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  • *Israel PM Asks Ministers Not To Respond To Palestine Election Issue Open this result in new window
    Nasdaq - Dec 16 1:42 PM
    (RTTNews) - Israel PM asks ministers not to respond to Palestine election issue.
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  • No peace without solving Palestine problem: Egyptian FM Open this result in new window
    ArabicNews.com - Dec 16 4:59 PM
    There will be no peace and stability unless a solution to the Palestine issue is found, Egypt's Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit said yesterday. He urged the Palestinian factions to settle their political disputes.
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  • *Palestine President Calls For Elections Open this result in new window
    Nasdaq - Dec 16 8:27 AM
    (RTTNews) - Palestine President calls for elections.
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  • Mottaki: Tehran welcomes Sudan's principled stance on Lebanon, Palestine Open this result in new window
    Islamic Republic News Agency - Dec 16 8:47 AM
    Iran - Sudan - Sediq Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said on Saturday that Tehran welcomes the principled policies of Sudanese government in supporting Islamic Resistance in Lebanon and Palestine.
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  • Two State Solution Best Way Forward To End Israel-Palestine Conflict Open this result in new window
    Bernama - Dec 16 12:51 AM
    KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 16 (Bernama) -- The prospect for a two state solution to end the protracted Israel-Palestine conflict is still there but it must be based on the 1967 border demarcation, said former Palestine foreign minister.
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  • Asia News PALESTINE Abu Mazen calls for early elections PALESTINE ABU MAZEN elections HAMAS civil war Parliamentary and ... Open this result in new window
    AsiaNews.it - Dec 16 5:21 AM
    PALESTINE Abu Mazen calls for early elections Parliamentary and presidential elections could be held within three months. Hamas responds harshly: an illegal decision, we are facing a coup detat
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  • FIRE TEARS THROUGH LAKE PALESTINE CONDOS Open this result in new window
    Tyler Morning Telegraph - Dec 15 10:38 PM
    FIRE AT THE VILLAGES: A three-story, six-unit building at Silverleafs at the Villages Presidents Harbor Condominiums on Lake Palestine is seen Friday after an early morning fire.
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  • Israel PM Asks Ministers Not To Respond To Palestine Election Issue Open this result in new window
    Nasdaq - Dec 16 1:42 PM
    (RTTNews) - According to reports, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Saturday evening instructed all his ministers to refrain from commenting on Palestinian elections.
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  • Lady Hornets down Palestine, 51-38 Open this result in new window
    Athens Review - Dec 15 6:23 AM
    PALESTINE The Palestine Ladycats were victims of the turnover bug Tuesday night as the Ladycats lost to Athens 51-38.
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  • International Church Forum Pushes for Peace in Palestine Israel Open this result in new window
    Christian Today - Dec 15 6:25 AM
    With the urgent need to secure peace in Israel and Palestine at the top of the agenda a World Council of Churches meeting has begun work on setting up an international forum to galvanise worldwide church advocacy for the Middle East
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  • Palestine envoy to visit Tanzanias little Arafat Open this result in new window
    IPP Media - Dec 14 9:11 PM
    The Ambassador of Palestine to Tanzania, Yousef Habbab, has been touched by the brave physically challenged one-year-old boy, Arafat Bakari Mshamu, who was born with neither legs nor arms.
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  • Two more indicted for Palestine crimes Open this result in new window
    Lisbon Morning Journal - Dec 14 9:26 PM
    LISBON Two more people have been indicted by the county grand jury in connection with a series of break-ins mostly in the East Palestine area.
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  • Zahar: Ceasefire a Tactic for Liberation of Palestine Open this result in new window
    Israel National News - Dec 16 11:34 AM
    A statement by Israel's Foreign Ministry released Friday quoted Palestinian Authority Foreign Minister Mahmoud a-Zahar as declaring that the PA's present ceasefire (hudna) with Israel, in which terror groups committed several weeks ago to halt firing Kassem rockets at Israel, was simply a tactical maneuver.
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  • EU leaders: Palestine at heart of Middle East crises Open this result in new window
    ArabicNews.com - Dec 16 4:56 PM
    Leaders of the 25-member European Union on Friday expressing concern that the Middle East "is faced with one of the worst crises in years. "The Israeli-Arab conflict is at the heart of this crisis, said the European Council - which represents the EU leaders- in its conclusions.
