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	<title>Breaking News &#187; Gaza Strip</title>
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		<title>Israel passes counter-demands to Hamas for prisoner swap, details could scuttle deal</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:59:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Hubbard</dc:creator>
		
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Israel passes demands in prisoner swap to Hamas

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Israel delivered its counter-demands Tuesday for a deal with Hamas to exchange about 1,000 Palestinian prisoners for a single Israeli soldier held captive by Gaza militants for more than three years.
As families on both sides agonized over the outcome, last-minute differences over who .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/israel-passes-counter-demands-to-hamas-for-prisoner-swap-details-could-scuttle-deal-247388/">Israel passes counter-demands to Hamas for prisoner swap, details could scuttle deal</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Radio: Israel has relayed its response on swapping Palestinian prisoners for captured soldier</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 09:15:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy Teibel</dc:creator>
		
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Israel gives response to Hamas prisoner swap offer

JERUSALEM — Israel said Tuesday that it would not bargain &#8220;at any cost&#8221; to secure the release of a soldier held by Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip, and relayed a list of Palestinian prisoners that it wants to deport as part of a proposed swap between two ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/radio-israel-has-relayed-its-response-on-swapping-palestinian-prisoners-for-captured-soldier-247115/" title="Radio: Israel has relayed its response on swapping Palestinian prisoners for captured soldier">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Israeli Cabinet ministers debate whether to trade 1,000 Palestinian prisoners for lone soldier</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 18:23:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy Teibel</dc:creator>
		
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Prisoner swap talks enter critical phase in Israel

JERUSALEM — Israel wrapped up marathon top-level meetings early Tuesday without announcing whether it has agreed to accept Gaza militants&#8217; demand to swap 1,000 Palestinian prisoners for a lone Israeli serviceman.
A decision to pay that lopsided price for 23-year-old Sgt. Gilad Schalit could reshuffle Mideast politics in unpredictable ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/israeli-cabinet-ministers-debate-whether-to-trade-1000-palestinian-prisoners-for-lone-soldier-246968/">Read : Israeli Cabinet ministers debate whether to trade 1,000 Palestinian prisoners for lone soldier</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Israeli PM, top ministers hold intense discussions ahead of possible prisoner trade</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 11:37:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aron Heller</dc:creator>
		
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Israel close to deciding on prisoner swap
JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his top ministers on Monday debated whether to approve an emotionally charged deal to trade 1,000 Palestinian prisoners for an Israeli soldier held by Gaza militants for more than three years.
Netanyahu and six ministers had met three times on Sunday, .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/israeli-pm-top-ministers-hold-intense-discussions-ahead-of-possible-prisoner-trade-246830/">Source &nbsp;: Israeli PM, top ministers hold intense discussions ahead of possible prisoner trade</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Israeli PM, top ministers convene for decisive meeting on prisoner swap</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 10:34:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aron Heller</dc:creator>
		
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Israel holds crucial meeting on prisoner swap

JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his top ministers on Monday debated whether to approve an emotionally charged deal to trade 1,000 Palestinian prisoners for an Israeli soldier held by Gaza militants for more than three years.
Netanyahu and six ministers had met three times on Sunday, including .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/israeli-pm-top-ministers-convene-for-decisive-meeting-on-prisoner-swap-246804/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Israel&#8217;s Olmert reportedly offered Palestinians land near Gaza, West bank for settlement blocs</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 09:03:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy Teibel</dc:creator>
		
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Israel&#8217;s Olmert reportedly offered land swap

JERUSALEM — Former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert offered to swap Israeli territory near the Gaza Strip and West Bank in exchange for settlement blocs in the West Bank, the Haaretz newspaper reported Thursday, in the most detailed account of the former Israeli leader&#8217;s proposed concessions.
The Palestinians did not respond to .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/israels-olmert-reportedly-offered-palestinians-land-near-gaza-west-bank-for-settlement-blocs-245208/">Source &nbsp;: Israel&#8217;s Olmert reportedly offered Palestinians land near Gaza, West bank for settlement blocs</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Report: Israel&#8217;s Olmert offered Palestinians land near Gaza, West bank for settlement blocs</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 06:48:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy Teibel</dc:creator>
		
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Report: Israel&#8217;s Olmert offered land swap
JERUSALEM — Former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert offered to swap Israeli territory near the Gaza Strip and West Bank in exchange for settlement blocs in the West Bank, the Haaretz newspaper reported Thursday, in the most detailed account of the former Israeli leader&#8217;s proposed peace offer to the Palestinians.

