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Three-Way Talks Set Between U.S., Israel & Palestine 
WTEN Albany - Jan 15 7:46 AM
We are following some developing news out of Israel this morning. U.S. officials are confirming that there are plans for three-way talks between U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Israel's prime minister and the president of Palestine.From Palestine To The NFL, Peterson To Turn Pro KLTV 7 Tyler - Jan 15 4:46 PM
Palestine native Adrian Peterson has decided to skip his senior season at Oklahoma to make himself eligible for the 2007 NFL draft.Jordan urges re-launching of Palestine-Israel talks IANS via Yahoo! India News - Jan 14 8:06 PM
Amman, Jan 15 (DPA) Jordan's King Abdullah II urged visiting US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to 'push vigorously towards re-launching negotiations' between Palestine and Israel, adding that lack of progress in the peace process 'will only fuel violence' in the region.Rice Reiterates US Commitment To Palestine -Israel Peace Process Nasdaq - Jan 14 9:36 AM
(RTTNews) - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Sunday met with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and assured him that the US is committed to finding a peaceful solution to the Palestine-Israel conflict.Palestinian diplomat visits Princeton The Trenton Times - 20 minutes ago
PRINCETON BOROUGH -- Afif Safieh, the head of the Palestine Liberation Organization Mission to the United States, spoke about Palestinian-Israeli relations in a lecture at Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs yesterday.Tobb Ankara Forum Convenes In Tel Aviv TurkishPress.com - 53 minutes ago
TEL AVIV - Turkish, Israeli and Palestinian businessmen gathered in Tel Aviv after months, within the framework of "Erez" or as recently named "Palestine Industrial Zone" project, which is an initiative aiming to serve as a basis for the peaceful atmosphere in the region.Kenya: How About Palestine's Right to Exist AllAfrica.com - Jan 15 9:25 AM
In a state established on a founding myth that the native Palestinian population left of their own accord, rather than that they were ethnically cleansed- and in one that seeks its legitimacy through a host of other lies, deception becomes a political way of life.Abbas Rejects 'Temporary Borders' for Palestine Washington Post - Jan 14 6:40 AM
RAMALLAH, West Bank, Jan. 14 -- Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday adamantly rejected "any temporary or transitional solutions, including a state with temporary borders," throwing cold water on an idea advanced by Israel's foreign minister. Hazen hands P-W home loss Forrest City Times-Herald - Jan 15 1:00 PM
A home loss to Hazen Friday night left the Palestine-Wheatley Patriots in the middle of a conference traffic jam. Hazen took control in the third period to outscore the Patriots 19-to-8, which led to a 55-48 win in the 6AA Conference matchup.OIC mediating between Hamas, Fatah, to form national unity gov't Islamic Republic News Agency - Jan 15 10:55 AM
Palestine - OIC - Mediation The Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) is advancing an initiative to bring closer views of Palestinian leaders from Hamas and Fatah, OIC Secretary General Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu said on Monday.Palestine 3rd Educational Exhibition 'PEDEX 2007' to be held in April AME Info - Jan 13 1:38 AM
Eastern Mediterranean Educational Services announced it it to organize Palestine 3rd Educational Exhibition 'PEDEX 2007' at the Sport Gymnasium of Friends Boys School in Ramallah on 2-5 April 2007.Reform Rabbis Cancel Carter Center Visit Israel National News - Jan 15 9:21 AM
(IsraelNN.com) Following the resignation of 14 board members of the Carter Center who are upset by the publication of former President Jimmy Carter's controversial new book on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict "Palestine: Peace Not Apartheiod", a group of American Reform Rabbis has cancelled their planned visit to the Georgia institution.The Nightly News, Curated by Kathleen Goncharov and Stephan Stoyanov (2007-01-14 - 2007-02-10) Absolutearts.com - Jan 15 1:14 AM
