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Israel, Palestine Summit Ends Without Progress 
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(RTTNews) - The second summit of the month between the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert ended on Sunday without making any significant progress.Linking Palestine to Iraq Gulf News - Mar 09 3:12 PM
With the numerous unsolved problems in the Middle East that apply pressure in various directions on the US administration, especially in Palestine, Lebanon and Iraq, the United States is trying to exert what is has described as "a great effort" to solve the Palestinian problem.German Bishops See Racist Israel First Hand Scoop.co.nz - Mar 11 6:21 PM
After visiting the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial Museum in Jerusalem recently, a group of German bishops crossed over into Occupied Palestine and compared Israeli treatment of Palestinians to Nazis treatment of the Jews during the Holocaust.Arutz 7 TV Israel National News - Mar 11 4:20 PM
(IsraelNN.com) "The Hamas movement has given up on Palestine in order to stay in government, and fell in the swamp of surrender," Al Qaeda second in command Aiman al Zawahiri said Sunday, in an audio tape carried by Al Jazeera.World Council of Churches Renews Push for Peace in Israel Palestine Christian Today - Mar 09 12:05 AM
The World Council of Churches WCC is to launch an international interchurch advocacy initiative for peace in Israel and Palestine the Palestine Israel Ecumenical Forum at a conference June 1721 2007 in JordanYears of Strife and Lost Hope Scar Young Palestinians New York Times - 2 hours, 53 minutes ago
The current generation of young Palestinians, many say, is the most radical, the most accepting of violence and the most despairing.Misery tempts Palestinian Christians to flee Reuters via Yahoo! News - 2 hours, 20 minutes ago
Despairing of life under Israeli occupation, many Palestinian Christians are moving abroad, threatening their ancient links to Bethlehem and the land where Jesus was born.Israeli and Palestinian Leaders Meet, Producing Scant Results but a Pledge to Talk Again New York Times - Mar 11 6:21 PM
Mahmoud Abbas and Ehud Olmert held their second meeting in a month, but aides said that there was little progress to report.Qaeda's Zawahri rebukes Hamas over Mecca deal Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 11 5:30 PM
Al Qaeda second-in-command Ayman al-Zawahri has accused the Islamist group Hamas of serving U.S. interests by agreeing to respect past Palestinian accords with Israel in a recent Saudi-brokered deal with the Fatah faction.Little progress made at Mideast summit AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 11 5:44 PM
The second summit in a month between the Israeli and Palestinian leaders, encouraged by U.S. officials as a way to nurture their fledgling dialogue, produced little progress on Sunday. A Palestinian participant called it "difficult."Qaeda blasts Hamas over unity government AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 11 12:15 PM
Al-Qaeda number two Ayman al-Zawahiri on Sunday accused the Islamist Hamas movement of surrendering to Israel by agreeing to form a Palestinian unity government, in a sound recording broadcast by Al-Jazeera.Bills filed to permit community agency to oversee State Railroad The Daily Sentinel - Mar 10 7:26 PM
East Texas legislators have filed bills to keep the Texas State Railroad moving after funding runs out this summer. But Palestine Mayor Carolyn Salter fears it won't be enough.Little progress at 'difficult' Mideast summit CNN.com - Mar 11 5:25 PM
JERUSALEM (AP) -- The second summit in a month between Israeli and Palestinian leaders made little progress on Sunday.Envoys from Muslim nations to launch informal forum in US AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 11 4:44 PM
Envoys of 57 member nations of the world's largest Islamic grouping are to launch an informal forum in Washington this week to discuss common concerns and act a key link for the Muslim world in the United States, diplomats say.Secret talks under way with Israel: Palestinian sources AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 11 1:01 PM