The September .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/report-israels-olmert-offered-palestinians-land-near-gaza-west-bank-for-settlement-blocs-245136/">Source article &nbsp;: Report: Israel&#8217;s Olmert offered Palestinians land near Gaza, West bank for settlement blocs</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Haaretz nespaper says Olmert offered ceding land near Gaza, West Bank for settler blocs</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 06:35:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy Teibel</dc:creator>
		
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paper: Olmert offered land swap for settlements

JERUSALEM — Former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert offered to swap Israeli territory near the Gaza Strip and West Bank in exchange for settlement blocs in the West Bank, the Haaretz newspaper reported Thursday, in the most detailed account of the former Israeli leader&#8217;s proposed concessions.
The Palestinians did not respond ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/haaretz-nespaper-says-olmert-offered-ceding-land-near-gaza-west-bank-for-settler-blocs-245132/">Haaretz nespaper says Olmert offered ceding land near Gaza, West Bank for settler blocs</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Newspaper: Olmert offered to expand Gaza in exchange for settlement blocs</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 05:45:46 +0000</pubDate>
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Newspaper: Olmert proposed expanding Gaza
JERUSALEM — The Haaretz daily says former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert proposed giving the Palestinians 100 square kilometers (38 sq. miles) of Israeli territory near the Gaza Strip in exchange for West Bank settlement blocs.

Olmert presented this map to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in September 2008. Abbas did not respond and  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/newspaper-olmert-offered-to-expand-gaza-in-exchange-for-settlement-blocs-245125/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Hamas chief says Israel will only get back Schalit if it agrees to group&#8217;s conditions</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:18:22 +0000</pubDate>
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Hamas blames Israel for breakdown in Schalit talks

TEHRAN, Iran — Israeli intransigence caused a breakdown in negotiations to release an Israeli soldier held by the militant Palestinian group Hamas, its leader said Tuesday.
Speaking in the Iranian capital of Tehran, Khaled Mashaal said the Israelis have no choice but to free the Palestinian prisoners Hamas wants ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/hamas-chief-says-israel-will-only-get-back-schalit-if-it-agrees-to-groups-conditions-244372/" title="Hamas chief says Israel will only get back Schalit if it agrees to group&#8217;s conditions">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Hamas anniversary rally draws huge crowd, showing group still has strong support after war</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 13:20:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karin Laub</dc:creator>
		
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Hamas rally shows it still has strong Gaza support

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Tens of thousands of Hamas supporters thronged downtown Gaza City Monday to mark the 22nd anniversary of the group&#8217;s founding, a massive display that showed the Islamic militants still enjoy broad support despite years of rule that have led to war, poverty .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/hamas-anniversary-rally-draws-huge-crowd-showing-group-still-has-strong-support-after-war-243822/" title="Hamas anniversary rally draws huge crowd, showing group still has strong support after war">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Hamas celebrates anniversary of 1987 founding with rallies amid Gaza&#8217;s poverty and war damage</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 06:25:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karin Laub</dc:creator>
		
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Hamas celebrates anniversary in war-damaged Gaza

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Tens of thousands of Hamas supporters thronged downtown Gaza City Monday to mark the 22nd anniversary of the group&#8217;s founding, in a massive display that showed the Islamic militants still enjoy broad support despite years of rule that have led to war, poverty and isolation.
Gaza ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/hamas-celebrates-anniversary-of-1987-founding-with-rallies-amid-gazas-poverty-and-war-damage-243646/">Hamas celebrates anniversary of 1987 founding with rallies amid Gaza&#8217;s poverty and war damage</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>A year after Gaza war, long neglected southern Israel enjoying a renaissance</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Dec 2009 17:36:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aron Heller</dc:creator>
		
