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Johnston is alive, says Palestine chief (Daily Telegraph)
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Fri, 20 Apr 2007 00:54:19 GMT

The Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas said yesterday that he believed that Alan Johnston, the kidnapped BBC reporter, was still alive despite a claim by an Islamist group to have murdered him at the weekend.


Film Festival Review: Palestine, Summer 2006 (Scoop.co.nz)
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Wed, 18 Apr 2007 01:38:16 GMT

“Palestine, Summer 2006” is a collection of short films, videos and art animation by a panorama of directors who approach diverse subjects within Palestinian culture, society and politics.


AREA PREP ROUNDUP: Bulldogs beat Ridge, now 11-0 (The East Liverpool Review)
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Fri, 20 Apr 2007 04:40:08 GMT

EAST PALESTINE — Business as usual. The East Palestine baseball team kept its record perfect Thursday with a 10-3 win over Mineral Ridge at home. The Bulldogs (11-0) were led by Taylor Snyder on the mound and at the plate.


Man Wrecks Vehicle Following Car Chase (KLTV 7 Tyler)
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Thu, 19 Apr 2007 23:01:27 GMT

A dramatic end to a high-speed chase in Henderson County. Officials say a man wrecked his vehicle on FM 323 southeast of Palestine on Tuesday.


U.S. could ease flow of funds to PLO (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
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Wed, 18 Apr 2007 21:20:11 GMT

The United States held out the possibility on Wednesday of easing the flow of money to the Palestine Liberation Organization but said it had no plans to lift sanctions against the Hamas-led Palestinian government.


Abbas insists missing BBC reporter is alive and safe (The Herald)
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Thu, 19 Apr 2007 20:54:44 GMT

Palestine intelligence agents have told President Mahmoud Abbas that the kidnapped BBC journalist Alan Johnston is still alive. The news yesterday raised the hopes of Mr Johnston's parents, following an anxious few days since a group of jihadists claimed to have killed the Scot.


Palestine Film Review: Soup Over Bethlehem (Scoop.co.nz)
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Wed, 18 Apr 2007 22:53:16 GMT

In Director Larissa Sansour’s “Soup Over Bethlehem,” a Palestinian family has dinner and conversation about a Palestinian national dish called mloukhieh.


Tennis: Local netters have tough day (Rushville Republican)
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Thu, 19 Apr 2007 16:21:51 GMT

In a make-up match from earlier this season, the New Palestine Lady Dragons came to Rushville to take on the Lady Lions in tennis action Tuesday. The visiting Dragons swept their way to a 5-0 conference victory.


Carter advises on Mideast (The Gazette)
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Thu, 19 Apr 2007 09:34:00 GMT

For the United States to play a successful role in achieving peace between Israel and Palestine, it must be seen as an honest broker by both sides, and it cannot be a knee-jerk supporter of all Israeli policies, former President and Nobel Peace Prize Winner Jimmy Carter said tonight.


Thinking international: MCC Diversity Day raises awareness of world issues (Muscatine Journal)
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Thu, 19 Apr 2007 15:44:33 GMT

MUSCATINE, Iowa — It’s been nearly one year since Muscatine resident Sue Dravis drove through the streets of Bethlehem and wept. She had never seen anything like the 23-foot high wall that separates the conflicting cultures of Palestine and Israel.