Israeli and Palestinian officials have been holding talks through a "secret channel" with the aim of jumpstarting the stalled peace process, Palestinian sources told AFP on Sunday.Qaeda's Zawahri criticizes Hamas over Mecca deal Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 11 11:48 AM
Al Qaeda's second-in-command Ayman al-Zawahri lashed out at the leadership of Palestinian Islamist group Hamas on Sunday over its Saudi-brokered deal with the U.S.-backed Palestinian faction Fatah.Hotlinks Tiscali - Mar 10 9:35 PM
"We will announce the government on Wednesday or Thursday and we will then ask for a vote of confidence in parliament on Saturday," Haniyeh said in an interview on Palestine TV.Abbas, Olmert meet but no sign of progress Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 11 2:25 PM
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas held talks on Sunday that yielded little sign of progress toward peace.The art of sharing Lisbon Morning Journal - Mar 10 9:07 PM
Jamie Jones, 5, and her twin sister Julie enjoyed a chocolate chip cookie during the art and music show at East Palestine Elementary School Friday.UN chief to visit Palestine and Israel Gulf News - Mar 10 1:56 PM
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said yesterday he will visit Israel and the Palestinian territories later this month in an effort to help revive the peace process between the two sides.Children of the Palestinian intifada: The lost generation International Herald Tribune - Mar 11 5:39 AM
They are the children of the second intifada, growing up in a territory riven by infighting, seared by violence, occupied by Israel, largely cut off from the world and segmented by barriers and checkpoints.Israel PM; Palestine Pres to Meet Time Magazine - Mar 09 5:50 AM
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will meet on Sunday for their second summit in a month Abbas and Olmert meet, but no breakthrough AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 11 12:22 PM
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas met for more than two hours on Sunday for the second time in less than a month, but with no apparent breakthrough in the stalled peace process.EU ready to work with legitimate government in Palestine Gulf Times - Mar 09 10:15 PM
BRUSSELS: European Union leaders yesterday pledged to work with a new Palestinian unity government as long as its programme takes into account the demands of the international Quartet on the Middle East.Expectations low as Abbas and Olmert meet AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 11 11:06 AM
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas met for more than two hours on Sunday for the second time in less than a month, but amid dim hopes that the encounter would yield a breakthrough in the stalled peace process.Abbas-Olmert to meet but expectations low AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 11 5:58 AM
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas are to meet on Sunday for the second time in less than a month, but with few hopes the encounter will yield a breakthrough in the stalled peace process.Mideast media caution on Iraq conference BBC News - Mar 11 7:17 AM
Arabic and Iranian media reflected cautious optimism about the Baghdad security conference.Al Qaeda slams Hamas over Mecca deal AAP via Yahoo!7 News - Mar 11 3:42 PM
Al Qaeda's second-in-command Ayman al-Zawahri has lashed out at the leadership of Hamas over its Saudi-brokered deal with the US-backed Fatah faction in Mecca.Fresh violence erupted in Gaza ahead of talks in Jerusalem [Reuters] Aljazeera - 2 hours, 15 minutes ago
Ayman al-Zawahri, the number two leader in al-Qaeda, has accused Hamas of "submission" for agreeing to form a Palestinian national unity government."Bishops Cannot be Silent About Conditions in Palestine" Deutsche Welle - Mar 09 9:52 AM
During a visit to the Mideast, a German bishop compared conditions in the West Bank with those of the Warsaw ghetto during World War II. Ulrich Pöner of the German Bishops Conference explained the context to DW-WORLD.DE.On a tear Athens Review - Mar 10 5:41 AM
Brant Radcliff tossed a four-inning two-hitter and belted a three-run home run Friday afternoon to help the Athens Hornets to a 12-0 shutout of the Palestine Westwood Panthers in second-day action of the annual AHS tournament.You look like a duck Aspen Daily News - 4 minutes ago