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With Gaza cease-fire, south Israel blossoms

NAHAL OZ, Israel — Until less than a year ago, Nahal Oz was a place to stay away from or risk being hit by rockets from neighboring Gaza. Since then, 10 new families have moved in.
The village&#8217;s sudden population spike to 320 inhabitants epitomizes a renaissance in southern Israel, driven ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/a-year-after-gaza-war-long-neglected-southern-israel-enjoying-a-renaissance-243577/" title="A year after Gaza war, long neglected southern Israel enjoying a renaissance">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Report: American convicted of spying for Israel opposes prisoner swap with Palestinian Hamas</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 08:54:27 +0000</pubDate>
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US spy opposes Israel-Palestinian prisoner swap

JERUSALEM — An American convicted of spying for Israel is reportedly proposing that Israel kill Hamas prisoners rather than swap them for a captive Israeli soldier.
The Jerusalem Post daily reports that Jonathan Pollard says Israel should kill one Hamas prisoner every day until the militant group frees Sgt. Gilad Schalit
Pollard, ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/report-american-convicted-of-spying-for-israel-opposes-prisoner-swap-with-palestinian-hamas-238617/" title="Report: American convicted of spying for Israel opposes prisoner swap with Palestinian Hamas">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Pilgrims cast stones on 3rd day of hajj as Muslims also open Eid al-Adha holiday</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:25:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hadeel Al-shalchi</dc:creator>
		
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Muslims cast stones on 3rd day of hajj
MINA, Saudi Arabia — Vast crowds of pilgrims cast stones at walls representing the devil on the third day of the annual hajj on Friday as Muslims around the world began celebrating Eid al-Adha, the most important holiday of the Islamic calendar.

The weather was sunny and hot Friday .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/pilgrims-cast-stones-on-3rd-day-of-hajj-as-muslims-also-open-eid-al-adha-holiday-236555/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Palestinians: Expected Israeli offer for settlement freeze is not enough</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
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Palestinians cool to expected Israeli offer

JERUSALEM — Palestinian officials are rejecting an expected offer from Israel&#8217;s prime minister to partially freeze West Bank settlement construction, even before it is made public.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu&#8217;s office is refusing to comment on Israeli reports that he will announce the freeze later Wednesday.
Earlier this week, Israel TV said .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/palestinians-expected-israeli-offer-for-settlement-freeze-is-not-enough-235705/">Original article &nbsp;: Palestinians: Expected Israeli offer for settlement freeze is not enough</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Hamas officials: prisoner swap deal snagging on names of top militants to be released</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:01:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Diaa Hadid</dc:creator>
		
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Hamas: Prisoner swap snagged on top militants

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Prisoner swap talks between Hamas and Israel have hit a snag over some of the top militants the Islamic group wants freed and a deal is unlikely in the coming days, Hamas officials said Wednesday.
Israel is objecting to some of the names put forward ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/hamas-officials-prisoner-swap-deal-snagging-on-names-of-top-militants-to-be-released-235679/">Hamas officials: prisoner swap deal snagging on names of top militants to be released</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Netanyahu: No prisoner swap deal yet and there might not be one</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:30:55 +0000</pubDate>
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Netanyahu: Prisoner swap not a done deal
JERUSALEM — Israel&#8217;s prime minister tried on Tuesday to temper expectations that a deal to free an Israeli soldier held by Hamas militants was imminent.

After three years of troubled negotiations, officials in Israel and the Gaza Strip have recently reported progress toward clinching a deal to swap Sgt. Gilad .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/netanyahu-no-prisoner-swap-deal-yet-and-there-might-not-be-one-235017/">Original source &nbsp;: Netanyahu: No prisoner swap deal yet and there might not be one</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Israel, Hamas move closer to deal on swapping Palestinian prisoners for captive soldier</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:18:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josef Federman</dc:creator>
		
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Israel, Hamas near swap of prisoners for soldier

