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Rollover Accident Kills Two Palestine Men 
KLTV 7 Tyler - Feb 22 4:14 PM
A rollover car accident kills two Palestine men and seriously injures two others. The accident happened just before 8:00 p.m. last night when DPS says the driver lost control of his car on County Road 2140, just South of Palestine. Woman to detail Palestine observations Poughkeepsie Journal - Feb 22 7:25 AM
An "Eyewitness Palestine" presentation will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 67 S. Randolph Ave., Poughkeepsie. Paula Silbey will speak about her experiences in Palestine as an American Jew and the daily lives of those who live there.Quartet discusses helping Israel, Palestine start dialogue Interfax - Feb 22 12:23 AM
MOSCOW. Feb 22 (Interfax) - Helping Palestine and Israel begin dialogue was given special emphasis at a meeting of the Quartet of International Mediators for the Middle East settlement in Berlin on Wednesday, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement posted on its website on Thursday.ISRAEL - PALESTINE Palestinian Authority cannot be real peace interlocutor - Asia News AsiaNews.it - Feb 22 5:13 AM
Asia News ISRAEL - PALESTINE Palestinian Authority cannot be real peace interlocutor ISRAEL PALESTINE war Attention is persistently focused on the PNA and the Road Map but it is only the PLO that could take part in an international conference to pave the way for two States .Splits between U.S. and Europe over aid for Palestine International Herald Tribune - Feb 22 6:52 AM
While the U.S. says it will continue its economic boycott of Palestinians if conditions are not met, Europeans are more willing to work with the new unity government.Yousef Alhelou on Israel/Palestine Agreements UN Observer - Feb 22 5:44 PM
The tripartite summit between US Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert in Jerusalem on Monday has not made any change to the political situation.India gives cautious welcome to Palestine deal The Economic Times - Feb 21 1:22 AM
NEW DELHI: Backing the co-existence of independent Palestine and Israel, India Tuesday gave a cautious welcome to a recent Palestinian accord for a national unity government that aims at resuming dialogue between the two hostile neighbours.India gives cautious welcome to Palestine deal IANS via Yahoo! India News - Feb 20 8:55 AM
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) Backing the co-existence of independent Palestine and Israel, India Tuesday gave a cautious welcome to a recent Palestinian accord for a national unity government that aims at resuming dialogue between the two hostile neighbours.Palestine-Wheatley School Board votes to extend superintendent's contract one year Forrest City Times-Herald - Feb 20 12:52 PM
The Palestine-Wheatley School Board voted Monday to add a year onto the contract of district superintendent Donnie Collins. Board members voted 4-to-0 to extend the contract for Collins, who is just completing his first year of a three-year deal.India guarded on Mecca agreement on Palestine rediff.com - Feb 20 10:42 AM
In a guarded reaction to the agreement in Mecca for the formation of the National Unity government in Palestine, India on Tuesday said it had 'noted' the efforts underway for the formation of a Palestinian government.Carter Defends Book At Carter Center WXIA-TV Atlanta - Feb 22 4:42 PM
Former President Jimmy Carter continues to defend his best-selling book "Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid."Quartet reserved over Palestine iafrica.com - Feb 21 10:07 PM
A meeting of the Quartet for Middle East peace wrapped up on Wednesday with major powers saying they will await the formation of the new Palestinian unity government before deciding whether to lift aid and diplomatic embargoes.For Carter at Emory, it's no debate Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Feb 22 5:56 PM
The last time Jimmy Carter was in a debate was somewhere around 1980, when he was the president and running against Ronald Reagan. Since then, he hasn't had the need to debate anyone even those critical of his latest book, "Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid." Carter made that point clear Thursday during a speech at Emory University when a number of students asked him if he would ever debate Dennis ...DRAA to hold meeting tonight Forrest City Times-Herald - Feb 22 1:08 PM
The Delta Regional Airport Authority will meet at 6:30 tonight at the Colt Community Center. Also, the Palestine-Wheatley School Board will meet in special session at 6 p.m. in the superintendent s office in Palestine to discuss the Wheatley campus.Mei Lan Makes Public Debut Friday FOX 5 Atlanta - Feb 22 2:56 PM
