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	<title>Breaking News &#187; Jerusalem</title>
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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 ... Read more <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">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Israel Radio: Israel has relayed its response on swapping Palestinian prisoners for soldier</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 08:33:11 +0000</pubDate>
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Israel relays its response to Hamas swap offer

JERUSALEM — Israel Radio says the government has relayed its response to a Hamas proposal to swap Palestinian prisoners for an Israeli soldier captured by the militants.
The radio did not give details of the Israeli answer. Hamas has demanded that Israel trade 1,000 Palestinian prisoners for the Israeli .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/israel-radio-israel-has-relayed-its-response-on-swapping-palestinian-prisoners-for-soldier-247104/">Israel Radio: Israel has relayed its response on swapping Palestinian prisoners for soldier</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Israeli Cabinet ministers debate whether to trade 1,000 Palestinian prisoners for lone soldier</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/israeli-cabinet-ministers-debate-whether-to-trade-1000-palestinian-prisoners-for-lone-soldier-246968/</link>
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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 .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/israeli-cabinet-ministers-debate-whether-to-trade-1000-palestinian-prisoners-for-lone-soldier-246968/">Israeli Cabinet ministers debate whether to trade 1,000 Palestinian prisoners for lone soldier</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Former Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert pleads not guilty to corruption charges</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 13:59:16 +0000</pubDate>
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Former Israeli premier Olmert pleads not guilty

JERUSALEM — Former Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert is pleading not guilty to charges of illegally accepting funds from an American supporter and double-billing Jewish groups for trips abroad.
Olmert spokesman Amir Dan says Olmert and his office chief, Shula Zaken, denied all charges at the Jerusalem district court Monday.
The ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/former-israeli-prime-minister-ehud-olmert-pleads-not-guilty-to-corruption-charges-246887/">Former Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert pleads not guilty to corruption charges</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/" title="Israeli PM, top ministers hold intense discussions ahead of possible prisoner trade">Read more >></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>
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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 .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/israeli-pm-top-ministers-convene-for-decisive-meeting-on-prisoner-swap-246804/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Israeli PM, top ministers convene for decisive meeting on prisoner swap</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Israeli media: Israeli PM, top ministers begin meeting on prisoner swap with Hamas</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 09:16:21 +0000</pubDate>
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Israeli ministers meet on prisoner swap
JERUSALEM — Israel&#8217;s Army Radio says the prime minister has begun a meeting with top ministers to decide whether to approve a deal on a prisoner exchange with Hamas militants.

Benjamin Netanyahu and six ministers are expected to decide Monday whether to swap 1,000 Palestinian prisoners for an Israeli soldier who .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/israeli-media-israeli-pm-top-ministers-begin-meeting-on-prisoner-swap-with-hamas-246759/">Israeli media: Israeli PM, top ministers begin meeting on prisoner swap with Hamas</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Israel harvested organs from bodies, including Palestinians, in 1990s without permission</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2009 17:28:27 +0000</pubDate>
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Israel harvested organs in &#8217;90s without permission

JERUSALEM — Israel has admitted that in the 1990s, its forensic pathologists harvested organs from dead bodies, including Palestinians, without permission of their families.
The issue emerged with publication of an interview with the then-head of Israel&#8217;s Abu Kabir forensic institute, Dr. Jehuda Hiss. The interview was conducted in 2000 ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/israel-harvested-organs-from-bodies-including-palestinians-in-1990s-without-permission-246624/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Israel harvested organs from bodies, including Palestinians, in 1990s without permission</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Israel&#8217;s Olmert reportedly offered Palestinians land near Gaza, West bank for settlement blocs</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/israels-olmert-reportedly-offered-palestinians-land-near-gaza-west-bank-for-settlement-blocs-245208/</link>
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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 article on Gaea Times at  &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>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/report-israels-olmert-offered-palestinians-land-near-gaza-west-bank-for-settlement-blocs-245136/</link>
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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 .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/report-israels-olmert-offered-palestinians-land-near-gaza-west-bank-for-settlement-blocs-245136/">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 .... Original source &nbsp;: <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/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Newspaper: Olmert offered to expand Gaza in exchange for settlement blocs</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Abbas to Israel: if settlements frozen for 6 months, peace deal doable in that time</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 07:02:15 +0000</pubDate>
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Abbas says peace deal possible in 6 months