JERUSALEM — Hamas leaders raced to Egypt on Monday amid signs of progress on a deal to swap hundreds of Palestinian prisoners for a captive Israeli soldier held by the Islamic militant group for more than three years.
The exchange could boost Hamas at the expense of its key .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/israel-hamas-move-closer-to-deal-on-swapping-palestinian-prisoners-for-captive-soldier-234736/">Original source &nbsp;: Israel, Hamas move closer to deal on swapping Palestinian prisoners for captive soldier</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Israel and Hamas move closer to deal on swapping Palestinian prisoners for captive soldier</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:47:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Diaa Hadid</dc:creator>
		
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Israel, Hamas near swap of prisoners for soldier

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Israel and Hamas are close to a deal to swap 1,000 Palestinian prisoners for an Israeli soldier held for more than three years by the Islamic militant group, a Palestinian familiar with the talks said Monday.
Israeli President Shimon Peres, who met with Egypt&#8217;s ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/israel-and-hamas-move-closer-to-deal-on-swapping-palestinian-prisoners-for-captive-soldier-234631/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Israel and Hamas move closer to deal on swapping Palestinian prisoners for captive soldier</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Israel and Hamas move closer to deal on swapping Palestinian prisoners for Schalit</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:29:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Diaa Hadid</dc:creator>
		
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Israel, Hamas close to swap deal for Schalit

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — A Palestinian familiar with the talks says Israel and Hamas are very close to a deal to swap 1,000 Palestinians for an Israeli soldier held for more than three years by the Islamic militant group.
Israeli President Shimon Peres confirmed there was progress in .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/israel-and-hamas-move-closer-to-deal-on-swapping-palestinian-prisoners-for-schalit-234612/">Source &nbsp;: Israel and Hamas move closer to deal on swapping Palestinian prisoners for Schalit</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Hamas says Gaza militant groups have agreed to stop firing rockets at Israel</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:17:09 +0000</pubDate>
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Gaza militants agree to halt rocket fire
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Hamas announced Saturday evening that it has reached an agreement with other militant groups in Gaza to stop firing rockets at southern Israeli towns to prevent retaliatory attacks.

Hamas has mostly refrained from firing rockets since January when Israel ended a three week offensive in .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/hamas-says-gaza-militant-groups-have-agreed-to-stop-firing-rockets-at-israel-234148/">Hamas says Gaza militant groups have agreed to stop firing rockets at Israel</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Israel aircraft strike southern Gaza Strip in response to rocket attacks</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:26:36 +0000</pubDate>
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Israeli aircraft hit Gaza after rocket attacks

JERUSALEM — Israeli aircraft struck a weapons-manufacturing facility and two smuggling tunnels in the southern Gaza Strip on Thursday, in response to recent rocket attacks on Israel, the military said.
Palestinian security officials reported no injuries.
Israel went to war against militants in Hamas-ruled Gaza last winter to quash eight years ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/israel-aircraft-strike-southern-gaza-strip-in-response-to-rocket-attacks-232244/">Israel aircraft strike southern Gaza Strip in response to rocket attacks</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Hamas-loyal Gaza group offers $1.4 million bounty for capture of an Israeli soldier</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:14:35 +0000</pubDate>
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Hamas-linked group offers cash for Israeli capture

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — A Gaza charity headed by the interior minister of the militant Hamas group on Wednesday offered $1.4 million to any Arab citizen of Israel who abducts a soldier.
Palestinians have frequently called on Israeli Arabs to abduct Israeli soldiers, but this is the first time ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/hamas-loyal-gaza-group-offers-14-million-bounty-for-capture-of-an-israeli-soldier-231738/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Hamas-loyal Gaza group offers $1.4 million bounty for capture of an Israeli soldier</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Palestinians ask EU to back effort to win UN recognition of independence</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:39:29 +0000</pubDate>
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Palestinians seek EU support for independence

RAMALLAH, West Bank — The Palestinians asked the European Union on Monday to back their plan to have the U.N. Security Council recognize an independent Palestinian state without Israeli consent.
The idea of seeking U.N. intervention has been gaining steam in the Arab world as the impasse in peacemaking drags on. .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/palestinians-ask-eu-to-back-effort-to-win-un-recognition-of-independence-230561/">Palestinians ask EU to back effort to win UN recognition of independence</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Palestinians want UN to endorse state; Israel threatens its own unilateral steps in response</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 19:56:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Lavie</dc:creator>
		
