withdrew its troops and evacuated settlements from Gaza under former Prime Minister Ariel ...
For Israel, the Silver Lining in Gaza: Shifting the Strip to EgyptTIME (blog)
Between Egypt And Gaza, A Renewed ConnectionNPR
Egypt lifts 4-year Gaza Strip blockade, deepening rift with IsraelDetroit Free Press
ABC Online -World Tribune -Aljazeera.net (blog)
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Why is the president belittling Israel? - Chicago Tribune Sun, 29 May 2011 23:34:16 GMT+00:00

CBC.ca
Why is the president belittling Israel?
Chicago Tribune
WASHINGTON — Every Arab-Israeli negotiation contains a fundamental asymmetry: Israel gives up land, which is tangible; the Arabs make promises, which are ephemeral. The long-standing American solution has been to nonetheless urge Israel to take risks ...
Israel Seeks to Tighten Grip on JerusalemVoice of America
Time to rethink US aidYnetnews
A PERSONAL OPINION: Obama's stance on Israel rankles, generates concernThe Warner Robins Patriot
Jerusalem Post -Huffington Post (blog) -Central Florida Future
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Canada warns against involvement in Gaza flotilla - Montreal Gazette Mon, 30 May 2011 01:45:57 GMT+00:00

AFP
Canada warns against involvement in Gaza flotilla
Montreal Gazette
Israel's Gaza blockade and its deadly raid on a Turkish-led flotilla bound for the Palestinian enclave last May were legal, an Israeli inquiry commission said on Sunday. MONTREAL, May 29, 2011 (AFP) - Canada's top diplomat warned Sunday against ...
Turks Sailing Again for Gaza Chart Collision Course With IsraelBusinessWeek
Turkish FM chides US over its Israel approachHurriyet Daily News
Canada Advises Citizens Against Taking Part in Gaza FlotillasArutz Sheva
AFP -Press TV
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Netanyahu praises Harper for supporting Israel at G8 - Globe and Mail Mon, 30 May 2011 01:09:01 GMT+00:00

Globe and Mail
Netanyahu praises Harper for supporting Israel at G8
Globe and Mail
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu applauded Canada and other friends of Israel yesterday for standing up for the Jewish state at international meetings such as the G8. But, in an attempt to clarify the record, an Israeli government official ...
New questions for Harper over Israel policyToronto Sun
Stephen Harper's principled stand on IsraelCanada Free Press
Obama Scraps Decades-Old Policy of Even-Handedness on IsraelCommentary
The Canadian Press -Montreal Gazette -CTV.ca
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Champaign native confirmed as ambassador to Israel - Chicago Tribune Sun, 29 May 2011 22:48:02 GMT+00:00

Ha'aretz
Champaign native confirmed as ambassador to Israel
Chicago Tribune
WASHINGTON — After an up-and-down week in US relations with Israel, Illinois native Daniel B. Shapiro has been confirmed by the Senate as US ambassador to that country. Shapiro, 41, the son of writer-educators, ...
US Senate confirms ex-Obama aide Daniel Shapiro as new ambassador to IsraelHa'aretz
Senate confirms Shapiro as US ambassador to IsraelJewish Telegraphic Agency

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Israel's Fischer interested in IMF job - Sacramento Bee Sun, 29 May 2011 20:33:05 GMT+00:00

Kansas City Star
Israel's Fischer interested in IMF job
Sacramento Bee
AP JERUSALEM -- Israel's central bank chief, Stanley Fischer, is interested in the top job at the International Monetary Fund and has received a number of phone calls in recent days from around the world encouraging him to apply, ...
Aides admit Fischer approached on IMFGlobes
Stanley Fischer reportedly mulling bid for head of IMFJerusalem Post
Source: Israel's Fischer biding his time on IMF bidYnetnews
Israel Diamond Portal -Forexrazor -San Diego Source (subscription)
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Israel braces for border clashes in coming days - Sacramento Bee Sun, 29 May 2011 19:12:09 GMT+00:00

Kansas City Star
Israel braces for border clashes in coming days
Sacramento Bee
Facebook-organized activists have called for demonstrations next weekend in Lebanon, Syria, and Jordan to mark the anniversary of the 1967 Mideast war, in which Israel captured the West Bank, Gaza Strip east Jerusalem and Golan Heights. ...
Israel Says Palestinian Police Deliberately Shot CiviliansBloomberg
Is it all one war, or is the Palestine/Israel war separate from the Iran/West war?Wall Street Journal
The West Bank: When push comes to takeAljazeera.net
The Media Line -+972 Magazine - Independent commentary from Israel and the Palestinian territories -Newsday (subscription)
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Israel Stocks: Ampal-American, Brainsway, Given, Harel, Teva - Bloomberg Sun, 29 May 2011 15:45:32 GMT+00:00

Israel Stocks: Ampal-American, Brainsway, Given, Harel, Teva
Bloomberg
Israel's TA-25 Index gained for a second day, advancing 1 percent to 1250.36 at the 4:30 pm close in Tel Aviv. Investors traded about 1 billion shekels ($288 million) in shares and convertible securities. ...
Israeli stocks rise; Brainsway, Ratio Oil offMarketWatch

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Israel chooses negotiations instead of unilateral Palestinian statehood: Peres - Xinhua Mon, 30 May 2011 00:42:55 GMT+00:00

Ha'aretz
Israel chooses negotiations instead of unilateral Palestinian statehood: Peres
Xinhua
JERUSALEM, May 29 (Xinhua) -- Israeli President Shimon Peres on Sunday told United Nations Deputy Secretary General Asha-Rose Migiro that Israel supported the establishment of an independent Palestinian state through negotiations rather than unilateral ...
Peres to Italy to celebrate 150th anniversary of republicJerusalem Post
Don't 'delude' Palestinians, Peres tells UN officialJewish Telegraphic Agency
Peres to UN: Don't mislead PalestiniansYnetnews
Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs (press release) -Kuwait News Agency -Ma'an News Agency
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The Palestinians' UN gambit - Washington Post (blog) Sun, 29 May 2011 15:04:32 GMT+00:00

The Palestinians' UN gambit
Washington Post (blog)
So why not let it be known that the United States will veto a Security Council resolution and be done with this “help give Israel's chits away” tactic? For starters, the Obama administration is squeamish about exercising a veto, a sign in the minds of ...

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