RAMALLAH, West Bank — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says he has told Israel&#8217;s defense minister a peace deal could be reached in six months if Israel freezes settlement construction during that time.
Abbas says he made the proposal when he spoke on the phone with Ehud Barak three weeks ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/abbas-to-israel-if-settlements-frozen-for-6-months-peace-deal-doable-in-that-time-244593/">Abbas to Israel: if settlements frozen for 6 months, peace deal doable in that time</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Israeli intelligence chief says Iran nearing breakthrough on technology to build nuclear bomb</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:03:18 +0000</pubDate>
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Israel: Iran nearing atomic bomb capability

JERUSALEM — Iran is close to a &#8220;technological breakthrough&#8221; that would enable it to build nuclear weapons, Israel&#8217;s military intelligence chief said in a rare public assessment Tuesday.
Maj. Gen. Amos Yadlin said Iran has enriched enough uranium this year at its facility in Natanz to build a bomb and is .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/israeli-intelligence-chief-says-iran-nearing-breakthrough-on-technology-to-build-nuclear-bomb-244340/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Israeli intelligence chief says Iran nearing breakthrough on technology to build nuclear bomb</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Hamas anniversary rally draws huge crowd, showing group still has strong support after war</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/hamas-anniversary-rally-draws-huge-crowd-showing-group-still-has-strong-support-after-war-243822/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 13:20:21 +0000</pubDate>
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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 ... Read more <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">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Hamas celebrates anniversary of 1987 founding with rallies amid Gaza&#8217;s poverty and war damage</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/hamas-celebrates-anniversary-of-1987-founding-with-rallies-amid-gazas-poverty-and-war-damage-243646/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 06:25:15 +0000</pubDate>
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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 .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/hamas-celebrates-anniversary-of-1987-founding-with-rallies-amid-gazas-poverty-and-war-damage-243646/" title="Hamas celebrates anniversary of 1987 founding with rallies amid Gaza&#8217;s poverty and war damage">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>U.S. President Obama has a mixed view among Israelis: Poll</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-president-obama-has-a-mixed-view-among-israelis-poll-242923/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 13:10:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[JERUSALEM - A new poll of Israelis  suggests  that U.S.  President Barack Obama is better liked in the Jewish  state than widely believed.

According  to the study by the New America Foundation,  about  41 per cent of Israelis have favorable views of Obama, while 37  per cent view ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-president-obama-has-a-mixed-view-among-israelis-poll-242923/">U.S. President Obama has a mixed view among Israelis: Poll</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Israeli police: Assailants vandalize mosque, holy books in West Bank</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/israeli-police-assailants-vandalize-mosque-holy-books-in-west-bank-242807/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 07:54:41 +0000</pubDate>
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Assailants vandalize West Bank mosque
YASUF, West Bank — Assailants vandalized a Palestinian mosque early Friday, burning prayer carpets and holy books, and leaving behind Hebrew graffiti indicating the rampage was the work of settlers angry over Israel&#8217;s plans to curb settlement construction.

Israeli settlers have repeatedly attacked Palestinians and their property in response to Israeli Prime ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/israeli-police-assailants-vandalize-mosque-holy-books-in-west-bank-242807/">Israeli police: Assailants vandalize mosque, holy books in West Bank</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Facing uproar, Israeli prime minister offers funds, benefits to West Bank settlers</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/facing-uproar-israeli-prime-minister-offers-funds-benefits-to-west-bank-settlers-242518/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 13:48:20 +0000</pubDate>
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Israeli PM offers new benefits to settlers

JERUSALEM — Israel&#8217;s prime minister has proposed offering additional funds and new social benefits to tens of thousands of Jewish settlers in the West Bank.
The plan appears to be an attempt by Benjamin Netanyahu to soothe tensions with the settlers, who are furious over new restrictions on construction in ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/facing-uproar-israeli-prime-minister-offers-funds-benefits-to-west-bank-settlers-242518/">Facing uproar, Israeli prime minister offers funds, benefits to West Bank settlers</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>EU warns Israel not to play &#8216;divide and rule&#8217; over bloc&#8217;s new position on Jerusalem</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 10:42:39 +0000</pubDate>
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EU warns Israel not to divide bloc over Jerusalem

BRUSSELS — The European Union says Israel must not play &#8220;divide and rule&#8221; with the 27-member bloc over a recent resolution calling for Jerusalem to become the shared capital of Israel and a future Palestinian state.
Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt, whose country holds the EU&#8217;s rotating presidency, ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/eu-warns-israel-not-to-play-divide-and-rule-over-blocs-new-position-on-jerusalem-242453/">EU warns Israel not to play &#8216;divide and rule&#8217; over bloc&#8217;s new position on Jerusalem</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Israel&#8217;s justice minister causes stir by saying religious law must become binding</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/israels-justice-minister-causes-stir-by-saying-religious-law-must-become-binding-241367/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 10:49:43 +0000</pubDate>
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Israel official: religious law must become binding