I don't know of anyone who equates criticism of Israel with being anti-Semitic. Sue Gray's problem isn't that she merely criticizes the policies of Israel, it is that she offers full-throated support for, and parrots endlessly the pronouncements of leaders in the Middle East who are.A Shared History, a Different Conclusion Washington Post - Mar 10 7:09 PM
HAIFA, Israel -- Ilan Pappe, one of the revisionist scholars known in Israel as the "new historians," began his career in some of the same wartime archives as Benny Morris. But his own ideological journey has taken him to the far shore of Israel's political gulf and nearly complete isolation. Hamas rejects accusation by al-Qaida's Zawahri People's Daily - 2 hours, 44 minutes ago
A senior leader of the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) on Sunday rejected the accusations by al-Qaida's No. two Ayman al-Zawahri over signing a power-sharing deal with moderate President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah movement.In placid Ohio, Jews bracing for pro-Palestinian conference JTA - Mar 11 12:06 PM
Anti-Israel protesters gather outside a Columbus, Ohio, auditorium where Alan Dershowitz was speaking to students Oct. 28.Melting pot or tinderbox Times of Malta - Mar 10 12:08 AM
The news from Riyadh in the wake of meetings held between Saudi Arabia and Iran that the Iranian President was prepared to go along with an Arab peace plan to bring the conflict between Israel and Palestine to an end, has not been confirmed by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.Al-Qaida's Zawahiri lashes out at Hamas over "surrendering to Israel" People's Daily - Mar 11 6:31 PM
Ayman al-Zawahiri, the number two of al-Qaida, on Sunday lashed out at Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) over surrendering to Israel by signing a Riyadh-brokered deal with the Washington-backed Fatah movement, reported the Qatar-based satellite al-Jazeera TV channel.Abbas can make gains when meeting Olmert: analyst People's Daily - Mar 11 5:45 PM
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is able to achieve positive results when meeting Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert later the day, an analyst said on Sunday.Al-Qaida's al-Zawahri accuses Hamas of selling out to Israel CNews - Mar 11 5:46 PM
CAIRO, Egypt - Al-Qaida's number two accused the Palestinian Hamas of selling out by agreeing to respect past peace deals with Israel, according to a recording broadcast Sunday by Al-Jazeera satellite channel.St. Patrick's Day Parade WYTV Youngstown - Mar 11 5:32 PM
A valley tradition takes place today, in celebration of Saint Patrick's Day. An estimated 20,000 people lined Market Street in Boardman for the 29th annual parade showcasing the Irish spirit.Qaeda's Zawahri criticizes Hamas over Mecca deal Reuters via Yahoo! Canada News - Mar 11 10:42 AM
Al Qaeda's second-in-command Ayman al-Zawahri lashed out at the leadership of Palestinian Islamist group Hamas on Sunday over its Saudi-brokered deal with the U.S.-backed Fatah faction in Mecca.Palestinians, unity gov't need calmness with Israel: Erekat People's Daily - Mar 11 5:15 PM
Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat said on Sunday the Palestinian people and their upcoming unity government were in need of a mutual ceasefire with Israel.Qaeda's Zawahri rebukes Hamas over Mecca deal Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Mar 11 1:58 PM
Al Qaeda's Ayman al-Zawahri accused the Islamist group Hamas of serving U.S. interests by agreeing to respect past Palestinian accords with Israel in a Saudi-brokered deal with the U.S.-backed Fatah faction.Barton no-hits Palestine-Wheatley Helena Daily World - Mar 07 3:22 PM
BARTON - In the Bible's Old Testament, God gave one of the 10 Commandments as "Thou shalt not steal." Tuesday afternoon, the Barton Bears broke that commandment nine times in a dramatic 12-2 win over the Palestine-Wheatley Patriots.World news The West Australian - Mar 11 3:56 PM
Al Qaeda's second-in-command Ayman al-Zawahri lashed out at the leadership of Palestinian Islamist group Hamas on Sunday over its Saudi-brokered deal with the US-backed Fatah faction in Mecca.Carolyn Baker: In Debt We Trust Scoop.co.nz - Mar 11 6:35 PM