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JERUSALEM — A Palestinian drive to ask the U.N. Security Council to endorse a state unilaterally, put forward by a top negotiator Sunday, appeared more an expression of frustration with U.S. and Israeli policies and stalled peace talks than a real effort to go it alone.
A ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/palestinians-want-un-to-endorse-state-israel-threatens-its-own-unilateral-steps-in-response-230109/" title="Palestinians want UN to endorse state; Israel threatens its own unilateral steps in response">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu: Unilateral Palestinian steps will bring Israeli response</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:31:52 +0000</pubDate>
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JERUSALEM — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will respond to unilateral Palestinian steps with one-sided steps of its own. It was his first response to a Palestinian initiative to ask the U.N. Security Council to endorse a Palestinian state.
The new Palestinian initiative is seen as an ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/israeli-prime-minister-netanyahu-unilateral-palestinian-steps-will-bring-israeli-response-230080/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu: Unilateral Palestinian steps will bring Israeli response</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Palestinians say they will seek UN recognition for independence without Israeli consent</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 11:31:15 +0000</pubDate>
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JERUSALEM — Palestinian officials said Sunday they are preparing to ask the United Nations to endorse an independent state without Israel&#8217;s consent because they are losing faith in the peace talks.
The idea appeared to be largely symbolic. The U.S., Israel&#8217;s closest ally, would likely veto any initiative ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/palestinians-say-they-will-seek-un-recognition-for-independence-without-israeli-consent-229923/">Read more : Palestinians say they will seek UN recognition for independence without Israeli consent</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Israeli troops kill Palestinian in violence along Gaza-Israel border</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:18:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matti Friedman</dc:creator>
		
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Israeli troops kill Palestinian along Gaza border

JERUSALEM — Israeli troops killed a Palestinian man along the Gaza Strip border early Friday, both sides said, but the circumstances of the incident were unclear.
The Israeli military said soldiers opened fire at a group of five men who &#8220;appeared to be planting explosive devices&#8221; along the tense frontier. ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/israeli-troops-kill-palestinian-in-violence-along-gaza-israel-border-228149/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Israeli troops kill Palestinian in violence along Gaza-Israel border</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Abbas to remain president as Palestinian elections delayed; militant group Hamas blamed</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:28:11 +0000</pubDate>
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Palestinian vote put off, Abbas remains in office
RAMALLAH, West Bank — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, who last week said he didn&#8217;t want to run for re-election, may get to stay in office without a single ballot being cast.
The Palestinian Election Commission ruled Thursday that January&#8217;s scheduled vote should be put off because of ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/abbas-to-remain-president-as-palestinian-elections-delayed-militant-group-hamas-blamed-227555/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Abbas to remain president as Palestinian elections delayed; militant group Hamas blamed</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>West Bank student blindfolded, expelled in handcuffs to Gaza, petitions Israel to return</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:23:48 +0000</pubDate>
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Expelled West Bank student petitions Israel court

JERUSALEM — A female Palestinian student who says she was handcuffed, blindfolded and hauled off to the Gaza Strip by the Israeli army in the middle of the night late last month, asked Israel&#8217;s supreme court Thursday to let her return to her studies in the West Bank.
The incident ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/west-bank-student-blindfolded-expelled-in-handcuffs-to-gaza-petitions-israel-to-return-227193/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : West Bank student blindfolded, expelled in handcuffs to Gaza, petitions Israel to return</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Palestinians recommend calling off presidential vote, opening way for Abbas to stay in office</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:17:14 +0000</pubDate>
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RAMALLAH, West Bank — Palestinian election officials on Thursday recommended calling off January&#8217;s presidential vote, a step that could result in embattled President Mahmoud Abbas staying in office indefinitely.
Abbas, who must approve the recommendation, had vowed not to run for re-election because of his .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/palestinians-recommend-calling-off-presidential-vote-opening-way-for-abbas-to-stay-in-office-226982/" title="Palestinians recommend calling off presidential vote, opening way for Abbas to stay in office">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Palestinians recommend calling off presidential vote, opens way for Abbas to stay in office</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:40:59 +0000</pubDate>
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Palestinians recommend calling off Jan. election

