Abbas: ’63 years’ suffering — enough, enough’
Palestinians used the mechanics of diplomacy to grab a rare moment in the international sun, forcing the world to pay attention to their cause.
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Frantic moves to avoid Palestinian UN showdown
US and European powers stepped up a diplomatic scramble on Sunday to avoid a UN showdown on the Palestinian plan to seek full UN membership.
Israel’s Netanyahu repudiates Obama’s call for 1967 borders
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu says he would uproot settlements in a "generous" peace deal with Palestinians, but ruled out a return to 1967 borders.
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Netanyahu to outline peace vision in speech to Congress
Benjamin Netanyahu said he would set forth his view of a Middle East peace on Tuesday and reaffirmed Israel would never return to its old borders.
Netanyahu denies any crisis with Obama
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denied on Saturday that he was locked in crisis with President Barack Obama.
Palestinians set on UN statehood bid
Palestinians will seek recognition as a United Nations member-state in September given the deadlock in US-brokered peacemaking with Israel.
Palestinians say Israel not a partner for peace
Palestinian officials say further negotations are pointless after Israel rejected President Barack Obama’s call to base talks on pre-1967 war lines.
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Netanyahu and Obama long way apart over peace plans
Barack Obama failed to resolve the rift with Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu over the Middle East peace process after talks.
Palestinians applaud unity deal as Israel growls
A surprise deal to end decades of rivalry between Fatah and Hamas was on Thursday welcomed by the Palestinian leadership, but denounced by Israel.
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‘Evil spirit’ sweeps over Israel, warns opposition leader
Tzipi Livni’s Kadima party is to oppose legislation to investigate funding of civil and human rights groups in Israel.
Australia sends urgent bushfire assistance to Israel
Australia said it would urgently send fire-fighting experts to Israel to help it combat a massive blaze that has raged for three days.
Wildfire engulfs hills above Haifa, killing dozens
A major forest fire killed at least 40 people in northern Israel on Thursday, including prison guard cadets trapped in a bus.
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Netanyahu: No promise to reach border deal
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said told his Likud party there was no deal to reach a border agreement within the new 90-day freeze.
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Netanyahu unveils US plan for new talks
Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu showed senior ministers a US plan for resuming peace talks with Palestinians, a source said on Saturday.
Israel’s plan for new homes draws widespread criticism
World powers on Tuesday criticised Israel’s decision to build 1 300 new settler homes in east Jerusalem.
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Netanyahu presses US for military threat on Iran
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told US Vice-President Joe Biden that only a credible military threat can deter Iran from building a nuclear
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Palestinians reject Israeli proposal on Jewish state
Israel’s PM offered on Monday to renew a partial settlement construction freeze in exchange for Palestinian recognition of Israel as a Jewish state.
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Abbas may ask US to recognise Palestinian state
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has told Arab powers he may seek US recognition for a Palestinian state taking in all of the West Bank.
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No talks until Israel halts settlements, PLO says
Direct talks with Israel will not resume unless it halts the building of Jewish settlements on occupied land, the Palestinian leadership said.
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Israeli settlement freeze ends, peace talks in doubt
Israel allowed its halt in construction in Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank to expire on Monday, defying a call to extend the moratorium.
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US races deadline to keep Mideast talks alive
The United States launched a frantic bid to avert the collapse of Middle East talks ahead of a deadline on Sunday.
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Palestinian leader vows peace
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas vowed on Saturday to do everything possible to make peace negotiations with Israel succeed.
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Israel plays down scope of future settler projects
Israel has urged the Palestinians not to abandon peace negotiations over the imminent expiry of a West Bank settlement moratorium.
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Obama pushes Israel on settlements, Arabs on ties
Israel should extend its settlement building moratorium and Arab states should move toward normal ties with the Jewish state, Barack Obama said.
Obama to tell UN Mideast talks need world’s support
US President Barack Obama is to make a plea at the United Nations on Thursday for international support for the Middle East peace process.
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Mubarak left red faced over doctored red carpet photo
There are those who lead and those who follow, and the <i>Al-Ahram</i> newspaper clearly feels that President Hosni Mubarak fits in to the former.
US sees progress in Middle East peace talks
The US believes Israel and the Palestinians are making progress towards resolving a dispute over settlement building that threatens peace talks.
Israeli, Palestinian leaders ‘serious about reaching a deal’
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Wednesday said Israeli and Palestinian leaders were "serious" about reaching a peace deal.
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Israelis, Palestinians see deal in a year
Israeli and Palestinian leaders failed in talks on Tuesday to resolve a dispute over settlement building but remain convinced they can reach a deal.
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Netanyahu hints at settlement construction limits
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday Israel could not extend a moratorium on housing construction in West Bank settlements.
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Netanyahu says peace deal requires new approach
A deal with the Palestinians will require a new approach to issues that have defied resolution, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said.
Middle East leaders to hold bimonthly peace talks
Israeli and Palestinian leaders have cleared the first hurdle in what promises to be difficult negotiations.