ATLANTA (FOX5) -- Starting Friday, Mei Lan, the baby panda, will make her worldwide public debut at Zoo Atlanta. With large crowds expected, ... ATLANTA (FOX5) -- Former President Carter appeared at Emory on Thursday to talk about his latest book. "Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid" i...Half of Palestinians can t buy food: UN Dawn - 1 hour, 57 minutes ago
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, Feb 22: Nearly half of Palestinians are unable, or risk being unable, to access minimum food supplies, warned the first UN report of its kind since the West slapped an embargo on the Hamas-led government in Palestine.Carter Speaks At Emory About His Controversial Book FOX 5 Atlanta - Feb 22 9:56 AM
ATLANTA (FOX5) -- Former President Carter appeared at Emory on Thursday to talk about his latest book. "Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid" i... STOCKBRIDGE, Ga. (FOX5) -- William Cunningham faced more charges Thursday. He's the Stockbridge man who already pleaded gui...Carter defends Mideast book Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Feb 22 8:47 AM
Professor Jimmy Carter gave a lecture today on the Emory University campus that drew mixed reviews from the students who attended. On campus to talk about his latest book, "Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid," Carter fielded about a dozen questions ranging from his solutions to peace in the Middle East to his views on terrorism.Palestinian poetry an appeal for inter-culture dialogue Nine O'Clock - Feb 22 1:50 PM
BUCHAREST Writer Munir Mezyed released on Wednesday the Romanian translation of his book Murals of Poetry, in the presence of the Ambassadors of Palestine and Iran to Bucharest, in an event organised by the ministry of Culture and Religious Affairs (MCC). Munir Mezyed s works invite to a dialogue between cultures, recognition of the other, linguistic and religious tolerance, MCC Secretary ...Carter Says Book's Critics Should See Territories Washington Post - 1 hour, 30 minutes ago
ATLANTA, Feb. 22 -- Former president Jimmy Carter suggested Thursday that critics of his book on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict should visit the occupied territories to see for themselves whether his account is on target.Zimbabwe: Inside the Highfield Warzone AllAfrica.com - Feb 22 3:12 AM
AS Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) leader Morgan Tsvangirai's convoy rolled into Highfield shortly after noon on Sunday, there were scenes evocative of strife-torn Palestine.Rice faces formidable White House foe Asia Times - Feb 22 2:31 AM
WASHINGTON - If, as she insists, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is determined to make concrete progress toward achieving President George W Bush's vision of a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestine question, one in which Israel would be required to make major territorial concessions, it appears that she faces a major foe in the White House.Carter says majority in U.S. support views in book Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 22 2:36 PM
Jimmy Carter defended his new book on the Middle East on Thursday against sharp criticism from Jewish groups and said a majority of U.S. citizens including many Jews supported its main proposals.Palestine, Israel must make real steps to settle conflict - Lavrov Interfax - Feb 20 11:18 PM
MOSCOW. Feb 21 (Interfax) - Russia will insist on the lifting of economic restrictions imposed by Israel when the Quartet of international mediators in the Middle East settlement meets in Berlin on Wednesday.Middle East Business Information Zawya - Feb 22 1:47 AM
A major new report by Arab Advisors Group reveals that 211 FM Radio Stations currently broadcast in 18 Arab countries of Algeria , Bahrain , Egypt , Iraq , Jordan , Kuwait , Lebanon , Libya , Morocco , Oman , Palestine , Qatar , Saudi Arabia , Sudan , Syria , Tunisia , UAE and Yemen .'Lift Palestine clamp' plea Gulf Daily News - Feb 21 5:17 PM
GAZA CITY: Palestinians urged major powers meeting in Berlin yesterday to accept their unity government and end a painful aid freeze but Israel insisted the boycott should continue.seven Islamic countries to discuss Islamic world's disputes ArabicNews.com - Feb 21 6:34 PM
Foreign ministers of seven Islamic countries will be meeting in Islamabad on February 25 to discuss ideas for resolving disputes in the Islamic world, including Palestine, and bring harmony in the Muslim world, Foreign Minister Khurshid Kasuri said Friday.A Palestinian director with a mission International Herald Tribune - Feb 22 10:01 AM
