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	<title>Breaking News &#187; Palestinian Territories</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 .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/israel-passes-counter-demands-to-hamas-for-prisoner-swap-details-could-scuttle-deal-247388/">Source article &nbsp;: 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 ... 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">>>></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 ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/israel-radio-israel-has-relayed-its-response-on-swapping-palestinian-prisoners-for-soldier-247104/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : 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>
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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 .... Original article &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>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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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/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : 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 ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/israeli-pm-top-ministers-convene-for-decisive-meeting-on-prisoner-swap-246804/">Israeli PM, top ministers convene for decisive meeting on prisoner swap</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/" title="Israel harvested organs from bodies, including Palestinians, in 1990s without permission">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</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 ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/israels-olmert-reportedly-offered-palestinians-land-near-gaza-west-bank-for-settlement-blocs-245208/">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 .... Source &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 ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/haaretz-nespaper-says-olmert-offered-ceding-land-near-gaza-west-bank-for-settler-blocs-245132/">Read more : 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 ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/newspaper-olmert-offered-to-expand-gaza-in-exchange-for-settlement-blocs-245125/">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 &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/abbas-to-israel-if-settlements-frozen-for-6-months-peace-deal-doable-in-that-time-244593/">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>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/hamas-chief-says-israel-will-only-get-back-schalit-if-it-agrees-to-groups-conditions-244372/</link>
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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 .... Source &nbsp;: <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">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Israel to ease restrictions on Palestinian Christians during holiday season</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/israel-to-ease-restrictions-on-palestinian-christians-during-holiday-season-243844/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:35:27 +0000</pubDate>
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Israel eases restrictions on Palestinians for Xmas

GUSH ETZION, West Bank — Israeli military officials say they are easing restrictions on the movement of Palestinian Christians in the West Bank for the holiday season.
Lt. Col. Eyad Sirhan says thousands of West Bank Christians will be issued monthlong permits to enter Israel to visit Jerusalem&#8217;s holy sites. ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/israel-to-ease-restrictions-on-palestinian-christians-during-holiday-season-243844/">Read : Israel to ease restrictions on Palestinian Christians during holiday season</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Israel chief rabbi condemns mosque blaze in rare West Bank visit</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/israel-chief-rabbi-condemns-mosque-blaze-in-rare-west-bank-visit-243838/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:16:19 +0000</pubDate>
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Israel chief rabbi visits mosque that was torched

YASUF, West Bank — Israel&#8217;s chief rabbi has made a rare visit to a Palestinian village to condemn a mosque blaze that Palestinians say was carried out by Jewish West Bank settlers.
Rabbi Yona Metzger said during his visit to Yasuf on Monday that the Jewish people are particularly ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/israel-chief-rabbi-condemns-mosque-blaze-in-rare-west-bank-visit-243838/" title="Israel chief rabbi condemns mosque blaze in rare West Bank visit">Read more >></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>
		<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 .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/hamas-anniversary-rally-draws-huge-crowd-showing-group-still-has-strong-support-after-war-243822/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: 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/">Source &nbsp;: 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 ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/a-year-after-gaza-war-long-neglected-southern-israel-enjoying-a-renaissance-243577/">A year after Gaza war, long neglected southern Israel enjoying a renaissance</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Iran&#8217;s president pledges support to Hamas during visit by group&#8217;s Damascus-based leader</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Dec 2009 13:32:33 +0000</pubDate>
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Iran&#8217;s president pledges support to Hamas leader

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran&#8217;s official news agency says President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has reiterated his support for Hamas during a visit by the Palestinian militant group&#8217;s Syrian-based leader.
The report on Sunday said Ahmadinejad met the Hamas delegation led by group&#8217;s political leader, Khaled Mashaal.
&#8220;The government and the people of Iran ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/irans-president-pledges-support-to-hamas-during-visit-by-groups-damascus-based-leader-243531/">Original article on  : Iran&#8217;s president pledges support to Hamas during visit by group&#8217;s Damascus-based leader</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 .... Original article &nbsp;: <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 .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <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, ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/eu-warns-israel-not-to-play-divide-and-rule-over-blocs-new-position-on-jerusalem-242453/">Read : 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>Palestinian sues Sacha Baron Cohen, Letterman, others for &#8216;terrorist&#8217; label in &#8216;Bruno&#8217; movie</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 21:49:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brett Zongker</dc:creator>
		
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Palestinian files $110M libel suit over &#8216;Bruno&#8217;

WASHINGTON — A Palestinian shopkeeper and father portrayed as a terrorist in the movie &#8220;Bruno&#8221; is suing film star Sacha Baron Cohen, David Letterman and others for libel and slander.
The lawsuit filed last week by Ayman Abu Aita in District of Columbia federal court seeks $110 million in damages.
In ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/palestinian-sues-sacha-baron-cohen-letterman-others-for-terrorist-label-in-bruno-movie-242249/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Palestinian sues Sacha Baron Cohen, Letterman, others for &#8216;terrorist&#8217; label in &#8216;Bruno&#8217; movie</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  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/netanyahu-says-settlement-freeze-proves-israel-wants-peace-while-palestinians-dont-240557/">Read the original article: here</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 &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>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 ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/israeli-police-arrest-west-bank-settler-leader-who-blocked-troops-from-stopping-construction-238662/" title="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 source on Gaea Times at  : <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>Hamas official: Significant gaps remain over prisoner swap with Israel</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 13:19:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mohammed Daraghmeh</dc:creator>
		
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Hamas: Gaps remain over prisoner deal
RAMALLAH, West Bank — A senior Hamas official says the Islamic militant group is still sparring with Israel over the names of 50 prisoners it wants released in exchange for a captive Israeli soldier.