RAMALLAH, West Bank — Palestinian election officials have recommended calling off January&#8217;s presidential vote due to opposition by Hamas militants.
Election Commission chairman Hanna Nasser says it&#8217;s impossible to conduct the vote in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip. Without participation by all Palestinians, officials believe the election should not take place.
The Palestinians ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/palestinians-recommend-calling-off-presidential-vote-opens-way-for-abbas-to-stay-in-office-226935/">Palestinians recommend calling off presidential vote, opens way for Abbas to stay in office</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>5 years after Arafat&#8217;s death, path to statehood dim for divided Palestinians</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:16:30 +0000</pubDate>
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Palestinian hopes dim 5 years after Arafat death

RAMALLAH, West Bank — The tens of thousands of Palestinians who thronged Yasser Arafat&#8217;s grave Wednesday to mark the fifth anniversary of his death had a lot more to mourn than just their late leader.
Arafat&#8217;s dream of an independent state seems as distant as ever with the Palestinian .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/5-years-after-arafats-death-path-to-statehood-dim-for-divided-palestinians-226183/">5 years after Arafat&#8217;s death, path to statehood dim for divided Palestinians</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Israeli army chief says Hezbollah rockets can hit deep into Israel</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:25:56 +0000</pubDate>
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Israel says major cities are in Hezbollah&#8217;s range

JERUSALEM — The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah has significantly expanded its ability to strike deep into Israel with rockets that can now reach the Jewish state&#8217;s largest cities, and now possesses tens of thousands of projectiles, Israel&#8217;s army chief said Tuesday.
The remarks by Maj. Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi were .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/israeli-army-chief-says-hezbollah-rockets-can-hit-deep-into-israel-224523/">Original article &nbsp;: Israeli army chief says Hezbollah rockets can hit deep into Israel</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>UN: Israel must allow Gazans to repair homes damaged in January offensive before winter</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:36:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Diaa Hadid</dc:creator>
		
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UN: Gaza needs construction material before winter

JEBALYA, Gaza Strip — Thousands of Gaza Palestinians left homeless by an Israeli invasion face a cold and rainy winter unless Israel allows building supplies in, a senior U.N. official said Monday.
But Israel has ruled out unrestricted shipments, fearing the material would be used by militants.
Thousands of homes in .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/un-israel-must-allow-gazans-to-repair-homes-damaged-in-january-offensive-before-winter-223242/">Source &nbsp;: UN: Israel must allow Gazans to repair homes damaged in January offensive before winter</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Beautiful memorials to carnage, British graveyards are a global reminder of war&#8217;s cost</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:45:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matti Friedman</dc:creator>
		
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Beauty and tragedy in global network of war graves

It is the British empire of the dead.
Scattered across 150 countries and managed from a modest office building near London&#8217;s Heathrow Airport, a global patchwork of graveyards constitutes a beautiful memorial to the ugliest carnage: the 1.7 million fighting men and women who died for Britain and ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/beautiful-memorials-to-carnage-british-graveyards-are-a-global-reminder-of-wars-cost-222560/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Beautiful memorials to carnage, British graveyards are a global reminder of war&#8217;s cost</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Abbas&#8217; reluctance to seek re-election reflects deep Palestinian despair</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:10:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steven Gutkin</dc:creator>
		
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JERUSALEM — By saying he wants to step down as president, Mahmoud Abbas has highlighted a deep Palestinian despair rooted in decades of failed peace initiatives and fruitless violence.
Neither strategy has yielded a Palestinian state, and Israeli settlements still encroach on lands that would make .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/abbas-reluctance-to-seek-re-election-reflects-deep-palestinian-despair-221041/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Abbas&#8217; reluctance to seek re-election reflects deep Palestinian despair</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Israel rejects UN endorsement of report alleging war crimes happened during Gaza fighting</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:10:04 +0000</pubDate>
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Israel rejects UN vote approving Gaza report

