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Obama presses for Mideast peace in UN address
Obama, in UN address, challenges world to unite in pursuing Israeli-Palestinian peace deal Exhorting world leaders to push past years of cynicism and pessimism, President Barack Obama challenged the countries of the United Nations on Thursday to unite around peace efforts that he said could achieve agreement within a year…
Palestinian hints at settlement deal
AP Exclusive: Palestinian leader hints at compromise on settlement standoff with Israel The Palestinian president has left the door open to continuing peace negotiations with Israel even if it resumes settlement construction in the West Bank, offering a glimmer of hope that a compromise will be reached in a key…
Israelis, Palestinians resume direct peace talks
Cautious US relaunches direct Israeli-Palestinian peace talks after 2 years Seeking to broker a Mideast peace agreement that has eluded U.S. presidents for decades, the Obama administration is overseeing the first direct negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians in nearly two years. After a day and evening in White House…
Palestinians crack down on Hamas after shooting
Palestinian forces arrest dozens of Hamas members after 4 Israelis killed in West Bank Palestinian security forces arrested more than 150 Hamas members in an overnight sweep throughout the West Bank after the Islamic militant group claimed responsibility for shooting dead four Israelis on the eve of new Mideast peace…
Abbas seeks active US mediation in Mideast talks
Palestinian president seeks active US mediation as Mideast talks resume in Washington The Palestinian president said Tuesday he will seek active U.S. mediation in negotiations with Israel that are resuming in Washington this week. President Barack Obama is hosting Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White…
Obama calls Israeli blockade ‘unsustainable’; pledges $400 million in aid for Gaza
President Barack Obama said Wednesday he believed “significant progress” was possible in the Middle East peace process this year, adding the US was to unveil a huge aid package for the Palestinians. Now is the time to move forward from the current “dead end,” Obama said as he welcomed Palestinian…
Video: Candid camera sex scandal shocks Palestinians
RAMALLAH, West Bank — Palestinians were shocked on Thursday after Israeli TV aired a graphic video showing a senior official caught on a hidden camera soliciting sex from a job applicant. The video, parts of which aired on Israel’s Channel 10 earlier this week, was shot by former Palestinian intelligence…
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