A Return To Serfdom? By Carolyn Baker March 09, 2007 This week the Senate Banking Committee has begun an investigation of credit card companies and that industry s lending practices of which Chairman, Carl Levin of Michigan said , Millions of families are kept in debt and are in over their heads not just because of their own purchases but because of the abusive practices and excesses of the ...Public Address 12/03/07 - Gay But Really Not Happy Scoop.co.nz - Mar 11 6:35 PM
One of the things the TVNZ Charter is meant to do is to guarantee the production and screening of programming for and about minority communities. The relevant part is a fairly ugly piece of written English, but it gets the point across.Patricia L Johnson: "I Am Accountable" Scoop.co.nz - Mar 11 6:36 PM
Speaking from FBI headquarters, Robert S. Mueller, III told reporters I am to be held accountable , Apparently being responsible for misuses of national security letter authorities doesn t involve resigning as Mueller went on to state he would not resign his position as FBI Director.Avi Rubin Testimony Opposes VVPAT On DRE Voting Scoop.co.nz - Mar 11 6:20 PM
Johns Hopkins Professor, E-Voting Security Expert Goes on Record Against Electronic Ballots at Congressional Hearings on Election Integrity... BradBlog.Com By Brad Friedman ON 3/9/2007 9:35AMComplaint Alleging DRE Vote-Flipping in Mont.OH. Scoop.co.nz - Mar 11 6:21 PM
County's Election Director, Steve Harsman, Wholly Clueless... BradBlog.Com BLOGGED BY Brad Friedman ON 3/9/2007 And still another complaint registered against DRE/touch-screen voting systems. It's Diebold's turn again this time.Democrats Shift Debate to Iraq Endgame Scoop.co.nz - Mar 11 6:21 PM
Find this interesting? If so then Plamegate: Finally Fitzmas Is Here!: - Dick Cheney's Chief Of Staff Convicted Of Lying About Revenge Attack On CIA Agent Valerie Plame (For Her Husband's Exposure Of Iraq War Lies) - Washington - Former White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby was convicted Tuesday of obstruction, perjury and lying to the FBI in an investigation into the leak of CIA operative ...Palestinian unity govt to be announced by Thursday: Haniya AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 10 1:06 PM
A new Palestinian unity government will be announced by next Wednesday or Thursday, prime minister designate Ismail Haniya of the Islamist movement Hamas said Saturday.Kelpie Wilson: Boxed In by a Polar Bear Scoop.co.nz - Mar 11 6:36 PM
Polar bears, those cute, cuddly, white furry animals of the north, are actually one of the world's most formidable predators. They are the only bear species known to stalk and kill human beings for food.PLO official says Palestinian refugees "guests" in Lebanon People's Daily - Mar 09 7:30 PM
Visiting Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Politburo Chief Farouk al Kadoumy said on Friday that Lebanon-based Palestinian refugees were guests in Lebanon and abided by local laws and regulations.Al Qaeda's al-Zawahri blasts Hamas government CTV.ca - Mar 11 6:16 PM
Al Qaeda's number two accused the Palestinian Hamas of selling out by agreeing to respect past peace deals with Israel, according to a recording broadcast Sunday by Al-Jazeera satellite channel.Little Progress Made at Mideast Summit AP via Yahoo! Asia News - Mar 11 12:56 PM
The second summit in a month between the Israeli and Palestinian leaders, encouraged by U.S. officials as a way to nurture their fledgling dialogue, produced little progress on Sunday.Tintin is off to the movies Channel NewsAsia - Mar 11 6:11 PM
He reached the moon more than a decade ahead of Neil Armstrong and had logged time in far-flung locales ranging from Peru to the Sahara Desert to Tibet before he was even old enough to vote.Israel To Treat Saudi Initiated 2002 Peace Plan Seriously, Says Olmert Nasdaq - Mar 11 11:37 AM
(RTTNews) - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert told the Israeli parliament on Sunday that he was ready to "treat seriously" the Saudi initiated peace plan proposed in 2002. Olmert was speaking ahead of his second meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, aimed to revive peace talks between the two sides.Hotlinks Tiscali - 1 hour, 9 minutes ago