The Nightly News is an exhibition of works by artists from around the world, some showing in New York for the first time. These artists were born in Iraq, Iran, Palestine, Turkey, Greece, Cyprus, Belgium, Poland, Mexico and Finland, as well as the United States. Current events and issues such terrorism, war, surveillance, xenophobia, racism, religious fanaticism, immigration, nationalism, and the ...ASEAN calls for reconciliation in Iraq, Palestine INQ7.net - Jan 14 2:25 AM
CEBU -- The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has called for a dialogue toward national reconciliation between all contending sides in Iraq even as US President George W. Bush appeared bent on sending 20,000 more American troops into the war-torn Middle East country.U.S. arranges three-way Mideast summit AP via Yahoo! News - Jan 15 3:50 PM
Hoping to breathe life into moribund peace efforts, the United States will gather Israeli and Palestinian leaders to discuss an eventual independent Palestinian state, President Bush's top diplomat said Monday.Archbishop of Liverpool Greeted by 800 Children in Bethlehem Christian Today - Jan 15 4:02 AM
The Catholic Archbishop of Liverpool the Rt Rev Patrick Kelly along with world church leaders and heads of the Christian churches of Jerusalem were greeted by more than 800 Christian children from thirty parishes across Palestine in Bethlehem on FridayPalestinian PM: Hamas will never recognize Israel Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jan 15 2:16 PM
Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh said on Monday the Islamist militant group Hamas would never recognize Israel.Lifting himself and his people Austin American-Statesman - Jan 15 5:34 PM
University of Texas doctoral student is first Palestinian at world weightlifting championships.Khalifa receives King Abdullah Khaleej Times - 1 hour, 44 minutes ago
ABU DHABI The President, His Highness Shaikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, held talks here yesterday with King Abdullah of Jordan. Shaikh Khalifa expressed hope that the Jordanian monarch s visit to the UAE would further enhance bilateral cooperation.U.S. arranges three-way summit to jump-start Israeli-Palestinian peace San Diego Union-Tribune - Jan 15 5:09 PM
Outpacing Americans Associated Press A luxury car drives past an artificial ski slope in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. When it comes to squandering the earth's natural resources, residents of Dubai have no equals. On average, they outpace even the ravenous consumption of Americans.Even in the twilight, Blair can make the world a better place Guardian Unlimited - 2 hours, 27 minutes ago
Tony Blair goes on trial tomorrow, in a prime-time Diplock court. The jurisdiction is More4 and the judgment is delivered in a 'comedy drama' by Alistair Beaton. It is 2010 and the former Prime Minister is racked by chest pain and beset by visions.Later, Sooner: Peterson picks NFL Dallas Morning News - Jan 15 12:04 PM
Adrian Peterson made it official Monday. The junior will skip his final year at Oklahoma and declare for the NFL draft, bringing an end to a spectacular college career in which he became one of the best running backs in school history.Paxman and Co are going back to school Times Online - Jan 15 3:35 PM
The BBC has created its own College of Journalism to improve standards. The £10 million project goes online today. Reporters, producers and presenters are expected to enrol. It was created after the Hutton report criticised BBC news procedures....PALESTINE DOCTOR'S LICENSE SUSPENDED Tyler Morning Telegraph - Jan 11 8:57 PM
PALESTINE - A Texas Medical Board panel has temporarily suspended a Palestine doctor's license, determining that his continued practice would present a continuing threat to the public welfare.Jimmy Carter's offensive against U.S. Jewry Haaretz Daily - Jan 13 11:35 PM
Shortly after Jimmy Carter's "Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid" began appearing in bookstores, the former president stated that one ultimate goal of the book was "to help restart peace talks (now absent for six years) that can lead to permanent peace for Israel and its neighbors."A new order emerging in the Middle East Bangkok Post - Jan 15 5:19 PM
President George Walker Bush has announced a new policy for the United States in Iraq. A new policy is needed not only in order to halt America's drift into impotence as it tries to prevent Iraq from spiralling into full-scale civil war, but also because the map of power in the Middle East has changed dramatically.Oklahoma's Peterson to enter NFL draft The Longview News-Journal - 31 minutes ago