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  • Palestine President Calls For Parliamentary And Presidential Elections Open this result in new window
    Nasdaq - Dec 16 8:27 AM
    (RTTNews) - Saturday, Mahmoud Abbas, Palestinian President, has called for presidential and parliamentary elections to be held at the earliest possible time, sources said. Tensions between his movement Fatah and Hamas have been rising in the last few days.
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  • Carters Book: The Lobby Strikes Back Open this result in new window
    Arab News - Dec 16 4:20 PM
    I have been asking the same questions President Jimmy Carter raises in his new book, Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid, and LA Times article How I See Palestine, but I stood no chance of convincing most Americans for the simple reason of being an Arab.
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  • MILITARY NEWS, DEC. 17 Open this result in new window
    Tyler Morning Telegraph - 1 hour, 50 minutes ago
    INCIRLIK AIR BASE, Turkey - While most in America are sharing in holiday cheer this season with family or friends, the son of a Longview man and a Palestine woman will be at the center of the fight against terror.
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  • FM: China firmly supports Mideast peace process Open this result in new window
    China Economic Net - Dec 16 6:34 PM
    China firmly supports Mideast peace process and will go on contributing to the realization of peace between Palestine and Israel, said Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing here Saturday.
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  • No Palestine elections until 2007 Open this result in new window
    RTÉ News - Dec 16 4:20 AM
    Early Palestinian elections will not be able to be held until the middle of next year for legal and technical reasons, a senior aide to President Mahmoud Abbas has said.
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  • Israel-Palestine statement hopes China join Mideast Quartet Open this result in new window
    People's Daily - Dec 15 6:46 PM
    A statement reached by Israeli and Palestinian delegations to a forum in Beijing on Friday called for China to join the Middle East Quartet which groups the United Nations, European Union, the United States and Russia.
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  • Carter Says No Debate On Palestine Book Open this result in new window
    NBC 11 Bay Area - Dec 15 4:22 PM
    BOSTON -- Former President Jimmy Carter turned down a request to debate Alan Dershowitz about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, saying the outspoken Harvard law professor "knows nothing about the situation."
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  • Several thousand Palestinians gather in Gaza to protest election call Open this result in new window
    Islamic Republic News Agency - Dec 16 11:47 AM
    Palestine - Protest Several thousand supporters of the Hamas-led government gathered throughout the Gaza Strip Saturday to protest a call for early elections by Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas.
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  • Carter and Palestine: Don't Condemn the Messenger Open this result in new window
    Middle East Online - Dec 14 2:23 AM
    Marwan Bishara contemplates the courage of Jimmy Carter in writing Palestine: Peace, Not Apartheid , and summarizes the kind of separation - apartness - that Carter portrays as the decades-long activity of Israel in Palestine.
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  • Arab attitudes toward US worsen because of Iraq, Palestine: poll Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 14 3:07 PM
    Arab attitudes toward the United States worsened in 2006 largely because of the war in Iraq and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, according to a poll.
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  • Carter Says No Debate On Palestine Book Open this result in new window
    NBC 5 Chicago - Dec 15 2:40 PM
    Former President Jimmy Carter won't debate a Harvard professor about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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  • Hardcover Nonfiction Open this result in new window
    New York Times - Dec 15 5:31 PM
    1. THE AUDACITY OF HOPE, by Barack Obama 2. THE INNOCENT MAN, by John Grisham 3. CULTURE WARRIOR, by Bill O?Reilly 4. MARLEY & ME, by John Grogan 5. PALESTINE PEACE NOT APARTHEID, by Jimmy Carter
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  • Abbas ally 'tried to kill PM' claim Open this result in new window
    The Scotsman - Dec 16 3:57 AM
    PALESTINE'S ruling Hamas party has accused Mohammed Dahlan, a key ally of President Mahmoud Abbas, of trying to assassinate prime minister Ismail Haniyeh in a gun attack on his entourage. The accusations came after days of bloodshed and the collapse of...
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  • Jimmy Carter's Mideast book polarizes opinion Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - 40 minutes ago
    A new book by Jimmy Carter in which he compares Israel's treatment of Palestinians to South Africa's Apartheid system has sparked a bitter debate over the former U.S. president's reputation as a peacemaker.
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  • Carter dismisses criticism of his 'Palestine' book Open this result in new window
    Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Dec 13 9:16 PM
    Weathering a barrage of criticism about his provocative new book, "Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid," former President Jimmy Carter yesterday said he wouldn't change a thing in it.
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  • Carter defends challenged book Open this result in new window
    The Western Star - Dec 16 4:12 AM
    AUSTIN, Texas Former President Jimmy Carter defended his latest book on Thursday, saying critics of "Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid" have not countered his negative depiction of life among Israelis and Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
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  • QUICK FACTS: Liberty-Eylau (11-3) vs. Robinson (12-2) Open this result in new window
    Texarkana Gazette - Dec 16 10:57 AM
    GAME FACTS: Robinson was 8-2 during the regular season, losing to Celina and Waco LeVega. In the playoffs the Rockets have beaten Hutto (49-27), Palestine (41-35), West Columbia (42-14) and Ingleside (62-21). L-E was 7-3, losing to Wimberley, Mount Pleasant and Atlanta.
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  • Carter explains 'apartheid' reference in book in a letter to American Jews Open this result in new window
    KWQC-TV 6 Davenport - Dec 16 8:00 AM
    ATLANTA Former President Jimmy Carter continues to defend the title of his book on the Israel-Palestinian conflict. It's called "Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid."
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  • Abbas guard base in Gaza City attacked Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - 1 hour, 22 minutes ago
    Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called Saturday for elections to end his violent standoff with Hamas a gamble that Palestinians will back him as he seeks to weaken the Islamic militants, avoid civil war and keep momentum for peace overtures with Israel.
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  • Hotlinks Open this result in new window
    Tiscali - Dec 16 5:09 AM
    "I have decided to call for presidential and parliamentary election ... I have decided to call for early elections," Abbas said in a speech broadcast live on Palestine TV.
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  • Damascus-based Palestinian factions reject Abbas' decision to call early elections Open this result in new window
    USA Today - Dec 16 1:38 PM
    Damascus-based Palestinian factions on Saturday rejected Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' decision to call early presidential and parliamentary elections, calling it illegal.
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  • People, Places & Things Open this result in new window
    Worcester Telegram & Gazette - Dec 16 1:30 AM
    BOSTON - Former President Carter has decided not to visit Brandeis University to talk about his new book "Palestine: Peace not Apartheid" because he does not want to debate Harvard Law professor Alan Dershowitz as the university had requested.
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  • Palestine council repeals ordinance dictating mayor's starting salary Open this result in new window
    Forrest City Times-Herald - Dec 13 1:05 PM
    Palestine Mayor Willetta Carroll cast a couple of tie-breaking votes in her last meeting as chief executive for the city during the monthly city council meeting Tuesday.
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  • Blair urges world to back Abbas election call Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 16 3:39 PM
    British Prime Minister Tony Blair urged foreign powers to back Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas's call for early elections to break the political stalemate and factional violence in the Palestinian territories.
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  • Turkish Company Produces Armored Gates for Iraq, Palestine Open this result in new window
    Zaman Online - Dec 13 2:08 PM
    A company from Kayseri is manufacturing bulletproof doors after fielding demands from countries facing fierce combat such as Iraq, Palestine and Israel.
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  • Social Concern Open this result in new window
    Lisbon Morning Journal - Dec 15 9:55 PM
    East Palestines Social Concern organization was gearing up Friday to distribute toys and food to families in the area. This year, 270 kids will be given toys and 140 families will receive food.
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  • Man shot dead Open this result in new window
    Lisbon Morning Journal - Dec 15 9:56 PM
    EAST PALESTINE A 32-year-old Negley-area man was found shot to death in the driveway of a Carbon Hill Road home about 8 a.m. yesterday.
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  • China holds Israeli-Palestinian seminar, calling for maintaining ceasefire and peace Open this result in new window
    People's Daily - Dec 15 6:30 PM
    China holds that Israel and Palestine should take concrete measures in maintaining ceasefire and the current situation, Chinese Assistant Foreign Minister Zhai Jun said in Beijing on Friday.