Pressures on majority Muslims are just as daunting -- and many of them also leave -- but dwindling Christian communities look more precarious as the young and dynamic pull up roots.Two locals named to first team all-district The East Liverpool Review - Mar 09 9:18 PM
COLUMBUS East Palestine s Dan Hanolt and Lisbon s Erica Sims headlined a group of area players named to the Northeast Inland All-District team. Hanolt and Sims were named to the boys and girls first teams in Div. III for their performances.Abbas, Olmert meet Daily Telegraph - Mar 11 12:29 PM
ISRAELI Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas held talks today that yielded little sign of progress towards peace.Palestinian cabinet to be named next week: Haniyeh Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 10 1:33 PM
A Palestinian unity government will be announced in the next few days and will seek a vote of confidence from parliament next Saturday, Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Islamist group Hamas said on Saturday.Abbas and Olmert meet but no sign of progress Reuters via Yahoo! Singapore News - Mar 11 11:21 AM
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas held talks on Sunday that yielded no immediate sign of progress towards peace.Hotlinks Tiscali - Mar 11 5:35 PM
Hamas and rival Fatah agreed at a meeting in Mecca a month ago to form a Palestinian coalition cabinet, a move that largely ended weeks of bloody factional fighting, mostly in the Gaza Strip where more than 90 people were killed.Gaming gets its consciousness on Los Angeles Times - Mar 11 12:17 AM
New breed aims to raise awareness of the plight of people in Jerusalem, Darfur, even Kinko's. A growing movement of "activist" videogame designers is showing that not only can you make good games about problems like global warming, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the childhood obesity epidemic but that gaming itself can be a powerful medium for spreading awareness and getting people ...Carter defends his book, 'Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid' in address to GW students San Diego Union-Tribune - Mar 08 4:06 PM
WASHINGTON, 12:57 p.m. March 8 (AP): Despite the storm it ignited, former President Carter held fast on Thursday to his accusation that Israel oppresses the Palestinians on the West Bank and Gaza and seeks to colonize the land.Today's Top Scoop Stories - News Summary Scoop.co.nz - Mar 11 2:20 PM
SCOOP LEAD STORY Scoop Satire: The Week InJustice NEW ZEALAND LEAD: Environment: Are Kiwi Benefitting From Tory Charity? Medical: Health Commissioner To Inquire Into Failed Tubal Ligations Sludge Report: RBNZ Raises Interest Rates But Will It Make A Difference?National's Statements On Iraq 2003 and 2007 Scoop.co.nz - Mar 11 3:05 PM
"...we made it quite clear that National wouldn t have sent troops to Iraq, we did support the coalition of the willing and the United States ability to send troops to Iraq because we believed as I think the world believed at that time that Iraq possessed weapons of mass destruction."Hotlinks Tiscali - Mar 11 5:35 PM
Olmert, in comments before hosting Abbas at his official Jerusalem residence, appeared to open the door to exploring whether a 2002 Saudi peace initiative could serve as an alternative track towards an Israeli-Palestinian settlement.Expectations low as Abbas and Olmert meet AFP via Yahoo!7 News - Mar 11 8:38 AM
JERUSALEM (AFP) - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas met on Sunday for the second time in less than a month, but with few hopes that the encounter will yield a breakthrough in the stalled peace process.Bush s Crimes in Baghdad Have Parallel in US, UK Scoop.co.nz - Mar 11 1:21 PM
Bush s Crimes in Baghdad Have Parallel in U.S., U.K. What s left of what passes for law in America is eroding rapidly. The latest scandal in Totalitarianville is the admission by Robert S. Mueller III March 9th his FBI had improperly used the Patriot Act to spy on individuals and businesses.David Swanson: What's Wrong With David Obey Scoop.co.nz - Mar 11 1:20 PM