NORMAN, Okla. Oklahoma running back Adrian Peterson will skip his senior season and enter the NFL draft.New York Rabbi Finds Friends in Iran and Enemies at Home New York Times - Jan 14 7:06 PM
The rabbi attended a conference in Iran that debated the Holocaust. His group believes the Holocaust has been exploited to justify the existence of Israel.Hamas says will never recognise Israel Reuters via Yahoo! India News - Jan 15 2:35 PM
GAZA (Reuters) - Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh said on Monday the Islamist militant group Hamas would never recognise Israel.Hamas will 'never recognise Israel' News Interactive - Jan 15 4:34 PM
THE Islamist militant group Hamas would never recognise Israel, Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh said today.Forward.com Forward - Jan 15 12:47 PM
Campaign Confidential America's top independent Jewish news source supplies the daily dish on politics and public policy.Arabs look to link Iraq, Mideast deal AP via Yahoo! News - Jan 14 5:39 PM
Moderate Arab governments plan to tell Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice they will help Washington stabilize Iraq if the U.S. takes more active steps to revive a broad peace initiative between Israel and its neighbors, Arab officials and media said Sunday.Haniyeh calls for peace within Palestine EARTHtimes.org - Jan 13 7:21 PM
GAZA, Jan. 13 -- Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh, a top Hamas official, called Saturday for unity among Palestinian organizations.Hamas will 'never recognise Israel' The Australian - Jan 15 4:03 PM
Mr Haniyeh, a Hamas leader, said in an interview from Gaza with Lebanese guerrilla group Hezbollah's al-Manar television: "Hamas will never recognise the legitimacy of the occupation (Israel)."Palestine Council hires attorney; repeals two December ordinances Forrest City Times-Herald - Jan 11 1:01 PM
The Palestine City Council hired a new city attorney Tuesday night following a brief executive session and some confusion over who should get the job.PALESTINE DOCTOR'S LICENSE TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED Tyler Morning Telegraph - Jan 11 6:14 PM
Texas Medical Board has temporarily suspended the license of Dr. Michael Lee Williams of Palestine.Three-Way ME Summit Planned Arab News - Jan 15 4:19 PM
RIYADH/GAZA CITY, 16 January 2007 US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrived in the Kingdom yesterday from Egypt where she had talks with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak.Hamas says will never recognise Israel AlertNet - Jan 15 2:29 PM
Source: Reuters (Updates with further comment) By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh said on Monday the Islamist militant group Hamas would never recognise Israel ... Ask the expert: Blair, Bush and the Middle East Financial Times - Jan 15 10:23 AM
There will be no successful renewal of Middle East peace talks unless Europe is prepared to develop its own position without allowing the US and Israel to gut whatever Brussels proposes , writes Chris Patten , chancellor of Oxford University and former EU commissioner for external affairs, in the Financial Times.QC, city council meet Tuesday Forrest City Times-Herald - Jan 15 12:45 PM
The St. Francis County Quorum Court is scheduled to hold its first regular meeting of the year at 5 p.m. Tuesday at the courthouse. At 5:30 p.m., the Forrest City Water Commission is scheduled to meet at the water department.Wet weather prompts flood warning for L'Anguille River Forrest City Times-Herald - Jan 15 12:45 PM
Steady rain over the past few days may have caused problems for any outdoor activities since Friday, but according to city and county officials, the wet weather has not posed major problems for either entity.Archbishop Desmond Tutu to be conferred Gandhi Peace Prize 2005 New Kerala - Jan 15 6:42 PM
New Delhi, Jan 15 : President Dr A P J Abdul Kalam will confer the Gandhi Peace prize on Archbishop Desmond Tutu, a South African Cleric and an activist, at a special ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhawan on January 31.Consult and then act, FM urges Washington The Peninsula - Jan 15 3:51 PM