Amir Nazir Zuabi is a young Palestinian theater director, whose production, "Mural," has been part of Peter Brook's season at his Bouffes du Nord theater in Paris. The play is based on the poem "Al Jidariyya" by Mahmoud Darwish.Lists of best-selling books AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 22 10:25 AM
1. "Step on a Crack" by James Patterson, Michael Ledwidge (Little, Brown)More Palestinians going hungry UPI - Feb 22 5:37 PM
Growing unemployment and poverty have left almost half of Palestinians living in Gaza Strip and the West Bank malnourished, the United Nations said. ...Palestine holds key to peace Mail and Guardian - Feb 20 9:31 PM
A historic new phase in the Palestinian struggle for freedom and independence has begun. The reccent Mecca agreement between Hamas and Fatah will pave the way for the first ever truly Palestinian national unity government.UN alarm at Palestinian poverty BBC News - Feb 22 11:43 AM
A new UN report says many Palestinians are unable to feed their families, the BBC's Alan Johnston reports.Hamas says encouraged by Quartet's position Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 22 4:35 AM
The Islamic militant group Hamas accused the United States on Thursday of trying to undermine European efforts to ease an economic blockade of a new Palestinian unity government.Jimmy Carter Defends Controversial Book at Emory University Fox News - Feb 22 11:25 AM
Former President Jimmy Carter defends his book about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict at university speech.ISRAEL PALESTINE US Olmert, Abbas and Rice to meet again soon - Asia News AsiaNews.it - Feb 19 7:13 AM
Asia News ISRAEL PALESTINE US Olmert, Abbas and Rice to meet again soon israel palestine united states mahmoud abbas ehud olmert condoleezza rice jerusalem meeting talks negotiations peace bernard sabela fatah hamas Jerusalem meeting ends with parties agreeing to continue talks.Palestinians welcome 'positive change' from major powers AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 22 1:47 AM
The outgoing Palestinian government welcomed Thursday a "positive change" from the major powers behind the Middle East peace process and said it hoped it would lead to an end to a crippling aid freeze.Review of Arab Editorials Middle East Times - Feb 21 3:59 AM
AMMAN -- A roundup of commentary from Arab newspapers February 20. In an editorial Tuesday, Palestine's Al Quds said the meeting between Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, and US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice had been useless.PFLP will not join Palestinian unity government AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 20 4:06 AM
The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine has said it would not join an incoming unity government in which the radical leftist movement had been promised a cabinet seat.Russia wants Abbas and Olmert to negotiate directly Reuters via Yahoo! India News - Feb 21 12:36 AM
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Israel and the Palestinians should open direct negotiations on the political future of Palestine, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said ahead of a big power meeting on the Middle East on Wednesday.Guy Gavriel Kay's "Ysabel" tops Maclean's fiction list Canadian Press via Yahoo! News - Feb 22 6:49 AM
TORONTO (CP) - Here are the top 10 hardcover fiction and non-fiction books in Canada compiled by Maclean's magazine.Lists of Best-Selling Books AP via Yahoo! Finance - Feb 22 10:25 AM
WALL STREET JOURNAL BEST-SELLERS FICTION 1. "Step on a Crack" by James Patterson, Michael Ledwidge 2. "Sisters" by Danielle SteelArabs' hero 'should be Lawrence of Judea' Daily Telegraph - 2 hours, 23 minutes ago
T E Lawrence could in future be known as "Lawrence of Judea" instead of "Lawrence of Arabia" after a distinguished British historian claimed that he privately supported the idea of a Jewish state in the Holy Land.Why we have to challenge the New Labour succession Guardian Unlimited - 2 hours, 29 minutes ago
There are three reasons why there should be an election for a new leader when Tony Blair finally goes. Only an election confers democratic legitimacy on the succession. Second, party members expect to have a choice about who should lead them.Carter defends book during speech at Emory University AccessNorthGA - Feb 22 6:18 PM
Former President Jimmy Carter on Thursday suggested that critics of his controversial book on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict should visit the occupied territories and see for themselves whether his account is on target. Palestine solution needs Arabs Rice Daily Dispatch - Feb 20 11:21 PM
