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Israel approves new settlement construction - Washington Post Fri, 06 Jun 2014 06:26:45 GMT

The Guardian

Israel approves new settlement construction
Washington Post
JERUSALEM — Israel gave the final go-ahead Thursday to build nearly 1,500 homes in Jewish settlements, saying the construction was a response to the formation of the Palestinian unity government backed by the Islamic militant group Hamas. The move ...
Israel Expands Settlements to Rebuke PalestiniansNew York Times
Israel to expand settlement construction, as Obama's Middle East policy collapsesPower Line (blog)
Angered by Palestinian unity government, Israel to build more settler homesReuters
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Israel building farm on Palestinian land - Haaretz Fri, 06 Jun 2014 10:10:17 GMT

Haaretz

Israel building farm on Palestinian land
Haaretz
Israel is building a large farm on a Palestinian village's land in the West Bank, with the only route to the land passing through another village's olive plantations. The villagers of A-Dik and Brukin in the Salfit District are complaining that ...

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Openness on Israeli Issues Seen in Survey of Iranians - New York Times Fri, 06 Jun 2014 04:16:16 GMT

Openness on Israeli Issues Seen in Survey of Iranians
New York Times
Nearly 40 percent of those asked agreed that Iran should recognize Israel if Israel reached a peace accord with the Palestinians and withdrew from the contested territories. Such delicate issues are not ordinarily broached by pollsters in Iran ...

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To perform or not to perform in Israel? Here's how it went for 10 Western artists. - Washington Post (blog) Fri, 06 Jun 2014 12:06:32 GMT

CBS News

To perform or not to perform in Israel? Here's how it went for 10 Western artists.
Washington Post (blog)
JERUSALEM – A movement that encourages boycotts of Israel, its products and institutions has had some success, particularly in raising awareness about the situation of Palestinians who live in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and in the besieged Gaza Strip.
Sour note: Rolling Stones perform in Israel, to the chagrin of Pink FloydCBS News
Rolling Stones perform in Israel despite pressure from Pink Floyd founders to ...Tico Times
Rolling Stones stars Mick Jagger, Ronnie Wood and Charlie Watts visit ...Daily Mail
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Israel's prisoner swaps have been far more lopsided than Obama's Bergdahl deal - Washington Post (blog) Thu, 05 Jun 2014 18:35:36 GMT

Israel's prisoner swaps have been far more lopsided than Obama's Bergdahl deal
Washington Post (blog)
JERUSALEM — The prisoner exchange that saw U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl swapped for five Taliban commanders is of more than passing interest in Israel, where trading enemy combatants for Israeli soldiers is a long and controversial tradition.


EU and Israel agree on controversial research - Aljazeera.com Fri, 06 Jun 2014 13:28:40 GMT

Aljazeera.com

EU and Israel agree on controversial research
Aljazeera.com
EU-Israel relations have long been difficult, notably over Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. Brussels on Thursday said that it was "deeply disappointed" after Israel unveiled plans to build another 3,200 settler homes, and called for the ...
EU and Israel to Sign Controversial Horizon 2020 ProjectArutz Sheva

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Israel Condemns Plan in Washington to Work With New Palestinian Alliance - New York Times Tue, 03 Jun 2014 23:42:44 GMT

Slate Magazine

Israel Condemns Plan in Washington to Work With New Palestinian Alliance
New York Times
JERUSALEM — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that he was “deeply troubled” by the Obama administration's decision to work with the new Palestinian government, signaling new strains in the often rocky relationship between Israel and ...
Obama administration seeks to bridge rift with Israel over Palestinian unity ...Washington Post
What Israel's Prisoner Exchanges Can Teach Us About BergdahlSlate Magazine
Israel condemns US for backing Palestinian unity governmentThe Guardian
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IT WAS A GAS, GAS, GAS: Rolling Stones' Mick Jagger bids farewell to Israel ... - Jerusalem Post Fri, 06 Jun 2014 13:25:49 GMT

IT WAS A GAS, GAS, GAS: Rolling Stones' Mick Jagger bids farewell to Israel ...
Jerusalem Post
Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger departed Israel this weekend with a special message for his hosts – in Hebrew. The rock legend used his Twitter account to post a heartfelt thanks to his Israeli hosts while showing a picture of the singer touring a ...

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Has Angela Merkel weakened her security pledge to Israel? - Jerusalem Post Thu, 05 Jun 2014 02:41:01 GMT

Has Angela Merkel weakened her security pledge to Israel?
Jerusalem Post
A little over three months ago, Chancellor Angela Merkel said in Israel that Germany works “shoulder to shoulder” with the Jewish state and seeks “to secure the future of the State of Israel.” Just last month, however, her government pulled the plug on ...

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Israel's dwindling Holocaust survivors struggle with poverty, bureaucracy - Fox News Wed, 04 Jun 2014 18:19:37 GMT

Israel's dwindling Holocaust survivors struggle with poverty, bureaucracy
Fox News
HAIFA, Israel – The paintings portray the journey Manya Herman can never forget, the arduous march at gunpoint her family made from their Ukrainian village to a Nazi concentration camp that claimed the life of her grandfather and nearly ended hers at ...

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