doha Qatar has asked the United States to consult the countries in the region before taking any policy decision that involves this area and has a direct bearing on it.Hotlinks Tiscali - Jan 15 6:22 PM
"Hamas will never show flexibility over the issue of recognising the legitimacy of the occupation," he added. Hamas took control of the Palestinian government last March after winning parliamentary elections a year ago.Rice to bring together Israeli, Palestinian leaders Baltimore Sun - Jan 15 9:23 AM
Summit would explore ideas for eventual Palestinian state Hoping to breathe life into moribund peace efforts, the United States will gather Israeli and Palestinian leaders to discuss an eventual independent Palestinian state, President Bush's top diplomat said today. Haniyeh calls for peace within Palestine UPI - Jan 13 10:38 AM
GAZA, Jan. 13 (UPI) -- Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh, a top Hamas official, called Saturday for unity among Palestinian organizations. In a speech delivered in Gaza, Haniyeh also also accused Israel and the United States of working to divide the Palestinian people, Ynet News reported.FIKRET ERTAN Zaman Online - Jan 15 2:18 PM
Israel s relations with super-power America are obvious: they are very close, tight-knit, strong and strategic.ABDULHAMIT BILICI Zaman Online - Jan 15 2:17 PM
Acting intelligently or like a cowboy? In the second year of the Iraq War, I was astonished by what an American professor said while criticizing the Bush administration s foreign policy. The professor was both sad and angry.Racism links to war Chicago Flame - Jan 15 1:13 PM
Conflicts like the war on terrorism can affect certain ethnicities more than others, according to speakers from the Chicago Peace Pledge Committee on Friday, Jan. 12. Many came to the Puerto Rican Cultural Center to discuss the relationship between race and war.Sooners' Peterson to enter NFL Draft FOX 16 Little Rock - Jan 15 12:52 PM
Oklahoma running back Adrian Peterson made it official on Monday and formally announced that he will bypass his final year of eligibility to enter the NFL Draft.No surprise: Peterson declares for draft TSN - Jan 15 1:33 PM
Oklahoma running back Adrian Peterson made it official on Monday and formally announced that he will bypass his final year of eligibility to enter the NFL Draft. "The last few days have been stressful," said Peterson at a news conference Monday. "I've been pondering a lot of things and looking at it from all the different angles, weighing the good and the bad."Iran among 20 major importers of Turkish commodities Islamic Republic News Agency - Jan 15 10:51 AM
Iran - Turkey - Export Turkey exported more than dlrs 85 billion of goods to 20 countries including Iran, Turkish Minister of Commerce and Customs Affairs said on Monday.North of The Border Kitco.com - Jan 15 11:26 AM
How good was 2006 economically for Canada? Based on an annual index complied by BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc., Canada outpaced the performance of all other G7 countries.Rice Visit Leaves Palestinians Gloomy Time Magazine - Jan 14 10:58 AM
Aides to President Abbas say the Secretary of State's proposals for reviving the peace process are not realistic EDITORIAL: Perry Wavers on Funding for State Parks RedNova - Jan 15 10:15 AM
By Victoria Advocate, Texas Jan. 13--Earlier last year, Gov. Rick Perry's spokeswoman talked about selling off state parks to help trim the budget. That angered park supporters both inside and outside of the Texas Legislature.Supreme Leader: Muslim world unity a vital goal Islamic Republic News Agency - Jan 15 10:56 AM
Supreme Leader - Speech Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei called on all Muslim leaders and thinkers to strive for the unity of the Muslim world, which is a "vital" goal.Ex-Carter Center director blasts book Middle East Times - Jan 15 5:22 AM
LOS ANGELES, LA, USA -- The ex-director of the Carter Center blasted the veracity of the eponymous former US president's book on the Middle East, saying it is filled with falsehoods.Arabs tying Iraq to peace plan Boston Globe - Jan 15 12:54 AM
CAIRO -- Moderate Arab governments plan to tell Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice they will help Washington stabilize Iraq if the United States takes more active steps to revive a broad peace initiative between Israel and its neighbors, Arab officials and media said yesterday.Archbishop Desmond Tutu to be conferred Gandhi Peace Prize 2005 ANI via Yahoo! India News - Jan 15 5:11 AM
New Delhi, Jan 15 (ANI): President Dr A P J Abdul Kalam will confer the Gandhi Peace prize on Archbishop Desmond Tutu, a South African Cleric and an activist, at a special ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhawan on January 31. Given for outstanding contribution in the fields of social, economic and political transformation through non-violence and other Gandhian methods, the award carries a cash prize of ...Jews Leave Carter Center Board Baltimore Jewish Times - Jan 15 11:12 AM
Fourteen Jewish members of the Carter Center's board of councilors have resigned to protest the former president's new book blaming Israel for the failure of Middle East peace efforts.Lost Dogs Found More Often Than Lost Cats, Study Suggests Science Daily - Jan 15 3:04 AM
A lost dog is more likely to be reunited with its owner than a lost cat, according to two new studies. In one city in southwestern Ohio, researchers found that 71 percent of lost dogs were found, compared to just 53 percent of lost cats. More than a third of the recovered dogs were found by a call or visit to an animal shelter.Review of the Arab press UPI - Jan 15 7:23 AM
Egypt's al-Ahram said in its editorial Monday that since U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is not carrying any new ideas or plans for reviving the stalled Mideast peace process, Egypt has prepared specific proposals.APHC (G) reiterates Jan 17 strike call Greater Kashmir - Jan 15 11:28 AM
GK NEWS SERVICE Srinagar, Jan 15: The Hurriyat Conference (G) has reiterated its statewide strike call on Wednesday, January 17 against the Indo-Pak dialogue process.Federalism: A Solution More for Israel than for Iraq- "OP-ED" News From Bangladesh - Jan 15 10:26 AM
Revealing both the double standards of U.S. policies and the propaganda-oriented Israeli advocacy of minority rights in the Arab world, the U.S.-allied Iraqi Kurdish and sectarian leaders reacted angrily to James Baker-Lee Hamilton report because it recommended what they perceived as a possible American retract from federalism in Iraq and the Israeli Jews condemned as a catastrophic declaration ...SECURITY COUNCIL CONFRONTS AMBITIOUS AGENDA IN 2006, BROKERING CEASEFIRES, [Press Release] United Nations - Jan 15 12:07 PM
In the face of complex and interrelated threats that spanned the globe and crisscrossed national and regional borders, the United Nations Security Council confronted an ambitious agenda in 2006 by brokering cessations of hostilities, easing difficult transitions and blunting relapses into conflict.Palestinian Authority Enjoys New Media Center Washington Post - Jan 14 5:59 AM
RAMALLAH, West Bank, Jan. 14 -- The Palestinian Authority may be on the verge of collapse, driven by tensions between Hamas, the radical Islamic group that controls the legislature, and the Fatah party led by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. The prospects for peace may appear daunting. But the... Abbas, CEC Head Likely to Meet Over Early PA Elections Israel National News - Jan 15 10:06 AM
(IsraelNN.com) Palestinian Authority chairman Mahmoud Abbas is expected to hold another meeting soon with the head of the Palestinian Central Election Committee. They are due to discuss preparations and a timetable for early elections.Making martyr out of Saddam Greater Kashmir - Jan 15 11:56 AM
Though he will be remembered as a tyrant for the hell he unleashed on his own people, but the way Bush dealt with him turned the whole wave of feelings from Saddam the villain to Saddam the hero, comments Hassan Zainagiree A farcical trial. A kangaroo court. A rigged verdict. A travesty of justice.Would you prefer Greater Kashmir as an e-paper on GK website and subscribe to it on monthly basis on very nominal ... Greater Kashmir - Jan 15 11:25 AM
Supporters of Mirwaiz Umar Farooq protesting against the grenade attack on the Hurriyat leader s house. (Mubashir Khan/GK)Rice begins Mideast tour NDTV - Jan 13 11:17 AM
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrived in the Middle East on Saturday to explore ways to move Israel and the Palestine closer towards political accommodation.Arabs look to link help on stabilizing Iraq to Israel-Palestinian peace deal Southeast Missourian - Jan 15 5:01 AM