JERUSALEM — Israel said on Friday that a U.N. General Assembly decision to endorse a report accusing the Jewish state of war crimes lacked the support of the world&#8217;s &#8220;moral majority.&#8221;
In a vote Thursday, the General Assembly overwhelmingly approved an Arab-drafted resolution calling on Israel and the Palestinians to .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/israel-rejects-un-endorsement-of-report-alleging-war-crimes-happened-during-gaza-fighting-220169/">Source article &nbsp;: Israel rejects UN endorsement of report alleging war crimes happened during Gaza fighting</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mahmoud Abbas says he doesn&#8217;t want another term as Palestinian president</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:17:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mohammed Daraghmeh</dc:creator>
		
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RAMALLAH, West Bank — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas pushed Mideast peace prospects into unknown territory Thursday, announcing he doesn&#8217;t want another term and opening the way to a succession battle that could play into the hands of his rival, the militant Hamas.
But .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mahmoud-abbas-says-he-doesnt-want-another-term-as-palestinian-president-219709/">Mahmoud Abbas says he doesn&#8217;t want another term as Palestinian president</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>General Assembly adopts resolution urging Israel and Palestinians to investigate Gaza crimes</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:01:33 +0000</pubDate>
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General Assembly urges Gaza investigations

UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. General Assembly urged Israel and the Palestinians Thursday to investigate alleged war crimes during last winter&#8217;s conflict in Gaza and raised the possibility of Security Council action if they don&#8217;t.
The 192-member world body approved an Arab-drafted resolution by a vote of 114-18, with 44 abstentions and ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/general-assembly-adopts-resolution-urging-israel-and-palestinians-to-investigate-gaza-crimes-219593/" title="General Assembly adopts resolution urging Israel and Palestinians to investigate Gaza crimes">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Israel says seized weapons would have given Hezbollah a month&#8217;s firepower, urges focus on Iran</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:26:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steven Gutkin</dc:creator>
		
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Israel: Weapons would let Hezbollah fight a month

JERUSALEM — Israel said Thursday that Hezbollah could have bombarded the Jewish state for a month with the weapons confiscated in the country&#8217;s largest-ever arms seizure, and called on the world to focus on the Lebanese militants&#8217; chief backer, Iran, rather than assailing Israel.
Palestinian leaders expressed concern that ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/israel-says-seized-weapons-would-have-given-hezbollah-a-months-firepower-urges-focus-on-iran-219355/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Israel says seized weapons would have given Hezbollah a month&#8217;s firepower, urges focus on Iran</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says he doesn&#8217;t want to run for re-election in January</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:11:54 +0000</pubDate>
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Abbas doesn&#8217;t want to run for January re-election
RAMALLAH, West Bank — The Palestinian president says he doesn&#8217;t want to run for re-election in the January balloting.
Mahmoud Abbas says the stalemate in peace negotiations with Israel prompted his decision not to run again.
He charged the U.S. with backtracking on its Mideast policy and refusing ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/palestinian-president-mahmoud-abbas-says-he-doesnt-want-to-run-for-re-election-in-january-219348/">Read : Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says he doesn&#8217;t want to run for re-election in January</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Aides: Abbas says he won&#8217;t run in January election because of impasse in peacemaking</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:53:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mohammed Daraghmeh</dc:creator>
		
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RAMALLAH, West Bank — The Palestinian president plans to announce on Thursday that he won&#8217;t run in January elections because he is frustrated over the lack of progress in peacemaking with Israel, his aides said.
Mahmoud Abbas has threatened in the past not to run, and ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/aides-abbas-says-he-wont-run-in-january-election-because-of-impasse-in-peacemaking-218969/">Aides: Abbas says he won&#8217;t run in January election because of impasse in peacemaking</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Lebanese guerrillas deny link to arms ship seized by Israel</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:30:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy Teibel</dc:creator>
		
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Hezbollah denies link to arms ship
JERUSALEM — Israeli defense officials said hundreds of tons of weapons seized from a commandeered ship could have given Lebanese guerrillas an extra month of firepower in a war with Israel, but the militants denied Thursday that the arms were bound for them.