The reason I sent the media a video of House Appropriations Chair David Obey (Dem., Wisc.) throwing a bit of a fit [ Link ] was not just to embarrass him. Nor was it, as some Democratic Party Die-Hards allege, to foolish split the forces of good and allow the evil Republicans to prevail.Firing of US Attorneys Probe Reaches White House Scoop.co.nz - Mar 11 1:20 PM
Washington - A congressional investigation into the firings of eight U.S. attorneys reached into the White House on Friday, with Democrats saying that they'll call in President Bush's former counsel Harriet Miers and other unidentified White House officials for interviews with the House Judiciary Committee.Agenda 10/3/07: News Briefs Scoop.co.nz - Mar 11 1:50 PM
National Leader John Key says there may not be a return to market related rents for state houses if National wins the next election. Speaking to interviewer Lisa Owen on TVOne s Agenda programme today, Mr Key said National is currently doing a review of its housing policy.Hotlinks Tiscali - Mar 11 2:05 PM
Hamas and rival Fatah agreed at a meeting in Mecca a month ago to forge a Palestinian coalition cabinet, a move that largely ended weeks of bloody factional fighting, mostly in the Gaza Strip where more than 90 people were killed.Qaddoumi visits top leaders amid 'rough times' The Daily Star Lebannon - Mar 09 1:39 PM
The Palestinian foreign minister said on Friday that Lebanon and Palestine were going through "rough times," despite "cunning" efforts by officials from both countries to resolve their respective governmental crises. "Dialogue and openness are likely to engender productive solutions on both the Lebanese and the Palestinian political scenes," said.World news The West Australian - Mar 11 12:41 PM
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas held talks that yielded little sign of progress towards peace.Expectations low as Abbas and Olmert meet TODAYonline - Mar 11 11:19 AM
A Palestinian youth stands near a blazing room at a destroyed office of the Fatah movement after clashes between Hamas and Fatah militants in Beit Hanun in the northern of Gaza Strip.Hamas has sold out to Israel, says Al-Qa'ida deputy The Australian - Mar 11 6:00 AM
AL-QA'IDA number two Ayman al-Zawahiri has accused the Islamist Hamas movement of surrendering to Israel by agreeing to form a Palestinian unity government, in a sound recording broadcast by Al-Jazeera yesterday.Iraq urges neighbours to cut support for terror AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 10 5:19 AM
Iraq issued an impassioned plea on Saturday for 16 regional and world powers, including neighbours Iran and Syria, to forge a common front against terrorism and to bring an end to support for violent extremists.Gymnastics coach faces alcohol-charge sentence The Indianapolis Star - Mar 09 4:26 AM
New Palestine -- A New Palestine High School gymnastics coach who provided alcohol to members of her team will be sentenced at 9 a.m. March 16 in Hancock Superior Court 2.Hotlinks Tiscali - Mar 11 12:09 PM
Olmert has vowed to boycott the Palestinian unity government Abbas is forming with Hamas Islamists unless it recognises Israel, renounces violence and accepts existing interim peace deals as demanded by the Quartet of international powers.Carter: "Apartheid" Is Apt For West Bank CBS News - Mar 08 11:06 PM
Former President Jimmy Carter says he was never asked to debate his latest book with critic Alan Dershowitz. He also said the controversial term "apartheid" accurately describes the dynamic between Israel and Palestine.Abbas-Olmert to meet but expectations low New Straits Times - Mar 11 5:49 AM
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas were to meet on Sunday for the second time in less than a month, with few hopes the encounter will yield a breakthrough in the stalled peace process.RATE THIS ARTICLE Crosswalk.com - Mar 09 2:43 AM
(CNSNews.com) - "Apartheid in Palestine" must end before peace can begin, former President Jimmy Carter told an audience in Washington, D.C., Thursday, as he defended his controversial new book on the Middle East.Discord between Shia, Sunni Muslims, colonial weapon: Rafsanjani Islamic Republic News Agency - Mar 11 5:52 AM
Iran - Rafsanjani - Conference Chairman of the Expediency Council Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani said here Sunday that enemies attempted to provoke sectarian conflict between the Shia and Sunni Muslims, "but, it is a blight weapon," a reference to colonial era.UAE urges talks with Iran over disputed islands IANS via Yahoo! India News - Mar 11 1:06 AM