CAIRO, Egypt -- Moderate Arab governments plan to tell Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice they will help Washington stabilize Iraq if the United States takes more active steps to revive a broad...Russia to be delicate mediator in Middle East Russian Information Agency Novosti - Jan 15 8:39 AM
MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti political commentators Marianna Belenkaya, Pyotr Goncharov) - In recent years, Moscow has acquired the role of a delicate mediator in the Middle East.Mideast roadmap must be accelerated, Rice tells Abbas AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 14 3:27 AM
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has said after talks with Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas that Washington was committed to accelerating progress on the dormant roadmap to Middle East peace.Middle East Belfast Telegraph - Jan 13 12:09 PM
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has travelled to the Middle East to aid the problematic peace talks between Israel and Palestine. Although Rice said will meet both sides of the dispute, she admitted the US would not present any new proposals to revive the process.Somalia: Afghanistan remixed Financial Express - Jan 15 8:21 AM
The "war on terror" is back with a bang. First Afghanistan, then Iraq and now Somalia. And Iran could well be the next Islamic nation to be bombarded by the US - as President George W Bush telegraphed in his "surge" speech on Wednesday.High School's Changing Face Reflects Shifting Demographics The Morning News - Jan 15 1:12 AM
SPRINGDALE -- The face of Springdale has been changing for years and that includes Springdale High School where nearly half the students are minority and poor, Superintendent Jim Rollins said Tuesday.Rice to Deepen Role in Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (Update3) Bloomberg.com - Jan 14 11:43 AM
Jan. 14 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice pledged to ``deepen American engagement'' in seeking to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict after meeting with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas today.Brown talks of vision for Britain Guardian Unlimited - Jan 14 5:10 PM
Brown invokes 'power of social conscience' to engage voters in policies to tackle global poverty and climate change.Northern California best sellers Contra Costa Times - Jan 15 1:59 AM
Compiled from sales at 45 independent bookstores in Northern California. 1. "What Is the What," by Dave Eggers. (McSweeney's, $26.) 2. "The Road," by Cormac McCarthy. (Knopf, $24.)Northern California best sellers Contra Costa Times - Jan 15 1:57 AM
Compiled from sales at 45 independent bookstores in Northern California. 1. "Next," by Michael Crichton. (HarperCollins, $27.95.) 2. "The Road," by Cormac McCarthy. (Knopf, $24.)Brown talks of vision for Britain Guardian Unlimited - Jan 14 7:12 PM
Gordon Brown will invoke "the power of social conscience" to engage individual voters in promoting policies to tackle global poverty, climate change and a host of pressing problems in tandem with the government, the prime minister in waiting is now telling supporters.Abbas snubs Rice effort to revive road map Guardian Unlimited - Jan 14 5:18 PM
· Pledge of deeper US involvement · Fatah leader to give Hamas talks one more tryNational best sellers Contra Costa Times - Jan 15 1:59 AM
1. "For One More Day," by Mitch Albom. (Hyperion, $21.95.) A troubled man gets a last chance to reconnect and restore his relationship with his dead mother.Yesterday in parliament Guardian Unlimited - Jan 14 7:24 PM
The prime minister sought to assure MPs that all the most serious offenders, on whom there was sufficient detail, had now been put on the police national computer.A hawk on Cameron's shoulder Guardian Unlimited - Jan 14 7:16 PM
Suddenly he touches my knee, leans forward and whispers: 'Look!' Michael Gove quivers, as if he has just seen through the mist one of the seven wonders of the world: he has sighted Baroness Thatcher gliding towards us.Editorial Roundup The Washington Times - Jan 12 10:16 PM
Excerpts of editorials from newspapers around the world: Daily Star Middle East Diplomacy BEIRUT -- There is much diplomatic activity taking place throughout the Middle East these days, centered on Lebanon, Iraq, Palestine, Iran, Sudan, Somalia and a few less turbulent places.Below-freezing temperatures in forecast for area through Tuesday The Lufkin Daily News - Jan 14 8:29 PM