UNITED States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrived in Jordan for talks with its king and other Arab countries envoys yesterday, a day after hosting an inconclusive Israeli-Palestinian summit."In Memory" offers somber view of priesthood Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 20 2:01 AM
Saverio Costanzo won a David di Donatello Award, Italy's version of the Oscars, as best new director in 2005 for "Private," in which he looked at the conflict between Israel and Palestine. For his second film, "In Memory of Myself" (In memoria di me), the Italian filmmaker stays closer to home with a somber study of what makes young men become Catholic priests.Aggies Mailbag: Watkins, Sloan a classic case of "He Said" San Antonio Express-News - Feb 22 3:49 PM
An accusation that Melvin Watkins ripped Texas A&M deserved a reply from the former Aggies coach.SG to Meet With AU Chief on Darfur Scoop.co.nz - 1 hour, 8 minutes ago
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today said he will soon meet with the head of the African Union to discuss the continuing suffering in Sudan s devastated Darfur region, as the United Nations warned that almost 50,000 more people were forced to flee violence in the region last month alone.Albright says next president must `restore goodness of American power' AccessNorthGA - 2 hours, 12 minutes ago
Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright said Thursday that through the war in Iraq the United States has lost its moral authority, and it will be up to the next president to restore the "goodness of American power."Jakov Lind Independent - Feb 22 4:28 PM
Heinz Jakov Landwirth (Jakov Lind), writer: born Vienna 10 February 1927; twice married (one son, one daughter); died London 16 February 2007.Carter says majority in U.S. support views in book AlertNet - Feb 22 1:51 PM
Source: Reuters By Matthew Bigg ATLANTA, Feb 22 (Reuters) - Jimmy Carter defended his new book on the Middle East on Thursday against sharp criticism from Jewish groups and said a majority of U.S. citizens ... Car resident found dead Khaleej Times - 2 hours, 0 minute ago
SHARJAH He lived in his car. He died in his car. Bassam Shariff, a 58-year-old Palestinian man, was found dead yesterday morning in his car parked on Al Wahda Street, opposite the Pierre Cardin outlet in Sharjah.UNESCO Honours Five Women Scientists Scoop.co.nz - 2 hours, 8 minutes ago
Five outstanding women scientists received major awards today from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the cosmetics company L Oréal for their efforts in a field dominated by men.Audio: Today's News Update From The United Nations Scoop.co.nz - 2 hours, 23 minutes ago
UN Audio: (click here to listen) Iran Continuing Enrichment-Related Activities: IAEA - Quartet Hopes for Continued Dialogue Between Israeli/Palestinian Leaders - Britain Calls for Negotiations to Stop Production of Nuclear Bomb-Making Materials - UN Warns of Food Insecurity Among Palestinians - Water Forum Urges Priority for Water-Related Disasters in Asia-Pacific Region. Israeli Apartheid Week spreads to more campuses Canadian Jewish News - Feb 21 5:33 AM
TORONTO Universities across Canada, Europe and the United States hosted the third Israeli Apartheid Week, a series of lectures on the topic Zionist ethnic cleansing, colonization and occupation of Palestine. Arutz 7 TV Israel National News - 19 minutes ago
(IsraelNN.com) A group of 57 Muslim countries meeting in Jeddah has agreed to step up pressure and try to force Israel to stop archaeological digging near the Temple Mount. The Organization of Islamic Countries (OIC) continued to accuse Israel of endangering the Al Aksa mosque on the holy site.Wentworth Energy Commences Sale of Gas from East Texas Mineral Block [Press Release] Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Feb 21 7:33 AM
PALESTINE, Texas----Wentworth Energy, Inc. announced today that the Company has commenced the sale of gas from its East Texas mineral block. Production from Wentworth Energy's wells will gradually increase over the next few months, as production from the company's first discovery well is enhanced and other wells successfully completed on the mineral block are tied into the pipeline.23 fascinating facts about the number twenty-three Independent - Feb 22 4:12 PM