Abu Dhabi, Mar 11 (IANS) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has urged Iran to accept direct bilateral talks or international mediation over three islands in the strategic Gulf that Iran had occupied on the eve of UAE s independence in 1971.Julia Gorin: Utah Paper Reassures Americans by Interviewing Moderately Violent Bosnian Imam HuffingtonPost - Mar 10 2:25 PM
There's been a recent break in the investigation of what led the shooter in Salt Lake City to kill. ( KSL News ) Federal agents have traced the handgun used by Trolley Square shooter Sulejman Talovic to its original owner and are now trying to figure out how it ended up with Talovic. ... The Deseret Morning News also reports police are questioning witnesses again about what they saw or heard ...DVD Review: Favela Rising Blogcritics.org - Mar 11 9:27 AM
Rio de Janeiro -- home of Sugar Loaf Mountain, white sandy beaches, beautiful half-naked people, a magnificent statue of Jesus Christ that looms over the city, and some of the most violent slums in the world. In the favela (Portuguese for squatter or slums) that cling to the sides of the hills overlooking the city, thousands of people desperately eke out an existence in conditions that no ...Abbas, Olmert meet but no sign of progress AlertNet - Mar 11 3:32 AM
Source: Reuters (Adds quote from Israeli official, paragraph 6) By Jeffrey Heller JERUSALEM, March 11 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas held talks on Sunday ... Murder-suicide in Palestine KETK 56 Tyler - Mar 08 4:57 PM
Thirty-one-year-old Kelly Gipson and 42-year-old Mike Jones were found in a bedroom, both with a single gunshot wound to the head. A 4-year-old child was found alive in the living room.Greeley: Jesus would be a feminist The Arizona Daily Star via Yahoo! News - Mar 10 12:41 AM
It's a notion that's earning journalist, best-selling author and Catholic priest Andrew M. Greeley even more attention of late: If Jesus were alive today, he'd be a radical feminist.YMCA T-shirt offends Jews by including Palestine, not Israel JTA - Mar 08 2:43 PM
A controversial YMCA T-shirt. Members of Montreal s Jewish community are incensed about a T-shirt that lists YMCAs around the world, except for one certain country.News Brief Ekklesia - Mar 09 9:27 AM
The World Council of Churches (WCC) is launching an international, inter-church advocacy initiative for peace in Israel and Palestine. The Evangelical Alliance has welcomed new charity guidelines. But the argument about proselytism will go on.Abbas-Olmert to meet but expectations low TODAYonline - Mar 11 12:49 AM
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (C), Israeli Prime Minister Ehoud Olmert (L) and Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas shaking hands ahead of a summit in Jerusalem, last month.Jimmy Carter defends book, 'Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid' to U.S. students CNews - Mar 08 1:51 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) - Despite the storm it ignited, former president Jimmy Carter held fast on Thursday to his accusation that Israel oppresses the Palestinians on the West Bank and Gaza and seeks to colonize the land.Biography explores life of Plath's romantic rival The Myrtle Beach Sun News - Mar 10 11:35 PM
"Lover of Unreason: Assia Wevill, Sylvia Plath's Rival and Ted Hughes's Doomed Love" by Yehuda Koren and Eilat Negev (Carroll & Graf, $27.95)Pro-Palestinian Jews take lead in organizing anti-Israel conference JTA - Mar 08 9:42 PM
Joseph Levine is the faculty adviser to the Committee for Justice in Palestine, a pro-Palestinian student group at Ohio State University.Related Items Ekklesia - Mar 09 7:27 AM
The World Council of Churches (WCC) is launching an international, inter-church advocacy initiative for peace in Israel and Palestine - the Palestine Israel Ecumenical Forum - at a conference June 17-21, 2007, in Jordan.Indiana High School Boys Basketball Top 10 Teams The Times of Northwest Indiana - Mar 10 11:11 PM
How The Associated Press Top 10 Indiana high school boys basketball teams have fared in the 2007 state tournament: