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Palestine 'root' of Mideast conflict: Abdullah, Howard 
Borneo Bulletin - Nov 30 11:05 PM
KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - The leaders of Malaysia and Australia disagreed Thursday over whether foreign troops should withdraw from Iraq, but agreed that Palestine was the root of conflict in the Middle East.Rice Calls On Israel And Palestine To Step Up Efforts On Peace Deal 
Nasdaq - Nov 30 1:08 PM
(RTTNews) - U.S. Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice, addressing a press conference with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, said Israel and Palestine should step up their efforts for a sustainable peace deal, calling upon both countries not to take any action that might prejudge a final solution.Haniyah rules out fresh polls 
The Peninsula - 1 hour, 16 minutes ago
Doha Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyah has ruled out the possibility of fresh elections in Palestine following a standoff in the discussions between the Hamas and Fatah groups.Sand a first for beach spikers 
Khaleej Times - 1 hour, 34 minutes ago
THE quest for gold will be a little tricky for the Asian Games beach volleyball teams representing Mongolia and Palestine neither has played on sand before.Reaction against Israeli crimes sought at UN 
ArabicNews.com - Dec 02 6:41 PM
The Ambassador and deputy permanent representative of Iran in the UN Mehdi Danesh-Yazdi on Thursday asked more influential international reaction against "Israel's crimes in Palestine and other Arab occupied lands."Arabian nights 
Guardian Unlimited - Dec 02 4:39 PM
Elias Khoury's monumental novel, first published in Arabic in 1998 and adapted into a critically lauded film in 2004, is a '1001 Nights' for Palestine.Senior Chinese diplomat to visit Israel, Palestine 
People's Daily - Nov 30 3:57 AM
China will send a senior diplomat to Israel and Palestine as part of efforts to help resume peace talks at an early date, said a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Thursday.Top PLO Body Calls on Palestinian PM to Resign 
Washington Post - Dec 01 9:10 AM
RAMALLAH, West Bank, Dec 1 (Reuters) - The executive committee of the Fatah-dominated Palestine Liberation Organisation has called on Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of the rival party Hamas to resign.Abbas told the Palestinian Liberation Organisation committee that talks with Hamas were dead 
Aljazeera - Dec 02 6:48 AM
The executive committee of the Fatah-dominated Palestine Liberation Organisation has called on the Hamas-led government to resign so a new government can be formed.Hamas dismisses call for Palestinian PM to quit 
AlertNet - Dec 02 5:41 AM
Source: Reuters By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Palestinian Islamist group Hamas on Saturday dismissed a call for the resignation of Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh made by the Palestine Liberation ... Hamas dismisses call for Palestinian PM to quit 
Khaleej Times - Dec 02 7:29 AM
GAZA - Palestinian Islamist group Hamas on Saturday dismissed a call for the resignation of Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh made by the Palestine Liberation Organisation, a body dominated by the rival Fatah party.PLO calls on Palestinian premier to step down 
Yahoo! India News - Dec 01 10:51 PM
Ramallah, Dec 2 (DPA) The Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) has called for the resignation of Prime Minister Ismail Haneya amid continuing wrangling between his Hamas movement and the more moderate Fatah over forming a government of national unity.PLO calls on Palestinian premier to step down 
Hindustan Times - Dec 01 11:23 PM
The Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) has called for the resignation of Prime Minister Ismail Haneya amid continuing wrangling between his Hamas movement and the more moderate Fatah over forming a government of national unity.Spiritual Book Is Holiday Gift That Keeps Hope Alive in Israel Palestine 
[Press Release] PR Web - Nov 30 12:47 AM
Author and peace worker Eileen Fleming is donating all proceeds from her newly released work of historical fiction to the non-profit organization, Olive Trees Foundation for Peace. Her spiritual book, Keep Hope Alive, documents the history of this organization of American Jews, Christians and Muslims who are raising awareness and funds to replant olive trees destroyed in the Israel Palestine A Diva Brightens a Dark Time in Beirut 
New York Times - Dec 02 5:33 PM
The singer Fayrouz performed in Beirut again at last, and her country, it seemed, had never needed her more.President Ahmadinejad, Palestinian PM meet in Doha 
Islamic Republic News Agency - Dec 01 10:33 PM
Iran - Palestine Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyah held talks in Doha, Qatar on Friday.Russia's FM Lavrov calls for concerted efforts in Middle East 
Russian Information Agency Novosti - Dec 02 1:35 AM
SHARM EL SHEIKH, December 2 (RIA Novosti) - Peace plans for Lebanon, Iraq and Palestine are unviable without consensus and coordinated efforts of the international community, the Russian foreign minister said Saturday.Abbas weighs options to end Palestinian stalemate 
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Dec 02 2:21 PM
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Saturday he was considering options open to him after the failure of talks with the governing Hamas faction over creating a unity government.India for direct talks to solve Palestine-Israel dispute 
Outlook India - Dec 01 1:19 AM
Observing that violence would not produce any durable solution to the Palestinian-Israel dispute, India has sought direct face-to-face dialogue between the two sides based on the roadmap prepared by the International Quartet.PLO calls for PM Haniyeh's resignation 
People's Daily - Dec 01 5:53 PM
The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) on Friday called for the resignation of incumbent Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh, drawing strong criticism from the ruling Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas).A Peace Plan With Vision 
Arab News - Dec 01 4:14 PM
It was only a week ago when a number of experts and ambassadors from half a dozen nationalities, dining at the residence of an Arab ambassador in London, arrived at an almost unanimous verdict: The Israel-Palestine conflict was certain to remain frozen for the near future.India for direct talks to solve Palestine-Israel dispute 
New Kerala - Dec 01 12:55 AM
Dharam Shourie, United Nations, Dec 1: Observing that violence would not produce any durable solution to the Palestinian-Israel dispute, India has sought direct face-to-face dialogue between the two sides based on the roadmap prepared by the International Quartet.PLO urges Haniyya to resign after Abbas gives up on talks 
The Daily Star Lebannon - Dec 01 1:48 PM
The executive committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) has called on Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyya to resign after President Mahmoud Abbas declared the end of unity talks, blaming Hamas for their collapse. After talks with US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice Thursday, Abbas said.Israel accused of violating ceasefire as Abbas sees top diplomats 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 02 7:41 AM
Palestinians have accused Israel of violating a fragile Gaza Strip ceasefire as Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas met European diplomats in a string of meetings aimed at reviving stalled peace talks.Hamas rejects demands by PLO leaders 
AP via Yahoo! News - Dec 02 3:23 AM
Hamas on Saturday rejected demands by PLO leaders that its government resign over the failure to form a moderate coalition acceptable to the West a sign of an intensifying power struggle between Islamic militants and moderate President Mahmoud Abbas.No peace, no peace for Palestine 
Middle East Online - Nov 30 3:22 PM
Somehow, advocating ethnic cleansing as a final solution to the problems of the Middle East says so much more about America than it does Israel, and hardly qualifies as a plan for peace, says Sheila Samples .Reform and peace are interdependent in Palestine 
Middle East Online - Dec 01 3:22 AM
A viable US policy should recognize that Palestinian violence and disorder are mainly symptoms of the deeper conflict over occupation and sovereignty. These symptoms will persist as long as real Palestinian statehood is denied, says Philip Wilcox .Bangladesh urges Israel to pull out its troops from Palestine 
Financial Express - Nov 29 8:41 AM
Bangladesh Wednesday urged Israel to unconditionally pull out its troops from Palestine and the occupied Arab territories to create condition for the negotiation to prove the sincerity of the Israeli Prime Minister's latest peace proposal, reports UNB.New designs on charity... 
Gulf Daily News - Dec 01 4:04 PM
A TOTAL of $200,000 (BD75,600) is being raised by United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) in Bahrain from the sale of its greeting cards to help children in Lebanon, Iraq and Palestine.Weekly Recap Of Global Events 
Nasdaq - Dec 01 2:38 AM
Middle East continues to attract world attention, especially developments in Iraq and Palestine. In Iraq even though the scale of sectarian violence this week have slightly decreased when compared to the blood bath of the last few weeks, the situation is nowhere near normal.Top PLO body calls on Palestinian PM to resign 
AlertNet - Dec 01 7:26 AM
Source: Reuters RAMALLAH, West Bank, Dec 1 (Reuters) - The executive committee of the Fatah-dominated Palestine Liberation Organisation has called on Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of the rival party Hamas ... Jimmy Carter's New Book On Palestine 
CBS News - Nov 28 12:07 PM
Even after he left the presidency, Jimmy Carter remained deeply involved in the Middle East. In "Palestine Peace Not Apartheid," he examines what he says must be done to find peace and justice between Israel and the Palestinians.Cease-fire and Olmert fuel peace hopes 
AP via Yahoo! News - Dec 02 1:44 AM
A new cease-fire and a strikingly conciliatory speech by Israel's prime minister are raising hopes for progress in Mideast peacemaking.Israel expresses 'regret' over critical UN resolutions 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 02 2:06 AM
Israel has expressed "great regret" after a series of UN General Assembly resolutions reaffirmed the need for an Israeli withdrawal from occupied Palestinian and Syrian lands.Jordan seeks India's support on Palestinian issue 
Islamic Republic News Agency - Dec 01 6:33 AM
India - Jordan - Palestine Jordan has sought India's support to resolve the Palestinian issue, contending that delay or failure to settle the matter could have "unimaginable consequences" for all countries.P.L.O. Panel Is Convened Amid Standoff With Hamas 
New York Times - Dec 01 7:18 PM
The P.L.O.?s top decision-making group is expected to meet for several days before deciding what action to take, if any.Hamas slams PLO decision to stop forming national unity government 
People's Daily - 1 hour, 6 minutes ago
The ruling Hamas movement slammed on Saturday a decision by President Mahmoud Abbas and the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) to stop talks on forming a unity government.News Analysis: Palestinian national dialogue frozen, crisis resurfaces 
People's Daily - 1 hour, 5 minutes ago
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas decided to freeze talks with the Hamas-led government on forming a national unity one, in a sign of an intensifying power struggle between Islamic militants and moderate President Mahmoud Abbas.Readers reinforced global battle for literacy 
The Observer - Dec 02 4:31 PM
The generosity of Observer readers a year ago has put 67,000 books into the hands of people in the developing world. That is the result of last year's Christmas appeal, which raised more than £100,000 for Book Aid International.Iran seeks more influential reaction of intl community against Israeli crimes 
Islamic Republic News Agency - Dec 01 12:48 AM
Iran - UNGA - Palestine The Ambassador and deputy permanent representative of Iran in the UN Mehdi Danesh-Yazdi on Thursday asked more influential international reaction against the Zionist regime's crimes in Palestine and other Arabian occupied lands.Asian Games: Soccer results from 15th Asian Games 
Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News - Dec 02 11:41 AM
_ Soccer results from the 15th Asian Games on Saturday:Abbas told the Palestinian Liberation Organisation committee that talks with Hamas were dead 
Aljazeera - 2 hours, 55 minutes ago
The governing Palestinian group Hamas has dismissed a call for the resignation of the government made by the Palestinian Liberation Organisation.Palestinian PM meets Iran's president 
ArabicNews.com - Dec 02 6:39 PM
Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadi-Nejad and Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyah held talks in Doha, Qatar yesterday.RP chess players make resounding debuts 
INQ7.net - Dec 02 3:50 PM
DOHA, Qatar Filipino woodpushers made resounding Asian Games debuts in the hushed halls of the Al-Dana Indoor complex here yesterday with convincing victories in the first round of the men's and women's Rapid Swiss play.Palestinians in political standoff 
KWQC-TV 6 Davenport - 1 hour, 39 minutes ago
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip After six months of failed talks, the militant Hamas and the Palestinian president's more moderate Fatah party remain deadlocked over creation of a unified government.Today's Headlines: 
ArabicNews.com - Dec 02 6:38 PM
We are looking for sales & marketing representatives in different countries. Apply now! Blind revenge acts; ignoring Muslim pledge, may lead Iraq to civil war UN envoy to Iraq Ashraf Qazi on Saturday urged Iraq's government to stop a slide into civil war and stop the cancer of sectarianism from destroying the country.Arab states stress peaceful solution to Iran nuclear case 
ArabicNews.com - Dec 02 6:40 PM
Kuwait's Minister of Social Affairs and Labor and Deputy Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah al-Khalid al-Hamad said today that the Arab states share the common view that Iran's nuclear standoff with the West should be settled through peaceful ways.A workable approach to engaging Syria 
Middle East Online - 2 hours, 6 minutes ago