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  • Abbas: Palestinian moderate at loggerheads with Hamas Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 16 12:16 PM
    Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas, who threw down the gauntlet to the rival Hamas movement with his call for new elections, is a moderate figure who reached the pinnacle of Palestinian politics after five decades in Yasser Arafat's shadow.
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  • Abbas' decision fraught with obstacles Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Dec 16 11:31 AM
    Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' decision to call early presidential and parliament elections is fraught with legal and political difficulties. Independent experts have said he is on shaky legal ground, and the ruling Hamas Party says it will challenge him every step of the way.
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  • Carter explains 'apartheid' reference Open this result in new window
    MSNBC - 1 hour, 20 minutes ago
    Former President Jimmy Carter issued a letter to American Jews on Friday, explaining the use of the term apartheid in his new book and sympathizing with Israelis who fear terrorism.
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  • Hamas Rejects Plan by Abbas To Call Elections Open this result in new window
    Washington Post - Dec 16 10:12 AM
    RAMALLAH, West Bank, Dec. 16 -- Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas announced Saturday that he has decided to call early elections, including for his own office, to end a political crisis in the Palestinian territories that has brought a surge in deadly factional violence over the past...
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  • Palestinian Leader Orders Early Elections Open this result in new window
    New York Times - Dec 16 9:52 AM
    The Palestinian president?s declaration was both a challenge to the Hamas movement and a risky effort to break a political stalemate that could backfire.
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  • Former President Carter says he won't visit Brandeis Open this result in new window
    Boston Herald - Dec 15 9:58 AM
    BOSTON - Former President Carter has decided not to visit Brandeis University to talk about his new book "Palestine: Peace not Apartheid" because he does not want to debate Harvard Law professor...
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  • Abbas calls for early elections Open this result in new window
    Sports Illustrated - Dec 16 4:07 AM
    Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas Saturday called for fresh parliamentary and presidential elections at the earliest opportunity.
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  • Book Review: The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine Open this result in new window
    The Palestine Chronicle - Dec 13 11:36 AM
    The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine should be put forward as a document serving as a prime witness to the war crimes and the crimes against humanity of the destruction of Palestinian society and cultural geography.
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  • Carter: Speaking Frankly About Israel And PALESTINE - Jimmy Carter says his recent book is drawing knee-jerk ... Open this result in new window
    News From Bangladesh - Dec 13 10:28 AM
    Carter: Speaking Frankly About Israel And PALESTINE - Jimmy Carter says his recent book is drawing knee-jerk accusations of anti-Israel bias.
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  • Palestinian President Orders Early Elections Open this result in new window
    New York Times - Dec 16 8:07 AM
    The Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, on Saturday ordered early presidential and parliamentary elections in a direct challenge to the authority of Hamas, the Islamic movement that won elections less than a year ago.
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  • Fire Early Friday Destroys Condominium Complex Open this result in new window
    KWTX-TV Waco - Dec 15 12:55 PM
    (December 15, 2006)-- An early morning fire near Lake Palestine Friday destroyed a condominium complex. The fire broke out shortly after midnight at the Lake Village Condominiums in Flint.
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  • Abbas says has right to sack Hamas government Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Dec 16 3:22 AM
    Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday called for a political solution to resolve a Palestinian crisis but made clear he had the right to sack the Hamas government.
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  • Abbas calls for early elections Open this result in new window
    CNN.com - Dec 16 4:51 AM
    RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) -- Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas called on Saturday for fresh Palestinian parliamentary and presidential elections, raising the stakes after days of internal violence that has renewed fears of civil war.
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  • Gulf Daily News Open this result in new window
    Gulf Daily News - Dec 15 5:14 PM
    GAZA CITY: Palestine President Mahmoud Abbas's security forces fired on a Hamas rally in the West Bank and gunbattles between the two Palestinian factions erupted in Gaza yesterday, prompting a top Hamas leader to accuse Abbas of starting a war.
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  • Abbas calls for early Palestinian vote Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Dec 16 4:07 AM
    President Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday called for fresh Palestinian parliamentary and presidential elections, raising the stakes after days of internal violence that has renewed fears of civil war.