1 23 is one of the most commonly cited prime numbers - a number that can only be divided by itself and one. Twenty three is the lowest prime that consists of consecutive digits. Primes have been described as the "atoms" of mathematics - the building blocks of the world of numbers. An American businessman has put up a US$1m (£500,000) prize for the first mathematician to find a pattern in primes - ...Teen Arrested for Impersonating Police Officer WISH-TV Indianapolis - Feb 20 8:38 PM
NEW PALESTINE, Ind. - A 19-year-old is facing charges for impersonating a police officer. New Palestine Police and Hancock County Sheriff's department detectives arrested Jonathan Duckworth Tuesday.Russia Promotes Direct Contacts Between Israeli, Palestinian Leaders Mosnews - Feb 21 1:32 AM
Israel and the Palestinians should open direct negotiations on the political future of Palestine, the Reuters news agency quoted Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov as saying.Palestinian situation to deteriorate if new gov't fails to end sanctions People's Daily - Feb 22 5:59 PM
The situation in the Palestinian territories will definitely deteriorate if a long-awaited national unity government fails to gain recognition of the West and end sanctions led by the United States, analysts said on Thursday.New Report Describes Attempts to Empower SME Managers in Palestine [Press Release] Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Feb 18 11:00 PM
DUBLIN, Ireland----Research and Markets has announced the addition of 'Empowering SME Managers in Palestine' to their offering.Palestine-Israel summit summary to follow "quartet" talks in Berlin Itar-Tass - Feb 20 2:33 AM
MOSCOW, February 20 (Itar-Tass) - A meeting between Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert "is a needed event," but in order to sum up the results of the Palestinian-Israeli summit substantatively, the "quartet" should first hear a summary by U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in Berlin on February 21, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Mikhail Kamynin ...Jimmy Carter defends book during speech at Emory CBS 46 News Atlanta - Feb 22 12:16 PM
ATLANTA (AP) -- Former President Jimmy Carter made a stop today at the Atlanta university where he is a professor to respond to criticism of his new book.The Middle East's Leading English Language Daily Arab News - Feb 22 4:18 PM
The display style of Zainy Abbas report Sorcerer Arrested in Police Sting (Feb. 16) gave me the impression that the police had uncovered a plot to blow up the Red Sea. All that unique sting operation involving police from both Makkah and Madinah just to bring one con man to book!Quartet plays wait-and-see with Palestinian government AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 21 3:13 PM
A meeting of the Quartet for Middle East peace wrapped up with major powers saying they will await the formation of the new Palestinian unity government before deciding whether to lift aid and diplomatic embargoes.OIC Slams Deafening Silence Arab News - Feb 22 4:22 PM
JEDDAH, 23 February 2007 The foreign ministers of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) yesterday accused the international community of ignoring the excavations near the Al-Aqsa Mosque that many contend will affect the structural foundation of Islam s third-holiest site.Our Horses in Egypt, by Rosalind Belben Independent - Feb 22 4:18 PM
The horses of the southern shires, requisitioned for the Great War, were sent all over the world to battle alongside suffering millions of men, equally food for powder. Can we call these martyred creatures comrades? Rosalind Belben's extraordinary novels have placed creaturely life at their centre. In the celebrated novel, Hound Music, Belben seemed to take us inside the skins of hunter, horse, ...Foreman, Hanolt pace Bulldogs to big win The East Liverpool Review - Feb 20 9:26 PM
EAST PALESTINE East Palestine boys basketball coach Tom Bingham was expecting a solid one-two punch from forwards Dan Hanolt and Travis Foreman when the season began. What he s got instead was one of the ITCL s best in Hanolt and a solid Foreman - when healthy.Standing for peace, 212 straight Sundays Westport Shorelines - Feb 22 2:38 PM
LITTLE COMPTON - Betty Torphy, 62, tries to avoid the limelight only after some persuasion did she agree to be interviewed. She calls herself simply the "informal coordinator" of the Sakonnet Peace Alliance.The Carter effect Al-Ahram Weekly - Feb 22 12:13 PM
"One of the major goals of my life, while in political office and since I was retired from the White House by the 1980 election, has been to help ensure a lasting peace for Israelis and others in the Middle East."Hughes qualifies for AAA state tournament Forrest City Times-Herald - Feb 22 1:23 PM