Angelina County is expected to see below-freezing temperatures but minimal wintry weather as a shot of cold air continues to make its way through the area today and Tuesday.Palestinian president seeks amnesty UPI - Jan 14 4:09 PM
RAMALLAH, West Bank, Jan. 14 (UPI) -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has revived his effort to convince Israel to grant amnesty to members of his Fatah movement.14 Carter Center Advisers Resign, Citing Book About Palestine Bloomberg.com - Jan 11 4:44 PM
Jan. 11 (Bloomberg) -- Fourteen advisers to former U.S. President Jimmy Carter's center for human rights resigned today, citing his stance on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.Tigers sweep titles at HHC swim championships Rushville Republican - Jan 14 7:58 PM
A strong Yorktown swim team proved just how good it is by sweeping both the boys and girls team titles at the Hoosier Heritage Conference meet Saturday.`PALESTINE' DISPUTE: Center's advisers quit board The Charlotte Observer - Jan 12 12:11 AM
Fourteen members of an advisory board to former President Jimmy Carter's human rights organization resigned Thursday to protest his new book.Ahmed Versi: My Life In Media Independent - Jan 14 4:13 PM
Ahmed Jafferali Versi, 57, is the publisher and editor of The Muslim News. Reaching over 140,000 people in the UK, it is the largest circulation newspaper for Muslims in Britain. Its website www.muslimnews.co.uk receives up to 1.6 million hits a month. Versi has interviewed world leaders from the late President of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Alija Izetbegovic, to the late President Aslan Maskhadov of ...The victims of Gaza's identity crisis Times Online - Jan 14 2:29 PM
She wants to leave but dares not, fearing that her return will be barred. He yearns for his wife and children to come home, trapped on the other side of Gaza's walled high-tech frontier....UPI NewsTrack TopNews UPI - Jan 14 7:08 PM
LONDON, Jan. 14 (UPI) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates and British Prime Minister Tony Blair met in London Sunday on President George W. Bush's new Iraq war strategy.The victims of Gaza's identity crisis Times Online - Jan 14 2:41 PM
She wants to leave but dares not, fearing that her return will be barred. He yearns for his wife and children to come home, trapped on the other side of Gaza s walled high-tech frontier. Both are victims of Israel s control of the Palestinian population register.Ankara Forum to promote Gaza industrial zone Haaretz Daily - Jan 14 4:35 PM
Business representatives from Israel, Turkey and the Palestinian Authority will meet today to promote a project to build a Turkish industrial park in the northern Gaza Strip on the Palestinian side of the Erez Industrial Zone.Stop the Oppression of the Israeli Apartheid Blogcritics.org - Jan 14 11:27 PM
Many people compare the Palestinian's plight to that of South Africans living under apartheid ; two peoples living in one country in completely separate circumstances, one being oppressed and treated inhumanely at the rule of the other. Israel's separation wall that is being erected, at its current course annexing yet more Arab land reinforces the Israeli apartheid view. ...Terrorist Strategies Against The West And Other Democracies Accuracy In Media - Jan 14 11:02 PM
During the year Future Jihad was published in America, significant developments further proved true the conclusions of the initial book.Rice to Deepen Role in Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (Update1) Bloomberg.com - Jan 14 4:43 AM
Jan. 14 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice pledged to ``deepen American engagement'' to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict after meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas today.Condoleezza Rice Interview With Time Magazine Scoop.co.nz - Jan 14 6:06 PM
QUESTION: One thing that I don't understand about the new way forward on Iraq, if you could just maybe explain to me, is what's -- can you talk a little bit more about the forcing mechanism that kind of compelled the Iraqis to the government, the army, to really turn to this time?