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  • Koffi Annan Is Sad As He's Unable To Solve Israel-Palestine Issue Open this result in new window
    Bernama - Dec 15 2:36 AM
    KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 15 (Bernama) -- The outgoing United Nations (UN) Secretary General Kofi Annan has expressed sadness over his inability to solve the Israel-Palestinian conflict during his term of office.
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  • Israel should have let Tutu probe Palestine deaths: South Africa Open this result in new window
    New Kerala - Dec 14 10:30 PM
    Durban, Dec 13: South Africa has expressed its disappointment about Israel's refusal to let top human rights campaigner, Desmond Tutu investigate the deaths of 19 Palestinians in November.
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  • Carter attacked for linking 'Israel' and 'apartheid' Open this result in new window
    The Daily Star Lebannon - Dec 15 12:48 PM
    Former US President Jimmy Carter has met with a storm of criticism in the United States over his latest book, which uses the word "apartheid" in describing the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The book, "Palestine: Peace, Not Apartheid," has raised a furor among Jewish groups who accuse the architect of the 1979 Arab-Israeli peace.
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  • PALESTINE Huge Hamas rally following Haniyeh attack Open this result in new window
    AsiaNews.it - Dec 15 8:51 AM
    Hamas leaders make threatening statements. PM instead urges people not to spill Palestinian blood. More than 30 people are injured in Ramallah as security forces loyal to President Abbas clash with supporters of the Islamist movement.
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  • Carter book won't stir Brandeis debate Open this result in new window
    Boston Globe - Dec 15 12:57 AM
    It seemed like a good idea at the time: Have former president Jimmy Carter talk about his controversial new book "Palestine: Peace not Apartheid" at Brandeis University.
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  • Carter: careful no more Open this result in new window
    Seattle Times - Dec 15 12:18 AM
    Jimmy Carter scholars are unlikely to be surprised by the argument in his new book, "Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid. " After all, when Yasser...
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  • Ex-president still working for elusive Mideast peace Open this result in new window
    The Plain Dealer - 32 minutes ago
    -- "When I was president I was working day and night to bring peace to Israel," says Jimmy Carter, 82, sitting in a hotel suite in Manhattan. "When I went out of office I thought I had succeeded."
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  • 72 tonnes of food sent to Palestine Open this result in new window
    Gulf Daily News - Dec 14 6:13 PM
    The 72-tonne consignment was dispatched by the Bahrain Red Crescent Society (BRCS). Nine trucks carrying the food parcels left the society, in Manama, at 10am yesterday, following a ceremony held under the patronage of society president Shaikh Abdulla bin Khalid Al Khalifa.
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  • WCC NEWS: Palestine/Israel: new church forum for peace Open this result in new window
    [Press Release] Worldwide Faith News - Dec 13 8:38 AM
    With the urgent necessity of peace in Israel and Palestine atthe top of the agenda, a World Council of Churches meeting hasbegun work on setting up an international forum to galvanizeworld-wide church advocacy for the Middle East.The proposed Palestine/Israel Ecumenical Forum is to be a keyelement in a multi-year programme for peace in the regioninvolving WCC member churches and related ...
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  • Palestinian PM thanks Iran's Basij for aid to Palestine Open this result in new window
    Islamic Republic News Agency - Dec 13 12:46 AM
    Iran - Palestine - Haniya Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniya, in a message sent before his departure from Tehran, thanked Iran's Basij (volunteer forces) for the aid it extended to the elected government of Palestine, it was reported here Tuesday evening.
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  • Unrest spreads in Palestine Open this result in new window
    Sunday Times - Dec 15 5:35 AM
    RAMALLAH, West Bank - Palestinian security forces, swinging truncheons and firing rifles into the air, have clashed with Hamas supporters in the West Bank city of Ramallah, a journalist said.
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  • Abbas call for early elections fraught with legal and political obstacles Open this result in new window
    The State - 12 minutes ago
    RAMALLAH, West Bank Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas decision to call early presidential and parliament elections is fraught with legal and political difficulties. Independent experts say he is on shaky legal ground, and the ruling Hamas Party says it will challenge him every step of the way.