The assessment signaled there are still significant gaps over the emerging deal. Last week, Israeli and Hamas .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/hamas-official-significant-gaps-remain-over-prisoner-swap-with-israel-237614/">Hamas official: Significant gaps remain over prisoner swap with Israel</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>
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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 ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/pilgrims-cast-stones-on-3rd-day-of-hajj-as-muslims-also-open-eid-al-adha-holiday-236555/">Pilgrims cast stones on 3rd day of hajj as Muslims also open Eid al-Adha holiday</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/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : 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 ... <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 ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/netanyahu-no-prisoner-swap-deal-yet-and-there-might-not-be-one-235017/">Netanyahu: No prisoner swap deal yet and there might not be one</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Argentina leader urges US to do more to resolve Middle East conflict</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:19:15 +0000</pubDate>
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Argentina&#8217;s president urges Middle East peace
BUENOS AIRES — Argentina&#8217;s president says Israel and the United States should do more to push for peace in the Middle East.
Cristina Fernandez said while hosting Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Monday that every participant needs to comply with international agreements.
But she singled out the U.S. in particular, .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/argentina-leader-urges-us-to-do-more-to-resolve-middle-east-conflict-234737/">Argentina leader urges US to do more to resolve Middle East conflict</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  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/israel-hamas-move-closer-to-deal-on-swapping-palestinian-prisoners-for-captive-soldier-234736/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Israel has long history of uneven prisoner exchange deals</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:50:28 +0000</pubDate>
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Israel has history of uneven prisoner swap deals

Palestinians said Monday that negotiators were close to exchanging an Israeli soldier held by Gaza militants for 1,000 Palestinian prisoners. Israel has carried out such swaps in the past:
—June 2008: In exchange for the bodies of two Israeli soldiers, Israel frees a Lebanese convicted in a fatal 1979 .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/israel-has-long-history-of-uneven-prisoner-exchange-deals-234651/">Israel has long history of uneven prisoner exchange deals</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 more : 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>
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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 .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/israel-and-hamas-move-closer-to-deal-on-swapping-palestinian-prisoners-for-schalit-234612/">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 ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/hamas-says-gaza-militant-groups-have-agreed-to-stop-firing-rockets-at-israel-234148/" title="Hamas says Gaza militant groups have agreed to stop firing rockets at Israel">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Brazil&#8217;s leader urges freeze on Israeli settlements in east Jerusalem</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:49:43 +0000</pubDate>
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Brazil leader urges freeze on Israeli settlements

SALVADOR, Brazil — Brazil&#8217;s President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva is joining his Palestinian counterpart in calling on Israel to stop building new settlements in areas claimed by Palestinians.
Silva says that his country &#8220;understands that any new settlement in Palestinian territory should immediately be halted.&#8221; He says the expansion ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/brazils-leader-urges-freeze-on-israeli-settlements-in-east-jerusalem-233609/">Brazil&#8217;s leader urges freeze on Israeli settlements in east Jerusalem</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 .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/israel-aircraft-strike-southern-gaza-strip-in-response-to-rocket-attacks-232244/" title="Israel aircraft strike southern Gaza Strip in response to rocket attacks">Gaea News Network</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 .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/hamas-loyal-gaza-group-offers-14-million-bounty-for-capture-of-an-israeli-soldier-231738/">Hamas-loyal Gaza group offers $1.4 million bounty for capture of an Israeli soldier</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 ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-israels-latest-move-on-settlements-embitters-palestinians-makes-goal-of-peace-harder-231539/" title="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 the original article &nbsp;: 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>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 .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/israeli-military-punishes-troops-for-protesting-west-bank-settlement-evacuation-231020/">Source article &nbsp;: Israeli military punishes troops for protesting West Bank settlement evacuation</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. .... Source &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>
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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 .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/palestinians-want-un-to-endorse-state-israel-threatens-its-own-unilateral-steps-in-response-230109/">Palestinians want UN to endorse state; Israel threatens its own unilateral steps in response</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 .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/israeli-prime-minister-netanyahu-unilateral-palestinian-steps-will-bring-israeli-response-230080/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: 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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Palestinians to seek UN endorsement of statehood
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 .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/palestinians-say-they-will-seek-un-recognition-for-independence-without-israeli-consent-229923/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Palestinians threaten to declare independence, seek UN recognition</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 09:55:15 +0000</pubDate>
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Palestinians threaten to declare independence

JERUSALEM — The Palestinians say they are so fed up with the lack of progress in peace efforts that they are preparing to declare independence unilaterally.
Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat told Israel&#8217;s Army Radio station on Sunday that the Palestinians plan on asking the U.N. Security Council to recognize their independence.
Erekat ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/palestinians-threaten-to-declare-independence-seek-un-recognition-229870/">Palestinians threaten to declare independence, seek UN recognition</a>.]]></description>
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