JERUSALEM — Israel&#8217;s justice minister said religious law must become binding in Israel, causing a stir Tuesday that reflects the divide between the secular and religious communities in the Jewish state.
Yaakov Neeman, an observant Jew, told a rabbinical conference on Monday that the Bible contains &#8220;a complete solution to ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/israels-justice-minister-causes-stir-by-saying-religious-law-must-become-binding-241367/" title="Israel&#8217;s justice minister causes stir by saying religious law must become binding">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Netanyahu says settlement freeze proves Israel wants peace, while Palestinians don&#8217;t</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Dec 2009 09:48:33 +0000</pubDate>
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Netanyahu: Building halt proves Israel wants peace

JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says his Cabinet&#8217;s decision to freeze West Bank settlement construction proves Israel wants peace.
He also says Sunday that the Palestinians&#8217; rejection of his offer shows that they are an obstacle to a peace deal.
West Bank Jewish settlers are fuming over Netanyahu&#8217;s decision ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/netanyahu-says-settlement-freeze-proves-israel-wants-peace-while-palestinians-dont-240557/">Netanyahu says settlement freeze proves Israel wants peace, while Palestinians don&#8217;t</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Settler leaders vow to continue to resist Israel government order to freeze West Bank building</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 07:23:40 +0000</pubDate>
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Settlers resist Israeli building freeze order

JERUSALEM — Jewish settlers pressed on Thursday with their refusal to abide by a government-ordered freeze on building in West Bank settlements, and blocked inspectors from entering one such community to enforce the edict.
Leaders of the settlers met with Israeli Premier Benjamin Netanyahu, who was expected to try to placate .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/settler-leaders-vow-to-continue-to-resist-israel-government-order-to-freeze-west-bank-building-239093/">Settler leaders vow to continue to resist Israel government order to freeze West Bank building</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Former PM Olmert&#8217;s brother punches sports reporter after basketball game</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 11:26:18 +0000</pubDate>
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Former PM&#8217;s brother punches reporter
JERUSALEM — The brother of former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has knocked an Israeli sports reporter unconscious.

Basketball executive Irmi Olmert was apparently upset over some on-air comments by a reporter for Israel&#8217;s Channel 5 sports network. Olmert confronted him after a second division game and ended up punching him in ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/former-pm-olmerts-brother-punches-sports-reporter-after-basketball-game-238683/">Former PM Olmert&#8217;s brother punches sports reporter after basketball game</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Israeli police arrest West Bank settler leader who blocked troops from stopping construction</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 10:42:43 +0000</pubDate>
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Israeli police arrest settler leader in West Bank

JERUSALEM — Israeli settlers say police have arrested the mayor of a West Bank Jewish community after settlers blocked security from enforcing a construction freeze.
Settler spokesman Yishai Hollender say police apprehended Avi Naim for disrupting a police officer in the line of duty.
He said Naim and a group ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/israeli-police-arrest-west-bank-settler-leader-who-blocked-troops-from-stopping-construction-238662/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Israeli police arrest West Bank settler leader who blocked troops from stopping construction</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, .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/report-american-convicted-of-spying-for-israel-opposes-prisoner-swap-with-palestinian-hamas-238617/">Report: American convicted of spying for Israel opposes prisoner swap with Palestinian Hamas</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu falls ill, trip to Germany postponed</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 20:43:23 +0000</pubDate>
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Netanyahu ill, trip to Germany postponed
JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has fallen ill, and his trip to Germany has been postponed.

Netanyahu was due to fly to Germany on Monday for a day of talks with German leaders. Netanyahu&#8217;s office issued a statement late Sunday saying that the Israeli leader felt unwell. His doctor ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/israeli-prime-minister-benjamin-netanyahu-falls-ill-trip-to-germany-postponed-237357/" title="Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu falls ill, trip to Germany postponed">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Pakistan, North Korea bigger threat than Iran: Medvedev</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:17:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jerusalem, Nov 27 (ANI): Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has said that Iran is not as great a threat to global security as other nuclear-proliferating countries such as North Korea and Pakistan.