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  • Jimmy Carter's Mideast book polarizes opinion Open this result in new window
    AlertNet - 36 minutes ago
    Source: Reuters By Matthew Bigg ATLANTA, Dec 17 (Reuters) - A new book by Jimmy Carter in which he compares Israel's treatment of Palestinians to South Africa's Apartheid system has sparked a bitter debate over the ...
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  • Abbas orders early Palestinian elections Open this result in new window
    International Herald Tribune - Dec 16 5:38 AM
    The Palestinian president on Saturday ordered early presidential and parliamentary elections in a direct challenge to the authority of Hamas.
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  • Walker's World: EU-U.S. agree on Mideast Open this result in new window
    UPI - Dec 15 6:21 AM
    WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 (UPI) -- The striking feature of the UPI-Zogby poll on American attitudes toward the Israel-Palestine dispute is the similarity with views in Europe.
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  • Early Morning Fire Destroys Condominium Open this result in new window
    KLTV Texas - Dec 15 6:02 AM
    An early morning fire that destroyed an entire condominium unit near Lake Palestine. It happened around 12:15 this morning at the lake village condominiums on Big Eddy road in Flint.
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  • Abbas' Decision Fraught With Obstacles Open this result in new window
    Los Angeles Times - Dec 16 11:58 AM
    RAMALLAH, West Bank -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' decision to call early presidential and parliament elections is fraught with legal and political difficulties.
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  • Tensions high as Abbas calls poll Open this result in new window
    The Age - Dec 16 4:26 PM
    Gunmen attack a Gaza City training base of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' presidential guard.
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  • Abbas calls for early elections, as power struggle with Hamas escalates Open this result in new window
    San Diego Union-Tribune - 2 hours, 4 minutes ago
    Killer elephant hunted down Associated Press Villagers and hunters view a male elephant that was killed by a hunter at the Behali tea plantation in Sonitpur district of northeast India on Saturday. Authorities gave orders to hunt down and kill the rogue elephant blamed for 14 deaths that had been nicknamed Laden by fearful villagers, after the al-Qaida leader.
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  • Abbas may call early vote in speech Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Dec 15 11:49 PM
    Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas may call early elections on Saturday in a much anticipated speech after violence between his Fatah group and the ruling Hamas movement stirred fears of civil war.
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  • PALESTINE Hamas accuses Abbas of trying to kill Haniyeh Open this result in new window
    AsiaNews.it - Dec 15 2:36 AM
    The prime ministers son and one of his advisers were injured. There was crossfire and clashes at Rafah airport. Tension is increasing between Fatah and Hamas.
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  • Abbas threatens to sack Hamas-led government Open this result in new window
    Guardian Unlimited - 2 hours, 44 minutes ago
    The increasingly violent power struggle in the Occupied Territories edged closer to civil war yesterday as Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas announced he would call fresh presidential and legislative elections and insisted he had the right to fire the Hamas-led government.
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  • Abbas threatens to sack government Open this result in new window
    Guardian Unlimited - 2 hours, 54 minutes ago
    Palestinian President Abbas to call fresh elections insisting he has the right to fire Hamas-led government.
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  • Huntington, Diboll well represented on all-district team Open this result in new window
    The Lufkin Daily News - 1 hour, 11 minutes ago
    Diboll quarterback Gilbert Moye was named Co-Most Valuable Player of District 20-3A as one of 18 Lumberjack players who earned honors in all-district balloting announced recently.
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  • Abbas Calls Early Palestinian Elections; No Date Set (Update2) Open this result in new window
    Bloomberg.com - Dec 16 9:27 AM
    Dec. 16 (Bloomberg) -- Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said he will call early presidential and legislative elections in a bid to end a political deadlock between himself and the Islamist Hamas party.
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  • Arts, Briefly Open this result in new window
    New York Times - Dec 15 9:42 PM
    CBS markets its music, the thieves of Père-Lachaise, holiday parties, holiday ratings, a letter from Jimmy Carter and more culture news.
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  • Palestinians protest Abbas' election call Open this result in new window
    ArabicNews.com - Dec 16 4:53 PM
    Several thousand supporters of the Hamas-led government gathered throughout the Gaza Strip today to protest a call for early elections by Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas.
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  • Give global backing to peace plan, says Blair Open this result in new window
    Scotland on Sunday - Dec 16 4:57 PM
    TONY Blair yesterday called on the international community to support Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas in his efforts to break the stalemate in the Middle East peace process.