Israeli naval commandos intercepted the ship Wednesday in .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/lebanese-guerrillas-deny-link-to-arms-ship-seized-by-israel-218688/">Source article &nbsp;: Lebanese guerrillas deny link to arms ship seized by Israel</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Israel: Navy seizes ship with hundreds of tons of weapons from Iran headed for Lebanon</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:43:45 +0000</pubDate>
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Israel: Commandos seize huge Iranian arms shipment

JERUSALEM — Open crates from a cargo ship seized Wednesday by Israel revealed dark green missiles inside. Containers from the vessel bore writing in English that said &#8220;I.R. Iranian Shipping Lines Group.&#8221;
Israel alleged that the shipment of hundreds of tons of rockets, missiles, mortars, grenades and anti-tank weapons — ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/israel-navy-seizes-ship-with-hundreds-of-tons-of-weapons-from-iran-headed-for-lebanon-218239/" title="Israel: Navy seizes ship with hundreds of tons of weapons from Iran headed for Lebanon">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Palestinians want justice for alleged Israeli war crimes in Gaza conflict</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:49:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edith M. Lederer</dc:creator>
		
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Palestinians seek Gaza war crimes justice
UNITED NATIONS — The Palestinians on Wednesday warned Israel they will seek justice for war crimes, allegedly committed during last winter&#8217;s Gaza conflict, in the U.N. Security Council and through the International Criminal Court.

Riyad Mansour, the Palestinian U.N. observer, urged the General Assembly to support a resolution, stemming from a .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/palestinians-want-justice-for-alleged-israeli-war-crimes-in-gaza-conflict-218013/">Palestinians want justice for alleged Israeli war crimes in Gaza conflict</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Israel says its naval commandos seized ship with hundreds of tons of Hezbollah-bound weapons</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/israel-says-its-naval-commandos-seized-ship-with-hundreds-of-tons-of-hezbollah-bound-weapons-217749/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:36:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy Teibel</dc:creator>
		
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Israel: commandos seize Hezbollah-bound arms ship

JERUSALEM — Israeli commandos seized a ship Wednesday that defense officials said was carrying hundreds of tons of weapons from Iran bound for Lebanon&#8217;s Hezbollah guerrillas — the largest arms shipment Israel has ever commandeered.
The Israeli military said an Iranian document was found on board, showing that the arms shipment ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/israel-says-its-naval-commandos-seized-ship-with-hundreds-of-tons-of-hezbollah-bound-weapons-217749/">Israel says its naval commandos seized ship with hundreds of tons of Hezbollah-bound weapons</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Israel says naval commandos seize ship loaded with 60 tons of weapons</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/israel-says-naval-commandos-seize-ship-loaded-with-60-tons-of-weapons-217526/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:47:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy Teibel</dc:creator>
		
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Israel says commandos intercept arms shipment

JERUSALEM — Israeli commandos seized a ship Wednesday that defense officials said was carrying more than 60 tons of missiles, rockets and anti-tank weapons bound for Lebanon&#8217;s Iranian-backed Hezbollah guerrillas.
The pre-dawn seizure in the waters near Cyprus was a rare interception of a suspected arms shipment by Israel, which has .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/israel-says-naval-commandos-seize-ship-loaded-with-60-tons-of-weapons-217526/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Israel says naval commandos seize ship loaded with 60 tons of weapons</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Israel says it seized ship loaded with 60 tons of weapons</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:23:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy Teibel</dc:creator>
		
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Israel says it seized arms ship
JERUSALEM — Israeli defense officials say a ship the navy has confiscated in waters off Cyprus was carrying more than 60 tons of weapons.

They say the cargo included missiles, antitank weapons and mortars. The officials said the weapons were coming from Iran and were bound for Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon.
The .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/israel-says-it-seized-ship-loaded-with-60-tons-of-weapons-217495/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Israel says it seized ship loaded with 60 tons of weapons</a>.]]></description>
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