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Timing of Israeli Housing Plans May Be Part of a Political Calculation - New York Times (blog) Tue, 13 Aug 2013 01:43:18 GMT

New York Times (blog)

Timing of Israeli Housing Plans May Be Part of a Political Calculation New York Times (blog) JERUSALEM — Israel's announcement this week that it was building more than 1,000 housing units in East Jerusalem and the West Bank appeared to be part of a political balancing act to satisfy many Israelis before it released 26 Palestinian prisoners, ... Israel publishes list of prisoners to be feed ahead of peace talksNBCNews.com (blog) Israel Approves New Settlement HomesVoice of America Israel Faces Deepening Isolation, Kerry WarnsBloomberg Daily Beast -Washington Post all 519 news articles »

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Israel says it intercepts rocket launch near Egypt's Sinai - Reuters Tue, 13 Aug 2013 00:08:35 GMT

Voice of America

Israel says it intercepts rocket launch near Egypt's Sinai Reuters JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel intercepted a rocket near Egypt's Sinai Peninsula early on Tuesday, exploding it in the air over the southern Israeli city of Eilat, a military official said. No damage or injury was reported in the incident, but explosions ... Militant group in Sinai accuses Israel of deadly drone strikeWashington Post Sinai Militants: Israel Drone Kills FourVoice of America Iron Dome battery successfully intercepts rocket targeting EilatHaaretz Jerusalem Post -Center for Research on Globalization all 298 news articles »

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Israel Names Palestinian Prisoners to Be Released - New York Times Tue, 13 Aug 2013 00:15:24 GMT

New York Times

Israel Names Palestinian Prisoners to Be Released New York Times JERUSALEM — Israel announced early Monday the names of 26 Palestinian prisoners to be released as part of a deal for the resumption of peace talks here this week, but there were few initial signs that the move had inspired much enthusiasm for the ...

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Settlement expansion clouds peace talks, Palestinian prisoners to be freed - Reuters Mon, 12 Aug 2013 23:51:32 GMT

Settlement expansion clouds peace talks, Palestinian prisoners to be freed Reuters The United States is seeking to broker an agreement on a "two-state solution" in which Israel would exist peacefully alongside a new Palestinian state created in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, lands occupied by the Israelis since a 1967 war. The ...

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Israel approves nearly 1200 new settlement homes - NBCNews.com (blog) Mon, 12 Aug 2013 17:42:07 GMT

Israel approves nearly 1200 new settlement homes NBCNews.com (blog) JERUSALEM — Israel's housing minister on Sunday gave final approval for building nearly 1,200 new settlement apartments on lands the Palestinians want for their state, just three days before U.S.-sponsored talks on the borders of such a state are to ...

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Israel Advances Construction in West Bank, Prisoner Release - Bloomberg Mon, 12 Aug 2013 19:41:23 GMT

Israel Advances Construction in West Bank, Prisoner Release Bloomberg Israel announced it would build almost 1,200 homes in Jewish settlements, complicating U.S.-led peace talks even as it agreed to release longtime Palestinian prisoners under the deal that enabled the discussions to resume. Israeli and Palestinian ...

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Israel lists names of 26 Palestinians to be freed - USA TODAY Mon, 12 Aug 2013 12:07:17 GMT

Israel lists names of 26 Palestinians to be freed USA TODAY JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel has published the names of 26 Palestinian prisoners who are to be released later this week as part of a U.S.-brokered deal that led to a resumption of Mideast negotiations. Twenty-one in the group were convicted of killing ...

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Israel publishes list of prisoners to be freed ahead of peace talks - NBCNews.com (blog) Mon, 12 Aug 2013 23:55:34 GMT

Israel publishes list of prisoners to be freed ahead of peace talks NBCNews.com (blog) JERUSALEM — Israel on Monday published a list of 26 Palestinian prisoners set to go free within days, some after spending more than two decades behind bars, in the first stage of a deal that led to a resumption of U.S.-backed peace talks last month.

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Ex-Argentina central banker Blejer tipped for Israel central bank post - Reuters Tue, 13 Aug 2013 00:33:49 GMT

Haaretz

Ex-Argentina central banker Blejer tipped for Israel central bank post Reuters JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A former head of Argentina's central bank Mario Blejer has emerged as a top candidate to run the Bank of Israel after two nominees dropped out in an embarrassment to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Blejer, 65, worked in ... Candidate for Bank of Israel governor named in class-action lawsuitHaaretz Netanyahu's office denies submitting 'list' of candidates to head Bank of IsraelJerusalem Post Blejer heads up new Bank of Israel shortlistCentral Banking (subscription) Globes all 26 news articles »

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Israel OKs 1200 new settlement homes in Palestinian deal - CBS News Mon, 12 Aug 2013 05:05:45 GMT

Israel OKs 1200 new settlement homes in Palestinian deal CBS News JERUSALEM Israel approved building nearly 1,200 more settlement homes Sunday and prepared the release of more than two dozen long-held Palestinian prisoners — highlighting an apparent settlements-for-prisoners trade-off that got both sides back to ...