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  • Iraqi PM reconciliation effort includes Baathists Open this result in new window
    ArabicNews.com - Dec 16 4:50 PM
    The government has invited 300 leaders from various groups, including some which have so far stood outside Iraq's post-Saddam political process, but it was not clear how many would brave Baghdad's violence and make the trip.
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  • UPI Poll: Strong support for 'Palestine' Open this result in new window
    UPI - Dec 14 7:06 AM
    WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 (UPI) -- About two-thirds of those asked in a UPI-Zogby International poll said there should be an independent Palestinian state.
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  • Jimmy Carter's Foolishness About Israel Open this result in new window
    CBS News - Dec 16 5:12 AM
    Jimmy Carter's pointed animus toward Israel and corresponding softness toward the Arabs is evident in his new book, which is both foolish and naive, National Review argues.
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  • Abbas election call raises civil war fear Open this result in new window
    Times Online - Dec 16 4:31 PM
    THE Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas threw down a challenge to the government of the militant group Hamas yesterday by calling fresh elections, raising tensions that have already prompted warnings of civil war.
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  • Ties Cut With Iran Institute Over Holocaust Open this result in new window
    New York Times - Dec 15 7:48 PM
    Leading policy institutes said they were breaking off relations with Iran over a conference featuring Holocaust deniers.
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  • Carter won't back down on Palestine book Open this result in new window
    Sun-Sentinel - Dec 14 12:11 AM
    Despite charges of plagiarism, shoddy research and even anti-Semitism, former President Jimmy Carter isn't backing off the contention in his new book that Israel's rule over the Palestinians is oppressive and brutal.
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  • William Z. Salcer, 82, Successful Inventor, Is Dead Open this result in new window
    New York Times - Dec 15 7:19 PM
    William Z. Salcer survived a Nazi concentration camp and later made a fortune by inventing things in the United States.
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  • Poster biennial, new horizon for Iran graphics Open this result in new window
    IranMania.com - 19 minutes ago
    LONDON, December 17 (IranMania) - The secretary of the 2nd International Biennial of Posters in the Islamic World here Saturday predicted that the event will make a new approach to Iranian graphics, MNA reported.
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  • Results of sectarianism in Palestinian football should help temper nonsense over here Open this result in new window
    The Scotsman: Sport - Dec 16 5:01 PM
    SECTARIANISM in Scottish football remains a sore on the face of our nation, but it is a mere pimple compared to the gapingly ulcerous and seemingly incurable wound which is the sectarian divide between Israel and the Palestinians.
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  • Suspected Murderer Of Palestine Security Chief's Children Arrested Open this result in new window
    Nasdaq - Dec 14 11:58 AM
    (RTTNews) - Palestinian police on Thursday arrested a Hamas-linked militant, suspected in the murder of a security chief's three young boys. The security chief's three children were killed on Monday as they arrived at their school.
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  • UN Must Be At Forefront Of Palestine Peace Efforts, Says Syed Hamid Open this result in new window
    Bernama - Dec 14 2:51 AM
    PUTRAJAYA, Dec 14 (Bernama) -- Malaysia feels that the United Nations (UN), and not any other parties, should be the central player in efforts to resolve the Palestinian issue, Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar said Thursday.
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  • KERIM BALCI Open this result in new window
    Zaman Online - Dec 16 2:12 PM
    Speaking to thousands in Gaza last Friday, Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniye succeeded in showing that Hamas still ruled the streets.
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  • Saudi bribes probe 'didn't lack evidence' Open this result in new window
    Scotland on Sunday - Dec 16 4:59 PM
    THE head of the agency responsible for investigating corruption allegations surrounding a £40bn arms deal with Saudi Arabia has denied claims he had insufficient evidence to press criminal charges.
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  • Portfolio: Our leading religious figures Open this result in new window
    Independent - Dec 16 4:07 PM
    The Muslim: Maulana Shahid Raza
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  • Abbas call for early Palestinian elections raises fears of civil war Open this result in new window
    The Scotsman - Dec 16 4:56 PM
    HAMAS describes president's ballot plan as a 'coup' attempt and demands his resignation after coalition talks fail
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