The Hughes Blue Devils qualified for the Class AAA state tournament Wednesday by taking a 72-49 win over Marshall at the Class AAA Region 3 tournament at Bergman.Roundup: Talks on forming Palestinian unity gov't continue despite PFLP's refusal of joint People's Daily - Feb 20 8:00 PM
Talks on forming a new Palestinian national unity government are to continue in spite of Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP)'s refusal of joining in any power-sharing government, a spokesman for the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) said on Tuesday.Yousef Alhelou on Mecca Accords UN Observer - Feb 22 5:45 PM
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has accepted the resignation of the Haniyeh government, and declared it an "interim government". Prime Minister Haniyeh read his government's resignation to President Abbas in Gaza, while several prominent Hamas and Fatah leaders listened.OIC to break embargo against Palestinians Gulf News - Feb 22 1:33 PM
Dubai: Fifty-seven Islamic countries yesterday decided to break "the unjust embargo" against the Palestinians and called on the Middle East Quartet to put pressure on Israel to stop excavations near Al Aqsa mosque, a top Organisation for Islamic Conference official said yesterday.Quartet under pressure to recognise Palestinian government AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 21 12:05 PM
The major powers trying to mediate Middle East peace gathered to meet here Wednesday as pressure mounted for the international community to give the Palestinian unity government a chance.Bush s Ill Strategies On Iraq Parroted By Howard Scoop.co.nz - Feb 22 12:36 PM
Australian Prime Minister John Howard, echoing US President Bush, predicts that if American troops leave Iraq, the country will fall into chaos.Today's Top Scoop Stories - News Summary Scoop.co.nz - Feb 22 10:37 AM
SCOOP LEAD STORY Iraq: UK To Withdraw 1600 Troops, Denmark Pulls Out QUESTIONS OF THE DAY: SPECIAL SCOOP ASSIGNMENT: KiwiFM Audio: Details Of Peacekeeping Reform Taking Shape Scoop Audio: Can Ban Ki-moon's Reputation Be Restored?Arutz 7 TV Israel National News - Feb 20 11:25 PM
(IsraelNN.com) The Hamas faction is trying to bring the Palestinian Peoples' Party (PPP) into the unity government with Fatah, after the Islamic Jihad and Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) declined the offer.Palestinian woman bears quintuplets AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 21 10:07 AM
The birth of quintuplets brought chaos to a blue-painted maternity ward in a Gaza City hospital Wednesday, with flustered doctors trying to keep order among a crush of photographers and a slightly bewildered father. Layla Abu Nofal, 25, delivered the five healthy babies four boys and a girl by Caesarean section in the Shifa Hospital.Pushing your faith on your children? Shelbyville Daily Union - Feb 22 10:26 AM
I ve heard parents say they are going to let their kids make up their own minds about matters of faith. Newsflash! Our children are going to make up their own minds no matter what we do.Moscow says Palestine-Israeli contacts key to Mideast peace Russian Information Agency Novosti - Feb 20 12:20 AM
MOSCOW, February 20 (RIA Novosti) - Regular contacts between Israeli and Palestinian leaders are crucial to breaking the deadlock in talks on the Middle East peace process, a Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman said Tuesday.Iraqis killing Iraqis for America Al-Ahram Weekly - Feb 22 2:39 PM
More than half the countries in the world have banned the death penalty. This includes every one of the 45 countries in the Council of Europe that have ratified the European Convention for the Protection of Fundamental Freedoms and Human Rights.Hamas makes haste Al-Ahram Weekly - Feb 22 12:09 PM
Worried about incessant American and Israeli plots to thwart the Mecca Agreement, Hamas is seeking to speed up the process of forming a national unity government in which the Islamic movement and Fatah will be the main coalition partners.Walk to raise money for heart research Poughkeepsie Journal - Feb 22 7:24 AM
The 2007 Dutchess-Ulster Start! Heart Walk will be held 10 a.m. Sunday at Our Ladies of Lourdes High School in Poughkeepsie. Registration will take place 8:30 a.m. The event will occur rain or shine.Why the US should talk to Hamas Al-Ahram Weekly - Feb 22 12:14 PM
The US government has shown wisdom enough in the past to recognise when liberation movements designated as "terrorist organisations" make worthy partners for peace talks. The Irish Republican Army in Northern Ireland and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam in Sri Lanka are two good examples.Israel demands Palestine to recognize its right to exist IANS via Yahoo! India News - Feb 18 2:56 AM