Speaking to European Jewish leaders in a meeting in Moscow on Thursday, he said Russia would agree to additional actions against the regime in Teheran ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/pakistan-north-korea-bigger-threat-than-iran-medvedev-236541/">Pakistan, North Korea bigger threat than Iran: Medvedev</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Palestinians: Expected Israeli offer for settlement freeze is not enough</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/palestinians-expected-israeli-offer-for-settlement-freeze-is-not-enough-235705/</link>
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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 ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/palestinians-expected-israeli-offer-for-settlement-freeze-is-not-enough-235705/">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>
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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 ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/hamas-officials-prisoner-swap-deal-snagging-on-names-of-top-militants-to-be-released-235679/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : 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/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : 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>
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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 .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/israel-hamas-move-closer-to-deal-on-swapping-palestinian-prisoners-for-captive-soldier-234736/">Israel, Hamas move closer to deal on swapping Palestinian prisoners for captive soldier</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Thousands in Nazareth celebrate beatification of late Palestinian nun</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:31:00 +0000</pubDate>
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Palestinian nun takes step toward sainthood

NAZARETH, Israel — A Palestinian nun who co-founded a charity dedicated to educating Arab girls on Sunday took an important step toward sainthood.
Thousands of worshippers gathered in the biblical town of Nazareth to attend the beatification of the late Sister Maria Alfonsina Danil Ghattas.
Ghattas helped found the Sisters of the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/thousands-in-nazareth-celebrate-beatification-of-late-palestinian-nun-234364/">Read : Thousands in Nazareth celebrate beatification of late Palestinian nun</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ten wounded in Israeli strikes on Gaza</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:10:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[JERUSALEM - At least 10 Palestinians were injured in three successive Israeli airstrikes overnight and early Sunday on the southern, central and northern Gaza Strip, medical officials and the Israeli military said.

They said the aircraft fired two air-to-ground missiles at the borderline area between southern Gaza Strip and the Sinai Peninsula, completely destroying three tunnels .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ten-wounded-in-israeli-strikes-on-gaza-234363/">Ten wounded in Israeli strikes on Gaza</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Palin  opposes  Obama&#8217;s freeze settlements demands as  all  Jews need place to live</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:29:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[JERUSALEM - Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin has expressed  her  opposition to the Obama  administration&#8217;s  freeze settlement  demands by saying that all the Jews moving to  Israel need a place to live.

In  an interview with ABC&#8217;s Good Morning America, Palin said:  &#8220;I disagree  with the Obama ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/palin-opposes-obamas-freeze-settlements-demands-as-all-jews-need-place-to-live-233430/" title="Palin  opposes  Obama&#8217;s freeze settlements demands as  all  Jews need place to live">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Israel asks world to deny N-right to Iran</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:29:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[JERUSALEM - In the wake of Iran refusing to export 70  percent of its low-enriched uranium for  further  processing, Israel has urged the international community to impose  sanctions aimed at denying Teheran any nuclear fuel cycle capabilities.

Iran&#8217;s refusal has already prompted US President Barack Obama  to declare  that  .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/israel-asks-world-to-deny-n-right-to-iran-233429/">Israel asks world to deny N-right to Iran</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Netanyahu prefers final accord with Palestine</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:28:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[JERUSALEM -  Israeli  Prime  Minister  Binyamin Netanyahu  will  seek  a final-peace accord  with  the  Palestine Authority if talks resume, and not an interim solution.

In  recent  days,  there have been  various  reports  of  cabinet ministers,  and  even .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/netanyahu-prefers-final-accord-with-palestine-233428/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Netanyahu prefers final accord with Palestine</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Israel hits Gaza tunnels, weapons Plant</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:09:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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, CBS quoted Israeli military sources, as saying.

Palestinian security officials, however, reported no injuries.
Israel  went  to war against militants in Hamas-ruled .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/israel-hits-gaza-tunnels-weapons-plant-232414/">Israel hits Gaza tunnels, weapons Plant</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 .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/israel-aircraft-strike-southern-gaza-strip-in-response-to-rocket-attacks-232244/">Original article &nbsp;: Israel aircraft strike southern Gaza Strip in response to rocket attacks</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama: Israel&#8217;s latest move on settlements embitters Palestinians, makes goal of peace harder</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:06:10 +0000</pubDate>
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BEIJING — President Barack Obama says Israel&#8217;s latest move to build hundreds of new apartments in a neighborhood claimed by the Palestinians complicates administration efforts to relaunch peace talks and embitters the Palestinians.
Obama told Fox News in an interview Wednesday that additional settlement building doesn&#8217;t make .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-israels-latest-move-on-settlements-embitters-palestinians-makes-goal-of-peace-harder-231539/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Obama: Israel&#8217;s latest move on settlements embitters Palestinians, makes goal of peace harder</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Gibbs: Israeli housing plans dismaying, make US peace efforts more difficult</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:13:29 +0000</pubDate>
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Gibbs: Israeli housing plans dismaying
WASHINGTON — White House spokesman Robert Gibbs is voicing dismay over the Jerusalem city government&#8217;s registration of plans for 900 additional housing units in a Jewish neighborhood in a part of city claimed by Palestinians.