When Prime Minister Ehud Olmert recently claimed that the Golan Heights would forever remain in Israeli hands, Syrian officials were incensed not so much by the declaration than by the absence of any Western condemnation, notes Peter Harling .UN General Assembly upholds 'rights' of Palestinians 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 01 4:21 PM
The UN General Assembly capped a three-day debate on the rights of the Palestinians in a series of resolutions reaffirming the need for an Israeli withdrawal from occupied Palestinian and Syrian lands.Israel accused of violating ceasefire 
Middle East Online - Dec 02 6:37 PM
Israeli naval vessel fires at three Palestinian fishing boats, Abbas meets European diplomats to revive peace talks.UN resolution supporting Palestinian independent state 
ArabicNews.com - Dec 02 6:39 PM
The UN General Assembly approved yesterday six resolutions supporting the need for realization of the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people, primarily the right to self-determination and the right to their independent State.Iran's president in Qatar on mutual interest 
ArabicNews.com - Dec 02 6:40 PM
Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadi-Nejad and Qatari Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani discussed bilateral relations, latest international developments, and regional issues in Doha yesterday.Palestine Times launched in West Bank 
AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 27 1:38 PM
The first privately owned English-language daily, the Palestine Times, was launched Monday in the West Bank and Gaza, with its editors aiming to provide news about the region to English speakers abroad.The Middle East's Leading English Language Daily 
Arab News - Dec 02 4:08 PM
This refers to Raid Qusti s report Women Asked to Leave Seminar (Nov. 22). I am appalled beyond words (1) by the audacity of the scholar who dared to ask invited women guests to leave the room so that his presentation would not be polluted by their presence, (2) by the women who, though they had every right to hold their ground and not leave the premises, left the room meekly, and (3) by Abbas weighs options to end Palestinian stalemate 
Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Dec 02 12:15 PM
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Saturday he was considering options open to him after the failure of talks with the governing Hamas faction over creating a unity government with the militant group.NPR reporter sees Middle East as daunting challenge 
NorthJersey.com - Dec 02 12:13 PM
Deborah Amos, a Prospect Park native, is a Middle East correspondent with National Public Radio. Since 1982, she has covered the region for radio and television. She has also served as a correspondent for ABC News, PBS's "Frontline" and "NOW" with Bill Moyers.Hamas Rejects Demands by Rival Palestinian Leaders to Resign 
Voice of America - Dec 02 9:16 AM
The ruling Islamic militant group Hamas has rejected demands from rival Palestinian leaders to resign. As Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, a power struggle between Hamas and the opposition Fatah party intensified after the collapse of talks on a national unity government.Jazz and Resistance unite for Palestine 
Middle East Online - Nov 28 2:07 PM
Gilad Atzmon, Martin Smith present a jazz culture evening with theme of anti-racism, justice for Palestine.EU's Solana comes to push for 'peace' 
Jerusalem Newswire - Dec 01 1:48 AM
Like the rest of the world, the European Union is determined to see Israel relinquish its right to its ancient homeland, enabling a hitherto unknown 'State of Palestine' to be established in Judea, Samaria and Gaza in the hope this will lead to peace.International Solidarity Movement Update 
Scoop.co.nz - Dec 02 4:16 PM
1. Action Alert - New Republic Defamation of Rachel Corrie 2. Nonviolent Resistance is not Illegal: HRW Should Retract Statement 3. Protesters get a mauling in Bil in 4.Abbas convenes PLO leaders amid signs of a political showdown 
International Herald Tribune - Dec 01 1:48 PM
Fatah's top decision-making body was convened Friday after President Mahmoud Abbas said that talks a national unity government had reached a "dead end."NZ Winegrowers proposes more rigorous standards 
Scoop.co.nz - Dec 02 4:31 PM
New Zealand Winegrowers, the national organisation representing grape growers and wine makers, has confirmed that it received notification from Cuisine magazine that there appeared to be a difference between a wine submitted to the magazine for a tasting and another bottle of the wine purchased by Cuisine for comparison.Washington Area Bestsellers 
Washington Post - Dec 02 4:22 AM
Rankings reflect sales for the week ended Nov. 26, 2006. The charts may not be reproduced without permission from Nielsen BookScan. Copyright © 2006 by Nielsen BookScan. (Right-hand column of italicized numbers reflects weeks on this list, which premiered in Book World on Jan. 11, 2004. The...$1 Million Lotto won in Palmerston North 
Scoop.co.nz - Dec 02 4:17 PM
Christmas shopping just became a lot more fun for a Lotto player who bought their ticket in Palmerston North after they won $1 million on Lotto First Division tonight, NZ Lotteries Chief Executive Todd McLeay said.Praise for ECan s Clean Heat Project 
Scoop.co.nz - Dec 02 4:16 PM
Environment Canterbury chairman, Sir Kerry Burke, has welcomed results of an independent survey into satisfaction levels amongst people who have benefited from ECan s Clean Heat Project.Mike King on the warpath 
Scoop.co.nz - Dec 02 4:16 PM