Tel Aviv, Feb 18 (DPA) Ahead of a summit with the US and Palestine, Israel insisted Sunday that the new Palestinian unity government of the Fatah and Hamas parties recognize its right to exist.Lebanon students earn honors Lebanon Express - Feb 22 1:45 PM
Eight Lebanon High School students took home cash and other prizes in the fourth annual Willamette Valley High School Art Competition. The winners received their awards Saturday, Feb. 17 at the Benton County Historical Museum in Philomath.Briefs: Palestinians riot near Jerusalem dig; Brandeis threatened with loss of donations The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles - Feb 22 1:42 PM
Palestinians rioted at entry points to Jerusalem to protest a ban stemming from previous riots over an Old City dig.Palestinian woman gives birth to healthy quintuplets in Gaza Contra Costa Times - Feb 22 3:23 AM
The birth of quintuplets brought chaos to a blue-painted maternity ward in a Gaza City hospital Wednesday, with flustered doctors trying to keep order among a crush of photographers and a slightly bewildered father.Quartet Seeks Renewed Middle-East Dialogue Scoop.co.nz - Feb 22 9:36 AM
Welcoming recent signs of progress between Israelis and Palestinians on improving the situation in the Middle East, the high-level diplomatic Quartet, which includes the United Nations, today reaffirmed its determination to promote dialogue between the two sides, while urging both to refrain from any actions that may adversely affect negotiations.[World and Nation] Former professor discusses peace in the Middle East The Minnesota Daily - Feb 22 3:37 AM
Former visiting University professor Dr. Arie Zmora returned to campus Tuesday to discuss his new endeavor in international civic education...Apartheid looks like this Al-Ahram Weekly - Feb 22 12:12 PM
The scene: a military checkpoint deep in Palestinian territory in the West Bank. A tall, thin elderly man, walking stick in hand, makes a detour past the line of Palestinians, many of them young men, waiting obediently behind concrete barriers for permission from an Israeli soldier to leave one Palestinian area, the city of Nablus, to enter another Palestinian area, the neighbouring village of ...Poverty Threatens Palestinian Families Scoop.co.nz - Feb 22 9:36 AM
Rising unemployment, poverty and economic suffocation in the occupied Palestinian territory are posing acute challenges to food security, leaving many families entirely dependent on outside aid as well as threatening vital sectors of the Palestinian economy, United Nations agencies warned today.U.S. favorite accepts key Palestinian ministry post Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 21 8:02 AM
A U.S.-educated economist with close ties to the Bush administration agreed on Wednesday to serve as finance minister in a Palestinian unity government, despite the threat of a boycott by the United States and Israel.Palestinian unity government must stick to roadmap: Blair AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 21 7:22 AM
British Prime Minister Tony Blair said an incoming Palestinian unity government must stick to an international peace blueprint ahead of a meeting Wednesday with Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas.Pruning essential for rose bush longevity Shelbyville Daily Union - Feb 22 6:56 AM
February is the month when most modern roses need to be pruned. Even if your roses have already begun growth, the time has come to prune. Annual heavy pruning is essential to ensure the prolific bloom and long life of a rose bush.President Basescu invites Egyptian businessmen to invest in Romania Nine O'Clock - Feb 22 1:46 PM
In the opinion of the Romanian President, Egypt can be a launching pad for the Arab markets.U.S. Diplomacy Misses Opportunity, Shuns Peace Prospects News From Bangladesh - Feb 22 10:31 AM
====================================================================================================================================================================== Instead of building a diplomatic momentum on the political breakthrough mediated by their Saudi Arabian ally who succeeded in developing an Arab and Palestinian consensus on going along with the U.S.-steered Quartet efforts to ...Shorts: U.S. J. the Jewish News Weekly of Northern California - Feb 22 11:44 AM
California Sen. Dianne Feinstein cited Israeli cluster bombs left behind in Lebanon in introducing legislation to restrict the sale of the devices.