Gibbs said in a statement Tuesday that the move makes &#8220;more difficult&#8221; the Obama administration&#8217;s attempts to ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/gibbs-israeli-housing-plans-dismaying-make-us-peace-efforts-more-difficult-231262/">Read : Gibbs: Israeli housing plans dismaying, make US peace efforts more difficult</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Palestinians, Britain criticize Israeli plan to expand Jerusalem Jewish neighborhood</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:30:45 +0000</pubDate>
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Palestinians, UK criticize Jerusalem building plan

JERUSALEM — Israeli officials on Tuesday deposited a plan to build 900 more housing units in a Jewish neighborhood in the part of Jerusalem claimed by Palestinians, drawing criticism from the Palestinians and Britain.
By depositing the plan, the Jerusalem district planning commission opened the proposed project to comments, objections and .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/palestinians-britain-criticize-israeli-plan-to-expand-jerusalem-jewish-neighborhood-231232/">Source &nbsp;: Palestinians, Britain criticize Israeli plan to expand Jerusalem Jewish neighborhood</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Humanitarian aid to Gaza up by 900 percent, says Israel</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:03:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[JERUSALEM - The inflow of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip has gone up by approximately 900 percent in 12 months, the IDF has said.

&#8220;We are investing major resources to enable the flow of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip,&#8221; The Jerusalem Post quoted Col. Moshe Levi, head of the IDF&#8217;s Gaza Coordination and Liaison ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/humanitarian-aid-to-gaza-up-by-900-percent-says-israel-231028/">Humanitarian aid to Gaza up by 900 percent, says Israel</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Israeli military punishes troops for protesting West Bank settlement evacuation</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:31:20 +0000</pubDate>
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Israel army punishes troops for settlement protest

JERUSALEM — The Israeli army has punished a group of soldiers for protesting the forcible evacuation of settler homes in the West Bank.
The army says the troops refused to follow orders during the military&#8217;s evacuation of settlers on Monday at an unauthorized outpost and hoisted a sign opposing settlement .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/israeli-military-punishes-troops-for-protesting-west-bank-settlement-evacuation-231020/">here</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. .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/palestinians-ask-eu-to-back-effort-to-win-un-recognition-of-independence-230561/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Palestinians ask EU to back effort to win UN recognition of independence</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Israel warns of unilateral steps if Palestine moves to UN</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:03:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[JERUSALEM - Israel has said it will take unilateral steps if the Palestinian Authority (PA) leaves the peace talks midway and moves to the UN to endorse it as an independent state.

&#8220;There is no substitute for negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority and any unilateral attempts outside that framework will unravel the existing agreements ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/israel-warns-of-unilateral-steps-if-palestine-moves-to-un-230480/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Israel warns of unilateral steps if Palestine moves to UN</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Israel warns Palestinians against &#8216;unilateral steps&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 01:12:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[JERUSALEM - Israel would answer to any Palestinian step toward an unilateral declaration of independence with &#8220;one-sided Israeli measures,&#8221; Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was quoted by Israeli media as saying in a forum Sunday in Jerusalem.

&#8220;There is no substitute for negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority and any unilateral path will only unravel .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/israel-warns-palestinians-against-unilateral-steps-230171/">Israel warns Palestinians against &#8216;unilateral steps&#8217;</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>
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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 .... Source &nbsp;: <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">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu: Unilateral Palestinian steps will bring Israeli response</title>
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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 .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/israeli-prime-minister-netanyahu-unilateral-palestinian-steps-will-bring-israeli-response-230080/">Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu: Unilateral Palestinian steps will bring Israeli response</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Intel to remain open in Jerusalem on Jewish Sabbath despite violent protests</title>
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Intel to remain open on Sabbath in Jerusalem

JERUSALEM — Intel Corp. said it has no plans to close a factory in Jerusalem on Saturdays, despite violent protests by ultra-Orthodox Jews who accuse the chip maker of desecrating the Jewish Sabbath.
About 1,500 protesters demonstrated Saturday outside the company&#8217;s facilities, located in Jerusalem&#8217;s Har Hotzvim industrial zone ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/intel-to-remain-open-in-jerusalem-on-jewish-sabbath-despite-violent-protests-230074/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Intel to remain open in Jerusalem on Jewish Sabbath despite violent protests</a>.]]></description>
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